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 2000, 2003, and 2006
	Cohort year 20001						Cohort year 20032						Cohort year 2006
	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	812,668	100.0	760,956	93.6	51,712	6.4	906,573	100.0	828,762	91.4	77,811	8.6	974,489	100.0	880,812	90.4	93,677	9.6
Degree-granting, associate's and certificates	†	†	†	†	†	†	2,504	100	†	†	2,504	100	1,835	100	†	†	1,835	100
Degree-granting, not primarily baccalaureate or above	37,739	100	4,485	11.9	33,254	88.1	58,899	100	7,238	12.3	51,661	87.7	75,097	100	7,456	9.9	67,641	90.1
Degree-granting, primarily baccalaureate or above	774,929	100	756,471	97.6	18,458	2.4	845,170	100	821,524	97.2	23,646	2.8	897,557	100	873,356	97.3	24,201	2.7
Degree-granting, graduate with no undergraduate degrees3	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Private nonprofit	424,356	100.0	398,195	93.8	26,161	6.2	446,022	100.0	420,378	94.3	25,644	5.7	467,692	100.0	437,442	93.5	30,250	6.5
Degree-granting, associate's and certificates	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Degree-granting, not primarily baccalaureate or above	15,087	100	2,750	18.2	12,337	81.8	17,420	100	3,684	21.1	13,736	78.9	18,829	100	2,780	14.8	16,049	85.2
Degree-granting, primarily baccalaureate or above	408,367	100	394,744	96.7	13,623	3.3	428,361	100	416,684	97.3	11,677	2.7	448,614	100	434,662	96.9	13,952	3.1
Degree-granting, graduate with no undergraduate degrees3	902	100	701	77.7	201	22.3	241	100	10	4.1	231	95.9	249	100	†	†	249	100
Private for-profit	84,122	100.0	26,559	31.6	57,563	68.4	102,296	100.0	41,064	40.1	61,232	59.9	149,578	100.0	38,633	25.8	110,945	74.2
Degree-granting, associate's and certificates	†	†	†	†	†	†	40	100	†	†	40	100	69	100	†	†	69	100
Degree-granting, not primarily baccalaureate or above	55,217	100	6,147	11.1	49,070	88.9	57,099	100	5,863	10.3	51,236	89.7	57,076	100	7,135	12.5	49,941	87.5
Degree-granting, primarily baccalaureate or above	28,905	100	20,412	70.6	8,493	29.4	45,157	100	35,201	78	9,956	22	92,427	100	31,498	34.1	60,929	65.9
Degree-granting, graduate with no undergraduate degrees3	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	6	100	†	†	6	100

† Not applicable.

¹ Prior to 2010-11, only Title IV primarily postsecondary institutions were required to respond to the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) survey; however, in 2010-11 both primarily postsecondary and not primarily postsecondary institutions were required to respond. No such institutions in 2006-07 met the criteria to be included in this table.

² Prior to 2010-11, only Title IV primarily postsecondary institutions were required to respond to the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) survey; however, in 2010-11 both primarily postsecondary and not primarily postsecondary institutions were required to respond. No such institutions in 2009-10 met the criteria to be included in this table.

³ Although graduate degrees are the only degree offered by these institutions, they may offer undergraduate programs resulting in certificates.

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. 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. p://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/glossary.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS, Spring 2007 and 2010, and Winter 2012-13, Graduation Rates component (final data).