Bachelor's degrees conferred by postsecondary institutions, by race/ethnicity and sex of student: Selected academic years, 1976-77 through 2021-22

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Table 322.20.Bachelor'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
1976-77	919,549	^2,3	3,326	13,793	---	---	58,636	18,743	807,688	---	15,714	100.0	0.4	1.5	---	---	6.5	2.1	89.5	---
1980-81	935,140	^4,5	3,593	18,794	---	---	60,673	21,832	807,319	---	22,589	100.0	0.4	2.1	---	---	6.7	2.4	88.5	---
1990-91	1,094,538		4,583	42,529	---	---	66,375	37,342	914,093	---	29,616	100.0	0.4	4.0	---	---	6.2	3.5	85.8	---
1999-2000	1,237,875		8,717	77,909	---	---	108,018	75,063	929,102	---	39,066	100.0	0.7	6.5	---	---	9.0	6.3	77.5	---

2000-01	1,244,171		9,049	78,902	---	---	111,307	77,745	927,357	---	39,811	100.0	0.8	6.6	---	---	9.2	6.5	77.0	---
2007-08	1,563,734		11,509	109,177	---	---	152,627	122,770	1,123,246	---	44,405	100.0	0.8	7.2	---	---	10.0	8.1	73.9	---
2008-09	1,601,399		12,221	112,581	---	---	156,603	129,473	1,144,628	---	45,893	100.0	0.8	7.2	---	---	10.1	8.3	73.6	---
2009-10	1,649,919		12,405	117,391	---	---	164,789	140,426	1,167,322	---	47,586	100.0	0.8	7.3	---	---	10.3	8.8	72.9	---
2010-11	1,716,053		11,935	121,118	116,822	4,296	172,731	154,450	1,182,690	20,589	52,540	100.0	0.7	7.3	7.0	0.3	10.4	9.3	71.1	1.2

2011-12	1,792,163		11,498	126,177	121,550	4,627	185,916	169,736	1,212,417	27,234	59,185	100.0	0.7	7.3	7.0	0.3	10.7	9.8	70.0	1.6
2012-13	1,840,381		11,432	130,129	125,074	5,055	191,233	186,677	1,221,908	34,128	64,874	100.0	0.6	7.3	7.0	0.3	10.8	10.5	68.8	1.9
2013-14	1,870,150		10,784	131,662	126,495	5,167	191,437	202,425	1,218,998	45,422	69,422	100.0	0.6	7.3	7.0	0.3	10.6	11.2	67.7	2.5
2014-15	1,894,969		10,202	133,916	128,927	4,989	192,829	218,098	1,210,071	54,215	75,638	100.0	0.6	7.4	7.1	0.3	10.6	12.0	66.5	3.0
2015-16	1,920,750		9,735	138,257	133,601	4,656	194,408	235,190	1,197,323	61,584	84,253	100.0	0.5	7.5	7.3	0.3	10.6	12.8	65.2	3.4

2016-17	1,956,114		9,589	144,093	139,541	4,552	196,338	252,203	1,195,977	66,532	91,382	100.0	0.5	7.7	7.5	0.2	10.5	13.5	64.1	3.6
2017-18	1,980,665		9,155	150,999	146,646	4,353	195,014	267,070	1,189,571	70,632	98,224	100.0	0.5	8.0	7.8	0.2	10.4	14.2	63.2	3.8
2018-19	2,013,086		9,167	156,099	151,619	4,480	196,654	285,024	1,190,080	73,665	102,397	100.0	0.5	8.2	7.9	0.2	10.3	14.9	62.3	3.9
2019-20	2,038,682		9,154	161,468	157,085	4,383	197,491	302,663	1,184,082	77,621	106,203	100.0	0.5	8.4	8.1	0.2	10.2	15.7	61.3	4.0
2020-21	2,066,463		9,542	169,289	164,870	4,419	206,530	324,901	1,172,068	81,386	102,747	100.0	0.5	8.6	8.4	0.2	10.5	16.5	59.7	4.1
2021-22	2,015,035		8,912	174,601	170,278	4,323	199,962	325,929	1,129,570	81,658	94,403	100.0	0.5	9.1	8.9	0.2	10.4	17.0	58.8	4.3

Males
1976-77	495,545	²	1,804	7,638	---	---	25,147	10,318	438,161	---	11,356	100.0	0.4	1.6	---	---	5.2	2.1	90.7	---
1980-81	469,883	⁴	1,700	10,107	---	---	24,511	10,810	406,173	---	16,324	100.0	0.4	2.2	---	---	5.4	2.4	89.6	---
1990-91	504,045		1,938	21,203	---	---	24,800	16,598	421,290	---	18,216	100.0	0.4	4.4	---	---	5.1	3.4	86.7	---
1999-2000	530,367		3,463	35,853	---	---	37,029	30,304	402,954	---	20,764	100.0	0.7	7.0	---	---	7.3	5.9	79.1	---

2000-01	531,840		3,700	35,865	---	---	38,103	31,368	401,780	---	21,024	100.0	0.7	7.0	---	---	7.5	6.1	78.7	---
2007-08	668,184		4,523	49,535	---	---	52,298	47,797	492,360	---	21,671	100.0	0.7	7.7	---	---	8.1	7.4	76.2	---
2008-09	685,422		4,849	50,773	---	---	53,465	50,596	503,396	---	22,343	100.0	0.7	7.7	---	---	8.1	7.6	75.9	---
2009-10	706,660		4,879	53,365	---	---	56,136	55,139	513,711	---	23,430	100.0	0.7	7.8	---	---	8.2	8.1	75.2	---
2010-11	734,159		4,798	55,321	53,602	1,719	59,015	60,869	519,992	8,028	26,136	100.0	0.7	7.8	7.6	0.2	8.3	8.6	73.4	1.1

2011-12	765,772		4,476	57,521	55,525	1,996	63,736	67,083	532,463	10,945	29,548	100.0	0.6	7.8	7.5	0.3	8.7	9.1	72.3	1.5
2012-13	787,408		4,611	59,806	57,560	2,246	67,351	74,067	535,358	13,834	32,381	100.0	0.6	7.9	7.6	0.3	8.9	9.8	70.9	1.8
2013-14	801,905		4,171	59,844	57,614	2,230	68,290	80,312	536,009	18,137	35,142	100.0	0.5	7.8	7.5	0.3	8.9	10.5	69.9	2.4
2014-15	812,693		4,061	61,080	58,848	2,232	69,316	86,881	530,418	22,245	38,692	100.0	0.5	7.9	7.6	0.3	9.0	11.2	68.5	2.9
2015-16	821,746		3,822	63,182	61,141	2,041	69,847	92,989	522,834	25,157	43,915	100.0	0.5	8.1	7.9	0.3	9.0	12.0	67.2	3.2

2016-17	836,021		3,731	65,405	63,436	1,969	70,568	99,344	521,359	27,089	48,525	100.0	0.5	8.3	8.1	0.3	9.0	12.6	66.2	3.4
2017-18	844,979		3,505	68,196	66,283	1,913	70,327	104,919	516,614	28,900	52,518	100.0	0.4	8.6	8.4	0.2	8.9	13.2	65.2	3.6
2018-19	857,607		3,418	70,678	68,741	1,937	70,801	111,457	516,368	30,235	54,650	100.0	0.4	8.8	8.6	0.2	8.8	13.9	64.3	3.8
2019-20	861,384		3,344	72,916	71,005	1,911	70,346	117,230	509,079	31,620	56,849	100.0	0.4	9.1	8.8	0.2	8.7	14.6	63.3	3.9
2020-21	860,797		3,406	75,720	73,851	1,869	72,087	123,274	499,062	33,010	54,238	100.0	0.4	9.4	9.2	0.2	8.9	15.3	61.9	4.1
2021-22	835,316		3,127	77,963	76,154	1,809	69,538	122,904	479,308	33,161	49,315	100.0	0.4	9.9	9.7	0.2	8.8	15.6	61.0	4.2

Females
1976-77	424,004	³	1,522	6,155	---	---	33,489	8,425	369,527	---	4,358	100.0	0.4	1.5	---	---	8.0	2.0	88.2	---
1980-81	465,257	⁵	1,893	8,687	---	---	36,162	11,022	401,146	---	6,265	100.0	0.4	1.9	---	---	7.9	2.4	87.4	---
1990-91	590,493		2,645	21,326	---	---	41,575	20,744	492,803	---	11,400	100.0	0.5	3.7	---	---	7.2	3.6	85.1	---
1999-2000	707,508		5,254	42,056	---	---	70,989	44,759	526,148	---	18,302	100.0	0.8	6.1	---	---	10.3	6.5	76.3	---

2000-01	712,331		5,349	43,037	---	---	73,204	46,377	525,577	---	18,787	100.0	0.8	6.2	---	---	10.6	6.7	75.8	---
2007-08	895,550		6,986	59,642	---	---	100,329	74,973	630,886	---	22,734	100.0	0.8	6.8	---	---	11.5	8.6	72.3	---
2008-09	915,977		7,372	61,808	---	---	103,138	78,877	641,232	---	23,550	100.0	0.8	6.9	---	---	11.6	8.8	71.9	---
2009-10	943,259		7,526	64,026	---	---	108,653	85,287	653,611	---	24,156	100.0	0.8	7.0	---	---	11.8	9.3	71.1	---
2010-11	981,894		7,137	65,797	63,220	2,577	113,716	93,581	662,698	12,561	26,404	100.0	0.7	6.9	6.6	0.3	11.9	9.8	69.4	1.3

2011-12	1,026,391		7,022	68,656	66,025	2,631	122,180	102,653	679,954	16,289	29,637	100.0	0.7	6.9	6.6	0.3	12.3	10.3	68.2	1.6
2012-13	1,052,973		6,821	70,323	67,514	2,809	123,882	112,610	686,550	20,294	32,493	100.0	0.7	6.9	6.6	0.3	12.1	11.0	67.3	2.0
2013-14	1,068,245		6,613	71,818	68,881	2,937	123,147	122,113	682,989	27,285	34,280	100.0	0.6	6.9	6.7	0.3	11.9	11.8	66.1	2.6
2014-15	1,082,276		6,141	72,836	70,079	2,757	123,513	131,217	679,653	31,970	36,946	100.0	0.6	7.0	6.7	0.3	11.8	12.6	65.0	3.1
2015-16	1,099,004		5,913	75,075	72,460	2,615	124,561	142,201	674,489	36,427	40,338	100.0	0.6	7.1	6.8	0.2	11.8	13.4	63.7	3.4

2016-17	1,120,093		5,858	78,688	76,105	2,583	125,770	152,859	674,618	39,443	42,857	100.0	0.5	7.3	7.1	0.2	11.7	14.2	62.6	3.7
2017-18	1,135,686		5,650	82,803	80,363	2,440	124,687	162,151	672,957	41,732	45,706	100.0	0.5	7.6	7.4	0.2	11.4	14.9	61.7	3.8
2018-19	1,155,479		5,749	85,421	82,878	2,543	125,853	173,567	673,712	43,430	47,747	100.0	0.5	7.7	7.5	0.2	11.4	15.7	60.8	3.9
2019-20	1,177,298		5,810	88,552	86,080	2,472	127,145	185,433	675,003	46,001	49,354	100.0	0.5	7.9	7.6	0.2	11.3	16.4	59.8	4.1
2020-21	1,205,666		6,136	93,569	91,019	2,550	134,443	201,627	673,006	48,376	48,509	100.0	0.5	8.1	7.9	0.2	11.6	17.4	58.2	4.2
2021-22	1,179,719		5,785	96,638	94,124	2,514	130,424	203,025	650,262	48,497	45,088	100.0	0.5	8.5	8.3	0.2	11.5	17.9	57.3	4.3
---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.
²Includes 1,121 males whose racial/ethnic group was not available.
³Includes 528 females whose racial/ethnic group was not available.
⁴Includes 258 males whose racial/ethnic group was not available.
⁵Includes 82 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 and U.S. service academies. 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.)

Table 322.20.Bachelor'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

Total

1976-77

919,549

^2,3

3,326

13,793

---

58,636

18,743

807,688

---

15,714

100.0

0.4

1.5

---

6.5

2.1

89.5

---

1980-81

935,140

^4,5

3,593

18,794

---

60,673

21,832

807,319

---

22,589

100.0

0.4

2.1

---

6.7

2.4

88.5

---

1990-91

1,094,538

4,583

42,529

---

66,375

37,342

914,093

---

29,616

100.0

0.4

4.0

---

6.2

3.5

85.8

---

1999-2000

1,237,875

8,717

77,909

---

108,018

75,063

929,102

---

39,066

100.0

0.7

6.5

---

9.0

6.3

77.5

---

2000-01

1,244,171

9,049

78,902

---

111,307

77,745

927,357

---

39,811

100.0

0.8

6.6

---

9.2

6.5

77.0

---

2007-08

1,563,734

11,509

109,177

---

152,627

122,770

1,123,246

---

44,405

100.0

0.8

7.2

---

10.0

8.1

73.9

---

2008-09

1,601,399

12,221

112,581

---

156,603

129,473

1,144,628

---

45,893

100.0

0.8

7.2

---

10.1

8.3

73.6

---

2009-10

1,649,919

12,405

117,391

---

164,789

140,426

1,167,322

---

47,586

100.0

0.8

7.3

---

10.3

8.8

72.9

---

2010-11

1,716,053

11,935

121,118

116,822

4,296

172,731

154,450

1,182,690

20,589

52,540

100.0

0.7

7.3

7.0

0.3

10.4

9.3

71.1

1.2

2011-12

1,792,163

11,498

126,177

121,550

4,627

185,916

169,736

1,212,417

27,234

59,185

100.0

0.7

7.3

7.0

0.3

10.7

9.8

70.0

1.6

2012-13

1,840,381

11,432

130,129

125,074

5,055

191,233

186,677

1,221,908

34,128

64,874

100.0

0.6

7.3

7.0

0.3

10.8

10.5

68.8

1.9

2013-14

1,870,150

10,784

131,662

126,495

5,167

191,437

202,425

1,218,998

45,422

69,422

100.0

0.6

7.3

7.0

0.3

10.6

11.2

67.7

2.5

2014-15

1,894,969

10,202

133,916

128,927

4,989

192,829

218,098

1,210,071

54,215

75,638

100.0

0.6

7.4

7.1

0.3

10.6

12.0

66.5

3.0

2015-16

1,920,750

9,735

138,257

133,601

4,656

194,408

235,190

1,197,323

61,584

84,253

100.0

0.5

7.5

7.3

0.3

10.6

12.8

65.2

3.4

2016-17

1,956,114

9,589

144,093

139,541

4,552

196,338

252,203

1,195,977

66,532

91,382

100.0

0.5

7.7

7.5

0.2

10.5

13.5

64.1

3.6

2017-18

1,980,665

9,155

150,999

146,646

4,353

195,014

267,070

1,189,571

70,632

98,224

100.0

0.5

8.0

7.8

0.2

10.4

14.2

63.2

3.8

2018-19

2,013,086

9,167

156,099

151,619

4,480

196,654

285,024

1,190,080

73,665

102,397

100.0

0.5

8.2

7.9

0.2

10.3

14.9

62.3

3.9

2019-20

2,038,682

9,154

161,468

157,085

4,383

197,491

302,663

1,184,082

77,621

106,203

100.0

0.5

8.4

8.1

0.2

10.2

15.7

61.3

4.0

2020-21

2,066,463

9,542

169,289

164,870

4,419

206,530

324,901

1,172,068

81,386

102,747

100.0

0.5

8.6

8.4

0.2

10.5

16.5

59.7

4.1

2021-22

2,015,035

8,912

174,601

170,278

4,323

199,962

325,929

1,129,570

81,658

94,403

100.0

0.5

9.1

8.9

0.2

10.4

17.0

58.8

4.3

Males

1976-77

495,545

1,804

7,638

---

25,147

10,318

438,161

---

11,356

100.0

0.4

1.6

---

5.2

2.1

90.7

---

1980-81

469,883

⁴

1,700

10,107

---

24,511

10,810

406,173

---

16,324

100.0

0.4

2.2

---

5.4

2.4

89.6

---

1990-91

504,045

1,938

21,203

---

24,800

16,598

421,290

---

18,216

100.0

0.4

4.4

---

5.1

3.4

86.7

---

1999-2000

530,367

3,463

35,853

---

37,029

30,304

402,954

---

20,764

100.0

0.7

7.0

---

7.3

5.9

79.1

---

2000-01

531,840

3,700

35,865

---

38,103

31,368

401,780

---

21,024

100.0

0.7

7.0

---

7.5

6.1

78.7

---

2007-08

668,184

4,523

49,535

---

52,298

47,797

492,360

---

21,671

100.0

0.7

7.7

---

8.1

7.4

76.2

---

2008-09

685,422

4,849

50,773

---

53,465

50,596

503,396

---

22,343

100.0

0.7

7.7

---

8.1

7.6

75.9

---

2009-10

706,660

4,879

53,365

---

56,136

55,139

513,711

---

23,430

100.0

0.7

7.8

---

8.2

8.1

75.2

---

2010-11

734,159

4,798

55,321

53,602

1,719

59,015

60,869

519,992

8,028

26,136

100.0

0.7

7.8

7.6

0.2

8.3

8.6

73.4

1.1

2011-12

765,772

4,476

57,521

55,525

1,996

63,736

67,083

532,463

10,945

29,548

100.0

0.6

7.8

7.5

0.3

8.7

9.1

72.3

1.5

2012-13

787,408

4,611

59,806

57,560

2,246

67,351

74,067

535,358

13,834

32,381

100.0

0.6

7.9

7.6

0.3

8.9

9.8

70.9

1.8

2013-14

801,905

4,171

59,844

57,614

2,230

68,290

80,312

536,009

18,137

35,142

100.0

0.5

7.8

7.5

0.3

8.9

10.5

69.9

2.4

2014-15

812,693

4,061

61,080

58,848

2,232

69,316

86,881

530,418

22,245

38,692

100.0

0.5

7.9

7.6

0.3

9.0

11.2

68.5

2.9

2015-16

821,746

3,822

63,182

61,141

2,041

69,847

92,989

522,834

25,157

43,915

100.0

0.5

8.1

7.9

0.3

9.0

12.0

67.2

3.2

2016-17

836,021

3,731

65,405

63,436

1,969

70,568

99,344

521,359

27,089

48,525

100.0

0.5

8.3

8.1

0.3

9.0

12.6

66.2

3.4

2017-18

844,979

3,505

68,196

66,283

1,913

70,327

104,919

516,614

28,900

52,518

100.0

0.4

8.6

8.4

0.2

8.9

13.2

65.2

3.6

2018-19

857,607

3,418

70,678

68,741

1,937

70,801

111,457

516,368

30,235

54,650

100.0

0.4

8.8

8.6

0.2

8.8

13.9

64.3

3.8

2019-20

861,384

3,344

72,916

71,005

1,911

70,346

117,230

509,079

31,620

56,849

100.0

0.4

9.1

8.8

0.2

8.7

14.6

63.3

3.9

2020-21

860,797

3,406

75,720

73,851

1,869

72,087

123,274

499,062

33,010

54,238

100.0

0.4

9.4

9.2

0.2

8.9

15.3

61.9

4.1

2021-22

835,316

3,127

77,963

76,154

1,809

69,538

122,904

479,308

33,161

49,315

100.0

0.4

9.9

9.7

0.2

8.8

15.6

61.0

4.2

Females

1976-77

424,004

1,522

6,155

---

33,489

8,425

369,527

---

4,358

100.0

0.4

1.5

---

8.0

2.0

88.2

---

1980-81

465,257

⁵

1,893

8,687

---

36,162

11,022

401,146

---

6,265

100.0

0.4

1.9

---

7.9

2.4

87.4

---

1990-91

590,493

2,645

21,326

---

41,575

20,744

492,803

---

11,400

100.0

0.5

3.7

---

7.2

3.6

85.1

---

1999-2000

707,508

5,254

42,056

---

70,989

44,759

526,148

---

18,302

100.0

0.8

6.1

---

10.3

6.5

76.3

---

2000-01

712,331

5,349

43,037

---

73,204

46,377

525,577

---

18,787

100.0

0.8

6.2

---

10.6

6.7

75.8

---

2007-08

895,550

6,986

59,642

---

100,329

74,973

630,886

---

22,734

100.0

0.8

6.8

---

11.5

8.6

72.3

---

2008-09

915,977

7,372

61,808

---

103,138

78,877

641,232

---

23,550

100.0

0.8

6.9

---

11.6

8.8

71.9

---

2009-10

943,259

7,526

64,026

---

108,653

85,287

653,611

---

24,156

100.0

0.8

7.0

---

11.8

9.3

71.1

---

2010-11

981,894

7,137

65,797

63,220

2,577

113,716

93,581

662,698

12,561

26,404

100.0

0.7

6.9

6.6

0.3

11.9

9.8

69.4

1.3

2011-12

1,026,391

7,022

68,656

66,025

2,631

122,180

102,653

679,954

16,289

29,637

100.0

0.7

6.9

6.6

0.3

12.3

10.3

68.2

1.6

2012-13

1,052,973

6,821

70,323

67,514

2,809

123,882

112,610

686,550

20,294

32,493

100.0

0.7

6.9

6.6

0.3

12.1

11.0

67.3

2.0

2013-14

1,068,245

6,613

71,818

68,881

2,937

123,147

122,113

682,989

27,285

34,280

100.0

0.6

6.9

6.7

0.3

11.9

11.8

66.1

2.6

2014-15

1,082,276

6,141

72,836

70,079

2,757

123,513

131,217

679,653

31,970

36,946

100.0

0.6

7.0

6.7

0.3

11.8

12.6

65.0

3.1

2015-16

1,099,004

5,913

75,075

72,460

2,615

124,561

142,201

674,489

36,427

40,338

100.0

0.6

7.1

6.8

0.2

11.8

13.4

63.7

3.4

2016-17

1,120,093

5,858

78,688

76,105

2,583

125,770

152,859

674,618

39,443

42,857

100.0

0.5

7.3

7.1

0.2

11.7

14.2

62.6

3.7

2017-18

1,135,686

5,650

82,803

80,363

2,440

124,687

162,151

672,957

41,732

45,706

100.0

0.5

7.6

7.4

0.2

11.4

14.9

61.7

3.8

2018-19

1,155,479

5,749

85,421

82,878

2,543

125,853

173,567

673,712

43,430

47,747

100.0

0.5

7.7

7.5

0.2

11.4

15.7

60.8

3.9

2019-20

1,177,298

5,810

88,552

86,080

2,472

127,145

185,433

675,003

46,001

49,354

100.0

0.5

7.9

7.6

0.2

11.3

16.4

59.8

4.1

2020-21

1,205,666

6,136

93,569

91,019

2,550

134,443

201,627

673,006

48,376

48,509

100.0

0.5

8.1

7.9

0.2

11.6

17.4

58.2

4.2

2021-22

1,179,719

5,785

96,638

94,124

2,514

130,424

203,025

650,262

48,497

45,088

100.0

0.5

8.5

8.3

0.2

11.5

17.9

57.3

4.3

---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.

²Includes 1,121 males whose racial/ethnic group was not available.

³Includes 528 females whose racial/ethnic group was not available.

⁴Includes 258 males whose racial/ethnic group was not available.

⁵Includes 82 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 and U.S. service academies. 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.)