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, 2015–16
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 students	4,638,571	100	4,303,512	100	3,127,544	100	2,820,823	100	1,100,303	100	1,075,108	100	410,724	100	407,581	100
	4-year institutions
Total	3,364,281	100	3,252,802	100	2,001,449	100	1,915,821	100	1,074,184	100	1,050,876	100	288,648	100	286,105	100
Gender
Men	1,412,267	42	1,361,556	41.9	871,771	43.6	832,927	43.5	441,070	41.1	430,365	41	99,426	34.4	98,264	34.3
Women	1,952,014	58	1,891,246	58.1	1,129,678	56.4	1,082,894	56.5	633,114	58.9	620,511	59	189,222	65.6	187,841	65.7
Race/ethnicity
American Indian or Alaska Native	17,797	0.5	17,074	0.5	11,294	0.6	10,705	0.6	4,446	0.4	4,330	0.4	2,057	0.7	2,039	0.7
Asian	205,824	6.1	198,168	6.1	131,607	6.6	125,898	6.6	62,770	5.8	60,921	5.8	11,447	4	11,349	4
Black or African American	344,055	10.2	335,126	10.3	179,360	9	172,347	9	101,813	9.5	100,287	9.5	62,882	21.8	62,492	21.8
Hispanic or Latino	375,385	11.2	359,993	11.1	251,819	12.6	238,280	12.4	88,102	8.2	86,518	8.2	35,464	12.3	35,195	12.3
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	7,799	0.2	7,532	0.2	3,889	0.2	3,671	0.2	2,131	0.2	2,090	0.2	1,779	0.6	1,771	0.6
White	1,886,638	56.1	1,824,711	56.1	1,154,897	57.7	1,106,930	57.8	608,813	56.7	595,814	56.7	122,928	42.6	121,967	42.6
Two or more races	91,897	2.7	88,359	2.7	57,595	2.9	54,875	2.9	25,391	2.4	24,774	2.4	8,911	3.1	8,710	3
Race/ethnicity unknown	177,619	5.3	172,547	5.3	65,924	3.3	63,012	3.3	74,723	7	73,104	7	36,972	12.8	36,431	12.7
Nonresident alien	257,267	7.6	249,292	7.7	145,064	7.2	140,103	7.3	105,995	9.9	103,038	9.8	6,208	2.2	6,151	2.1
Level of award
Certificates
Less-than-1-year	83,594	2.5	71,661	2.2	69,289	3.5	57,505	3	4,465	0.4	4,354	0.4	9,840	3.4	9,802	3.4
At-least-1- but less-than-4- years	47,241	1.4	45,807	1.4	24,590	1.2	23,421	1.2	7,222	0.7	7,001	0.7	15,429	5.3	15,385	5.4
Postbaccalaureate or post- masters	59,961	1.8	57,876	1.8	30,400	1.5	29,201	1.5	25,304	2.4	24,446	2.3	4,257	1.5	4,229	1.5
Degrees
Associate's degrees	288,846	8.6	282,745	8.7	182,098	9.1	176,762	9.2	45,502	4.2	44,880	4.3	61,246	21.2	61,103	21.4
Bachelor's degrees	1,920,748	57.1	1,896,198	58.3	1,240,423	62	1,220,581	63.7	560,834	52.2	556,199	52.9	119,491	41.4	119,418	41.7
Master's degrees	785,757	23.4	781,117	24	364,619	18.2	362,535	18.9	350,790	32.7	348,432	33.2	70,348	24.4	70,150	24.5
Doctor's degrees	178,134	5.3	177,868	5.5	90,030	4.5	89,927	4.7	80,067	7.5	79,905	7.6	8,037	2.8	8,036	2.8
	2-year institutions
Total	1,274,290	100	1,050,710	100	1,126,095	100	905,002	100	26,119	100	24,232	100	122,076	100	121,476	100
Gender
Men	538,642	42.3	430,648	41	491,322	43.6	383,760	42.4	7,071	27.1	6,856	28.3	40,249	33	40,032	33
Women	735,648	57.7	620,062	59	634,773	56.4	521,242	57.6	19,048	72.9	17,376	71.7	81,827	67	81,444	67
Race/ethnicity
American Indian or Alaska Native	12,046	0.9	10,246	1	10,124	0.9	8,416	0.9	483	1.8	403	1.7	1,439	1.2	1,427	1.2
Asian	59,728	4.7	47,564	4.5	54,569	4.8	42,430	4.7	603	2.3	595	2.5	4,556	3.7	4,539	3.7
Black or African American	178,176	14	151,933	14.5	141,262	12.5	115,811	12.8	7,521	28.8	6,848	28.3	29,393	24.1	29,274	24.1
Hispanic or Latino	238,740	18.7	191,809	18.3	204,323	18.1	157,637	17.4	3,005	11.5	2,854	11.8	31,412	25.7	31,318	25.8
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	3,644	0.3	3,130	0.3	2,758	0.2	2,265	0.3	137	0.5	126	0.5	749	0.6	739	0.6
White	689,161	54.1	568,452	54.1	633,993	56.3	514,447	56.8	12,009	46	11,129	45.9	43,159	35.4	42,876	35.3
Two or more races	31,141	2.4	25,165	2.4	27,731	2.5	21,799	2.4	555	2.1	522	2.2	2,855	2.3	2,844	2.3
Race/ethnicity unknown	44,600	3.5	38,290	3.6	35,188	3.1	28,935	3.2	1,447	5.5	1,444	6	7,965	6.5	7,911	6.5
Nonresident alien	17,054	1.3	14,121	1.3	16,147	1.4	13,262	1.5	359	1.4	311	1.3	548	0.4	548	0.5
Level of award
Certificates
Less-than-1-year	304,899	23.9	255,707	24.3	273,767	24.3	225,450	24.9	8,523	32.6	7,758	32	22,609	18.5	22,499	18.5
At-least-1- but less-than-4- years	250,007	19.6	238,821	22.7	186,345	16.5	175,263	19.4	6,503	24.9	6,457	26.6	57,159	46.8	57,101	47
Postbaccalaureate or post- masters	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Degrees
Associate's degrees²	719,382	56.5	671,264	63.9	665,983	59.1	618,814	68.4	11,093	42.5	10,224	42.2	42,306	34.7	42,226	34.8
Bachelor's degrees³	2	#	2	#	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	#	2	#

# 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 (2016-17).

² The 21 associate’s degrees that were awarded in 2015–16 by one 2-year institution that was classified as non-degree-granting in the collection year (2016–17) are not included in this table.

³ The two bachelor's degrees reported here were awarded in 2015–16 by one institution that was a 2-year institution in the collection year (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 are not Title IV eligible are included in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) universe because they are federally funded and open to the public. Awards displayed in this table were conferred during the 12-month period July 1, 2015, to June 30, 2016. Three institutions that were less-than-2-year institutions in the collection year (2016–17) reported awarding 21 at-least-2- but less-than-4-year certificates in the reporting year (2015–16); these 21 certificates are not included in this table. Fifteen institutions that were less-than-2-year institutions in the collection year (2016–17) reported awarding 376 associate’s degrees in the reporting year (2015–16); these 376 degrees are not included in this table. Percentages in the columns of this table use the corresponding count in the appropriate total row of each section as the denominator. Awards to individuals who self-identify with more than one race are included in the Two or more races category. Awards to individuals who are in the United States on a visa or temporary basis, and who are not authorized to remain indefinitely, are included in the nonresident alien category regardless of race or ethnicity. Awards conferred to individuals of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity are included in the Hispanic or Latino category regardless of race. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. The total number of students may not sum to the total number of awards since students can receive more than one award at the same time. Definitions for terms used in this table may be found in the IPEDS online glossary located at https://surveys.nces.ed.gov/ipeds/VisGlossaryAll.aspx.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS, Fall 2016, Completions component (final data).

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