National Center for Education Statistics

Number and percentage distribution of students earning awards at Title IV institutions, by level and control of institution, level of award, and age of student: United States, 2013-14
			4-year						2-year						Less-than-2-year
					Private						Private						Private
	All institutions		Public		Nonprofit		For-profit		Public		Nonprofit		For-profit		Public		Nonprofit		For-profit
Level of award and age of student	Number	Per-cent	Number	Per-cent	Number	Per-cent	Number	Per-cent	Number	Per-cent	Number	Per-cent	Number	Per-cent	Number	Per-cent	Number	Per-cent	Number	Per-cent
	Certificates
Less-than-1-year	424,651	100	37,843	100	6,231	100	8,531	100	237,876	100	2,972	100	35,714	100	14,322	100	4,069	100	77,093	100
Under 18 years	7,801	1.8	1,122	3	29	0.5	7	0.1	5,648	2.4	1	#	109	0.3	529	3.7	13	0.3	343	0.4
18 to 24 years	160,298	37.7	16,862	44.6	2,077	33.3	2,768	32.4	88,474	37.2	1,297	43.6	14,260	39.9	5,726	40	1,471	36.2	27,363	35.5
25 to 39 years	164,627	38.8	13,094	34.6	2,404	38.6	3,823	44.8	90,234	37.9	1,149	38.7	14,054	39.4	5,222	36.5	1,667	41	32,980	42.8
40 years and above	87,865	20.7	6,608	17.5	1,593	25.6	1,855	21.7	52,221	22	514	17.3	6,717	18.8	2,443	17.1	888	21.8	15,026	19.5
Age unknown	4,060	1	157	0.4	128	2.1	78	0.9	1,299	0.5	11	0.4	574	1.6	402	2.8	30	0.7	1,381	1.8
At-least-1- but less- than-4-years	477,027	100	15,825	100	6,203	100	21,847	100	189,725	100	6,743	100	102,958	100	16,925	100	4,070	100	112,731	100
Under 18 years	3,112	0.7	23	0.1	23	0.4	56	0.3	1,386	0.7	1	#	182	0.2	1,008	6	13	0.3	420	0.4
18 to 24 years	211,899	44.4	6,379	40.3	2,860	46.1	7,640	35	79,694	42	2,842	42.1	49,019	47.6	6,851	40.5	1,766	43.4	54,848	48.7
25 to 39 years	186,432	39.1	6,226	39.3	2,372	38.2	9,459	43.3	73,876	38.9	3,015	44.7	40,051	38.9	6,234	36.8	1,614	39.7	43,585	38.7
40 years and above	72,215	15.1	3,084	19.5	878	14.2	4,453	20.4	33,701	17.8	866	12.8	13,212	12.8	2,387	14.1	671	16.5	12,963	11.5
Age unknown	3,369	0.7	113	0.7	70	1.1	239	1.1	1,068	0.6	19	0.3	494	0.5	445	2.6	6	0.1	915	0.8
Postbaccalaureate or post-master's	54,106	100	25,945	100	24,223	100	3,938	100	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Under 18 years	4	#	0	0	4	#	0	0	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
18 to 24 years	6,348	11.7	3,880	15	2,414	10	54	1.4	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
25 to 39 years	31,634	58.5	15,014	57.9	14,820	61.2	1,800	45.7	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
40 years and above	15,493	28.6	6,706	25.8	6,705	27.7	2,082	52.9	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Age unknown	627	1.2	345	1.3	280	1.2	2	0.1	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
	Degrees
Associate’s1	961,480	100	137,874	100	46,184	100	100,187	100	614,557	100	6,382	100	56,240	100	†	†	†	†	56	100
Under 18 years	3,732	0.4	1,608	1.2	155	0.3	36	#	1,880	0.3	13	0.2	40	0.1	†	†	†	†	0	0
18 to 24 years	436,337	45.4	75,804	55	17,556	38	23,294	23.3	296,729	48.3	2,899	45.4	20,030	35.6	†	†	†	†	25	44.6
25 to 39 years	378,319	39.3	44,940	32.6	19,940	43.2	53,670	53.6	230,940	37.6	2,401	37.6	26,404	46.9	†	†	†	†	24	42.9
40 years and above	139,264	14.5	15,057	10.9	8,279	17.9	21,957	21.9	83,562	13.6	817	12.8	9,585	17	†	†	†	†	7	12.5
Age unknown	3,828	0.4	465	0.3	254	0.5	1,230	1.2	1,446	0.2	252	3.9	181	0.3	†	†	†	†	0	0
Bachelor’s2	1,847,104	100	1,167,784	100	540,280	100	139,038	100	†	†	†	†	2	100	†	†	†	†	†	†
Under 18 years	119	#	69	#	33	#	17	#	†	†	†	†	0	0	†	†	†	†	†	†
18 to 24 years	1,215,096	65.8	813,295	69.6	382,312	70.8	19,489	14	†	†	†	†	0	0	†	†	†	†	†	†
25 to 39 years	472,757	25.6	287,186	24.6	109,634	20.3	75,935	54.6	†	†	†	†	2	100	†	†	†	†	†	†
40 years and above	144,964	7.8	56,316	4.8	45,337	8.4	43,311	31.2	†	†	†	†	0	0	†	†	†	†	†	†
Age unknown	14,168	0.8	10,918	0.9	2,964	0.5	286	0.2	†	†	†	†	0	0	†	†	†	†	†	†
Master’s	750,533	100	344,355	100	331,512	100	74,666	100	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Under 18 years	19	#	6	#	7	#	6	#	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
18 to 24 years	117,722	15.7	66,659	19.4	49,378	14.9	1,685	2.3	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
25 to 39 years	480,552	64	223,547	64.9	215,294	64.9	41,711	55.9	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
40 years and above	146,441	19.5	50,617	14.7	64,711	19.5	31,113	41.7	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Age unknown	5,799	0.8	3,526	1	2,122	0.6	151	0.2	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Doctor’s	177,265	100	88,700	100	80,784	100	7,781	100	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Under 18 years	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
18 to 24 years	10,821	6.1	4,909	5.5	5,813	7.2	99	1.3	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
25 to 39 years	141,447	79.8	72,526	81.8	65,090	80.6	3,831	49.2	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
40 years and above	22,974	13	10,003	11.3	9,150	11.3	3,821	49.1	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Age unknown	2,023	1.1	1,262	1.4	731	0.9	30	0.4	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†

† Not applicable.

# Rounds to zero.

¹ Five institutions that were less-than-2-year institutions in the collection year (2014–15) awarded associate's degrees to 56 people during 2013–14.

² One institution that was a 2-year institution in the collection year (2014–15) awarded bachelor's degrees to two people during 2013–14.

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, 2013, to June 30, 2014. Percentages in the columns of this table use the corresponding count in the appropriate total row of each section as the denominator. 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 2014, Completions component (final data).