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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, 2020–21
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 80,366 100.0 15,001 100.0 900 100.0 654 100.0 42,606 100.0 576 100.0 4,301 100.0 7,855 100.0 322 100.0 8,151 100.0
 Under 18 years old 8,014 10.0 981 6.5 5 0.6 0 0 6,017 14.1 0 0 14 0.3 967 12.3 5 1.6 25 0.3
 18 to 24 years old 34,135 42.5 4,910 32.7 425 47.2 213 32.6 21,236 49.8 137 23.8 1,402 32.6 3,479 44.3 171 53.1 2,162 26.5
 25 to 39 years old 26,266 32.7 6,020 40.1 356 39.6 324 49.5 11,231 26.4 236 41.0 1,933 44.9 2,203 28.0 133 41.3 3,830 47.0
 40 years old and above 11,764 14.6 2,999 20.0 114 12.7 115 17.6 4,083 9.6 203 35.2 950 22.1 1,179 15.0 13 4.0 2,108 25.9
 Age unknown 187 0.2 91 0.6 0 0 2 0.3 39 0.1 0 0 2 # 27 0.3 0 0 26 0.3
  
At-least-12-weeks but less-than-1-year2 398,518 100.0 87,028 100.0 6,609 100.0 13,008 100.0 197,135 100.0 1,690 100.0 21,951 100.0 9,045 100.0 1,934 100.0 60,118 100.0
 Under 18 years old 10,241 2.6 1,674 1.9 9 0.1 11 0.1 7,360 3.7 109 6.4 19 0.1 932 10.3 3 0.2 124 0.2
 18 to 24 years old 178,293 44.7 46,586 53.5 2,303 34.8 2,382 18.3 87,571 44.4 969 57.3 9,154 41.7 4,606 50.9 637 32.9 24,085 40.1
 25 to 39 years old 149,669 37.6 27,775 31.9 2,883 43.6 7,356 56.5 70,781 35.9 463 27.4 9,734 44.3 2,573 28.4 890 46.0 27,214 45.3
 40 years old and above 59,588 15.0 10,728 12.3 1,384 20.9 3,258 25.0 31,340 15.9 148 8.8 3,032 13.8 860 9.5 404 20.9 8,434 14.0
 Age unknown 727 0.2 265 0.3 30 0.5 1 # 83 # 1 0.1 12 0.1 74 0.8 0 0 261 0.4
At-least-1- but less- than-4-years3 430,114 100.0 42,894 100.0 4,803 100.0 15,526 100.0 197,320 100.0 6,889 100.0 62,965 100.0 17,396 100.0 3,087 100.0 79,234 100.0
 Under 18 years old 4,482 1.0 388 0.9 4 0.1 2 # 2,911 1.5 105 1.5 34 0.1 846 4.9 24 0.8 168 0.2
 18 to 24 years old 217,955 50.7 22,269 51.9 1,988 41.4 4,454 28.7 108,568 55.0 2,656 38.6 27,883 44.3 9,124 52.4 1,319 42.7 39,694 50.1
 25 to 39 years old 159,999 37.2 15,212 35.5 2,035 42.4 8,204 52.8 65,752 33.3 3,110 45.1 27,226 43.2 5,665 32.6 1,319 42.7 31,476 39.7
 40 years old and above 46,894 10.9 4,779 11.1 756 15.7 2,794 18.0 19,856 10.1 1,017 14.8 7,806 12.4 1,687 9.7 424 13.7 7,775 9.8
 Age unknown 784 0.2 246 0.6 20 0.4 72 0.5 233 0.1 1 # 16 # 74 0.4 1 # 121 0.2
Postbaccalaureate or
   post-master's 		83,167 100.0 47,176 100.0 30,637 100.0 5,354 100.0 0 Ø 0 Ø 0 Ø 0 Ø 0 Ø 0 Ø
 Under 18 years old 2 # 1 # 1 # 0 0 0 Ø 0 Ø 0 Ø 0 Ø 0 Ø 0 Ø
 18 to 24 years old 10,509 12.6 7,293 15.5 3,120 10.2 96 1.8 0 Ø 0 Ø 0 Ø 0 Ø 0 Ø 0 Ø
 25 to 39 years old 47,614 57.3 26,993 57.2 17,938 58.6 2,683 50.1 0 Ø 0 Ø 0 Ø 0 Ø 0 Ø 0 Ø
 40 years old and above 24,745 29.8 12,872 27.3 9,298 30.3 2,575 48.1 0 Ø 0 Ø 0 Ø 0 Ø 0 Ø 0 Ø
 Age unknown 297 0.4 17 # 280 0.9 0 0 0 Ø 0 Ø 0 Ø 0 Ø 0 Ø 0 Ø
    Degrees
Associate’s 951,054 100.0 252,870 100.0 39,202 100.0 43,444 100.0 581,240 100.0 11,139 100.0 23,159 100.0 0 Ø 0 Ø 0 Ø
 Under 18 years old 10,926 1.1 5,860 2.3 136 0.3 15 # 4,898 0.8 12 0.1 5 # 0 Ø 0 Ø 0 Ø
 18 to 24 years old 508,460 53.5 149,109 59.0 14,853 37.9 9,125 21.0 324,575 55.8 2,986 26.8 7,812 33.7 0 Ø 0 Ø 0 Ø
 25 to 39 years old 332,020 34.9 75,455 29.8 17,304 44.1 25,272 58.2 195,940 33.7 5,927 53.2 12,122 52.3 0 Ø 0 Ø 0 Ø
 40 years old and above 97,329 10.2 20,812 8.2 6,852 17.5 8,889 20.5 55,365 9.5 2,205 19.8 3,206 13.8 0 Ø 0 Ø 0 Ø
 Age unknown 2,319 0.2 1,634 0.6 57 0.1 143 0.3 462 0.1 9 0.1 14 0.1 0 Ø 0 Ø 0 Ø
Bachelor’s 2,038,330 100.0 1,362,474 100.0 573,848 100.0 101,987 100.0 0 Ø 12 100.0 9 100.0 0 Ø 0 Ø 0 Ø
 Under 18 years old 98 # 65 # 29 # 4 # 0 Ø 0 0 0 0 0 Ø 0 Ø 0 Ø
 18 to 24 years old 1,430,018 70.2 1,005,137 73.8 409,817 71.4 15,057 14.8 0 Ø 2 16.7 5 55.6 0 Ø 0 Ø 0 Ø
 25 to 39 years old 476,760 23.4 301,876 22.2 118,633 20.7 56,241 55.1 0 Ø 7 58.3 3 33.3 0 Ø 0 Ø 0 Ø
 40 years old and above 130,862 6.4 55,218 4.1 44,962 7.8 30,678 30.1 0 Ø 3 25.0 1 11.1 0 Ø 0 Ø 0 Ø
 Age unknown 592 # 178 # 407 0.1 7 # 0 Ø 0 0 0 0 0 Ø 0 Ø 0 Ø
Master’s 860,992 100.0 402,950 100.0 387,917 100.0 70,120 100.0 0 Ø 5 100.0 0 Ø 0 Ø 0 Ø 0 Ø
 Under 18 years old 13 # 2 # 10 # 1 # 0 Ø 0 0 0 Ø 0 Ø 0 Ø 0 Ø
 18 to 24 years old 165,353 19.2 90,863 22.5 72,169 18.6 2,319 3.3 0 Ø 2 40.0 0 Ø 0 Ø 0 Ø 0 Ø
 25 to 39 years old 532,117 61.8 252,022 62.5 241,290 62.2 38,803 55.3 0 Ø 2 40.0 0 Ø 0 Ø 0 Ø 0 Ø
 40 years old and above 162,579 18.9 60,016 14.9 73,580 19.0 28,982 41.3 0 Ø 1 20.0 0 Ø 0 Ø 0 Ø 0 Ø
 Age unknown 930 0.1 47 # 868 0.2 15 # 0 Ø 0 0 0 Ø 0 Ø 0 Ø 0 Ø
Doctor’s 193,656 100.0 95,691 100.0 88,857 100.0 9,108 100.0 0 Ø 0 Ø 0 Ø 0 Ø 0 Ø 0 Ø
 Under 18 years old 3 # 0 0 2 # 1 # 0 Ø 0 Ø 0 Ø 0 Ø 0 Ø 0 Ø
 18 to 24 years old 10,896 5.6 4,738 5.0 6,045 6.8 113 1.2 0 Ø 0 Ø 0 Ø 0 Ø 0 Ø 0 Ø
 25 to 39 years old 154,151 79.6 80,386 84.0 69,760 78.5 4,005 44.0 0 Ø 0 Ø 0 Ø 0 Ø 0 Ø 0 Ø
 40 years old and above 28,453 14.7 10,566 11.0 12,941 14.6 4,946 54.3 0 Ø 0 Ø 0 Ø 0 Ø 0 Ø 0 Ø
 Age unknown 153 0.1 1 # 109 0.1 43 0.5 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 900 or more clock hours, 30 or more semester or trimester credit hours, and 45 or more 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 U.S. Naval Academy, the U.S. Military Academy, the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, and the U.S. Air Force Academy are not Title IV eligible but are included in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) universe because they are federally funded and open to the public; they are included in this table. The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy is Title IV eligible and is also included in this table. An award is defined as a degree or certificate conferred by the institution. Awards displayed in this table were conferred during the 12-month period July 1, 2020, to June 30, 2021. Because of changes to institutional characteristics between the reference year (2020–21) and collection year (2021–22), institutions may report awards that are no longer consistent with their current levels of programs offered (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=2021.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS, Fall 2021, Completions component (final data).