Racial/Ethnic Gaps:
Six-Year Graduation Rates at Four-Year Institutions - Gaps Between Whites and Minorities

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Download as:	Gap in Six-Year Graduation Rates between Whites and Minorities (%)	Six-Year Graduation Rates - White Non-Hispanic	Six-Year Graduation Rates - Minority	Six-Year Graduation Rates - Black Non-Hispanic	Six-Year Graduation Rates - Hispanic	Six-Year Graduation Rates - Asian or Pacific Islander	Six-Year Graduation Rates - American Indian or Alaska Native	Percent of Entering Cohort - White Non-Hispanic	Percent of Entering Cohort - Minority	Percent of Entering Cohort - Black Non-Hispanic	Percent of Entering Cohort - Hispanic	Percent of Entering Cohort - Asian or Pacific Islander	Percent of Entering Cohort - American Indian or Alaska Native
Alabama	18.4	54.1	35.7	35.0	36.8	51.6	41.2	61.2	38.8	35.9	1.0	1.4	0.6
Alaska	10.4	24.7	14.3	21.3	22.6	17.9	10.4	69.6	30.4	4.1	2.9	5.2	18.3
Arizona	5.4	51.6	46.1	41.1	47.1	47.1	45.9	72.1	27.9	3.9	14.9	5.7	3.4
Arkansas	13.9	45.6	31.7	30.2	38.5	44.8	33.3	77.9	22.1	18.2	1.5	1.2	1.1
California	6.1	66.1	60.0	46.3	52.6	69.0	56.0	46.0	54.0	6.0	20.7	26.5	0.8
Colorado	11.4	55.6	44.2	40.9	42.1	53.9	36.2	80.5	19.5	3.4	9.7	4.6	1.8
Connecticut	8.3	64.3	56.1	48.6	53.3	72.6	59.4	79.6	20.4	8.7	6.4	4.9	0.5
Delaware	27.6	73.4	45.8	40.7	57.8	65.7	56.3	74.7	25.3	19.1	2.9	3.0	0.3
Florida	9.9	57.5	47.6	43.9	48.7	60.3	48.1	60.7	39.3	17.5	17.7	3.7	0.5
Georgia	4.0	49.1	45.2	42.6	45.3	59.2	34.4	68.5	31.5	24.5	2.0	4.7	0.3
Hawaii	-13.7	36.9	50.6	34.7	41.7	52.0	15.8	27.9	72.1	2.9	2.9	65.7	0.6
Idaho	12.9	44.6	31.7	22.4	31.4	43.4	21.1	91.4	8.6	0.8	4.4	2.0	1.3
Illinois	19.1	64.8	45.7	34.5	44.9	65.9	41.8	68.6	31.4	13.5	9.7	8.0	0.3
Indiana	12.3	56.8	44.5	35.8	49.2	66.1	42.6	88.4	11.6	6.5	2.6	2.1	0.3
Iowa	18.7	65.3	46.6	35.0	49.8	61.6	36.4	90.8	9.2	3.8	2.4	2.6	0.4
Kansas	18.9	55.5	36.6	31.2	40.6	49.5	29.5	87.0	13.0	4.3	3.3	2.4	3.0
Kentucky	10.4	48.9	38.4	36.7	37.3	56.4	30.4	88.6	11.4	9.3	0.8	1.0	0.2
Louisiana	14.9	47.2	32.2	30.5	42.1	45.5	30.9	66.4	33.6	28.6	2.3	2.2	0.6
Maine	-1.4	57.6	59.0	56.3	62.1	69.7	40.9	94.6	5.4	1.4	1.4	1.7	1.0
Maryland	22.2	73.2	51.1	42.2	64.2	75.1	62.5	63.6	36.4	25.3	3.4	7.3	0.3
Massachusetts	-0.5	68.3	68.8	59.9	66.6	76.8	60.7	79.6	20.4	5.8	5.5	8.5	0.5
Michigan	15.1	58.3	43.3	32.0	45.9	71.3	41.8	81.5	18.5	10.8	2.9	4.1	0.8
Minnesota	15.5	63.4	47.9	37.4	51.4	54.2	35.4	89.7	10.3	2.7	1.6	5.1	0.8
Mississippi	15.1	55.2	40.0	39.3	44.7	63.0	58.8	60.4	39.6	37.9	0.5	0.9	0.2
Missouri	12.4	57.8	45.4	39.7	47.3	66.5	34.4	86.6	13.4	8.4	1.8	2.5	0.7
Montana	13.8	44.6	30.8	35.0	30.7	39.1	29.0	92.5	7.5	0.4	1.6	0.9	4.6
Nebraska	14.5	57.7	43.2	35.5	42.6	59.6	35.0	91.8	8.2	3.4	2.3	1.9	0.6
Nevada	4.2	40.7	36.5	29.2	36.2	42.8	21.5	68.1	31.9	6.9	10.7	12.6	1.7
New Hampshire	-5.5	63.1	68.6	58.4	64.4	80.2	68.3	91.0	9.0	2.4	2.7	3.1	0.8
New Jersey	11.9	65.9	54.0	48.1	48.6	67.0	45.8	62.1	37.9	12.6	13.5	11.6	0.3
New Mexico	9.1	46.6	37.5	38.4	38.2	44.4	25.2	45.8	54.2	3.1	42.6	3.6	4.9
New York	15.8	63.3	47.6	39.7	42.8	63.9	48.6	66.9	33.1	12.3	11.2	9.2	0.3
North Carolina	12.9	62.4	49.5	46.7	63.6	68.1	41.1	70.1	29.9	24.3	2.0	2.7	0.9
North Dakota	23.7	48.3	24.6	21.7	45.5	42.6	17.4	93.5	6.5	0.9	0.7	0.9	3.9
Ohio	17.2	57.8	40.6	32.8	47.0	67.7	44.3	86.2	13.8	9.4	1.8	2.2	0.3
Oklahoma	12.7	47.8	35.1	30.9	37.7	53.9	33.8	74.6	25.4	8.8	3.4	2.2	11.0
Oregon	3.9	57.8	54.0	40.9	51.5	58.5	48.5	84.3	15.7	1.7	3.9	8.7	1.4
Pennsylvania	9.6	66.2	56.6	46.8	58.1	72.9	53.8	85.4	14.6	7.5	2.6	4.3	0.2
Rhode Island	2.5	64.8	62.3	57.6	57.1	74.4	62.5	83.5	16.5	6.1	5.4	4.7	0.3
South Carolina	15.9	61.0	45.1	44.1	46.3	58.9	61.0	70.2	29.8	26.6	1.4	1.6	0.2
South Dakota	17.4	47.7	30.3	13.6	26.3	31.3	32.6	90.3	9.7	0.8	1.0	0.6	7.3
Tennessee	10.4	52.9	42.4	40.6	49.1	56.5	32.9	76.5	23.5	19.6	1.5	2.1	0.3
Texas	15.4	56.4	41.0	36.1	37.5	64.2	41.9	58.6	41.4	11.9	23.1	6.0	0.5
Utah	8.1	50.6	42.5	34.2	43.1	49.6	26.0	90.9	9.1	0.9	4.1	3.1	1.0
Vermont	2.7	65.0	62.3	51.7	62.6	72.1	57.1	92.4	7.6	2.2	2.8	2.4	0.3
Virginia	15.3	67.9	52.6	46.9	58.8	70.1	53.9	70.2	29.8	20.9	2.7	5.9	0.3
Washington	5.0	65.1	60.1	46.1	51.2	68.3	41.0	77.5	22.5	2.8	4.3	13.6	1.7
West Virginia	12.8	45.5	32.7	29.4	38.9	47.4	26.8	92.4	7.6	5.2	1.1	0.9	0.4
Wisconsin	18.6	60.2	41.7	32.7	44.3	51.9	31.4	90.2	9.8	3.7	2.5	3.2	0.5
Wyoming	10.4	58.1	47.7	53.8	48.9	47.6	33.3	93.5	6.5	1.0	3.3	1.6	0.7
Nation	11.1	59.4	48.3	40.5	46.8	65.5	38.6	73.6	26.4	11.6	7.5	6.5	0.9

Source: NCES, IPEDS Graduation Rate Survey

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Racial/Ethnic Gaps: Six-Year Graduation Rates at Four-Year Institutions - Gaps Between Whites and Minorities

Racial/Ethnic Gaps:
Six-Year Graduation Rates at Four-Year Institutions - Gaps Between Whites and Minorities