National Center for Education Statistics

Table 16. Number and percentage distribution of full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students in the adjusted 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 2005, 2008, and 2011
Table 16. Number and percentage distribution of full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students in the adjusted 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 category: United States, cohort years 2005, 2008, and 2011
Control of institution and institutional category1		Cohort year 2005									Cohort year 2008									Cohort year 2011
		Adjusted cohort			Bachelor’s or equivalent degree-seeking students			Other than bachelor’s or equivalent degree-seeking students			Adjusted cohort			Bachelor’s or equivalent degree-seeking students			Other than bachelor’s or equivalent degree-seeking students			Adjusted 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		934,622	100.0		848,783	90.8		85,839	9.2		1,028,541	100.0		917,781	89.2		110,760	10.8		1,106,726	100.0		951,267	86.0		155,459	14.0
Degree-granting, associate's and certificates		2,319	100.0		0	0		2,319	100.0		1,502	100.0		0	0		1,502	100.0		1,322	100.0		0	0		1,322	100.0
Degree-granting, not primarily baccalaureate or above		66,925	100.0		6,520	9.7		60,405	90.3		85,483	100.0		6,578	7.7		78,905	92.3		137,485	100.0		9,672	7.0		127,813	93.0
Degree-granting, primarily baccalaureate or above		865,378	100.0		842,263	97.3		23,115	2.7		941,556	100.0		911,203	96.8		30,353	3.2		967,919	100.0		941,595	97.3		26,324	2.7
Degree-granting, graduate with no undergraduate degrees2		0	Ø		0	Ø		0	Ø		0	Ø		0	Ø		0	Ø		0	Ø		0	Ø		0	Ø
Private nonprofit		458,088	100.0		429,271	93.7		28,817	6.3		492,189	100.0		458,036	93.1		34,153	6.9		508,582	100.0		468,435	92.1		40,147	7.9
Degree-granting, associate's and certificates		0	Ø		0	Ø		0	Ø		0	Ø		0	Ø		0	Ø		0	Ø		0	Ø		0	Ø
Degree-granting, not primarily baccalaureate or above		20,324	100.0		3,382	16.6		16,942	83.4		25,895	100.0		5,045	19.5		20,850	80.5		27,913	100.0		3,998	14.3		23,915	85.7
Degree-granting, primarily baccalaureate or above		437,753	100.0		425,889	97.3		11,864	2.7		466,294	100.0		452,991	97.1		13,303	2.9		480,655	100.0		464,423	96.6		16,232	3.4
Degree-granting, graduate with no undergraduate degrees2		11	100.0		0	0		11	100.0		0	Ø		0	Ø		0	Ø		14	100.0		14	100.0		0	0
Private for-profit		124,286	100.0		36,586	29.4		87,700	70.6		234,231	100.0		46,478	19.8		187,753	80.2		155,058	100.0		54,811	35.3		100,247	64.7
Degree-granting, associate's and certificates		53	100.0		0	0		53	100.0		472	100.0		0	0		472	100.0		0	Ø		0	Ø		0	Ø
Degree-granting, not primarily baccalaureate or above		50,006	100.0		5,953	11.9		44,053	88.1		75,401	100.0		6,374	8.5		69,027	91.5		38,516	100.0		5,486	14.2		33,030	85.8
Degree-granting, primarily baccalaureate or above		74,209	100.0		30,633	41.3		43,576	58.7		158,358	100.0		40,104	25.3		118,254	74.7		116,542	100.0		49,325	42.3		67,217	57.7
Degree-granting, graduate with no undergraduate degrees2		18	100.0		0	0		18	100.0		0	Ø		0	Ø		0	Ø		0	Ø		0	Ø		0	Ø

Ø No institutions met the criteria to be included in this cell.

¹Institutional category is derived using the level of offerings reported on the Institutional Characteristics component of the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the number and level of awards reported in the Completions component of IPEDS.

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. 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 IPEDS universe because they are federally funded and open to the public and are included in this table. 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 columns of this table use the count in the appropriate "Adjusted cohort" column of each section as the denominator. 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, Spring 2012, and Winter 2014–15 and 2017–18, Graduation Rates component (final data).