Table 14. Graduation rates within 150 percent of normal program completion time at Title IV 4-year institutions among students who started as full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students, by control of institution and institutional cate,ry: United States, cohort years 2009, 2012, and 2015 | ||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Institutional category | All institutions | Public | Private | |||||||||||||
Nonprofit | For-profit | |||||||||||||||
Cohort year 2009 | Cohort year 2012 | Cohort year 2015 | Cohort year 2009 | Cohort year 2012 | Cohort year 2015 | Cohort year 2009 | Cohort year 2012 | Cohort year 2015 | Cohort year 2009 | Cohort year 2012 | Cohort year 2015 | |||||
All 4-year institutions | ||||||||||||||||
Non-degree-granting, above the baccalaureate |
90.9 | 88.9 | 77.8 | Ø | Ø | Ø | 90.9 | 88.9 | 77.8 | Ø | Ø | Ø | ||||
Degree-granting, associate's and certificates |
22.3 | 23.1 | 24.0 | 21.7 | 23.1 | 24.0 | Ø | Ø | Ø | 57.1 | Ø | Ø | ||||
Degree-granting, not primarily baccalaureate or above |
36.8 | 35.4 | 35.5 | 30.3 | 29.7 | 31.8 | 41.4 | 44.3 | 51.6 | 44.0 | 54.4 | 49.0 | ||||
Degree-granting, primarily baccalaureate or above |
56.0 | 61.5 | 64.2 | 57.9 | 60.8 | 63.5 | 65.7 | 67.1 | 68.1 | 19.3 | 23.4 | 29.0 | ||||
Degree-granting, graduate with no undergraduate degrees |
45.5 | 41.1 | 55.3 | Ø | Ø | Ø | 45.5 | 41.1 | 14.3 | Ø | Ø | 59.0 |
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 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. Institutional category is derived using the level of offerings reported on the Institutional Characteristics component of the IPEDS and the number and level of awards reported in the Completions component of IPEDS. Non-degree-granting above the baccalaureate refers to institutions that offer graduate-level certificate programs, but do not offer undergraduate or graduate programs resulting in a degree. Primarily baccalaureate or above refers to institutions where the total number of degrees/certificates awarded at or above the bachelor's level is more than 50 percent of the total number of degrees/certificates awarded. Associate’s and certificates refers to institutions with an associate’s degree as the only degree offering that may also offer postsecondary certificates of any level. Degree-granting, graduate with no undergraduate degrees refers to institutions only offering graduate degrees; however, they may offer undergraduate programs resulting in certificates. The rates in this table reflect graduation rates at institutions regardless of the length of programs, unless otherwise indicated. The graduation rate was calculated as required for disclosure and reporting purposes under the Student Right-to-Know Act. This rate was calculated no later than August 31, 2021 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). For institutions following a semester, trimester, 4-1-4, or other academic year calendar system, the revised cohort is the number of students entering the institution as full-time, first-time degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates in the fall of the cohort year. For institutions following calendars that differ by program or allow continuous enrollment, the revised cohort is the number of students entering the institution as full-time, first-time degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates from September 1 of the cohort year through August 31 of the following 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. 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, Winter 2015–16, 2018–19, and 2021–22, Graduation Rates component (final data).