National Center for Education Statistics

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, 2016–17
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	4,706,935	100.0	4,352,513	100.0	3,205,735	100.0	2,881,829	100.0	1,113,407	100.0	1,088,055	100.0	387,793	100.0	382,629	100.0

	4-year institutions
Total	3,435,942	100.0	3,316,469	100.0	2,064,303	100.0	1,973,240	100.0	1,090,389	100.0	1,066,485	100.0	281,250	100.0	276,744	100.0
Gender
Men	1,440,850	41.9	1,386,416	41.8	898,933	43.5	857,543	43.5	445,815	40.9	434,676	40.8	96,102	34.2	94,197	34.0
Women	1,995,092	58.1	1,930,053	58.2	1,165,370	56.5	1,115,697	56.5	644,574	59.1	631,809	59.2	185,148	65.8	182,547	66.0
Race/ethnicity
American Indian or Alaska Native	17,625	0.5	16,911	0.5	11,154	0.5	10,586	0.5	4,361	0.4	4,259	0.4	2,110	0.8	2,066	0.7
Asian	217,041	6.3	208,623	6.3	139,245	6.7	132,874	6.7	65,830	6.0	63,906	6.0	11,966	4.3	11,843	4.3
Black or African American	349,131	10.2	339,733	10.2	184,895	9.0	178,006	9.0	101,541	9.3	99,886	9.4	62,695	22.3	61,841	22.3
Hispanic or Latino	405,178	11.8	387,855	11.7	274,189	13.3	259,248	13.1	92,473	8.5	90,653	8.5	38,516	13.7	37,954	13.7
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	7,943	0.2	7,626	0.2	3,861	0.2	3,618	0.2	2,303	0.2	2,252	0.2	1,779	0.6	1,756	0.6
White	1,899,957	55.3	1,834,437	55.3	1,167,201	56.5	1,116,754	56.6	611,342	56.1	598,328	56.1	121,414	43.2	119,355	43.1
Two or more races	98,953	2.9	94,978	2.9	64,098	3.1	60,969	3.1	27,580	2.5	26,891	2.5	7,275	2.6	7,118	2.6
Race/ethnicity unknown	164,214	4.8	159,173	4.8	63,324	3.1	60,419	3.1	72,804	6.7	71,262	6.7	28,086	10.0	27,492	9.9
Nonresident²	275,900	8.0	267,133	8.1	156,336	7.6	150,766	7.6	112,155	10.3	109,048	10.2	7,409	2.6	7,319	2.6
Level of award
Certificates
Less-than-1-year	89,698	2.6	77,946	2.4	71,611	3.5	60,122	3.0	4,847	0.4	4,675	0.4	13,240	4.7	13,149	4.8
At-least-1- but less-than-4- years	50,701	1.5	49,203	1.5	26,689	1.3	25,407	1.3	6,772	0.6	6,638	0.6	17,240	6.1	17,158	6.2
Postbaccalaureate or post- masters	62,136	1.8	60,348	1.8	32,773	1.6	31,816	1.6	25,389	2.3	24,582	2.3	3,974	1.4	3,950	1.4
Degrees
Associate's degrees	291,423	8.5	283,896	8.6	191,928	9.3	185,420	9.4	44,792	4.1	44,070	4.1	54,703	19.4	54,406	19.7
Bachelor's degrees	1,956,085	56.9	1,931,633	58.2	1,275,610	61.8	1,255,566	63.6	566,602	52.0	562,303	52.7	113,873	40.5	113,764	41.1
Master's degrees	804,542	23.4	799,823	24.1	374,160	18.1	372,060	18.9	360,437	33.1	358,033	33.6	69,945	24.9	69,730	25.2
Doctor's degrees	181,357	5.3	180,983	5.5	91,532	4.4	91,438	4.6	81,550	7.5	81,270	7.6	8,275	2.9	8,275	3.0
	2-year institutions
Total	1,270,993	100.0	1,036,044	100.0	1,141,432	100.0	908,589	100.0	23,018	100.0	21,570	100.0	106,543	100.0	105,885	100.0
Gender
Men	542,245	42.7	428,261	41.3	501,019	43.9	387,759	42.7	6,403	27.8	6,010	27.9	34,823	32.7	34,492	32.6
Women	728,748	57.3	607,783	58.7	640,413	56.1	520,830	57.3	16,615	72.2	15,560	72.1	71,720	67.3	71,393	67.4
Race/ethnicity
American Indian or Alaska Native	12,206	1.0	9,908	1.0	10,620	0.9	8,352	0.9	330	1.4	308	1.4	1,256	1.2	1,248	1.2
Asian	61,243	4.8	48,244	4.7	56,819	5.0	43,843	4.8	581	2.5	571	2.6	3,843	3.6	3,830	3.6
Black or African American	173,458	13.6	147,068	14.2	139,974	12.3	114,265	12.6	7,326	31.8	6,807	31.6	26,158	24.6	25,996	24.6
Hispanic or Latino	253,134	19.9	199,924	19.3	222,221	19.5	169,190	18.6	2,911	12.6	2,806	13.0	28,002	26.3	27,928	26.4
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	3,451	0.3	2,818	0.3	2,766	0.2	2,151	0.2	122	0.5	109	0.5	563	0.5	558	0.5
White	677,293	53.3	553,447	53.4	629,324	55.1	506,506	55.7	10,272	44.6	9,589	44.5	37,697	35.4	37,352	35.3
Two or more races	32,554	2.6	26,161	2.5	29,517	2.6	23,157	2.5	553	2.4	532	2.5	2,484	2.3	2,472	2.3
Race/ethnicity unknown	39,318	3.1	33,336	3.2	32,851	2.9	26,927	3.0	533	2.3	515	2.4	5,934	5.6	5,894	5.6
Nonresident²	18,336	1.4	15,138	1.5	17,340	1.5	14,198	1.6	390	1.7	333	1.5	606	0.6	607	0.6
Level of award
Certificates
Less-than-1-year	305,952	24.1	256,992	24.8	278,219	24.4	229,328	25.2	5,205	22.6	5,148	23.9	22,528	21.1	22,516	21.3
At-least-1- but less-than-4- years	250,748	19.7	236,352	22.8	193,171	16.9	179,106	19.7	6,113	26.6	5,897	27.3	51,464	48.3	51,349	48.5
Postbaccalaureate or post- masters	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Degrees
Associate's degrees	714,264	56.2	662,691	64.0	670,042	58.7	618,557	68.1	11,695	50.8	11,638	54.0	32,527	30.5	32,496	30.7
Bachelor's degrees	29	#	29	#	0	0	0	0	5	#	5	#	24	#	24	#

# Rounds to zero.

1Institutions are classified as 4-year or 2-year based on the highest level of awards offered in the collection year (2017–18).

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

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, 2016, to June 30, 2017. Because of changes to institutional characteristics between the reference year (2016–17) and collection year (2017–18), 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 or less-than-2-year institutions in the collection year may report awarding associate’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. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. 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. 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. The glossary is primarily focused on terms used in the current IPEDS collection and may not reflect the definitions in effect when the data in this table were collected.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS, Fall 2017, Completions component (final data).

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