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Table 326.40. | Percentage distribution of first-time postsecondary students starting at 2- and 4-year institutions during the 2003-04 academic year, by highest degree attained, enrollment status, and selected characteristics: Spring 2009 |
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Selected characteristic | Students starting at 2-year institutions | Students starting at 4-year institutions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest degree attained | No degree, still enrolled |
No degree, not enrolled |
Highest degree attained | No degree, still enrolled |
No degree, not enrolled |
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Total, any degree1 |
Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's2 | Total, any degree1 |
Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 35.1 | (0.86) | 9.5 | (0.68) | 15.0 | (0.63) | 10.6 | (0.63) | 18.5 | (0.98) | 46.4 | (1.01) | 64.2 | (1.18) | 1.7 | (0.24) | 4.6 | (0.49) | 58.0 | (1.34) | 12.2 | (0.60) | 23.6 | (0.97) | ||||||||||
Sex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Male | 33.3 | (1.54) | 9.4 | (1.19) | 13.7 | (1.00) | 10.3 | (0.79) | 19.1 | (1.64) | 47.6 | (1.54) | 61.4 | (1.40) | 1.2 | (0.29) | 5.1 | (0.72) | 55.1 | (1.54) | 13.9 | (0.86) | 24.8 | (1.18) | ||||||||||
Female | 36.5 | (1.18) | 9.6 | (0.90) | 16.0 | (0.92) | 10.9 | (0.83) | 18.1 | (0.93) | 45.4 | (1.37) | 66.5 | (1.45) | 2.1 | (0.34) | 4.2 | (0.51) | 60.2 | (1.58) | 10.9 | (0.71) | 22.6 | (1.24) | ||||||||||
Age when first enrolled | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 years old or younger | 39.4 | (1.63) | 6.1 | (0.78) | 15.5 | (1.24) | 17.9 | (1.36) | 20.6 | (1.70) | 40.0 | (1.58) | 69.1 | (1.27) | 1.6 | (0.29) | 3.7 | (0.45) | 63.8 | (1.41) | 11.2 | (0.76) | 19.8 | (1.07) | ||||||||||
19 years old | 37.7 | (2.04) | 8.9 | (2.01) | 16.2 | (1.46) | 12.6 | (1.21) | 17.7 | (1.57) | 44.6 | (1.75) | 65.1 | (1.43) | 1.0 | (0.24) | 4.2 | (0.63) | 59.9 | (1.51) | 12.3 | (0.92) | 22.6 | (1.16) | ||||||||||
20 to 23 years old | 29.1 | (1.94) | 10.3 | (1.38) | 14.6 | (1.68) | 4.1 | (0.69) | 21.9 | (1.92) | 49.0 | (2.10) | 41.9 | (3.78) | 4.1 | ! | (1.62) | 8.4 | (1.74) | 29.4 | (3.71) | 17.8 | (2.91) | 40.3 | (3.49) | |||||||||
24 to 29 years old | 28.8 | (4.04) | 15.6 | (3.98) | 10.8 | (1.98) | 2.5 | (0.74) | 17.2 | (2.62) | 53.9 | (4.05) | 32.7 | (5.77) | ‡ | (†) | 9.4 | ! | (4.28) | 20.4 | (5.06) | 18.8 | (4.87) | 48.6 | (5.81) | |||||||||
30 years old or over | 31.7 | (2.43) | 14.4 | (2.08) | 15.0 | (1.89) | ‡ | (†) | 10.4 | (1.97) | 57.9 | (2.65) | 33.7 | (7.09) | 3.9 | ! | (1.84) | 13.4 | ! | (5.05) | 16.4 | ! | (6.14) | 14.8 | (3.97) | 51.4 | (7.32) | |||||||
Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
White | 38.9 | (1.16) | 9.8 | (1.0) | 16.6 | (0.82) | 12.5 | (0.85) | 16.2 | (1.21) | 44.9 | (1.31) | 68.9 | (1.04) | 1.5 | (0.31) | 4.8 | (0.54) | 62.6 | (1.31) | 9.8 | (0.58) | 21.4 | (0.94) | ||||||||||
Black | 28.1 | (2.60) | 11.3 | (1.66) | 11.4 | (2.12) | 5.3 | (1.10) | 22.0 | (2.04) | 50.0 | (2.79) | 46.9 | (3.16) | 2.2 | ! | (0.91) | 4.2 | ! | (1.48) | 40.5 | (3.03) | 19.6 | (2.21) | 33.6 | (3.08) | ||||||||
Hispanic | 28.3 | (2.18) | 8.2 | (1.67) | 12.7 | (1.51) | 7.4 | (1.10) | 18.8 | (2.03) | 52.9 | (2.58) | 48.8 | (3.24) | 2.2 | ! | (0.83) | 5.1 | (1.39) | 41.5 | (2.96) | 18.6 | (2.36) | 32.5 | (3.34) | |||||||||
Asian/Pacific Islander | 38.3 | (4.50) | 6.5 | ! | (2.29) | 14.6 | (2.91) | 17.2 | (3.50) | 29.0 | (4.58) | 32.7 | (3.51) | 72.8 | (3.21) | 1.4 | ! | (0.67) | 2.1 | ! | (0.94) | 69.3 | (3.22) | 11.9 | (2.23) | 15.2 | (2.59) | |||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native | 32.1 | (9.62) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 28.4 | ! | (10.89) | 39.6 | (10.68) | 51.5 | (9.53) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 39.3 | (9.11) | 19.3 | ! | (8.63) | 29.3 | ! | (10.85) | |||||||
Two or more races | 33.9 | (5.51) | 9.0 | ! | (3.65) | 14.6 | ! | (4.39) | 10.3 | (2.87) | 21.4 | (4.98) | 44.7 | (5.50) | 57.1 | (5.42) | ‡ | (†) | 4.0 | ! | (1.83) | 50.4 | (5.57) | 19.2 | (4.71) | 23.6 | (4.32) | |||||||
Highest education level of parents | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
High school diploma or less | 32.0 | (1.42) | 11.0 | (1.30) | 14.3 | (1.05) | 6.7 | (0.72) | 17.1 | (1.18) | 50.9 | (1.51) | 49.9 | (2.12) | 2.9 | (0.83) | 6.6 | (0.97) | 40.4 | (2.01) | 15.4 | (1.33) | 34.7 | (1.98) | ||||||||||
Some college/vocational | 38.3 | (2.24) | 9.6 | (1.48) | 17.6 | (1.17) | 11.1 | (1.07) | 18.0 | (1.70) | 43.8 | (2.06) | 59.1 | (1.90) | 2.3 | ! | (0.76) | 7.0 | (1.08) | 49.8 | (2.11) | 13.4 | (1.24) | 27.5 | (1.84) | |||||||||
Bachelor's degree | 39.4 | (1.91) | 8.2 | (1.60) | 14.1 | (1.87) | 17.2 | (1.74) | 20.6 | (2.09) | 40.0 | (2.53) | 70.1 | (1.60) | 1.2 | (0.28) | 3.4 | (0.58) | 65.6 | (1.62) | 11.0 | (0.87) | 18.9 | (1.41) | ||||||||||
Advanced (higher than bachelor's) degree |
37.2 | (3.03) | 6.2 | (1.70) | 13.7 | (1.81) | 17.2 | (2.09) | 22.4 | (2.56) | 40.4 | (3.74) | 75.8 | (1.44) | 0.6 | ! | (0.24) | 2.1 | (0.39) | 73.1 | (1.51) | 9.2 | (0.78) | 15.0 | (1.35) | |||||||||
Dependency status when first enrolled |
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Dependent | 39.4 | (1.26) | 7.5 | (0.76) | 16.7 | (0.85) | 15.2 | (0.88) | 19.6 | (1.19) | 41.0 | (1.15) | 68.3 | (1.06) | 1.4 | (0.22) | 4.2 | (0.45) | 62.7 | (1.22) | 11.6 | (0.63) | 20.1 | (0.90) | ||||||||||
Independent | 28.3 | (1.44) | 12.8 | (1.26) | 12.3 | (1.13) | 3.3 | (0.60) | 16.8 | (1.42) | 54.9 | (1.75) | 31.4 | (3.08) | 3.7 | (1.10) | 7.5 | (1.92) | 20.2 | (2.84) | 17.3 | (2.61) | 51.3 | (3.25) | ||||||||||
Dependent student family income in 2002 |
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Less than $25,000 | 34.6 | (2.35) | 8.4 | (1.48) | 14.5 | (1.54) | 11.7 | (1.73) | 18.0 | (1.91) | 47.4 | (2.43) | 52.7 | (2.28) | 2.8 | ! | (1.09) | 5.0 | (1.00) | 44.9 | (2.40) | 15.9 | (1.63) | 31.4 | (2.38) | |||||||||
$25,000 to $44,999 | 36.0 | (2.12) | 7.3 | (1.36) | 16.4 | (1.75) | 12.3 | (1.60) | 19.0 | (2.24) | 45.0 | (2.67) | 62.7 | (2.31) | 1.9 | (0.53) | 5.4 | (1.03) | 55.3 | (2.50) | 13.1 | (1.69) | 24.2 | (1.97) | ||||||||||
$45,000 to $69,999 | 41.3 | (2.13) | 7.1 | (1.29) | 17.6 | (1.59) | 16.6 | (1.58) | 22.0 | (1.92) | 36.7 | (1.86) | 67.1 | (1.94) | 1.5 | (0.34) | 5.1 | (0.77) | 60.6 | (2.00) | 12.8 | (1.27) | 20.1 | (1.86) | ||||||||||
$70,000 to $99,999 | 43.1 | (3.50) | 7.6 | ! | (3.67) | 16.3 | (2.58) | 19.1 | (2.14) | 18.4 | (2.75) | 38.5 | (2.76) | 71.9 | (1.64) | 0.9 | ! | (0.30) | 4.4 | (0.88) | 66.7 | (1.85) | 9.4 | (0.83) | 18.7 | (1.37) | ||||||||
$100,000 or more | 45.0 | (3.56) | 6.6 | (1.77) | 19.6 | (3.74) | 18.8 | (2.40) | 20.5 | (3.25) | 34.4 | (3.61) | 80.0 | (1.30) | 0.7 | ! | (0.29) | 1.9 | (0.37) | 77.5 | (1.38) | 8.5 | (0.94) | 11.4 | (0.99) | |||||||||
Timing of postsecondary enrollment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delayed entry | 29.1 | (1.25) | 11.0 | (1.11) | 13.2 | (1.02) | 4.9 | (0.63) | 17.2 | (1.26) | 53.7 | (1.44) | 36.6 | (2.80) | 3.8 | (1.01) | 7.9 | (1.54) | 24.9 | (2.53) | 17.8 | (2.06) | 45.6 | (2.75) | ||||||||||
Did not delay entry3 | 41.0 | (1.36) | 7.8 | (0.86) | 17.0 | (0.99) | 16.2 | (1.00) | 20.1 | (1.44) | 38.8 | (1.16) | 69.2 | (1.05) | 1.3 | (0.21) | 4.0 | (0.40) | 64.0 | (1.17) | 11.1 | (0.61) | 19.6 | (0.91) | ||||||||||
Intensity of enrollment through 2009 |
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Always full-time | 44.9 | (1.66) | 11.4 | (1.50) | 18.0 | (1.42) | 15.5 | (1.11) | 10.1 | (0.87) | 44.9 | (1.65) | 73.7 | (1.15) | 1.2 | (0.26) | 3.8 | (0.55) | 68.7 | (1.41) | 6.7 | (0.46) | 19.6 | (1.03) | ||||||||||
Always part-time | 13.9 | (2.80) | 8.4 | ! | (2.79) | 5.5 | (1.12) | ‡ | (†) | 13.3 | (1.79) | 72.8 | (2.68) | 12.5 | ! | (4.93) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 13.8 | ! | (4.23) | 73.6 | (6.59) | |||||||
Mixed | 36.6 | (1.32) | 8.7 | (0.83) | 16.6 | (1.10) | 11.4 | (0.99) | 26.1 | (1.34) | 37.2 | (1.69) | 48.3 | (1.59) | 2.7 | (0.47) | 6.1 | (0.72) | 39.5 | (1.60) | 23.3 | (1.39) | 28.4 | (1.42) | ||||||||||
Remedial course taken in 2003-04 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No | 35.4 | (0.95) | 10.0 | (0.84) | 14.5 | (0.81) | 10.9 | (0.78) | 17.6 | (0.99) | 47.0 | (1.21) | 65.2 | (1.23) | 1.8 | (0.28) | 4.4 | (0.53) | 59.0 | (1.43) | 11.5 | (0.62) | 23.4 | (1.05) | ||||||||||
Yes | 34.3 | (2.10) | 8.3 | (1.62) | 16.2 | (1.37) | 9.8 | (0.98) | 21.0 | (1.70) | 44.7 | (1.92) | 59.6 | (1.98) | 1.2 | (0.32) | 5.4 | (0.92) | 53.0 | (2.13) | 15.7 | (1.44) | 24.6 | (1.81) | ||||||||||
Highest degree expected in 2003-04 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No degree or certificate | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | # | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 87.3 | (4.75) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||||
Certificate | 44.8 | (5.47) | 42.8 | (5.28) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 6.9 | (2.02) | 48.3 | (5.60) | 41.2 | ! | (18.43) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||
Associate's degree | 34.6 | (2.38) | 13.9 | (2.05) | 19.3 | (1.86) | 1.4 | ! | (0.49) | 12.3 | (1.69) | 53.1 | (2.80) | 43.7 | (8.43) | 16.2 | ! | (5.50) | 21.3 | ! | (7.06) | 6.1 | ! | (2.93) | 12.8 | ! | (5.09) | 43.5 | (7.70) | |||||
Bachelor's degree4 | 32.7 | (1.81) | 8.0 | (1.49) | 15.4 | (1.02) | 9.3 | (1.03) | 18.1 | (1.50) | 49.3 | (1.60) | 55.2 | (2.02) | 2.2 | (0.52) | 6.8 | (1.02) | 46.2 | (2.07) | 15.1 | (1.37) | 29.7 | (1.59) | ||||||||||
Master's degree4 | 38.2 | (1.72) | 7.0 | (1.32) | 14.8 | (1.21) | 16.4 | (1.19) | 22.7 | (1.63) | 39.1 | (1.66) | 66.7 | (1.42) | 1.0 | (0.25) | 4.1 | (0.62) | 61.7 | (1.42) | 11.2 | (0.77) | 22.1 | (1.32) | ||||||||||
Doctoral/first-professional degree4 |
34.7 | (2.30) | 4.8 | (0.93) | 13.8 | (2.02) | 16.0 | (1.65) | 22.4 | (2.54) | 42.9 | (3.25) | 70.6 | (1.57) | 1.3 | (0.36) | 1.9 | (0.36) | 67.4 | (1.69) | 11.0 | (0.95) | 18.3 | (1.35) | ||||||||||
Work intensity (including work- study) in 2003-04 |
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Did not work | 34.7 | (1.79) | 11.2 | (1.57) | 15.8 | (1.20) | 7.7 | (0.85) | 19.9 | (1.80) | 45.3 | (2.16) | 69.9 | (1.35) | 0.8 | (0.18) | 3.4 | (0.55) | 65.8 | (1.47) | 10.9 | (0.92) | 19.1 | (1.08) | ||||||||||
Worked part time | 39.9 | (2.08) | 7.9 | (1.20) | 17.4 | (1.00) | 14.6 | (1.04) | 17.2 | (1.28) | 42.8 | (1.70) | 66.2 | (1.42) | 1.7 | (0.31) | 5.2 | (0.69) | 59.3 | (1.44) | 12.1 | (0.85) | 21.7 | (1.21) | ||||||||||
Worked full time | 28.6 | (1.96) | 10.6 | (1.63) | 10.9 | (1.08) | 7.2 | (0.94) | 19.3 | (1.53) | 52.1 | (2.10) | 40.1 | (2.93) | 4.1 | (1.22) | 5.9 | (1.20) | 30.1 | (2.60) | 16.5 | (1.77) | 43.4 | (2.86) | ||||||||||
Control of first institution | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Public | 34.4 | (0.95) | 8.5 | (0.68) | 14.4 | (0.61) | 11.6 | (0.68) | 19.6 | (1.03) | 46.0 | (1.00) | 64.8 | (1.22) | 1.6 | (0.23) | 3.8 | (0.45) | 59.5 | (1.32) | 12.9 | (0.73) | 22.2 | (0.98) | ||||||||||
Private, nonprofit | 46.2 | (8.52) | 13.3 | ! | (6.56) | 21.5 | ! | (6.76) | 11.3 | ! | (4.99) | 10.4 | ! | (3.32) | 43.4 | (8.28) | 69.9 | (1.45) | 1.5 | (0.37) | 3.8 | (0.95) | 64.6 | (1.89) | 11.1 | (1.02) | 19.0 | (1.18) | ||||||
Private, for-profit | 39.5 | (3.70) | 19.6 | (4.78) | 19.5 | (3.51) | ‡ | (†) | 9.6 | (2.61) | 50.9 | (4.64) | 33.9 | (4.37) | ‡ | (†) | 14.6 | (3.45) | 15.7 | (3.78) | 11.3 | (2.44) | 54.8 | (3.82) | ||||||||||
Income quartile in 2003-045 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lowest quartile | 30.6 | (1.45) | 9.4 | (1.27) | 13.0 | (1.14) | 8.3 | (0.84) | 18.4 | (1.46) | 51.0 | (1.78) | 49.5 | (1.91) | 2.7 | (0.73) | 4.6 | (0.74) | 42.2 | (2.15) | 16.2 | (1.37) | 34.3 | (1.75) | ||||||||||
Second quartile | 37.1 | (1.58) | 10.5 | (1.56) | 15.8 | (1.26) | 10.8 | (0.97) | 19.7 | (1.58) | 43.2 | (1.86) | 60.5 | (2.04) | 2.4 | (0.51) | 6.5 | (1.10) | 51.6 | (2.20) | 13.5 | (1.16) | 26.0 | (1.82) | ||||||||||
Third quartile | 36.3 | (2.51) | 9.6 | (1.71) | 15.0 | (1.35) | 11.6 | (1.53) | 18.7 | (1.64) | 45.0 | (2.18) | 67.2 | (1.58) | 1.3 | (0.31) | 4.9 | (0.80) | 61.0 | (1.85) | 11.2 | (0.88) | 21.6 | (1.55) | ||||||||||
Highest quartile | 38.6 | (2.51) | 8.1 | (1.49) | 17.3 | (1.96) | 13.2 | (1.65) | 16.5 | (2.30) | 45.0 | (3.20) | 76.8 | (1.37) | 0.6 | ! | (0.25) | 2.4 | (0.46) | 73.8 | (1.42) | 8.7 | (0.80) | 14.4 | (1.18) |
†Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#Rounds to zero. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
‡Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 Includes a small percentage of students who had attained a degree and were still enrolled. Includes recipients of degrees not shown separately. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 Includes a small percentage of students who had attained an advanced degree. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 Includes students with a standard high school diploma who enrolled in postsecondary education in the same year as their graduation. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 Students starting at 2-year institutions include students whose goal was to transfer to a 4-year institution. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 Indicates the income quartile of the student, based on the student's total income in 2002 for independent students or the parents' total income in 2002 for dependent students. Income quartiles were determined separately for dependent and independent students based on percentile rankings and then combined into one variable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NOTE: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2004/09 Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study (BPS:04/09). (This table was prepared November 2011.) |