National Center for Education Statistics

Number and percentage of awards conferred and students receiving awards at Title IV degree-granting institutions, by control of institution, level of institution, gender, race/ethnicity, and level of award: United States, 2016–17
Level of institution,¹ gender, race/ethnicity, and level of award	All institutions				Public				Private
	All institutions				Public				Nonprofit				For-profit
	Awards		Students		Awards		Students		Awards		Students		Awards		Students
	Number	Per-cent	Number	Per-cent	Number	Per-cent	Number	Per-cent	Number	Per-cent	Number	Per-cent	Number	Per-cent	Number	Per-cent
All Institutions	4,705,714	100.0	4,351,848	100.0	3,204,892	100.0	2,881,437	100.0	1,113,032	100.0	1,087,785	100.0	387,790	100.0	382,626	100.0
	4-year institutions
Total	3,435,780	100.0	3,316,309	100.0	2,064,519	100.0	1,973,353	100.0	1,090,014	100.0	1,066,215	100.0	281,247	100.0	276,741	100.0
Gender
Men	1,440,840	41.9	1,386,371	41.8	899,083	43.5	857,591	43.5	445,657	40.9	434,585	40.8	96,100	34.2	94,195	34.0
Women	1,994,940	58.1	1,929,938	58.2	1,165,436	56.5	1,115,762	56.5	644,357	59.1	631,630	59.2	185,147	65.8	182,546	66.0
Race/ethnicity
American Indian or Alaska Native	17,614	0.5	16,900	0.5	11,152	0.5	10,584	0.5	4,352	0.4	4,250	0.4	2,110	0.8	2,066	0.7
Asian	217,044	6.3	208,641	6.3	139,261	6.7	132,893	6.7	65,818	6.0	63,906	6.0	11,965	4.3	11,842	4.3
Black or African American	349,040	10.2	339,652	10.2	184,881	9.0	177,997	9.0	101,464	9.3	99,814	9.4	62,695	22.3	61,841	22.3
Hispanic or Latino	405,250	11.8	387,938	11.7	274,300	13.3	259,369	13.1	92,434	8.5	90,615	8.5	38,516	13.7	37,954	13.7
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	7,943	0.2	7,626	0.2	3,862	0.2	3,619	0.2	2,302	0.2	2,251	0.2	1,779	0.6	1,756	0.6
White	1,899,861	55.3	1,834,316	55.3	1,167,266	56.5	1,116,720	56.6	611,184	56.1	598,244	56.1	121,411	43.2	119,352	43.1
Two or more races	98,928	2.9	94,947	2.9	64,107	3.1	60,968	3.1	27,546	2.5	26,861	2.5	7,275	2.6	7,118	2.6
Race/ethnicity unknown	164,219	4.8	159,179	4.8	63,334	3.1	60,428	3.1	72,798	6.7	71,258	6.7	28,087	10.0	27,493	9.9
Nonresident alien	275,881	8.0	267,110	8.1	156,356	7.6	150,775	7.6	112,116	10.3	109,016	10.2	7,409	2.6	7,319	2.6
Certificates
Less-than-1-year	89,594	2.6	77,843	2.3	71,604	3.5	60,115	3.0	4,750	0.4	4,579	0.4	13,240	4.7	13,149	4.8
At-least-1- but less-than-4- years	50,672	1.5	49,174	1.5	26,669	1.3	25,387	1.3	6,764	0.6	6,630	0.6	17,239	6.1	17,157	6.2
Postbaccalaureate or post- masters	61,978	1.8	60,183	1.8	32,643	1.6	31,678	1.6	25,361	2.3	24,555	2.3	3,974	1.4	3,950	1.4
Degrees
Associate's degrees	291,497	8.5	283,970	8.6	191,928	9.3	185,420	9.4	44,868	4.1	44,146	4.1	54,701	19.4	54,404	19.7
Bachelor's degrees	1,956,003	56.9	1,931,387	58.2	1,275,756	61.8	1,255,476	63.6	566,374	52.0	562,147	52.7	113,873	40.5	113,764	41.1
Master's degrees	804,684	23.4	799,990	24.1	374,387	18.1	372,297	18.9	360,352	33.1	357,963	33.6	69,945	24.9	69,730	25.2
Doctor's degrees	181,352	5.3	180,978	5.5	91,532	4.4	91,438	4.6	81,545	7.5	81,265	7.6	8,275	2.9	8,275	3.0
	2-year institutions
Total	1,269,934	100.0	1,035,539	100.0	1,140,373	100.0	908,084	100.0	23,018	100.0	21,570	100.0	106,543	100.0	105,885	100.0
Gender
Men	541,576	42.6	428,076	41.3	500,350	43.9	387,574	42.7	6,403	27.8	6,010	27.9	34,823	32.7	34,492	32.6
Women	728,358	57.4	607,463	58.7	640,023	56.1	520,510	57.3	16,615	72.2	15,560	72.1	71,720	67.3	71,393	67.4
Race/ethnicity
American Indian or Alaska Native	12,193	1.0	9,900	1.0	10,607	0.9	8,344	0.9	330	1.4	308	1.4	1,256	1.2	1,248	1.2
Asian	61,182	4.8	48,208	4.7	56,757	5.0	43,806	4.8	581	2.5	571	2.6	3,844	3.6	3,831	3.6
Black or African American	173,230	13.6	146,957	14.2	139,746	12.3	114,154	12.6	7,326	31.8	6,807	31.6	26,158	24.6	25,996	24.6
Hispanic or Latino	253,000	19.9	199,835	19.3	222,087	19.5	169,101	18.6	2,911	12.6	2,806	13.0	28,002	26.3	27,928	26.4
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	3,449	0.3	2,816	0.3	2,764	0.2	2,149	0.2	122	0.5	109	0.5	563	0.5	558	0.5
White	676,704	53.3	553,217	53.4	628,736	55.1	506,277	55.8	10,272	44.6	9,589	44.5	37,696	35.4	37,351	35.3
Two or more races	32,559	2.6	26,152	2.5	29,522	2.6	23,148	2.5	553	2.4	532	2.5	2,484	2.3	2,472	2.3
Race/ethnicity unknown	39,286	3.1	33,320	3.2	32,819	2.9	26,911	3.0	533	2.3	515	2.4	5,934	5.6	5,894	5.6
Nonresident alien	18,331	1.4	15,134	1.5	17,335	1.5	14,194	1.6	390	1.7	333	1.5	606	0.6	607	0.6
Certificates
Less-than-1-year	305,137	24	256,294	24.7	277,404	24.3	228,630	25.2	5,205	22.6	5,148	23.9	22,528	21.1	22,516	21.3
At-least-1- but less-than-4- years	250,616	19.7	236,329	22.8	193,038	16.9	179,082	19.7	6,113	26.6	5,897	27.3	51,465	48.3	51,350	48.5
Postbaccalaureate or post- masters	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Degrees
Associate's degrees	714,152	56.2	662,612	64	669,931	58.7	618,479	68.1	11,695	50.8	11,638	54.0	32,526	30.5	32,495	30.7
Bachelor's degrees²	29	#	29	#	0	0	0	0	5	#	5	#	24	#	24	#
Master's degrees	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Doctor's degrees	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

# Rounds to zero.

¹ Institutions are classified as 4-year or 2-year based on the highest level of awards offered in the collection year (2017–18).

² Five institutions that were 2-year institutions during the collection year (2017–18) awarded 29 bachelor's degrees during 2016–17.

NOTE: Title IV institutions are those with a written agreement with the U.S. Department of Education that allows the institution to participate in any of the Title IV federal student financial assistance programs. The four U.S. service academies that

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS, Fall 2017, Completions component (provisional data).

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