National Center for Education Statistics

Number and percentage of students in the full-time, first-time student cohort, bachelor’s or equivalent degree-seeking subcohort, and other than bachelor’s or equivalent degree-seeking subcohort at Title IV 4-year degree-granting institutions, by cohort year, control of institution and institutional catery: United States, cohort years 1998, 2001, and 2004
Control of institution and institutional category		Cohort year 19981									Cohort year 20012									Cohort year 2004
		Total cohort			Bachelor’s or equivalent degree-seeking subcohort			Other than bachelor’s or equivalent degree-seeking subcohort			Total cohort			Bachelor’s or equivalent degree-seeking subcohort			Other than bachelor’s or equivalent degree-seeking subcohort			Total cohort			Bachelor’s or equivalent degree-seeking subcohort			Other than bachelor’s or equivalent degree-seeking subcohort
		Number	Percent		Number	Percent		Number	Percent		Number	Percent		Number	Percent		Number	Percent		Number	Percent		Number	Percent		Number	Percent
Public		758,902	100		714,986	94.2		43,916	5.8		838,752	100		779,950	93		58,802	7		913,084	100		831,125	91		81,959	9
Degree-granting, graduate with no undergraduate degrees		†	†		†	†		†	†		†	†		†	†		†	†		†	†		†	†		†	†
Degree-granting, primarily baccalaureate or above		728,664	100		711,081	97.6		17,583	2.4		794,549	100		774,566	97.5		19,983	2.5		845,592	100		822,274	97.2		23,318	2.8
Degree-granting, not primarily baccalaureate or above		30,238	100		3,905	12.9		26,333	87.1		41,830	100		5,384	12.9		36,446	87.1		65,137	100		8,851	13.6		56,286	86.4
Degree-granting, associate's and certificates		†	†		†	†		†	†		2,373	100		†	†		2,373	100		2,355	100		†	†		2,355	100
Private nonprofit		403,170	100		378,912	94		24,258	6		422,873	100		399,806	94.5		23,067	5.5		452,737	100		425,797	94		26,940	6
Degree-granting, graduate with no undergraduate degrees		146	100		86	58.9		60	41.1		15	100		†	†		15	100		15	100		9	60		6	40
Degree-granting, primarily baccalaureate or above		384,930	100		374,689	97.3		10,241	2.7		407,966	100		396,577	97.2		11,389	2.8		434,035	100		422,168	97.3		11,867	2.7
Degree-granting, not primarily baccalaureate or above		18,094	100		4,137	22.9		13,957	77.1		14,892	100		3,229	21.7		11,663	78.3		18,687	100		3,620	19.4		15,067	80.6
Degree-granting, associate's and certificates		†	†		†	†		†	†		†	†		†	†		†	†		†	†		†	†		†	†
Private for-profit		61,885	100		17,265	27.9		44,620	72.1		83,493	100		30,952	37.1		52,541	62.9		129,426	100		37,124	28.7		92,302	71.3
Degree-granting, graduate with no undergraduate degrees		44	100		†	†		44	100		†	†		†	†		†	†		†	†		†	†		†	†
Degree-granting, primarily baccalaureate or above		19,968	100		14,152	70.9		5,816	29.1		35,546	100		25,773	72.5		9,773	27.5		72,782	100		31,618	43.4		41,164	56.6
Degree-granting, not primarily baccalaureate or above		41,873	100		3,113	7.4		38,760	92.6		47,455	100		5,179	10.9		42,276	89.1		56,612	100		5,506	9.7		51,106	90.3
Degree-granting, associate's and certificates		†	†		†	†		†	†		492	100		†	†		492	100		32	100		†	†		32	100

† Not applicable.

¹Prior to 2010-11, Title IV not primarily postsecondary institutions were not required to respond to the IPEDS survey. No such institutions in 2004-05 met the criteria to be included in this table.

²Prior to 2010-11, Title IV not primarily postsecondary institutions were not required to respond to the IPEDS survey. No such institutions in 2007-08 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. Cohort year 1998 data were collected during the spring 2005 data collection. Cohort year 2001 data were collected during the spring 2008 data collection. Cohort year 2004 data were collected during the spring 2011 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 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) online glossary located at http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/glossary.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS, Spring 2005, 2008, and 2011, Graduation Rates component.