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Percentage of students graduating with a bachelor's degree within 6 years of entry from the degree-granting institutions where the students started as full-time, first-time students
The President's 2020 College Attainment Goal
25- to 34-year-olds who completed an associate's or higher degreeEarly Learning through High School
3- and 4-year-olds enrolled in preschool4th graders Proficient on the NAEP in reading4th graders Proficient on the NAEP in mathematics8th graders Proficient on the NAEP in reading8th graders Proficient on the NAEP in mathematicsFreshmen graduating from high school within 4 yearsPublic school graduates who took at least one Advanced Placement test in high schoolPostsecondary Education and Training
18- to 24-year-olds enrolled in colleges and universitiesStudents completing a bachelor's degree within 6 yearsStudents completing an associate's degree within 3 yearsBachelor's degrees conferred in science, technology, engineering, and mathematicsTeachers and Leaders
School districts using teacher evaluation systemsSchool districts using principal evaluation systemsPublic high school teachers with a major in their main assignment areaAn Excellent Education for All
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| Total1 | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian/ Pacific Islander | American Indian/ Alaska Native | Nonresident alien | Black | Hispanic | Asian/Pacific Islander | American Indian/Alaska Native | |
| 1998 entry cohort in 2004 | 57.8 | 61.6 | 45.4 | 56.0 | 69.3 | 43.5 | 53.2 | 16.2 | 5.6 | -7.7 | 18.1 |
| 2003 entry cohort in 2009 | 58.5 | 63.6 | 44.1 | 60.6 | 69.4 | 48.1 | 56.7 | 19.5 | 3.0 | -5.8 | 15.5 |
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| 1998 entry cohort in 2004 | 57.8 | 57.8 | 57.8 | — |
| 2003 entry cohort in 2009 | 58.5 | 58.9 | 58.0 | 18.5 |
1 Includes students of unknown race/ethnicity who are not reported separately.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2003-04 and 2008–09 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, Spring 2005 and Spring 2010.
Download Table as Excel↑ Significant increase.
↓ Significant decrease.
↔ No significant change.
— Not available.
† Not applicable.
‡ Reporting standards not met.
# Rounds to zero.
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