Digest of Education Statistics: 2005
Digest of Education Statistics: 2005

NCES 2006-030
June 2006


Table 310. 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
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                                   |                Highest degree attained               |              |              |              Highest degree attained         |          |
                                   |______________________________________________________|              |              |______________________________________________|No degree,|No degree,
Student and institution            |   Total, any|             |            |             |    No degree,|    No degree,|Total, any|           |           |     Bache-|     still|       not
characteristic                     |    degree\1\|  Certificate| Associate's|Bachelor's\2\|still enrolled|  not enrolled| degree\1\|Certificate|Associate's|   lor's\2\|  enrolled|  enrolled
___________________________________|_____________|_____________|____________|_____________|______________|______________|__________|___________|___________|___________|__________|__________
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)
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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's 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.
#Rounds to zero.
‡Reporting standards not met.
\1\Includes a small percent of students who had attained a degree and were still enrolled. Includes recipients of degrees not shown separately.
\2\Includes a small percent of students who had attained an advanced degree.
\3\Includes students with a standard high school diploma who enrolled in postsecondary education in the same year as their graduation.
\4\Includes students whose goal was to transfer to a 4-year institution.
\5\Determined by a socioeconomic diversity index that includes parental income as a percentage of the 1994 federal poverty level, parental education, and the proportion of the student body at the student's high school that was eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
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, 1996/01 Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study (BPS:96/01). (This table was prepared August 2003.)