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Table 321.20.Associate's degrees conferred by postsecondary institutions, by race/ethnicity and sex of student: Selected academic years, 1976-77 through 2021-22
Sex and year 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 American Indian/Alaska Native Asian/Pacific Islander Black Hispanic White Two or more races1 Nonresident Total American Indian/Alaska Native Asian/Pacific Islander Black Hispanic White Two or more races1
Total Asian Pacific Islander Total Asian Pacific Islander
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Total
1976-77 404,956 2,3 2,498 7,044 --- --- 33,159 16,636 342,290 --- 3,329 100.0 1 0.6 1.8 --- --- 8.3 4.1 85.2 ---
1980-81 416,377 4,5 2,584 8,650 --- --- 35,330 17,800 339,167 --- 6,643 100.0 0.6 2.1 --- --- 8.8 4.4 84.0 ---
1990-91 481,720 3,871 15,257 --- --- 38,835 25,540 391,264 --- 6,953 100.0 0.8 3.2 --- --- 8.2 5.4 82.4 ---
1999-2000 564,933 6,474 27,778 --- --- 60,208 51,563 408,822 --- 10,088 100.0 1.2 5.0 --- --- 10.9 9.3 73.7 ---
2000-01 578,865 6,623 28,463 --- --- 63,855 57,288 411,075 --- 11,561 100.0 1.2 5.0 --- --- 11.3 10.1 72.5 ---
 
2007-08 750,166 8,827 38,848 --- --- 95,566 91,289 501,467 --- 14,169 100.0 1.2 5.3 --- --- 13.0 12.4 68.1 ---
2008-09 787,243 8,823 41,364 --- --- 101,631 98,408 521,834 --- 15,183 100.0 1.1 5.4 --- --- 13.2 12.7 67.6 ---
2009-10 848,856 10,101 44,026 --- --- 113,867 112,403 552,376 --- 16,083 100.0 1.2 5.3 --- --- 13.7 13.5 66.3 ---
2010-11 943,506 10,180 45,489 41,593 3,896 129,044 126,297 604,745 11,126 16,625 100.0 1.1 4.9 4.5 0.4 13.9 13.6 65.2 1.2
2011-12 1,021,718 10,738 48,861 44,969 3,892 142,512 151,807 635,755 14,858 17,187 100.0 1.1 4.9 4.5 0.4 14.2 15.1 63.3 1.5
 
2012-13 1,007,427 10,546 49,474 45,620 3,854 135,892 157,989 617,308 19,383 16,835 100.0 1.1 5.0 4.6 0.4 13.7 15.9 62.3 2.0
2013-14 1,005,155 10,338 50,368 46,637 3,731 134,621 168,106 601,959 22,695 17,068 100.0 1.0 5.1 4.7 0.4 13.6 17.0 60.9 2.3
2014-15 1,014,341 9,996 51,767 48,375 3,392 137,920 180,598 590,616 25,505 17,939 100.0 1.0 5.2 4.9 0.3 13.8 18.1 59.3 2.6
2015-16 1,008,228 9,490 53,753 50,498 3,255 134,012 196,044 566,622 28,933 19,374 100.0 1.0 5.4 5.1 0.3 13.6 19.8 57.3 2.9
2016-17 1,005,687 9,265 55,814 52,633 3,181 129,880 209,159 551,057 29,603 20,909 100.0 0.9 5.7 5.3 0.3 13.2 21.2 56.0 3.0
 
2017-18 1,011,696 9,196 58,947 55,841 3,106 125,579 225,697 536,203 33,023 23,051 100.0 0.9 6.0 5.6 0.3 12.7 22.8 54.2 3.3
2018-19 1,036,640 9,064 63,940 60,890 3,050 125,205 246,881 530,675 36,422 24,453 100.0 0.9 6.3 6.0 0.3 12.4 24.4 52.4 3.6
2019-20 1,019,038 8,449 64,660 61,790 2,870 119,892 255,047 509,581 37,811 23,598 100.0 0.8 6.5 6.2 0.3 12.0 25.6 51.2 3.8
2020-21 1,037,331 8,160 68,240 65,173 3,067 124,001 266,178 509,377 39,063 22,312 100.0 0.8 6.7 6.4 0.3 12.2 26.2 50.2 3.8
2021-22 1,008,285 8,171 67,575 64,688 2,887 121,611 264,301 488,066 40,038 18,523 100.0 0.8 6.8 6.5 0.3 12.3 26.7 49.3 4.0
 
Male
1976-77 209,672 2 1,216 3,630 --- --- 15,330 9,105 178,236 --- 2,155 100.0 0.6 1.7 --- --- 7.4 4.4 85.9 ---
1980-81 188,638 4 1,108 4,557 --- --- 14,290 8,327 151,242 --- 4,295 100.0 0.6 2.5 --- --- 8.0 4.6 84.2 ---
1990-91 198,634 1,439 7,164 --- --- 14,143 10,738 161,858 --- 3,292 100.0 0.7 3.7 --- --- 7.2 5.5 82.9 ---
1999-2000 224,721 2,222 12,009 --- --- 20,968 20,947 164,317 --- 4,258 100.0 1.0 5.4 --- --- 9.5 9.5 74.5 ---
2000-01 231,645 2,294 12,339 --- --- 22,147 23,350 166,322 --- 5,193 100.0 1.0 5.4 --- --- 9.8 10.3 73.4 ---
 
2007-08 282,695 2,989 15,941 --- --- 29,984 33,852 194,354 --- 5,575 100.0 1.1 5.8 --- --- 10.8 12.2 70.1 ---
2008-09 298,066 3,075 17,305 --- --- 32,004 36,919 202,670 --- 6,093 100.0 1.1 5.9 --- --- 11.0 12.6 69.4 ---
2009-10 322,747 3,555 18,268 --- --- 36,148 42,210 215,977 --- 6,589 100.0 1.1 5.8 --- --- 11.4 13.4 68.3 ---
2010-11 361,408 3,727 19,085 17,472 1,613 41,649 47,911 238,012 4,197 6,827 100.0 1.1 5.4 4.9 0.5 11.7 13.5 67.1 1.2
2011-12 393,479 3,924 20,537 18,910 1,627 46,377 57,926 251,964 5,569 7,182 100.0 1.0 5.3 4.9 0.4 12.0 15.0 65.2 1.4
 
2012-13 389,195 3,638 21,223 19,514 1,709 45,458 60,536 243,868 7,434 7,038 100.0 1.0 5.6 5.1 0.4 11.9 15.8 63.8 1.9
2013-14 391,474 3,682 21,824 20,165 1,659 45,868 64,658 239,289 8,969 7,184 100.0 1.0 5.7 5.2 0.4 11.9 16.8 62.3 2.3
2014-15 396,782 3,590 22,377 20,924 1,453 47,393 69,291 236,381 9,997 7,753 100.0 0.9 5.8 5.4 0.4 12.2 17.8 60.8 2.6
2015-16 392,084 3,335 23,426 22,003 1,423 44,777 74,531 226,142 11,251 8,622 100.0 0.9 6.1 5.7 0.4 11.7 19.4 59.0 2.9
2016-17 394,147 3,370 24,459 23,085 1,374 43,170 78,470 223,637 11,678 9,363 100.0 0.9 6.4 6.0 0.4 11.2 20.4 58.1 3.0
 
2017-18 398,692 3,330 25,742 24,415 1,327 41,850 84,940 219,361 12,982 10,487 100.0 0.9 6.6 6.3 0.3 10.8 21.9 56.5 3.3
2018-19 407,219 3,177 27,946 26,645 1,301 41,407 92,694 216,728 14,306 10,961 100.0 0.8 7.1 6.7 0.3 10.4 23.4 54.7 3.6
2019-20 393,383 2,911 28,054 26,847 1,207 39,125 93,839 204,394 14,548 10,512 100.0 0.8 7.3 7.0 0.3 10.2 24.5 53.4 3.8
2020-21 383,381 2,656 28,473 27,249 1,224 38,306 92,015 197,934 14,417 9,580 100.0 0.7 7.6 7.3 0.3 10.2 24.6 53.0 3.9
2021-22 375,498 2,647 28,205 27,036 1,169 37,231 93,668 190,701 15,006 8,040 100.0 0.7 7.7 7.4 0.3 10.1 25.5 51.9 4.1
 
Female
1976-77 195,284 3 1,282 3,414 --- --- 17,829 7,531 164,054 --- 1,174 100.0 0.7 1.8 --- --- 9.2 3.9 84.5 ---
1980-81 227,739 5 1,476 4,093 --- --- 21,040 9,473 187,925 --- 2,348 100.0 0.7 1.8 --- --- 9.4 4.2 83.9 ---
1990-91 283,086 2,432 8,093 --- --- 24,692 14,802 229,406 --- 3,661 100.0 0.9 2.9 --- --- 8.8 5.3 82.1 ---
1999-2000 340,212 4,252 15,769 --- --- 39,240 30,616 244,505 --- 5,830 100.0 1.3 4.7 --- --- 11.7 9.2 73.1 ---
2000-01 347,220 4,329 16,124 --- --- 41,708 33,938 244,753 --- 6,368 100.0 1.3 4.7 --- --- 12.2 10.0 71.8 ---
 
2007-08 467,471 5,838 22,907 --- --- 65,582 57,437 307,113 --- 8,594 100.0 1.3 5.0 --- --- 14.3 12.5 66.9 ---
2008-09 489,177 5,748 24,059 --- --- 69,627 61,489 319,164 --- 9,090 100.0 1.2 5.0 --- --- 14.5 12.8 66.5 ---
2009-10 526,109 6,546 25,758 --- --- 77,719 70,193 336,399 --- 9,494 100.0 1.3 5.0 --- --- 15.0 13.6 65.1 ---
2010-11 582,098 6,453 26,404 24,121 2,283 87,395 78,386 366,733 6,929 9,798 100.0 1.1 4.6 4.2 0.4 15.3 13.7 64.1 1.2
2011-12 628,239 6,814 28,324 26,059 2,265 96,135 93,881 383,791 9,289 10,005 100.0 1.1 4.6 4.2 0.4 15.5 15.2 62.1 1.5
 
2012-13 618,232 6,908 28,251 26,106 2,145 90,434 97,453 373,440 11,949 9,797 100.0 1.1 4.6 4.3 0.4 14.9 16.0 61.4 2.0
2013-14 613,681 6,656 28,544 26,472 2,072 88,753 103,448 362,670 13,726 9,884 100.0 1.1 4.7 4.4 0.3 14.7 17.1 60.1 2.3
2014-15 617,559 6,406 29,390 27,451 1,939 90,527 111,307 354,235 15,508 10,186 100.0 1.1 4.8 4.5 0.3 14.9 18.3 58.3 2.6
2015-16 616,144 6,155 30,327 28,495 1,832 89,235 121,513 340,480 17,682 10,752 100.0 1.0 5.0 4.7 0.3 14.7 20.1 56.2 2.9
2016-17 611,540 5,895 31,355 29,548 1,807 86,710 130,689 327,420 17,925 11,546 100.0 1.0 5.2 4.9 0.3 14.5 21.8 54.6 3.0
 
2017-18 613,004 5,866 33,205 31,426 1,779 83,729 140,757 316,842 20,041 12,564 100.0 1.0 5.5 5.2 0.3 13.9 23.4 52.8 3.3
2018-19 629,421 5,887 35,994 34,245 1,749 83,798 154,187 313,947 22,116 13,492 100.0 1.0 5.8 5.6 0.3 13.6 25.0 51.0 3.6
2019-20 625,655 5,538 36,606 34,943 1,663 80,767 161,208 305,187 23,263 13,086 100.0 0.9 6.0 5.7 0.3 13.2 26.3 49.8 3.8
2020-21 653,950 5,504 39,767 37,924 1,843 85,695 174,163 311,443 24,646 12,732 100.0 0.9 6.2 5.9 0.3 13.4 27.2 48.6 3.8
2021-22 632,787 5,524 39,370 37,652 1,718 84,380 170,633 297,365 25,032 10,483 100.0 0.9 6.3 6.1 0.3 13.6 27.4 47.8 4.0
---Not available.
1For years prior to 2010-11, the surveys did not yet include the "Two or more races" category, and each student could be counted in only one race category.
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, Completions component, Fall 2000 through Fall 2021 (final data) and Fall 2022 (provisional data). (This table was prepared November 2023.)

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