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| Number of all degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate entering students in the adjusted cohort and percentage receiving an award at Title IV degree-granting institutions at 4 years, 6 years, and 8 years after entering the institution, by level of award conferred, control of institution, attendance status, and Pell Grant status: United States, cohort year 2011–2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Control of institution, attendance status, and Pell Grant status | Adjusted cohort | 4 years after entry | 6 years after entry | 8 years after entry | ||||||||||||||||
| Completers | Non-completers1 | Completers | Non-completers1 | Completers | Non-completers1 | |||||||||||||||
| Total | Certificate | Associate's degree | Bachelor's degree | Total | Certificate | Associate's degree | Bachelor's degree | Total | Certificate | Associate's degree | Bachelor's degree | |||||||||
| All Institutions | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Public | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Full-time, first-time | 2,041,115 | 30.8 | 2.5 | 10.7 | 17.6 | 69.2 | 43.9 | 2.6 | 12.5 | 28.8 | 56.1 | 45.9 | 2.6 | 13.3 | 30 | 54.1 | ||||
| Received Pell Grant | 982,649 | 22.9 | 2.8 | 11 | 9.1 | 77.1 | 33.8 | 2.9 | 13.3 | 17.6 | 66.2 | 36 | 3 | 14.1 | 18.8 | 64 | ||||
| Did not receive Pell Grant | 1,058,466 | 38.1 | 2.2 | 10.3 | 25.6 | 61.9 | 53.2 | 2.3 | 11.9 | 39.1 | 46.8 | 55.2 | 2.3 | 12.5 | 40.4 | 44.8 | ||||
| Part-time, first-time | 972,545 | 11.6 | 4.3 | 7 | 0.3 | 88.4 | 16 | 4.6 | 10.5 | 0.8 | 84 | 17.8 | 4.8 | 12 | 1.1 | 82.2 | ||||
| Received Pell Grant | 412,056 | 10.6 | 3.5 | 6.9 | 0.2 | 89.4 | 15 | 3.8 | 10.5 | 0.7 | 85 | 16.8 | 4 | 12 | 0.9 | 83.2 | ||||
| Did not receive Pell Grant | 560,489 | 12.4 | 4.9 | 7.1 | 0.4 | 87.6 | 16.7 | 5.2 | 10.5 | 1 | 83.3 | 18.5 | 5.3 | 12 | 1.2 | 81.5 | ||||
| Full-time, non-first-time | 1,459,797 | 44.7 | 3.5 | 18.3 | 22.8 | 55.3 | 49.4 | 3.6 | 20.3 | 25.6 | 50.6 | 50.9 | 3.6 | 21.2 | 26.2 | 49.1 | ||||
| Received Pell Grant | 699,588 | 42.3 | 3.5 | 19 | 19.9 | 57.7 | 47.1 | 3.5 | 21.1 | 22.5 | 52.9 | 48.7 | 3.5 | 22.1 | 23.1 | 51.3 | ||||
| Did not receive Pell Grant | 760,209 | 46.8 | 3.6 | 17.7 | 25.6 | 53.2 | 51.6 | 3.6 | 19.6 | 28.4 | 48.4 | 53 | 3.6 | 20.4 | 29 | 47 | ||||
| Part-time, non-first-time | 2,208,697 | 19.7 | 3.4 | 12.6 | 3.7 | 80.3 | 23.5 | 3.6 | 15.3 | 4.6 | 76.5 | 25.2 | 3.7 | 16.7 | 4.8 | 74.8 | ||||
| Received Pell Grant | 498,679 | 26.4 | 3.9 | 16.8 | 5.7 | 73.6 | 31.2 | 4 | 20.1 | 7.1 | 68.8 | 33.1 | 4.1 | 21.5 | 7.5 | 66.9 | ||||
| Did not receive Pell Grant | 1,710,018 | 17.7 | 3.2 | 11.3 | 3.1 | 82.3 | 21.2 | 3.4 | 13.9 | 3.8 | 78.8 | 22.9 | 3.6 | 15.3 | 4.1 | 77.1 | ||||
| Private nonprofit | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Full-time, first-time | 556,229 | 52.8 | 2.5 | 3 | 47.4 | 47.2 | 63.7 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 58.2 | 36.3 | 65 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 59.4 | 35 | ||||
| Received Pell Grant | 203,297 | 40.8 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 30.6 | 59.2 | 51 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 40.6 | 49 | 52.3 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 41.8 | 47.7 | ||||
| Did not receive Pell Grant | 352,932 | 59.7 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 57.1 | 40.3 | 70.9 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 68.3 | 29.1 | 72.3 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 69.6 | 27.7 | ||||
| Part-time, first-time | 34,554 | 12.3 | 2.6 | 5.9 | 3.9 | 87.7 | 17.4 | 2.6 | 7 | 7.9 | 82.6 | 19.1 | 2.6 | 7.1 | 9.4 | 80.9 | ||||
| Received Pell Grant | 18,181 | 11.3 | 1.9 | 6.8 | 2.7 | 88.7 | 15.4 | 2 | 7.8 | 5.7 | 84.6 | 16.7 | 2 | 7.9 | 6.8 | 83.3 | ||||
| Did not receive Pell Grant | 16,373 | 13.4 | 3.3 | 5 | 5.2 | 86.6 | 19.7 | 3.3 | 6.1 | 10.3 | 80.3 | 21.7 | 3.4 | 6.2 | 12.2 | 78.3 | ||||
| Full-time, non-first-time | 255,743 | 55.4 | 1.3 | 4.7 | 49.3 | 44.6 | 61 | 1.3 | 4.7 | 54.9 | 39 | 62.4 | 1.3 | 4.7 | 56.4 | 37.6 | ||||
| Received Pell Grant | 118,131 | 48.2 | 1.6 | 5.4 | 41.2 | 51.8 | 54 | 1.6 | 5.4 | 46.9 | 46 | 55.7 | 1.6 | 5.4 | 48.7 | 44.3 | ||||
| Did not receive Pell Grant | 137,612 | 61.5 | 1.1 | 4.1 | 56.3 | 38.5 | 66.9 | 1 | 4.1 | 61.8 | 33.1 | 68.2 | 1 | 4.2 | 63 | 31.8 | ||||
| Part-time, non-first-time | 129,210 | 32.4 | 1.1 | 6.3 | 24.9 | 67.6 | 39.2 | 1 | 7.2 | 31 | 60.8 | 41.4 | 1.1 | 7.4 | 32.9 | 58.6 | ||||
| Received Pell Grant | 42,036 | 31.4 | 1 | 6.2 | 24.2 | 68.6 | 37.7 | 0.9 | 6.8 | 30.1 | 62.3 | 39.5 | 0.9 | 6.8 | 31.8 | 60.5 | ||||
| Did not receive Pell Grant | 87,174 | 32.8 | 1.1 | 6.4 | 25.3 | 67.2 | 39.9 | 1.1 | 7.3 | 31.4 | 60.1 | 42.3 | 1.1 | 7.7 | 33.4 | 57.7 | ||||
| Private for-profit | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Full-time, first-time | 222,384 | 41.5 | 23.8 | 14.1 | 3.6 | 58.5 | 43.9 | 24 | 14.2 | 5.7 | 56.1 | 44.3 | 24 | 14.2 | 6.1 | 55.7 | ||||
| Received Pell Grant | 168,689 | 40.2 | 24 | 13.4 | 2.8 | 59.8 | 42.4 | 24.2 | 13.5 | 4.7 | 57.6 | 42.7 | 24.2 | 13.5 | 5 | 57.3 | ||||
| Did not receive Pell Grant | 53,695 | 45.5 | 23.2 | 16.4 | 6 | 54.5 | 48.8 | 23.4 | 16.5 | 8.9 | 51.2 | 49.4 | 23.4 | 16.5 | 9.5 | 50.6 | ||||
| Part-time, first-time | 58,423 | 14.5 | 7.8 | 5.4 | 1.2 | 85.5 | 17.3 | 8.2 | 6.3 | 2.8 | 82.7 | 18.1 | 8.2 | 6.5 | 3.4 | 81.9 | ||||
| Received Pell Grant | 35,354 | 13.8 | 7 | 5.7 | 1 | 86.2 | 16.3 | 7.4 | 6.5 | 2.4 | 83.7 | 16.8 | 7.5 | 6.6 | 2.8 | 83.2 | ||||
| Did not receive Pell Grant | 23,069 | 15.5 | 9.1 | 5 | 1.4 | 84.5 | 18.7 | 9.3 | 6.1 | 3.3 | 81.3 | 20.1 | 9.4 | 6.4 | 4.4 | 79.9 | ||||
| Full-time, non-first-time | 297,076 | 35.4 | 8.4 | 12.4 | 14.5 | 64.6 | 39.2 | 8.5 | 12 | 18.7 | 60.8 | 40.1 | 8.5 | 12 | 19.7 | 59.9 | ||||
| Received Pell Grant | 189,363 | 32.7 | 9.3 | 12.7 | 10.7 | 67.3 | 35.8 | 9.3 | 12.3 | 14.2 | 64.2 | 36.6 | 9.3 | 12.3 | 14.9 | 63.4 | ||||
| Did not receive Pell Grant | 107,713 | 40.1 | 7 | 11.9 | 21.2 | 59.9 | 45.1 | 7 | 11.6 | 26.6 | 54.9 | 46.4 | 7 | 11.4 | 28 | 53.6 | ||||
| Part-time, non-first-time | 136,413 | 20.9 | 2 | 6 | 12.9 | 79.1 | 24.8 | 1.9 | 6.4 | 16.5 | 75.2 | 26.2 | 1.9 | 6.4 | 17.9 | 73.8 | ||||
| Received Pell Grant | 68,769 | 16.7 | 2 | 6.1 | 8.7 | 83.3 | 19.8 | 1.9 | 6.5 | 11.3 | 80.2 | 20.5 | 1.9 | 6.6 | 12 | 79.5 | ||||
| Did not receive Pell Grant | 67,644 | 25.1 | 2 | 5.8 | 17.3 | 74.9 | 29.9 | 2 | 6.2 | 21.8 | 70.1 | 32 | 1.9 | 6.2 | 23.9 | 68 | ||||
1Noncompleters include students that are still enrolled, that subsequently enrolled in another institution, or whose enrollment status is unknown.
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. The adjusted cohort is the revised cohort minus any allowable exclusions. The revised cohort is the number of students entering the institution as degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates in the reference year. Allowable exclusions include those students who died or were totally and permanently disabled; students who left school to serve in the armed forces (or have been called up to active duty); those who left to serve with a foreign aid service of the federal government, such as the Peace Corps; and those who left to serve on official church missions. The status of each student in the Outcome Measures 2011–2012 entering cohort is reported as of August 31, 2019. Percentages in the columns of this table use the count in the "Adjusted cohort" column as the denominator. 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, Winter 2019–20, Outcome Measures component (provisional data).
