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(65KB)| Table 311. | Percentage distribution of enrollment and completion status of first-time postsecondary students starting during the 1995-96 academic year, by type of institution and other student characteristics: 2001 |
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| Students starting in 2-year institutions | Students starting in 4-year institutions
Student |________________________________________________________________________________|_________________________________________________________________
and institution | Highest degree attained | No| No| Highest degree attained | No| No
characteristic |______________________________________________________| degree,| degree,|____________________________________________| degree, | degree,
| Total, any| Certificate| Associate's|Bachelor's\2\| still| not en-|Total, any| Certifi-|Associate's|Bachelor's| still| not en-
| degree\1\| | | | enrolled| rolled| degree\1\| cate| | \2\ |enrolled | rolled
___________________________________|_____________|_____________|____________|_____________|____________|____________|__________|__________|___________|__________|_________|__________
1 | 2 | 3 | 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 13
___________________________________|_____________|_____________|____________|_____________|____________|____________|__________|__________|___________|__________|_________|__________
Total ..........................| 38.4 (1.7)| 11.5 (1.2)| 17.3(1.3)| 9.7 (1.1)| 16.4(1.4)| 45.2(1.6)|65.1 (1.0)| 2.7 (0.3)| 4.0 (0.4)|58.4 (1.2)|14.4(0.6)|20.5 (0.8)
|_____________|_____________|____________|_____________|____________|____________|__________|__________|___________|__________|_________|__________
Male ..............................| 39.2 (2.4)| 10.8 (1.6)| 18.7(1.9)| 9.7 (1.5)| 18.0(2.2)| 42.8(2.4)|60.6 (1.4)| 2.5 (0.4)| 3.6 (0.6)|54.6 (1.5)|16.2(0.9)|23.2 (1.1)
Female ............................| 37.7 (2.2)| 12.0 (1.6)| 15.9(1.7)| 9.8 (1.4)| 14.9(1.7)| 47.4(2.2)|68.7 (1.3)| 2.9 (0.3)| 4.3 (0.5)|61.6 (1.4)|12.9(0.8)|18.4 (1.0)
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Age when first enrolled | | | | | | | | | | | |
18 years or younger .............| 43.8 (2.3)| 7.3 (1.2)| 19.4(2.0)| 17.0 (1.9)| 17.8(2.1)| 38.4(2.1)|70.0 (1.0)| 1.8 (0.2)| 3.4 (0.4)|64.7 (1.1)|13.4(0.6)|16.6 (0.7)
19 years ........................| 38.2 (4.1)| 8.2 (2.0)| 24.3(4.0)| 5.7 (2.2)| 20.9(3.6)| 40.9(4.0)|57.1 (2.8)| 3.3 (0.9)| 6.0 (1.3)|47.9 (2.9)|16.4(2.0)|26.6 (2.3)
20 to 23 years ..................| 29.9 (4.2)| 13.1 (3.0)| 13.0(3.4)| 3.7 (1.6)| 20.1(4.2)| 50.0(4.8)|37.7 (3.8)| 8.7 (2.1)| 6.7 (2.1)|22.3 (3.0)|20.9(3.0)|41.4 (3.6)
24 to 29 years ..................| 36.5 (4.8)| 25.6 (4.6)| 8.4(2.2)| 2.5 (1.5)| 11.0(3.5)| 52.6(5.1)|34.4 (5.5)| 4.3 (1.8)| 7.2 (3.5)|23.0 (4.7)|22.7(5.8)|42.9 (6.3)
30 years or over ................| 30.6 (5.5)| 14.1 (3.8)| 14.5(3.3)| 2.0 (1.5)| 8.7(2.4)'| 60.7(5.8)|26.1 (4.3)|11.5 (3.5)| 4.3 (1.6)|10.3 (2.8)|17.0(4.2)|56.9 (5.1)
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Race/ethnicity | | | | | | | | | | | |
White, non-Hispanic .............| 40.5 (2.0)| 10.9 (1.3)| 18.2(1.5)| 11.4 (1.6)| 16.5(1.7)| 43.0(2.0)|68.1 (1.1)| 2.4 (0.3)| 3.8 (0.4)|61.9 (1.3)|12.5(0.7)|19.4 (0.9)
Black, non-Hispanic .............| 28.4 (4.2)| 16.7 (4.0)| 8.5(2.3)| 3.2 (1.3)| 13.3(2.9)| 58.3(4.3)|51.3 (2.6)| 4.6 (1.0)| 3.2 (0.8)|43.4 (2.8)|20.6(2.3)|28.2 (2.2)
Hispanic ........................| 34.3 (4.8)| 11.1 (3.2)| 17.8(3.2)| 5.5 (2.3)| 18.1(3.3)| 47.6(4.8)|53.9 (2.3)| 3.1 (0.7)| 6.8 (1.7)|44.0 (2.4)|20.4(1.8)|25.7 (2.1)
Asian/Pacific Islander ..........| 41.9 (9.2)| 11.6 (6.4)| 23.0(8.2)| 7.4 (3.7)| 21.2(7.7)| 36.9(8.7)|71.3 (3.1)| 0.2 (0.2)| 2.0 (0.8)|69.1 (3.1)|13.9(2.3)|14.8 (2.4)
American Indian/Alaska Native ...| # (†) | # (†) | # (†) | # (†) | # (†) | # (†) |55.4(10.6)| # (†) | 3.7 (3.7)|51.7(10.7)|26.1(8.4)|18.5 (6.8)
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Highest education level of parents | | | | | | | | | | | |
High school diploma or less .....| 36.5 (2.3)| 13.5 (1.8)| 17.0(1.9)| 6.0 (1.2)| 12.4(1.6)| 51.1(2.4)|52.0 (1.6)| 4.1 (0.6)| 4.8 (0.6)|43.1 (1.6)|16.5(1.3)|31.5 (1.5)
Some postsecondary ..............| 32.8 (3.3)| 10.1 (2.1)| 14.3(2.6)| 8.4 (2.0)| 19.0(2.8)| 48.2(2.9)|59.5 (1.9)| 3.1 (0.7)| 5.4 (1.1)|50.9 (2.1)|16.4(1.4)|24.2 (1.6)
Bachelor's degree ...............| 47.7 (4.2)| 9.1 (2.3)| 22.4(3.7)| 16.2 (3.2)| 18.8(3.5)| 33.5(3.9)|72.1 (1.5)| 1.8 (0.4)| 4.0 (0.6)|66.3 (1.5)|13.4(1.1)|14.5 (1.1)
Advanced degree .................| 45.4 (6.0)| 3.1 (2.0)| 17.2(4.4)| 25.2 (5.5)| 25.2(5.4)| 29.4(6.0)|76.5 (1.7)| 1.2 (0.3)| 1.4 (0.3)|73.9 (1.7)|11.7(1.2)|11.8 (1.2)
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Dependency status when first | | | | | | | | | | | |
enrolled | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dependent .......................| 42.1 (2.2)| 8.2 (1.2)| 20.1(1.8)| 13.8 (1.7)| 18.3(1.9)| 39.6(2.1)|68.0 (1.0)| 2.1 (0.2)| 3.6 (0.4)|62.1 (1.2)|14.0(0.6)|18.1 (0.7)
Independent .....................| 32.9 (3.1)| 17.6 (2.4)| 12.3(1.9)| 3.0 (0.9)| 13.8(2.4)| 53.4(3.5)|35.9 (2.9)| 8.8 (1.7)| 6.4 (1.6)|20.6 (2.3)|19.1(2.5)|45.0 (3.2)
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Dependent student family | | | | | | | | | | | |
income in 1994 | | | | | | | | | | | |
Less than $25,000 ...............| 43.0 (3.8)| 10.9 (2.6)| 24.5(3.4)| 7.6 (2.1)| 14.3(2.6)| 42.7(3.5)|58.8 (1.8)| 3.4 (0.7)| 5.1 (1.0)|50.3 (2.1)|18.6(1.5)|22.6 (1.5)
$25,000 to $44,999 ..............| 41.2 (4.5)| 10.5 (2.3)| 16.4(2.9)| 14.3 (2.7)| 19.1(3.0)| 39.6(3.6)|61.7 (1.7)| 2.3 (0.4)| 4.4 (0.8)|55.0 (1.7)|15.1(1.3)|23.1 (1.4)
$45,000 to $69,999 ..............| 40.2 (3.8)| 5.3 (1.8)| 22.1(3.2)| 12.8 (2.5)| 19.3(3.5)| 40.5(4.0)|69.1 (1.6)| 1.7 (0.4)| 3.7 (0.7)|63.6 (1.7)|13.2(1.0)|17.7 (1.3)
$70,000 or more .................| 44.7 (5.5)| 4.5 (1.8)| 15.8(3.6)| 24.4 (4.5)| 22.1(4.2)| 33.2(4.8)|77.4 (1.3)| 1.6 (0.4)| 2.0 (0.4)|73.8 (1.5)|10.7(1.0)|11.9 (0.9)
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Timing of postsecondary enrollment | | | | | | | | | | | |
Did not delay\3\ ................| 43.9 (2.3)| 7.0 (1.1)| 20.9(2.0)| 15.9 (1.8)| 18.4(2.0)| 37.7(2.1)|69.2 (1.0)| 1.9 (0.2)| 3.3 (0.4)|64.0 (1.1)|13.7(0.6)|17.1 (0.7)
Delayed entry ...................| 32.8 (2.7)| 15.6 (2.0)| 13.7(1.8)| 3.5 (1.0)| 14.9(2.0)| 52.3(2.8)|45.0 (2.2)| 6.6 (1.0)| 7.0 (1.3)|31.4 (2.1)|18.0(1.6)|37.0 (2.2)
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Attendance status when first | | | | | | | | | | | |
enrolled | | | | | | | | | | | |
Full-time .......................| 47.3 (2.4)| 10.2 (1.4)| 21.3(1.9)| 15.8 (2.1)| 15.9(2.0)| 36.8(2.3)|69.3 (1.0)| 1.9 (0.2)| 4.0 (0.4)|63.3 (1.2)|12.7(0.6)|18.0 (0.8)
Part-time .......................| 29.5 (3.2)| 13.9 (2.7)| 12.2(2.3)| 3.4 (1.0)| 15.6(2.4)| 54.9(3.4)|33.4 (3.2)| 7.3 (2.0)| 2.1 (0.8)|23.9 (3.3)|27.3(3.0)|39.3 (3.4)
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Intensity of enrollment | | | | | | | | | | | |
through 2001 | | | | | | | | | | | |
Always part-time ................| 13.2 (2.9)| 11.5 (2.8)| 1.7(0.8)| # (†) | 13.3(3.0)| 73.4(3.8)|10.3 (2.9)| 9.7 (2.9)| 0.6 (0.6)| # (†) |12.9(3.8)|76.8 (4.1)
Mixed ...........................| 42.3 (2.5)| 12.6 (1.7)| 20.8(2.0)| 8.9 (1.3)| 21.7(2.1)| 36.0(2.2)|51.7 (1.5)| 4.4 (0.6)| 5.5 (0.6)|41.8 (1.6)|26.6(1.3)|21.7 (1.1)
Always full-time ................| 49.5 (3.2)| 9.3 (1.4)| 22.0(2.8)| 18.1 (3.1)| 9.1(1.8)| 41.4(3.1)|74.2 (1.1)| 1.5 (0.2)| 3.3 (0.5)|69.4 (1.2)| 8.1(0.6)|17.8 (0.9)
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Degree goal at first institution | | | | | | | | | | | |
Certificate .....................| 45.2 (5.1)| 38.4 (5.3)| 6.2(2.3)| 0.7 (0.4)| 6.8(2.5)| 48.0(4.8)|37.7 (7.0)|16.1 (6.2)| 14.2 (7.5)| 7.5 (3.0)|19.4(6.5)|42.8 (6.7)
Associate degree ................| 40.9 (2.3)| 8.7 (1.3)| 24.7(2.1)| 7.5 (1.4)| 15.6(2.0)| 43.5(2.3)|52.6 (4.2)| 7.3 (2.4)| 24.7 (3.7)|20.7 (3.3)| 8.9(2.3)|38.5 (4.2)
Bachelor's degree ...............|\4\40.3 (3.7)|\4\ 6.0 (1.9)|\4\11.7(2.4)|\4\22.6 (3.3)|\4\21.9(3.5)|\4\37.8(3.4)|67.6 (1.0)| 2.1 (0.3)| 2.7 (0.3)|62.9 (1.1)|14.2(0.6)|18.2 (0.7)
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Worked while enrolled 1995-96 | | | | | | | | | | | |
Did not work ....................| 43.0 (3.0)| 13.9 (2.3)| 21.5(2.8)| 7.6 (1.9)| 10.4(2.5)| 46.6(3.1)|71.1 (1.3)| 2.0 (0.4)| 3.7 (0.7)|65.3 (1.6)|11.9(0.8)|17.0 (1.1)
Worked part time ................| 44.7 (2.6)| 8.5 (1.5)| 20.9(2.1)| 15.2 (2.0)| 18.4(2.4)| 36.9(2.3)|65.0 (1.3)| 2.3 (0.4)| 4.0 (0.4)|58.6 (1.4)|14.7(0.8)|20.3 (1.0)
Worked full time ................| 27.2 (2.6)| 14.3 (2.2)| 9.6(1.5)| 3.4 (0.9)| 17.0(2.5)| 55.8(2.9)|41.7 (2.6)| 7.1 (1.3)| 4.2 (1.1)|30.5 (2.5)|21.7(2.2)|36.6 (2.5)
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Control of first institution | | | | | | | | | | | |
Public ..........................| 36.7 (1.8)| 10.1 (1.3)| 16.4(1.4)| 10.3 (1.3)| 17.4(1.6)| 45.9(1.7)|60.5 (1.2)| 2.8 (0.3)| 4.4 (0.6)|53.3 (1.4)|17.4(0.8)|22.2 (1.0)
Private, not for profit .........| 58.9 (5.4)| 19.3 (4.6)| 27.8(3.9)| 11.8 (3.3)| 8.4(2.4)| 32.7(4.6)|73.6 (1.7)| 1.8 (0.3)| 2.8 (0.5)|68.9 (2.0)| 9.3(0.8)|17.1 (1.3)
Private, for profit .............| 55.6 (3.2)| 27.8 (3.9)| 25.8(3.9)| 2.0 (0.8)| 4.3(1.2)| 40.0(3.4)|52.8(10.5)|17.9 (7.2)| 14.9 (6.0)|20.0 (5.1)|11.1(3.1)|36.1 (8.6)
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Socioeconomic status in 1995-96\5\ | | | | | | | | | | | |
Not disadvantaged ...............| 41.7 (2.8)| 8.9 (1.8)| 18.1(2.1)| 14.6 (2.0)| 20.4(2.7)| 38.0(2.7)|71.4 (1.1)| 2.0 (0.3)| 3.3 (0.4)|66.1 (1.3)|12.3(0.7)|16.3 (0.8)
Minimally disadvantaged .........| 33.9 (2.4)| 12.8 (1.7)| 14.9(1.8)| 6.2 (1.4)| 13.1(1.6)| 53.0(2.7)|59.8 (1.6)| 3.7 (0.6)| 5.4 (0.7)|50.8 (1.7)|16.4(1.2)|23.8 (1.3)
Moderately or highly | | | | | | | | | | | |
disadvantaged ................| 43.7 (3.6)| 14.6 (3.0)| 21.6(3.4)| 7.5 (1.9)| 14.5(2.7)| 41.8(3.7)|47.1 (2.0)| 3.7 (0.8)| 3.8 (0.8)|39.6 (2.1)|19.5(1.9)|33.4 (2.1)
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†Not applicable. NOTE: Data reflect completion and enrollment status by spring 2001 of first-time postsecondary students starting in academic year 1995-96. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Standard errors appear in parentheses. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 1996/2001 Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study (BPS:96/01). (This table was prepared August 2003.)
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