Table 14. 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, 2019–20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Level of award and age of student | All institutions | 4-year | 2-year | Less-than-2-year | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Public | Private | Public | Private | Public | Private | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nonprofit | For-profit | Nonprofit | For-profit | Nonprofit | For-profit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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-12-weeks1 | 80,262 | 100 | 16,743 | 100 | 1,014 | 100 | 642 | 100 | 45,667 | 100 | 503 | 100 | 3,241 | 100 | 6,162 | 100 | 419 | 100 | 5,871 | 100 | ||||||||||
Under 18 years old | 7,624 | 9.5 | 1,046 | 6.2 | 11 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 5,770 | 12.6 | 6 | 1.2 | 51 | 1.6 | 721 | 11.7 | 1 | 0.2 | 18 | 0.3 | ||||||||||
18 to 24 years old | 36,601 | 45.6 | 6,964 | 41.6 | 406 | 40 | 248 | 38.6 | 22,986 | 50.3 | 109 | 21.7 | 1,224 | 37.8 | 2,616 | 42.5 | 182 | 43.4 | 1,866 | 31.8 | ||||||||||
25 to 39 years old | 24,763 | 30.9 | 5,953 | 35.6 | 410 | 40.4 | 307 | 47.8 | 11,899 | 26.1 | 197 | 39.2 | 1,329 | 41 | 1,912 | 31 | 152 | 36.3 | 2,604 | 44.4 | ||||||||||
40 years old and above | 10,854 | 13.5 | 2,564 | 15.3 | 186 | 18.3 | 87 | 13.6 | 4,869 | 10.7 | 191 | 38 | 627 | 19.3 | 903 | 14.7 | 48 | 11.5 | 1,379 | 23.5 | ||||||||||
Age unknown | 420 | 0.5 | 216 | 1.3 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.3 | 10 | 0.2 | 36 | 8.6 | 4 | 0.1 | ||||||||||
At-least-12-weeks but less-than-1-year2 |
371,975 | 100 | 77,905 | 100 | 4,593 | 100 | 11,931 | 100 | 195,951 | 100 | 973 | 100 | 17,484 | 100 | 7,904 | 100 | 2,230 | 100 | 53,004 | 100 | ||||||||||
Under 18 years old | 9,609 | 2.6 | 1,727 | 2.2 | 13 | 0.3 | 3 | # | 6,964 | 3.6 | 2 | 0.2 | 32 | 0.2 | 709 | 9 | 3 | 0.1 | 156 | 0.3 | ||||||||||
18 to 24 years old | 164,685 | 44.3 | 42,867 | 55 | 1,503 | 32.7 | 1,740 | 14.6 | 85,018 | 43.4 | 459 | 47.2 | 7,625 | 43.6 | 3,909 | 49.5 | 686 | 30.8 | 20,878 | 39.4 | ||||||||||
25 to 39 years old | 138,661 | 37.3 | 23,749 | 30.5 | 2,033 | 44.3 | 7,129 | 59.8 | 70,796 | 36.1 | 354 | 36.4 | 7,527 | 43.1 | 2,506 | 31.7 | 1,005 | 45.1 | 23,562 | 44.5 | ||||||||||
40 years old and above | 58,330 | 15.7 | 9,277 | 11.9 | 1,033 | 22.5 | 3,059 | 25.6 | 32,944 | 16.8 | 157 | 16.1 | 2,284 | 13.1 | 775 | 9.8 | 426 | 19.1 | 8,375 | 15.8 | ||||||||||
Age unknown | 690 | 0.2 | 285 | 0.4 | 11 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 229 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 16 | 0.1 | 5 | 0.1 | 110 | 4.9 | 33 | 0.1 | ||||||||||
At-least-1- but less- than-4-years3 |
433,421 | 100 | 48,593 | 100 | 5,050 | 100 | 14,535 | 100 | 206,005 | 100 | 6,973 | 100 | 59,707 | 100 | 17,032 | 100 | 2,803 | 100 | 72,723 | 100 | ||||||||||
Under 18 years old | 3,680 | 0.8 | 506 | 1 | 16 | 0.3 | 3 | # | 2,290 | 1.1 | 53 | 0.8 | 95 | 0.2 | 561 | 3.3 | 17 | 0.6 | 139 | 0.2 | ||||||||||
18 to 24 years old | 221,212 | 51 | 25,598 | 52.7 | 2,264 | 44.8 | 4,244 | 29.2 | 112,125 | 54.4 | 3,142 | 45.1 | 27,367 | 45.8 | 8,818 | 51.8 | 1,122 | 40 | 36,532 | 50.2 | ||||||||||
25 to 39 years old | 160,521 | 37 | 17,098 | 35.2 | 2,007 | 39.7 | 7,749 | 53.3 | 70,200 | 34.1 | 2,874 | 41.2 | 25,008 | 41.9 | 5,852 | 34.4 | 1,248 | 44.5 | 28,485 | 39.2 | ||||||||||
40 years and above | 47,374 | 10.9 | 5,208 | 10.7 | 731 | 14.5 | 2,502 | 17.2 | 21,204 | 10.3 | 885 | 12.7 | 7,158 | 12 | 1,770 | 10.4 | 415 | 14.8 | 7,501 | 10.3 | ||||||||||
Age unknown | 634 | 0.1 | 183 | 0.4 | 32 | 0.6 | 37 | 0.3 | 186 | 0.1 | 19 | 0.3 | 79 | 0.1 | 31 | 0.2 | 1 | # | 66 | 0.1 | ||||||||||
Postbaccalaureate or post-master's |
75,832 | 100 | 42,413 | 100 | 29,056 | 100 | 4,363 | 100 | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | ||||||||||
Under 18 years old | 5 | # | 0 | 0 | 5 | # | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | ||||||||||
18 to 24 years old | 9,502 | 12.5 | 6,508 | 15.3 | 2,929 | 10.1 | 65 | 1.5 | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | ||||||||||
25 to 39 years old | 43,547 | 57.4 | 24,384 | 57.5 | 17,047 | 58.7 | 2,116 | 48.5 | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | ||||||||||
40 years old and above | 22,492 | 29.7 | 11,446 | 27 | 8,864 | 30.5 | 2,182 | 50 | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | ||||||||||
Age unknown | 286 | 0.4 | 75 | 0.2 | 211 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | ||||||||||
Degrees | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Associate’s | 933,417 | 100 | 236,181 | 100 | 39,617 | 100 | 41,608 | 100 | 582,521 | 100 | 11,467 | 100 | 22,006 | 100 | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | 17 | 100 | ||||||||||
Under 18 years old | 9,923 | 1.1 | 5,373 | 2.3 | 100 | 0.3 | 16 | # | 4,420 | 0.8 | 5 | # | 9 | # | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
18 to 24 years old | 504,814 | 54.1 | 141,996 | 60.1 | 15,200 | 38.4 | 9,324 | 22.4 | 327,386 | 56.2 | 3,413 | 29.8 | 7,493 | 34 | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | 2 | 11.8 | ||||||||||
25 to 39 years old | 323,387 | 34.6 | 69,578 | 29.5 | 17,562 | 44.3 | 23,770 | 57.1 | 195,380 | 33.5 | 5,639 | 49.2 | 11,444 | 52 | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | 14 | 82.4 | ||||||||||
40 years old and above | 93,694 | 10 | 18,216 | 7.7 | 6,715 | 16.9 | 8,409 | 20.2 | 54,887 | 9.4 | 2,409 | 21 | 3,057 | 13.9 | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | 1 | 5.9 | ||||||||||
Age unknown | 1,599 | 0.2 | 1,018 | 0.4 | 40 | 0.1 | 89 | 0.2 | 448 | 0.1 | 1 | # | 3 | # | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
Bachelor’s | 2,010,855 | 100 | 1,340,315 | 100 | 573,846 | 100 | 96,674 | 100 | 2 | 100 | 5 | 100 | 13 | 100 | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | ||||||||||
Under 18 years old | 77 | # | 44 | # | 31 | # | 2 | # | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | ||||||||||
18 to 24 years old | 1,419,273 | 70.6 | 992,780 | 74.1 | 411,813 | 71.8 | 14,677 | 15.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 1 | 7.7 | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | ||||||||||
25 to 39 years old | 463,564 | 23.1 | 294,536 | 22 | 116,172 | 20.2 | 52,844 | 54.7 | 2 | 100 | 3 | 60 | 7 | 53.8 | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | ||||||||||
40 years old and above | 127,103 | 6.3 | 52,784 | 3.9 | 45,171 | 7.9 | 29,143 | 30.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 38.5 | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | ||||||||||
Age unknown | 838 | # | 171 | # | 659 | 0.1 | 8 | # | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | ||||||||||
Master’s | 837,637 | 100 | 390,390 | 100 | 380,750 | 100 | 66,497 | 100 | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | ||||||||||
Under 18 years old | 14 | # | 2 | # | 12 | # | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | ||||||||||
18 to 24 years old | 155,098 | 18.5 | 86,204 | 22.1 | 66,797 | 17.5 | 2,097 | 3.2 | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | ||||||||||
25 to 39 years old | 527,339 | 63 | 247,225 | 63.3 | 242,734 | 63.8 | 37,380 | 56.2 | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | ||||||||||
40 years old and above | 153,928 | 18.4 | 56,820 | 14.6 | 70,116 | 18.4 | 26,992 | 40.6 | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | ||||||||||
Age unknown | 1,258 | 0.2 | 139 | # | 1,091 | 0.3 | 28 | # | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | ||||||||||
Doctor’s | 189,825 | 100 | 95,367 | 100 | 86,025 | 100 | 8,433 | 100 | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | ||||||||||
Under 18 years old | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | ||||||||||
18 to 24 years old | 10,191 | 5.4 | 4,240 | 4.4 | 5,858 | 6.8 | 93 | 1.1 | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | ||||||||||
25 to 39 years old | 151,817 | 80 | 80,145 | 84 | 67,934 | 79 | 3,738 | 44.3 | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | ||||||||||
40 years old and above | 27,576 | 14.5 | 10,943 | 11.5 | 12,050 | 14 | 4,583 | 54.3 | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | ||||||||||
Age unknown | 241 | 0.1 | 39 | # | 183 | 0.2 | 19 | 0.2 | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø | 0 | Ø |
# Rounds to zero.
Ø No institutions met the criteria to be included in this cell.
1Less-than-12-weeks refers to postsecondary awards, certificates, or diplomas of less than 300 clock hours, less than 9 semester or trimester credit hours, or less than 13 quarter credit hours.
2At-least-12-weeks but less-than-1-year refers to postsecondary awards, certificates, or diplomas of 300-899 clock hours, 9-29 semester or trimester credit hours, or 13-44 quarter credit hours.
3At-least-1- but less-than-4-years refers to postsecondary awards, certificates, or diplomas of at least 900 but less than 1,800 clock hours, 30 but less than 60 semester or trimester credit hours, or 45 but less than 90 quarter credit hours.
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, 2019, to June 30, 2020. Because of changes to institutional characteristics between the reference year (2019–20) and collection year (2020–21), 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. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Definitions for terms used in this table may be found in the collection year’s archived downloadable glossary located at https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/use-the-data/annual-survey-forms-packages-archived?year=2020.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS, Fall 2020, Completions component (final data).