Table 311.50.

Percentage of degree-granting postsecondary institutions with first-year undergraduates offering remedial services, by control and level of institution: 1989-90 through 2018-19

Year	Total			Public			Private
							Total			Nonprofit			For-profit
	Total	4-year	2-year	Total	4-year	2-year	Total	4-year	2-year	Total	4-year	2-year	Total	4-year	2-year
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
1989-90	76.6	69.6	87.2	92.4	82.9	98.2	64.1	64.5	63.0	65.0	64.2	71.8	59.5	71.7	57.0
1990-91	77.7	70.6	88.4	93.0	83.5	98.9	65.6	65.6	65.5	65.6	64.9	71.3	65.6	81.3	62.0
1991-92	78.6	71.4	89.2	93.9	84.5	99.6	66.3	66.4	65.8	66.2	65.8	69.9	66.6	79.2	63.2
1992-93	78.5	71.5	88.8	93.5	84.5	98.8	66.4	66.5	65.8	66.7	66.2	71.5	64.6	73.7	62.0
1993-94	79.0	72.2	89.5	93.5	84.6	98.7	67.4	67.5	67.0	67.7	67.0	73.5	65.6	76.3	62.1
1994-95	79.8	73.6	89.1	93.7	85.3	98.6	68.6	69.2	66.6	69.3	68.7	74.0	65.2	76.0	60.8
1995-96	79.5	73.0	89.4	93.7	85.4	98.6	68.0	68.4	66.3	68.9	68.3	73.3	63.5	69.2	60.5
1996-97	80.0	73.1	91.0	94.0	85.1	99.2	68.6	68.6	68.4	69.2	68.3	77.3	65.2	72.7	60.8
1997-98	76.7	72.5	82.2	93.8	85.2	98.7	64.2	67.8	55.1	69.0	68.3	75.4	51.7	63.9	47.5
1998-99	76.1	72.0	81.5	93.6	84.2	99.0	63.6	67.7	52.8	68.6	68.3	71.6	51.1	63.4	46.2
1999-2000	76.1	71.6	82.2	93.5	83.6	99.2	63.9	67.4	54.4	69.2	68.5	76.7	51.5	60.1	47.7
2000-01	75.1	71.4	80.4	93.1	81.7	99.7	62.8	67.9	48.8	67.6	67.0	73.6	52.7	72.9	41.8
2001-02	73.3	69.0	79.5	92.3	79.9	99.4	60.2	65.3	45.0	66.1	65.5	72.6	48.0	64.5	37.3
2002-03	72.5	67.6	79.5	91.7	78.4	99.4	59.0	63.9	44.8	65.4	64.7	74.0	45.6	59.6	37.2
2003-04	72.1	67.1	79.7	91.3	77.3	99.5	59.0	63.7	44.8	65.0	64.0	77.1	47.4	62.0	37.3
2004-05	72.6	67.4	80.3	90.6	75.6	99.6	60.4	64.7	47.4	63.1	62.5	71.4	55.4	73.7	42.2
2005-06	72.2	66.9	80.2	90.2	75.2	99.3	60.4	64.2	48.8	62.2	61.3	74.3	57.2	75.0	43.4
2006-07	72.8	67.5	80.9	90.4	75.6	99.5	61.4	64.9	50.6	62.2	61.3	74.8	60.1	77.0	45.8
2007-08	72.4	67.2	80.9	89.7	74.1	99.5	61.6	64.9	51.0	61.4	60.6	73.9	61.8	78.4	47.2
2008-09	72.6	67.9	80.2	89.9	74.5	99.6	62.1	65.8	50.5	61.4	60.8	70.7	63.1	80.4	47.2
2009-10	72.7	68.3	79.7	89.8	75.3	99.6	62.5	66.1	52.1	61.2	60.6	72.9	64.3	81.2	49.4
2010-11	72.0	69.1	76.7	89.6	75.5	99.4	62.1	67.2	47.3	61.2	60.6	71.3	63.2	82.7	44.1
2011-12	70.4	67.1	75.9	89.6	75.7	99.5	60.0	64.6	46.3	60.2	60.3	59.0	59.8	73.8	44.4
2012-13	70.7	67.8	75.8	89.3	75.5	99.5	60.9	65.5	46.9	60.3	60.5	56.7	61.6	75.4	45.4
2013-14	70.0	66.4	76.4	89.0	74.8	99.5	60.0	64.0	47.7	59.9	59.9	60.2	60.1	72.4	46.0
2014-15	70.5	67.4	76.5	88.7	74.8	99.3	60.7	65.1	46.3	59.7	59.6	62.5	62.0	77.1	43.9
2015-16	70.1	67.0	76.0	88.1	74.2	99.0	60.3	64.8	44.7	59.3	59.7	52.3	61.6	76.4	43.2
2016-17	69.0	65.1	76.2	88.2	75.2	99.0	57.6	61.5	44.7	59.1	59.3	55.4	55.2	68.3	42.7
2017-18	68.5	64.3	76.4	87.6	74.4	98.9	56.9	60.7	44.0	58.5	58.6	57.6	54.2	67.6	41.4
2018-19	67.7	62.9	77.4	87.5	74.6	99.0	54.2	58.3	37.6	57.6	57.6	57.5	46.6	61.2	33.1
Change in percent-     age points
1998-99 to     2008-09	-3.4	-4.1	-1.3	-3.7	-9.6	0.6	-1.6	-1.9	-2.3	-7.2	-7.5	-0.9	12.0	17.0	1.0
2008-09 to     2018-19	-4.9	-5.0	-2.9	-2.3	0.1	-0.6	-7.9	-7.5	-12.9	-3.8	-3.2	-13.2	-16.5	-19.2	-14.1

NOTE: Remedial services are instructional activities designed for students deficient in the general competencies necessary for a regular postsecondary curriculum and educational setting. Data through 1995-96 are for institutions of higher education, while later data are for degree-granting institutions. Degree-granting institutions grant associate’s or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Excludes institutions not enrolling any first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Institutional Characteristics Survey" (IPEDS-IC:89-99); Fall 2000 through Fall 2013, Institutional Characteristics component; and Winter 2014-15 through 2018-19, Admissions component. (This table was prepared January 2020.)