National Center for Education Statistics

Graduation rates at the Title IV 4-year or 2-year institution where the students started as full-time, first-time students, by race/ethnicity, level of institution, gender, and other selected characteristics: United States, cohort years 2005 and 2008
Level of institution, gender, degree-granting status, and graduation rate component	Total	American Indian or Alaska Native	Asian	Black or African American	Hispanic or Latino	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or more races	Race/ ethnicity unknown	Nonresident alien

All institutions
All students
All institutions
Adjusted cohort	2,533,470	24,447	128,451	348,880	291,746	5,548	1,492,742	13,735	183,010	44,911
Total completers	1,184,248	8,248	74,852	117,953	121,767	1,792	758,746	6,460	71,793	22,637
Graduation rate (%)	46.7	33.7	58.3	33.8	41.7	32.3	50.8	47.0	39.2	50.4

Degree-granting
Adjusted cohort	2,454,840	23,518	126,162	333,347	279,429	5,374	1,451,049	12,837	178,568	44,556
Total completers	1,132,027	7,615	73,146	109,045	113,643	1,677	729,368	5,901	69,263	22,369
Graduation rate (%)	46.1	32.4	58.0	32.7	40.7	31.2	50.3	46.0	38.8	50.2

Non-degree-granting
Adjusted cohort	78,630	929	2,289	15,533	12,317	174	41,693	898	4,442	355
Total completers	52,221	633	1,706	8,908	8,124	115	29,378	559	2,530	268
Graduation rate (%)	66.4	68.1	74.5	57.3	66.0	66.1	70.5	62.2	57.0	75.5

Men
All institutions
Adjusted cohort	1,135,546	10,703	61,032	140,752	123,267	2,648	693,689	5,924	74,568	22,963
Total completers	500,482	3,404	33,176	41,287	46,004	829	333,701	2,654	28,363	11,064
Graduation rate (%)	44.1	31.8	54.4	29.3	37.3	31.3	48.1	44.8	38.0	48.2

Degree-granting
Adjusted cohort	1,098,249	10,164	59,983	133,814	116,809	2,550	674,709	5,385	72,091	22,744
Total completers	476,516	3,032	32,418	37,436	41,858	763	320,610	2,334	27,162	10,903
Graduation rate (%)	43.4	29.8	54.0	28.0	35.8	29.9	47.5	43.3	37.7	47.9

Non-degree-granting
Adjusted cohort	37,297	539	1,049	6,938	6,458	98	18,980	539	2,477	219
Total completers	23,966	372	758	3,851	4,146	66	13,091	320	1,201	161
Graduation rate (%)	64.3	69.0	72.3	55.5	64.2	67.3	69.0	59.4	48.5	73.5

Women
All institutions
Adjusted cohort	1,397,924	13,744	67,419	208,128	168,479	2,900	799,053	7,811	108,442	21,948
Total completers	683,766	4,844	41,676	76,666	75,763	963	425,045	3,806	43,430	11,573
Graduation rate (%)	48.9	35.2	61.8	36.8	45.0	33.2	53.2	48.7	40.0	52.7

Degree-granting
Adjusted cohort	1,356,591	13,354	66,179	199,533	162,620	2,824	776,340	7,452	106,477	21,812
Total completers	655,511	4,583	40,728	71,609	71,785	914	408,758	3,567	42,101	11,466
Graduation rate (%)	48.3	34.3	61.5	35.9	44.1	32.4	52.7	47.9	39.5	52.6

Non-degree-granting
Adjusted cohort	41,333	390	1,240	8,595	5,859	76	22,713	359	1,965	136
Total completers	28,255	261	948	5,057	3,978	49	16,287	239	1,329	107
Graduation rate (%)	68.4	66.9	76.5	58.8	67.9	64.5	71.7	66.6	67.6	78.7
4-year institutions (cohort year 2005)
All students
All institutions
Adjusted cohort	1,516,803	12,700	87,394	172,001	122,092	1,891	973,774	5,930	111,981	29,040
Total completers	839,083	4,834	59,494	64,442	58,366	838	585,830	3,603	44,529	17,147
Graduation rate (%)	55.3	38.1	68.1	37.5	47.8	44.3	60.2	60.8	39.8	59.0

Degree-granting
Adjusted cohort	1,516,776	12,700	87,393	172,001	122,088	1,891	973,752	5,930	111,981	29,040
Total completers	839,063	4,834	59,494	64,442	58,365	838	585,811	3,603	44,529	17,147
Graduation rate (%)	55.3	38.1	68.1	37.5	47.8	44.3	60.2	60.8	39.8	59.0

Non-degree-granting
Adjusted cohort	27	0	1	0	4	0	22	0	0	0
Total completers	20	0	0	0	1	0	19	0	0	0
Graduation rate (%)	74.1	†	0.0	†	25.0	†	86.4	†	†	†

Men
All institutions
Adjusted cohort	678,130	5,393	40,616	69,589	51,819	805	447,078	2,645	45,077	15,108
Total completers	361,557	1,936	26,443	22,830	22,955	347	257,582	1,546	19,345	8,573
Graduation rate (%)	53.3	35.9	65.1	32.8	44.3	43.1	57.6	58.4	42.9	56.7

Degree-granting
Adjusted cohort	678,127	5,393	40,616	69,589	51,819	805	447,075	2,645	45,077	15,108
Total completers	361,554	1,936	26,443	22,830	22,955	347	257,579	1,546	19,345	8,573
Graduation rate (%)	53.3	35.9	65.1	32.8	44.3	43.1	57.6	58.4	42.9	56.7

Non-degree-granting
Adjusted cohort	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
Total completers	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
Graduation rate (%)	100.0	†	†	†	†	†	100.0	†	†	†

Women
All institutions
Adjusted cohort	838,673	7,307	46,778	102,412	70,273	1,086	526,696	3,285	66,904	13,932
Total completers	477,526	2,898	33,051	41,612	35,411	491	328,248	2,057	25,184	8,574
Graduation rate (%)	56.9	39.7	70.7	40.6	50.4	45.2	62.3	62.6	37.6	61.5

Degree-granting
Adjusted cohort	838,649	7,307	46,777	102,412	70,269	1,086	526,677	3,285	66,904	13,932
Total completers	477,509	2,898	33,051	41,612	35,410	491	328,232	2,057	25,184	8,574
Graduation rate (%)	56.9	39.7	70.7	40.6	50.4	45.2	62.3	62.6	37.6	61.5

Non-degree-granting
Adjusted cohort	24	0	1	0	4	0	19	0	0	0
Total completers	17	0	0	0	1	0	16	0	0	0
Graduation rate (%)	70.8	†	0.0	†	25.0	†	84.2	†	†	†
2-year institutions (cohort year 2008)
All students
All institutions
Adjusted cohort	1,016,667	11,747	41,057	176,879	169,654	3,657	518,968	7,805	71,029	15,871
Total completers	345,165	3,414	15,358	53,511	63,401	954	172,916	2,857	27,264	5,490
Graduation rate (%)	34.0	29.1	37.4	30.3	37.4	26.1	33.3	36.6	38.4	34.6

Degree-granting
Adjusted cohort	938,064	10,818	38,769	161,346	157,341	3,483	477,297	6,907	66,587	15,516
Total completers	292,964	2,781	13,652	44,603	55,278	839	143,557	2,298	24,734	5,222
Graduation rate (%)	31.2	25.7	35.2	27.6	35.1	24.1	30.1	33.3	37.1	33.7

Non-degree-granting
Adjusted cohort	78,603	929	2,288	15,533	12,313	174	41,671	898	4,442	355
Total completers	52,201	633	1,706	8,908	8,123	115	29,359	559	2,530	268
Graduation rate (%)	66.4	68.1	74.6	57.3	66.0	66.1	70.5	62.2	57.0	75.5

Men
All institutions
Adjusted cohort	457,416	5,310	20,416	71,163	71,448	1,843	246,611	3,279	29,491	7,855
Total completers	138,925	1,468	6,733	18,457	23,049	482	76,119	1,108	9,018	2,491
Graduation rate (%)	30.4	27.6	33.0	25.9	32.3	26.2	30.9	33.8	30.6	31.7

Degree-granting
Adjusted cohort	420,122	4,771	19,367	64,225	64,990	1,745	227,634	2,740	27,014	7,636
Total completers	114,962	1,096	5,975	14,606	18,903	416	63,031	788	7,817	2,330
Graduation rate (%)	27.4	23.0	30.9	22.7	29.1	23.8	27.7	28.8	28.9	30.5

Non-degree-granting
Adjusted cohort	37,294	539	1,049	6,938	6,458	98	18,977	539	2,477	219
Total completers	23,963	372	758	3,851	4,146	66	13,088	320	1,201	161
Graduation rate (%)	64.3	69.0	72.3	55.5	64.2	67.3	69.0	59.4	48.5	73.5

Women
All institutions
Adjusted cohort	559,251	6,437	20,641	105,716	98,206	1,814	272,357	4,526	41,538	8,016
Total completers	206,240	1,946	8,625	35,054	40,352	472	96,797	1,749	18,246	2,999
Graduation rate (%)	36.9	30.2	41.8	33.2	41.1	26.0	35.5	38.6	43.9	37.4

Degree-granting
Adjusted cohort	517,942	6,047	19,402	97,121	92,351	1,738	249,663	4,167	39,573	7,880
Total completers	178,002	1,685	7,677	29,997	36,375	423	80,526	1,510	16,917	2,892
Graduation rate (%)	34.4	27.9	39.6	30.9	39.4	24.3	32.3	36.2	42.7	36.7

Non-degree-granting
Adjusted cohort	41,309	390	1,239	8,595	5,855	76	22,694	359	1,965	136
Total completers	28,238	261	948	5,057	3,977	49	16,271	239	1,329	107
Graduation rate (%)	68.4	66.9	76.5	58.8	67.9	64.5	71.7	66.6	67.6	78.7

† Not applicable.

NOTE: Title IV institutions are those with a written agreement with the Secretary of Education that allows the institution to participate in any of the Title IV federal student financial assistance programs. Although they are not Title IV eligible, four of the U.S. service academies are included in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) universe because they are federally funded and open to the public. The graduation rate was calculated as required for disclosure and reporting purposes under the Student Right-to-Know Act. This rate was calculated as the total number of completers within 150 percent of normal time divided by the adjusted cohort (revised cohort minus any allowable exclusions). The revised cohort is the number of students entering the institution as full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates in the cohort 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. Students of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity are included in the Hispanic or Latino category regardless of race. Definitions for terms used in this table may be found in the IPEDS online glossary located at http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/glossary. es (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. Students of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity are included in the Hispanic or Latino category regardless of race. Definitions for terms used in this table may be found in the IPEDS online glossary located at http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/glossary.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS, Spring 2012, Graduation Rates component (final data).

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