Table 326.15.

Percentage distribution of first-time, full-time bachelor's degree-seeking students at 4-year postsecondary institutions 6 years after entry, by completion and enrollment status at first institution attended, sex, race/ethnicity, control of institution, and percentage of applications accepted: Cohort entry years 2007 and 2012

Sex, race/ethnicity, control of institution, and percent of applications accepted	Percentage distribution of 2007 entry cohort 6 years after entry						Percentage distribution of 2012 entry cohort 6 years after entry
	Total	Completed an award at first institution attended		Did not complete an award at first institution			Total	Completed an award at first institution attended		Did not complete an award at first institution
		Bachelor's degree	Award below bachelor's degree level	Trans- ferred out1	Remained enrolled	No longer enrolled, status unknown2		Bachelor's degree	Award below bachelor's degree level	Trans- ferred out1	Remained enrolled	No longer enrolled, status unknown2
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	9	10	11	12	13	14
Total	100.0	59.4	0.3	9.3	2.5	28.4	100.0	62.4	0.4	12.4	2.2	22.6
Sex
Male	100.0	56.5	0.3	9.3	3.0	30.9	100.0	59.0	0.3	12.5	2.7	25.6
Female	100.0	61.9	0.4	9.3	2.1	26.3	100.0	65.3	0.5	12.3	1.8	20.2
Race/ethnicity
White	100.0	62.9	0.3	9.2	2.0	25.6	100.0	65.9	0.4	12.0	1.7	19.9
Black	100.0	40.7	0.3	12.9	3.5	42.6	100.0	42.4	0.4	19.0	3.0	35.3
Hispanic	100.0	52.5	0.3	9.3	4.6	33.2	100.0	56.7	0.4	12.8	3.8	26.3
Asian	100.0	70.5	0.2	7.0	3.1	19.2	100.0	75.5	0.2	7.9	2.7	13.7
Pacific Islander	100.0	49.5	0.5	3.9	4.0	42.2	100.0	49.1	1.5	10.9	2.8	35.7
American Indian/Alaska Native	100.0	40.6	0.9	12.4	3.7	42.4	100.0	40.6	1.0	15.7	3.1	39.6
Two or more races	100.0	67.8	0.2	6.1	2.8	23.0	100.0	57.7	0.4	12.7	2.4	26.8
Sex and race/ethnicity
Male
White	100.0	60.0	0.3	9.2	2.5	28.0	100.0	62.7	0.4	12.2	2.2	22.5
Black	100.0	35.3	0.3	12.4	3.8	48.2	100.0	36.2	0.3	18.9	3.4	41.2
Hispanic	100.0	48.6	0.3	9.4	5.3	36.5	100.0	51.9	0.4	13.4	4.5	29.9
Asian	100.0	67.1	0.1	7.6	3.8	21.4	100.0	72.4	0.1	8.6	3.4	15.4
Pacific Islander	100.0	50.0	0.3	3.5	4.3	41.8	100.0	48.0	1.4	11.1	2.6	36.9
American Indian/Alaska Native	100.0	37.3	1.0	11.6	4.1	45.9	100.0	36.6	1.1	16.1	3.3	43.0
Two or more races	100.0	64.9	0.3	6.0	3.2	25.5	100.0	53.8	0.4	12.5	2.8	30.4
Female
White	100.0	65.4	0.4	9.1	1.6	23.5	100.0	68.6	0.5	11.8	1.4	17.7
Black	100.0	44.5	0.4	13.2	3.2	38.7	100.0	46.9	0.4	19.1	2.7	30.8
Hispanic	100.0	55.5	0.4	9.3	4.1	30.7	100.0	60.4	0.4	12.3	3.3	23.6
Asian	100.0	73.6	0.2	6.4	2.5	17.3	100.0	78.3	0.2	7.3	2.1	12.1
Pacific Islander	100.0	49.1	0.5	4.2	3.7	42.4	100.0	50.1	1.6	10.7	3.0	34.5
American Indian/Alaska Native	100.0	43.1	0.9	12.9	3.4	39.7	100.0	43.8	0.9	15.4	2.9	37.0
Two or more races	100.0	69.9	0.1	6.1	2.6	21.2	100.0	60.7	0.4	12.8	2.0	24.1
Control of institution and percent      of applications accepted
Public institutions	100.0	57.7	0.2	11.6	3.4	27.1	100.0	61.2	0.3	13.8	2.9	21.8
Open admissions	100.0	32.8	1.4	17.1	6.5	42.3	100.0	32.5	2.4	18.7	4.6	41.9
90 percent or more accepted	100.0	46.9	0.6	13.1	3.4	36.0	100.0	48.4	0.8	18.2	3.8	28.8
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	100.0	53.7	0.3	13.2	3.4	29.5	100.0	56.8	0.3	12.2	3.0	27.7
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	100.0	61.4	0.1	9.7	3.3	25.5	100.0	63.3	0.2	14.3	2.7	19.6
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	100.0	64.4	#	13.1	2.9	19.6	100.0	70.6	#	12.6	2.8	14.0
Less than 25.0 percent accepted	100.0	84.8	0.0	4.2	0.3	10.8	100.0	80.0	0.0	2.5	1.0	16.5
Information not available	100.0	49.3	0.2	17.8	4.6	28.0	100.0	45.0	0.2	20.0	5.6	29.2
Nonprofit institutions	100.0	65.3	0.4	5.2	0.8	28.2	100.0	67.2	0.4	9.9	0.8	21.7
Open admissions	100.0	38.2	2.0	8.8	2.0	48.9	100.0	39.5	2.0	11.0	1.9	45.6
90 percent or more accepted	100.0	48.2	1.0	10.9	1.9	37.9	100.0	46.2	1.6	15.2	2.1	34.9
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	100.0	59.9	0.5	5.4	0.8	33.5	100.0	63.0	0.3	13.7	0.6	22.4
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	100.0	62.5	0.3	6.0	0.8	30.5	100.0	64.1	0.3	10.9	0.7	24.0
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	100.0	76.6	0.2	3.0	0.6	19.5	100.0	74.7	0.2	7.4	0.7	16.9
Less than 25.0 percent accepted	100.0	90.6	#	2.0	0.6	6.8	100.0	92.5	0.1	1.2	0.6	5.5
Information not available	100.0	54.9	0.8	6.6	1.2	36.6	100.0	49.5	3.1	18.8	2.6	25.9
For-profit institutions	100.0	31.9	1.8	1.6	2.2	62.4	100.0	25.4	4.6	5.9	2.2	62.0
Open admissions	100.0	32.7	0.7	0.8	2.7	63.1	100.0	27.9	6.3	3.3	2.5	60.1
90 percent or more accepted	100.0	28.3	8.1	2.0	0.7	60.9	100.0	7.3	8.1	15.2	0.8	68.6
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	100.0	27.2	4.5	5.8	0.6	61.8	100.0	35.2	2.3	4.1	2.2	56.2
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	100.0	37.7	4.0	5.6	1.4	51.3	100.0	37.2	1.1	6.3	2.1	53.2
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	100.0	33.6	1.5	1.3	2.8	60.8	100.0	32.2	0.3	0.2	1.9	65.4
Less than 25.0 percent accepted	100.0	37.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	62.1	100.0	28.6	0.0	42.9	0.0	28.6
Information not available	100.0	24.9	1.2	0.1	1.9	72.0	100.0	21.2	0.5	7.1	2.8	68.4

#Rounds to zero.

1 Transfer out data are required to be reported only by those institutions for which preparation for transfers is a substantial part of the institutional mission.

2 Includes students who dropped out of the reporting institution and students who transferred to another institution without notifying the reporting institution.

NOTE: Data are for first-time, full-time bachelor's degree-seeking students at 4-year degree-granting postsecondary institutions participating in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Totals include data for persons whose race/ethnicity was not reported. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Winter 2013-14 and Winter 2018-19 Graduation Rates component; and IPEDS Fall 2007 and Fall 2012, Institutional Characteristics component. (This table was prepared October 2019.)