National Center for Education Statistics

Graduation rates within 150 percent of normal program completion time at Title IV 4-year or 2-year institutions among students who started as full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students, by race/ethnicity, level of institution, gender, degree-granting status, and graduation rate component: United States, cohort years 2009 and 2012
Level of institution, gender, degree-granting status, and graduation rate component	All students	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 students
All institutions
Adjusted cohort	2,673,924	25,672	131,758	392,355	349,993	7,174	1,487,239	45,236	179,912	54,585
Total completers	1,241,400	8,159	82,395	120,226	144,207	2,843	768,329	17,709	65,428	32,104
Graduation rate	46.4	31.8	62.5	30.6	41.2	39.6	51.7	39.1	36.4	58.8
Degree-granting
Adjusted cohort	2,614,216	25,015	129,831	381,189	338,816	6,920	1,456,436	43,907	177,667	54,435
Total completers	1,202,303	7,748	80,910	113,840	137,026	2,668	746,989	16,884	64,257	31,981
Graduation rate	46.0	31.0	62.3	29.9	40.4	38.6	51.3	38.5	36.2	58.8
Non-degree-granting
Adjusted cohort	59,708	657	1,927	11,166	11,177	254	30,803	1,329	2,245	150
Total completers	39,097	411	1,485	6,386	7,181	175	21,340	825	1,171	123
Graduation rate	65.5	62.6	77.1	57.2	64.2	68.9	69.3	62.1	52.2	82.0
Men
All institutions
Adjusted cohort	1,205,715	11,192	63,570	162,290	151,249	3,182	690,641	20,195	74,846	28,550
Total completers	529,310	3,305	37,102	43,718	55,430	1,241	338,685	7,356	26,757	15,716
Graduation rate	43.9	29.5	58.4	26.9	36.6	39.0	49.0	36.4	35.7	55.0
Degree-granting
Adjusted cohort	1,177,097	10,862	62,835	157,182	145,271	3,055	675,887	19,432	74,082	28,491
Total completers	511,695	3,106	36,566	41,024	51,912	1,153	328,946	6,925	26,392	15,671
Graduation rate	43.5	28.6	58.2	26.1	35.7	37.7	48.7	35.6	35.6	55.0
Non-degree-granting
Adjusted cohort	28,618	330	735	5,108	5,978	127	14,754	763	764	59
Total completers	17,615	199	536	2,694	3,518	88	9,739	431	365	45
Graduation rate	61.6	60.3	72.9	52.7	58.8	69.3	66.0	56.5	47.8	76.3
Women
All institutions
Adjusted cohort	1,468,209	14,480	68,188	230,065	198,744	3,992	796,598	25,041	105,066	26,035
Total completers	712,090	4,854	45,293	76,508	88,777	1,602	429,644	10,353	38,671	16,388
Graduation rate	48.5	33.5	66.4	33.3	44.7	40.1	53.9	41.3	36.8	62.9
Degree-granting
Adjusted cohort	1,437,119	14,153	66,996	224,007	193,545	3,865	780,549	24,475	103,585	25,944
Total completers	690,608	4,642	44,344	72,816	85,114	1,515	418,043	9,959	37,865	16,310
Graduation rate	48.1	32.8	66.2	32.5	44.0	39.2	53.6	40.7	36.6	62.9
Non-degree-granting
Adjusted cohort	31,090	327	1,192	6,058	5,199	127	16,049	566	1,481	91
Total completers	21,482	212	949	3,692	3,663	87	11,601	394	806	78
Graduation rate	69.1	64.8	79.6	60.9	70.5	68.5	72.3	69.6	54.4	85.7
4-year institutions (cohort year 2009)
All students
All institutions
Adjusted cohort	1,790,277	15,339	97,515	235,338	178,425	4,173	1,057,212	21,045	140,509	40,721
Total completers	963,139	5,384	69,351	81,654	89,161	1,724	625,261	11,297	52,231	27,076
Graduation rate	53.8	35.1	71.1	34.7	50.0	41.3	59.1	53.7	37.2	66.5
Degree-granting
Adjusted cohort	1,790,255	15,339	97,515	235,337	178,423	4,173	1,057,193	21,045	140,509	40,721
Total completers	963,119	5,384	69,351	81,653	89,160	1,724	625,243	11,297	52,231	27,076
Graduation rate	53.8	35.1	71.1	34.7	50.0	41.3	59.1	53.7	37.2	66.5
Non-degree-granting
Adjusted cohort	22	0	0	1	2	0	19	0	0	0
Total completers	20	0	0	0	1	0	18	0	0	0
Graduation rate	90.9	‡	‡	0	50.0	‡	94.7	‡	‡	‡
Men
All institutions
Adjusted cohort	792,527	6,581	46,163	93,443	75,353	1,736	481,543	8,756	57,625	21,327
Total completers	409,426	2,136	31,262	29,021	34,451	744	272,175	4,479	21,813	13,345
Graduation rate	51.7	32.5	67.7	31.1	45.7	42.9	56.5	51.2	37.9	62.6
Degree-granting
Adjusted cohort	792,525	6,581	46,163	93,443	75,353	1,736	481,541	8,756	57,625	21,327
Total completers	409,424	2,136	31,262	29,021	34,451	744	272,173	4,479	21,813	13,345
Graduation rate	51.7	32.5	67.7	31.1	45.7	42.9	56.5	51.2	37.9	62.6
Non-degree-granting
Adjusted cohort	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
Total completers	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
Graduation rate	100.0	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	100.0	‡	‡	‡
Women
All institutions
Adjusted cohort	997,750	8,758	51,352	141,895	103,072	2,437	575,669	12,289	82,884	19,394
Total completers	553,713	3,248	38,089	52,633	54,710	980	353,086	6,818	30,418	13,731
Graduation rate	55.5	37.1	74.2	37.1	53.1	40.2	61.3	55.5	36.7	70.8
Degree-granting
Adjusted cohort	997,730	8,758	51,352	141,894	103,070	2,437	575,652	12,289	82,884	19,394
Total completers	553,695	3,248	38,089	52,632	54,709	980	353,070	6,818	30,418	13,731
Graduation rate	55.5	37.1	74.2	37.1	53.1	40.2	61.3	55.5	36.7	70.8
Non-degree-granting
Adjusted cohort	20	0	0	1	2	0	17	0	0	0
Total completers	18	0	0	1	1	0	16	0	0	0
Graduation rate	90.0	‡	‡	100.0	50.0	‡	94.1	‡	‡	‡
2-year institutions (cohort year 2012)
All students
All institutions
Adjusted cohort	883,647	10,333	34,243	157,017	171,568	3,001	430,027	24,191	39,403	13,864
Total completers	278,261	2,775	13,044	38,572	55,046	1,119	143,068	6,412	13,197	5,028
Graduation rate	31.5	26.9	38.1	24.6	32.1	37.3	33.3	26.5	33.5	36.3
Degree-granting
Adjusted cohort	823,961	9,676	32,316	145,852	160,393	2,747	399,243	22,862	37,158	13,714
Total completers	239,184	2,364	11,559	32,187	47,866	944	121,746	5,587	12,026	4,905
Graduation rate	29.0	24.4	35.8	22.1	29.8	34.4	30.5	24.4	32.4	35.8
Non-degree-granting
Adjusted cohort	59,686	657	1,927	11,165	11,175	254	30,784	1,329	2,245	150
Total completers	39,077	411	1,485	6,385	7,180	175	21,322	825	1,171	123
Graduation rate	65.5	62.6	77.1	57.2	64.3	68.9	69.3	62.1	52.2	82.0
Men
All institutions
Adjusted cohort	413,188	4,611	17,407	68,847	75,896	1,446	209,098	11,439	17,221	7,223
Total completers	119,884	1,169	5,840	14,697	20,979	497	66,510	2,877	4,944	2,371
Graduation rate	29.0	25.4	33.5	21.3	27.6	34.4	31.8	25.2	28.7	32.8
Degree-granting
Adjusted cohort	384,572	4,281	16,672	63,739	69,918	1,319	194,346	10,676	16,457	7,164
Total completers	102,271	970	5,304	12,003	17,461	409	56,773	2,446	4,579	2,326
Graduation rate	26.6	22.7	31.8	18.8	25	31	29.2	22.9	27.8	32.5
Non-degree-granting
Adjusted cohort	28,616	330	735	5,108	5,978	127	14,752	763	764	59
Total completers	17,613	199	536	2,694	3,518	88	9,737	431	365	45
Graduation rate	61.5	60.3	72.9	52.7	58.8	69.3	66.0	56.5	47.8	76.3
Women
All institutions
Adjusted cohort	470,459	5,722	16,836	88,170	95,672	1,555	220,929	12,752	22,182	6,641
Total completers	158,377	1,606	7,204	23,875	34,067	622	76,558	3,535	8,253	2,657
Graduation rate	33.7	28.1	42.8	27.1	35.6	40.0	34.7	27.7	37.2	40.0
Degree-granting
Adjusted cohort	439,389	5,395	15,644	82,113	90,475	1,428	204,897	12,186	20,701	6,550
Total completers	136,913	1,394	6,255	20,184	30,405	535	64,973	3,141	7,447	2,579
Graduation rate	31.2	25.8	40.0	24.6	33.6	37.5	31.7	25.8	36.0	39.4
Non-degree-granting
Adjusted cohort	31,070	327	1,192	6,057	5,197	127	16,032	566	1,481	91
Total completers	21,464	212	949	3,691	3,662	87	11,585	394	806	78
Graduation rate	69.1	64.8	79.6	60.9	70.5	68.5	72.3	69.6	54.4	85.7

‡ Reporting standards not met. No institutions met the criteria to be included in this cell.

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

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS, Winter 2015–16, Graduation Rates component (final data).

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