This graph shows a distribution of first-time postsecondary students in the United States, who started their degree at a 4-year institution in the 2003/04 academic year, by the highest level of educational attainment. The figures are also differentiated by the degree completion status of students as of 2009. For example, 55.2 percent of students, who enrolled for their bachelor's degree, had completed their degree by 2009, after starting in 2003/04.
Distribution of first-time post-secondary students who started at 4-year institutions in the U.S. in 2003/04, by highest degree attainment and degree completion status
(as of 2009)
Parent's education level
Have completed their degree (any)
Have not completed their degree and are still enrolled
Have not completed their degree and are no longer enrolled
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NCES. (November 30, 2011). Distribution of first-time post-secondary students who started at 4-year institutions in the U.S. in 2003/04, by highest degree attainment and degree completion status (as of 2009) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/240255/college-degree-completion-rate-by-parents-educational-attainment/
NCES. "Distribution of first-time post-secondary students who started at 4-year institutions in the U.S. in 2003/04, by highest degree attainment and degree completion status (as of 2009)." Chart. November 30, 2011. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/240255/college-degree-completion-rate-by-parents-educational-attainment/
NCES. (2011). Distribution of first-time post-secondary students who started at 4-year institutions in the U.S. in 2003/04, by highest degree attainment and degree completion status (as of 2009). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/240255/college-degree-completion-rate-by-parents-educational-attainment/
NCES. "Distribution of First-time Post-secondary Students Who Started at 4-year Institutions in The U.S. in 2003/04, by Highest Degree Attainment and Degree Completion Status (as of 2009)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Nov 2011, https://www.statista.com/statistics/240255/college-degree-completion-rate-by-parents-educational-attainment/
NCES, Distribution of first-time post-secondary students who started at 4-year institutions in the U.S. in 2003/04, by highest degree attainment and degree completion status (as of 2009) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/240255/college-degree-completion-rate-by-parents-educational-attainment/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Distribution of first-time post-secondary students who started at 4-year institutions in the U.S. in 2003/04, by highest degree attainment and degree completion status (as of 2009) [Graph], NCES, November 30, 2011. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/240255/college-degree-completion-rate-by-parents-educational-attainment/
