Number and percentage of awards conferred and students receiving awards at Title IV degree-granting institutions, by control of institution, level of institution, and other selected characteristics: United States, 2011-12 | ||||||||||||||||
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Level of institution,1 gender, race/ethnicity, and level of award | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent |
All institutions | 4,432,534 | 100.0 | 4,196,654 | 100.0 | 2,805,723 | 100.0 | 2,595,999 | 100.0 | 1,029,068 | 100.0 | 1,009,197 | 100.0 | 597,743 | 100.0 | 591,458 | 100.0 |
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Total | 3,174,774 | 100.0 | 3,100,977 | 100.0 | 1,769,248 | 100.0 | 1,717,615 | 100.0 | 1,012,639 | 100.0 | 993,162 | 100.0 | 392,887 | 100.0 | 390,200 | 100.0 |
Gender | ||||||||||||||||
Men | 1,322,801 | 41.7 | 1,289,046 | 41.6 | 764,005 | 43.2 | 740,390 | 43.1 | 415,661 | 41.0 | 406,768 | 41.0 | 143,135 | 36.4 | 141,888 | 36.4 |
Women | 1,851,973 | 58.3 | 1,811,931 | 58.4 | 1,005,243 | 56.8 | 977,225 | 56.9 | 596,978 | 59.0 | 586,394 | 59.0 | 249,752 | 63.6 | 248,312 | 63.6 |
Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||||||||
American Indian or Alaska Native | 19,501 | 0.6 | 18,979 | 0.6 | 12,003 | 0.7 | 11,570 | 0.7 | 4,549 | 0.4 | 4,473 | 0.5 | 2,949 | 0.8 | 2,936 | 0.8 |
Asian | 181,852 | 5.7 | 176,320 | 5.7 | 112,359 | 6.4 | 108,328 | 6.3 | 57,939 | 5.7 | 56,561 | 5.7 | 11,554 | 2.9 | 11,431 | 2.9 |
Black or African American | 327,213 | 10.3 | 321,806 | 10.4 | 157,209 | 8.9 | 153,621 | 8.9 | 93,738 | 9.3 | 92,397 | 9.3 | 76,266 | 19.4 | 75,788 | 19.4 |
Hispanic or Latino | 272,641 | 8.6 | 266,331 | 8.6 | 166,139 | 9.4 | 161,276 | 9.4 | 66,326 | 6.5 | 65,170 | 6.6 | 40,176 | 10.2 | 39,885 | 10.2 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 7,603 | 0.2 | 7,457 | 0.2 | 3,515 | 0.2 | 3,393 | 0.2 | 2,265 | 0.2 | 2,246 | 0.2 | 1,823 | 0.5 | 1,818 | 0.5 |
White | 1,897,467 | 59.8 | 1,851,375 | 59.7 | 1,114,826 | 63.0 | 1,081,447 | 63.0 | 613,390 | 60.6 | 601,867 | 60.6 | 169,251 | 43.1 | 168,061 | 43.1 |
Two or more races | 41,386 | 1.3 | 40,277 | 1.3 | 23,161 | 1.3 | 22,410 | 1.3 | 13,327 | 1.3 | 13,051 | 1.3 | 4,898 | 1.2 | 4,816 | 1.2 |
Race/ethnicity unknown | 249,943 | 7.9 | 245,117 | 7.9 | 81,572 | 4.6 | 79,344 | 4.6 | 88,923 | 8.8 | 86,800 | 8.7 | 79,448 | 20.2 | 78,973 | 20.2 |
Nonresident alien | 177,168 | 5.6 | 173,315 | 5.6 | 98,464 | 5.6 | 96,226 | 5.6 | 72,182 | 7.1 | 70,597 | 7.1 | 6,522 | 1.7 | 6,492 | 1.7 |
Certificates | ||||||||||||||||
Less-than-1-year | 43,878 | 1.4 | 39,785 | 1.3 | 31,440 | 1.8 | 27,631 | 1.6 | 4,049 | 0.4 | 3,814 | 0.4 | 8,389 | 2.1 | 8,340 | 2.1 |
At-least-1- but less-than-4-years | 41,202 | 1.3 | 40,375 | 1.3 | 14,746 | 0.8 | 14,261 | 0.8 | 5,841 | 0.6 | 5,576 | 0.6 | 20,615 | 5.2 | 20,538 | 5.3 |
Post-baccalaureate or post- masters | 53,169 | 1.7 | 52,352 | 1.7 | 24,379 | 1.4 | 23,897 | 1.4 | 25,330 | 2.5 | 25,002 | 2.5 | 3,460 | 0.9 | 3,453 | 0.9 |
Degrees | ||||||||||||||||
Associate's degrees | 318,190 | 10.0 | 315,383 | 10.2 | 132,719 | 7.5 | 130,787 | 7.6 | 46,732 | 4.6 | 46,179 | 4.6 | 138,739 | 35.3 | 138,417 | 35.5 |
Bachelor's degrees | 1,792,155 | 56.4 | 1,768,767 | 57.0 | 1,131,885 | 64.0 | 1,113,208 | 64.8 | 526,014 | 51.9 | 521,399 | 52.5 | 134,256 | 34.2 | 134,160 | 34.4 |
Master's degrees | 755,963 | 23.8 | 752,001 | 24.3 | 349,349 | 19.7 | 347,482 | 20.2 | 325,175 | 32.1 | 323,294 | 32.6 | 81,439 | 20.7 | 81,225 | 20.8 |
Doctor's degrees | 170,217 | 5.4 | 169,953 | 5.5 | 84,730 | 4.8 | 84,586 | 4.9 | 79,498 | 7.9 | 79,379 | 8.0 | 5,989 | 1.5 | 5,988 | 1.5 |
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Total | 1,257,760 | 100.0 | 1,095,677 | 100.0 | 1,036,475 | 100.0 | 878,384 | 100.0 | 16,429 | 100.0 | 16,035 | 100.0 | 204,856 | 100.0 | 201,258 | 100.0 |
Gender | ||||||||||||||||
Men | 506,252 | 40.3 | 428,923 | 39.1 | 436,499 | 42.1 | 360,210 | 41.0 | 5,272 | 32.1 | 5,086 | 31.7 | 64,481 | 31.5 | 63,627 | 31.6 |
Women | 751,508 | 59.7 | 666,754 | 60.9 | 599,976 | 57.9 | 518,174 | 59.0 | 11,157 | 67.9 | 10,949 | 68.3 | 140,375 | 68.5 | 137,631 | 68.4 |
Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||||||||
American Indian or Alaska Native | 12,274 | 1.0 | 10,776 | 1.0 | 10,125 | 1.0 | 8,669 | 1.0 | 198 | 1.2 | 197 | 1.2 | 1,951 | 1.0 | 1,910 | 0.9 |
Asian | 53,672 | 4.3 | 45,679 | 4.2 | 45,941 | 4.4 | 38,058 | 4.3 | 688 | 4.2 | 677 | 4.2 | 7,043 | 3.4 | 6,944 | 3.5 |
Black or African American | 179,225 | 14.2 | 158,559 | 14.5 | 130,362 | 12.6 | 110,883 | 12.6 | 4,658 | 28.4 | 4,607 | 28.7 | 44,205 | 21.6 | 43,069 | 21.4 |
Hispanic or Latino | 187,214 | 14.9 | 163,676 | 14.9 | 132,970 | 12.8 | 109,778 | 12.5 | 2,158 | 13.1 | 2,111 | 13.2 | 52,086 | 25.4 | 51,787 | 25.7 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 4,689 | 0.4 | 4,137 | 0.4 | 3,410 | 0.3 | 2,870 | 0.3 | 41 | 0.2 | 39 | 0.2 | 1,238 | 0.6 | 1,228 | 0.6 |
White | 724,481 | 57.6 | 628,086 | 57.3 | 640,000 | 61.7 | 545,101 | 62.1 | 7,720 | 47.0 | 7,513 | 46.9 | 76,761 | 37.5 | 75,472 | 37.5 |
Two or more races | 17,363 | 1.4 | 15,229 | 1.4 | 13,766 | 1.3 | 11,675 | 1.3 | 190 | 1.2 | 187 | 1.2 | 3,407 | 1.7 | 3,367 | 1.7 |
Race/ethnicity unknown | 61,976 | 4.9 | 54,929 | 5.0 | 43,844 | 4.2 | 37,484 | 4.3 | 328 | 2.0 | 318 | 2.0 | 17,804 | 8.7 | 17,127 | 8.5 |
Nonresident alien | 16,866 | 1.3 | 14,606 | 1.3 | 16,057 | 1.5 | 13,866 | 1.6 | 448 | 2.7 | 386 | 2.4 | 361 | 0.2 | 354 | 0.2 |
Certificates | ||||||||||||||||
Less-than-1-year | 294,760 | 23.4 | 253,947 | 23.2 | 246,652 | 23.8 | 206,408 | 23.5 | 5,244 | 31.9 | 5,241 | 32.7 | 42,864 | 20.9 | 42,298 | 21.0 |
At-least-1- but less-than-4-years | 259,459 | 20.6 | 251,277 | 22.9 | 166,057 | 16.0 | 158,227 | 18.0 | 3,562 | 21.7 | 3,539 | 22.1 | 89,840 | 43.9 | 89,511 | 44.5 |
Post-baccalaureate or post- masters2 | 1 | # | 1 | # | 1 | # | 1 | # | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † |
Degrees | ||||||||||||||||
Associate's degrees3 | 703,528 | 55.9 | 671,644 | 61.3 | 623,765 | 60.2 | 592,649 | 67.5 | 7,615 | 46.4 | 7,562 | 47.2 | 72,148 | 35.2 | 71,433 | 35.5 |
Bachelor's degrees4 | 8 | # | 8 | # | † | † | † | † | 8 | # | 8 | # | † | † | † | † |
Master's degrees5 | 4 | # | 4 | # | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | 4 | # | 4 | # |
Doctor's degrees | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † |
† Not applicable.
# 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.
2 One institution that was a 2-year institution during the collection year (2012-13) awarded one post-baccalaureate certificate during 2011-12.
3 Two 2-year institutions that were classified as non-degree-granting in the collection year (2013-14) awarded 21 associate’s degrees during 2012-13; these 21 degrees are not included in this table.
4 One institution that was a 2-year institution in the collection year (2012-13) awarded eight bachelor's degrees during 2011-12.
5 One institution that was a 2-year institution during the collection year (2012-13) awarded four master’s degrees during 2011-12.
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. Awards displayed in this table were conferred during the 12-month period July 1, 2011, to June 30, 2012. Two institutions that were less-than-2-year institutions in the collection year (2012-13) reported awarding 35 associate’s degrees in the reporting year (2011-12); these 35 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 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 http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/glossary. 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 http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/glossary.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS, Fall 2012, Completions component (final data).