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, 2017-18
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	4,783,555	100.0	4,385,159	100.0	3,324,236	100.0	2,958,312	100.0	1,126,539	100.0	1,100,477	100.0	332,780	100.0	326,370	100.0
	4-year institutions
Total	3,516,992	100.0	3,374,543	100.0	2,161,731	100.0	2,050,885	100.0	1,108,191	100.0	1,082,318	100.0	247,070	100.0	241,340	100.0
Gender
Men	1,471,920	41.9	1,407,800	41.7	938,159	43.4	888,178	43.3	450,062	40.6	438,350	40.5	83,699	33.9	81,272	33.7
Women	2,045,072	58.1	1,966,743	58.3	1,223,572	56.6	1,162,707	56.7	658,129	59.4	643,968	59.5	163,371	66.1	160,068	66.3
Race/ethnicity
American Indian or Alaska Native	17,640	0.5	16,776	0.5	11,445	0.5	10,763	0.5	4,273	0.4	4,145	0.4	1,922	0.8	1,868	0.8
Asian	230,240	6.5	220,428	6.5	149,998	6.9	142,538	7.0	69,206	6.2	67,098	6.2	11,036	4.5	10,792	4.5
Black or African American	349,735	9.9	339,210	10.1	192,157	8.9	184,333	9.0	103,416	9.3	101,725	9.4	54,162	21.9	53,152	22.0
Hispanic or Latino	442,981	12.6	419,481	12.4	308,049	14.3	287,504	14.0	99,016	8.9	96,903	9.0	35,916	14.5	35,074	14.5
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	7,913	0.2	7,546	0.2	3,996	0.2	3,737	0.2	2,313	0.2	2,263	0.2	1,604	0.6	1,546	0.6
White	1,922,049	54.7	1,845,673	54.7	1,202,542	55.6	1,142,364	55.7	616,160	55.6	602,306	55.6	103,347	41.8	101,003	41.9
Two or more races	106,672	3.0	101,677	3.0	70,354	3.3	66,281	3.2	29,602	2.7	28,887	2.7	6,716	2.7	6,509	2.7
Race/ethnicity unknown	153,813	4.4	148,315	4.4	62,756	2.9	59,665	2.9	65,661	5.9	64,133	5.9	25,396	10.3	24,517	10.2
Nonresident alien	285,949	8.1	275,437	8.2	160,434	7.4	153,700	7.5	118,544	10.7	114,858	10.6	6,971	2.8	6,879	2.9
Certificates
Less-than-1-year	111,076	3.2	95,816	2.8	93,055	4.3	78,303	3.8	4,876	0.4	4,694	0.4	13,145	5.3	12,819	5.3
At-least-1- but less-than-4-years	55,202	1.6	53,639	1.6	32,553	1.5	31,120	1.5	6,388	0.6	6,338	0.6	16,261	6.6	16,181	6.7
Postbaccalaureate or post- masters	68,795	2.0	66,616	2.0	38,510	1.8	37,368	1.8	26,156	2.4	25,139	2.3	4,129	1.7	4,109	1.7
Degrees
Associate's degrees	297,139	8.4	287,995	8.5	209,841	9.7	201,652	9.8	43,666	3.9	42,975	4.0	43,632	17.7	43,368	18.0
Bachelor's degrees	1,980,612	56.3	1,953,969	57.9	1,310,988	60.6	1,289,571	62.9	571,139	51.5	566,059	52.3	98,485	39.9	98,339	40.7
Master's degrees	820,094	23.3	814,933	24.1	383,929	17.8	381,758	18.6	372,078	33.6	369,269	34.1	64,087	25.9	63,906	26.5
Doctor's degrees	184,074	5.2	183,520	5.4	92,855	4.3	92,599	4.5	83,888	7.6	83,593	7.7	7,331	3.0	7,328	3.0
	2-year institutions
Total	1,266,563	100.0	1,010,616	100.0	1,162,505	100.0	907,427	100.0	18,348	100.0	18,159	100.0	85,710	100.0	85,030	100.0
Gender
Men	547,446	43.2	422,207	41.8	511,956	44.0	387,096	42.7	4,679	25.5	4,595	25.3	30,811	35.9	30,516	35.9
Women	719,117	56.8	588,409	58.2	650,549	56.0	520,331	57.3	13,669	74.5	13,564	74.7	54,899	64.1	54,514	64.1
Race/ethnicity
American Indian or Alaska Native	11,735	0.9	9,579	0.9	10,256	0.9	8,107	0.9	264	1.4	261	1.4	1,215	1.4	1,211	1.4
Asian	64,137	5.1	49,185	4.9	60,167	5.2	45,357	5.0	489	2.7	486	2.7	3,481	4.1	3,342	3.9
Black or African American	166,023	13.1	138,798	13.7	140,255	12.1	113,194	12.5	6,058	33.0	6,050	33.3	19,710	23	19,554	23.0
Hispanic or Latino	267,354	21.1	204,731	20.3	241,222	20.8	178,773	19.7	2,154	11.7	2,126	11.7	23,978	28	23,832	28.0
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	3,273	0.3	2,606	0.3	2,712	0.2	2,049	0.2	73	0.4	73	0.4	488	0.6	484	0.6
White	660,151	52.1	530,431	52.5	621,641	53.5	492,148	54.2	7,952	43.3	7,876	43.4	30,558	35.7	30,407	35.8
Two or more races	36,136	2.9	28,429	2.8	33,283	2.9	25,606	2.8	481	2.6	476	2.6	2,372	2.8	2,347	2.8
Race/ethnicity unknown	37,637	3.0	30,746	3.0	33,964	2.9	27,100	3.0	437	2.4	435	2.4	3,236	3.8	3,211	3.8
Nonresident alien	20,117	1.6	16,111	1.6	19,005	1.6	15,093	1.7	440	2.4	376	2.1	672	0.8	642	0.8
Certificates
Less-than-1-year	310,156	24.5	257,446	25.5	288,166	24.8	235,472	25.9	1,488	8.1	1,488	8.2	20,502	23.9	20,486	24.1
At-least-1- but less-than-4-years	242,019	19.1	228,159	22.6	198,310	17.1	184,501	20.3	4,315	23.5	4,311	23.7	39,394	46.0	39,347	46.3
Postbaccalaureate or post- masters	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Degrees
Associate's degrees	714,348	56.4	654,421	64.8	676,029	58.2	616,478	67.9	12,521	68.2	12,435	68.5	25,798	30.1	25,508	30.0
Bachelor's degrees²	32	#	32	#	0	0	0	0	16	0.1	16	0.1	16	#	16	#
Master's degrees³	8	#	8	#	0	0	0	0	8	#	8	#	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 (2018-19).

² Two institutions that were 2-year institutions during the collection year (2018-19) awarded 32 bachelor's degrees during 2017-18.

³ One institution that was a 2-year institution during the collection year (2018-19) awarded 8 master’s degrees during 2017-18.

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, 2017 to June 30, 2018. No data from less-than-2-year institutions are included in this table because they were non-degree-granting in the collection year. Because of changes to institutional characteristics between the reporting year (2017-18) and collection year (2018-19), institutions may report awards that are not consistent with their current levels of offering (e.g., 6 institutions that were less-than-2-year institutions in the collection year reported awarding 95 associate’s degrees in the reporting year). 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. 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 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. 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 2018, Completions component (provisional data).

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