Table 274.

Bachelor's degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by race/ethnicity and sex of student: Selected years, 1976-77 through 2005-06

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	917,900	807,688	58,636	18,743	13,793	3,326	15,714	100.0	88.0	6.4	2.0	1.5	0.4	1.7
1980–812	934,800	807,319	60,673	21,832	18,794	3,593	22,589	100.0	86.4	6.5	2.3	2.0	0.4	2.4
1989–90	1,051,344	887,151	61,046	32,829	39,230	4,390	26,698	100.0	84.4	5.8	3.1	3.7	0.4	2.5
1990–91	1,094,538	914,093	66,375	37,342	42,529	4,583	29,616	100.0	83.5	6.1	3.4	3.9	0.4	2.7
1991–92	1,136,553	941,663	72,680	41,087	47,428	5,228	28,467	100.0	82.9	6.4	3.6	4.2	0.5	2.5
1992–93	1,165,178	952,194	78,099	45,417	51,481	5,683	32,304	100.0	81.7	6.7	3.9	4.4	0.5	2.8
1993–94	1,169,275	939,008	83,909	50,299	55,689	6,192	34,178	100.0	80.3	7.2	4.3	4.8	0.5	2.9
1994–95	1,160,134	914,610	87,236	54,230	60,502	6,610	36,946	100.0	78.8	7.5	4.7	5.2	0.6	3.2
1995–96	1,164,792	905,846	91,496	58,351	64,433	6,976	37,690	100.0	77.8	7.9	5.0	5.5	0.6	3.2
1996–97	1,172,879	900,809	94,349	62,509	68,859	7,425	38,928	100.0	76.8	8.0	5.3	5.9	0.6	3.3
1997–98	1,184,406	901,344	98,251	66,005	71,678	7,903	39,225	100.0	76.1	8.3	5.6	6.1	0.7	3.3
1998–99	1,200,303	907,245	102,214	70,085	74,197	8,423	38,139	100.0	75.6	8.5	5.8	6.2	0.7	3.2
1999–2000	1,237,875	929,106	108,013	75,059	77,912	8,719	39,066	100.0	75.1	8.7	6.1	6.3	0.7	3.2
2000–01	1,244,171	927,357	111,307	77,745	78,902	9,049	39,811	100.0	74.5	8.9	6.2	6.3	0.7	3.2
2001–02	1,291,900	958,597	116,623	82,966	83,093	9,165	41,456	100.0	74.2	9.0	6.4	6.4	0.7	3.2
2002–033	1,348,811	994,616	124,253	89,029	87,964	9,875	43,074	100.0	73.7	9.2	6.6	6.5	0.7	3.2
2003–04	1,399,542	1,026,114	131,241	94,644	92,073	10,638	44,832	100.0	73.3	9.4	6.8	6.6	0.8	3.2
2004–05	1,439,264	1,049,141	136,122	101,124	97,209	10,307	45,361	100.0	72.9	9.5	7.0	6.8	0.7	3.2
2005–06	1,485,242	1,075,561	142,420	107,588	102,376	10,940	46,357	100.0	72.4	9.6	7.2	6.9	0.7	3.1
Males
1976–771	494,424	438,161	25,147	10,318	7,638	1,804	11,356	100.0	88.6	5.1	2.1	1.5	0.4	2.3
1980–812	469,625	406,173	24,511	10,810	10,107	1,700	16,324	100.0	86.5	5.2	2.3	2.2	0.4	3.5
1989–90	491,696	414,982	23,257	14,932	19,711	1,860	16,954	100.0	84.4	4.7	3.0	4.0	0.4	3.4
1990–91	504,045	421,290	24,800	16,598	21,203	1,938	18,216	100.0	83.6	4.9	3.3	4.2	0.4	3.6
1991–92	520,811	432,635	27,092	18,167	23,652	2,195	17,070	100.0	83.1	5.2	3.5	4.5	0.4	3.3
1992–93	532,881	437,262	28,962	19,883	25,303	2,450	19,021	100.0	82.1	5.4	3.7	4.7	0.5	3.6
1993–94	532,422	430,526	30,766	21,834	26,952	2,620	19,724	100.0	80.9	5.8	4.1	5.1	0.5	3.7
1994–95	526,131	417,878	31,793	23,626	28,992	2,739	21,103	100.0	79.4	6.0	4.5	5.5	0.5	4.0
1995–96	522,454	409,565	32,974	25,029	30,669	2,885	21,332	100.0	78.4	6.3	4.8	5.9	0.6	4.1
1996–97	520,515	403,366	33,616	26,318	32,521	2,996	21,698	100.0	77.5	6.5	5.1	6.2	0.6	4.2
1997–98	519,956	399,553	34,510	27,677	33,445	3,151	21,620	100.0	76.8	6.6	5.3	6.4	0.6	4.2
1998–99	518,746	396,996	34,876	28,662	34,225	3,323	20,664	100.0	76.5	6.7	5.5	6.6	0.6	4.0
1999–2000	530,367	402,961	37,024	30,301	35,853	3,464	20,764	100.0	76.0	7.0	5.7	6.8	0.7	3.9
2000–01	531,840	401,780	38,103	31,368	35,865	3,700	21,024	100.0	75.5	7.2	5.9	6.7	0.7	4.0
2001–02	549,816	414,892	39,196	32,951	37,660	3,624	21,493	100.0	75.5	7.1	6.0	6.8	0.7	3.9
2002–033	573,258	430,248	41,494	35,101	40,230	3,870	22,315	100.0	75.1	7.2	6.1	7.0	0.7	3.9
2003–04	595,425	445,483	43,851	37,288	41,360	4,244	23,199	100.0	74.8	7.4	6.3	6.9	0.7	3.9
2004–05	613,000	456,592	45,810	39,490	43,711	4,143	23,254	100.0	74.5	7.5	6.4	7.1	0.7	3.8
2005–06	630,600	467,467	48,079	41,814	45,809	4,203	23,228	100.0	74.1	7.6	6.6	7.3	0.7	3.7
Females
1976–771	423,476	369,527	33,489	8,425	6,155	1,522	4,358	100.0	87.3	7.9	2.0	1.5	0.4	1.0
1980–812	465,175	401,146	36,162	11,022	8,687	1,893	6,265	100.0	86.2	7.8	2.4	1.9	0.4	1.3
1989–90	559,648	472,169	37,789	17,897	19,519	2,530	9,744	100.0	84.4	6.8	3.2	3.5	0.5	1.7
1990–91	590,493	492,803	41,575	20,744	21,326	2,645	11,400	100.0	83.5	7.0	3.5	3.6	0.4	1.9
1991–92	615,742	509,028	45,588	22,920	23,776	3,033	11,397	100.0	82.7	7.4	3.7	3.9	0.5	1.9
1992–93	632,297	514,932	49,137	25,534	26,178	3,233	13,283	100.0	81.4	7.8	4.0	4.1	0.5	2.1
1993–94	636,853	508,482	53,143	28,465	28,737	3,572	14,454	100.0	79.8	8.3	4.5	4.5	0.6	2.3
1994–95	634,003	496,732	55,443	30,604	31,510	3,871	15,843	100.0	78.3	8.7	4.8	5.0	0.6	2.5
1995–96	642,338	496,281	58,522	33,322	33,764	4,091	16,358	100.0	77.3	9.1	5.2	5.3	0.6	2.5
1996–97	652,364	497,443	60,733	36,191	36,338	4,429	17,230	100.0	76.3	9.3	5.5	5.6	0.7	2.6
1997–98	664,450	501,791	63,741	38,328	38,233	4,752	17,605	100.0	75.5	9.6	5.8	5.8	0.7	2.6
1998–99	681,557	510,249	67,338	41,423	39,972	5,100	17,475	100.0	74.9	9.9	6.1	5.9	0.7	2.6
1999–2000	707,508	526,145	70,989	44,758	42,059	5,255	18,302	100.0	74.4	10.0	6.3	5.9	0.7	2.6
2000–01	712,331	525,577	73,204	46,377	43,037	5,349	18,787	100.0	73.8	10.3	6.5	6.0	0.8	2.6
2001–02	742,084	543,705	77,427	50,015	45,433	5,541	19,963	100.0	73.3	10.4	6.7	6.1	0.7	2.7
2002–033	775,553	564,368	82,759	53,928	47,734	6,005	20,759	100.0	72.8	10.7	7.0	6.2	0.8	2.7
2003–04	804,117	580,631	87,390	57,356	50,713	6,394	21,633	100.0	72.2	10.9	7.1	6.3	0.8	2.7
2004–05	826,264	592,549	90,312	61,634	53,498	6,164	22,107	100.0	71.7	10.9	7.5	6.5	0.7	2.7
2005–06	854,642	608,094	94,341	65,774	56,567	6,737	23,129	100.0	71.2	11.0	7.7	6.6	0.8	2.7

1 Excludes 1,121 males and 528 females whose racial/ethnic group was not available. 2 Excludes 258 males and 82 females whose racial/ethnic group was not available. 3 Data have been revised from previously published figures. NOTE: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. For 1989–90 and later years, 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 1989–90 through 2005–06 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, "Completions Survey" (IPEDS-C:90–99), and Fall 2000 through Fall 2006. (This table was prepared June 2007.)