National Center for Education Statistics

Table 16. Number and percentage distribution of full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students in the adjusted cohort, those that sought a bachelor's or equivalent degree at entry, and those that sought other than a bachelor's or equivalent degree at entry at Title IV 4-year degree-granting institutions, by cohort year, control of institution, and institutional cate,ry: United States, cohort years 2009, 2012, and 2015
Control of institution and institutional category	Cohort year 2009						Cohort year 2012						Cohort year 2015
	Adjusted cohort		Bachelor's or equivalent degree-seeking students		Other than bachelor's or equivalent degree-seeking students		Adjusted cohort		Bachelor's or equivalent degree-seeking students		Other than bachelor's or equivalent degree-seeking students		Adjusted cohort		Bachelor's or equivalent degree-seeking students		Other than bachelor's or equivalent degree-seeking students
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent

Public	1,045,670	100.0	921,138	88.1	124,532	11.9	1,102,857	100.0	952,013	86.3	150,844	13.7	1,178,261	100.0	1,007,071	85.5	171,190	14.5
Degree-granting, associate's and certificates	1,615	100.0	0	0	1,615	100.0	1,367	100.0	0	0	1,367	100.0	931	100.0	0	0	931	100.0
Degree-granting, not primarily baccalaureate or above	98,422	100.0	8,273	8.4	90,149	91.6	132,659	100.0	8,003	6.0	124,656	94.0	155,603	100.0	12,850	8.3	142,753	91.7
Degree-granting, primarily baccalaureate or above	945,633	100.0	912,865	96.5	32,768	3.5	968,831	100.0	944,010	97.4	24,821	2.6	1,021,727	100.0	994,221	97.3	27,506	2.7
Degree-granting, graduate with no undergraduate degrees	0	Ø	0	Ø	0	Ø	0	Ø	0	Ø	0	Ø	0	Ø	0	Ø	0	Ø
Private nonprofit	507,857	100.0	458,545	90.3	49,312	9.7	504,301	100.0	471,439	93.5	32,862	6.5	500,054	100.0	474,168	94.8	25,886	5.2
Degree-granting, associate's and certificates	0	Ø	0	Ø	0	Ø	0	Ø	0	Ø	0	Ø	0	Ø	0	Ø	0	Ø
Degree-granting, not primarily baccalaureate or above	38,858	100.0	3,734	9.6	35,124	90.4	21,679	100.0	3,029	14.0	18,650	86.0	13,138	100.0	2,037	15.5	11,101	84.5
Degree-granting, primarily baccalaureate or above	468,988	100.0	454,811	97.0	14,177	3.0	482,476	100.0	468,269	97.1	14,207	2.9	486,909	100.0	472,131	97.0	14,778	3.0
Degree-granting, graduate with no undergraduate degrees	11	100.0	0	0	11	100.0	146	100.0	141	96.6	5	3.4	7	100.0	0	0	7	100.0

Private for-profit	236,728	100.0	55,787	23.6	180,941	76.4	84,883	100.0	30,302	35.7	54,581	64.3	61,899	100.0	26,962	43.6	34,937	56.4
Degree-granting, associate's and certificates	28	100.0	0	0	28	100.0	0	Ø	0	Ø	0	Ø	0	Ø	0	Ø	0	Ø
Degree-granting, not primarily baccalaureate or above	63,448	100.0	6,322	10.0	57,126	90.0	30,391	100.0	4,247	14.0	26,144	86.0	27,004	100.0	2,869	10.6	24,135	89.4
Degree-granting, primarily baccalaureate or above	173,252	100.0	49,465	28.6	123,787	71.4	54,492	100.0	26,055	47.8	28,437	52.2	34,817	100.0	24,093	69.2	10,724	30.8
Degree-granting, graduate with no undergraduate degrees	0	Ø	0	Ø	0	Ø	0	Ø	0	Ø	0	Ø	78	100.0	0	0	78	100.0

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. 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. Percentages in the columns of this table use the count in the appropriate "Adjusted cohort" column of each section as the denominator. 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).

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