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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 2016 |
Sex, control of institution, and cohort entry year | Percent graduating with a certificate or associate's degree within 150 percent of normal time |
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Total | White | Black | His- panic |
Asian/Pacific Islander |
Ameri- can Indian/ Alaska Native |
Two or more races |
Non-resident alien1 |
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Total | Asian | Pacific Islander | ||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
Males and females | ||||||||||
All 2-year institutions | ||||||||||
2000 entry cohort | 30.5 | 31.5 | 26.1 | 30.1 | 33.3 | --- | --- | 29.3 | --- | 25.5 |
2005 entry cohort | 27.6 | 28.7 | 22.8 | 25.7 | 31.5 | --- | --- | 24.9 | --- | 32.2 |
2008 entry cohort | 31.2 | 30.1 | 27.6 | 35.1 | 34.3 | 35.2 | 24.1 | 25.7 | 33.3 | 33.7 |
2009 entry cohort | 30.9 | 30.1 | 26.4 | 36.3 | 35.1 | 36.0 | 25.0 | 25.7 | 30.5 | 34.6 |
2010 entry cohort | 29.4 | 29.4 | 23.7 | 33.8 | 35.4 | 35.1 | 37.9 | 23.9 | 25.9 | 36.2 |
2011 entry cohort | 27.9 | 29.0 | 20.2 | 29.9 | 33.6 | 33.7 | 32.1 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 34.5 |
2012 entry cohort | 29.0 | 30.5 | 22.1 | 29.8 | 35.7 | 35.8 | 34.4 | 24.4 | 24.4 | 35.8 |
2013 entry cohort | 30.3 | 32.2 | 23.0 | 30.1 | 36.1 | 36.2 | 34.2 | 26.8 | 25.1 | 35.0 |
2014 entry cohort | 31.6 | 33.5 | 25.3 | 30.9 | 37.3 | 37.5 | 34.5 | 28.1 | 26.2 | 35.6 |
2015 entry cohort | 32.3 | 34.6 | 27.6 | 30.3 | 37.8 | 38.3 | 30.0 | 29.1 | 26.7 | 34.7 |
2016 entry cohort | 33.5 | 36.0 | 28.5 | 31.6 | 39.6 | 40.1 | 32.1 | 27.1 | 28.1 | 36.5 |
Public institutions |
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2000 entry cohort | 23.6 | 25.7 | 17.8 | 16.8 | 25.5 | --- | --- | 19.6 | --- | 23.2 |
2005 entry cohort | 20.6 | 23.0 | 12.1 | 15.6 | 25.8 | --- | --- | 18.3 | --- | 29.9 |
2008 entry cohort | 20.2 | 22.8 | 11.8 | 15.8 | 26.2 | 27.2 | 15.2 | 15.4 | 17.0 | 30.5 |
2009 entry cohort | 19.8 | 22.5 | 11.3 | 15.9 | 26.1 | 27.3 | 11.9 | 15.9 | 18.5 | 32.6 |
2010 entry cohort | 19.5 | 22.5 | 10.8 | 16.2 | 26.7 | 27.6 | 15.7 | 15.0 | 17.4 | 32.6 |
2011 entry cohort | 20.0 | 23.4 | 9.8 | 17.5 | 27.2 | 28.1 | 14.0 | 14.4 | 17.6 | 31.0 |
2012 entry cohort | 21.9 | 25.5 | 11.7 | 19.1 | 30.2 | 30.7 | 22.1 | 15.5 | 18.4 | 32.9 |
2013 entry cohort | 23.6 | 27.4 | 13.3 | 20.7 | 31.0 | 31.6 | 19.9 | 17.3 | 19.6 | 31.9 |
2014 entry cohort | 25.1 | 28.9 | 14.6 | 22.1 | 32.5 | 33.1 | 22.8 | 19.3 | 20.7 | 33.3 |
2015 entry cohort | 27.0 | 30.8 | 16.2 | 24.0 | 34.7 | 35.5 | 19.5 | 20.4 | 22.5 | 33.2 |
2016 entry cohort | 28.2 | 32.4 | 17.7 | 24.8 | 36.3 | 37.0 | 23.5 | 20.0 | 23.3 | 34.9 |
Nonprofit institutions |
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2000 entry cohort | 50.1 | 49.6 | 37.5 | 56.3 | 61.4 | --- | --- | 62.1 | --- | 43.1 |
2005 entry cohort | 48.3 | 52.4 | 41.6 | 47.3 | 41.6 | --- | --- | 14.8 | --- | 51.7 |
2008 entry cohort | 56.6 | 59.7 | 53.4 | 62.4 | 52.9 | 53.9 | ‡ | 25.0 | 55.8 | 59.5 |
2009 entry cohort | 62.3 | 66.0 | 59.7 | 68.3 | 57.9 | 57.7 | ‡ | 30.4 | 66.5 | 50.0 |
2010 entry cohort | 53.4 | 55.9 | 50.9 | 61.9 | 51.7 | 52.2 | ‡ | 18.2 | 39.5 | 52.5 |
2011 entry cohort | 51.2 | 56.3 | 46.5 | 57.5 | 47.0 | 48.0 | 35.7 | 21.6 | 45.6 | 51.5 |
2012 entry cohort | 56.5 | 63.1 | 47.3 | 60.4 | 61.6 | 60.2 | 68.9 | 44.6 | 51.9 | 65.1 |
2013 entry cohort | 59.6 | 65.8 | 50.4 | 64.1 | 72.9 | 75.3 | 65.3 | 52.2 | 53.8 | 70.6 |
2014 entry cohort | 62.2 | 67.2 | 57.3 | 65.6 | 80.2 | 81.8 | 74.8 | 48.6 | 55.4 | 68.8 |
2015 entry cohort | 62.3 | 65.7 | 59.5 | 63.0 | 70.9 | 73.3 | 62.0 | 46.4 | 56.4 | 68.2 |
2016 entry cohort | 58.7 | 63.7 | 54.1 | 67.6 | 67.0 | 77.5 | 36.8 | 27.4 | 49.0 | 70.7 |
For-profit institutions |
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2000 entry cohort | 59.1 | 63.1 | 47.6 | 60.3 | 64.4 | --- | --- | 60.3 | --- | 55.4 |
2005 entry cohort | 57.8 | 62.9 | 48.2 | 61.5 | 66.0 | --- | --- | 55.9 | --- | 57.7 |
2008 entry cohort | 61.7 | 64.1 | 52.6 | 67.9 | 69.9 | 70.2 | 66.2 | 60.3 | 57.4 | 62.0 |
2009 entry cohort | 62.7 | 65.1 | 52.9 | 68.4 | 70.8 | 71.6 | 64.0 | 60.7 | 59.9 | 61.7 |
2010 entry cohort | 62.8 | 65.8 | 53.3 | 68.3 | 72.3 | 73.4 | 68.8 | 61.2 | 58.9 | 69.7 |
2011 entry cohort | 58.4 | 62.5 | 48.4 | 62.2 | 65.9 | 66.4 | 63.6 | 55.5 | 56.8 | 69.6 |
2012 entry cohort | 60.0 | 63.0 | 48.9 | 68.7 | 70.5 | 71.4 | 65.0 | 60.7 | 55.9 | 66.1 |
2013 entry cohort | 59.8 | 63.9 | 47.6 | 66.2 | 68.9 | 68.9 | 68.5 | 60.6 | 57.4 | 70.3 |
2014 entry cohort | 61.0 | 64.2 | 48.2 | 69.2 | 70.4 | 70.8 | 67.6 | 61.8 | 59.2 | 62.7 |
2015 entry cohort | 60.8 | 65.0 | 51.1 | 64.9 | 67.6 | 68.3 | 63.7 | 62.9 | 55.9 | 59.2 |
2016 entry cohort | 61.2 | 65.2 | 49.1 | 67.4 | 71.0 | 72.4 | 63.2 | 60.9 | 60.2 | 70.3 |
Males |
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All 2-year institutions | ||||||||||
2000 entry cohort | 28.7 | 30.0 | 23.1 | 27.9 | 30.1 | --- | --- | 28.3 | --- | 22.9 |
2005 entry cohort | 25.4 | 27.2 | 18.6 | 21.8 | 28.5 | --- | --- | 23.5 | --- | 29.4 |
2008 entry cohort | 27.4 | 27.7 | 22.7 | 29.1 | 30.3 | 30.9 | 23.8 | 23.0 | 28.8 | 30.5 |
2009 entry cohort | 27.2 | 27.8 | 22.1 | 30.0 | 30.9 | 31.7 | 21.6 | 23.6 | 24.6 | 31.5 |
2010 entry cohort | 26.2 | 27.5 | 19.5 | 27.7 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 31.8 | 21.4 | 22.3 | 33.2 |
2011 entry cohort | 25.3 | 27.5 | 16.8 | 25.7 | 29.8 | 29.9 | 28.7 | 20.6 | 21.7 | 31.7 |
2012 entry cohort | 26.6 | 29.2 | 18.8 | 25.0 | 31.8 | 31.8 | 31.0 | 22.7 | 22.9 | 32.5 |
2013 entry cohort | 27.5 | 30.5 | 19.1 | 25.3 | 31.7 | 31.9 | 29.5 | 23.9 | 22.8 | 31.2 |
2014 entry cohort | 28.7 | 31.9 | 20.8 | 26.3 | 32.7 | 32.9 | 28.9 | 23.3 | 23.2 | 31.7 |
2015 entry cohort | 29.6 | 33.1 | 21.9 | 26.6 | 34.6 | 35.2 | 25.4 | 27.3 | 23.7 | 30.9 |
2016 entry cohort | 30.9 | 34.9 | 22.9 | 27.6 | 36.0 | 36.5 | 27.7 | 26.0 | 25.7 | 33.6 |
Public institutions |
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2000 entry cohort | 22.2 | 24.2 | 16.5 | 15.4 | 22.6 | --- | --- | 19.3 | --- | 20.4 |
2005 entry cohort | 19.9 | 22.2 | 12.0 | 14.6 | 23.5 | --- | --- | 18.8 | --- | 27.4 |
2008 entry cohort | 19.6 | 22.1 | 12.0 | 14.9 | 24.3 | 25.1 | 15.2 | 15.2 | 16.7 | 28.1 |
2009 entry cohort | 19.3 | 22.0 | 11.4 | 14.8 | 24.4 | 25.4 | 12.4 | 16.0 | 16.8 | 29.9 |
2010 entry cohort | 19.0 | 21.9 | 10.7 | 15.1 | 24.7 | 25.4 | 14.8 | 14.1 | 16.2 | 30.1 |
2011 entry cohort | 19.5 | 23.0 | 9.8 | 16.4 | 24.6 | 25.4 | 12.9 | 14.2 | 16.3 | 28.2 |
2012 entry cohort | 21.4 | 25.1 | 11.4 | 17.6 | 27.8 | 28.2 | 21.4 | 15.6 | 17.4 | 29.7 |
2013 entry cohort | 22.9 | 26.9 | 13.0 | 19.0 | 27.9 | 28.4 | 18.6 | 16.7 | 18.9 | 27.9 |
2014 entry cohort | 24.4 | 28.7 | 14.4 | 20.2 | 29.2 | 29.7 | 19.2 | 17.7 | 19.5 | 29.1 |
2015 entry cohort | 26.1 | 30.5 | 15.7 | 21.8 | 32.1 | 32.9 | 18.0 | 21.0 | 20.9 | 29.5 |
2016 entry cohort | 27.2 | 32.1 | 16.6 | 22.4 | 33.2 | 33.8 | 20.7 | 19.2 | 21.9 | 32.1 |
Nonprofit institutions |
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2000 entry cohort | 49.5 | 49.3 | 31.7 | 54.3 | 62.5 | --- | --- | 64.5 | --- | 42.6 |
2005 entry cohort | 44.5 | 49.2 | 38.7 | 42.9 | 43.7 | --- | --- | 10.4 | --- | 47.7 |
2008 entry cohort | 49.8 | 53.8 | 47.3 | 49.4 | 45.4 | 46.3 | ‡ | 14.6 | 46.7 | 52.1 |
2009 entry cohort | 53.6 | 57.5 | 51.0 | 58.2 | 47.4 | 47.7 | ‡ | 22.4 | 56.1 | 45.1 |
2010 entry cohort | 46.2 | 49.4 | 42.5 | 52.1 | 47.6 | 48.8 | ‡ | 19.8 | 27.0 | 44.0 |
2011 entry cohort | 45.7 | 52.0 | 38.0 | 48.9 | 41.1 | 42.8 | ‡ | 19.2 | 42.0 | 50.3 |
2012 entry cohort | 57.4 | 65.5 | 42.7 | 58.3 | 56.8 | 55.2 | 68.3 | 46.3 | 44.8 | 67.2 |
2013 entry cohort | 56.3 | 64.8 | 39.7 | 58.5 | 71.5 | 73.8 | 60.5 | 43.7 | 51.8 | 67.6 |
2014 entry cohort | 56.2 | 63.9 | 42.5 | 60.9 | 79.3 | 79.6 | 78.1 | 29.8 | 48.5 | 62.4 |
2015 entry cohort | 54.7 | 56.6 | 49.9 | 59.3 | 69.5 | 73.0 | 40.9 | 23.2 | 48.2 | 59.2 |
2016 entry cohort | 54.9 | 60.2 | 49.2 | 63.1 | 70.5 | 79.6 | 19.2 | 29.4 | 40.7 | 65.1 |
For-profit institutions |
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2000 entry cohort | 59.3 | 63.7 | 45.6 | 58.2 | 63.1 | --- | --- | 55.9 | --- | 55.0 |
2005 entry cohort | 57.8 | 64.9 | 43.3 | 57.6 | 66.3 | --- | --- | 56.2 | --- | 56.3 |
2008 entry cohort | 58.9 | 63.9 | 48.2 | 63.1 | 67.7 | 68.1 | 65.1 | 54.6 | 58.2 | 54.6 |
2009 entry cohort | 59.6 | 63.7 | 49.3 | 63.8 | 67.7 | 68.7 | 59.2 | 59.4 | 55.2 | 59.9 |
2010 entry cohort | 60.8 | 66.0 | 49.5 | 63.3 | 71.2 | 72.8 | 65.3 | 59.1 | 57.2 | 66.4 |
2011 entry cohort | 57.7 | 63.3 | 45.6 | 59.9 | 65.9 | 65.6 | 67.1 | 53.6 | 56.0 | 67.7 |
2012 entry cohort | 57.7 | 61.7 | 46.7 | 63.9 | 67.2 | 68.3 | 61.9 | 57.4 | 56.6 | 60.6 |
2013 entry cohort | 57.1 | 61.8 | 44.5 | 62.9 | 67.3 | 67.4 | 67.0 | 56.6 | 54.5 | 69.0 |
2014 entry cohort | 58.2 | 62.8 | 46.0 | 65.2 | 66.6 | 66.7 | 66.0 | 55.4 | 57.5 | 62.9 |
2015 entry cohort | 59.5 | 64.0 | 49.8 | 62.6 | 66.6 | 67.6 | 61.1 | 61.3 | 52.5 | 53.8 |
2016 entry cohort | 61.1 | 66.1 | 47.6 | 65.8 | 71.9 | 73.6 | 61.8 | 61.5 | 60.5 | 74.5 |
Females |
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All 2-year institutions | ||||||||||
2000 entry cohort | 32.1 | 33.0 | 28.1 | 31.8 | 36.3 | --- | --- | 30.0 | --- | 28.3 |
2005 entry cohort | 29.5 | 30.1 | 25.4 | 28.6 | 34.7 | --- | --- | 26.0 | --- | 34.8 |
2008 entry cohort | 34.4 | 32.3 | 30.9 | 39.4 | 38.3 | 39.6 | 24.3 | 27.9 | 36.2 | 36.7 |
2009 entry cohort | 34.1 | 32.3 | 29.4 | 40.9 | 39.3 | 40.3 | 28.0 | 27.3 | 35.0 | 37.6 |
2010 entry cohort | 32.1 | 31.1 | 26.7 | 38.2 | 39.4 | 38.9 | 43.2 | 26.0 | 28.9 | 39.1 |
2011 entry cohort | 30.0 | 30.5 | 22.6 | 33.1 | 37.6 | 37.9 | 35.3 | 24.0 | 26.8 | 37.3 |
2012 entry cohort | 31.2 | 31.7 | 24.6 | 33.6 | 39.8 | 40.0 | 37.5 | 25.8 | 25.8 | 39.4 |
2013 entry cohort | 32.8 | 33.7 | 26.0 | 33.8 | 40.6 | 40.8 | 38.5 | 29.2 | 27.1 | 39.3 |
2014 entry cohort | 34.1 | 35.0 | 28.6 | 34.6 | 42.2 | 42.4 | 39.6 | 31.9 | 28.7 | 40.2 |
2015 entry cohort | 34.7 | 36.2 | 31.8 | 33.3 | 41.2 | 41.7 | 34.4 | 30.5 | 29.3 | 39.4 |
2016 entry cohort | 35.8 | 37.1 | 32.4 | 34.9 | 43.5 | 44.1 | 35.5 | 28.0 | 30.2 | 39.9 |
Public institutions |
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2000 entry cohort | 24.8 | 27.1 | 18.8 | 17.9 | 28.4 | --- | --- | 19.9 | --- | 26.2 |
2005 entry cohort | 21.3 | 23.9 | 12.1 | 16.3 | 28.3 | --- | --- | 17.9 | --- | 32.2 |
2008 entry cohort | 20.7 | 23.5 | 11.7 | 16.5 | 28.3 | 29.6 | 15.2 | 15.6 | 17.3 | 32.9 |
2009 entry cohort | 20.2 | 23.0 | 11.2 | 16.8 | 28.0 | 29.5 | 11.4 | 15.8 | 20.0 | 35.4 |
2010 entry cohort | 20.1 | 23.0 | 10.8 | 17.2 | 29.0 | 30.0 | 16.8 | 15.7 | 18.6 | 35.1 |
2011 entry cohort | 20.4 | 23.8 | 9.7 | 18.4 | 30.3 | 31.3 | 15.3 | 14.6 | 18.7 | 33.9 |
2012 entry cohort | 22.5 | 25.8 | 11.8 | 20.3 | 32.9 | 33.7 | 22.8 | 15.4 | 19.2 | 36.4 |
2013 entry cohort | 24.4 | 27.9 | 13.5 | 22.2 | 34.5 | 35.3 | 21.4 | 17.8 | 20.2 | 36.5 |
2014 entry cohort | 25.8 | 29.2 | 14.7 | 23.8 | 36.4 | 37.0 | 26.6 | 20.8 | 21.9 | 38.4 |
2015 entry cohort | 27.8 | 31.1 | 16.7 | 26.0 | 37.6 | 38.5 | 21.2 | 19.8 | 24.0 | 37.8 |
2016 entry cohort | 29.2 | 32.7 | 18.7 | 27.0 | 39.8 | 40.6 | 25.9 | 20.7 | 24.7 | 38.2 |
Nonprofit institutions |
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2000 entry cohort | 50.7 | 50.0 | 43.1 | 58.3 | 60.1 | --- | --- | 60.2 | --- | 43.8 |
2005 entry cohort | 51.3 | 54.9 | 44.9 | 49.6 | 40.1 | --- | --- | 18.0 | --- | 55.2 |
2008 entry cohort | 59.9 | 63.2 | 55.8 | 67.7 | 56.8 | 57.7 | ‡ | 31.5 | 58.3 | 66.8 |
2009 entry cohort | 66.6 | 70.8 | 63.4 | 72.5 | 63.2 | 62.7 | ‡ | 34.5 | 70.3 | 54.5 |
2010 entry cohort | 57.5 | 60.0 | 54.8 | 66.4 | 54.5 | 54.5 | ‡ | 17.3 | 45.5 | 58.7 |
2011 entry cohort | 54.1 | 59.2 | 50.2 | 60.8 | 50.0 | 50.6 | ‡ | 23.6 | 47.7 | 52.7 |
2012 entry cohort | 56.1 | 61.2 | 49.2 | 61.3 | 64.1 | 62.9 | 69.2 | 43.6 | 55.0 | 63.6 |
2013 entry cohort | 60.8 | 66.4 | 53.5 | 66.3 | 73.7 | 76.3 | 66.9 | 56.3 | 54.7 | 73.3 |
2014 entry cohort | 63.6 | 68.2 | 59.9 | 66.9 | 80.6 | 83.0 | 73.6 | 55.4 | 57.7 | 74.8 |
2015 entry cohort | 63.7 | 67.4 | 60.8 | 63.9 | 71.5 | 73.5 | 66.1 | 51.0 | 58.1 | 79.4 |
2016 entry cohort | 59.4 | 64.4 | 54.7 | 69.0 | 65.5 | 76.5 | 40.5 | 26.8 | 50.7 | 74.8 |
For-profit institutions |
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2000 entry cohort | 58.9 | 62.6 | 48.6 | 61.8 | 65.3 | --- | --- | 63.8 | --- | 55.7 |
2005 entry cohort | 57.8 | 61.5 | 50.0 | 63.3 | 65.9 | --- | --- | 55.8 | --- | 58.6 |
2008 entry cohort | 63.2 | 64.2 | 54.7 | 70.3 | 71.2 | 71.4 | 67.3 | 64.0 | 57.1 | 67.6 |
2009 entry cohort | 64.4 | 66.0 | 54.7 | 70.7 | 72.7 | 73.4 | 66.9 | 61.5 | 61.9 | 62.8 |
2010 entry cohort | 63.8 | 65.7 | 55.0 | 70.7 | 73.1 | 73.7 | 71.0 | 62.5 | 59.8 | 72.7 |
2011 entry cohort | 58.8 | 62.0 | 49.7 | 63.4 | 65.9 | 66.9 | 61.4 | 56.6 | 57.1 | 71.4 |
2012 entry cohort | 61.3 | 63.9 | 50.1 | 71.0 | 72.5 | 73.4 | 67.4 | 62.7 | 55.4 | 72.7 |
2013 entry cohort | 61.4 | 65.2 | 49.3 | 67.7 | 69.8 | 69.8 | 69.6 | 63.1 | 58.9 | 71.9 |
2014 entry cohort | 62.6 | 65.2 | 49.4 | 71.3 | 72.8 | 73.4 | 68.8 | 65.6 | 60.1 | 62.4 |
2015 entry cohort | 61.8 | 65.9 | 51.8 | 66.3 | 68.4 | 68.9 | 65.7 | 64.1 | 58.2 | 67.0 |
2016 entry cohort | 61.3 | 64.4 | 50.0 | 68.3 | 70.4 | 71.5 | 64.0 | 60.5 | 60.0 | 66.5 |
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‡Reporting standards not met (too few cases). | ||||||||||
1 Race/ethnicity not collected. | ||||||||||
NOTE: Data in this table represent the 50 states and the District of Columbia. 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 2019-20, Graduation Rates component. (This table was prepared August 2020.) |