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Degrees & Certificates Awarded by Ethnic Background - Five Year Trends

Bachelors| |Masters| |Doctorates| |Certificates| |Total

Bachelors Degrees Awarded by Ethnic

(Full & Part-Time)

                         

Ethnic Background

Class Year '04

Class Year '05

Class Year '06

Class Year '07

Class Year '08

African American

231

276

271
266
313

Native American

11

9

5
7
12

Asian

74

84

81
105
114

Hispanic

47

65

66
73
74

White

2,158

2,313

2,430
2,354
2,264

Other/Unknown

139

155

234
242
332

Foreign

80

82

77
73
95

TOTAL

2,740

2,984

3,164
3,120
3,204


Note: A class includes all degrees awarded during the fiscal year; Aug, Dec, and May Grads.
Source: IPEDS, Degrees Awarded by Program & Race.


Masters Degrees Awarded by Ethnic

(Full & Part-Time)

                         

Ethnic Background

Class Year '04

Class Year '05

Class Year '06

Class Year '07

Class Year '08

African American

111

110

108
126
113

Native American

5

2

3
1
2

Asian

13

21

17
21
21

Hispanic

10

14

16
8
16

White

527

569

637
657
604

Other/Unknown

34

36

62
52
57

Foreign

77

75

121
130
111

TOTAL

777

827

964
995
924


Note: A class includes all degrees awarded during the fiscal year; Aug, Dec, and May Grads.
Source: IPEDS, Degrees Awarded by Program & Race.


Doctorates Awarded by Ethnic

(Full & Part-Time)

                         

Ethnic Background

Class Year '04

Class Year '05

Class Year '06

Class Year '07

Class Year '08

African American

0

0

0
1
0

Native American

0

0

0
0
0

Asian

0

0

0
0
1

Hispanic

0

0

0
0
0

White

2

4

10
10
10

Other/Unknown

0

0

0
0
0

Foreign

0

1

0
1
3

TOTAL

2

5

10
12
14


Note: A class includes all degrees awarded during the fiscal year; Aug, Dec, and May Grads.
Source: IPEDS, Degrees Awarded by Program & Race.


Certificates Awarded by Ethnic

(Full & Part-Time)

                         

Ethnic Background

Class Year '04

Class Year '05

Class Year '06

Class Year '07

Class Year '08

African American

16

22

29
31
23

Native American

0

0

0
0
1

Asian

3

1

3
5
4

Hispanic

2

3

5
1
1

White

54

65

83
62
57

Other/Unknown

3

5

9
5
12

Foreign

17

13

16
22
12

TOTAL

95

109

145
126
110


Note: A class includes all degrees awarded during the fiscal year; Aug, Dec, and May Grads.
Source: IPEDS, Degrees Awarded by Program & Race.


Total Degrees & Certificates Awarded by Ethnic

(Full & Part-Time)

                         

Ethnic Background

Class Year '04

Class Year '05

Class Year '06

Class Year '07

Class Year '08

African American

358

408

408
424
449

Native American

16

11

8
8
15

Asian

90

106

101
131
140

Hispanic

59

82

87
82
91

White

2,741

2,951

3,160
3,083
2,935

Other/Unknown

176

196

305
299
401

Foreign

174

171

214
226
221

TOTAL

3,614

3,925

4,283
4,253
4,252


Note: A class includes all degrees awarded during the fiscal year; Aug, Dec, and May Grads.
Source: IPEDS, Degrees Awarded by Program & Race.

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