Table 321.20.

Associate's degrees conferred by postsecondary institutions, by race/ethnicity and sex of student: Selected academic years, 1976-77 through 2020-21

Year and sex	Number of degrees conferred to U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and nonresidents									Percentage distribution of degrees conferred to U.S. citizens and permanent residents
	Total		White	Black	Hispanic	Asian/Pacific Islander	American Indian/Alaska Native	Two or more races1	Nonresident	Total	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian/Pacific Islander	American Indian/Alaska Native	Two or more races1
1	2		3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
Total
1976-77	404,956	2,3	342,290	33,159	16,636	7,044	2,498	---	3,329	100.0	85.2	8.3	4.1	1.8	0.6	---
1980-81	410,174	4,5	339,167	35,330	17,800	8,650	2,584	---	6,643	100.0	84.0	8.8	4.4	2.1	0.6	---
1990-91	481,720		391,264	38,835	25,540	15,257	3,871	---	6,953	100.0	82.4	8.2	5.4	3.2	0.8	---
1999-2000	564,933		408,822	60,208	51,563	27,778	6,474	---	10,088	100.0	73.7	10.9	9.3	5.0	1.2	---
2000-01	578,865		411,075	63,855	57,288	28,463	6,623	---	11,561	100.0	72.5	11.3	10.1	5.0	1.2	---
2006-07	727,616		491,333	91,440	85,275	37,243	8,579	---	13,746	100.0	68.8	12.8	11.9	5.2	1.2	---
2007-08	750,166		501,467	95,566	91,289	38,848	8,827	---	14,169	100.0	68.1	13.0	12.4	5.3	1.2	---
2008-09	787,243		521,834	101,631	98,408	41,364	8,823	---	15,183	100.0	67.6	13.2	12.7	5.4	1.1	---
2009-10	848,856		552,376	113,867	112,403	44,026	10,101	---	16,083	100.0	66.3	13.7	13.5	5.3	1.2	---
2010-11	943,506		604,745	129,044	126,297	45,489	10,180	11,126	16,625	100.0	65.2	13.9	13.6	4.9	1.1	1.2
2011-12	1,021,718		635,755	142,512	151,807	48,861	10,738	14,858	17,187	100.0	63.3	14.2	15.1	4.9	1.1	1.5
2012-13	1,007,427		617,308	135,892	157,989	49,474	10,546	19,383	16,835	100.0	62.3	13.7	15.9	5.0	1.1	2.0
2013-14	1,005,155		601,959	134,621	168,106	50,368	10,338	22,695	17,068	100.0	60.9	13.6	17.0	5.1	1.0	2.3
2014-15	1,014,341		590,616	137,920	180,598	51,767	9,996	25,505	17,939	100.0	59.3	13.8	18.1	5.2	1.0	2.6
2015-16	1,008,228		566,622	134,012	196,044	53,753	9,490	28,933	19,374	100.0	57.3	13.6	19.8	5.4	1.0	2.9
2016-17	1,005,687		551,057	129,880	209,159	55,814	9,265	29,603	20,909	100.0	56.0	13.2	21.2	5.7	0.9	3.0
2017-18	1,011,696		536,203	125,579	225,697	58,947	9,196	33,023	23,051	100.0	54.2	12.7	22.8	6.0	0.9	3.3
2018-19	1,036,640		530,675	125,205	246,881	63,940	9,064	36,422	24,453	100.0	52.4	12.4	24.4	6.3	0.9	3.6
2019-20	1,019,038		509,581	119,892	255,047	64,660	8,449	37,811	23,598	100.0	51.2	12.0	25.6	6.5	0.8	3.8
2020-21	1,036,431		508,795	123,901	266,117	68,420	8,151	39,108	21,939	100.0	50.2	12.2	26.2	6.7	0.8	3.9
Males
1976-77	209,672	2	178,236	15,330	9,105	3,630	1,216	---	2,155	100.0	85.9	7.4	4.4	1.7	0.6	---
1980-81	183,819	4	151,242	14,290	8,327	4,557	1,108	---	4,295	100.0	84.2	8.0	4.6	2.5	0.6	---
1990-91	198,634		161,858	14,143	10,738	7,164	1,439	---	3,292	100.0	82.9	7.2	5.5	3.7	0.7	---
1999-2000	224,721		164,317	20,968	20,947	12,009	2,222	---	4,258	100.0	74.5	9.5	9.5	5.4	1.0	---
2000-01	231,645		166,322	22,147	23,350	12,339	2,294	---	5,193	100.0	73.4	9.8	10.3	5.4	1.0	---
2006-07	275,034		191,487	28,251	31,609	15,502	2,872	---	5,313	100.0	71.0	10.5	11.7	5.7	1.1	---
2007-08	282,695		194,354	29,984	33,852	15,941	2,989	---	5,575	100.0	70.1	10.8	12.2	5.8	1.1	---
2008-09	298,066		202,670	32,004	36,919	17,305	3,075	---	6,093	100.0	69.4	11.0	12.6	5.9	1.1	---
2009-10	322,747		215,977	36,148	42,210	18,268	3,555	---	6,589	100.0	68.3	11.4	13.4	5.8	1.1	---
2010-11	361,408		238,012	41,649	47,911	19,085	3,727	4,197	6,827	100.0	67.1	11.7	13.5	5.4	1.1	1.2
2011-12	393,479		251,964	46,377	57,926	20,537	3,924	5,569	7,182	100.0	65.2	12.0	15.0	5.3	1.0	1.4
2012-13	389,195		243,868	45,458	60,536	21,223	3,638	7,434	7,038	100.0	63.8	11.9	15.8	5.6	1.0	1.9
2013-14	391,474		239,289	45,868	64,658	21,824	3,682	8,969	7,184	100.0	62.3	11.9	16.8	5.7	1.0	2.3
2014-15	396,782		236,381	47,393	69,291	22,377	3,590	9,997	7,753	100.0	60.8	12.2	17.8	5.8	0.9	2.6
2015-16	392,084		226,142	44,777	74,531	23,426	3,335	11,251	8,622	100.0	59.0	11.7	19.4	6.1	0.9	2.9
2016-17	394,147		223,637	43,170	78,470	24,459	3,370	11,678	9,363	100.0	58.1	11.2	20.4	6.4	0.9	3.0
2017-18	398,692		219,361	41,850	84,940	25,742	3,330	12,982	10,487	100.0	56.5	10.8	21.9	6.6	0.9	3.3
2018-19	407,219		216,728	41,407	92,694	27,946	3,177	14,306	10,961	100.0	54.7	10.4	23.4	7.1	0.8	3.6
2019-20	393,383		204,394	39,125	93,839	28,054	2,911	14,548	10,512	100.0	53.4	10.2	24.5	7.3	0.8	3.8
2020-21	383,029		197,683	38,281	92,004	28,569	2,654	14,436	9,402	100.0	52.9	10.2	24.6	7.6	0.7	3.9
Females
1976-77	195,284	3	164,054	17,829	7,531	3,414	1,282	---	1,174	100.0	84.5	9.2	3.9	1.8	0.7	---
1980-81	226,355	5	187,925	21,040	9,473	4,093	1,476	---	2,348	100.0	83.9	9.4	4.2	1.8	0.7	---
1990-91	283,086		229,406	24,692	14,802	8,093	2,432	---	3,661	100.0	82.1	8.8	5.3	2.9	0.9	---
1999-2000	340,212		244,505	39,240	30,616	15,769	4,252	---	5,830	100.0	73.1	11.7	9.2	4.7	1.3	---
2000-01	347,220		244,753	41,708	33,938	16,124	4,329	---	6,368	100.0	71.8	12.2	10.0	4.7	1.3	---
2006-07	452,582		299,846	63,189	53,666	21,741	5,707	---	8,433	100.0	67.5	14.2	12.1	4.9	1.3	---
2007-08	467,471		307,113	65,582	57,437	22,907	5,838	---	8,594	100.0	66.9	14.3	12.5	5.0	1.3	---
2008-09	489,177		319,164	69,627	61,489	24,059	5,748	---	9,090	100.0	66.5	14.5	12.8	5.0	1.2	---
2009-10	526,109		336,399	77,719	70,193	25,758	6,546	---	9,494	100.0	65.1	15.0	13.6	5.0	1.3	---
2010-11	582,098		366,733	87,395	78,386	26,404	6,453	6,929	9,798	100.0	64.1	15.3	13.7	4.6	1.1	1.2
2011-12	628,239		383,791	96,135	93,881	28,324	6,814	9,289	10,005	100.0	62.1	15.5	15.2	4.6	1.1	1.5
2012-13	618,232		373,440	90,434	97,453	28,251	6,908	11,949	9,797	100.0	61.4	14.9	16.0	4.6	1.1	2.0
2013-14	613,681		362,670	88,753	103,448	28,544	6,656	13,726	9,884	100.0	60.1	14.7	17.1	4.7	1.1	2.3
2014-15	617,559		354,235	90,527	111,307	29,390	6,406	15,508	10,186	100.0	58.3	14.9	18.3	4.8	1.1	2.6
2015-16	616,144		340,480	89,235	121,513	30,327	6,155	17,682	10,752	100.0	56.2	14.7	20.1	5.0	1.0	2.9
2016-17	611,540		327,420	86,710	130,689	31,355	5,895	17,925	11,546	100.0	54.6	14.5	21.8	5.2	1.0	3.0
2017-18	613,004		316,842	83,729	140,757	33,205	5,866	20,041	12,564	100.0	52.8	13.9	23.4	5.5	1.0	3.3
2018-19	629,421		313,947	83,798	154,187	35,994	5,887	22,116	13,492	100.0	51.0	13.6	25.0	5.8	1.0	3.6
2019-20	625,655		305,187	80,767	161,208	36,606	5,538	23,263	13,086	100.0	49.8	13.2	26.3	6.0	0.9	3.8
2020-21	653,402		311,112	85,620	174,113	39,851	5,497	24,672	12,537	100.0	48.5	13.4	27.2	6.2	0.9	3.8

---Not available.

1Prior to 2010, disaggregated data on students who were of Two or more races were not collected. Students of Two or more races were required to select a single category from among the offered race/ethnicity categories (i.e., White, Black, Hispanic, Asian, and American Indian/Alaska Native).

2Excludes 1,170 males whose racial/ethnic group was not available.

3Excludes 251 females whose racial/ethnic group was not available.

4Excludes 4,819 males whose racial/ethnic group was not available.

5Excludes 1,384 females whose racial/ethnic group was not available.

NOTE: Data in this table represent the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Data are for postsecondary institutions participating in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. For 1989-90 and later years, reported racial/ethnic distributions of students by level of degree, field of study, and sex were used to estimate race/ethnicity for students whose race/ethnicity was not reported. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred" surveys, 1976-77 and 1980-81; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Completions Survey" (IPEDS-C:91); and IPEDS Fall 2000 through Fall 2020, Completions component. (This table was prepared December 2022.)