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 2011

Time to completion, sex, control of institution, cohort entry year, and acceptance rate	Total	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian/Pacific Islander			American Indian/ Alaska Native	Two or more races	Non-resident alien1
					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	21.2	25.8	40.9	—	—	21.0	—	41.9
2002 starting cohort	36.6	39.6	20.5	26.6	43.0	—	—	20.6	—	39.1
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	39.1	42.7	20.6	29.3	46.0	46.4	24.2	21.9	46.6	44.1
2007 starting cohort	39.4	43.3	20.8	29.8	46.2	46.7	25.9	23.0	49.1	44.6
2008 starting cohort	39.8	43.7	21.4	30.4	47.1	47.7	26.7	23.0	46.5	46.4
2009 starting cohort	39.9	44.2	20.6	30.7	48.8	49.5	26.7	24.0	41.0	49.1
2010 starting cohort	40.7	45.4	21.2	31.7	49.6	50.2	31.0	22.7	39.6	50.1
2011 starting cohort	41.6	46.3	21.5	32.5	50.1	50.7	30.9	21.6	38.3	50.8
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	—	—	16.5	—	32.7
2002 starting cohort	29.9	32.4	17.0	20.2	35.8	—	—	16.1	—	33.5
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	32.9	36.1	17.2	23.1	40.0	40.4	18.6	17.9	30.5	33.9
2007 starting cohort	33.5	36.9	17.4	24.0	39.8	40.2	21.3	19.5	35.9	34.4
2008 starting cohort	34.4	37.9	18.6	24.8	41.1	41.6	22.1	19.1	35.2	38.0
2009 starting cohort	34.9	38.5	18.1	25.5	42.9	43.5	23.7	19.8	31.9	41.3
2010 starting cohort	35.8	39.7	18.5	26.4	43.5	44.0	28.6	17.9	32.6	43.5
2011 starting cohort	36.9	41.3	18.9	27.3	44.5	44.9	31.1	18.7	32.8	45.0
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	51.5	54.5	29.3	44.4	61.9	—	—	36.9	—	55.4
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	38.3	62.1	56.8
2007 starting cohort	52.9	56.5	29.6	46.8	63.6	64.3	40.4	37.0	62.6	56.9
2008 starting cohort	52.8	56.4	29.7	47.2	63.4	63.9	44.8	37.0	59.3	57.2
2009 starting cohort	53.1	57.1	29.1	47.2	64.4	65.1	41.5	39.6	56.8	59.4
2010 starting cohort	53.6	58.0	29.2	48.2	64.9	65.7	40.0	37.7	55.8	58.9
2011 starting cohort	54.3	58.3	30.4	49.9	65.4	66.2	38.6	33.9	54.1	59.1
For-profit institutions
1996 starting cohort	21.8	26.3	14.8	20.1	24.6	—	—	16.5	—	33.8
2000 starting cohort	23.9	28.2	19.6	26.3	40.6	—	—	26.8	—	34.5
2002 starting cohort	14.7	17.8	10.3	19.2	29.2	—	—	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	32.5	12.7	23.0	30.1	32.4	9.4	13.0	27.6	22.4
2007 starting cohort	22.5	32.6	11.7	22.7	32.0	36.3	7.2	12.6	27.2	24.4
2008 starting cohort	17.5	26.5	9.5	20.8	30.6	34.8	8.3	12.8	30.0	19.7
2009 starting cohort	13.9	21.3	7.6	18.1	29.2	35.1	7.0	10.2	17.1	20.9
2010 starting cohort	17.6	25.8	11.5	20.1	35.1	38.9	14.6	13.3	24.7	24.1
2011 starting cohort	14.5	17.0	7.9	17.6	27.8	33.3	12.0	6.6	19.4	31.6
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	15.3	21.7	35.6	—	—	17.1	—	39.2
2002 starting cohort	31.4	33.9	14.8	21.9	37.5	—	—	17.3	—	36.8
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	34.3	37.2	15.7	24.9	41.2	41.6	21.6	17.6	43.2	39.6
2007 starting cohort	34.5	37.7	15.6	25.5	41.1	41.5	24.3	18.6	44.7	39.3
2008 starting cohort	34.8	38.1	16.2	25.7	42.1	42.5	25.0	18.9	40.7	41.0
2009 starting cohort	34.7	38.2	16.0	25.7	43.8	44.4	24.3	20.6	36.4	43.0
2010 starting cohort	35.6	39.6	16.5	26.8	44.4	44.9	26.5	18.5	34.3	43.8
2011 starting cohort	36.5	40.6	16.4	27.6	44.9	45.4	26.2	18.6	33.3	43.8
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	—	30.3
2002 starting cohort	24.6	26.6	11.0	15.8	30.4	—	—	12.8	—	30.4
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	27.9	30.4	12.1	18.8	34.9	35.2	15.4	13.8	29.2	29.7
2007 starting cohort	28.3	31.1	12.1	19.5	34.8	35.0	19.2	14.7	34.0	29.4
2008 starting cohort	29.3	32.1	13.3	20.0	36.1	36.5	18.7	15.4	30.7	33.1
2009 starting cohort	29.5	32.4	13.2	20.3	37.9	38.4	21.0	16.0	27.6	35.2
2010 starting cohort	30.5	33.7	13.4	21.4	38.7	39.1	23.6	13.8	27.2	37.0
2011 starting cohort	31.6	35.2	13.6	22.1	39.3	39.6	25.6	15.1	28.1	38.1
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	46.5	49.4	22.9	38.9	57.7	—	—	32.1	—	50.9
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	23.4	42.4	60.2	60.8	34.5	34.2	58.4	52.2
2007 starting cohort	47.9	51.5	23.0	42.3	60.0	60.5	37.7	32.2	57.8	51.4
2008 starting cohort	47.7	51.3	23.0	42.4	59.5	59.9	43.5	31.5	53.9	51.8
2009 starting cohort	47.8	51.5	22.9	42.0	60.7	61.4	37.3	36.3	52.7	53.9
2010 starting cohort	48.4	52.5	23.1	43.0	60.4	61.2	35.3	32.7	51.2	53.3
2011 starting cohort	49.1	53.1	23.6	45.1	61.9	62.7	32.4	30.6	48.6	52.4
For-profit institutions
1996 starting cohort	22.3	25.5	16.1	23.0	27.7	—	—	25.6	—	33.1
2000 starting cohort	28.2	32.1	20.9	30.2	42.6	—	—	27.7	—	35.1
2002 starting cohort	17.8	21.3	12.2	20.2	33.2	—	—	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	37.2	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
2008 starting cohort	20.7	30.5	11.1	21.9	34.0	35.8	16.4	12.4	27.8	14.9
2009 starting cohort	17.0	25.4	10.4	19.2	32.1	36.2	7.1	12.2	23.8	15.1
2010 starting cohort	21.8	32.4	13.6	22.3	38.4	41.1	18.5	16.3	30.0	17.9
2011 starting cohort	17.1	21.8	9.6	19.2	28.6	32.3	14.5	7.5	22.9	28.5
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	40.1	43.4	25.1	28.9	45.6	—	—	24.0	—	45.3
2002 starting cohort	40.8	44.2	24.4	30.1	47.8	—	—	23.1	—	41.4
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	43.1	47.4	23.9	32.5	50.2	50.8	26.2	25.2	49.1	49.3
2007 starting cohort	43.5	48.1	24.3	33.1	50.7	51.3	27.1	26.3	52.2	50.8
2008 starting cohort	44.0	48.6	24.9	33.9	51.6	52.4	27.8	26.0	50.6	52.5
2009 starting cohort	44.2	49.4	23.9	34.4	53.3	54.1	28.7	26.7	44.5	56.0
2010 starting cohort	45.1	50.5	24.8	35.5	54.3	54.9	34.7	25.9	43.7	57.5
2011 starting cohort	45.9	51.2	25.2	36.1	54.9	55.6	34.7	23.9	42.1	59.4
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	39.2	—	—	19.9	—	36.2
2002 starting cohort	34.4	37.3	21.0	23.5	40.8	—	—	18.5	—	37.1
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	37.2	41.1	20.6	26.4	44.7	45.1	21.3	21.1	31.5	39.1
2007 starting cohort	37.8	42.0	21.0	27.5	44.6	45.1	22.9	23.2	37.5	40.8
2008 starting cohort	38.8	43.1	22.2	28.5	45.8	46.4	24.5	21.9	38.7	44.0
2009 starting cohort	39.5	44.0	21.6	29.4	47.7	48.3	26.2	22.8	35.4	49.0
2010 starting cohort	40.3	45.1	22.0	30.3	48.2	48.6	33.1	21.2	36.9	51.9
2011 starting cohort	41.4	46.6	22.5	31.2	49.7	50.0	35.9	21.4	36.4	54.5
Nonprofit institutions
1996 starting cohort	52.6	55.5	34.2	43.5	61.6	—	—	37.5	—	54.4
2000 starting cohort	53.6	57.2	32.2	46.2	60.9	—	—	38.1	—	53.2
2002 starting cohort	55.3	58.5	33.9	48.1	65.0	—	—	40.4	—	60.2
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	60.1	34.4	50.8	64.9	65.7	39.2	40.9	64.4	61.8
2007 starting cohort	56.8	60.6	34.6	49.8	66.4	67.2	42.0	40.7	65.6	62.9
2008 starting cohort	56.8	60.5	34.8	50.5	66.5	67.1	45.6	41.0	62.5	63.0
2009 starting cohort	57.3	61.5	33.9	51.0	67.3	67.9	45.1	42.3	59.4	65.2
2010 starting cohort	57.8	62.4	34.1	51.7	68.3	69.1	43.6	41.2	59.0	64.9
2011 starting cohort	58.5	62.5	35.8	53.2	68.2	68.9	43.5	36.5	57.9	66.2
For-profit institutions
1996 starting cohort	21.1	27.5	13.7	16.1	20.3	—	—	9.6	—	34.6
2000 starting cohort	19.0	22.9	18.4	21.7	36.8	—	—	25.6	—	33.6
2002 starting cohort	11.9	14.3	9.0	18.1	23.6	—	—	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	10.1	20.3	26.2	29.3	3.7	11.8	24.1	21.3
2007 starting cohort	17.0	24.3	9.4	19.9	28.5	34.2	3.6	8.1	29.4	22.3
2008 starting cohort	14.7	22.3	8.6	19.8	27.4	33.6	4.9	13.1	33.0	23.7
2009 starting cohort	11.3	17.4	5.7	17.0	26.6	34.0	7.0	8.5	11.7	25.8
2010 starting cohort	13.4	18.6	9.4	17.8	31.3	36.1	12.0	10.9	17.6	29.5
2011 starting cohort	12.3	13.2	6.7	16.3	27.1	34.4	10.4	6.0	14.6	34.2
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	52.6	56.0	34.4	42.7	61.3	—	—	34.0	—	51.0
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	64.4	64.9	41.7	35.6	61.8	59.0
2007 starting cohort	55.1	59.1	35.4	46.4	64.2	64.7	42.7	36.3	63.9	58.9
2008 starting cohort	55.4	59.5	35.7	47.1	65.1	65.7	43.7	36.3	60.6	60.9
2009 starting cohort	55.3	59.7	34.3	47.6	67.0	67.7	42.2	36.9	54.8	64.0
2010 starting cohort	55.8	60.4	34.7	48.8	67.4	68.1	46.5	34.6	55.2	65.4
2011 starting cohort	56.5	61.1	35.4	49.4	68.1	68.9	44.1	33.9	53.1	66.3
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	49.4	52.3	33.1	38.9	57.8	—	—	30.9	—	50.6
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	42.2	61.6	62.0	41.3	32.9	50.1	51.9
2007 starting cohort	52.3	56.0	34.1	43.3	61.0	61.4	41.4	34.5	55.0	51.9
2008 starting cohort	53.1	56.7	35.1	44.4	62.1	62.6	41.8	34.1	52.1	55.1
2009 starting cohort	53.4	57.2	34.2	45.4	64.3	64.9	42.7	34.1	48.8	59.0
2010 starting cohort	54.0	57.8	34.5	46.6	64.6	65.1	47.4	31.4	51.0	61.5
2011 starting cohort	54.9	59.0	35.5	47.2	65.6	66.1	47.5	32.9	50.4	63.1
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	55.0	69.9	—	—	46.9	—	60.4
2002 starting cohort	61.8	64.8	40.1	56.0	72.0	—	—	46.9	—	65.3
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	66.1	41.2	59.0	73.5	74.2	47.4	48.8	74.5	68.6
2007 starting cohort	63.2	66.4	41.3	58.4	74.2	74.8	53.6	45.9	74.1	68.2
2008 starting cohort	63.2	66.4	41.3	58.6	74.3	74.7	57.6	46.6	70.7	68.8
2009 starting cohort	63.3	66.8	39.7	58.6	75.1	75.8	51.5	49.5	67.1	71.2
2010 starting cohort	63.7	67.6	39.8	59.5	75.4	76.2	50.8	47.4	66.2	71.2
2011 starting cohort	64.1	67.7	41.1	60.3	76.2	77.0	48.8	43.8	64.1	71.3
For-profit institutions
1996 starting cohort	25.4	30.1	17.8	23.1	27.3	—	—	19.8	—	51.6
2000 starting cohort	28.5	33.2	25.8	30.5	43.4	—	—	28.3	—	42.6
2002 starting cohort	18.0	21.3	13.2	22.7	32.2	—	—	12.7	—	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	17.8	29.8	38.0	40.2	18.7	16.8	30.5	30.3
2007 starting cohort	27.8	37.5	16.7	29.1	39.0	43.2	14.4	16.2	31.0	34.6
2008 starting cohort	23.0	31.8	14.8	27.7	37.4	40.9	18.8	16.9	34.6	33.3
2009 starting cohort	19.5	26.5	12.3	24.9	36.9	43.1	14.1	14.7	20.9	35.4
2010 starting cohort	22.2	30.4	14.8	26.3	41.9	45.9	20.2	16.7	27.7	38.4
2011 starting cohort	19.0	21.8	11.4	23.6	34.4	40.7	16.1	9.5	21.5	44.8
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	29.8	37.8	56.5	—	—	31.6	—	53.0
2002 starting cohort	49.0	52.4	28.3	37.7	57.5	—	—	31.0	—	49.6
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	61.1	61.5	39.7	31.8	59.3	54.5
2007 starting cohort	51.6	55.5	29.8	42.2	60.4	60.7	42.3	32.6	60.5	53.9
2008 starting cohort	51.6	55.6	30.1	42.3	61.4	61.8	42.8	32.9	56.1	55.5
2009 starting cohort	51.5	55.8	29.1	42.8	63.3	63.9	41.7	33.5	50.8	58.0
2010 starting cohort	52.1	56.7	29.3	44.0	63.5	64.1	43.8	30.5	51.4	59.3
2011 starting cohort	52.9	57.5	29.7	44.7	64.1	64.8	39.7	31.7	48.8	60.1
Public institutions
1996 starting cohort	41.6	44.6	24.0	29.4	46.4	—	—	27.7	—	44.1
2000 starting cohort	44.9	47.7	27.4	32.6	52.1	—	—	27.6	—	47.2
2002 starting cohort	45.4	48.4	26.2	33.8	53.7	—	—	27.6	—	47.2
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	48.4	51.8	27.8	37.4	57.7	58.0	38.8	29.0	48.5	47.0
2007 starting cohort	48.6	52.2	28.1	38.6	56.9	57.2	40.8	30.2	53.7	46.8
2008 starting cohort	49.1	52.7	29.1	39.0	58.1	58.5	39.1	31.2	47.3	50.3
2009 starting cohort	49.5	53.1	28.3	40.2	60.4	60.9	41.6	30.1	45.0	53.2
2010 starting cohort	50.2	53.9	28.7	41.4	60.8	61.2	43.8	27.3	47.1	55.2
2011 starting cohort	51.1	55.2	29.4	42.0	61.4	61.9	41.4	30.2	46.4	56.8
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	58.8	61.8	34.7	51.6	70.1	—	—	44.0	—	62.2
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	60.2	63.2	35.6	55.4	72.1	72.9	44.6	45.7	72.8	64.4
2007 starting cohort	59.7	63.2	34.9	55.1	71.5	72.0	51.2	42.5	70.9	63.1
2008 starting cohort	59.6	63.2	35.0	54.8	72.1	72.5	56.9	41.7	68.6	63.1
2009 starting cohort	59.6	63.3	34.2	54.6	72.4	73.1	49.4	47.5	63.5	65.4
2010 starting cohort	60.0	64.1	33.9	55.7	72.3	73.1	48.7	42.8	63.3	65.7
2011 starting cohort	60.4	64.3	34.6	56.6	73.7	74.5	44.4	41.7	59.9	65.7
For-profit institutions
1996 starting cohort	25.6	29.2	18.1	25.4	29.9	—	—	30.8	—	51.0
2000 starting cohort	32.1	36.5	25.3	33.9	45.0	—	—	27.7	—	42.1
2002 starting cohort	21.0	24.7	14.9	23.7	35.5	—	—	18.5	—	6.2
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
2008 starting cohort	25.1	34.9	14.7	27.4	40.6	42.2	25.4	14.7	31.1	26.7
2009 starting cohort	21.4	29.7	13.7	24.7	38.9	42.9	14.1	14.8	27.2	26.4
2010 starting cohort	25.4	35.9	16.2	27.2	44.8	47.7	23.5	17.6	32.4	31.2
2011 starting cohort	20.4	25.3	11.8	24.5	34.3	39.0	16.9	9.0	24.0	37.7
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	40.1	45.9	63.4	—	—	37.8	—	58.0
2002 starting cohort	55.6	59.0	38.6	46.4	64.6	—	—	36.1	—	52.6
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	67.4	68.0	43.2	38.5	63.7	64.2
2007 starting cohort	58.1	62.2	39.3	49.6	67.7	68.4	42.9	39.0	66.3	64.9
2008 starting cohort	58.5	62.8	39.6	50.8	68.4	69.2	44.4	38.8	63.7	66.9
2009 starting cohort	58.4	63.1	37.9	51.3	70.3	71.2	42.6	39.6	57.8	70.8
2010 starting cohort	58.9	63.7	38.7	52.4	70.9	71.6	48.7	37.8	58.0	72.5
2011 starting cohort	59.6	64.1	39.4	52.9	71.8	72.5	47.8	35.6	56.3	73.8
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	52.6	55.6	37.8	42.8	61.5	—	—	33.3	—	54.6
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	65.2	65.6	43.3	36.0	51.3	58.0
2007 starting cohort	55.5	59.4	38.1	46.8	64.8	65.3	41.9	37.7	56.0	58.3
2008 starting cohort	56.5	60.3	39.1	48.4	65.9	66.6	43.7	36.2	55.7	61.0
2009 starting cohort	56.9	60.8	38.3	49.3	68.0	68.7	43.8	37.2	51.9	66.3
2010 starting cohort	57.3	61.4	38.5	50.6	68.3	68.8	50.7	34.6	54.0	69.5
2011 starting cohort	58.2	62.4	39.6	51.2	69.7	70.1	52.8	35.0	53.4	71.8
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	64.2	67.1	43.9	59.0	73.4	—	—	49.0	—	68.7
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	45.4	61.5	74.5	75.2	49.5	50.8	75.5	73.3
2007 starting cohort	65.9	68.9	46.2	60.7	76.2	76.9	55.1	48.5	76.2	73.7
2008 starting cohort	66.0	69.0	46.1	61.3	76.0	76.5	58.0	50.1	72.0	74.7
2009 starting cohort	66.3	69.7	44.0	61.5	77.2	77.9	53.4	51.1	69.4	77.2
2010 starting cohort	66.7	70.4	44.5	62.1	77.8	78.6	52.4	50.6	68.2	77.2
2011 starting cohort	67.1	70.4	46.1	63.0	78.2	78.9	52.2	45.4	67.0	77.4
For-profit institutions
1996 starting cohort	25.1	31.4	17.6	20.0	23.7	—	—	11.5	—	52.2
2000 starting cohort	24.5	28.6	26.1	26.4	40.4	—	—	29.1	—	43.3
2002 starting cohort	15.3	17.8	12.1	21.7	27.5	—	—	8.1	—	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	30.4	14.9	27.5	36.3	42.2	10.9	11.4	35.8	34.4
2008 starting cohort	21.2	28.6	14.9	27.9	34.4	39.5	16.0	18.7	39.6	38.9
2009 starting cohort	17.8	23.5	11.4	25.2	35.2	43.3	14.1	14.6	15.7	42.9
2010 starting cohort	19.1	24.4	13.5	25.5	38.6	43.7	17.9	16.0	21.3	44.6
2011 starting cohort	17.7	19.1	11.1	22.8	34.4	42.6	15.6	9.8	18.1	50.7
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	57.6	60.2	42.1	49.1	66.7	—	—	40.2	—	59.6
2002 starting cohort	57.4	60.4	40.2	49.0	67.2	—	—	38.4	—	55.4
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 cohort	59.4	62.9	40.7	52.5	70.0	70.5	49.5	40.6	67.8	63.9
2008 starting cohort	59.6	63.2	40.9	53.5	70.6	71.2	49.9	41.0	65.2	65.7
2009 starting cohort	59.4	63.3	39.5	53.6	72.3	73.0	48.5	41.2	59.2	68.8
2010 starting cohort	59.7	63.7	39.3	54.3	72.8	73.5	50.9	38.5	59.4	70.0
2011 starting cohort2	60.4	64.3	39.8	55.0	73.3	74.1	48.6	37.6	57.1	71.0
Open admissions	30.7	38.1	18.1	27.9	38.6	42.4	19.4	12.3	26.3	46.4
90 percent or more accepted	42.3	46.4	23.0	36.6	47.8	49.4	34.0	24.9	35.7	53.1
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	57.8	61.1	38.2	50.9	61.3	62.1	45.3	43.0	51.6	61.7
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	62.0	66.0	43.7	54.8	70.2	70.6	53.4	40.3	57.1	70.7
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	70.3	75.7	46.1	65.9	80.3	80.5	64.3	55.9	71.3	76.2
Less than 25.0 percent accepted	86.9	90.8	72.0	74.4	91.3	91.4	82.6	76.4	87.9	90.2
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	55.0	57.6	39.6	46.5	64.7	—	—	35.8	—	55.7
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	60.3	39.7	49.5	68.2	68.5	49.1	38.2	57.0	57.7
2007 starting cohort	57.7	60.7	40.3	50.7	68.0	68.3	49.8	39.5	60.6	58.2
2008 starting cohort	58.5	61.4	41.2	52.3	68.9	69.4	49.2	39.7	59.0	61.0
2009 starting cohort	58.6	61.6	40.4	52.8	70.7	71.2	49.9	39.1	54.4	64.9
2010 starting cohort	58.9	62.0	40.3	53.6	71.1	71.7	52.5	36.3	56.3	67.1
2011 starting cohort2	59.7	63.0	40.9	54.2	71.8	72.3	52.8	37.5	55.2	68.5
Open admissions	31.3	37.4	17.5	24.2	37.7	39.7	20.5	9.9	23.0	45.6
90 percent or more accepted	46.2	50.1	29.8	37.6	47.2	48.1	26.7	27.4	36.5	52.2
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	56.4	59.3	37.7	50.3	60.8	61.6	45.2	42.0	50.6	60.7
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	61.8	65.7	45.0	53.8	69.9	70.2	54.0	39.1	56.1	71.4
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	69.1	74.3	44.1	65.6	80.0	80.1	71.3	53.7	70.0	73.2
Less than 25.0 percent accepted	71.3	81.5	49.1	54.4	82.5	82.6	81.3	74.0	73.9	80.2
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	64.8	67.5	44.6	59.6	75.7	—	—	49.8	—	68.4
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 cohort	65.3	68.3	44.5	60.9	77.0	77.5	57.6	47.9	76.8	71.5
2008 starting cohort	65.4	68.3	44.6	61.5	76.9	77.3	60.5	48.7	73.2	72.2
2009 starting cohort	65.6	68.8	43.5	61.2	77.9	78.5	55.6	52.0	69.6	74.8
2010 starting cohort	65.9	69.4	42.9	61.9	78.4	79.2	54.6	49.3	68.5	74.7
2011 starting cohort2	66.4	69.7	43.9	62.8	79.0	79.8	52.3	46.0	66.4	75.2
Open admissions	38.3	46.7	21.9	37.7	46.9	50.3	21.4	18.2	37.3	49.3
90 percent or more accepted	45.7	47.3	32.7	43.8	55.9	57.9	48.7	31.3	42.8	54.4
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	62.3	66.3	40.3	53.6	63.4	63.9	47.9	48.2	56.0	64.0
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	63.2	67.4	42.3	58.5	71.7	72.3	56.7	44.2	59.8	69.5
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	74.7	78.8	51.2	70.8	81.7	82.3	51.4	61.8	74.9	78.8
Less than 25.0 percent accepted	92.0	92.7	80.6	91.6	95.3	95.3	85.7	77.3	91.8	92.5
For-profit institutions
1996 starting cohort	28.0	33.2	19.2	24.6	28.9	—	—	23.1	—	54.0
2000 starting cohort	31.3	36.8	27.9	33.3	45.9	—	—	29.3	—	46.4
2002 starting cohort	22.8	25.9	17.0	27.6	35.7	—	—	17.2	—	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	40.0	22.4	35.0	43.2	47.0	21.2	19.6	32.5	41.1
2008 starting cohort	26.4	34.5	18.7	31.6	41.1	44.1	25.3	19.8	35.4	41.3
2009 starting cohort	22.7	29.3	15.5	28.7	40.0	45.3	20.4	16.7	26.7	42.2
2010 starting cohort	24.1	31.3	15.7	28.8	43.7	47.8	21.7	17.1	28.8	42.9
2011 starting cohort	20.8	23.5	13.4	26.2	37.1	43.6	18.4	11.0	22.7	49.0
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	—	—	37.0	—	56.8
2002 starting cohort	54.4	57.5	34.0	44.2	64.1	—	—	35.3	—	54.0
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	47.8	67.4	67.8	46.4	37.2	64.5	60.1
2007 starting cohort	56.5	60.0	35.3	48.6	66.7	67.1	50.0	37.3	64.9	59.8
2008 starting cohort	56.5	60.1	35.3	48.9	67.6	68.0	49.9	38.6	61.7	61.7
2009 starting cohort	56.2	60.0	34.3	49.2	69.2	69.8	48.8	38.2	55.9	64.2
2010 starting cohort	56.5	60.6	33.9	50.0	69.5	70.1	49.5	34.7	56.2	65.4
2011 starting cohort2	57.3	61.4	34.1	50.7	70.0	70.7	44.5	36.0	53.6	66.3
Open admissions	29.4	37.1	16.0	26.1	39.5	43.0	19.0	13.9	25.6	42.5
90 percent or more accepted	40.0	44.0	20.6	34.1	44.6	46.0	28.1	20.3	33.9	49.5
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	54.3	57.5	33.7	46.3	58.1	59.0	39.9	42.7	49.0	58.0
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	58.5	62.7	37.9	50.0	66.2	66.7	47.7	38.1	53.2	65.5
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	67.3	73.2	38.3	61.0	77.1	77.4	59.8	53.5	67.6	72.1
Less than 25.0 percent accepted	85.7	89.9	66.6	73.3	89.6	89.7	76.7	74.2	86.0	88.1
Public institutions
1996 starting cohort	48.1	50.8	30.3	37.5	55.2	—	—	33.1	—	48.8
2000 starting cohort	51.4	53.9	34.1	41.1	60.0	—	—	33.6	—	52.1
2002 starting cohort	51.9	54.6	33.0	41.5	61.3	—	—	32.3	—	52.6
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	35.3	56.1	53.7
2007 starting cohort	54.6	57.7	34.7	46.3	64.4	64.7	49.5	35.8	59.4	54.1
2008 starting cohort	55.2	58.2	35.4	47.3	65.6	65.9	47.7	37.9	54.9	57.4
2009 starting cohort	55.3	58.3	34.8	48.1	67.4	67.8	50.0	35.6	51.4	60.5
2010 starting cohort	55.7	58.9	34.7	49.0	67.8	68.2	49.9	32.5	53.0	62.3
2011 starting cohort2	56.5	59.9	35.0	49.4	68.2	68.7	47.1	35.6	52.3	63.6
Open admissions	29.6	35.3	14.8	20.0	39.9	42.2	16.2	13.0	22.7	45.4
90 percent or more accepted	43.5	47.3	26.5	35.1	43.9	45.0	18.2	22.7	36.0	48.0
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	53.0	55.8	33.2	45.5	58.1	59.0	40.4	41.4	48.3	56.7
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	58.5	62.6	38.9	49.1	65.8	66.2	46.4	37.0	52.8	66.0
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	66.0	71.5	37.0	60.4	76.7	76.9	66.2	51.2	65.8	69.2
Less than 25.0 percent accepted	71.8	81.3	48.6	52.4	80.2	80.2	77.4	72.0	74.1	77.9
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	62.1	65.0	38.4	55.5	74.0	—	—	46.6	—	65.3
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	75.6	76.3	49.1	48.6	76.2	68.8
2007 starting cohort	62.3	65.6	38.2	58.0	74.9	75.3	58.1	44.5	74.3	67.3
2008 starting cohort	62.3	65.6	38.3	57.8	75.0	75.3	60.7	44.4	72.2	68.0
2009 starting cohort	62.2	65.6	37.5	57.6	75.7	76.3	54.3	50.0	66.8	70.3
2010 starting cohort	62.6	66.3	37.0	58.5	75.8	76.5	53.6	45.3	65.8	70.6
2011 starting cohort2	63.1	66.7	37.5	59.3	76.9	77.7	48.3	44.0	62.7	71.1
Open admissions	35.5	44.5	18.3	32.3	46.2	49.3	23.8	17.9	28.3	42.4
90 percent or more accepted	39.4	40.5	26.4	38.3	51.7	54.7	39.3	22.0	34.4	52.2
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	59.0	63.2	35.4	50.0	58.4	59.4	38.9	49.4	52.9	61.2
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	59.0	63.4	36.8	53.5	68.2	68.8	53.9	41.5	54.5	64.6
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	72.1	77.1	42.2	67.3	79.0	79.6	50.0	58.5	72.6	74.8
Less than 25.0 percent accepted	90.7	92.3	73.4	90.0	94.3	94.4	75.0	75.0	89.8	90.6
For-profit institutions
1996 starting cohort	28.0	32.3	19.4	26.7	31.7	—	—	30.8	—	53.0
2000 starting cohort	34.2	38.8	28.1	36.0	47.3	—	—	29.4	—	45.6
2002 starting cohort	24.7	28.2	17.4	26.8	38.6	—	—	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	35.4	44.0	45.5	27.6	19.6	34.6	37.4
2007 starting cohort	35.7	44.9	23.3	36.0	43.7	45.9	23.9	27.2	28.9	41.4
2008 starting cohort	27.8	37.0	17.8	30.6	43.0	44.4	29.9	18.8	31.8	33.4
2009 starting cohort	23.9	32.1	16.0	27.4	40.9	44.9	16.5	16.4	28.7	33.2
2010 starting cohort	26.8	36.8	17.1	29.1	46.7	49.3	27.2	18.6	33.7	35.0
2011 starting cohort	21.7	26.6	12.9	26.6	36.7	41.3	19.4	10.6	24.8	42.9
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	59.9	62.8	44.3	52.6	70.0	—	—	40.8	—	56.9
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	50.2	42.5	68.1	67.6
2007 starting cohort	61.9	65.4	44.5	55.5	73.0	73.6	49.1	43.1	69.9	68.7
2008 starting cohort	62.3	65.9	44.7	57.0	73.4	74.1	50.0	42.8	67.7	70.2
2009 starting cohort	62.1	66.1	43.2	57.0	75.1	75.9	48.2	43.6	61.7	74.0
2010 starting cohort	62.3	66.4	43.3	57.7	75.9	76.6	52.1	41.4	61.9	75.4
2011 starting cohort2	63.0	66.9	43.9	58.2	76.4	77.1	52.0	38.9	59.8	76.7
Open admissions	32.0	39.2	20.1	29.4	37.6	41.7	19.7	11.1	27.2	51.3
90 percent or more accepted	44.2	48.5	25.0	38.6	50.6	52.6	37.3	28.9	37.0	59.4
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	60.6	64.0	41.6	54.2	64.3	64.9	50.9	43.2	53.6	67.3
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	64.8	68.8	47.7	58.4	73.9	74.3	58.0	42.0	59.9	77.2
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	72.8	77.9	51.1	69.5	83.0	83.3	67.6	57.4	73.9	80.4
Less than 25.0 percent accepted	88.1	91.8	76.5	75.5	92.9	92.9	92.3	78.7	89.6	92.4
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	67.9	—	—	40.5	—	58.1
2002 starting cohort	57.7	60.1	43.9	50.2	67.8	—	—	38.4	—	59.2
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 cohort	60.3	63.3	44.1	54.1	71.3	71.8	49.9	42.3	61.5	63.4
2008 starting cohort	61.2	64.3	45.1	56.1	72.0	72.6	50.3	41.0	62.1	65.3
2009 starting cohort	61.4	64.5	44.2	56.4	73.8	74.5	49.8	41.8	56.9	70.3
2010 starting cohort	61.7	64.9	44.2	57.2	74.4	75.0	54.8	39.3	58.9	73.2
2011 starting cohort2	62.4	65.7	45.0	57.8	75.3	75.7	57.9	39.0	57.5	75.2
Open admissions	32.8	39.3	19.7	27.7	35.5	37.0	23.9	7.4	23.3	46.0
90 percent or more accepted	48.6	52.6	32.7	39.8	50.6	51.3	34.8	31.5	37.0	59.8
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	59.3	62.4	40.8	53.9	63.5	64.2	49.8	42.6	52.5	67.3
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	64.5	68.4	49.0	57.4	73.9	74.3	60.5	40.7	58.6	78.8
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	71.7	76.8	48.7	69.3	82.9	83.0	75.1	55.4	73.1	77.6
Less than 25.0 percent accepted	70.6	81.9	49.5	56.1	85.1	85.1	88.2	76.0	73.7	83.0
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	—	67.8
2002 starting cohort	66.9	69.5	49.0	62.3	76.9	—	—	52.1	—	71.7
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	55.1	53.0	78.3	75.4
2007 starting cohort	67.7	70.5	49.2	62.9	78.6	79.3	57.3	50.6	78.4	76.0
2008 starting cohort	67.9	70.5	49.3	64.1	78.4	78.9	60.4	51.8	73.9	76.6
2009 starting cohort	68.3	71.4	48.2	63.8	79.6	80.2	56.7	53.5	71.4	79.4
2010 starting cohort	68.5	71.8	47.5	64.3	80.4	81.3	55.4	52.1	70.3	79.2
2011 starting cohort2	69.1	72.2	48.9	65.3	80.7	81.4	55.5	47.6	69.0	79.7
Open admissions	41.0	49.0	25.4	42.2	47.5	51.2	19.0	18.4	43.2	58.4
90 percent or more accepted	51.3	53.4	38.2	48.0	58.7	60.1	54.0	41.0	48.2	58.4
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	64.9	68.7	44.4	56.0	66.7	66.9	59.5	47.2	58.3	67.3
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	66.4	70.5	46.6	61.8	74.1	74.7	58.8	46.5	63.4	74.8
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	76.7	80.3	57.2	73.4	83.7	84.3	52.4	63.9	76.5	82.8
Less than 25.0 percent accepted	93.2	93.2	86.5	93.1	96.1	96.1	100.0	79.7	93.2	94.4
For-profit institutions
1996 starting cohort	27.9	34.5	19.0	21.9	24.9	—	—	17.3	—	55.1
2000 starting cohort	27.9	34.0	27.7	30.0	43.2	—	—	29.1	—	47.5
2002 starting cohort	21.1	23.6	16.7	28.4	31.7	—	—	12.1	—	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	28.4	33.8	21.8	34.1	42.8	48.1	19.7	14.3	37.6	40.8
2008 starting cohort	25.3	31.9	19.3	32.5	39.4	43.8	23.5	20.6	40.6	48.0
2009 starting cohort	21.7	26.6	15.2	29.8	39.3	45.8	22.2	16.9	25.1	49.7
2010 starting cohort	21.5	25.4	14.3	28.6	40.3	45.9	17.9	16.0	22.1	49.8
2011 starting cohort	20.1	21.1	13.8	25.9	37.4	46.0	17.7	11.2	19.9	54.0

—Not available.

1 Race/ethnicity not collected.

2 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), Spring 2002 through Spring 2013 and Winter 2013-14 through Winter 2017-18, Graduation Rates component; and IPEDS Fall 2011, Institutional Characteristics component. (This table was prepared September 2018.)