National Center for Education Statistics

Number and percentage distribution of students in the full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate 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 2003, 2006, and 2009
Control of institution and institutional category	Cohort year 2003¹						Cohort year 2006						Cohort year 2009
	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
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Public	906,573	100.0	828,762	91.4	77,811	8.6	974,489	100.0	880,812	90.4	93,677	9.6	1,049,938	100.0	923,839	88.0	126,099	12.0
Degree-granting, associate's and certificates	2,504	100.0	0	0	2,504	100.0	1,835	100.0	0	0	1,835	100.0	1,615	100.0	0	0	1,615	100.0
Degree-granting, not primarily baccalaureate or above	58,899	100.0	7,238	12.3	51,661	87.7	75,097	100.0	7,456	9.9	67,641	90.1	99,681	100.0	8,320	8.3	91,361	91.7
Degree-granting, primarily baccalaureate or above	845,170	100.0	821,524	97.2	23,646	2.8	897,557	100.0	873,356	97.3	24,201	2.7	948,642	100.0	915,519	96.5	33,123	3.5
Degree-granting, graduate with no undergraduate degrees²	0	‡	0	‡	0	‡	0	‡	0	‡	0	‡	0	‡	0	‡	0	‡
Private nonprofit	446,022	100.0	420,378	94.3	25,644	5.7	467,692	100.0	437,442	93.5	30,250	6.5	510,909	100.0	461,331	90.3	49,578	9.7
Degree-granting, associate's and certificates	0	‡	0	‡	0	‡	0	‡	0	‡	0	‡	0	‡	0	‡	0	‡
Degree-granting, not primarily baccalaureate or above	17,420	100.0	3,684	21.1	13,736	78.9	18,829	100.0	2,780	14.8	16,049	85.2	38,986	100.0	3,755	9.6	35,231	90.4
Degree-granting, primarily baccalaureate or above	428,361	100.0	416,684	97.3	11,677	2.7	448,614	100.0	434,662	96.9	13,952	3.1	471,912	100.0	457,576	97.0	14,336	3
Degree-granting, graduate with no undergraduate degrees²	241	100.0	10	4.1	231	95.9	249	100.0	0	0	249	100.0	11	100.0	0	0	11	100.0
Private for-profit	102,296	100.0	41,064	40.1	61,232	59.9	149,578	100.0	38,633	25.8	110,945	74.2	237,707	100.0	55,966	23.5	181,741	76.5
Degree-granting, associate's and certificates	40	100.0	0	0	40	100.0	69	100.0	0	0	69	100.0	28	100.0	0	0	28	100.0
Degree-granting, not primarily baccalaureate or above	57,099	100.0	5,863	10.3	51,236	89.7	57,076	100.0	7,135	12.5	49,941	87.5	63,898	100.0	6,355	9.9	57,543	90.1
Degree-granting, primarily baccalaureate or above	45,157	100.0	35,201	78.0	9,956	22.0	92,427	100.0	31,498	34.1	60,929	65.9	173,781	100.0	49,611	28.5	124,170	71.5
Degree-granting, graduate with no undergraduate degrees²	0	‡	0	‡	0	‡	6	100.0	0	0	6	100.0	0	‡	0	‡	0	‡

‡ Reporting standards not met. No institutions met the criteria to be included in this cell.

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 inst

² 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 U.S. Department of Education that allows the institution to participate in any of the Title IV federal student financial assistance programs. The four U.S. service academies that

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS, Spring 2010 and 2013, and Winter 2015–16, Graduation Rates component (final data).

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