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Graduation Rate: 4-, 5-, and 6-Year

9. First-time, full-time entering, degree-seeking, students enrolled in a minimum of 12 SCH their first fall semester who have graduated from the same institution or another Texas public or independent institution.

   FY 1999 FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011 Point Change
FY 1999 to
FY 2011
Entering Fall Cohort Cohort Rate Entering Fall Cohort Cohort Rate Entering Fall Cohort Cohort Rate Entering Fall Cohort Cohort Rate
4-Year graduation rate 1995  40,986  18.0% 2005  55,774  28.6% 2006  59,454  29.4% 2007  61,485  29.9% 11.9
Same institution      16.4%      26.5%      27.1%      27.5% 11.1
Other TX institutions      1.6%      2.1%      2.3%      2.4% 0.8
5-Year graduation rate 1994  40,951  39.7% 2004  55,929  49.1% 2005  55,774  50.5% 2006  59,454  50.7% 11.0
Same institution      34.5%      43.4%      45.1%      45.2% 10.7
Other TX institutions      5.2%      5.7%      5.3%      5.5% 0.3
6-Year graduation rate 1993  40,595  49.2% 2003  57,958  55.9% 2004  55,929  57.4% 2005  55,774  58.4% 9.2
Same institution      41.3%      47.3%      49.6%      50.9% 9.6
Other TX institutions      7.9%      8.6%      7.8%      7.4% - 0.5


For more information on the 6-year graduation rate, see: http://www.txhighereddata.org/Interactive/GradRates.cfm
 
Source: CBM001,CBM002, and CBM009

Degrees awarded

10. Number of degrees awarded.

   FY 2000
Detail - Breakout ethnicity and level
FY 2011
Detail - Breakout ethnicity and level
FY 2012
Detail - Breakout ethnicity and level
% Change
FY 2000 to
FY 2012
Total Degrees* 78,954 120,708 125,095 58.4%
White 50,174 61,733 62,617 24.8%
African American 5,669 11,510 12,216 115.5%
Hispanic 12,990 26,826 28,432 118.9%
Asian 4,603 7,836 8,311 80.6%
International 4,984 8,991 9,235 85.3%
Other 534 3,812 4,284 702.2%
 
Level
Associates 147 282 241 63.9%
Baccalaureate 57,421 83,998 86,861 51.3%
Master's 17,813 31,573 32,966 85.1%
Doctor's Research/Scholarship 2,078 3,061 3,205 54.2%
Doctor's Professional Practice 1,495 1,794 1,822 21.9%
 
*Hispanic students, except international ones, are counted as Hispanic. Students who are "Multi-Racial one of which is African American" are included with the African American students. Asian includes Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islanders. "Other" includes American Indian, Alaskan Native, Unknown, and two or more races, excluding African American. International students are shown as a separate category.
 
Gender
Male 34,534 50,974 53,136 53.9%
Female 44,420 69,734 71,959 62.0%
 
Source: CBM009
Source: CBM009

11. Undergraduate degrees to at-risk students

  FY 2000 FY 2011 FY 2012 Change
FY 2000 to
FY 2012
Undergraduate Degrees to At-Risk Students 25,626 54,385 56,968 31,342
 

Closing the Gaps Critical Fields: STEM Awards

12. Degrees awarded in STEM fields.

   FY 2000 FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012 % Change
FY 2000 to
FY 2012
Computer Science* 1,348 1,032 1,176 1,341 - 0.5%
Engineering* 3,855 5,191 5,626 6,079 57.7%
Math* 610 807 901 1,005 64.8%
Physical Science* 1,082 1,036 1,112 1,168 7.9%
 
Level
Associate's 0 0 0 0 N/A
Baccalaureate 6,895 8,066 8,815 9,593 39.1%
Master's 2,843 4,687 5,251 5,121 80.1%
Doctor's Research/Scholarship 663 988 1,077 1,101 66.1%
 
* Includes baccalaureate and associate degrees.

Nursing and Allied Health

13. Degrees and certificates awarded in nursing.

   FY 2000 FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012 % Change
FY 2000 to
FY 2012
Total Nursing Degrees 1,841 3,576 4,326 5,378 192.1%
Certificate 10 42 51 57 470.0%
Associates 128 172 197 168 31.3%
Baccalaureate 1,437 2,746 3,394 4,288 198.4%
Master's 241 559 644 817 239.0%
Doctor's Research/Scholarship 25 57 40 48 92.0%
Doctor's Professional Practice 0 0 0 0 N/A
 

14. Degrees and certificates awarded in allied health.

   FY 2000 FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012 % Change
FY 2000 to
FY 2012
Total Allied Health Degrees 1,750 2,528 2,929 3,007 71.8%
Certificate 0 2 15 60 N/A
Associates 15 66 83 72 380.0%
Baccalaureate 1,007 1,353 1,417 1,548 53.7%
Master's 702 935 1,216 1,113 58.5%
Doctor's Research/Scholarship 26 10 6 7 - 73.1%
Doctor's Professional Practice 0 162 192 207 N/A
 

Teacher Production and Certification

15. Students taking and passing the certification exams for teacher education.

  FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011
Total number taking exam 15,253 15,533 13,182
 
Total percent passing exam 97.0% 95.0% 94.0%
 

Note: The data for teacher production and certification was provided by SBEC. In some cases, the sum of the categories does not add up to the total. Numbers less than 10 in a category are suppressed. Data for the most recent year shown may be incomplete.

Graduation and Persistence Rate: 6-Year

16. First-time, full-time students enrolled in a minimum of 12 SCH their first fall semester who have graduated or are still enrolled at the same institution or another Texas public or independent institution.

   FY 1999 FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011 Point Change
FY 1999 to
FY 2011
Entering Fall Cohort Cohort Rate Entering Fall Cohort Cohort Rate Entering Fall Cohort Cohort Rate Entering Fall Cohort Cohort Rate
Total 1993 40,595 63.5% 2003 57,958 69.0% 2004 55,929 70.3% 2005 55,774 70.6% 7.1
Same institution   47.6%   52.8%   54.9%   56.1% 8.5
Other TX institutions   15.9%   16.1%   15.3%   14.6% - 1.3
White 1993 24,623 68.6% 2003 31,174 75.7% 2004 29,517 76.6% 2005 29,332 76.6% 8.0
Same institution   51.9%   59.1%   60.6%   61.8% 9.9
Other TX institutions   16.8%   16.6%   16.0%   14.9% - 1.9
African American 1993 4,705 44.8% 2003 8,023 48.4% 2004 7,689 52.3% 2005 7,775 52.7% 7.9
Same institution   33.2%   34.1%   38.7%   38.3% 5.1
Other TX institutions   11.5%   14.3%   13.6%   14.4% 2.9
Hispanic 1993 8,436 57.6% 2003 13,462 63.8% 2004 13,410 64.8% 2005 13,451 65.9% 8.3
Same institution   41.1%   47.3%   49.1%   51.1% 10.0
Other TX institutions   16.5%   16.5%   15.8%   14.8% - 1.7
Asian 1993 2,056 76.0% 2003 3,770 83.5% 2004 3,635 84.0% 2005 3,637 83.8% 7.8
Same institution   59.3%   64.4%   68.2%   69.2% 9.9
Other TX institutions   16.7%   19.2%   15.7%   14.7% - 2.0
Other 1993 775 45.2% 2003 1,529 49.2% 2004 1,678 55.8% 2005 1,579 57.5% 12.3
Same institution   37.7%   42.6%   47.8%   49.8% 12.1
Other TX institutions   7.5%   6.5%   8.0%   7.7% 0.2
For more information on the 6-year graduation rate, see: http://www.txhighereddata.org/Interactive/GradRates.cfm
 
Source: CBM001, CBM002 and CBM009

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