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 2011 and 2016

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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 2011 and 2016
Sex, race/ethnicity, control of institution, and percent of applications accepted	Percentage distribution of 2011 entry cohort 6 years after entry						Percentage distribution of 2016 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
	Total	Bachelor's degree	Award below bachelor's degree level	Trans- ferred out¹	Remained enrolled	No longer enrolled, status unknown²	Total	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	60.4	0.4	11.8	2.4	25.0	100.0	64.6	0.4	12.4	1.9	20.7
Sex
Male	100.0	57.3	0.3	11.8	2.9	27.7	100.0	61.1	0.3	12.6	2.3	23.7
Female	100.0	63.0	0.5	11.8	2.0	22.7	100.0	67.5	0.4	12.2	1.6	18.3
Race/ethnicity
American Indian/Alaska Native	100.0	37.7	1.2	15.6	3.5	42.0	100.0	43.3	0.6	18.6	2.8	34.6
Asian	100.0	74.1	0.1	7.8	3.0	15.0	100.0	78.0	0.2	8.3	2.0	11.6
Black	100.0	39.8	0.3	17.4	3.3	39.1	100.0	45.9	0.3	18.6	2.7	32.4
Hispanic	100.0	55.0	0.5	12.2	4.1	28.2	100.0	59.3	0.2	12.9	3.0	24.6
Pacific Islander	100.0	48.8	1.0	10.6	3.2	36.4	100.0	51.6	0.4	13.2	2.4	32.3
White	100.0	64.4	0.4	11.5	1.9	21.8	100.0	67.9	0.5	12.2	1.5	18.0
Two or more races	100.0	57.1	0.3	11.4	2.6	28.6	100.0	60.4	0.3	13.4	2.0	23.9
Sex and race/ethnicity
Male
American Indian/Alaska Native	100.0	36.0	1.1	15.4	3.7	43.8	100.0	39.4	0.5	18.8	2.7	38.7
Asian	100.0	70.7	0.1	8.4	3.8	17.1	100.0	74.7	0.1	9.0	2.6	13.5
Black	100.0	34.1	0.3	17.3	3.5	44.7	100.0	39.2	0.3	18.5	3.0	38.9
Hispanic	100.0	50.7	0.3	12.6	4.7	31.7	100.0	54.6	0.2	13.4	3.6	28.2
Pacific Islander	100.0	44.6	0.9	10.7	4.2	39.5	100.0	47.0	0.2	12.9	3.1	36.8
White	100.0	61.4	0.3	11.7	2.4	24.2	100.0	64.7	0.4	12.6	1.8	20.5
Two or more races	100.0	53.6	0.2	11.2	3.2	31.8	100.0	56.7	0.3	13.0	2.4	27.6
Female
American Indian/Alaska Native	100.0	38.9	1.3	15.9	3.3	40.5	100.0	46.2	0.8	18.4	2.9	31.6
Asian	100.0	77.2	0.2	7.2	2.4	13.1	100.0	80.9	0.2	7.6	1.4	9.9
Black	100.0	43.9	0.3	17.5	3.1	35.1	100.0	50.9	0.3	18.6	2.6	27.7
Hispanic	100.0	58.2	0.5	12.0	3.6	25.6	100.0	62.7	0.2	12.5	2.6	21.9
Pacific Islander	100.0	52.1	1.2	10.4	2.4	33.9	100.0	55.6	0.6	13.5	1.9	28.5
White	100.0	66.9	0.5	11.4	1.5	19.7	100.0	70.7	0.5	11.8	1.2	15.8
Two or more races	100.0	59.8	0.3	11.6	2.2	26.2	100.0	63.3	0.3	13.6	1.7	21.1
Control of institution and percent of applications accepted
Public institutions	100.0	59.7	0.2	13.2	3.2	23.7	100.0	63.5	0.4	13.4	2.4	20.4
Open admissions	100.0	31.3	1.9	19.7	4.6	42.5	100.0	26.6	5.7	26.4	4.4	36.9
90 percent or more accepted	100.0	46.2	0.7	18.4	3.9	30.7	100.0	52.0	0.7	14.9	2.8	29.6
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	100.0	56.4	0.2	13.7	3.2	26.4	100.0	59.1	0.3	15.8	2.3	22.5
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	100.0	61.8	0.2	12.8	3.1	22.3	100.0	64.4	0.2	13.2	2.5	19.7
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	100.0	69.2	#	11.3	2.9	16.7	100.0	77.1	#	8.2	1.7	13.0
Less than 25.0 percent accepted	100.0	71.3	0	5.9	2.9	20.0	100.0	91.4	0	2.7	0.5	5.4
Information not available	100.0	42.9	0.1	12.7	6.4	37.8	100.0	49.6	0.1	17.9	2.9	29.6
Private nonprofit institutions	100.0	66.5	0.4	9.6	0.9	22.6	100.0	68.6	0.4	10.5	0.9	19.6
Open admissions	100.0	38.3	2.1	17.4	2.2	40.1	100.0	39.0	1.9	10.6	1.7	46.8
90 percent or more accepted	100.0	45.6	1.8	15.5	2.1	35.0	100.0	53.1	0.9	14.9	1.6	29.5
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	100.0	62.3	0.4	12.1	1.0	24.1	100.0	62.9	0.5	14.6	0.6	21.4
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	100.0	63.3	0.3	10.4	0.8	25.2	100.0	65.1	0.2	11.7	1.1	21.8
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	100.0	74.7	0.4	6.7	0.7	17.5	100.0	76.2	0.2	7.9	0.7	15.0
Less than 25.0 percent accepted	100.0	92.0	#	2.1	0.7	5.2	100.0	91.3	#	1.6	0.8	6.3
Information not available	100.0	50.2	0.3	14.1	3.9	31.5	100.0	39.8	7.3	19.6	1.9	31.4
Private for-profit institutions	100.0	20.8	2.4	6.7	1.8	68.4	100.0	33.6	1.2	5.7	2.2	57.3
Open admissions	100.0	23.2	4.4	3.2	2.0	67.3	100.0	27.8	1.0	5.7	2.5	63.0
90 percent or more accepted	100.0	10.8	0.4	24.6	2.0	62.2	100.0	41.1	5.8	8.5	1.3	43.3
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	100.0	23.5	2.0	8.1	0.5	66.0	100.0	45.1	1.6	12.3	0.5	40.5
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	100.0	27.1	0.9	4.1	0.8	67.2	100.0	51.9	0.9	4.6	1.6	41.0
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	100.0	29.9	1.7	2.6	1.6	64.2	100.0	33.9	0.5	7.0	1.6	57.0
Less than 25.0 percent accepted	†	†	†	†	†	†	100.0	0	0	100.0	0	0
Information not available	100.0	15.7	0.5	5.0	1.8	77.0	100.0	44.1	0	1.4	0	54.5
†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 and U.S. service academies. 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), Graduation Rates component, Winter 2017-18 (final data) and Winter 2022-23 (provisional data); Institutional Characteristics component, Fall 2011 and Fall 2016 (final data); and Admissions component, Winter 2016-17 (final data). (This table was prepared October 2023.)

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