National Center for Education Statistics

Number and percentage 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 2001, 2004, and 2007
Control of institution and institutional category		Cohort year 20011									Cohort year 2004									Cohort year 2007
		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		841,488	100		782,463	93		59,025	7		917,033	100		832,697	90.8		84,336	9.2		1,002,903	100		901,461	89.9		101,442	10.1
Degree-granting, associate's and certificates		2,374	100		†	†		2,374	100		2,358	100		†	†		2,358	100		1,428	100		†	†		1,428	100
Degree-granting, not primarily baccalaureate or above		42,023	100		5,441	12.9		36,582	87.1		65,687	100		7,330	11.2		58,357	88.8		83,360	100		8,627	10.3		74,733	89.7
Degree-granting, primarily baccalaureate or above		797,091	100		777,022	97.5		20,069	2.5		848,988	100		825,367	97.2		23,621	2.8		918,115	100		892,834	97.2		25,281	2.8
Degree-granting, graduate with no undergraduate degrees2		†	†		†	†		†	†		†	†		†	†		†	†		†	†		†	†		†	†
Private nonprofit		425,434	100		402,321	94.6		23,113	5.4		454,189	100		427,583	94.1		26,606	5.9		482,742	100		449,857	93.2		32,885	6.8
Degree-granting, associate's and certificates		†	†		†	†		†	†		†	†		†	†		†	†		†	†		†	†		†	†
Degree-granting, not primarily baccalaureate or above		14,923	100		3,230	21.6		11,693	78.4		17,963	100		3,395	18.9		14,568	81.1		24,634	100		3,890	15.8		20,744	84.2
Degree-granting, primarily baccalaureate or above		410,496	100		399,091	97.2		11,405	2.8		436,211	100		424,179	97.2		12,032	2.8		457,867	100		445,967	97.4		11,900	2.6
Degree-granting, graduate with no undergraduate degrees2		15	100		†	†		15	100		15	100		9	60		6	40		241	100		†	†		241	100
Private for-profit		83,830	100		30,984	37		52,846	63		123,354	100		36,468	29.6		86,886	70.4		183,107	100		38,534	21		144,573	79
Degree-granting, associate's and certificates		492	100		†	†		492	100		32	100		†	†		32	100		52	100		†	†		52	100
Degree-granting, not primarily baccalaureate or above		47,767	100		5,194	10.9		42,573	89.1		50,442	100		4,790	9.5		45,652	90.5		61,830	100		4,246	6.9		57,584	93.1
Degree-granting, primarily baccalaureate or above		35,571	100		25,790	72.5		9,781	27.5		72,880	100		31,678	43.5		41,202	56.5		121,225	100		34,288	28.3		86,937	71.7
Degree-granting, graduate with no undergraduate degrees2		†	†		†	†		†	†		†	†		†	†		†	†		†	†		†	†		†	†

† Not applicable.

1Prior 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 2007–08 met the criteria to be included in this table.

2Although 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 are not Title IV eligible are included in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (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 https://surveys.nces.ed.gov/ipeds/VisGlossaryAll.aspx.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS, Spring 2008 and 2011, and Winter 2013–14, Graduation Rates component (final data).