National Center for Education Statistics

Table 13. 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 2015 Carnegie classification: United States, cohort years 2011 and 2014
Table 13. 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 2015 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
Doctoral universities
Highest research activity		76.5	53.2	83.7	64.8	70.2	67.0	77.4	72.4	80.5	80.6
Higher research activity		59.5	43.3	67.7	42.5	51.2	50.3	64.0	53.2	56.1	67.8
Moderate research activity		39.8	24.7	61.9	24.2	43.2	32.6	47.7	38.7	19.0	52.5
Master’s colleges and universities
Larger programs		51.4	32.7	61.0	31.3	47.5	39.1	56.6	46.5	42.8	55.4
Medium programs		48.8	27.4	55.4	33.3	43.5	38.7	54.8	42.6	41.3	54.4
Small programs		48.7	27.4	57.9	31.3	41.5	39.1	55.6	45.7	36.9	53.6
Baccalaureate colleges
Arts and sciences focus		71.0	47.3	80.2	49.6	69.9	58.7	73.9	71.9	65.6	80.2
Diverse fields		41.0	25.0	40.5	24.1	33.1	29.8	49.3	34.6	32.5	52.3
Baccalaureate/associate’s colleges
Mixed baccalaureate/associate's		34.5	26.8	49.1	21.0	41.8	38.0	37.7	28.8	32.4	46.8
Associate's dominant		32.3	28.9	41.9	24.5	34.0	21.3	34.3	30.3	29.9	43.1
Associate’s colleges
High transfer-high traditional		24.6	22.6	35.4	13.8	21.8	20.3	27.5	23.5	23.9	35.3
High transfer-mixed traditional/nontraditional universities		22.4	17.8	33.0	11.1	19.4	15.6	25.9	18.7	19.4	34.6
High transfer-high nontraditional		24.4	15.6	34.1	13.1	20.8	18.1	28.1	20.2	21.4	47.3
Mixed transfer/career and technical-high traditional		25.2	17.1	33.1	17.3	22.6	19.7	28.8	21.2	28.9	34.4
Mixed transfer/career and technical-mixed traditional/nontraditional		22.8	17.7	31.3	12.5	21.9	22.0	25.7	19.2	19.8	30.8
Mixed transfer/career and technical-high nontraditional		26.4	17.0	25.7	13.8	20.8	24.4	30.3	18.7	23.6	45.2
High career and technical-high traditional		32.7	31.6	30.1	19.2	34.6	28.8	37.5	21.0	31.1	23.6
High career and technical-mixed traditional/nontraditional		36.0	23.5	36.3	29.4	44.8	39.0	37.6	26.9	43.0	31.3
High career and technical-high nontraditional		40.7	33.4	51.2	30.3	48.3	46.3	41.8	30.9	41.6	31.7
Special focus institutions
Four-year institutions
Faith-related institutions		41.2	18.5	43.5	26.8	34.9	41.2	43.8	46.8	34.9	46.3
Medical schools and centers		Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø
Other health professions schools		51.4	37.6	74.2	36.3	55.1	60.8	52.2	47.7	53.1	74.1
Engineering schools		70.7	0	91.0	53.5	70.4	63.6	70.1	66.7	87.0	79.5
Other technology-related schools		33.9	20.9	43.4	25.9	28.1	20.0	37.8	25.2	28.7	62.5
Business and management schools		32.8	14.3	59.7	19.2	32.7	62.5	46.9	22.8	18.2	59.8
Arts, music and design schools		51.4	41.7	64.8	37.6	47.4	48.8	57.3	50.7	32.4	71.7
Law schools		Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø
Other special focus institutions		61.7	40.0	71.2	59.3	60.6	66.7	65.8	54.7	33.3	80.6
Two-year institutions
Health professions		63.7	65.5	75.8	55.5	69.7	68.2	67.1	60.8	59.7	64.3
Technical professions		61.9	61.1	70.3	45.7	70.3	70.7	67.3	55.9	57.5	59.4
Arts and design		65.8	50.0	80.0	53.0	54.3	0	72.7	64.7	74.6	79.2
Other fields		61.2	54.8	63.3	50.5	71.7	73.4	60.4	51.9	64.8	37.5
Tribal colleges		17.0	16.1	50.0	13.2	27.3	0	25.8	16.1	0	100.0
Other 4-year institutions		59.7	33.3	68.1	51.9	64.2	50.0	59.4	54.7	62.1	60.0
Other 2-year institutions		64.6	66.9	79.0	56.0	66.9	69.4	67.5	62.2	55.8	60.2
Public institutions
Doctoral universities
Highest research activity		74.0	50.4	81.4	61.3	67.3	66.2	75.5	69.0	76.6	77.5
Higher research activity		55.5	40.5	62.6	39.6	47.9	47.5	60.1	47.8	51.8	62.3
Moderate research activity		46.0	36.9	56.7	33.9	46.4	43.5	49.6	43.1	46.9	52.5
Master’s colleges and universities
Larger programs		52.2	33.7	59.9	36.5	47.4	43.9	55.9	46.8	51.4	50.6
Medium programs		43.8	22.1	49.7	31.8	38.8	39.6	49.8	39.0	39.5	48.2
Small programs		45.7	23.1	53.9	28.4	39.6	27.2	52.8	43.2	39.5	51.1
Baccalaureate colleges
Arts and sciences focus		58.9	33.1	69.7	43.6	60.7	70.0	61.4	58.5	47.7	53.0
Diverse fields		34.3	20.8	35.3	19.9	26.5	28.1	41.7	27.9	29.2	35.2
Baccalaureate/associate’s colleges
Mixed baccalaureate/associate's		34.6	24.9	46.3	20.0	29.6	26.8	38.7	25.8	37.3	43.1
Associate's dominant		28.9	24.9	40.8	17.6	28.9	20.1	32.4	24.2	26.7	38.7
Associate’s colleges
High transfer-high traditional		24.4	22.7	34.8	13.5	21.8	20.0	27.3	23.4	23.8	35.0
High transfer-mixed traditional/nontraditional universities		22.4	17.8	33.0	11.1	19.3	15.6	25.9	18.7	19.4	34.6
High transfer-high nontraditional		24.4	15.6	34.1	12.8	20.9	18.1	28.0	20.2	21.3	47.3
Mixed transfer/career and technical-high traditional		24.9	17.1	33.1	17.2	22.5	19.2	28.4	21.2	24.1	31.8
Mixed transfer/career and technical-mixed traditional/nontraditional		22.6	17.7	32.5	11.5	21.8	22.0	25.7	19.1	19.7	29.7
Mixed transfer/career and technical-high nontraditional		26.1	16.5	25.6	13.6	20.8	24.0	30.3	18.6	23.6	31.1
High career and technical-high traditional		27.8	28.4	25.4	14.0	24.3	21.2	33.8	16.8	27.3	21.9
High career and technical-mixed traditional/nontraditional		30.4	21.3	29.6	22.0	30.1	26.2	34.1	23.5	26.8	30.7
High career and technical-high nontraditional		33.6	25.2	42.4	21.2	28.9	32.7	38.3	23.6	29.5	31.4
Special focus institutions
Four-year institutions
Faith-related institutions		Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø
Medical schools and centers		Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø
Other health professions schools		35.9	Ø	37.5	45.5	36.4	Ø	33.8	47.5	50.0	100.0
Engineering schools		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
Business and management schools		Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø
Arts, music and design schools		72.1	100.0	68.2	52.2	58.5	Ø	76.0	52.6	60.0	100.0
Law schools		Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø
Other special focus institutions		Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø
Two-year institutions
Health professions		42.4	75.0	14.3	26.1	29.9	Ø	53.4	22.2	100.0	50.0
Technical professions		41.4	0	100.0	25.0	0	Ø	51.2	50.0	40.0	Ø
Arts and design		Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø
Other fields		35.5	25.0	25.0	19.2	23.5	Ø	43.2	28.0	25.0	0
Tribal colleges		16.6	15.5	50.0	12.1	18.8	0	28.1	17.9	0	100.0
Other 4-year institutions		61.1	0	71.6	53.6	57.4	Ø	61.1	52.2	62.3	83.3
Other 2-year institutions		64.2	72.2	72.0	59.5	61.5	69.6	67.4	57.5	55.4	60.0
Private nonprofit institutions
Doctoral universities
Highest research activity		90.2	74.7	92.6	86.2	89.0	84.4	90.9	89.8	87.3	88.4
Higher research activity		77.2	70.0	81.0	59.4	71.0	68.2	80.6	76.3	73.9	75.5
Moderate research activity		63.3	49.3	71.4	41.9	60.5	63.9	67.8	60.7	51.5	64.3
Master’s colleges and universities
Larger programs		62.3	49.4	67.6	40.2	55.9	55.4	67.3	57.9	56.6	63.5
Medium programs		56.4	41.8	61.4	40.8	51.0	40.7	60.2	48.3	53.0	59.0
Small programs		54.6	38.3	62.6	38.5	46.2	68.1	59.4	51.5	48.1	57.3
Baccalaureate colleges
Arts and sciences focus		72.9	58.5	81.4	50.3	71.6	54.4	76.0	74.1	67.8	81.6
Diverse fields		47.4	31.8	56.0	27.4	42.1	30.8	55.8	43.4	39.4	58.2
Baccalaureate/associate’s colleges
Mixed baccalaureate/associate's		30.2	15.6	54.3	17.1	40.3	43.9	32.8	26.6	40.7	54.0
Associate's dominant		61.9	77.8	76.2	57.1	71.2	33.3	61.9	57.6	53.3	86.7
Associate’s colleges
High transfer-high traditional		36.9	20.0	57.1	25.2	29.6	50.0	46.0	34.1	31.3	37.1
High transfer-mixed traditional/nontraditional universities		8.3	Ø	Ø	2.9	100.0	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø
High transfer-high nontraditional		28.0	Ø	44.4	19.6	16.4	Ø	35.9	33.3	23.1	50.0
Mixed transfer/career and technical-high traditional		40.7	33.3	41.7	24.4	27.8	40.0	42.4	20.0	54.4	55.0
Mixed transfer/career and technical-mixed traditional/nontraditional		Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø
Mixed transfer/career and technical-high nontraditional		Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø
High career and technical-high traditional		67.0	Ø	100.0	26.3	71.1	Ø	70.4	100.0	55.6	Ø
High career and technical-mixed traditional/nontraditional		65.9	25.0	84.6	50.8	72.0	77.8	65.3	67.9	75.0	Ø
High career and technical-high nontraditional		57.4	75.0	74.1	41.3	75.3	0	66.4	50.0	63.6	Ø
Special focus institutions
Four-year institutions
Faith-related institutions		41.2	18.5	43.5	26.8	34.9	41.2	43.8	46.8	34.9	46.3
Medical schools and centers		Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø
Other health professions schools		50.6	30.2	73.6	34.2	37.9	38.1	53.1	35.2	43.6	76.3
Engineering schools		79.2	Ø	88.6	53.7	70.4	Ø	80.6	88.2	87.5	78.6
Other technology-related schools		27.4	0	46.7	22.7	30.0	0	31.4	27.1	13.4	50.0
Business and management schools		55.7	16.7	75.0	28.3	54.1	66.7	59.6	44.4	60.0	79.3
Arts, music and design schools		63.5	47.4	67.8	51.7	62.3	63.6	63.2	59.3	61.1	73.1
Law schools		Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø
Other special focus institutions		66.6	42.9	72.7	60.2	62.4	66.7	68.4	51.5	53.2	82.5
Two-year institutions
Health professions		64.4	68.1	79.3	62.0	66.0	68.8	69.7	60.8	59.2	0
Technical professions		69.3	59.3	81.8	51.4	70.0	81.8	74.8	61.9	72.0	100.0
Arts and design		65.3	50.0	66.7	54.5	44.9	0	74.0	51.2	36.4	78.5
Other fields		59.9	26.3	76.9	53.2	71.0	95.2	64.0	51.7	69.0	100.0
Tribal colleges		18.1	17.6	Ø	20.0	50.0	0	20.8	0	Ø	Ø
Other 4-year institutions		56.6	40.0	58.3	49.6	68.9	0	56.9	64.3	72.4	45.5
Other 2-year institutions		71.6	38.5	82.6	54.1	75.1	92.3	72.0	65.2	56.4	86.8
Private for-profit institutions
Doctoral universities
Highest research activity		Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø
Higher research activity		Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø
Moderate research activity		13.9	12.2	29.0	9.6	17.5	14.9	20.1	14.5	7.2	22.4
Master’s colleges and universities
Larger programs		17.3	11.1	33.7	11.0	25.1	13.6	18.4	23.7	17.0	41.4
Medium programs		24.0	15.6	37.5	12.4	23.3	0	41.7	25.0	8.9	57.1
Small programs		18.9	0	51.7	13.5	21.5	30.0	31.9	8.9	6.7	22.2
Baccalaureate colleges
Arts and sciences focus		Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø
Diverse fields		22.9	20.7	38.0	20.0	26.6	30.0	27.7	13.9	12.4	67.9
Baccalaureate/associate’s colleges
Mixed baccalaureate/associate's		41.0	35.8	49.0	30.5	55.6	35.4	44.4	37.9	21.7	39.1
Associate's dominant		46.1	36.4	50.8	34.2	53.9	37.5	48.0	50.1	37.3	79.8
Associate’s colleges
High transfer-high traditional		59.6	Ø	66.1	38.5	43.1	Ø	56.4	0	Ø	60.9
High transfer-mixed traditional/nontraditional universities		Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø
High transfer-high nontraditional		36.4	Ø	Ø	33.3	Ø	Ø	25.0	Ø	66.7	Ø
Mixed transfer/career and technical-high traditional		52.7	Ø	0	57.1	50.0	Ø	53.2	Ø	Ø	Ø
Mixed transfer/career and technical-mixed traditional/nontraditional		28.6	50.0	9.3	32.9	26.7	Ø	20.3	36.4	100.0	37.8
Mixed transfer/career and technical-high nontraditional		64.8	75.0	100.0	25.5	41.7	50.0	44.4	50.0	0	79.8
High career and technical-high traditional		60.7	60.0	65.4	47.0	64.5	64.3	64.8	52.7	56.5	71.4
High career and technical-mixed traditional/nontraditional		58.6	41.7	78.3	49.9	68.0	100.0	60.5	43.3	61.3	66.7
High career and technical-high nontraditional		56.3	55.8	71.6	42.5	65.5	60.0	56.9	48.2	56.2	50.0
Special focus institutions
Four-year institutions
Faith-related institutions		Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø
Medical schools and centers		Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø
Other health professions schools		53.1	53.3	76.1	36.7	62.4	69.8	54.9	54.8	60.4	25.0
Engineering schools		75.0	Ø	93.8	55.0	72.6	60.0	76.9	76.9	100.0	Ø
Other technology-related schools		34.4	21.0	37.0	23.4	26.4	66.7	38.1	25.0	42.5	Ø
Business and management schools		23.6	13.9	43.8	17.4	28.6	60.0	32.7	8.5	15.0	44.2
Arts, music and design schools		40.4	35.5	59.0	28.3	42.3	43.5	45.9	37.4	27.2	69.4
Law schools		Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø
Other special focus institutions		47.5	33.3	63.6	55.7	53.6	Ø	56.1	60.0	27.4	25.0
Two-year institutions
Health professions		63.5	64.4	76.4	50.5	70.5	68.0	65.9	61.1	60.8	68.0
Technical professions		61.0	61.4	69.2	45.1	70.4	68.8	65.7	55.3	56.5	56.7
Arts and design		66.1	50.0	82.4	52.5	64.4	Ø	71.8	74.6	76.5	85.7
Other fields		65.3	63.0	61.9	52.7	72.3	62.8	64.7	61.9	66.2	37.9
Tribal colleges		Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø	Ø
Other 4-year institutions		66.8	33.3	65.6	63.9	73.1	100.0	71.6	50.0	54.8	54.5
Other 2-year institutions		64.4	62.3	81.6	53.9	69.2	67.7	67.2	63.5	55.8	30.9

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).