National Center for Education Statistics

Number and percentage of students in the full-time, first-time student cohort, those that initially sought a bachelor's or equivalent degree, and those that initially sought other than a bachelor's or equivalent degree at Title IV 4-year degree-granting institutions, by cohort year, control of institution and institutional catery: United States, cohort years 1999, 2002, and 2005
	Cohort year 19991						Cohort year 20022						Cohort year 2005
	Total cohort		Bachelor’s or equivalent degree-seeking students		Other than bachelor’s or equivalent degree-seeking students		Total cohort		Bachelor’s or equivalent degree-seeking students		Other than bachelor’s or equivalent degree-seeking students		Total cohort		Bachelor’s or equivalent degree-seeking students		Other than bachelor’s or equivalent degree-seeking students
Control of institution and institutional category	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Public	786,667	100.0	737,963	93.8	48,704	6.2	867,007	100.0	802,050	92.5	64,957	7.5	934,402	100.0	848,783	90.8	85,619	9.2
Degree-granting, graduate with no undergraduate degrees	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Degree-granting, primarily baccalaureate or above	750,720	100.0	733,506	97.7	17,214	2.3	814,545	100.0	794,767	97.6	19,778	2.4	865,378	100.0	842,263	97.3	23,115	2.7
Degree-granting, not primarily baccalaureate or above	35,947	100.0	4,457	12.4	31,490	87.6	50,185	100.0	7,283	14.5	42,902	85.5	66,705	100.0	6,520	9.8	60,185	90.2
Degree-granting, associate's and certificates	†	†	†	†	†	†	2,277	100.0	†	†	2,277	100.0	2,319	100.0	†	†	2,319	100.0
Private nonprofit	413,292	100.0	386,993	93.6	26,299	6.4	433,085	100.0	408,789	94.4	24,296	5.6	458,088	100.0	429,271	93.7	28,817	6.3
Degree-granting, graduate with no undergraduate degrees	523	100.0	480	91.8	43	8.2	216	100.0	208	96.3	8	3.7	11	100.0	†	†	11	100.0
Degree-granting, primarily baccalaureate or above	396,461	100.0	383,154	96.6	13,307	3.4	416,226	100.0	404,220	97.1	12,006	2.9	437,753	100.0	425,889	97.3	11,864	2.7
Degree-granting, not primarily baccalaureate or above	16,308	100.0	3,359	20.6	12,949	79.4	16,643	100.0	4,361	26.2	12,282	73.8	20,324	100.0	3,382	16.6	16,942	83.4
Degree-granting, associate's and certificates	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Private for-profit	68,878	100.0	18,138	26.3	50,740	73.7	82,969	100.0	34,485	41.6	48,484	58.4	124,286	100.0	36,586	29.4	87,700	70.6
Degree-granting, graduate with no undergraduate degrees	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	18	100.0	†	†	18	100.0
Degree-granting, primarily baccalaureate or above	20,511	100.0	14,355	70.0	6,156	30.0	41,691	100.0	30,378	72.9	11,313	27.1	74,209	100.0	30,633	41.3	43,576	58.7
Degree-granting, not primarily baccalaureate or above	48,367	100.0	3,783	7.8	44,584	92.2	41,241	100.0	4,107	10.0	37,134	90.0	50,006	100.0	5,953	11.9	44,053	88.1
Degree-granting, associate's and certificates	†	†	†	†	†	†	37	100.0	†	†	37	100.0	53	100.0	†	†	53	100.0

† Not applicable.

¹ Prior to 2010-11, Title IV not primarily postsecondary institutions were not required to respond to the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) survey. No such institutions in 2005-06 met the criteria to be included in this table.

² Prior to 2010-11, Title IV not primarily postsecondary institutions were not required to respond to the IPEDS survey. No such institutions in 2008-09 met the criteria to be included in this table.

NOTE: Title IV institutions are those with a written agreement with the Secretary of Education that allows the institution to participate in any of the Title IV federal student financial assistance programs. Although they are not Title IV eligible, four of the U.S. service academies are included in the IPEDS universe because they are federally funded and open to the public. Cohort year 1999 data were collected during the spring 2006 data collection. Cohort year 2002 data were collected during the spring 2009 data collection. Cohort year 2005 data were collected during the spring 2012 data collection. Primarily baccalaureate refers to institutions where the total number of degrees/certificates awarded at or above the bachelor's level is more than 50 percent of the total number of degrees/certificates awarded. Associate’s and certificates refers to institutions with an associate’s degree as the only degree offering that may also offer postsecondary certificates of any level. Percentages in the rows of this table use the count in the appropriate total column of each section as the denominator. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Definitions for terms used in this table may be found in the IPEDS online glossary located at http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/glossary. e use the count in the appropriate total column of each section as the denominator. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Definitions for terms used in this table may be found in the IPEDS online glossary located at http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/glossary.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS, Spring 2006, 2009, and 2012, Graduation Rates component (final data).