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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 2009 and 2014 |
Sex, race/ethnicity, control of institution, and percent of applications accepted | Percentage distribution of 2009 entry cohort 6 years after entry |
Percentage distribution of 2014 entry cohort 6 years after entry |
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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 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
Total | 100.0 | 59.4 | 0.4 | 9.8 | 2.6 | 27.8 | 100.0 | 64.0 | 0.4 | 12.2 | 2.1 | 21.4 |
Sex | ||||||||||||
Male | 100.0 | 56.2 | 0.3 | 10.0 | 3.1 | 30.4 | 100.0 | 60.5 | 0.3 | 12.3 | 2.5 | 24.4 |
Female | 100.0 | 62.1 | 0.4 | 9.7 | 2.1 | 25.6 | 100.0 | 67.0 | 0.4 | 12.0 | 1.7 | 18.8 |
Race/ethnicity |
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White | 100.0 | 63.3 | 0.4 | 9.7 | 2.1 | 24.6 | 100.0 | 67.4 | 0.4 | 12.0 | 1.5 | 18.6 |
Black | 100.0 | 39.5 | 0.4 | 14.3 | 3.5 | 42.3 | 100.0 | 45.0 | 0.3 | 18.5 | 2.6 | 33.6 |
Hispanic | 100.0 | 53.6 | 0.4 | 9.8 | 4.3 | 31.8 | 100.0 | 58.7 | 0.3 | 12.5 | 3.7 | 24.8 |
Asian | 100.0 | 73.0 | 0.2 | 7.4 | 2.9 | 16.5 | 100.0 | 77.0 | 0.2 | 8.2 | 2.3 | 12.3 |
Pacific Islander | 100.0 | 48.5 | 0.5 | 6.9 | 3.9 | 40.2 | 100.0 | 52.2 | 0.5 | 11.1 | 2.3 | 33.9 |
American Indian/Alaska Native | 100.0 | 41.2 | 0.6 | 13.7 | 3.6 | 40.9 | 100.0 | 41.5 | 0.5 | 17.3 | 3.3 | 37.4 |
Two or more races | 100.0 | 59.2 | 0.3 | 8.1 | 3.0 | 29.4 | 100.0 | 59.5 | 0.3 | 13.1 | 2.3 | 24.8 |
Sex and race/ethnicity |
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Male | ||||||||||||
White | 100.0 | 60.0 | 0.3 | 10.0 | 2.6 | 27.1 | 100.0 | 64.1 | 0.4 | 12.4 | 1.9 | 21.2 |
Black | 100.0 | 34.3 | 0.3 | 13.9 | 3.8 | 47.6 | 100.0 | 38.6 | 0.2 | 18.3 | 2.9 | 40.0 |
Hispanic | 100.0 | 49.2 | 0.3 | 10.1 | 4.9 | 35.4 | 100.0 | 54.0 | 0.2 | 13.0 | 4.2 | 28.6 |
Asian | 100.0 | 69.8 | 0.2 | 8.0 | 3.6 | 18.4 | 100.0 | 73.7 | 0.2 | 8.8 | 3.0 | 14.3 |
Pacific Islander | 100.0 | 48.8 | 0.7 | 8.0 | 5.0 | 37.5 | 100.0 | 48.7 | 0.5 | 12.3 | 2.6 | 35.9 |
American Indian/Alaska Native | 100.0 | 38.2 | 0.5 | 13.0 | 3.8 | 44.6 | 100.0 | 38.2 | 0.6 | 16.5 | 3.1 | 41.6 |
Two or more races | 100.0 | 55.9 | 0.2 | 8.9 | 3.7 | 31.3 | 100.0 | 55.9 | 0.2 | 13.1 | 2.8 | 28.0 |
Female | ||||||||||||
White | 100.0 | 66.1 | 0.5 | 9.4 | 1.6 | 22.4 | 100.0 | 70.1 | 0.5 | 11.7 | 1.2 | 16.4 |
Black | 100.0 | 43.2 | 0.4 | 14.6 | 3.2 | 38.5 | 100.0 | 49.7 | 0.3 | 18.7 | 2.5 | 28.8 |
Hispanic | 100.0 | 57.0 | 0.4 | 9.6 | 3.8 | 29.1 | 100.0 | 62.3 | 0.3 | 12.1 | 3.3 | 22.0 |
Asian | 100.0 | 75.9 | 0.2 | 6.9 | 2.3 | 14.7 | 100.0 | 79.9 | 0.2 | 7.6 | 1.7 | 10.6 |
Pacific Islander | 100.0 | 48.2 | 0.3 | 6.0 | 3.1 | 42.5 | 100.0 | 55.2 | 0.5 | 10.0 | 2.1 | 32.3 |
American Indian/Alaska Native | 100.0 | 43.6 | 0.8 | 14.2 | 3.4 | 38.1 | 100.0 | 43.9 | 0.5 | 18.0 | 3.3 | 34.2 |
Two or more races | 100.0 | 61.7 | 0.4 | 7.6 | 2.5 | 27.9 | 100.0 | 62.2 | 0.4 | 13.1 | 2.0 | 22.3 |
Control of institution and percent of applications accepted |
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Public institutions | 100.0 | 58.6 | 0.2 | 12.1 | 3.4 | 25.7 | 100.0 | 63.1 | 0.3 | 13.5 | 2.7 | 20.4 |
Open admissions | 100.0 | 31.1 | 2.1 | 18.0 | 5.0 | 43.8 | 100.0 | 28.6 | 4.3 | 26.6 | 3.9 | 36.5 |
90 percent or more accepted | 100.0 | 47.7 | 0.3 | 12.7 | 4.4 | 34.9 | 100.0 | 51.1 | 0.7 | 17.2 | 3.1 | 27.9 |
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted | 100.0 | 53.9 | 0.2 | 15.5 | 4.0 | 26.4 | 100.0 | 59.0 | 0.3 | 14.3 | 2.6 | 23.8 |
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted | 100.0 | 61.5 | 0.2 | 10.5 | 3.1 | 24.7 | 100.0 | 64.8 | 0.2 | 13.5 | 2.5 | 19.0 |
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted | 100.0 | 67.9 | # | 11.4 | 2.9 | 17.8 | 100.0 | 74.5 | # | 10.4 | 3.0 | 12.1 |
Less than 25.0 percent accepted | 100.0 | 81.5 | 0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 15.4 | 100.0 | 89.3 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 7.9 |
Information not available | 100.0 | 42.7 | 0.1 | 12.5 | 5.2 | 39.5 | 100.0 | 63.7 | 0.2 | 6.0 | 3.5 | 26.7 |
Nonprofit institutions |
100.0 | 65.6 | 0.5 | 6.2 | 0.9 | 26.8 | 100.0 | 68.0 | 0.4 | 9.9 | 0.8 | 20.9 |
Open admissions | 100.0 | 38.4 | 1.5 | 16.5 | 2.1 | 41.5 | 100.0 | 32.7 | 2.0 | 14.0 | 1.8 | 49.5 |
90 percent or more accepted | 100.0 | 52.3 | 1.5 | 12.7 | 1.4 | 32.0 | 100.0 | 53.2 | 1.5 | 14.2 | 1.3 | 29.8 |
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted | 100.0 | 61.7 | 0.4 | 5.8 | 0.8 | 31.2 | 100.0 | 63.6 | 0.5 | 12.4 | 0.7 | 22.7 |
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted | 100.0 | 62.2 | 0.4 | 6.8 | 0.9 | 29.7 | 100.0 | 64.3 | 0.3 | 10.8 | 0.7 | 23.9 |
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted | 100.0 | 76.0 | 0.5 | 3.6 | 0.7 | 19.2 | 100.0 | 76.5 | 0.2 | 7.8 | 0.9 | 14.6 |
Less than 25.0 percent accepted | 100.0 | 91.1 | # | 1.2 | 0.8 | 6.9 | 100.0 | 90.7 | # | 2.0 | 0.8 | 6.6 |
Information not available | 100.0 | 43.8 | 1.1 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 49.0 | 100.0 | 49.9 | 4.1 | 20.3 | 1.7 | 24.1 |
For-profit institutions |
100.0 | 22.7 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 71.4 | 100.0 | 29.3 | 1.1 | 5.0 | 2.2 | 62.4 |
Open admissions | 100.0 | 26.1 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 68.8 | 100.0 | 24.4 | 1.1 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 68.3 |
90 percent or more accepted | 100.0 | 21.4 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 76.0 | 100.0 | 38.2 | 1.1 | 6.7 | 1.1 | 52.8 |
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted | 100.0 | 23.0 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 72.3 | 100.0 | 46.7 | 0.4 | 8.6 | 1.5 | 42.8 |
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted | 100.0 | 39.1 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 52.0 | 100.0 | 39.2 | 0.6 | 14.3 | 1.7 | 44.2 |
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted | 100.0 | 30.6 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 63.0 | 100.0 | 68.3 | 3.5 | 8.1 | 2.0 | 18.2 |
Less than 25.0 percent accepted | 100.0 | 50.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49.7 | † | † | † | † | † | † |
Information not available | 100.0 | 16.3 | 0.5 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 77.4 | 100.0 | 46.8 | 37.6 | 0.9 | 0 | 14.7 |
†Not applicable. | ||||||||||||
#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 2015-16 and Winter 2020-21, Graduation Rates component; IPEDS Fall 2009 and Fall 2014, Institutional Characteristics component; and IPEDS Winter 2014-15, Admissions component. (This table was prepared February 2022.) |