National Center for Education Statistics

Graduation rates at the Title IV 4-year or 2-year institution where the students started as full-time, first-time students, by race/ethnicity, control of institution and Carnegie classification: United States, cohort years 2004 and 2007
Control of institution and Carnegie classification1		Overall (%)	American Indian or Alaska Native (%)	Asian, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (%)	Black or African American (%)	Hispanic or Latino (%)	White (%)	Two or more races2 (%)	Race/ ethnicity unknown (%)	Nonresident alien (%)
All institutions
Doctorate-granting universities
Research universities (very high research activity)		73.7	57	80.3	60.5	67.7	74.2	86.9	77.7	76.7
Research universities (high research activity)		56.9	40.5	60.2	44.6	46	59.7	50.8	58.8	55.6
Doctoral/research universities		51.7	44.7	60.9	35.8	49	57.2	72.6	47.3	47.9
Master’s colleges and universities
Master’s colleges and universities (larger programs)		51.4	31.1	53.5	33.5	42.7	55.8	55.2	48.2	50
Master’s colleges and universities (medium programs)		38	31.3	47.3	33.7	35	52.8	49.6	14	26.7
Master’s colleges and universities (smaller programs)		46.7	25.8	52.2	31	40	52.3	40	41.5	48.8
Baccalaureate colleges
Baccalaureate colleges— diverse fields		44.1	29.3	44.5	27.1	34.7	49.6	34.9	38	47.9
Baccalaureate colleges— arts and sciences		68.9	51	75.5	47.2	65.4	71.7	80.2	69.1	78
Baccalaureate/associate’s colleges		34.1	22.2	30.9	27.4	34.4	36	22.8	35.7	50.7
Associate’s colleges
Public 4-year primarily associate’s		24.4	16.4	27	15.9	21.3	27	†	36.4	28.6
Public 2-year colleges under 4-year universities		19.5	11.8	14.2	12	12.8	22.8	0	16.1	34.7
Public urban-serving multicampus		15.8	11.6	23.4	8.8	14.4	17.9	25	17.3	20.9
Public urban-serving single campus		13.8	10.9	17.7	7.8	11.9	16.2	5.3	11.6	17.6
Public suburban-serving multicampus		20.5	18.7	31.2	10.1	17.3	21.5	49.4	20.3	32.5
Public suburban-serving single campus		18.8	14.5	27.3	8.8	16.2	20.7	11.9	18.9	20.2
Public rural-serving large		22.6	16.3	25	14.2	18.2	24.7	21.6	20.9	34.7
Public rural-serving medium		24.6	19.6	22.6	17.2	19	26.5	40.5	21.5	32.5
Public rural-serving small		31.8	19.7	27.3	20.3	28.3	36.8	40	29.7	27.5
Public special use		40	5.6	46.1	23.8	47.5	49.2	†	19.4	16.7
Private nonprofit 4-year primarily associate’s		46.2	75	20.8	23.4	17.6	56.2	†	50	30.8
Private nonprofit		50.2	28.6	49.4	42.3	44.6	52.5	63.6	65.6	60.8
Private for-profit 4-year primarily associate’s		48.9	47.5	57.5	45.3	55.5	48.9	50	49.6	45.1
Private for-profit		59.3	58	66.9	48.5	62.9	64.2	59.8	59.9	69.4
Special focus institutions
Theological seminaries, bible colleges, and other faith-related institutions		44.5	21.1	39.7	32.3	31	45.8	†	20.9	46.4
Medical schools and medical centers		67.8	100	†	44.4	66.7	74.4	†	50	0
Other health professions schools		59	37.5	62.5	49.2	55.1	61	0	54.2	64.3
Schools of engineering		65.8	16.7	61.8	47.7	57.6	67.4	100	62.1	61.5
Other technology-related schools		33.2	26.3	40	21	29.8	38.3	50	37.7	45.5
Schools of business and management		34.1	19.4	30.5	20.3	29.4	46.6	40	22.8	31.5
Schools of art, music, and design		48.3	33.6	60.7	32.8	45.3	53.9	35.2	38.7	71.8
Schools of law		100	†	†	†	†	100	†	100	†
Other special-focus institutions		71.3	55.8	83.3	46.1	65.7	72.5	72	73.9	89.2
Tribal colleges		24.6	24.6	0	5.6	14.3	27.6	†	14.3	0
Other 4-year institutions		49.7	†	21.7	24.3	46.7	66.8	†	55.6	26.8
Other 2-year institutions		66.3	63.8	74.4	56.1	70.2	68.6	71.3	63.4	58.2
Public institutions
Doctorate-granting universities
Research universities (very high research activity)		70.6	53.1	77.3	56.2	63.7	71.7	84.9	72.5	69.2
Research universities (high research activity)		53.2	38.8	55.7	38.9	43.2	56.3	50.8	54.3	50.2
Doctoral/research universities		45.2	40.8	50.9	34.1	42.8	50.8	†	45.4	46.2
Master’s colleges and universities
Master’s colleges and universities (larger programs)		47.8	28.7	50.9	32.1	40.5	51.6	33.8	49.9	47.7
Master’s colleges and universities (medium programs)		44.9	30.4	44.9	31.6	29.1	50.4	53.3	35.5	48.1
Master’s colleges and universities (smaller programs)		43.7	19.9	50.1	28.2	36.3	49.3	42.9	48.7	48.8
Baccalaureate colleges
Baccalaureate colleges— diverse fields		35.1	22.8	30.4	24.8	21.4	39.6	83.3	24	37
Baccalaureate colleges— arts and sciences		51.2	38.6	50.8	37.7	50.9	53.8	†	44	57.6
Baccalaureate/associate’s colleges		26.5	12.8	21.4	13.4	14.2	31.1	15.4	18.6	28.1
Associate’s colleges
4-year primarily associate’s		24.4	16.4	27	15.9	21.3	27	†	36.4	28.6
2-year colleges under 4-year universities		19.5	11.8	14.2	12	12.8	22.8	0	16.1	34.7
Urban-serving multicampus		15.8	11.6	23.4	8.8	14.4	17.9	25	17.3	20.9
Urban-serving single campus		13.8	10.9	17.7	7.8	11.9	16.2	5.3	11.6	17.6
Suburban-serving multicampus		20.5	18.7	31.2	10.1	17.3	21.5	49.4	20.3	32.5
Suburban-serving single campus		18.8	14.5	27.3	8.8	16.2	20.7	11.9	18.9	20.2
Rural-serving large		22.6	16.3	25	14.2	18.2	24.7	21.6	20.9	34.7
Rural-serving medium		24.6	19.6	22.6	17.2	19	26.5	40.5	21.5	32.5
Rural-serving small		31.8	19.7	27.3	20.3	28.3	36.8	40	29.7	27.5
Special use		40	5.6	46.1	23.8	47.5	49.2	†	19.4	16.7
Special focus institutions
Theological seminaries, bible colleges, and other faith-related institutions		†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Medical schools and medical centers		100	†	†	†	100	†	†	†	†
Other health professions schools		†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Schools of engineering		60.2	16.7	53.6	52	40.9	61.5	100	61.3	33.3
Other technology-related schools		†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Schools of business and management		†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Schools of art, music, and design		57.9	100	72.7	70.6	85.7	58.1	33.3	41.2	54.5
Schools of law		†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Other special-focus institutions		†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Tribal colleges		24.6	24.7	0	6.3	16.7	27.9	†	20	0
Other 4-year institutions		†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Other 2-year institutions		64.9	67.4	80.6	55.1	72.2	64.6	67.9	74	55.2
Private nonprofit institutions
Doctorate-granting universities
Research universities (very high research activity)		89.2	84.5	92.2	85.2	87.1	89.3	90	88.9	89
Research universities (high research activity)		76.6	63.4	75.8	75.8	66.4	78.3	†	74.4	69.7
Doctoral/research universities		64.5	60.2	65.9	49.6	57.4	68.5	73.9	56	65.3
Master’s colleges and universities
Master’s colleges and universities (larger programs)		60.8	40.2	62.4	39.2	51.5	64.7	68.7	54.5	58.9
Master’s colleges and universities (medium programs)		54.5	41	52.5	41	47.3	57.9	47.9	48.6	60.8
Master’s colleges and universities (smaller programs)		55.6	41.8	56.5	38	43.7	59.1	33.3	53.7	58.3
Baccalaureate colleges
Baccalaureate colleges— diverse fields		49.2	36.1	53.9	28.9	43.8	54.9	46.5	44.8	53.4
Baccalaureate colleges— arts and sciences		72.5	61.9	81.2	49.1	70	75.4	80.2	72.4	79.4
Baccalaureate/associate’s colleges		33.9	24	43.4	25.9	38	34.9	†	45.3	58
Associate’s colleges
4-year primarily associate’s		46.2	75	20.8	23.4	17.6	56.2	†	50	30.8
Private nonprofit		50.2	28.6	49.4	42.3	44.6	52.5	63.6	65.6	60.8
Special focus institutions
Theological seminaries, bible colleges, and other faith-related institutions		42	21.6	36.6	32.4	27.3	43.2	†	16.2	47.7
Medical schools and medical centers		67.2	100	†	44.4	50	74.4	†	50	0
Other health professions schools		59.4	50	65.3	53.8	57.8	61	0	43.3	61.5
Schools of engineering		76.4	†	70.4	45	90.9	79.2	†	65	85.7
Other technology-related schools		42	100	41.2	33.3	45.2	44.2	†	48.1	40
Schools of business and management		58.1	40	62.2	36.8	44.7	60.6	0	70.2	69.9
Schools of art, music, and design		62	44.7	69.8	54.1	61.6	61.5	60	60.1	72.6
Schools of law		100	†	†	†	†	100	†	100	†
Other special-focus institutions		76.6	66.7	90	45.5	80	75.9	†	79.4	88.6
Tribal colleges		24.4	24.5	†	0	0	26.7	†	0	†
Other 4-year institutions		57.7	†	36.4	30.3	50	73.5	†	62.1	12
Other 2-year institutions		61.1	46.5	35.6	39.7	51.7	72.9	100	65.6	59.2
Private for-profit institutions
Doctorate-granting universities
Research universities (very high research activity)		†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Research universities (high research activity)		†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Doctoral/research universities		6.1	11.5	12.3	3.8	5.7	7.3	50	3.3	7.2
Master’s colleges and universities
Master’s colleges and universities (larger programs)		42.1	33	47	28.6	34.9	57.3	54	25.2	31.1
Master’s colleges and universities (medium programs)		12	9.6	27.4	18.6	22.4	27	42.9	10.2	14.5
Master’s colleges and universities (smaller programs)		29.3	17	34.3	34	40.6	27.2	40	19	16.5
Baccalaureate colleges
Baccalaureate colleges— diverse fields		36.2	17.9	55.4	18.8	37.6	43.4	31.4	27.5	17.9
Baccalaureate colleges— arts and sciences		22.2	0	†	†	20.8	50	†	†	†
Baccalaureate/associate’s colleges		42.2	38.7	43.5	37.1	44.4	45.7	41.5	36.5	74
Associate’s colleges
4-year primarily associate’s		48.9	47.5	57.5	45.3	55.5	48.9	50	49.6	45.1
Private for-profit		59.3	58	66.9	48.5	62.9	64.2	59.8	59.9	69.4
Special focus institutions
Theological seminaries, bible colleges, and other faith-related institutions		59.6	0	64.3	28.6	57.1	60.2	†	50	0
Medical schools and medical centers		†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Other health professions schools		58.1	0	53.8	42.5	53.8	61	†	70.3	100
Schools of engineering		†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Other technology-related schools		32.7	25.7	39.8	20.3	29.3	38.1	50	35.1	50
Schools of business and management		21.9	16.1	22.1	17.2	26.5	29.9	50	12.4	14.4
Schools of art, music, and design		40.9	28.7	54.8	27.4	42	47.4	27.6	33	71
Schools of law		†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Other special-focus institutions		68.4	54.3	72.2	46.3	62.2	69.9	72	72.8	100
Tribal colleges		†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Other 4-year institutions		15.3	†	8.3	4.7	0	13.2	†	10.5	38.7
Other 2-year institutions		67.2	62.7	75.7	56.9	69.8	70.6	78.4	61.7	58.1

† Not applicable. There are no institutions in the Carnegie classification, or the race/ethnicity category did not have any enrollees.

¹Based on the Carnegie Foundation’s Basic Classification, which is an update of the traditional classification framework developed by the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education in 1970 to support its research program and published in 1973 for use by other researchers.

²Two or more races was an optional reporting category in IPEDS 2010-11, and 504 institutions reported graduation rates using this option. The figures reported here should not be considered representative of all individuals who could be classified into Two or more races.

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. The rates in this table reflect graduation rates at institutions regardless of the length of programs, unless otherwise indicated. One Carnegie classification has been omitted from this table—Schools of law—because none of these schools had a baccalaureate cohort. Perturbation procedures were applied to small cell sizes to protect the confidentiality of individuals. The graduation rate was calculated as required for disclosure and reporting purposes under the Student Right-to-Know Act. This rate was calculated as the total number of completers within 150 percent of normal time divided by the revised cohort minus any allowable exclusions. The revised cohort is the number of students entering the institution as full-time, first-time degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates in the cohort year. Allowable exclusions include those students who died or were totally and permanently disabled; those who left school to serve in the armed forces; those who left to serve with a foreign aid service of the federal government, such as the Peace Corps; and those who left to serve on official church missions. Students of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity are included in the Hispanic or Latino category regardless of race. 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 2011, Graduation Rates component.