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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 2008 and 2013
Sex, race/ethnicity, control of
institution, and percent of
applications accepted
Percentage distribution of 2008 entry cohort
6 years after entry
Percentage distribution of 2013 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 59.6 0.3 9.5 2.6 28.0 100.0 63.4 0.4 12.3 2.0 21.9
Sex                        
Male 100.0 56.5 0.3 9.7 3.1 30.5 100.0 59.9 0.3 12.6 2.4 24.8
Female 100.0 62.3 0.4 9.3 2.2 25.8 100.0 66.3 0.5 12.2 1.7 19.5

Race/ethnicity
                       
White 100.0 63.2 0.3 9.5 2.1 24.8 100.0 66.6 0.5 12.2 1.5 19.2
Black 100.0 40.9 0.4 12.4 3.7 42.7 100.0 44.3 0.4 18.6 2.8 34.0
Hispanic 100.0 53.5 0.4 9.3 4.5 32.3 100.0 57.8 0.3 12.6 3.3 25.9
Asian 100.0 71.2 0.2 6.7 3.2 18.6 100.0 76.1 0.2 8.3 2.3 13.1
Pacific Islander 100.0 49.9 0.3 4.7 4.4 40.7 100.0 53.3 0.5 10.4 2.2 33.6
American Indian/Alaska Native 100.0 41.0 0.7 13.2 4.0 41.0 100.0 40.8 0.8 16.5 3.3 38.5
Two or more races 100.0 65.2 0.2 6.6 2.7 25.3 100.0 59.3 0.3 12.8 2.3 25.3

Sex and race/ethnicity
                       
Male                        
White 100.0 60.1 0.3 9.9 2.5 27.1 100.0 63.4 0.4 12.6 1.9 21.7
Black 100.0 35.3 0.3 11.8 3.9 48.7 100.0 38.0 0.3 18.3 3.1 40.3
Hispanic 100.0 48.9 0.3 9.8 5.2 35.8 100.0 53.3 0.3 13.3 3.8 29.4
Asian 100.0 68.0 0.2 7.2 4.0 20.6 100.0 72.9 0.1 9.1 2.9 14.9
Pacific Islander 100.0 49.9 0.4 4.3 5.3 40.1 100.0 49.4 0.3 11.1 2.8 36.4
American Indian/Alaska Native 100.0 38.6 0.5 12.6 4.5 43.7 100.0 37.9 0.7 15.5 3.9 42.0
Two or more races 100.0 61.7 0.2 7.1 3.4 27.6 100.0 55.6 0.3 12.8 2.8 28.5
Female                        
White 100.0 65.9 0.4 9.2 1.7 22.8 100.0 69.4 0.5 11.9 1.2 17.0
Black 100.0 44.7 0.4 12.8 3.6 38.5 100.0 48.9 0.5 18.8 2.6 29.3
Hispanic 100.0 57.0 0.4 9.0 4.0 29.6 100.0 61.2 0.4 12.1 2.9 23.4
Asian 100.0 74.1 0.2 6.3 2.6 16.9 100.0 78.9 0.2 7.6 1.8 11.6
Pacific Islander 100.0 50.0 0.3 4.9 3.8 41.1 100.0 56.5 0.6 9.9 1.7 31.4
American Indian/Alaska Native 100.0 42.8 0.9 13.6 3.6 39.0 100.0 43.1 0.9 17.3 2.9 35.9
Two or more races 100.0 67.7 0.2 6.2 2.2 23.7 100.0 62.1 0.4 12.8 2.0 22.8

Control of institution and percent
    of applications accepted
                       
Public institutions 100.0 58.5 0.2 11.7 3.5 26.2 100.0 62.4 0.3 13.8 2.6 21.0
Open admissions 100.0 34.5 1.4 18.2 5.5 40.4 100.0 29.5 3.6 25.4 4.0 37.6
90 percent or more accepted 100.0 44.9 0.3 14.6 4.8 35.4 100.0 51.3 0.6 18.1 3.1 26.9
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted 100.0 54.7 0.2 13.9 3.6 27.6 100.0 57.6 0.2 13.4 2.7 26.1
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted 100.0 61.4 0.1 10.3 3.3 24.9 100.0 64.9 0.2 13.9 2.4 18.6
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted 100.0 66.2 0.1 10.8 2.8 20.1 100.0 71.4 0.1 11.0 2.3 15.2
Less than 25.0 percent accepted 100.0 85.0 0.0 0.7 0.4 14.0 100.0 86.2 0.0 4.5 0.8 8.6
Information not available 100.0 42.0 0.1 10.1 3.7 44.1 100.0 42.8 0.1 17.9 6.7 32.6

Nonprofit institutions
100.0 65.4 0.4 5.6 0.9 27.7 100.0 67.9 0.4 9.8 0.8 21.1
Open admissions 100.0 36.8 1.9 6.1 2.7 52.4 100.0 30.0 3.0 14.8 1.7 50.4
90 percent or more accepted 100.0 50.0 1.2 14.6 1.8 32.4 100.0 53.1 1.4 15.0 1.4 29.1
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted 100.0 59.6 0.6 6.3 0.8 32.6 100.0 64.4 0.4 12.5 0.7 22.0
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted 100.0 62.9 0.3 6.3 0.9 29.6 100.0 63.8 0.4 10.9 0.6 24.3
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted 100.0 74.8 0.3 3.1 0.8 21.0 100.0 76.8 0.2 6.9 0.9 15.2
Less than 25.0 percent accepted 100.0 90.2 # 1.9 0.7 7.1 100.0 90.1 0.1 2.5 0.7 6.5
Information not available 100.0 53.4 2.6 2.1 0.6 41.3 100.0 52.6 1.9 21.9 1.5 22.0

For-profit institutions
100.0 26.4 1.6 4.2 2.3 65.4 100.0 26.3 3.4 5.5 2.1 62.8
Open admissions 100.0 34.1 2.5 5.6 1.8 56.0 100.0 26.3 5.1 5.4 1.8 61.3
90 percent or more accepted 100.0 22.8 0.6 6.0 0.5 70.1 100.0 40.8 5.6 0.0 0.0 53.5
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted 100.0 29.5 3.9 1.4 1.5 63.6 100.0 32.6 0.8 16.1 1.5 48.9
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted 100.0 39.3 2.8 4.9 1.3 51.8 100.0 44.8 0.4 8.8 1.8 44.2
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted 100.0 31.2 1.5 1.6 1.5 64.2 100.0 60.8 7.1 9.7 0.5 21.9
Less than 25.0 percent accepted 100.0 13.0 0.0 4.3 0.0 82.6 100.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Information not available 100.0 16.4 0.6 4.0 3.5 75.4 100.0 12.3 0.6 0.6 3.1 83.5
#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 in this table represent the 50 states and the District of Columbia. 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 2014-15 and Winter 2019-20, Graduation Rates component; and IPEDS Fall 2008 and Fall 2013, Institutional Characteristics component. (This table was prepared September 2020.)

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