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Table 376. | Percentage of first-time full-time bachelor's degree-seeking students at 4-year institutions who completed a bachelor's degree, by race/ethnicity, time to completion, sex, and control of institution: Selected cohort entry years, 1996 through 2005 |
Time to completion, sex, control of institution, and cohort entry year |
Total | White | Black | His- panic |
Asian/Pacific Islander | American Indian/ Alaska Native |
Two or more races |
Nonresi- dent alien |
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Total | Asian | Pacific Islander |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
Completing within 4 years after start, males and females |
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All 4-year institutions | ||||||||||
1996 starting cohort | 33.7 | 36.3 | 19.5 | 22.8 | 37.5 | — | — | 18.8 | — | 41.7 |
2000 starting cohort | 36.1 | 38.9 | 21.3 | 25.9 | 41.0 | — | — | 21.0 | — | 41.9 |
2002 starting cohort | 36.4 | 39.3 | 20.4 | 26.4 | 42.8 | — | — | 20.5 | — | 38.7 |
2003 starting cohort | 36.7 | 40.0 | 19.9 | 26.5 | 43.8 | — | — | 20.4 | — | 37.3 |
2004 starting cohort | 37.9 | 41.1 | 20.4 | 27.9 | 45.0 | — | — | 21.8 | — | 43.7 |
2005 starting cohort | 38.6 | 41.9 | 20.8 | 28.6 | 45.1 | 45.5 | 22.7 | 22.5 | 44.1 | 44.0 |
Public institutions | ||||||||||
1996 starting cohort | 26.0 | 28.3 | 15.0 | 15.8 | 28.5 | — | — | 14.5 | — | 30.9 |
2000 starting cohort | 29.0 | 31.4 | 17.9 | 18.9 | 33.7 | — | — | 16.4 | — | 32.7 |
2002 starting cohort | 29.9 | 32.3 | 16.9 | 20.1 | 35.8 | — | — | 16.0 | — | 33.4 |
2003 starting cohort | 30.7 | 33.4 | 16.5 | 20.6 | 37.5 | — | — | 17.0 | — | 33.7 |
2004 starting cohort | 31.3 | 34.2 | 16.4 | 21.5 | 37.9 | — | — | 17.2 | — | 34.4 |
2005 starting cohort | 32.0 | 35.2 | 16.6 | 22.5 | 38.8 | 39.1 | 16.9 | 17.9 | 28.8 | 33.5 |
Nonprofit institutions | ||||||||||
1996 starting cohort | 48.6 | 51.3 | 29.3 | 39.9 | 57.9 | — | — | 33.7 | — | 50.4 |
2000 starting cohort | 50.3 | 53.5 | 28.2 | 42.9 | 58.8 | — | — | 36.0 | — | 50.3 |
2002 starting cohort | 51.0 | 54.0 | 29.4 | 44.1 | 61.0 | — | — | 36.6 | — | 54.8 |
2003 starting cohort | 51.5 | 54.6 | 29.7 | 43.9 | 61.4 | — | — | 34.3 | — | 55.1 |
2004 starting cohort | 52.4 | 55.3 | 30.5 | 46.1 | 62.8 | — | — | 39.0 | — | 57.4 |
2005 starting cohort | 51.9 | 55.0 | 29.1 | 44.9 | 62.0 | 62.5 | 35.1 | 35.1 | 59.7 | 57.3 |
For-profit institutions | ||||||||||
1996 starting cohort | 21.8 | 26.3 | 14.8 | 20.1 | 24.6 | — | — | 16.5 | — | 33.8 |
2000 starting cohort | 25.7 | 30.3 | 22.5 | 27.4 | 42.7 | — | — | 28.0 | — | 36.5 |
2002 starting cohort | 14.2 | 17.5 | 10.0 | 19.1 | 29.4 | — | — | 11.2 | — | 3.4 |
2003 starting cohort | 12.7 | 16.0 | 8.9 | 17.9 | 24.1 | — | — | 6.8 | — | 3.6 |
2004 starting cohort | 20.4 | 27.0 | 13.2 | 20.6 | 31.5 | — | — | 9.3 | — | 10.5 |
2005 starting cohort | 35.7 | 39.3 | 28.3 | 27.9 | 41.1 | 43.3 | 20.0 | 33.8 | 24.4 | 15.4 |
Completing within 4 years after start, males |
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All 4-year institutions | ||||||||||
1996 starting cohort | 28.5 | 30.6 | 13.9 | 19.0 | 32.2 | — | — | 15.1 | — | 38.6 |
2000 starting cohort | 31.1 | 33.4 | 15.5 | 21.8 | 35.7 | — | — | 17.1 | — | 39.3 |
2002 starting cohort | 31.3 | 33.8 | 14.7 | 21.8 | 37.4 | — | — | 17.2 | — | 36.6 |
2003 starting cohort | 31.9 | 34.6 | 14.6 | 22.3 | 38.9 | — | — | 17.5 | — | 36.1 |
2004 starting cohort | 32.9 | 35.6 | 15.0 | 23.2 | 39.9 | — | — | 18.9 | — | 39.7 |
2005 starting cohort | 34.1 | 36.6 | 16.3 | 24.8 | 40.0 | 40.3 | 20.8 | 20.1 | 40.1 | 40.2 |
Public institutions | ||||||||||
1996 starting cohort | 20.8 | 22.6 | 9.9 | 12.5 | 23.4 | — | — | 10.9 | — | 28.6 |
2000 starting cohort | 23.6 | 25.5 | 11.7 | 14.5 | 27.8 | — | — | 11.9 | — | 30.2 |
2002 starting cohort | 24.5 | 26.6 | 11.0 | 15.8 | 30.4 | — | — | 12.7 | — | 30.3 |
2003 starting cohort | 25.6 | 27.8 | 10.9 | 16.4 | 32.5 | — | — | 14.1 | — | 30.6 |
2004 starting cohort | 26.1 | 28.4 | 11.2 | 16.9 | 32.8 | — | — | 14.5 | — | 30.1 |
2005 starting cohort | 27.1 | 29.7 | 11.5 | 18.4 | 33.5 | 33.8 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 26.5 | 29.9 |
Nonprofit institutions | ||||||||||
1996 starting cohort | 43.6 | 46.2 | 22.1 | 35.0 | 53.5 | — | — | 28.9 | — | 47.0 |
2000 starting cohort | 46.0 | 48.9 | 22.3 | 38.2 | 56.1 | — | — | 33.2 | — | 48.0 |
2002 starting cohort | 46.3 | 49.1 | 22.9 | 38.8 | 57.6 | — | — | 32.1 | — | 50.6 |
2003 starting cohort | 46.9 | 49.7 | 23.1 | 39.8 | 58.4 | — | — | 30.6 | — | 51.1 |
2004 starting cohort | 47.7 | 50.5 | 23.2 | 41.1 | 59.1 | — | — | 35.4 | — | 53.2 |
2005 starting cohort | 47.2 | 50.2 | 22.5 | 40.4 | 58.4 | 58.9 | 29.9 | 30.7 | 55.5 | 52.6 |
For-profit institutions | ||||||||||
1996 starting cohort | 22.3 | 25.5 | 16.1 | 23.0 | 27.7 | — | — | 25.6 | — | 33.1 |
2000 starting cohort | 30.1 | 34.3 | 23.7 | 30.9 | 44.5 | — | — | 28.7 | — | 36.7 |
2002 starting cohort | 17.0 | 20.9 | 11.8 | 20.1 | 33.3 | — | — | 17.6 | — | 4.0 |
2003 starting cohort | 15.3 | 18.9 | 10.6 | 19.4 | 27.0 | — | — | 9.4 | — | 4.8 |
2004 starting cohort | 23.3 | 30.2 | 14.8 | 21.6 | 36.6 | — | — | 12.3 | — | 10.7 |
2005 starting cohort | 42.5 | 45.2 | 36.5 | 32.8 | 43.0 | 44.1 | 31.0 | 47.9 | 24.4 | 16.7 |
Completing within 4 years after start, females |
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All 4-year institutions | ||||||||||
1996 starting cohort | 38.0 | 41.1 | 23.2 | 25.8 | 42.2 | — | — | 21.7 | — | 45.8 |
2000 starting cohort | 40.2 | 43.5 | 25.2 | 29.0 | 45.7 | — | — | 24.0 | — | 45.3 |
2002 starting cohort | 40.5 | 43.9 | 24.3 | 29.9 | 47.4 | — | — | 23.0 | — | 41.0 |
2003 starting cohort | 40.6 | 44.4 | 23.6 | 29.5 | 48.0 | — | — | 22.5 | — | 38.4 |
2004 starting cohort | 42.1 | 45.8 | 24.1 | 31.3 | 49.4 | — | — | 23.9 | — | 48.1 |
2005 starting cohort | 42.3 | 46.3 | 23.9 | 31.4 | 49.6 | 50.1 | 24.2 | 24.4 | 47.3 | 48.4 |
Public institutions | ||||||||||
1996 starting cohort | 30.3 | 33.3 | 18.3 | 18.4 | 33.2 | — | — | 17.3 | — | 34.1 |
2000 starting cohort | 33.5 | 36.3 | 22.0 | 22.2 | 39.1 | — | — | 19.9 | — | 36.2 |
2002 starting cohort | 34.3 | 37.2 | 20.9 | 23.4 | 40.8 | — | — | 18.5 | — | 37.0 |
2003 starting cohort | 34.9 | 38.2 | 20.2 | 23.8 | 42.0 | — | — | 19.2 | — | 37.1 |
2004 starting cohort | 35.7 | 39.2 | 19.8 | 24.9 | 42.6 | — | — | 19.3 | — | 39.6 |
2005 starting cohort | 36.2 | 40.0 | 20.0 | 25.5 | 43.5 | 43.9 | 19.0 | 20.2 | 30.8 | 37.7 |
Nonprofit institutions | ||||||||||
1996 starting cohort | 52.6 | 55.5 | 34.2 | 43.5 | 61.6 | — | — | 37.5 | — | 54.4 |
2000 starting cohort | 53.7 | 57.3 | 32.3 | 46.2 | 60.9 | — | — | 38.1 | — | 53.2 |
2002 starting cohort | 54.7 | 57.8 | 34.0 | 47.8 | 63.6 | — | — | 39.9 | — | 59.2 |
2003 starting cohort | 55.1 | 58.4 | 34.3 | 46.6 | 63.6 | — | — | 36.9 | — | 59.5 |
2004 starting cohort | 56.2 | 59.1 | 35.8 | 49.5 | 65.6 | — | — | 41.5 | — | 61.9 |
2005 starting cohort | 55.6 | 58.9 | 33.9 | 47.9 | 64.7 | 65.2 | 38.6 | 38.4 | 62.9 | 62.6 |
For-profit institutions | ||||||||||
1996 starting cohort | 21.1 | 27.5 | 13.7 | 16.1 | 20.3 | — | — | 9.6 | — | 34.6 |
2000 starting cohort | 20.7 | 24.5 | 21.4 | 23.1 | 39.3 | — | — | 27.2 | — | 36.3 |
2002 starting cohort | 11.6 | 14.0 | 8.7 | 18.1 | 23.9 | — | — | 6.0 | — | 3.1 |
2003 starting cohort | 10.6 | 13.6 | 7.9 | 16.6 | 21.2 | — | — | 5.2 | — | 2.9 |
2004 starting cohort | 17.7 | 23.6 | 12.2 | 19.7 | 25.3 | — | — | 7.2 | — | 10.4 |
2005 starting cohort | 28.2 | 31.8 | 21.6 | 23.1 | 38.1 | 42.0 | 5.9 | 21.6 | 24.5 | 14.4 |
Completing within 5 years after start, males and females |
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All 4-year institutions | ||||||||||
1996 starting cohort | 50.2 | 53.3 | 33.3 | 38.9 | 56.4 | — | — | 33.3 | — | 54.3 |
2000 starting cohort | 52.6 | 55.7 | 36.0 | 42.4 | 60.1 | — | — | 35.1 | — | 55.2 |
2002 starting cohort | 52.3 | 55.7 | 34.3 | 42.5 | 61.0 | — | — | 33.8 | — | 50.6 |
2003 starting cohort | 52.8 | 56.6 | 33.8 | 42.7 | 62.0 | — | — | 33.4 | — | 49.5 |
2004 starting cohort | 53.9 | 57.5 | 34.2 | 44.0 | 62.9 | — | — | 34.7 | — | 57.2 |
2005 starting cohort | 54.3 | 58.0 | 34.7 | 44.7 | 63.1 | 63.5 | 40.8 | 35.3 | 58.6 | 58.0 |
Public institutions | ||||||||||
1996 starting cohort | 45.9 | 49.0 | 30.5 | 34.1 | 51.3 | — | — | 30.0 | — | 46.5 |
2000 starting cohort | 49.1 | 51.9 | 34.6 | 38.0 | 56.8 | — | — | 31.9 | — | 49.8 |
2002 starting cohort | 49.2 | 52.2 | 32.9 | 38.8 | 57.7 | — | — | 30.8 | — | 50.4 |
2003 starting cohort | 50.2 | 53.5 | 32.3 | 39.4 | 59.0 | — | — | 31.6 | — | 51.2 |
2004 starting cohort | 50.6 | 54.0 | 32.0 | 40.2 | 59.3 | — | — | 31.7 | — | 51.9 |
2005 starting cohort | 51.1 | 54.7 | 32.4 | 41.3 | 59.9 | 60.2 | 38.9 | 32.5 | 47.8 | 51.3 |
Nonprofit institutions | ||||||||||
1996 starting cohort | 59.2 | 61.8 | 40.2 | 51.4 | 68.7 | — | — | 45.2 | — | 60.4 |
2000 starting cohort | 60.8 | 63.8 | 39.9 | 55.1 | 70.0 | — | — | 46.9 | — | 60.4 |
2002 starting cohort | 61.3 | 64.2 | 40.2 | 55.7 | 71.1 | — | — | 46.7 | — | 64.7 |
2003 starting cohort | 62.1 | 65.1 | 41.1 | 56.0 | 71.9 | — | — | 44.3 | — | 65.4 |
2004 starting cohort | 62.9 | 65.6 | 41.7 | 57.7 | 73.1 | — | — | 47.9 | — | 67.8 |
2005 starting cohort | 62.3 | 65.3 | 40.4 | 56.4 | 72.8 | 73.2 | 49.4 | 43.9 | 71.3 | 67.8 |
For-profit institutions | ||||||||||
1996 starting cohort | 25.4 | 30.1 | 17.8 | 23.1 | 27.3 | — | — | 19.8 | — | 51.6 |
2000 starting cohort | 30.0 | 34.8 | 28.0 | 31.3 | 45.1 | — | — | 29.4 | — | 44.0 |
2002 starting cohort | 17.2 | 20.7 | 12.5 | 22.7 | 32.0 | — | — | 12.6 | — | 6.0 |
2003 starting cohort | 17.7 | 21.4 | 13.8 | 22.7 | 28.7 | — | — | 9.8 | — | 7.9 |
2004 starting cohort | 25.8 | 32.6 | 19.0 | 25.7 | 36.5 | — | — | 15.5 | — | 17.6 |
2005 starting cohort | 39.8 | 43.7 | 32.0 | 33.3 | 46.3 | 48.3 | 27.1 | 37.2 | 27.1 | 24.1 |
Completing within 5 years after start, males |
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All 4-year institutions | ||||||||||
1996 starting cohort | 46.2 | 49.2 | 27.0 | 34.4 | 51.8 | — | — | 31.2 | — | 51.5 |
2000 starting cohort | 49.0 | 52.0 | 29.9 | 37.8 | 56.5 | — | — | 31.6 | — | 53.0 |
2002 starting cohort | 48.7 | 52.1 | 28.2 | 37.5 | 57.4 | — | — | 30.9 | — | 49.3 |
2003 starting cohort | 49.6 | 53.3 | 28.3 | 38.4 | 58.5 | — | — | 30.8 | — | 48.8 |
2004 starting cohort | 50.5 | 54.0 | 28.6 | 39.2 | 59.3 | — | — | 31.9 | — | 53.5 |
2005 starting cohort | 51.3 | 54.8 | 29.9 | 41.1 | 59.4 | 59.7 | 39.5 | 34.2 | 55.5 | 54.2 |
Public institutions | ||||||||||
1996 starting cohort | 41.6 | 44.6 | 24.0 | 29.4 | 46.4 | — | — | 27.7 | — | 44.1 |
2000 starting cohort | 44.8 | 47.6 | 27.4 | 32.6 | 52.1 | — | — | 27.7 | — | 47.2 |
2002 starting cohort | 45.3 | 48.3 | 26.0 | 33.7 | 53.7 | — | — | 27.5 | — | 47.0 |
2003 starting cohort | 46.6 | 49.9 | 26.3 | 34.6 | 55.1 | — | — | 28.6 | — | 48.0 |
2004 starting cohort | 46.8 | 50.2 | 26.0 | 35.1 | 55.3 | — | — | 28.6 | — | 47.2 |
2005 starting cohort | 47.8 | 51.3 | 26.7 | 37.1 | 56.0 | 56.3 | 36.9 | 31.2 | 44.9 | 46.9 |
Nonprofit institutions | ||||||||||
1996 starting cohort | 55.8 | 58.5 | 34.0 | 47.4 | 65.9 | — | — | 42.9 | — | 57.7 |
2000 starting cohort | 58.5 | 61.3 | 35.1 | 51.7 | 69.9 | — | — | 45.9 | — | 58.9 |
2002 starting cohort | 58.5 | 61.5 | 34.7 | 51.4 | 70.0 | — | — | 44.0 | — | 61.9 |
2003 starting cohort | 59.3 | 62.3 | 35.0 | 53.1 | 70.6 | — | — | 41.5 | — | 62.1 |
2004 starting cohort | 60.0 | 62.8 | 35.5 | 53.9 | 71.1 | — | — | 45.9 | — | 64.4 |
2005 starting cohort | 59.2 | 62.2 | 34.6 | 53.2 | 70.2 | 70.7 | 45.2 | 40.3 | 69.1 | 63.8 |
For-profit institutions | ||||||||||
1996 starting cohort | 25.6 | 29.2 | 18.1 | 25.4 | 29.9 | — | — | 30.8 | — | 51.0 |
2000 starting cohort | 33.6 | 38.1 | 27.6 | 34.4 | 46.4 | — | — | 28.7 | — | 43.1 |
2002 starting cohort | 19.9 | 24.1 | 14.3 | 23.6 | 35.4 | — | — | 18.5 | — | 6.3 |
2003 starting cohort | 20.0 | 24.1 | 14.5 | 23.4 | 30.7 | — | — | 13.3 | — | 7.8 |
2004 starting cohort | 27.6 | 34.8 | 18.9 | 26.0 | 41.5 | — | — | 15.1 | — | 16.8 |
2005 starting cohort | 45.9 | 49.0 | 39.4 | 37.0 | 47.6 | 48.4 | 39.1 | 51.2 | 27.7 | 24.9 |
Completing within 5 years after start, females |
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All 4-year institutions | ||||||||||
1996 starting cohort | 53.6 | 56.8 | 37.5 | 42.4 | 60.5 | — | — | 34.9 | — | 57.9 |
2000 starting cohort | 55.6 | 58.8 | 40.2 | 45.9 | 63.4 | — | — | 37.8 | — | 58.0 |
2002 starting cohort | 55.2 | 58.6 | 38.4 | 46.2 | 64.1 | — | — | 36.0 | — | 52.0 |
2003 starting cohort | 55.4 | 59.4 | 37.6 | 45.8 | 64.9 | — | — | 35.3 | — | 50.1 |
2004 starting cohort | 56.8 | 60.5 | 38.1 | 47.5 | 66.0 | — | — | 36.8 | — | 61.3 |
2005 starting cohort | 56.8 | 60.8 | 38.0 | 47.4 | 66.4 | 66.9 | 41.8 | 36.1 | 61.2 | 62.4 |
Public institutions | ||||||||||
1996 starting cohort | 49.5 | 52.7 | 34.8 | 37.8 | 56.0 | — | — | 31.8 | — | 50.0 |
2000 starting cohort | 52.7 | 55.5 | 39.3 | 42.1 | 61.0 | — | — | 35.1 | — | 53.5 |
2002 starting cohort | 52.5 | 55.4 | 37.6 | 42.6 | 61.5 | — | — | 33.2 | — | 54.4 |
2003 starting cohort | 53.2 | 56.6 | 36.4 | 43.1 | 62.5 | — | — | 33.8 | — | 54.8 |
2004 starting cohort | 53.7 | 57.3 | 35.9 | 44.0 | 62.9 | — | — | 34.0 | — | 57.5 |
2005 starting cohort | 53.9 | 57.7 | 36.1 | 44.4 | 63.3 | 63.7 | 40.4 | 33.5 | 50.3 | 56.5 |
Nonprofit institutions | ||||||||||
1996 starting cohort | 61.8 | 64.5 | 44.5 | 54.3 | 71.0 | — | — | 47.0 | — | 63.7 |
2000 starting cohort | 62.7 | 65.8 | 43.2 | 57.4 | 70.0 | — | — | 47.7 | — | 62.3 |
2002 starting cohort | 63.5 | 66.4 | 44.0 | 58.7 | 71.9 | — | — | 48.6 | — | 67.7 |
2003 starting cohort | 64.4 | 67.3 | 45.4 | 57.9 | 72.9 | — | — | 46.3 | — | 69.1 |
2004 starting cohort | 65.2 | 67.8 | 46.2 | 60.3 | 74.6 | — | — | 49.2 | — | 71.5 |
2005 starting cohort | 64.8 | 67.7 | 44.6 | 58.6 | 74.7 | 75.2 | 52.3 | 46.6 | 72.9 | 72.3 |
For-profit institutions | ||||||||||
1996 starting cohort | 25.1 | 31.4 | 17.6 | 20.0 | 23.7 | — | — | 11.5 | — | 52.2 |
2000 starting cohort | 25.9 | 30.0 | 28.4 | 27.5 | 42.6 | — | — | 30.4 | — | 45.1 |
2002 starting cohort | 14.7 | 17.3 | 11.2 | 21.7 | 27.1 | — | — | 8.0 | — | 5.8 |
2003 starting cohort | 15.9 | 19.1 | 13.4 | 22.1 | 26.7 | — | — | 7.6 | — | 8.0 |
2004 starting cohort | 24.1 | 30.3 | 19.1 | 25.4 | 30.5 | — | — | 15.8 | — | 18.2 |
2005 starting cohort | 32.9 | 36.8 | 26.1 | 29.7 | 44.3 | 48.3 | 11.8 | 24.9 | 26.5 | 23.5 |
Completing within 6 years after start, males and females |
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All 4-year institutions | ||||||||||
1996 starting cohort | 55.4 | 58.1 | 38.9 | 45.7 | 63.4 | — | — | 38.0 | — | 58.0 |
2000 starting cohort | 57.5 | 60.2 | 42.1 | 49.1 | 66.7 | — | — | 40.2 | — | 59.6 |
2002 starting cohort | 57.2 | 60.2 | 40.1 | 48.9 | 67.1 | — | — | 38.3 | — | 55.3 |
2003 starting cohort | 57.4 | 60.8 | 39.1 | 48.7 | 68.0 | — | — | 38.3 | — | 53.3 |
2004 starting cohort | 58.3 | 61.5 | 39.5 | 50.1 | 68.7 | — | — | 39.4 | — | 61.5 |
2005 starting cohort1 | 58.8 | 62.1 | 39.9 | 51.0 | 69.2 | 69.6 | 48.5 | 39.8 | 64.3 | 62.6 |
Open admissions | 31.4 | 38.8 | 17.8 | 30.1 | 38.0 | 39.8 | 25.4 | 15.9 | 40.6 | 34.0 |
90 percent or more accepted | 45.3 | 48.2 | 30.8 | 32.9 | 44.3 | 44.2 | 45.3 | 33.1 | 50.0 | 49.8 |
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted | 56.4 | 59.4 | 40.1 | 47.9 | 58.9 | 59.0 | 48.0 | 38.7 | 56.0 | 57.0 |
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted | 60.9 | 64.3 | 41.8 | 54.2 | 68.6 | 69.0 | 50.0 | 42.3 | 58.9 | 63.3 |
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted | 70.0 | 75.9 | 47.6 | 58.6 | 75.9 | 76.1 | 59.2 | 57.2 | 85.1 | 72.5 |
Less than 25.0 percent accepted | 88.3 | 89.3 | 72.2 | 85.9 | 93.0 | 93.3 | 62.2 | 77.0 | 90.7 | 89.7 |
Public institutions | ||||||||||
1996 starting cohort | 51.7 | 54.3 | 36.8 | 42.1 | 59.5 | — | — | 35.3 | — | 51.3 |
2000 starting cohort | 54.8 | 57.1 | 40.8 | 46.0 | 64.1 | — | — | 37.5 | — | 54.6 |
2002 starting cohort | 54.9 | 57.4 | 39.4 | 46.3 | 64.7 | — | — | 35.7 | — | 55.5 |
2003 starting cohort | 55.7 | 58.6 | 38.6 | 46.9 | 65.8 | — | — | 37.1 | — | 56.2 |
2004 starting cohort | 56.0 | 58.9 | 38.3 | 47.8 | 66.2 | — | — | 37.0 | — | 57.2 |
2005 starting cohort1 | 56.5 | 59.6 | 38.6 | 48.7 | 67.0 | 67.2 | 49.5 | 37.8 | 55.9 | 57.3 |
Open admissions | 31.7 | 36.9 | 16.9 | 31.4 | 38.6 | 38.9 | 23.1 | 14.6 | 41.6 | 46.0 |
90 percent or more accepted | 44.2 | 47.2 | 29.8 | 31.7 | 41.9 | 41.7 | 51.9 | 31.9 | 52.7 | 49.5 |
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted | 55.2 | 57.8 | 40.1 | 46.8 | 58.8 | 58.8 | 54.8 | 37.7 | 52.3 | 56.0 |
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted | 60.2 | 63.6 | 41.5 | 53.8 | 68.6 | 69.0 | 46.5 | 40.5 | 55.7 | 60.3 |
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted | 62.0 | 69.0 | 42.7 | 51.1 | 67.8 | 68.0 | 53.8 | 53.4 | 62.7 | 56.4 |
Less than 25.0 percent accepted | 85.0 | 83.8 | 73.1 | 80.8 | 90.9 | 91.1 | 72.0 | 80.8 | 80.8 | 86.3 |
Nonprofit institutions | ||||||||||
1996 starting cohort | 63.1 | 65.7 | 44.6 | 55.7 | 73.5 | — | — | 48.1 | — | 63.4 |
2000 starting cohort | 64.5 | 67.0 | 45.9 | 59.0 | 75.2 | — | — | 50.9 | — | 64.5 |
2002 starting cohort | 64.6 | 67.2 | 44.9 | 59.5 | 75.3 | — | — | 49.8 | — | 68.3 |
2003 starting cohort | 65.1 | 67.7 | 45.0 | 59.4 | 75.9 | — | — | 47.6 | — | 69.1 |
2004 starting cohort | 65.4 | 67.9 | 44.9 | 60.5 | 76.2 | — | — | 50.7 | — | 71.2 |
2005 starting cohort1 | 65.1 | 67.8 | 43.8 | 60.4 | 76.4 | 76.9 | 52.6 | 46.4 | 75.2 | 70.9 |
Open admissions | 35.8 | 43.7 | 20.5 | 28.5 | 40.4 | 41.7 | 26.7 | 15.7 | 36.7 | 37.7 |
90 percent or more accepted | 49.3 | 52.0 | 32.2 | 39.0 | 50.6 | 51.8 | 41.1 | 41.2 | 46.2 | 50.3 |
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted | 60.0 | 63.1 | 40.7 | 51.4 | 59.6 | 60.3 | 43.8 | 44.7 | 63.4 | 58.9 |
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted | 63.5 | 66.6 | 43.8 | 57.9 | 69.6 | 69.7 | 67.9 | 48.7 | 67.0 | 66.9 |
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted | 79.4 | 82.9 | 55.3 | 74.7 | 87.9 | 88.1 | 70.5 | 67.4 | 89.5 | 81.4 |
Less than 25.0 percent accepted | 90.6 | 93.3 | 71.9 | 90.7 | 95.7 | 96.2 | 50.0 | 74.7 | 94.2 | 90.3 |
For-profit institutions | ||||||||||
1996 starting cohort | 28.0 | 33.2 | 19.2 | 24.6 | 28.9 | — | — | 23.1 | — | 54.0 |
2000 starting cohort | 32.6 | 38.1 | 29.7 | 33.8 | 47.3 | — | — | 30.4 | — | 47.5 |
2002 starting cohort | 22.0 | 25.5 | 16.3 | 27.5 | 35.5 | — | — | 17.1 | — | 12.5 |
2003 starting cohort | 20.4 | 24.5 | 16.1 | 24.9 | 31.3 | — | — | 11.9 | — | 9.3 |
2004 starting cohort | 28.4 | 35.3 | 21.3 | 28.9 | 38.9 | — | — | 19.2 | — | 21.7 |
2005 starting cohort | 42.3 | 45.9 | 34.9 | 36.8 | 49.4 | 51.4 | 31.0 | 39.6 | 27.6 | 28.4 |
Completing within 6 years after start, males |
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All 4-year institutions | ||||||||||
1996 starting cohort | 52.0 | 54.8 | 32.8 | 41.3 | 59.5 | — | — | 36.2 | — | 55.4 |
2000 starting cohort | 54.3 | 57.1 | 35.6 | 44.6 | 62.9 | — | — | 37.1 | — | 56.8 |
2002 starting cohort | 54.1 | 57.3 | 34.0 | 44.1 | 64.0 | — | — | 35.1 | — | 53.9 |
2003 starting cohort | 54.8 | 58.2 | 33.9 | 44.6 | 65.0 | — | — | 36.4 | — | 52.8 |
2004 starting cohort | 55.5 | 58.8 | 34.2 | 45.6 | 65.7 | — | — | 37.5 | — | 58.5 |
2005 starting cohort1 | 56.3 | 59.5 | 35.2 | 47.5 | 66.3 | 66.6 | 49.0 | 38.9 | 61.3 | 59.2 |
Open admissions | 30.7 | 38.4 | 15.2 | 26.6 | 36.7 | 37.3 | 32.3 | 15.3 | 36.0 | 34.9 |
90 percent or more accepted | 42.9 | 45.8 | 26.5 | 30.5 | 41.3 | 41.2 | 44.7 | 31.5 | 45.2 | 44.1 |
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted | 53.4 | 56.4 | 34.5 | 43.9 | 56.3 | 56.4 | 47.7 | 38.6 | 51.0 | 53.0 |
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted | 58.0 | 61.3 | 36.9 | 50.6 | 65.8 | 66.0 | 50.9 | 39.2 | 53.5 | 59.2 |
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted | 67.4 | 73.9 | 40.0 | 53.6 | 72.2 | 72.4 | 55.7 | 54.1 | 83.6 | 69.3 |
Less than 25.0 percent accepted | 86.5 | 87.7 | 68.0 | 82.5 | 91.8 | 92.0 | 66.7 | 78.0 | 88.9 | 88.9 |
Public institutions | ||||||||||
1996 starting cohort | 48.1 | 50.8 | 30.3 | 37.5 | 55.2 | — | — | 33.1 | — | 48.8 |
2000 starting cohort | 51.3 | 53.8 | 34.1 | 41.1 | 60.0 | — | — | 33.6 | — | 52.1 |
2002 starting cohort | 51.7 | 54.4 | 32.9 | 41.4 | 61.3 | — | — | 32.2 | — | 52.5 |
2003 starting cohort | 52.9 | 55.9 | 32.9 | 42.3 | 62.7 | — | — | 34.9 | — | 53.3 |
2004 starting cohort | 53.0 | 56.0 | 32.7 | 43.0 | 62.9 | — | — | 34.9 | — | 53.0 |
2005 starting cohort1 | 53.9 | 57.1 | 33.2 | 44.8 | 64.0 | 64.2 | 50.7 | 36.8 | 52.7 | 53.3 |
Open admissions | 29.1 | 35.0 | 13.7 | 25.4 | 36.3 | 36.5 | 30.0 | 15.2 | 27.3 | 43.1 |
90 percent or more accepted | 42.6 | 45.5 | 26.5 | 29.2 | 39.1 | 39.0 | 46.2 | 31.4 | 45.1 | 43.6 |
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted | 52.7 | 55.4 | 35.1 | 43.7 | 56.4 | 56.4 | 57.1 | 37.5 | 47.5 | 51.5 |
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted | 57.5 | 60.6 | 36.2 | 50.8 | 65.8 | 66.1 | 47.6 | 37.4 | 51.8 | 57.2 |
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted | 57.9 | 65.5 | 35.1 | 44.4 | 63.6 | 63.7 | 54.5 | 51.8 | 51.7 | 51.1 |
Less than 25.0 percent accepted | 82.4 | 81.6 | 70.1 | 76.8 | 89.1 | 89.3 | 74.1 | 81.5 | 83.1 | 83.9 |
Nonprofit institutions | ||||||||||
1996 starting cohort | 60.4 | 63.0 | 38.9 | 52.1 | 71.5 | — | — | 46.7 | — | 60.9 |
2000 starting cohort | 61.7 | 64.4 | 39.3 | 55.3 | 73.1 | — | — | 50.1 | — | 61.7 |
2002 starting cohort | 61.9 | 64.8 | 38.6 | 55.4 | 73.8 | — | — | 46.6 | — | 65.4 |
2003 starting cohort | 62.4 | 65.2 | 38.9 | 56.6 | 74.2 | — | — | 45.4 | — | 65.6 |
2004 starting cohort | 63.0 | 65.7 | 39.2 | 57.0 | 74.4 | — | — | 49.3 | — | 68.2 |
2005 starting cohort1 | 62.4 | 65.3 | 38.1 | 57.1 | 74.6 | 75.0 | 49.2 | 42.7 | 73.5 | 67.3 |
Open admissions | 33.6 | 42.1 | 16.6 | 27.6 | 35.2 | 36.4 | 23.5 | 11.2 | 39.4 | 37.0 |
90 percent or more accepted | 44.6 | 47.0 | 25.5 | 36.8 | 47.2 | 47.6 | 44.0 | 28.0 | 40.0 | 44.8 |
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted | 55.7 | 59.2 | 33.5 | 46.0 | 56.5 | 57.0 | 41.2 | 45.5 | 57.9 | 55.6 |
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted | 60.6 | 63.7 | 40.3 | 53.5 | 66.9 | 66.9 | 65.9 | 45.1 | 62.1 | 61.9 |
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted | 78.6 | 82.3 | 48.3 | 73.4 | 86.0 | 86.2 | 58.3 | 62.0 | 88.9 | 79.1 |
Less than 25.0 percent accepted | 89.6 | 92.9 | 67.4 | 87.8 | 95.1 | 95.4 | 44.4 | 75.4 | 92.1 | 89.7 |
For-profit institutions | ||||||||||
1996 starting cohort | 28.0 | 32.3 | 19.4 | 26.7 | 31.7 | — | — | 30.8 | — | 53.0 |
2000 starting cohort | 35.5 | 40.2 | 29.8 | 36.2 | 48.4 | — | — | 30.3 | — | 46.3 |
2002 starting cohort | 23.6 | 27.8 | 16.6 | 26.7 | 38.4 | — | — | 23.5 | — | 11.7 |
2003 starting cohort | 22.7 | 26.7 | 16.6 | 25.2 | 33.6 | — | — | 16.0 | — | 9.3 |
2004 starting cohort | 30.2 | 37.0 | 21.2 | 29.1 | 43.5 | — | — | 18.5 | — | 23.6 |
2005 starting cohort | 47.7 | 50.7 | 41.2 | 39.4 | 50.6 | 51.5 | 41.4 | 53.6 | 27.7 | 29.4 |
Completing within 6 years after start, females |
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All 4-year institutions | ||||||||||
1996 starting cohort | 58.2 | 60.9 | 43.0 | 49.1 | 66.8 | — | — | 39.5 | — | 61.5 |
2000 starting cohort | 60.2 | 62.8 | 46.4 | 52.4 | 70.1 | — | — | 42.7 | — | 63.1 |
2002 starting cohort | 59.7 | 62.5 | 44.2 | 52.5 | 69.8 | — | — | 40.7 | — | 56.7 |
2003 starting cohort | 59.5 | 63.0 | 42.7 | 51.8 | 70.5 | — | — | 39.7 | — | 53.8 |
2004 starting cohort | 60.6 | 63.8 | 43.1 | 53.4 | 71.3 | — | — | 40.9 | — | 64.9 |
2005 starting cohort1 | 60.8 | 64.2 | 43.2 | 53.7 | 71.7 | 72.2 | 48.1 | 40.5 | 66.8 | 66.5 |
Open admissions | 31.9 | 39.2 | 19.8 | 32.8 | 39.5 | 42.5 | 16.7 | 16.4 | 43.8 | 33.2 |
90 percent or more accepted | 47.3 | 50.3 | 34.0 | 34.9 | 46.8 | 46.9 | 45.8 | 34.6 | 54.0 | 56.8 |
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted | 58.9 | 61.8 | 43.8 | 50.6 | 61.1 | 61.4 | 48.1 | 38.7 | 60.0 | 62.2 |
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted | 63.3 | 66.9 | 45.0 | 56.8 | 71.1 | 71.5 | 49.4 | 44.7 | 62.8 | 67.8 |
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted | 72.0 | 77.5 | 52.4 | 62.2 | 78.9 | 79.1 | 61.6 | 59.5 | 86.4 | 75.6 |
Less than 25.0 percent accepted | 90.3 | 91.5 | 75.9 | 89.2 | 94.0 | 94.5 | 59.3 | 76.1 | 93.0 | 90.7 |
Public institutions | ||||||||||
1996 starting cohort | 54.7 | 57.4 | 41.0 | 45.7 | 63.5 | — | — | 37.0 | — | 54.9 |
2000 starting cohort | 57.7 | 59.9 | 45.2 | 49.7 | 67.8 | — | — | 40.5 | — | 58.1 |
2002 starting cohort | 57.5 | 59.9 | 43.7 | 50.0 | 67.7 | — | — | 38.3 | — | 59.0 |
2003 starting cohort | 58.1 | 61.0 | 42.4 | 50.4 | 68.7 | — | — | 38.8 | — | 59.5 |
2004 starting cohort | 58.5 | 61.4 | 42.1 | 51.4 | 69.2 | — | — | 38.5 | — | 62.2 |
2005 starting cohort1 | 58.8 | 61.9 | 42.2 | 51.7 | 69.7 | 70.0 | 48.6 | 38.6 | 58.7 | 61.9 |
Open admissions | 34.1 | 38.6 | 19.6 | 36.5 | 41.1 | 41.6 | 0.0 | 14.2 | 52.3 | 49.4 |
90 percent or more accepted | 45.7 | 48.7 | 32.2 | 33.7 | 44.7 | 44.5 | 57.1 | 32.3 | 62.1 | 56.9 |
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted | 57.2 | 59.9 | 43.3 | 49.1 | 61.0 | 61.1 | 53.1 | 37.8 | 56.0 | 62.1 |
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted | 62.5 | 66.1 | 44.9 | 56.1 | 71.1 | 71.6 | 45.8 | 42.8 | 58.9 | 64.0 |
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted | 65.2 | 71.8 | 47.8 | 55.8 | 71.4 | 71.7 | 53.3 | 54.6 | 69.6 | 61.2 |
Less than 25.0 percent accepted | 88.2 | 87.3 | 76.7 | 84.6 | 92.4 | 92.6 | 69.6 | 80.0 | 73.7 | 89.9 |
Nonprofit institutions | ||||||||||
1996 starting cohort | 65.4 | 67.9 | 48.4 | 58.3 | 75.0 | — | — | 49.2 | — | 66.4 |
2000 starting cohort | 66.7 | 69.1 | 50.4 | 61.7 | 76.7 | — | — | 51.5 | — | 67.9 |
2002 starting cohort | 66.7 | 69.1 | 49.4 | 62.2 | 76.3 | — | — | 52.1 | — | 71.5 |
2003 starting cohort | 67.1 | 69.7 | 49.2 | 61.2 | 77.2 | — | — | 49.2 | — | 73.0 |
2004 starting cohort | 67.3 | 69.6 | 49.1 | 62.8 | 77.6 | — | — | 51.6 | — | 74.4 |
2005 starting cohort1 | 67.2 | 69.7 | 48.0 | 62.6 | 77.9 | 78.3 | 54.9 | 49.2 | 76.5 | 75.0 |
Open admissions | 37.9 | 45.3 | 24.2 | 29.2 | 46.3 | 47.6 | 30.8 | 19.7 | 34.8 | 39.0 |
90 percent or more accepted | 53.1 | 56.2 | 36.8 | 40.5 | 52.7 | 54.2 | 38.7 | 53.8 | 48.6 | 56.7 |
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted | 63.2 | 66.0 | 46.6 | 55.0 | 61.8 | 62.6 | 45.3 | 44.2 | 68.4 | 63.2 |
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted | 65.8 | 68.9 | 46.3 | 60.7 | 71.6 | 71.6 | 69.4 | 51.5 | 69.8 | 72.2 |
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted | 80.1 | 83.3 | 59.4 | 75.6 | 89.4 | 89.5 | 78.4 | 71.2 | 89.9 | 83.7 |
Less than 25.0 percent accepted | 91.6 | 93.9 | 75.7 | 93.4 | 96.2 | 96.9 | 51.6 | 74.2 | 96.3 | 90.9 |
For-profit institutions | ||||||||||
1996 starting cohort | 27.9 | 34.5 | 19.0 | 21.9 | 24.9 | — | — | 17.3 | — | 55.1 |
2000 starting cohort | 29.1 | 35.1 | 29.7 | 30.9 | 45.2 | — | — | 30.4 | — | 48.9 |
2002 starting cohort | 20.5 | 23.1 | 16.1 | 28.3 | 31.3 | — | — | 12.0 | — | 13.0 |
2003 starting cohort | 18.7 | 22.7 | 15.8 | 24.7 | 29.1 | — | — | 9.3 | — | 9.4 |
2004 starting cohort | 26.8 | 33.4 | 21.3 | 28.7 | 33.3 | — | — | 19.6 | — | 20.3 |
2005 starting cohort | 36.2 | 39.7 | 29.7 | 34.3 | 47.5 | 51.2 | 17.6 | 27.4 | 27.5 | 27.7 |
—Not available. | ||||||||||
1 Includes data for institutions not reporting admissions data, which are not separately shown. | ||||||||||
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associate's or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Completion rates refer to students receiving bachelor's degrees from their initial institutions of attendance only. Totals include data for persons whose race/ethnicity was not reported. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. | ||||||||||
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Fall 2001 and Spring 2007 through Spring 2012, Graduation Rates component. (This table was prepared November 2012.) |