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 and other selected characteristics: United States, cohort years 2004 and 2007
Level of institution, gender, degree-granting status, and graduation rate component	Total	American Indian or Alaska Native	Asian, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	Black or African American	Hispanic or Latino	White	Two or more races¹	Race/ ethnicity unknown	Nonresident alien
All institutions
All students
All institutions
Adjusted cohort	2,414,320	23,843	127,270	332,675	259,750	1,459,311	6,364	165,299	39,808
Total completers	1,128,652	8,015	72,558	110,740	107,098	740,619	3,841	65,987	19,794
Graduation rate (%)	46.7	33.6	57	33.3	41.2	50.8	60.4	39.9	49.7
Degree-granting
Adjusted cohort	2,331,164	22,936	123,975	316,020	245,554	1,418,137	3,977	161,021	39,544
Total completers	1,073,710	7,442	70,146	101,349	97,362	712,418	2,138	63,228	19,627
Graduation rate (%)	46.1	32.4	56.6	32.1	39.6	50.2	53.8	39.3	49.6
Non-degree-granting
Adjusted cohort	83,156	907	3,295	16,655	14,196	41,174	2,387	4,278	264
Total completers	54,942	573	2,412	9,391	9,736	28,201	1,703	2,759	167
Graduation rate (%)	66.1	63.2	73.2	56.4	68.6	68.5	71.3	64.5	63.3
Men
All institutions
Adjusted cohort	1,083,154	10,372	60,531	132,207	108,575	678,664	2,568	70,405	19,832
Total completers	477,350	3,355	32,184	37,991	39,283	325,507	1,526	27,920	9,584
Graduation rate (%)	44.1	32.3	53.2	28.7	36.2	48	59.4	39.7	48.3
Degree-granting
Adjusted cohort	1,044,192	9,832	59,144	124,998	101,699	659,633	1,487	67,699	19,700
Total completers	452,502	3,002	31,178	34,082	34,976	312,774	751	26,238	9,501
Graduation rate (%)	43.3	30.5	52.7	27.3	34.4	47.4	50.5	38.8	48.2
Non-degree-granting
Adjusted cohort	38,962	540	1,387	7,209	6,876	19,031	1,081	2,706	132
Total completers	24,848	353	1,006	3,909	4,307	12,733	775	1,682	83
Graduation rate (%)	63.8	65.4	72.5	54.2	62.6	66.9	71.7	62.2	62.9
Women
All institutions
Adjusted cohort	1,331,166	13,471	66,739	200,468	151,175	780,647	3,796	94,894	19,976
Total completers	651,302	4,660	40,374	72,749	67,815	415,112	2,315	38,067	10,210
Graduation rate (%)	48.9	34.6	60.5	36.3	44.9	53.2	61	40.1	51.1
Degree-granting
Adjusted cohort	1,286,972	13,104	64,831	191,022	143,855	758,504	2,490	93,322	19,844
Total completers	621,208	4,440	38,968	67,267	62,386	399,644	1,387	36,990	10,126
Graduation rate (%)	48.3	33.9	60.1	35.2	43.4	52.7	55.7	39.6	51
Non-degree-granting
Adjusted cohort	44,194	367	1,908	9,446	7,320	22,143	1,306	1,572	132
Total completers	30,094	220	1,406	5,482	5,429	15,468	928	1,077	84
Graduation rate (%)	68.1	59.9	73.7	58	74.2	69.9	71.1	68.5	63.6
4-year institutions (cohort year 2004)
All students
All institutions
Adjusted cohort	1,495,281	12,401	85,071	171,620	115,384	972,647	1,591	107,080	29,487
Total completers	823,927	4,746	57,086	64,761	53,933	580,848	897	45,125	16,531
Graduation rate (%)	55.1	38.3	67.1	37.7	46.7	59.7	56.4	42.1	56.1
Degree-granting
Adjusted cohort	1,495,247	12,401	85,071	171,620	115,383	972,614	1,591	107,080	29,487
Total completers	823,895	4,746	57,086	64,761	53,932	580,817	897	45,125	16,531
Graduation rate (%)	55.1	38.3	67.1	37.7	46.7	59.7	56.4	42.1	56.1
Non-degree-granting
Adjusted cohort	34	0	0	0	1	33	0	0	0
Total completers	32	0	0	0	1	31	0	0	0
Graduation rate (%)	94.1	†	†	†	100	93.9	†	†	†
Men
All institutions
Adjusted cohort	669,784	5,331	39,581	69,388	49,155	446,932	719	43,824	14,854
Total completers	353,790	1,926	25,360	22,754	20,950	254,855	393	19,355	8,197
Graduation rate (%)	52.8	36.1	64.1	32.8	42.6	57	54.7	44.2	55.2
Degree-granting
Adjusted cohort	669,776	5,331	39,581	69,388	49,155	446,924	719	43,824	14,854
Total completers	353,783	1,926	25,360	22,754	20,950	254,848	393	19,355	8,197
Graduation rate (%)	52.8	36.1	64.1	32.8	42.6	57	54.7	44.2	55.2
Non-degree-granting
Adjusted cohort	8	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0
Total completers	7	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0
Graduation rate (%)	87.5	†	†	†	†	87.5	†	†	†
Women
All institutions
Adjusted cohort	825,497	7,070	45,490	102,232	66,229	525,715	872	63,256	14,633
Total completers	470,137	2,820	31,726	42,007	32,983	325,993	504	25,770	8,334
Graduation rate (%)	57	39.9	69.7	41.1	49.8	62	57.8	40.7	57
Degree-granting
Adjusted cohort	825,471	7,070	45,490	102,232	66,228	525,690	872	63,256	14,633
Total completers	470,112	2,820	31,726	42,007	32,982	325,969	504	25,770	8,334
Graduation rate (%)	57	39.9	69.7	41.1	49.8	62	57.8	40.7	57
Non-degree-granting
Adjusted cohort	26	0	0	0	1	25	0	0	0
Total completers	25	0	0	0	1	24	0	0	0
Graduation rate (%)	96.2	†	†	†	100	96	†	†	†
2-year institutions (cohort year 2007)
All students
All institutions
Adjusted cohort	919,039	11,442	42,199	161,055	144,366	486,664	4,773	58,219	10,321
Total completers	304,725	3,269	15,472	45,979	53,165	159,771	2,944	20,862	3,263
Graduation rate (%)	33.2	28.6	36.7	28.5	36.8	32.8	61.7	35.8	31.6
Degree-granting
Adjusted cohort	835,917	10,535	38,904	144,400	130,171	445,523	2,386	53,941	10,057
Total completers	249,815	2,696	13,060	36,588	43,430	131,601	1,241	18,103	3,096
Graduation rate (%)	29.9	25.6	33.6	25.3	33.4	29.5	52	33.6	30.8
Non-degree-granting
Adjusted cohort	83,122	907	3,295	16,655	14,195	41,141	2,387	4,278	264
Total completers	54,910	573	2,412	9,391	9,735	28,170	1,703	2,759	167
Graduation rate (%)	66.1	63.2	73.2	56.4	68.6	68.5	71.3	64.5	63.3
Men
All institutions
Adjusted cohort	413,370	5,041	20,950	62,819	59,420	231,732	1,849	26,581	4,978
Total completers	123,560	1,429	6,824	15,237	18,333	70,652	1,133	8,565	1,387
Graduation rate (%)	29.9	28.3	32.6	24.3	30.9	30.5	61.3	32.2	27.9
Degree-granting
Adjusted cohort	374,416	4,501	19,563	55,610	52,544	212,709	768	23,875	4,846
Total completers	98,719	1,076	5,818	11,328	14,026	57,926	358	6,883	1,304
Graduation rate (%)	26.4	23.9	29.7	20.4	26.7	27.2	46.6	28.8	26.9
Non-degree-granting
Adjusted cohort	38,954	540	1,387	7,209	6,876	19,023	1,081	2,706	132
Total completers	24,841	353	1,006	3,909	4,307	12,726	775	1,682	83
Graduation rate (%)	63.8	65.4	72.5	54.2	62.6	66.9	71.7	62.2	62.9
Women
All institutions
Adjusted cohort	505,669	6,401	21,249	98,236	84,946	254,932	2,924	31,638	5,343
Total completers	181,165	1,840	8,648	30,742	34,832	89,119	1,811	12,297	1,876
Graduation rate (%)	35.8	28.7	40.7	31.3	41	35	61.9	38.9	35.1
Degree-granting
Adjusted cohort	461,501	6,034	19,341	88,790	77,627	232,814	1,618	30,066	5,211
Total completers	151,096	1,620	7,242	25,260	29,404	73,675	883	11,220	1,792
Graduation rate (%)	32.7	26.8	37.4	28.4	37.9	31.6	54.6	37.3	34.4
Non-degree-granting
Adjusted cohort	44,168	367	1,908	9,446	7,319	22,118	1,306	1,572	132
Total completers	30,069	220	1,406	5,482	5,428	15,444	928	1,077	84
Graduation rate (%)	68.1	59.9	73.7	58	74.2	69.8	71.1	68.5	63.6

† Not applicable.

¹Two or more races was an optional reporting category in IPEDS 2010-11, and 504 institutions reported graduation rates using this option. The figures reported here should not be considered representative of all individuals who could be classified into Two or more races.

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. 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 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; those who left school to serve in the armed forces; 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 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) online glossary located at http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/glossary.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS, Spring 2011, Graduation Rates component.

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