Table 209.02.

Number and percentage distribution of persons who were enrolled in and who completed a teacher preparation program, by program type: Academic years 2012-13 through 2019-20

Academic year	Number who were enrolled in a teacher preparation program	Percentage distribution of enrollment by program type			Number who completed a teacher preparation program	Percentage distribution of completion by program type
		Traditional1	Alternative (IHE- based)2	Alternative (not IHE- based)2,3		Traditional1	Alternative (IHE- based)2	Alternative not IHE- based)2,3
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
2012-13	675,856	87.6	5.6	6.9	189,166	85.1	6.8	8.1
2013-14	616,138	85.8	6.2	8.0	175,276	83.8	7.1	9.1
2014-15	574,708	84.4	6.7	8.9	168,835	82.2	8.1	9.7
2015-16	588,295	79.1	6.9	14.1	158,737	80.3	9.2	10.4
2016-17	586,826	77.2	7.6	15.3	156,285	78.2	9.9	11.9
2017-18	593,153	74.9	8.1	16.9	148,479	78.4	9.5	12.1
2018-19	546,526	74.5	8.3	17.3	147,219	77.5	10.3	12.2
2019-20	590,046	69.9	8.3	21.9	151,138	76.8	11.4	11.8

1Traditional teacher preparation programs typically offer undergraduate programs and often attract individuals who enter college with the goal of becoming a teacher.

2IHE refers to institutions of higher education. Alternative teacher preparation programs often serve candidates who are the teacher of record in a classroom while participating in the program, frequently attracting candidates who already hold a bachelor’s degree in a specific content area and may have prior work experience but are seeking to switch careers. Alternative routes to a teaching credential are defined as such by the state and vary by state.

3Alternative, not IHE-based, programs are offered by a variety of organizations, including states, nonprofits, for-profit entities, districts, and various partnerships.

NOTE: Data in this table represent the 50 states and the District of Columbia. In Title II reporting, the definition of enrolled student changed beginning with the 2020 (academic year [AY] 2018-19) data collection. An enrolled student is defined as an individual who has been admitted, enrolled, and registered in a teacher preparation program and participated in the program during the academic year. Participation may include taking a course, participating in clinical experience, or participating in other program activities. For the 2019 (AY 2017-18) data collection and all years prior, an enrolled student was defined as an individual admitted into a teacher preparation program but who has not yet completed the program. For comparability, enrollment counts for all years in this table have been adjusted to include students who completed their program in the same academic year. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Title II, Higher Education Act, National Teacher Preparation Data, retrieved December 5, 2022, from https://title2.ed.gov/Public/DataTools/Tables.aspx. (This table was prepared December 2022.)