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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 2010 and 2015
Sex, race/ethnicity, control of institution, and percent of applications accepted Percentage distribution of 2010 entry cohort
6 years after entry
Percentage distribution of 2015 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 8 9 10 11 12 13
Total 100.0 59.7 0.4 11.2 2.5 26.3 100.0 64.5 0.4 12.4 1.9 20.8
Sex                        
Male 100.0 56.5 0.3 11.2 2.9 29.1 100.0 61.1 0.3 12.5 2.2 23.8
Female 100.0 62.3 0.4 11.2 2.0 24.0 100.0 67.4 0.4 12.4 1.5 18.3

Race/ethnicity
                       
American Indian/Alaska Native 100.0 38.5 0.7 14.7 3.1 43.0 100.0 43.4 0.7 17.2 3.0 35.7
Asian 100.0 73.5 0.2 7.8 3.2 15.3 100.0 77.7 0.2 8.2 2.0 11.9
Black 100.0 39.3 0.4 16.5 3.4 40.4 100.0 45.7 0.3 19.1 2.6 32.4
Hispanic 100.0 54.3 0.3 11.3 3.9 30.1 100.0 59.1 0.3 13.0 3.1 24.4
Pacific Islander 100.0 50.9 0.2 11.6 3.0 34.2 100.0 53.6 0.8 12.4 2.6 30.7
White 100.0 63.7 0.4 11.0 2.0 22.9 100.0 67.9 0.5 12.2 1.4 18.1
Two or more races 100.0 59.4 0.2 10.6 2.7 27.0 100.0 60.1 0.3 13.5 2.0 24.1

Sex and race/ethnicity
                       
Male                        
American Indian/Alaska Native 100.0 34.7 0.7 13.8 3.3 47.4 100.0 38.8 0.6 16.3 3.2 41.1
Asian 100.0 70.1 0.1 8.5 4.0 17.2 100.0 74.5 0.2 8.9 2.6 13.8
Black 100.0 33.9 0.4 16.0 3.6 46.1 100.0 39.3 0.2 18.8 2.9 38.9
Hispanic 100.0 50.0 0.2 11.6 4.6 33.6 100.0 54.5 0.3 13.4 3.6 28.3
Pacific Islander 100.0 49.5 0.1 12.0 3.6 34.9 100.0 52.6 0.9 12.0 2.7 31.8
White 100.0 60.6 0.3 11.2 2.5 25.4 100.0 64.8 0.4 12.4 1.8 20.6
Two or more races 100.0 56.2 0.1 10.4 3.3 29.9 100.0 56.3 0.3 13.5 2.4 27.5
Female                        
American Indian/Alaska Native 100.0 41.4 0.8 15.3 3.0 39.5 100.0 46.8 0.8 18.0 2.9 31.6
Asian 100.0 76.6 0.2 7.2 2.5 13.5 100.0 80.6 0.2 7.6 1.5 10.2
Black 100.0 43.3 0.5 16.9 3.2 36.1 100.0 50.4 0.3 19.3 2.3 27.6
Hispanic 100.0 57.7 0.3 11.1 3.5 27.4 100.0 62.6 0.3 12.7 2.8 21.6
Pacific Islander 100.0 52.1 0.3 11.3 2.6 33.6 100.0 54.4 0.6 12.7 2.4 29.8
White 100.0 66.4 0.5 10.9 1.6 20.7 100.0 70.5 0.5 12.0 1.1 15.9
Two or more races 100.0 61.9 0.3 10.8 2.2 24.8 100.0 63.0 0.4 13.4 1.7 21.5

Control of institution and percent
   of applications accepted
                       
Public institutions 100.0 58.9 0.2 13.2 3.3 24.4 100.0 63.6 0.4 13.6 2.3 20.1
Open admissions 100.0 30.9 1.8 20.6 4.8 41.9 100.0 27.2 5.5 32.4 4.1 30.8
90 percent or more accepted 100.0 48.3 0.4 13.8 3.8 33.7 100.0 52.1 1.4 15.9 2.8 27.8
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted 100.0 55.7 0.3 15.6 3.2 25.2 100.0 60.1 0.2 13.9 2.4 23.4
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted 100.0 61.2 0.1 11.9 3.2 23.5 100.0 64.5 0.2 14.6 2.3 18.5
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted 100.0 68.1 # 12.4 2.9 16.6 100.0 76.0 # 8.9 2.0 13.0
Less than 25.0 percent accepted 100.0 80.6 0 3.2 2.1 14.1 100.0 87.6 0 3.9 0.7 7.7
Information not available 100.0 43.5 0.1 16.2 6.6 33.5 100.0 67.3 0.1 0.9 2.6 29.1

Private nonprofit institutions
100.0 65.9 0.5 7.8 0.9 24.9 100.0 68.5 0.4 10.3 0.8 20.0
Open admissions 100.0 36.6 3.1 13.3 1.9 45.1 100.0 37.3 2.3 12.0 1.6 46.8
90 percent or more accepted 100.0 50.7 1.7 8.8 1.5 37.4 100.0 52.2 0.8 15.1 1.8 30.0
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted 100.0 61.6 0.7 9.8 1.1 26.8 100.0 63.7 0.3 14.3 0.5 21.0
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted 100.0 63.3 0.3 8.7 0.8 26.9 100.0 64.2 0.3 11.7 0.7 23.1
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted 100.0 74.2 0.3 5.4 0.8 19.3 100.0 76.9 0.2 7.4 0.9 14.6
Less than 25.0 percent accepted 100.0 91.3 # 1.0 0.6 7.1 100.0 91.0 # 1.9 0.8 6.3
Information not available 100.0 47.4 0.5 9.4 3.1 39.6 100.0 47.8 5.6 16.3 0.5 29.8

Private for-profit institutions
100.0 24.1 1.3 6.7 1.6 66.3 100.0 29.8 1.4 5.3 2.4 61.2
Open admissions 100.0 30.9 1.4 1.5 1.4 64.8 100.0 24.3 1.3 5.0 2.6 66.8
90 percent or more accepted 100.0 35.9 1.2 6.1 2.2 54.6 100.0 51.3 1.9 7.6 1.0 38.2
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted 100.0 31.8 3.7 1.5 1.3 61.8 100.0 45.2 0.3 10.5 0.7 43.3
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted 100.0 16.2 0.6 23.9 1.9 57.3 100.0 41.9 1.9 0.9 2.0 53.3
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted 100.0 29.0 2.4 2.1 1.5 65.0 100.0 67.6 3.0 7.7 1.1 20.5
Less than 25.0 percent accepted 100.0 73.7 0 10.5 5.3 10.5
Information not available 100.0 15.3 0.8 5.8 1.8 76.4 100.0 50.4 6.3 15.2 10.7 17.4
†Not applicable.
#Rounds to zero.
1Transfer out data are required to be reported only by those institutions for which preparation for transfers is a substantial part of the institutional mission.
2Includes 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 2016-17 and Winter 2021-22, Graduation Rates component; IPEDS Fall 2010 and Fall 2015, Institutional Characteristics component; and IPEDS Winter 2015-16, Admissions component. (This table was prepared February 2023.)

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