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| Table 343. | 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 |
| Student and institution characteristic | Students starting in 2-year institutions | Students starting in 4-year institutions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highest degree attained | No degree, still enrolled | No degree, not enrolled | Highest degree attained | No degree, still enrolled | No degree, not enrolled | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total, any degree1 | Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's2 | Total, any degree1 | Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||
| Sex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||
| 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) | ||||||
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 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 | 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) | |||||||
| 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) | ||||||
| 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) | ||||||
| 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) | ||||||
| Timing of postsecondary enrollment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Did not delay3 | 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) | ||||||
| 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) | ||||||
| Intensity of enrollment through 2001 |
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| 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) | ||||||
| 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 | 40.3 | 4 | (3.7) | 6.0 | 4 | (1.9) | 11.7 | 4 | (2.4) | 22.6 | 4 | (3.3) | 21.9 | 4 | (3.5) | 37.8 | 4 | (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) |
| 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) | ||||||
| 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) | ||||||
| Socioeconomic status in 1995-965 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #Rounds to zero. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡Reporting standards not met. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Includes a small percentage of students who had attained a degree and were still enrolled. Includes recipients of degrees not shown separately. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Includes a small percentage 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. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. 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.) |
