Table 7

Total Number of Bachelor’s degrees conferred to U.S. citizens and nonresident aliens

Year Total White Black Hispanic Asian/ Pacific Islander American Indian/ Alaska Native Two or more races Non- resident alien
1976-77 917,900 807,688 58,636 18,743 13,793 3,326 — 15,714
1980-81 934,800 807,319 60,673 21,832 18,794 3,593 — 22,589
1990-91 1,094,538 914,093 66,375 37,342 42,529 4,583 — 29,616
1995-96 1,164,792 905,846 91,496 58,351 64,433 6,976 — 37,690
2000-01 1,244,171 927,357 111,307 77,745 78,902 9,049 — 39,811
2005-06 1,485,242 1,075,561 142,420 107,588 102,376 10,940 — 46,357
2010-11 1,716,053 1,182,690 172,731 154,450 121,118 11,935 20,589 52,540
2014-15 1,894,934 1,210,523 192,715 217,718 133,996 10,211 54,201 75,570
Percentage increase in number of degrees awarded over given period
Total White Black Hispanic Asian/ Pacific Islander American Indian/ Alaska Native Two or more races Non- resident alien
1976-77 to 1980-81 2 0 3 16 36 8 — 44
1980-81 to 1990-91 17 13 9 71 126 28 — 31
1990-91 to 2000-01 14 1 68 108 86 97 — 34
2000-01 to 2010-11 38 28 55 98 53 32 — 32
2010-11 to 2014-15 10 2 12 41 11 -14 — 44
Economic Policy Institute

Notes: Data through 1990-91 are for institutions of higher education, while later data are for postsecondary institutions participating in Title IV federal financial aid programs.

Source: Adapted from Digest of Education Statistics (U.S. Department of Education 2016), Table 322.20, https://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d16/tables/dt16_322.20.asp?current=yes; U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred" surveys, 1976-77 and 1980-81; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Completions Survey" (IPEDS-C:90-99); and IPEDS Fall 2000 through Fall 2015, Completions component

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