National Center for Education Statistics

Table 12. Graduation rates within 150 percent of normal program completion time at the Title IV 4-year or 2-year institutions among students who started as full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students, by race/ethnicity, control of institution and the 2010 Carnegie classification: United States, cohort years 2011 and 2014
Table 12. Graduation rates within 150 percent of normal program completion time at the Title IV 4-year or 2-year institutions among students who started as full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students, by race/ethnicity, control of institution and the 2010 Carnegie classification: United States, cohort years 2011 and 2014
Control of institution and Carnegie classification1		All students	American Indian or Alaska Native	Asian	Black or African American	Hispanic or Latino	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or more races	Race/ ethnicity unknown	Nonresident
All institutions
Doctorate-granting universities
Research universities (very high research activity)		77.7	53.8	84.7	66.2	72.4	67.5	78.3	74.0	80.5	81.5
Research universities (high research activity)		60.1	40.6	67.9	41.9	52.3	50.9	64.2	53.8	59.9	66.1
Doctoral/research universities		54.6	45.9	64.5	39.9	51.3	54.9	60.1	50.3	47.7	67.2
Master’s colleges and universities
Master’s colleges and universities (larger programs)		53.1	34.9	61.7	33.6	49.4	45.8	57.9	47.7	46.9	56.3
Master’s colleges and universities (medium programs)		50.7	30.7	58.2	33.5	43.6	41.7	56.3	44.6	45.1	54.0
Master’s colleges and universities (smaller programs)		49.8	26.0	57.6	33.7	47.3	32.5	56.5	44.4	35.1	57.5
Baccalaureate colleges
Baccalaureate colleges— diverse fields		44.7	26.8	48.8	27.6	39.2	32.8	51.4	38.8	38.0	52.7
Baccalaureate colleges— arts and sciences		66.5	43.3	77.7	42.3	63.9	42.6	70.9	68.5	57.3	78.5
Baccalaureate/associate’s colleges		32.7	23.5	36.6	20.6	34.0	37.6	37.1	27.0	32.9	35.5
Associate’s colleges
Public 4-year primarily associate’s		28.4	17.2	35.8	18.3	26.6	18.3	32.4	22.6	35.1	36.7
Public 2-year colleges under 4-year universities		23.0	15.1	23.3	12.8	18.1	17.0	27.1	15.2	20.1	30.9
Public urban-serving multicampus		21.1	18.2	29.8	12.3	20.7	17.1	24.1	18.9	23.9	27.7
Public urban-serving single campus		18.5	10.3	22.7	11.3	15.5	17.6	22.1	14.6	17.0	21.6
Public suburban-serving multicampus		26.2	19.9	40.2	13.4	23.4	21.8	28.1	23.6	20.6	43.0
Public suburban-serving single campus		24.9	16.0	36.7	12.2	21.8	22.4	28.3	23.3	21.5	36.6
Public rural-serving large		26.3	20.8	28.4	15.9	23.7	21.5	29.7	21.2	23.8	32.8
Public rural-serving medium		29.2	22.2	31.8	17.7	26.9	21.4	32.3	22.4	25.7	34.9
Public rural-serving small		36.8	27.5	46.3	23.3	37.1	19.2	42.2	27.0	38.1	35.8
Public special use		26.0	17.6	37.9	15.4	37.7	39.3	24.7	8.5	18.2	35.5
Private nonprofit 4-year primarily associate’s		50.9	44.4	52.4	30.0	42.2	16.7	55.0	32.3	54.6	76.6
Private nonprofit		45.4	31.8	68.5	33.7	44.5	57.1	50.1	39.1	43.3	58.7
Private for-profit 4-year primarily associate’s		40.2	20.0	50.0	38.1	50.3	50.0	42.2	27.4	27.0	60.0
Private for-profit		59.8	59.1	69.9	47.7	65.4	70.4	62.1	56.0	58.2	66.1
Special focus institutions
Theological seminaries, bible colleges, and other faith-related institutions		44.2	21.2	51.9	27.2	38.8	47.4	46.9	51.2	36.4	49.3
Medical schools and medical centers		Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø
Other health professions schools		60.7	33.3	76.7	42.3	39.7	33.3	61.0	50.0	65.7	76.3
Schools of engineering		68.5	0	86.1	52.2	57.1	100.0	69.1	62.9	83.3	79.5
Other technology-related schools		32.4	21.9	43.3	26.5	25.8	12.5	36.1	24.6	25.9	62.5
Schools of business and management		37.0	19.2	63.8	20.9	35.5	45.5	50.9	24.6	23.8	65.7
Schools of art, music, and design		51.1	41.7	64.9	37.5	47.3	49.4	57.3	50.4	31.6	70.5
Schools of law		Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø
Other special-focus institutions		68.2	25.0	81.4	61.0	65.3	66.7	68.1	52.2	57.6	82.8
Tribal colleges		17.0	16.1	50.0	13.2	28.6	0	25.8	16.1	0	100.0
Other 4-year institutions		19.3	14.6	53.6	11.7	28.8	20.4	24.2	19.6	9.8	39.7
Other 2-year institutions		63.1	62.2	76.9	54.6	67.7	66.9	67.0	60.7	57.1	60.0
Public institutions
Doctorate-granting universities
Research universities (very high research activity)		75.4	50.2	82.5	62.7	69.5	66.6	76.5	70.6	76.8	78.3
Research universities (high research activity)		56.2	39.6	63.5	38.3	49.4	49.2	60.6	49.2	53.3	60.9
Doctoral/research universities		47.7	42.1	44.7	38.7	40.8	43.8	53.7	39.9	44.9	57.2
Master’s colleges and universities
Master’s colleges and universities (larger programs)		51.8	34.2	60.2	35.9	48.6	46.5	55.5	47.6	51.1	51.4
Master’s colleges and universities (medium programs)		48.4	27.7	56.1	34.2	38.4	39.1	54.0	42.7	44.2	49.2
Master’s colleges and universities (smaller programs)		46.9	20.1	56.5	30.9	46.8	31.9	52.8	42.3	44.7	55.3
Baccalaureate colleges
Baccalaureate colleges— diverse fields		37.4	19.4	39.8	25.0	28.9	23.3	43.4	29.9	33.0	37.8
Baccalaureate colleges— arts and sciences		50.8	34.8	63.6	35.5	48.7	42.4	55.8	48.0	34.6	53.4
Baccalaureate/associate’s colleges		31.8	21.7	29.3	17.4	22.5	21.3	38.8	23.2	32.1	25.2
Associate’s colleges
4-year primarily associate’s		28.4	17.2	35.8	18.3	26.6	18.3	32.4	22.6	35.1	36.7
2-year colleges under 4-year universities		23.0	15.1	23.3	12.8	18.1	17.0	27.1	15.2	20.1	30.9
Urban-serving multicampus		21.1	18.2	29.8	12.3	20.7	17.1	24.1	18.9	23.9	27.7
Urban-serving single campus		18.5	10.3	22.7	11.3	15.5	17.6	22.1	14.6	17.0	21.6
Suburban-serving multicampus		26.2	19.9	40.2	13.4	23.4	21.8	28.1	23.6	20.6	43.0
Suburban-serving single campus		24.9	16.0	36.7	12.2	21.8	22.4	28.3	23.3	21.5	36.6
Rural-serving large		26.3	20.8	28.4	15.9	23.7	21.5	29.7	21.2	23.8	32.8
Rural-serving medium		29.2	22.2	31.8	17.7	26.9	21.4	32.3	22.4	25.7	34.9
Rural-serving small		36.8	27.5	46.3	23.3	37.1	19.2	42.2	27.0	38.1	35.8
Special use		26.0	17.6	37.9	15.4	37.7	39.3	24.7	8.5	18.2	35.5
Special focus institutions
Theological seminaries, bible colleges, and other faith-related institutions		Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø
Medical schools and medical centers		Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø
Other health professions schools		Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø
Schools of engineering		50.7	0	0	40.0	33.3	100.0	53.0	38.9	50.0	100.0
Other technology-related schools		47.7	50.0	85.7	35.5	37.9	0	64.8	14.3	50.0	100.0
Schools of business and management		Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø
Schools of art, music, and design		72.1	100.0	68.2	52.2	58.5	Ø	76.0	52.6	60.0	100.0
Schools of law		Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø
Other special-focus institutions		Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø
Tribal colleges		16.6	15.5	50.0	12.1	20.0	0	28.1	17.9	0	100.0
Other 4-year institutions		35.5	36.3	62.8	16.8	47.6	36.0	36.2	42.1	24.7	43.8
Other 2-year institutions		61.5	64.7	69.0	56.0	58.9	68.8	65.5	53.0	54.1	61.0
Private nonprofit institutions
Doctorate-granting universities
Research universities (very high research activity)		90.6	81.5	93.0	86.8	89.6	86.2	90.9	89.9	87.7	89.9
Research universities (high research activity)		79.3	59.0	81.9	65.9	73.2	66.7	81.9	78.0	80.9	75.7
Doctoral/research universities		67.0	58.3	73.4	47.9	63.3	69.6	72.1	65.1	52.5	70.1
Master’s colleges and universities
Master’s colleges and universities (larger programs)		63.0	49.0	68.4	41.0	56.1	55.3	67.9	57.8	56.4	63.7
Master’s colleges and universities (medium programs)		54.5	41.4	61.6	33.4	51.7	50.7	59.6	49.1	49.1	58.0
Master’s colleges and universities (smaller programs)		57.2	44.2	60.0	39.1	46.5	38.5	62.3	50.2	54.3	61.6
Baccalaureate colleges
Baccalaureate colleges— diverse fields		48.5	31.7	56.6	28.9	45.2	35.1	55.2	43.6	42.3	57.2
Baccalaureate colleges— arts and sciences		73.0	58.7	80.7	50.1	71.3	57.0	76.3	74.4	67.8	80.9
Baccalaureate/associate’s colleges		30.2	17.7	56.0	22.2	38.9	45.9	31.3	28.8	29.9	52.3
Associate’s colleges
Private nonprofit 4-year primarily associate’s		50.9	44.4	52.4	30.0	42.2	16.7	55.0	32.3	54.6	76.6
Private nonprofit		45.4	31.8	68.5	33.7	44.5	57.1	50.1	39.1	43.3	58.7
Private for-profit 4-year primarily associate’s		52.1	22.2	66.7	51.0	46.7	Ø	58.8	22.2	25.0	Ø
Private for-profit		60.6	63.4	78.1	49.9	69.2	83.7	65.4	54.1	59.6	33.3
Special focus institutions
Theological seminaries, bible colleges, and other faith-related institutions		41.7	22.2	46.0	26.8	35.5	47.4	44.4	46.0	35.5	45.7
Medical schools and medical centers		Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø
Other health professions schools		64.4	30.0	77.8	50.7	40.9	50.0	63.2	50.0	70.8	76.3
Schools of engineering		79.2	Ø	88.6	53.7	70.4	Ø	80.6	88.2	87.5	78.6
Other technology-related schools		25.2	0	33.3	20.9	21.4	0	30.1	27.1	12.5	50.0
Schools of business and management		56.7	20.0	80.0	28.6	54.6	Ø	60.2	38.7	58.7	85.1
Schools of art, music, and design		63.5	47.4	67.8	51.6	62.2	63.6	63.2	59.3	61.1	73.1
Schools of law		Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø
Other special-focus institutions		73.5	25.0	84.8	64.5	70.1	66.7	72.9	50.0	63.2	83.5
Tribal colleges		18.1	17.6	Ø	20.0	50.0	0	20.8	0	Ø	Ø
Other 4-year institutions		44.7	37.0	50.5	39.4	44.9	33.3	48.1	40.6	33.0	59.7
Other 2-year institutions		65.5	54.9	81.1	62.2	70.4	70.4	70.2	62.3	59.2	86.3
Private for-profit institutions
Doctorate-granting universities
Research universities (very high research activity)		Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø
Research universities (high research activity)		Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø
Doctoral/research universities		25.5	17.1	48.0	20.0	30.4	13.3	28.9	17.8	21.1	Ø
Master’s colleges and universities
Master’s colleges and universities (larger programs)		19.3	12.0	36.5	10.3	25.1	21.6	22.5	24.6	20.3	52.9
Master’s colleges and universities (medium programs)		20.0	0	40.7	14.8	14.3	31.0	27.3	8.2	11.6	38.9
Master’s colleges and universities (smaller programs)		30.3	30.8	20.0	38.0	52.0	0	34.4	25.6	7.7	53.6
Baccalaureate colleges
Baccalaureate colleges— diverse fields		38.1	0	75.3	25.5	50.4	57.1	41.7	32.2	22.0	65.4
Baccalaureate colleges— arts and sciences		4.7	7.6	20.0	3.1	8.4	0	5.7	Ø	1.9	0
Baccalaureate/associate’s colleges		41.3	29.9	49.6	25.9	49.4	29.0	45.2	36.2	35.6	50.0
Associate’s colleges
4-year primarily associate’s		37.1	19.6	48.2	30.6	50.5	50.0	40.0	27.8	27.0	60.0
Private for-profit		59.7	58.5	69.6	47.4	65.1	68.9	61.8	56.2	58.1	66.2
Special focus institutions
Theological seminaries, bible colleges, and other faith-related institutions		67.0	16.7	72.2	50.0	61.5	Ø	69.4	66.7	42.4	73.7
Medical schools and medical centers		Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø
Other health professions schools		37.7	40.0	50.0	28.3	36.9	0	42.9	50.0	35.5	Ø
Schools of engineering		Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø
Other technology-related schools		32.9	22.0	39.2	24.5	24.6	100.0	36.0	24.0	42.6	Ø
Schools of business and management		27.5	19.0	47.9	18.9	31.9	45.5	38.3	10.0	20.0	48.3
Schools of art, music, and design		39.3	35.5	59.4	28.2	42.2	44.3	45.6	36.5	25.9	65.5
Schools of law		Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø
Other special-focus institutions		56.1	Ø	70.0	59.4	44.4	Ø	56.7	52.9	47.6	0
Tribal colleges		Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø
Other 4-year institutions		15.5	11.2	43.9	10.0	23.8	17.9	19.6	15.2	9.1	38.1
Other 2-year institutions		62.9	63.7	79.2	50.4	70.7	64.7	66.7	62.5	54.9	37.0

Ø No institutions met the criteria to be included in this cell. 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 (see https://carnegieclassifications.acenet.edu; link retrieved September 30, 2022). Carnegie classifications do not always contain institutions of the same level. Since the cohort year is determined by institutional level, some graduation rates in this table are calculated based on mixed cohort years.

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. United States includes the 50 states and the District of Columbia. 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 and are included in this table. Four-year institutions report on a 2011 cohort while 2-year institutions report on a 2014 cohort; there is no separation of the 2 cohorts in this table. The rates in this table reflect graduation rates at institutions regardless of the length of programs, unless otherwise indicated. 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 (e.g. "normal" program completion time for a bachelor's degree would be 4 years) at the same institution where the student started divided by the adjusted cohort (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 reference year. Allowable exclusions include those students who died or were totally and permanently disabled; students who left school to serve in the armed forces (or have been called up to active duty); 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 who are in the United States on a visa or temporary basis, and who are not authorized to remain indefinitely, are included in the nonresident category regardless of race or ethnicity. Students who self-identify with more than one race are included in the Two or more races category. Students of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity are included in the Hispanic or Latino category regardless of race and are not included in the race categories. Definitions for terms used in this table may be found in the IPEDS online glossary located at https://surveys.nces.ed.gov/ipeds/public/glossary. The glossary is primarily focused on terms used in the current IPEDS collection and may not reflect the definitions in effect when the data in this table were collected.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS, Winter 2017–18, Graduation Rates component (final data).