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The surging degree wave

by Karin Chenoweth , July 13, 2007

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Five-Year Trends in Total Undergraduate Degrees, by Race/Ethnicity and Degree Level

                            1991-92        1992-93      1993-94

Non-Resident Alien
Associate 8,038 9,058 10,165
Bachelor's 28,528 32,419 34,256
Undergraduate Total 36,566 41,477 44,421
African American
Associate 38,849 41,301 45,581
Bachelor's 71,269 76,671 82,202
Undergraduate Total 110,118 117,972 127,783
Native American
Associate 3,883 4,226 4,887
Bachelor's 5,129 5,578 6,064
Undergraduate Total 9,012 9,804 10,951
Asian American
Associate 15,177 16,072 18,284
Bachelor's 46,466 50,461 54,503
Undergraduate Total 61,643 66,533 72,787
Hispanic
Associate 26,197 29,164 31,833
Bachelor's 40,260 44,591 49,243
Undergraduate Total 66,457 73,755 81,076
White
Associate 389,039 394,089 420,517
Bachelor's 921,890 932,607 918,488
Undergraduate Total 1,310,929 1,326,696 1,339,005
Unknown
Associate 24,824 23,199 12,030
Bachelor's 24,418 24,819 25,474
Undergraduate Total 49,242 48,018 37,504
All
Associate 506,007 517,109 543,297
Bachelor's 1,137,960 1,167,146 1,170,230
Undergraduate Total 1,643,967 1,684,255 1,713,527

Preliminary Avg. Annual
1994-95 1995-96 % Change

Non-Resident Alien
Associate 9,651 9,912 5.4
Bachelor's 36,518 37,132 6.8
Undergraduate Total 46,169 47,044 6.5
African American
Associate 44,580 48,590 5.8
Bachelor's 83,645 88,603 5.6
Undergraduate Total 128,225 137,193 5.6
Native American
Associate 5,124 5,144 7.3
Bachelor's 6,389 6,763 7.2
Undergraduate Total 11,603 11,907 7.2
Asian American
Associate 19,701 22,050 9.8
Bachelor's 58,853 61,848 7.4
Undergraduate Total 78,554 83,898 8.0
Hispanic
Associate 33,973 35,326 7.8
Bachelor's 52,759 55,955 8.6
Undergraduate Total 86,732 91,281 8.3
White
Associate 401,949 399,359 0.7
Bachelor's 888,340 878,876 -1.2
Undergraduate Total 1,290,289 1,278,235 -0.6
Unknown
Associate 26,183 11,227 -18.0
Bachelor's 26,588 27,225 2.8
Undergraduate Total 52,771 38,452 -6.0
All
Associate 541,251 531,608 1.2
Bachelor's 1,153,092 1,156,402 0.4
Undergraduate Total 1,694,343 1,688,010 0.7
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