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Table 264. Associate's degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by race/ethnicity and sex of student: Selected years, 1976–77 through 2004–05 
Year and sex Number of degrees conferred Percentage distribution of degrees conferred
Total White Black Hispanic Asian/ Pacific Islander American Indian/ Alaska Native Non- resident alien Total White Black Hispanic Asian/ Pacific Islander American Indian/ Alaska Native Non-resident alien
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Total                            
1976–771  404,956 342,290 33,159 16,636 7,044 2,498 3,329 100.0 84.5 8.2 4.1 1.7 0.6 0.8
1980–812  410,174 339,167 35,330 17,800 8,650 2,584 6,643 100.0 82.7 8.6 4.3 2.1 0.6 1.6
1989–90 455,102 376,816 34,326 21,504 13,066 3,430 5,960 100.0 82.8 7.5 4.7 2.9 0.8 1.3
                             
1990–91 481,720 391,264 38,835 25,540 15,257 3,871 6,953 100.0 81.2 8.1 5.3 3.2 0.8 1.4
1991–92 504,231 408,871 40,228 27,262 15,821 4,060 7,989 100.0 81.1 8.0 5.4 3.1 0.8 1.6
1992–93 514,756 411,435 42,886 30,283 16,763 4,408 8,981 100.0 79.9 8.3 5.9 3.3 0.9 1.7
1993–94 530,632 419,694 45,523 32,118 18,444 4,876 9,977 100.0 79.1 8.6 6.1 3.5 0.9 1.9
1994–95 539,691 420,656 47,067 35,962 20,677 5,482 9,847 100.0 77.9 8.7 6.7 3.8 1.0 1.8
                             
1995–96 555,216 426,106 52,014 38,254 23,138 5,573 10,131 100.0 76.7 9.4 6.9 4.2 1.0 1.8
1996–97 571,226 429,464 56,306 43,549 25,159 5,984 10,764 100.0 75.2 9.9 7.6 4.4 1.0 1.9
1997–98 558,555 413,561 55,314 45,876 25,196 6,246 12,362 100.0 74.0 9.9 8.2 4.5 1.1 2.2
1998–99 559,954 409,086 57,439 48,670 27,586 6,424 10,749 100.0 73.1 10.3 8.7 4.9 1.1 1.9
1999–2000 564,933 408,772 60,221 51,573 27,782 6,497 10,088 100.0 72.4 10.7 9.1 4.9 1.2 1.8
                             
2000–01 578,865 411,075 63,855 57,288 28,463 6,623 11,561 100.0 71.0 11.0 9.9 4.9 1.1 2.0
2001–02 595,133 417,733 67,343 60,003 30,945 6,832 12,277 100.0 70.2 11.3 10.1 5.2 1.1 2.1
2002–03 632,912 437,794 75,430 66,175 32,610 7,462 13,441 100.0 69.2 11.9 10.5 5.2 1.2 2.1
2003–04 665,301 456,047 81,183 72,270 33,149 8,119 14,533 100.0 68.5 12.2 10.9 5.0 1.2 2.2
2004–05 696,660 475,513 86,402 78,557 33,669 8,435 14,084 100.0 68.3 12.4 11.3 4.8 1.2 2.0
                             
Males                            
1976–771  209,672 178,236 15,330 9,105 3,630 1,216 2,155 100.0 85.0 7.3 4.3 1.7 0.6 1.0
1980–812  183,819 151,242 14,290 8,327 4,557 1,108 4,295 100.0 82.3 7.8 4.5 2.5 0.6 2.3
1989–90 191,195 158,954 12,502 9,370 6,170 1,364 2,835 100.0 83.1 6.5 4.9 3.2 0.7 1.5
                             
1990–91 198,634 161,858 14,143 10,738 7,164 1,439 3,292 100.0 81.5 7.1 5.4 3.6 0.7 1.7
1991–92 207,481 168,976 14,529 11,664 7,349 1,545 3,418 100.0 81.4 7.0 5.6 3.5 0.7 1.6
1992–93 211,964 169,841 15,689 13,014 7,937 1,680 3,803 100.0 80.1 7.4 6.1 3.7 0.8 1.8
1993–94 215,261 170,905 16,931 13,214 8,289 1,837 4,085 100.0 79.4 7.9 6.1 3.9 0.9 1.9
1994–95 218,352 170,251 16,727 15,670 9,252 2,098 4,354 100.0 78.0 7.7 7.2 4.2 1.0 2.0
                             
1995–96 219,514 169,230 17,941 15,740 10,229 1,993 4,381 100.0 77.1 8.2 7.2 4.7 0.9 2.0
1996–97 223,948 168,882 19,394 17,990 10,937 2,068 4,677 100.0 75.4 8.7 8.0 4.9 0.9 2.1
1997–98 217,613 161,212 18,686 19,108 10,953 2,252 5,402 100.0 74.1 8.6 8.8 5.0 1.0 2.5
1998–99 218,417 160,794 19,402 19,379 11,671 2,241 4,930 100.0 73.6 8.9 8.9 5.3 1.0 2.3
1999–2000 224,721 164,315 20,967 20,946 12,010 2,225 4,258 100.0 73.1 9.3 9.3 5.3 1.0 1.9
                             
2000–01 231,645 166,322 22,147 23,350 12,339 2,294 5,193 100.0 71.8 9.6 10.1 5.3 1.0 2.2
2001–02 238,109 170,622 22,806 23,963 13,256 2,308 5,154 100.0 71.7 9.6 10.1 5.6 1.0 2.2
2002–03 253,060 178,959 25,518 26,300 14,048 2,619 5,616 100.0 70.7 10.1 10.4 5.6 1.0 2.2
2003–04 260,033 183,819 25,961 27,828 13,907 2,740 5,778 100.0 70.7 10.0 10.7 5.3 1.1 2.2
2004–05 267,536 188,569 27,151 29,658 13,802 2,774 5,582 100.0 70.5 10.1 11.1 5.2 1.0 2.1
                             
Females                            
1976–771  195,284 164,054 17,829 7,531 3,414 1,282 1,174 100.0 84.0 9.1 3.9 1.7 0.7 0.6
1980–812  226,355 187,925 21,040 9,473 4,093 1,476 2,348 100.0 83.0 9.3 4.2 1.8 0.7 1.0
1989–90 263,907 217,862 21,824 12,134 6,896 2,066 3,125 100.0 82.6 8.3 4.6 2.6 0.8 1.2
                             
1990–91 283,086 229,406 24,692 14,802 8,093 2,432 3,661 100.0 81.0 8.7 5.2 2.9 0.9 1.3
1991–92 296,750 239,895 25,699 15,598 8,472 2,515 4,571 100.0 80.8 8.7 5.3 2.9 0.8 1.5
1992–93 302,792 241,594 27,197 17,269 8,826 2,728 5,178 100.0 79.8 9.0 5.7 2.9 0.9 1.7
1993–94 315,371 248,789 28,592 18,904 10,155 3,039 5,892 100.0 78.9 9.1 6.0 3.2 1.0 1.9
1994–95 321,339 250,405 30,340 20,292 11,425 3,384 5,493 100.0 77.9 9.4 6.3 3.6 1.1 1.7
                             
1995–96 335,702 256,876 34,073 22,514 12,909 3,580 5,750 100.0 76.5 10.1 6.7 3.8 1.1 1.7
1996–97 347,278 260,582 36,912 25,559 14,222 3,916 6,087 100.0 75.0 10.6 7.4 4.1 1.1 1.8
1997–98 340,942 252,349 36,628 26,768 14,243 3,994 6,960 100.0 74.0 10.7 7.9 4.2 1.2 2.0
1998–99 341,537 248,292 38,037 29,291 15,915 4,183 5,819 100.0 72.7 11.1 8.6 4.7 1.2 1.7
1999–2000 340,212 244,457 39,254 30,627 15,772 4,272 5,830 100.0 71.9 11.5 9.0 4.6 1.3 1.7
                             
2000–01 347,220 244,753 41,708 33,938 16,124 4,329 6,368 100.0 70.5 12.0 9.8 4.6 1.2 1.8
2001–02 357,024 247,111 44,537 36,040 17,689 4,524 7,123 100.0 69.2 12.5 10.1 5.0 1.3 2.0
2002–03 379,852 258,835 49,912 39,875 18,562 4,843 7,825 100.0 68.1 13.1 10.5 4.9 1.3 2.1
2003–04 405,268 272,228 55,222 44,442 19,242 5,379 8,755 100.0 67.2 13.6 11.0 4.7 1.3 2.2
2004–05 429,124 286,944 59,251 48,899 19,867 5,661 8,502 100.0 66.9 13.8 11.4 4.6 1.3 2.0
1 Excludes 1,170 males and 251 females whose racial/ethnic group was not available.
2 Excludes 4,819 males and 1,384 females whose racial/ethnic group was not available. NOTE: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic origin. For years 1989–90 to 2004–05, reported racial/ethnic distributions of students by level of degree, field of degree, and sex were used to estimate race/ethnicity for students whose race/ethnicity was not reported. (See Guide to Sources for details.) Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred" surveys, 1976–77 and 1980–81; and 1988–89 through 2004–05 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, "Completions Survey" (IPEDS-C:89–99), and Fall 2000 through Fall 2005. (This table was prepared July 2006.)

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