The National Center for Education Statistics releases graduation rates and other statistics

On December 4, the National Center for Education Statistics published a “First Look” at provisional data collected by IPEDS during winter 2017-2018. The report focuses on five survey components: graduation rates, 200 percent graduation rates, student financial aid, admissions, and outcome measure. Here is a list of some of the interesting findings regarding graduation rates:

• 60.4% of full-time, first-time students at 4-year institutions in 2011 who were seeking a bachelor’s degree or equivalent degree complete the degree within 6 years at the institution where they began their studies.
• The 6-year graduation rate was 66.4% for private nonprofit institutions and 59.7% for public institutions.
• The same rate for all institutions was 63.0% for women and 57.3% for men.
• The graduation rate varies significantly among racial/ethnicity groups (listed from highest to lowest for private institutions): Asian (79.8%), White (69.7%), Two or more races (66.4%), Hispanic or Latino (62.8%), Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (52.3%), American Indian or Alaskan Native (46.0%), Black or African American (43.9%).

The gender gap is wider among some racial/ethnic groups than others, as the following table shows concerning private nonprofit institutions:

Race/Ethnicity	Women	Men
Overall	69.1%	63.1%
American Indian or Alaska Native	47.6%	44.0%
Asian	81.4%	77.7%
Black or African American	48.9%	37.5%
Hispanic or Latino	65.3%	59.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	55.5%	48.3%
White	72.2%	66.7%
Two or more races	69.0%	62.7%

 

Here are a few interesting findings about student financial aid for first-time, full-time undergraduates enrolled at 4-year private nonprofit institutions in academic year 2016-17:

• 89.5% received some form of financial aid.
• 82.2% received institutional grants; 58.2% received federal loans.
• The average institutional grant at 4-year private nonprofit institutions was $19,766.
• The average cost at 4-year private nonprofit institutions was $40,552, and the average net price was $22,750.