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 2015

Sex, control of institution, and cohort entry year	Percent graduating with a certificate or associate's degree within 150 percent of normal time
	Total	White	Black	His- panic	Asian/Pacific Islander			Ameri- can Indian/ Alaska Native	Two or more races	Nonresident alien1
					Total	Asian	Pacific Islander
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
2005 starting cohort	27.6	28.7	22.8	25.7	31.5	---	---	24.9	---	32.2
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	30.9	30.1	26.4	36.3	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	35.1	37.9	23.9	25.9	36.2
2011 starting cohort	27.9	29.0	20.2	29.9	33.6	33.7	32.1	22.5	24.5	34.5
2012 starting cohort	29.0	30.5	22.1	29.8	35.7	35.8	34.4	24.4	24.4	35.8
2013 starting cohort	30.3	32.2	23.0	30.1	36.1	36.2	34.2	26.8	25.1	35.0
2014 starting cohort	31.6	33.5	25.3	30.9	37.3	37.5	34.5	28.1	26.2	35.6
2015 starting cohort	32.6	34.9	27.7	30.7	38.2	38.7	30.3	29.5	27.2	34.7
Public institutions
2000 starting cohort	23.6	25.7	17.8	16.8	25.5	---	---	19.6	---	23.2
2005 starting cohort	20.6	23.0	12.1	15.6	25.8	---	---	18.3	---	29.9
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	18.5	32.6
2010 starting cohort	19.5	22.5	10.8	16.2	26.7	27.6	15.7	15.0	17.4	32.6
2011 starting cohort	20.0	23.4	9.8	17.5	27.2	28.1	14.0	14.4	17.6	31.0
2012 starting cohort	21.9	25.5	11.7	19.1	30.2	30.7	22.1	15.5	18.4	32.9
2013 starting cohort	23.6	27.4	13.3	20.7	31.0	31.6	19.9	17.3	19.6	31.9
2014 starting cohort	25.1	28.9	14.6	22.1	32.5	33.1	22.8	19.3	20.7	33.3
2015 starting cohort	27.0	30.8	16.2	24.0	34.7	35.5	19.6	20.4	22.5	33.2
Nonprofit institutions
2000 starting cohort	50.1	49.6	37.5	56.3	61.4	---	---	62.1	---	43.1
2005 starting cohort	48.3	52.4	41.6	47.3	41.6	---	---	14.8	---	51.7
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	53.4	55.9	50.9	61.9	51.7	52.2	‡	18.2	39.5	52.5
2011 starting cohort	51.2	56.3	46.5	57.5	47.0	48.0	35.7	21.6	45.6	51.5
2012 starting cohort	56.5	63.1	47.3	60.4	61.6	60.2	68.9	44.6	51.9	65.1
2013 starting cohort	59.6	65.8	50.4	64.1	72.9	75.3	65.3	52.2	53.8	70.6
2014 starting cohort	62.2	67.2	57.3	65.6	80.2	81.8	74.8	48.6	55.4	68.8
2015 starting cohort	62.3	65.6	59.5	62.9	70.6	72.9	62.0	46.4	56.4	68.2
For-profit institutions
2000 starting cohort	59.1	63.1	47.6	60.3	64.4	---	---	60.3	---	55.4
2005 starting cohort	57.8	62.9	48.2	61.5	66.0	---	---	55.9	---	57.7
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	62.7	65.1	52.9	68.4	70.8	71.6	64.0	60.7	59.9	61.7
2010 starting cohort	62.8	65.8	53.3	68.3	72.3	73.4	68.8	61.2	58.9	69.7
2011 starting cohort	58.4	62.5	48.4	62.2	65.9	66.4	63.6	55.5	56.8	69.6
2012 starting cohort	60.0	63.0	48.9	68.7	70.5	71.4	65.0	60.7	55.9	66.1
2013 starting cohort	59.8	63.9	47.6	66.2	68.9	68.9	68.5	60.6	57.4	70.3
2014 starting cohort	61.0	64.2	48.2	69.2	70.4	70.8	67.6	61.8	59.2	62.7
2015 starting cohort	61.5	65.8	51.2	65.4	69.1	69.9	63.6	62.5	57.8	59.2
Males
All 2-year institutions
2000 starting cohort	28.7	30.0	23.1	27.9	30.1	---	---	28.3	---	22.9
2005 starting cohort	25.4	27.2	18.6	21.8	28.5	---	---	23.5	---	29.4
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	27.2	27.8	22.1	30.0	30.9	31.7	21.6	23.6	24.6	31.5
2010 starting cohort	26.2	27.5	19.5	27.7	31.5	31.5	31.8	21.4	22.3	33.2
2011 starting cohort	25.3	27.5	16.8	25.7	29.8	29.9	28.7	20.6	21.7	31.7
2012 starting cohort	26.6	29.2	18.8	25.0	31.8	31.8	31.0	22.7	22.9	32.5
2013 starting cohort	27.5	30.5	19.1	25.3	31.7	31.9	29.5	23.9	22.8	31.2
2014 starting cohort	28.7	31.9	20.8	26.3	32.7	32.9	28.9	23.3	23.2	31.7
2015 starting cohort	29.7	33.1	21.9	26.7	34.8	35.4	25.5	27.4	23.9	30.9
Public institutions
2000 starting cohort	22.2	24.2	16.5	15.4	22.6	---	---	19.3	---	20.4
2005 starting cohort	19.9	22.2	12.0	14.6	23.5	---	---	18.8	---	27.4
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	19.3	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	24.7	25.4	14.8	14.1	16.2	30.1
2011 starting cohort	19.5	23.0	9.8	16.4	24.6	25.4	12.9	14.2	16.3	28.2
2012 starting cohort	21.4	25.1	11.4	17.6	27.8	28.2	21.4	15.6	17.4	29.7
2013 starting cohort	22.9	26.9	13.0	19.0	27.9	28.4	18.6	16.7	18.9	27.9
2014 starting cohort	24.4	28.7	14.4	20.2	29.2	29.7	19.2	17.7	19.5	29.1
2015 starting cohort	26.1	30.5	15.7	21.8	32.1	32.9	18.1	21.2	20.8	29.5
Nonprofit institutions
2000 starting cohort	49.5	49.3	31.7	54.3	62.5	---	---	64.5	---	42.6
2005 starting cohort	44.5	49.2	38.7	42.9	43.7	---	---	10.4	---	47.7
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
2011 starting cohort	45.7	52.0	38.0	48.9	41.1	42.8	‡	19.2	42.0	50.3
2012 starting cohort	57.4	65.5	42.7	58.3	56.8	55.2	68.3	46.3	44.8	67.2
2013 starting cohort	56.3	64.8	39.7	58.5	71.5	73.8	60.5	43.7	51.8	67.6
2014 starting cohort	56.2	63.9	42.5	60.9	79.3	79.6	78.1	29.8	48.5	62.4
2015 starting cohort	54.6	56.5	49.8	59.1	68.7	72.1	40.9	23.2	48.2	59.2
For-profit institutions
2000 starting cohort	59.3	63.7	45.6	58.2	63.1	---	---	55.9	---	55.0
2005 starting cohort	57.8	64.9	43.3	57.6	66.3	---	---	56.2	---	56.3
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	59.6	63.7	49.3	63.8	67.7	68.7	59.2	59.4	55.2	59.9
2010 starting cohort	60.8	66.0	49.5	63.3	71.2	72.8	65.3	59.1	57.2	66.4
2011 starting cohort	57.7	63.3	45.6	59.9	65.9	65.6	67.1	53.6	56.0	67.7
2012 starting cohort	57.7	61.7	46.7	63.9	67.2	68.3	61.9	57.4	56.6	60.6
2013 starting cohort	57.1	61.8	44.5	62.9	67.3	67.4	67.0	56.6	54.5	69.0
2014 starting cohort	58.2	62.8	46.0	65.2	66.6	66.7	66.0	55.4	57.5	62.9
2015 starting cohort	59.6	64.2	49.8	62.6	66.8	67.9	60.1	60.7	53.3	53.8
Females
All 2-year institutions
2000 starting cohort	32.1	33.0	28.1	31.8	36.3	---	---	30.0	---	28.3
2005 starting cohort	29.5	30.1	25.4	28.6	34.7	---	---	26.0	---	34.8
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	40.3	28.0	27.3	35.0	37.6
2010 starting cohort	32.1	31.1	26.7	38.2	39.4	38.9	43.2	26.0	28.9	39.1
2011 starting cohort	30.0	30.5	22.6	33.1	37.6	37.9	35.3	24.0	26.8	37.3
2012 starting cohort	31.2	31.7	24.6	33.6	39.8	40.0	37.5	25.8	25.8	39.4
2013 starting cohort	32.8	33.7	26.0	33.8	40.6	40.8	38.5	29.2	27.1	39.3
2014 starting cohort	34.1	35.0	28.6	34.6	42.2	42.4	39.6	31.9	28.7	40.2
2015 starting cohort	35.1	36.5	31.9	33.9	41.8	42.3	34.8	31.1	30.1	39.4
Public institutions
2000 starting cohort	24.8	27.1	18.8	17.9	28.4	---	---	19.9	---	26.2
2005 starting cohort	21.3	23.9	12.1	16.3	28.3	---	---	17.9	---	32.2
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	23.0	11.2	16.8	28.0	29.5	11.4	15.8	20.0	35.4
2010 starting cohort	20.1	23.0	10.8	17.2	29.0	30.0	16.8	15.7	18.6	35.1
2011 starting cohort	20.4	23.8	9.7	18.4	30.3	31.3	15.3	14.6	18.7	33.9
2012 starting cohort	22.5	25.8	11.8	20.3	32.9	33.7	22.8	15.4	19.2	36.4
2013 starting cohort	24.4	27.9	13.5	22.2	34.5	35.3	21.4	17.8	20.2	36.5
2014 starting cohort	25.8	29.2	14.7	23.8	36.4	37.0	26.6	20.8	21.9	38.4
2015 starting cohort	27.8	31.1	16.7	26.0	37.6	38.5	21.3	19.8	24.0	37.8
Nonprofit institutions
2000 starting cohort	50.7	50.0	43.1	58.3	60.1	---	---	60.2	---	43.8
2005 starting cohort	51.3	54.9	44.9	49.6	40.1	---	---	18.0	---	55.2
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	57.5	60.0	54.8	66.4	54.5	54.5	‡	17.3	45.5	58.7
2011 starting cohort	54.1	59.2	50.2	60.8	50.0	50.6	‡	23.6	47.7	52.7
2012 starting cohort	56.1	61.2	49.2	61.3	64.1	62.9	69.2	43.6	55.0	63.6
2013 starting cohort	60.8	66.4	53.5	66.3	73.7	76.3	66.9	56.3	54.7	73.3
2014 starting cohort	63.6	68.2	59.9	66.9	80.6	83.0	73.6	55.4	57.7	74.8
2015 starting cohort	63.7	67.4	60.8	63.9	71.4	73.4	66.1	51.0	58.1	79.4
For-profit institutions
2000 starting cohort	58.9	62.6	48.6	61.8	65.3	---	---	63.8	---	55.7
2005 starting cohort	57.8	61.5	50.0	63.3	65.9	---	---	55.8	---	58.6
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	64.4	66.0	54.7	70.7	72.7	73.4	66.9	61.5	61.9	62.8
2010 starting cohort	63.8	65.7	55.0	70.7	73.1	73.7	71.0	62.5	59.8	72.7
2011 starting cohort	58.8	62.0	49.7	63.4	65.9	66.9	61.4	56.6	57.1	71.4
2012 starting cohort	61.3	63.9	50.1	71.0	72.5	73.4	67.4	62.7	55.4	72.7
2013 starting cohort	61.4	65.2	49.3	67.7	69.8	69.8	69.6	63.1	58.9	71.9
2014 starting cohort	62.6	65.2	49.4	71.3	72.8	73.4	68.8	65.6	60.1	62.4
2015 starting cohort	62.7	67.1	52.0	67.0	70.7	71.3	66.4	63.7	60.5	67.0

---Not available.

‡Reporting standards not met (too few cases).

1 Race/ethnicity not collected.

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), Spring 2004 through Spring 2013 and Winter 2013-14 through Winter 2018-19, Graduation Rates component. (This table was prepared October 2019.)