National Center for Education Statistics

Table 4. 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, 2020–21
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	5,005,309	100.0	4,537,977	100.0	3,490,042	100.0	3,058,856	100.0	1,161,648	100.0	1,132,150	100.0	353,619	100.0	346,971	100.0

	4-year institutions
Total	3,768,222	100.0	3,583,849	100.0	2,363,921	100.0	2,214,290	100.0	1,143,802	100.0	1,114,594	100.0	260,499	100.0	254,965	100.0
Gender
Men	1,523,273	40.4	1,445,102	40.3	989,882	41.9	926,524	41.8	451,402	39.5	438,741	39.4	81,989	31.5	79,837	31.3
Women	2,244,949	59.6	2,138,747	59.7	1,374,039	58.1	1,287,766	58.2	692,400	60.5	675,853	60.6	178,510	68.5	175,128	68.7
Race/ethnicity
American Indian or Alaska Native	17,913	0.5	17,030	0.5	11,711	0.5	10,987	0.5	4,422	0.4	4,321	0.4	1,780	0.7	1,722	0.7
Asian	264,850	7.0	251,453	7.0	176,260	7.5	165,739	7.5	76,607	6.7	73,947	6.6	11,983	4.6	11,767	4.6
Black or African American	384,730	10.2	370,285	10.3	219,381	9.3	208,160	9.4	108,602	9.5	106,518	9.6	56,747	21.8	55,607	21.8
Hispanic or Latino	562,121	14.9	526,014	14.7	404,745	17.1	372,123	16.8	118,357	10.3	115,606	10.4	39,019	15.0	38,285	15.0
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	7,941	0.2	7,562	0.2	4,009	0.2	3,712	0.2	2,401	0.2	2,354	0.2	1,531	0.6	1,496	0.6
White	1,963,660	52.1	1,869,930	52.2	1,245,722	52.7	1,168,889	52.8	616,312	53.9	601,465	54.0	101,626	39.0	99,576	39.1
Two or more races	128,117	3.4	121,268	3.4	85,917	3.6	80,149	3.6	33,847	3.0	32,940	3.0	8,353	3.2	8,179	3.2
Race/ethnicity unknown	162,388	4.3	155,833	4.3	61,037	2.6	57,181	2.6	68,338	6.0	66,661	6.0	33,013	12.7	31,991	12.5
Nonresident²	276,502	7.3	264,474	7.4	155,139	6.6	147,350	6.7	114,916	10.0	110,782	9.9	6,447	2.5	6,342	2.5
Level of award
Certificates
Less-than-12-weeks³	17,341	0.5	16,553	0.5	15,787	0.7	15,001	0.7	900	0.1	898	0.1	654	0.3	654	0.3
At-least-12-weeks but less- than-1-year⁴	123,452	3.3	106,351	3.0	103,261	4.4	86,726	3.9	6,839	0.6	6,588	0.6	13,352	5.1	13,037	5.1
At-least-1- but less-than-4- years⁵	65,803	1.7	63,124	1.8	45,170	1.9	42,827	1.9	4,843	0.4	4,771	0.4	15,790	6.1	15,526	6.1
Postbaccalaureate or post- masters	86,616	2.3	83,373	2.3	49,062	2.1	47,472	2.1	31,997	2.8	30,547	2.7	5,557	2.1	5,354	2.1
Degrees
Associate's degrees	347,633	9.2	334,746	9.3	264,379	11.2	252,089	11.4	39,700	3.5	39,213	3.5	43,554	16.7	43,444	17.0
Bachelor's degrees	2,066,424	54.8	2,038,231	56.9	1,385,237	58.6	1,362,320	61.5	579,155	50.6	573,924	51.5	102,032	39.2	101,987	40.0
Master's degrees	866,894	23.0	860,957	24.0	405,209	17.1	402,904	18.2	391,235	34.2	387,933	34.8	70,450	27.0	70,120	27.5
Doctor's degrees	194,059	5.1	193,666	5.4	95,816	4.1	95,675	4.3	89,133	7.8	88,883	8.0	9,110	3.5	9,108	3.6
	2-year institutions
Total	1,237,087	100.0	954,128	100.0	1,126,121	100.0	844,566	100.0	17,846	100.0	17,556	100.0	93,120	100.0	92,006	100.0
Gender
Men	494,733	40.0	372,671	39.1	457,040	40.6	335,559	39.7	4,015	22.5	3,890	22.2	33,678	36.2	33,222	36.1
Women	742,354	60.0	581,457	60.9	669,081	59.4	509,007	60.3	13,831	77.5	13,666	77.8	59,442	63.8	58,784	63.9
Race/ethnicity
American Indian or Alaska Native	9,862	0.8	8,054	0.8	8,464	0.8	6,676	0.8	274	1.5	266	1.5	1,124	1.2	1,112	1.2
Asian	71,198	5.8	50,598	5.3	67,188	6.0	46,610	5.5	362	2.0	362	2.1	3,648	3.9	3,626	3.9
Black or African American	154,546	12.5	128,464	13.5	127,853	11.4	102,282	12.1	6,321	35.4	6,199	35.3	20,372	21.9	19,983	21.7
Hispanic or Latino	287,474	23.2	207,627	21.8	259,200	23.0	179,576	21.3	1,407	7.9	1,373	7.8	26,867	28.9	26,678	29.0
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	3,233	0.3	2,493	0.3	2,616	0.2	1,889	0.2	68	0.4	68	0.4	549	0.6	536	0.6
White	612,017	49.5	478,855	50.2	574,835	51.0	442,195	52.4	7,401	41.5	7,292	41.5	29,781	32.0	29,368	31.9
Two or more races	42,055	3.4	31,977	3.4	38,689	3.4	28,675	3.4	295	1.7	281	1.6	3,071	3.3	3,021	3.3
Race/ethnicity unknown	38,346	3.1	31,771	3.3	29,469	2.6	22,921	2.7	1,508	8.5	1,505	8.6	7,369	7.9	7,345	8.0
Nonresident²	18,356	1.5	14,289	1.5	17,807	1.6	13,742	1.6	210	1.2	210	1.2	339	0.4	337	0.4
Level of award
Certificates
Less-than-12-weeks³	48,502	3.9	44,437	4.7	44,763	4.0	40,712	4.8	576	3.2	576	3.3	3,163	3.4	3,149	3.4
At-least-12-weeks but less- than-1-year⁴	251,262	20.3	208,610	21.9	232,294	20.6	189,794	22.5	1,566	8.8	1,566	8.9	17,402	18.7	17,250	18.7
At-least-1- but less-than-4- years⁵	248,504	20.1	235,288	24.7	194,786	17.3	181,729	21.5	4,512	25.3	4,487	25.6	49,206	52.8	49,072	53.3
Postbaccalaureate or post- masters	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Degrees
Associate's degrees	688,798	55.7	615,204	64.5	654,278	58.1	580,906	68.8	11,180	62.6	11,139	63.4	23,340	25.1	23,159	25.2
Bachelor's degrees	21	#	21	#	0	0	0	0	12	0.1	12	0.1	9	#	9	#
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.

1Institutions are classified as 4-year or 2-year based on the highest level of awards offered in the collection year (2021–22).

2The use of Nonresident is for reporting purposes only and does not reflect a change in the collection of data for this category.

³Less-than-12-weeks refers to postsecondary awards, certificates, or diplomas of less than 300 clock hours, less than 9 semester or trimester credit hours, or less than 13 quarter credit hours.

⁴At-least-12-weeks but less-than-1-year refers to postsecondary awards, certificates, or diplomas of 300-899 clock hours, 9-29 semester or trimester credit hours, or 13-44 quarter credit hours.

⁵At-least-1- but less-than-4-years refers to postsecondary awards, certificates, or diplomas of 900 but less than 1,800 clock hours, 30 but less than 60 semester or trimester credit hours, or 45 but less than 90 quarter credit hours.

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. United States includes the 50 states and the District of Columbia. 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 and are included in this table. Awards displayed in this table were conferred during the 12-month period July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021. 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 reference year (2020–21) and collection year (2021–22), institutions may report awards that are no longer consistent with their current levels of offering (e.g., two-year institutions in the collection year may report awarding bachelor’s degrees in the reference 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. 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 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 and are not included in the race categories. 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. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding and because students may complete awards at multiple award levels. Definitions for terms used in this table may be found in the IPEDS online glossary located at https://surveys.nces.ed.gov/ipeds/public/glossary.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS, Fall 2021, Completions component (provisional data).

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