Table 326.10.

Graduation rate from first institution attended for first-time, full-time bachelor's degree-seeking students at 4-year postsecondary institutions, by race/ethnicity, time to completion, sex, control of institution, and acceptance rate: Selected cohort entry years, 1996 through 2007

Time to completion, sex, control of institution, acceptance rate, and cohort entry year	Total	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian/Pacific Islander			American Indian/ Alaska Native	Two or more races	Non- resi- dent alien
					Total	Asian	Pacific Islander
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
Graduating within 4 years after    start, males and females
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	37.0	40.2	20.2	26.7	43.9	—	—	20.6	—	39.4
2004 starting cohort	38.0	41.3	20.5	27.9	45.0	—	—	21.8	—	43.7
2005 starting cohort	38.3	41.8	20.2	28.2	45.1	45.5	22.2	21.8	44.1	44.0
2006 starting cohort	39.0	42.6	20.5	29.2	45.8	46.3	24.2	21.9	46.5	44.1
2007 starting cohort	39.4	43.3	20.8	29.8	46.2	46.7	25.8	23.0	49.1	44.6
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	33.5	16.5	20.7	37.5	—	—	17.0	—	33.8
2004 starting cohort	31.4	34.2	16.4	21.5	38.0	—	—	17.2	—	34.4
2005 starting cohort	32.0	35.1	16.8	22.4	38.7	39.1	16.9	17.9	28.7	33.5
2006 starting cohort	32.8	36.0	17.0	23.1	39.8	40.2	18.6	17.9	30.5	33.8
2007 starting cohort	33.5	36.9	17.4	24.0	39.8	40.2	20.9	19.5	35.9	34.4
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	51.6	54.7	29.8	44.0	61.5	—	—	34.4	—	55.3
2004 starting cohort	52.6	55.5	30.6	46.2	62.8	—	—	39.0	—	57.4
2005 starting cohort	52.2	55.4	29.2	45.1	62.3	62.8	34.9	35.2	59.9	57.4
2006 starting cohort	52.9	56.2	29.7	47.4	62.8	63.5	37.2	38.2	61.9	56.8
2007 starting cohort	52.8	56.4	29.7	46.7	63.6	64.2	40.1	37.0	62.6	56.9
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	14.8	18.2	10.4	19.5	25.5	—	—	8.4	—	4.7
2004 starting cohort	20.6	27.3	13.3	20.7	31.4	—	—	9.4	—	10.6
2005 starting cohort	20.0	27.9	11.0	19.6	31.7	33.8	15.4	15.2	24.7	15.4
2006 starting cohort	22.8	32.6	12.7	23.0	30.1	32.4	9.4	13.0	27.6	22.4
2007 starting cohort	22.5	32.7	11.6	22.7	32.2	36.4	8.2	12.6	27.2	24.4
Graduating within 4 years after      start, males
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	32.2	34.8	14.7	22.5	39.0	—	—	17.7	—	37.7
2004 starting cohort	33.0	35.7	15.1	23.3	39.9	—	—	18.9	—	39.7
2005 starting cohort	33.5	36.4	15.0	24.2	39.9	40.2	19.6	18.8	40.2	40.1
2006 starting cohort	34.2	37.1	15.6	24.9	41.1	41.5	21.6	17.6	43.1	39.6
2007 starting cohort	34.5	37.7	15.7	25.4	41.1	41.5	24.0	18.6	44.7	39.3
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	25.7	27.9	10.9	16.4	32.5	—	—	14.1	—	30.8
2004 starting cohort	26.2	28.5	11.2	16.9	32.9	—	—	14.5	—	30.1
2005 starting cohort	27.1	29.6	11.7	18.3	33.5	33.8	14.1	15.0	26.4	29.8
2006 starting cohort	27.8	30.3	11.9	18.7	34.8	35.1	15.4	13.7	29.2	29.5
2007 starting cohort	28.3	31.1	12.1	19.5	34.8	35.0	18.8	14.7	33.8	29.4
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	47.0	49.8	23.1	39.9	58.6	—	—	30.7	—	51.3
2004 starting cohort	47.8	50.6	23.2	41.2	59.0	—	—	35.4	—	53.2
2005 starting cohort	47.5	50.5	22.6	40.7	58.8	59.3	29.4	30.8	55.7	52.7
2006 starting cohort	48.2	51.2	23.5	42.4	60.2	60.9	34.6	34.3	58.2	52.2
2007 starting cohort	47.8	51.4	23.0	42.3	60.0	60.5	37.3	32.2	57.8	51.4
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	17.4	20.9	11.8	20.8	28.1	—	—	11.1	—	6.4
2004 starting cohort	23.5	30.5	15.0	21.6	36.6	—	—	12.1	—	10.7
2005 starting cohort	23.6	31.4	12.0	22.2	32.2	33.2	24.0	20.8	25.2	16.7
2006 starting cohort	27.8	37.3	16.6	26.0	33.7	35.2	17.2	14.7	30.1	23.7
2007 starting cohort	28.4	39.3	15.3	25.7	35.8	38.3	14.1	19.0	25.8	26.9
Graduating within 4 years after      start, females
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	41.0	44.8	23.9	29.8	48.1	—	—	22.8	—	41.1
2004 starting cohort	42.2	45.9	24.2	31.4	49.4	—	—	24.0	—	48.1
2005 starting cohort	42.2	46.4	23.7	31.3	49.6	50.1	24.2	24.1	47.3	48.4
2006 starting cohort	43.0	47.3	23.7	32.5	50.1	50.6	26.1	25.1	49.0	49.3
2007 starting cohort	43.5	48.0	24.3	33.1	50.7	51.3	27.0	26.3	52.3	50.8
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	35.0	38.3	20.2	23.9	42.0	—	—	19.2	—	37.2
2004 starting cohort	35.7	39.2	19.9	24.9	42.6	—	—	19.3	—	39.6
2005 starting cohort	36.2	39.9	20.2	25.5	43.5	43.9	19.0	20.1	30.7	37.7
2006 starting cohort	37.0	41.0	20.4	26.4	44.5	45.0	21.3	21.1	31.5	39.2
2007 starting cohort	37.8	42.0	21.0	27.5	44.6	45.1	22.5	23.1	37.5	40.8
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	55.3	58.6	34.4	46.7	63.7	—	—	37.0	—	59.7
2004 starting cohort	56.4	59.4	35.9	49.6	65.6	—	—	41.5	—	61.9
2005 starting cohort	55.9	59.2	34.1	48.1	64.9	65.5	38.6	38.5	63.1	62.7
2006 starting cohort	56.7	60.2	34.5	50.8	64.9	65.6	39.1	40.7	64.3	61.8
2007 starting cohort	56.7	60.4	34.7	49.8	66.4	67.2	41.8	40.6	65.6	62.8
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	12.8	15.9	9.5	18.3	22.8	—	—	6.7	—	3.7
2004 starting cohort	17.8	23.8	12.2	19.9	25.0	—	—	7.4	—	10.5
2005 starting cohort	16.9	24.1	10.4	17.3	30.9	34.6	5.9	11.4	24.0	14.4
2006 starting cohort	18.1	26.7	10.2	20.3	26.2	29.3	3.7	11.8	24.1	21.3
2007 starting cohort	17.0	24.5	9.2	19.9	28.8	34.4	5.1	8.1	29.4	22.3
Graduating within 5 years after    start, males and females
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	53.2	56.9	34.2	43.0	62.1	—	—	33.7	—	52.1
2004 starting cohort	54.1	57.7	34.5	44.0	62.9	—	—	34.7	—	57.2
2005 starting cohort	54.2	58.0	34.2	44.6	63.2	63.6	40.6	34.7	58.6	58.1
2006 starting cohort	54.9	58.7	34.9	45.8	64.3	64.8	41.7	35.6	61.8	59.0
2007 starting cohort	55.1	59.1	35.5	46.4	64.2	64.7	42.6	36.3	63.9	58.9
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	50.3	53.6	32.4	39.5	59.0	—	—	31.6	—	51.4
2004 starting cohort	50.7	54.1	32.2	40.2	59.3	—	—	31.6	—	51.9
2005 starting cohort	51.1	54.7	32.6	41.4	59.9	60.2	39.1	32.5	47.6	51.3
2006 starting cohort	51.9	55.5	33.5	42.1	61.5	61.9	41.3	32.9	50.2	52.0
2007 starting cohort	52.3	56.0	34.1	43.3	61.0	61.4	41.1	34.4	54.9	51.9
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	62.3	65.2	41.2	56.1	72.0	—	—	44.4	—	65.6
2004 starting cohort	63.0	65.8	41.8	57.8	73.1	—	—	47.9	—	67.9
2005 starting cohort	62.6	65.6	40.5	56.6	73.1	73.6	49.4	44.0	71.5	67.9
2006 starting cohort	63.2	66.2	41.2	59.0	73.5	74.2	47.4	48.7	74.2	68.6
2007 starting cohort	63.1	66.3	41.5	58.5	74.2	74.8	53.9	45.9	74.1	68.2
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	20.2	23.6	15.6	24.4	30.4	—	—	11.4	—	10.0
2004 starting cohort	25.9	32.9	19.1	25.8	36.5	—	—	15.5	—	17.7
2005 starting cohort	25.5	33.3	15.8	26.0	38.2	40.2	23.1	18.9	27.3	24.1
2006 starting cohort	28.0	37.2	17.9	29.8	38.0	40.2	18.7	16.8	30.5	30.3
2007 starting cohort	27.8	37.6	16.7	29.1	38.9	43.1	14.4	16.2	31.0	34.6
Graduating within 5 years after      start, males
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	49.9	53.5	28.5	38.6	58.6	—	—	31.1	—	50.9
2004 starting cohort	50.6	54.2	28.8	39.3	59.3	—	—	31.9	—	53.5
2005 starting cohort	50.9	54.7	28.8	40.7	59.4	59.7	39.0	33.1	55.6	54.2
2006 starting cohort	51.6	55.2	29.8	41.4	61.0	61.4	39.8	31.7	59.2	54.4
2007 starting cohort	51.6	55.5	29.9	42.2	60.3	60.7	42.1	32.6	60.4	53.9
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	46.7	50.0	26.3	34.7	55.1	—	—	28.7	—	48.2
2004 starting cohort	47.0	50.4	26.3	35.2	55.4	—	—	28.6	—	47.2
2005 starting cohort	47.8	51.3	26.9	37.2	56.0	56.3	37.1	31.2	44.9	46.9
2006 starting cohort	48.3	51.8	27.8	37.4	57.7	58.0	38.8	29.0	48.7	46.9
2007 starting cohort	48.6	52.2	28.1	38.6	56.9	57.2	40.7	30.2	53.5	46.8
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	53.2	70.7	—	—	41.5	—	62.2
2004 starting cohort	60.1	62.9	35.6	54.0	71.2	—	—	46.0	—	64.4
2005 starting cohort	59.5	62.5	34.7	53.3	70.6	71.0	45.2	40.4	69.3	63.9
2006 starting cohort	60.1	63.2	35.6	55.4	72.2	72.9	44.7	45.7	72.5	64.4
2007 starting cohort	59.7	63.2	35.0	55.1	71.5	72.0	50.8	42.5	70.9	63.1
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	22.6	26.3	16.0	24.9	32.0	—	—	16.0	—	10.2
2004 starting cohort	27.8	35.1	19.1	25.9	41.6	—	—	15.0	—	16.8
2005 starting cohort	28.7	36.4	16.4	27.4	38.1	38.7	33.3	23.8	28.5	24.9
2006 starting cohort	32.5	41.5	20.9	32.0	40.8	42.1	25.9	18.2	34.0	32.4
2007 starting cohort	32.7	43.3	19.5	30.7	41.8	44.2	21.1	23.1	27.7	34.8
Graduating within 5 years after      start, females
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	55.9	59.7	38.0	46.2	65.1	—	—	35.8	—	53.5
2004 starting cohort	56.9	60.7	38.3	47.6	66.0	—	—	36.8	—	61.4
2005 starting cohort	56.8	60.8	37.8	47.5	66.5	66.9	41.9	35.9	61.2	62.4
2006 starting cohort	57.6	61.7	38.4	49.0	67.3	67.9	43.2	38.5	63.6	64.2
2007 starting cohort	58.1	62.2	39.3	49.7	67.7	68.4	42.9	39.0	66.3	64.9
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	53.3	56.8	36.5	43.1	62.6	—	—	33.9	—	55.0
2004 starting cohort	53.8	57.4	36.2	44.0	62.9	—	—	34.0	—	57.6
2005 starting cohort	53.9	57.7	36.3	44.5	63.4	63.7	40.5	33.5	50.0	56.5
2006 starting cohort	54.9	58.7	37.2	45.7	65.1	65.5	43.3	36.0	51.4	58.2
2007 starting cohort	55.5	59.4	38.1	46.8	64.8	65.3	41.4	37.6	56.0	58.4
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	64.6	67.5	45.5	58.0	73.0	—	—	46.5	—	69.3
2004 starting cohort	65.4	68.0	46.3	60.4	74.6	—	—	49.3	—	71.6
2005 starting cohort	65.1	68.0	44.8	58.8	75.0	75.5	52.3	46.7	73.1	72.4
2006 starting cohort	65.7	68.5	45.5	61.5	74.5	75.2	49.3	50.6	75.3	73.2
2007 starting cohort	65.9	68.9	46.4	60.7	76.3	76.9	55.8	48.5	76.2	73.7
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	18.3	21.4	15.3	23.9	28.8	—	—	8.5	—	9.9
2004 starting cohort	24.2	30.5	19.1	25.6	30.3	—	—	15.8	—	18.3
2005 starting cohort	22.6	29.9	15.5	24.7	38.3	42.3	11.8	15.5	26.0	23.5
2006 starting cohort	23.8	31.8	15.8	27.8	35.1	38.1	13.6	15.8	25.9	28.5
2007 starting cohort	23.2	30.5	14.8	27.6	36.1	42.0	10.9	11.4	35.8	34.4
Graduating within 6 years after    start, males and females
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	57.8	61.1	39.5	49.1	68.1	—	—	38.7	—	56.1
2004 starting cohort	58.4	61.6	39.6	50.2	68.7	—	—	39.4	—	61.6
2005 starting cohort	58.6	62.0	39.5	51.0	69.2	69.6	48.3	39.3	64.2	62.6
2006 starting cohort	59.2	62.5	40.2	51.9	70.1	70.6	48.5	40.2	66.6	63.6
2007 starting cohort1	59.4	62.9	40.8	52.5	70.0	70.5	49.6	40.6	67.8	63.9
Open admissions	34.1	42.1	23.2	29.4	40.3	43.2	22.4	19.7	44.5	40.1
90 percent or more accepted	46.7	49.6	28.4	38.1	48.6	49.1	37.4	25.7	43.8	54.6
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	55.2	58.2	36.9	48.1	59.2	59.5	46.7	42.6	55.9	57.1
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	61.6	65.1	44.6	53.3	68.2	68.6	52.2	42.6	66.5	61.7
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	69.3	74.7	46.1	63.7	79.6	79.8	65.0	55.0	80.0	74.4
Less than 25.0 percent accepted	88.9	89.0	80.5	86.2	94.4	94.4	91.5	78.8	92.5	89.9
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	55.8	58.7	38.6	47.0	65.9	—	—	37.2	—	56.4
2004 starting cohort	56.1	59.0	38.5	47.9	66.3	—	—	37.0	—	57.2
2005 starting cohort	56.6	59.6	38.8	48.9	67.0	67.2	49.7	37.8	55.7	57.3
2006 starting cohort	57.2	60.2	39.7	49.5	68.2	68.5	49.1	38.2	57.0	57.7
2007 starting cohort1	57.7	60.7	40.3	50.7	68.0	68.3	49.6	39.5	60.4	58.2
Open admissions	32.9	38.2	23.6	25.0	38.9	40.2	21.7	16.6	38.7	40.1
90 percent or more accepted	46.9	49.5	28.8	38.0	49.1	49.4	19.2	25.7	42.6	53.8
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	53.7	56.3	36.4	47.4	59.5	59.7	45.9	43.4	45.5	55.7
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	61.4	64.9	45.0	52.3	68.0	68.5	48.4	41.0	65.2	60.6
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	64.4	69.3	44.0	60.3	76.2	76.2	72.5	56.8	77.5	63.0
Less than 25.0 percent accepted	84.8	83.8	69.3	82.7	92.7	92.8	88.9	66.2	85.1	88.9
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	67.8	45.0	59.4	76.0	—	—	47.6	—	69.3
2004 starting cohort	65.5	67.9	45.0	60.6	76.2	—	—	50.8	—	71.3
2005 starting cohort	65.2	67.8	43.9	60.4	76.5	77.0	52.6	46.5	75.2	71.0
2006 starting cohort	65.5	68.1	44.5	62.0	76.8	77.5	52.6	51.3	77.5	71.9
2007 starting cohort1	65.3	68.3	44.7	60.9	77.0	77.5	58.2	47.9	76.8	71.5
Open admissions	38.2	46.7	24.4	33.2	43.3	42.9	50.0	24.1	59.0	51.7
90 percent or more accepted	48.2	52.5	28.2	40.7	49.5	50.7	44.6	26.7	53.7	56.3
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	59.8	63.3	40.2	50.8	58.3	58.9	47.9	39.4	69.3	59.9
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	62.4	65.7	44.2	56.7	69.5	69.6	64.3	49.5	68.8	63.3
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	76.7	81.0	51.4	72.9	85.6	86.1	59.4	56.0	83.3	80.4
Less than 25.0 percent accepted	90.6	91.1	83.0	87.8	95.3	95.3	95.0	86.6	94.6	90.0
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	23.5	27.3	18.3	26.8	33.3	—	—	13.9	—	11.8
2004 starting cohort	28.6	35.5	21.4	29.0	38.8	—	—	19.0	—	21.8
2005 starting cohort	29.1	36.2	19.8	30.2	42.3	44.3	27.3	22.3	27.8	28.4
2006 starting cohort	31.5	40.3	21.1	33.7	42.5	44.4	25.2	18.8	32.4	35.5
2007 starting cohort	31.9	39.9	22.4	35.0	43.1	46.9	21.2	19.6	32.5	41.1
Graduating within 6 years after      start, males
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	55.1	58.4	34.1	44.9	65.1	—	—	36.7	—	55.0
2004 starting cohort	55.6	58.9	34.3	45.7	65.7	—	—	37.5	—	58.5
2005 starting cohort	56.0	59.4	34.2	47.2	66.3	66.6	48.6	37.9	61.3	59.2
2006 starting cohort	56.5	59.8	35.2	47.7	67.4	67.8	46.5	37.2	64.5	60.1
2007 starting cohort1	56.5	60.0	35.3	48.6	66.7	67.1	50.0	37.3	64.8	59.8
Open admissions	34.8	43.0	20.2	30.1	40.0	41.8	23.5	23.7	36.0	40.0
90 percent or more accepted	43.1	46.1	24.6	32.5	44.2	44.3	43.2	21.5	41.0	49.7
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	52.1	55.1	32.8	44.6	55.6	55.8	44.9	37.5	50.3	54.2
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	58.4	62.0	39.0	49.0	65.2	65.5	52.5	39.3	63.8	57.0
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	66.3	71.9	38.8	59.1	76.0	76.1	68.2	48.3	77.1	70.6
Less than 25.0 percent accepted	87.9	88.3	76.7	85.1	93.0	93.1	83.3	79.3	91.1	88.2
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	42.4	62.7	—	—	35.0	—	53.5
2004 starting cohort	53.2	56.2	32.9	43.1	63.0	—	—	34.9	—	53.1
2005 starting cohort	53.9	57.0	33.3	44.9	64.0	64.2	50.9	36.8	52.7	53.3
2006 starting cohort	54.4	57.4	34.2	45.0	65.1	65.4	47.2	35.2	56.1	53.7
2007 starting cohort1	54.6	57.7	34.7	46.3	64.4	64.7	49.5	35.8	59.1	54.1
Open admissions	30.5	35.7	19.6	21.3	37.1	38.9	14.8	19.7	28.1	36.9
90 percent or more accepted	43.7	46.5	26.6	32.3	44.3	44.5	12.5	21.4	44.4	50.8
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	50.9	53.6	32.2	43.9	56.0	56.2	43.1	38.2	39.4	53.1
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	58.6	62.0	39.3	48.1	65.1	65.4	49.9	38.1	64.5	56.4
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	60.1	64.9	36.4	54.9	71.7	71.7	72.2	46.7	78.2	57.3
Less than 25.0 percent accepted	84.0	83.8	65.9	82.0	91.2	91.3	81.3	65.1	85.8	87.5
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	62.5	65.3	38.9	56.7	74.2	—	—	45.4	—	65.8
2004 starting cohort	63.0	65.7	39.3	57.1	74.5	—	—	49.5	—	68.3
2005 starting cohort	62.5	65.3	38.2	57.2	74.6	75.1	49.2	42.8	73.5	67.4
2006 starting cohort	62.9	65.6	39.2	58.7	75.7	76.3	49.2	48.6	76.2	68.8
2007 starting cohort1	62.3	65.1	36.4	54.1	73.2	73.8	50.4	40.8	64.5	61.1
Open admissions	36.7	46.1	19.4	31.9	42.3	40.7	70.0	23.2	68.8	49.2
90 percent or more accepted	43.0	47.3	21.8	36.9	47.3	46.8	50.0	23.5	46.2	47.0
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	55.8	59.4	35.9	47.1	53.6	53.9	46.9	34.2	66.2	56.4
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	58.5	62.0	38.8	52.5	66.2	66.3	61.7	44.9	63.0	58.1
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	75.3	79.9	44.3	70.4	84.0	84.3	64.2	50.9	80.4	77.7
Less than 25.0 percent accepted	89.6	90.4	79.7	86.6	94.0	94.0	87.5	88.3	93.7	88.2
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	25.7	29.3	18.5	26.9	35.0	—	—	18.8	—	12.1
2004 starting cohort	30.3	37.2	21.5	29.0	43.6	—	—	18.6	—	23.7
2005 starting cohort	31.6	38.8	19.5	30.4	42.5	43.3	36.0	27.7	28.5	29.4
2006 starting cohort	35.4	43.9	23.5	35.3	44.0	45.5	27.6	19.6	34.6	37.4
2007 starting cohort	35.7	45.0	23.4	36.0	43.7	45.9	23.9	27.2	28.9	41.4
Graduating within 6 years after      start, females
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	60.0	63.3	43.2	52.2	70.7	—	—	40.2	—	57.3
2004 starting cohort	60.7	63.9	43.3	53.5	71.3	—	—	40.9	—	65.0
2005 starting cohort	60.8	64.2	43.0	53.8	71.8	72.2	48.1	40.3	66.7	66.6
2006 starting cohort	61.4	64.9	43.6	54.9	72.6	73.1	50.1	42.4	68.1	67.6
2007 starting cohort1	61.9	65.4	44.6	55.5	73.0	73.6	49.3	43.1	69.9	68.7
Open admissions	33.5	41.2	25.5	28.8	40.7	44.6	21.8	16.9	51.0	40.2
90 percent or more accepted	50.1	52.9	31.9	43.0	53.0	54.1	33.8	28.9	45.9	60.8
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	57.9	60.8	40.0	50.8	62.6	63.0	47.9	46.5	60.0	61.4
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	64.1	67.6	48.2	56.4	70.9	71.4	52.0	45.0	68.3	67.1
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	71.7	77.1	50.8	67.0	82.7	83.0	62.9	60.1	82.0	77.9
Less than 25.0 percent accepted	90.0	89.9	83.7	87.2	95.6	95.5	100.0	78.1	93.9	92.1
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	58.2	61.0	42.4	50.4	68.8	—	—	38.9	—	59.7
2004 starting cohort	58.6	61.5	42.3	51.5	69.2	—	—	38.5	—	62.3
2005 starting cohort	58.8	61.8	42.4	51.9	69.7	70.0	48.7	38.5	58.4	62.0
2006 starting cohort	59.6	62.7	43.3	52.9	71.1	71.5	50.7	40.5	57.8	62.6
2007 starting cohort1	60.3	63.3	44.1	54.1	71.3	71.8	49.7	42.3	61.4	63.4
Open admissions	35.1	40.5	26.6	28.2	41.1	41.7	31.6	14.2	47.4	44.2
90 percent or more accepted	49.9	52.3	30.7	43.0	54.0	54.5	22.2	29.0	41.1	58.2
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	56.1	58.7	39.5	50.1	63.0	63.3	47.7	47.4	50.3	59.5
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	63.8	67.4	48.4	55.5	70.7	71.3	47.3	43.0	65.7	65.7
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	67.9	73.1	48.8	64.2	80.3	80.4	72.7	64.2	77.0	68.4
Less than 25.0 percent accepted	85.9	83.8	73.6	83.7	94.2	94.1	100.0	67.7	83.6	90.6
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	67.2	69.8	49.2	61.3	77.3	—	—	49.3	—	73.2
2004 starting cohort	67.4	69.7	49.2	63.0	77.6	—	—	51.7	—	74.5
2005 starting cohort	67.3	69.8	48.1	62.6	77.9	78.4	54.9	49.2	76.5	75.1
2006 starting cohort	67.6	70.1	48.5	64.2	77.7	78.4	55.0	52.9	78.3	75.4
2007 starting cohort1	67.7	70.4	49.4	62.9	78.7	79.3	58.2	50.5	78.4	76.0
Open admissions	39.7	47.3	29.2	34.3	44.2	45.0	30.0	24.7	52.2	56.0
90 percent or more accepted	52.9	57.3	34.1	43.5	51.2	54.0	41.7	29.3	57.1	65.5
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	62.8	66.0	43.6	53.2	61.7	62.3	48.8	43.1	71.4	64.7
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	65.5	68.5	48.3	59.4	72.0	72.1	65.8	52.9	72.0	69.1
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	77.9	81.8	55.8	74.6	86.8	87.5	56.9	59.9	85.0	82.9
Less than 25.0 percent accepted	91.5	91.8	85.5	88.9	96.3	96.3	100.0	84.7	95.3	92.2
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	21.8	25.6	18.2	26.7	31.6	—	—	10.8	—	11.6
2004 starting cohort	26.9	33.6	21.3	28.9	33.1	—	—	19.3	—	20.4
2005 starting cohort	26.9	33.3	20.0	30.0	42.1	45.8	17.6	18.7	26.9	27.7
2006 starting cohort	28.0	35.8	19.5	32.1	40.8	43.3	23.5	18.2	29.3	33.9
2007 starting cohort	28.3	33.7	21.7	34.1	42.6	48.0	19.7	14.3	37.6	40.8

—Not available.

1 Includes data for institutions not reporting admissions data, which are not separately shown.

NOTE: Data are for 4-year degree-granting postsecondary institutions participating in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Graduation 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. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Fall 2001 and Spring 2007 through Spring 2014, Graduation Rates component. (This table was prepared November 2014.)