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Table 19. 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 2011 and 2014
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

All institutions
All students
All institutions
Adjusted cohort	2,562,533	21,000	132,832	367,265	383,318	6,382	1,392,553	82,431	109,739	67,013
Total completers	1,250,351	6,651	84,790	117,129	163,068	2,607	753,255	37,452	44,018	41,381
Graduation rate	48.8	31.7	63.8	31.9	42.5	40.8	54.1	45.4	40.1	61.8

Degree-granting
Adjusted cohort	2,509,548	20,471	131,066	356,909	372,639	6,161	1,366,221	80,993	108,236	66,852
Total completers	1,215,781	6,290	83,400	111,182	156,045	2,472	735,360	36,573	43,172	41,287
Graduation rate	48.4	30.7	63.6	31.2	41.9	40.1	53.8	45.2	39.9	61.8

Non-degree-granting
Adjusted cohort	52,985	529	1,766	10,356	10,679	221	26,332	1,438	1,503	161
Total completers	34,570	361	1,390	5,947	7,023	135	17,895	879	846	94
Graduation rate	65.2	68.2	78.7	57.4	65.8	61.1	68.0	61.1	56.3	58.4
Men
All institutions
Adjusted cohort	1,163,378	9,205	64,544	151,588	166,587	2,863	646,393	36,430	49,230	36,538
Total completers	536,293	2,671	38,389	41,647	63,589	1,053	333,694	15,376	18,834	21,040
Graduation rate	46.1	29.0	59.5	27.5	38.2	36.8	51.6	42.2	38.3	57.6

Degree-granting
Adjusted cohort	1,137,337	8,932	63,854	147,109	160,896	2,755	633,174	35,574	48,574	36,469
Total completers	519,916	2,493	37,878	39,220	60,146	987	324,872	14,886	18,449	20,985
Graduation rate	45.7	27.9	59.3	26.7	37.4	35.8	51.3	41.8	38.0	57.5

Non-degree-granting
Adjusted cohort	26,041	273	690	4,479	5,691	108	13,219	856	656	69
Total completers	16,377	178	511	2,427	3,443	66	8,822	490	385	55
Graduation rate	62.9	65.2	74.1	54.2	60.5	61.1	66.7	57.2	58.7	79.7
Women
All institutions
Adjusted cohort	1,399,155	11,795	68,288	215,677	216,731	3,519	746,160	46,001	60,509	30,475
Total completers	714,058	3,980	46,401	75,482	99,479	1,554	419,561	22,076	25,184	20,341
Graduation rate	51.0	33.7	67.9	35.0	45.9	44.2	56.2	48.0	41.6	66.7

Degree-granting
Adjusted cohort	1,372,211	11,539	67,212	209,800	211,743	3,406	733,047	45,419	59,662	30,383
Total completers	695,865	3,797	45,522	71,962	95,899	1,485	410,488	21,687	24,723	20,302
Graduation rate	50.7	32.9	67.7	34.3	45.3	43.6	56.0	47.7	41.4	66.8

Non-degree-granting
Adjusted cohort	26,944	256	1,076	5,877	4,988	113	13,113	582	847	92
Total completers	18,193	183	879	3,520	3,580	69	9,073	389	461	39
Graduation rate	67.5	71.5	81.7	59.9	71.8	61.1	69.2	66.8	54.4	42.4
4-year institutions (cohort year 2011)
All students
All institutions
Adjusted cohort	1,770,387	12,240	99,455	230,489	213,010	3,856	1,022,567	57,296	79,169	52,305
Total completers	982,305	3,979	71,548	79,229	106,640	1,676	620,244	30,373	32,501	36,115
Graduation rate	55.5	32.5	71.9	34.4	50.1	43.5	60.7	53.0	41.1	69.0

Degree-granting
Adjusted cohort	1,770,366	12,240	99,455	230,489	213,010	3,856	1,022,547	57,295	79,169	52,305
Total completers	982,285	3,979	71,548	79,229	106,640	1,676	620,225	30,372	32,501	36,115
Graduation rate	55.5	32.5	71.9	34.4	50.1	43.5	60.7	53.0	41.1	69.0

Non-degree-granting
Adjusted cohort	21	0	0	0	0	0	20	1	0	0
Total completers	20	0	0	0	0	0	19	1	0	0
Graduation rate	95.2	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	95.0	100.0	Ø	Ø

Men
All institutions
Adjusted cohort	794,051	5,257	47,555	93,376	90,252	1,660	467,405	24,576	35,509	28,461
Total completers	421,545	1,635	32,514	28,029	41,556	670	272,011	12,332	14,354	18,444
Graduation rate	53.1	31.1	68.4	30.0	46.0	40.4	58.2	50.2	40.4	64.8

Degree-granting
Adjusted cohort	794,049	5,257	47,555	93,376	90,252	1,660	467,404	24,575	35,509	28,461
Total completers	421,543	1,635	32,514	28,029	41,556	670	272,010	12,331	14,354	18,444
Graduation rate	53.1	31.1	68.4	30.0	46.0	40.4	58.2	50.2	40.4	64.8

Non-degree-granting
Adjusted cohort	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Total completers	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Graduation rate	100.0	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	100.0	100.0	Ø	Ø

Women
All institutions
Adjusted cohort	976,336	6,983	51,900	137,113	122,758	2,196	555,162	32,720	43,660	23,844
Total completers	560,760	2,344	39,034	51,200	65,084	1,006	348,233	18,041	18,147	17,671
Graduation rate	57.4	33.6	75.2	37.3	53.0	45.8	62.7	55.1	41.6	74.1

Degree-granting
Adjusted cohort	976,317	6,983	51,900	137,113	122,758	2,196	555,143	32,720	43,660	23,844
Total completers	560,742	2,344	39,034	51,200	65,084	1,006	348,215	18,041	18,147	17,671
Graduation rate	57.4	33.6	75.2	37.3	53.0	45.8	62.7	55.1	41.6	74.1

Non-degree-granting
Adjusted cohort	19	0	0	0	0	0	19	0	0	0
Total completers	18	0	0	0	0	0	18	0	0	0
Graduation rate	94.7	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	94.7	Ø	Ø	Ø
2-year institutions (cohort year 2014)
All students
All institutions
Adjusted cohort	792,146	8,760	33,377	136,776	170,308	2,526	369,986	25,135	30,570	14,708
Total completers	268,046	2,672	13,242	37,900	56,428	931	133,011	7,079	11,517	5,266
Graduation rate	33.8	30.5	39.7	27.7	33.1	36.9	36.0	28.2	37.7	35.8

Degree-granting
Adjusted cohort	739,182	8,231	31,611	126,420	159,629	2,305	343,674	23,698	29,067	14,547
Total completers	233,496	2,311	11,852	31,953	49,405	796	115,135	6,201	10,671	5,172
Graduation rate	31.6	28.1	37.5	25.3	30.9	34.5	33.5	26.2	36.7	35.6

Non-degree-granting
Adjusted cohort	52,964	529	1,766	10,356	10,679	221	26,312	1,437	1,503	161
Total completers	34,550	361	1,390	5,947	7,023	135	17,876	878	846	94
Graduation rate	65.2	68.2	78.7	57.4	65.8	61.1	67.9	61.1	56.3	58.4

Men
All institutions
Adjusted cohort	369,327	3,948	16,989	58,212	76,335	1,203	178,988	11,854	13,721	8,077
Total completers	114,748	1,036	5,875	13,618	22,033	383	61,683	3,044	4,480	2,596
Graduation rate	31.1	26.2	34.6	23.4	28.9	31.8	34.5	25.7	32.7	32.1

Degree-granting
Adjusted cohort	343,288	3,675	16,299	53,733	70,644	1,095	165,770	10,999	13,065	8,008
Total completers	98,373	858	5,364	11,191	18,590	317	52,862	2,555	4,095	2,541
Graduation rate	28.7	23.3	32.9	20.8	26.3	28.9	31.9	23.2	31.3	31.7

Non-degree-granting
Adjusted cohort	26,039	273	690	4,479	5,691	108	13,218	855	656	69
Total completers	16,375	178	511	2,427	3,443	66	8,821	489	385	55
Graduation rate	62.9	65.2	74.1	54.2	60.5	61.1	66.7	57.2	58.7	79.7

Women
All institutions
Adjusted cohort	422,819	4,812	16,388	78,564	93,973	1,323	190,998	13,281	16,849	6,631
Total completers	153,298	1,636	7,367	24,282	34,395	548	71,328	4,035	7,037	2,670
Graduation rate	36.3	34.0	45.0	30.9	36.6	41.4	37.3	30.4	41.8	40.3

Degree-granting
Adjusted cohort	395,894	4,556	15,312	72,687	88,985	1,210	177,904	12,699	16,002	6,539
Total completers	135,123	1,453	6,488	20,762	30,815	479	62,273	3,646	6,576	2,631
Graduation rate	34.1	31.9	42.4	28.6	34.6	39.6	35.0	28.7	41.1	40.2

Non-degree-granting
Adjusted cohort	26,925	256	1,076	5,877	4,988	113	13,094	582	847	92
Total completers	18,175	183	879	3,520	3,580	69	9,055	389	461	39
Graduation rate	67.5	71.5	81.7	59.9	71.8	61.1	69.2	66.8	54.4	42.4

Ø 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. 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. 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 (e.g. "normal" program completion time for a bachelor's degree would be 4 years) at the same institution where the student started divided by the adjusted cohort (revised cohort minus any allowable exclusions). The revised cohort is the number of students entering the institution as full-time, first-time degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates in the reference year. Allowable exclusions include those students who died or were totally and permanently disabled; students who left school to serve in the armed forces (or have been called up to active duty); 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 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. Students who self-identify with more than one race are included in the Two or more races category. Students of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity are included in the Hispanic or Latino category regardless of race and are not included in the race categories. 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, Winter 2017–18, Graduation Rates component (final data).

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