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Table 326.20. | Graduation rate from first institution attended within 150 percent of normal time for first-time, full-time degree/certificate-seeking students at 2-year postsecondary institutions, by race/ethnicity, sex, and control of institution: Selected cohort entry years, 2000 through 2010 |
Sex, control of institution, and cohort entry year |
Percent graduating with a certificate or associate's degree within 150 percent of normal time |
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Total | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian/Pacific Islander | American Indian/ Alaska Native |
Two or more races |
Non- resi- 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 |
Males and females | ||||||||||
All 2-year institutions | ||||||||||
2000 starting cohort | 30.5 | 31.5 | 26.1 | 30.1 | 33.3 | — | — | 29.3 | — | 25.5 |
2002 starting cohort | 29.3 | 30.4 | 24.2 | 30.7 | 31.4 | — | — | 26.3 | — | 26.7 |
2003 starting cohort | 29.1 | 29.9 | 24.2 | 30.2 | 31.7 | — | — | 25.9 | — | 27.2 |
2004 starting cohort | 27.8 | 29.0 | 22.9 | 26.3 | 30.2 | — | — | 26.7 | — | 32.9 |
2005 starting cohort | 27.5 | 28.5 | 22.6 | 25.7 | 31.5 | — | — | 24.9 | — | 32.2 |
2006 starting cohort | 29.2 | 29.3 | 24.4 | 30.7 | 33.9 | — | — | 24.4 | — | 30.1 |
2007 starting cohort | 29.8 | 29.4 | 25.4 | 33.3 | 33.1 | — | — | 25.5 | — | 30.9 |
2008 starting cohort | 31.2 | 30.1 | 27.6 | 35.1 | 34.3 | 35.2 | 24.1 | 25.7 | 33.3 | 33.7 |
2009 starting cohort | 31.0 | 30.2 | 26.4 | 36.4 | 35.1 | 36.0 | 25.0 | 25.7 | 30.5 | 34.6 |
2010 starting cohort | 29.4 | 29.4 | 23.7 | 33.8 | 35.4 | 35.2 | 37.9 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 36.2 |
Public institutions | ||||||||||
2000 starting cohort | 23.6 | 25.7 | 17.8 | 16.8 | 25.5 | — | — | 19.6 | — | 23.2 |
2002 starting cohort | 21.9 | 24.5 | 13.2 | 16.7 | 23.8 | — | — | 18.8 | — | 25.5 |
2003 starting cohort | 21.5 | 24.1 | 12.7 | 16.3 | 24.8 | — | — | 17.9 | — | 25.8 |
2004 starting cohort | 20.3 | 22.9 | 11.5 | 15.0 | 24.2 | — | — | 17.8 | — | 30.5 |
2005 starting cohort | 20.6 | 22.9 | 12.1 | 15.6 | 25.8 | — | — | 18.2 | — | 29.9 |
2006 starting cohort | 20.4 | 23.1 | 12.0 | 15.5 | 25.4 | — | — | 16.9 | — | 25.0 |
2007 starting cohort | 20.3 | 22.9 | 11.8 | 15.9 | 25.3 | — | — | 17.4 | — | 25.5 |
2008 starting cohort | 20.2 | 22.8 | 11.8 | 15.8 | 26.2 | 27.2 | 15.2 | 15.4 | 17.0 | 30.5 |
2009 starting cohort | 19.8 | 22.5 | 11.3 | 15.9 | 26.1 | 27.3 | 11.9 | 15.9 | 18.3 | 32.6 |
2010 starting cohort | 19.5 | 22.4 | 10.8 | 16.2 | 26.7 | 27.5 | 15.6 | 15.0 | 17.4 | 32.6 |
Nonprofit institutions | ||||||||||
2000 starting cohort | 50.1 | 49.6 | 37.5 | 56.3 | 61.4 | — | — | 62.1 | — | 43.1 |
2002 starting cohort | 49.1 | 55.1 | 36.5 | 46.1 | 49.5 | — | — | 20.3 | — | 45.3 |
2003 starting cohort | 49.0 | 56.0 | 35.8 | 39.4 | 50.1 | — | — | 17.9 | — | 64.2 |
2004 starting cohort | 44.4 | 48.9 | 37.3 | 35.6 | 36.6 | — | — | 19.5 | — | 54.7 |
2005 starting cohort | 48.2 | 52.3 | 41.6 | 47.3 | 41.6 | — | — | 14.8 | — | 51.7 |
2006 starting cohort | 52.8 | 55.0 | 46.5 | 47.5 | 51.2 | — | — | 22.6 | — | 69.3 |
2007 starting cohort | 51.0 | 56.1 | 43.6 | 46.1 | 51.0 | — | — | 15.3 | — | 63.9 |
2008 starting cohort | 56.6 | 59.7 | 53.4 | 62.4 | 52.9 | 53.9 | ‡ | 25.0 | 55.8 | 59.5 |
2009 starting cohort | 62.3 | 66.0 | 59.7 | 68.3 | 57.9 | 57.7 | ‡ | 30.4 | 66.5 | 50.0 |
2010 starting cohort | 53.6 | 55.9 | 51.0 | 62.1 | 51.7 | 52.2 | ‡ | 18.2 | 39.5 | 52.5 |
For-profit institutions | ||||||||||
2000 starting cohort | 59.1 | 63.1 | 47.6 | 60.3 | 64.4 | — | — | 60.3 | — | 55.4 |
2002 starting cohort | 57.1 | 61.0 | 49.3 | 59.7 | 61.7 | — | — | 58.1 | — | 58.9 |
2003 starting cohort | 57.2 | 61.8 | 48.4 | 60.0 | 55.8 | — | — | 59.1 | — | 36.5 |
2004 starting cohort | 58.2 | 64.3 | 48.4 | 59.6 | 65.4 | — | — | 59.0 | — | 71.1 |
2005 starting cohort | 57.7 | 62.9 | 47.8 | 61.4 | 65.8 | — | — | 55.8 | — | 57.7 |
2006 starting cohort | 58.3 | 62.8 | 46.9 | 62.7 | 72.1 | — | — | 57.5 | — | 65.6 |
2007 starting cohort | 60.6 | 65.0 | 49.7 | 65.1 | 68.8 | — | — | 59.0 | — | 67.6 |
2008 starting cohort | 61.7 | 64.1 | 52.6 | 67.9 | 69.9 | 70.2 | 66.2 | 60.3 | 57.4 | 62.0 |
2009 starting cohort | 62.8 | 65.1 | 53.0 | 68.8 | 70.8 | 71.6 | 64.1 | 60.8 | 59.9 | 61.7 |
2010 starting cohort | 62.8 | 65.8 | 53.3 | 68.3 | 72.4 | 73.4 | 68.9 | 61.4 | 59.0 | 69.7 |
Males | ||||||||||
All 2-year institutions | ||||||||||
2000 starting cohort | 28.7 | 30.0 | 23.1 | 27.9 | 30.1 | — | — | 28.3 | — | 22.9 |
2002 starting cohort | 27.2 | 28.6 | 21.3 | 27.0 | 28.7 | — | — | 23.7 | — | 22.5 |
2003 starting cohort | 27.2 | 28.5 | 20.6 | 26.8 | 29.4 | — | — | 22.4 | — | 22.6 |
2004 starting cohort | 25.7 | 27.3 | 19.1 | 22.6 | 27.9 | — | — | 23.6 | — | 30.1 |
2005 starting cohort | 25.3 | 27.0 | 18.6 | 21.8 | 28.4 | — | — | 23.4 | — | 29.4 |
2006 starting cohort | 26.3 | 27.2 | 20.3 | 25.4 | 30.5 | — | — | 22.6 | — | 27.4 |
2007 starting cohort | 26.2 | 27.0 | 20.3 | 26.6 | 29.3 | — | — | 23.7 | — | 27.1 |
2008 starting cohort | 27.4 | 27.7 | 22.7 | 29.1 | 30.3 | 30.9 | 23.8 | 23.0 | 28.8 | 30.5 |
2009 starting cohort | 27.3 | 27.9 | 22.1 | 30.2 | 30.9 | 31.7 | 21.6 | 23.7 | 24.5 | 31.5 |
2010 starting cohort | 26.2 | 27.6 | 19.4 | 27.7 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 31.8 | 21.4 | 22.3 | 33.2 |
Public institutions | ||||||||||
2000 starting cohort | 22.2 | 24.2 | 16.5 | 15.4 | 22.6 | — | — | 19.3 | — | 20.4 |
2002 starting cohort | 20.9 | 23.2 | 13.1 | 15.2 | 21.8 | — | — | 16.9 | — | 21.4 |
2003 starting cohort | 20.8 | 23.0 | 12.5 | 15.2 | 22.7 | — | — | 16.4 | — | 21.3 |
2004 starting cohort | 19.6 | 21.8 | 11.5 | 13.8 | 22.6 | — | — | 17.5 | — | 27.8 |
2005 starting cohort | 19.9 | 22.1 | 12.0 | 14.6 | 23.5 | — | — | 18.7 | — | 27.4 |
2006 starting cohort | 19.8 | 22.2 | 12.2 | 14.7 | 23.7 | — | — | 16.3 | — | 22.5 |
2007 starting cohort | 19.8 | 22.2 | 11.9 | 15.1 | 23.6 | — | — | 18.6 | — | 22.1 |
2008 starting cohort | 19.6 | 22.1 | 12.0 | 14.9 | 24.3 | 25.1 | 15.2 | 15.2 | 16.7 | 28.1 |
2009 starting cohort | 19.4 | 22.0 | 11.4 | 14.8 | 24.4 | 25.4 | 12.4 | 16.0 | 16.8 | 29.9 |
2010 starting cohort | 19.0 | 21.9 | 10.7 | 15.1 | 24.6 | 25.4 | 14.6 | 14.1 | 16.2 | 30.2 |
Nonprofit institutions | ||||||||||
2000 starting cohort | 49.5 | 49.3 | 31.7 | 54.3 | 62.5 | — | — | 64.5 | — | 42.6 |
2002 starting cohort | 51.1 | 58.8 | 33.0 | 42.9 | 56.0 | — | — | 21.7 | — | 35.3 |
2003 starting cohort | 49.6 | 57.0 | 31.4 | 42.4 | 48.1 | — | — | 16.8 | — | 51.6 |
2004 starting cohort | 43.2 | 46.4 | 38.3 | 36.4 | 40.3 | — | — | 17.5 | — | 52.0 |
2005 starting cohort | 44.5 | 49.1 | 38.7 | 42.9 | 43.7 | — | — | 10.4 | — | 47.7 |
2006 starting cohort | 51.3 | 52.6 | 45.1 | 45.6 | 54.0 | — | — | 21.8 | — | 68.2 |
2007 starting cohort | 50.1 | 56.4 | 45.5 | 41.1 | 49.3 | — | — | 10.3 | — | 58.1 |
2008 starting cohort | 49.8 | 53.8 | 47.3 | 49.4 | 45.4 | 46.3 | ‡ | 14.6 | 46.7 | 52.1 |
2009 starting cohort | 53.6 | 57.5 | 51.0 | 58.2 | 47.4 | 47.7 | ‡ | 22.4 | 56.1 | 45.1 |
2010 starting cohort | 46.2 | 49.4 | 42.5 | 52.1 | 47.6 | 48.8 | ‡ | 19.8 | 27.0 | 44.0 |
For-profit institutions | ||||||||||
2000 starting cohort | 59.3 | 63.7 | 45.6 | 58.2 | 63.1 | — | — | 55.9 | — | 55.0 |
2002 starting cohort | 56.6 | 62.0 | 45.9 | 56.1 | 59.7 | — | — | 58.4 | — | 61.9 |
2003 starting cohort | 58.0 | 63.7 | 45.7 | 56.9 | 62.0 | — | — | 59.5 | — | 36.7 |
2004 starting cohort | 58.1 | 65.4 | 44.6 | 55.4 | 64.3 | — | — | 59.6 | — | 69.4 |
2005 starting cohort | 57.7 | 64.8 | 43.1 | 57.5 | 65.7 | — | — | 56.3 | — | 56.3 |
2006 starting cohort | 56.5 | 62.2 | 42.3 | 57.6 | 69.7 | — | — | 57.5 | — | 63.8 |
2007 starting cohort | 58.4 | 65.1 | 45.0 | 59.5 | 66.8 | — | — | 56.7 | — | 67.9 |
2008 starting cohort | 58.9 | 63.9 | 48.2 | 63.1 | 67.7 | 68.1 | 65.1 | 54.6 | 58.2 | 54.6 |
2009 starting cohort | 59.8 | 63.7 | 49.3 | 64.6 | 67.7 | 68.7 | 59.2 | 59.4 | 55.2 | 59.9 |
2010 starting cohort | 60.8 | 65.9 | 49.4 | 63.4 | 71.2 | 72.8 | 65.5 | 59.4 | 57.4 | 66.4 |
Females | ||||||||||
All 2-year institutions | ||||||||||
2000 starting cohort | 32.1 | 33.0 | 28.1 | 31.8 | 36.3 | — | — | 30.0 | — | 28.3 |
2002 starting cohort | 30.9 | 32.0 | 26.1 | 33.4 | 33.9 | — | — | 28.2 | — | 30.4 |
2003 starting cohort | 30.7 | 31.2 | 26.3 | 32.7 | 33.9 | — | — | 28.4 | — | 31.5 |
2004 starting cohort | 29.6 | 30.5 | 25.2 | 29.0 | 32.6 | — | — | 28.8 | — | 35.3 |
2005 starting cohort | 29.3 | 29.9 | 25.2 | 28.6 | 34.6 | — | — | 25.9 | — | 34.8 |
2006 starting cohort | 31.5 | 31.2 | 26.9 | 34.5 | 37.4 | — | — | 25.7 | — | 32.5 |
2007 starting cohort | 32.7 | 31.5 | 28.5 | 37.9 | 37.0 | — | — | 26.8 | — | 34.4 |
2008 starting cohort | 34.4 | 32.3 | 30.9 | 39.4 | 38.3 | 39.6 | 24.3 | 27.9 | 36.2 | 36.7 |
2009 starting cohort | 34.1 | 32.3 | 29.4 | 40.9 | 39.3 | 40.4 | 28.0 | 27.3 | 34.9 | 37.6 |
2010 starting cohort | 32.2 | 31.1 | 26.7 | 38.2 | 39.4 | 38.9 | 43.2 | 26.0 | 28.8 | 39.0 |
Public institutions | ||||||||||
2000 starting cohort | 24.8 | 27.1 | 18.8 | 17.9 | 28.4 | — | — | 19.9 | — | 26.2 |
2002 starting cohort | 22.8 | 25.8 | 13.2 | 17.8 | 25.9 | — | — | 20.2 | — | 29.2 |
2003 starting cohort | 22.2 | 25.1 | 12.8 | 17.3 | 27.1 | — | — | 19.0 | — | 30.0 |
2004 starting cohort | 21.0 | 24.0 | 11.5 | 16.0 | 26.1 | — | — | 17.9 | — | 32.8 |
2005 starting cohort | 21.2 | 23.8 | 12.1 | 16.4 | 28.2 | — | — | 17.8 | — | 32.2 |
2006 starting cohort | 20.9 | 23.9 | 11.8 | 16.2 | 27.3 | — | — | 17.5 | — | 27.3 |
2007 starting cohort | 20.7 | 23.6 | 11.7 | 16.7 | 27.1 | — | — | 16.4 | — | 28.7 |
2008 starting cohort | 20.7 | 23.5 | 11.7 | 16.5 | 28.3 | 29.6 | 15.2 | 15.6 | 17.3 | 32.9 |
2009 starting cohort | 20.2 | 23.1 | 11.2 | 16.8 | 28.1 | 29.6 | 11.4 | 15.8 | 19.8 | 35.3 |
2010 starting cohort | 20.0 | 23.0 | 10.8 | 17.2 | 29.0 | 30.0 | 16.7 | 15.7 | 18.6 | 35.0 |
Nonprofit institutions | ||||||||||
2000 starting cohort | 50.7 | 50.0 | 43.1 | 58.3 | 60.1 | — | — | 60.2 | — | 43.8 |
2002 starting cohort | 47.3 | 51.4 | 39.2 | 48.9 | 44.3 | — | — | 19.3 | — | 55.0 |
2003 starting cohort | 48.5 | 55.0 | 38.8 | 37.5 | 51.4 | — | — | 18.7 | — | 75.4 |
2004 starting cohort | 45.4 | 51.1 | 36.3 | 35.1 | 34.3 | — | — | 21.0 | — | 57.4 |
2005 starting cohort | 51.3 | 54.9 | 44.9 | 49.6 | 40.1 | — | — | 18.0 | — | 55.2 |
2006 starting cohort | 54.0 | 56.7 | 47.7 | 48.5 | 48.8 | — | — | 23.2 | — | 70.4 |
2007 starting cohort | 51.8 | 55.8 | 41.6 | 49.5 | 52.2 | — | — | 18.9 | — | 69.9 |
2008 starting cohort | 59.9 | 63.2 | 55.8 | 67.7 | 56.8 | 57.7 | ‡ | 31.5 | 58.3 | 66.8 |
2009 starting cohort | 66.6 | 70.8 | 63.4 | 72.5 | 63.2 | 62.7 | ‡ | 34.5 | 70.3 | 54.5 |
2010 starting cohort | 57.7 | 60.0 | 55.0 | 66.8 | 54.5 | 54.5 | ‡ | 17.3 | 45.5 | 58.7 |
For-profit institutions | ||||||||||
2000 starting cohort | 58.9 | 62.6 | 48.6 | 61.8 | 65.3 | — | — | 63.8 | — | 55.7 |
2002 starting cohort | 57.4 | 60.3 | 50.8 | 61.7 | 63.3 | — | — | 58.0 | — | 56.7 |
2003 starting cohort | 56.8 | 60.4 | 49.4 | 61.9 | 52.1 | — | — | 59.0 | — | 36.4 |
2004 starting cohort | 58.3 | 63.4 | 49.9 | 61.9 | 66.2 | — | — | 58.7 | — | 72.3 |
2005 starting cohort | 57.7 | 61.6 | 49.4 | 63.3 | 65.8 | — | — | 55.7 | — | 58.6 |
2006 starting cohort | 59.3 | 63.2 | 48.8 | 65.1 | 73.7 | — | — | 57.4 | — | 67.0 |
2007 starting cohort | 61.6 | 64.9 | 51.4 | 67.4 | 70.0 | — | — | 60.0 | — | 67.5 |
2008 starting cohort | 63.2 | 64.2 | 54.7 | 70.3 | 71.2 | 71.4 | 67.3 | 64.0 | 57.1 | 67.6 |
2009 starting cohort | 64.5 | 66.0 | 54.7 | 70.9 | 72.7 | 73.4 | 67.0 | 61.5 | 61.9 | 62.8 |
2010 starting cohort | 63.8 | 65.8 | 55.0 | 70.7 | 73.1 | 73.8 | 71.0 | 62.6 | 59.8 | 72.7 |
—Not available. | ||||||||||
‡Reporting standards not met (too few cases). | ||||||||||
NOTE: Data are for 2-year degree-granting postsecondary institutions participating in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Graduation rates refer to students receiving associate's degrees or certificates 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 2002 through Spring 2014 Graduation Rates component. (This table was prepared November 2014.) |