| Table 02-08: Bachelor's Degrees by Race/Ethnicity | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006-2007 | 2005-2006 | 2004-2005 | 2003-2004 | 2002-2003 | 2001-2002 | 1999-2000 | 1994-1995 | 1989-1990 | 1985-1986 | 1981-1982 | |||||||||||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | ||
| Independent Institutions | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4-year Institutions | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-resident Alien | 1,217 | 3.0% | 1,173 | 2.9% | 1,200 | 3.1% | 1,238 | 3.2% | 1,179 | 3.2% | 1,077 | 3.2% | 1,038 | 3.1% | 852 | 2.7% | 525 | 1.7% | 561 | 1.9% | 293 | 1.1% | |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 100 | 0.2% | 89 | 0.2% | 102 | 0.3% | 84 | 0.2% | 71 | 0.2% | 64 | 0.2% | 71 | 0.2% | 45 | 0.1% | 42 | 0.1% | 32 | 0.1% | 17 | 0.1% | |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 2,077 | 5.1% | 2,119 | 5.3% | 2,074 | 5.3% | 2,010 | 5.3% | 1,940 | 5.2% | 1,575 | 4.6% | 1,698 | 5.0% | 1,386 | 4.5% | 739 | 2.4% | 404 | 1.4% | 257 | 0.9% | |
| Hispanic | 1,054 | 2.6% | 999 | 2.5% | 925 | 2.4% | 878 | 2.3% | 870 | 2.3% | 717 | 2.1% | 710 | 2.1% | 462 | 1.5% | 295 | 1.0% | 323 | 1.1% | 150 | 0.5% | |
| Black, Non-Hispanic | 2,348 | 5.8% | 2,466 | 6.2% | 2,188 | 5.6% | 2,085 | 5.5% | 1,942 | 5.2% | 1,686 | 5.0% | 1,535 | 4.6% | 1,047 | 3.4% | 902 | 2.9% | 759 | 2.6% | 896 | 3.2% | |
| White, Non-Hispanic | 31,302 | 76.8% | 30,681 | 76.9% | 30,201 | 77.8% | 29,876 | 78.3% | 29,430 | 79.3% | 27,721 | 81.7% | 27,839 | 82.8% | 27,318 | 87.8% | 28,153 | 91.8% | 27,606 | 93.0% | 26,030 | 94.2% | |
| Unknown | 2,664 | 6.5% | 2,389 | 6.0% | 2,136 | 5.5% | 2,009 | 5.3% | 1,686 | 4.5% | 1,105 | 3.3% | 751 | 2.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Public Institutions | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| State-Related Universities | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-resident Alien | 436 | 1.9% | 486 | 2.1% | 496 | 2.2% | 439 | 2.1% | 338 | 1.6% | 257 | 1.4% | 257 | 1.4% | 307 | 1.9% | 168 | 1.0% | 132 | 0.9% | 138 | 0.9% | |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 28 | 0.1% | 40 | 0.2% | 34 | 0.1% | 22 | 0.1% | 38 | 0.2% | 28 | 0.1% | 31 | 0.2% | 13 | 0.1% | 15 | 0.1% | 15 | 0.1% | 31 | 0.2% | |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 1,208 | 5.3% | 1,151 | 5.0% | 1,083 | 4.7% | 966 | 4.5% | 963 | 4.7% | 871 | 4.6% | 885 | 4.9% | 625 | 3.8% | 438 | 2.7% | 202 | 1.3% | 121 | 0.8% | |
| Hispanic | 569 | 2.5% | 536 | 2.3% | 534 | 2.3% | 476 | 2.2% | 410 | 2.0% | 404 | 2.1% | 373 | 2.1% | 217 | 1.3% | 167 | 1.0% | 82 | 0.5% | 96 | 0.7% | |
| Black, Non-Hispanic | 1,899 | 8.3% | 2,043 | 8.8% | 1,954 | 8.6% | 1,841 | 8.6% | 1,710 | 8.3% | 1,627 | 8.6% | 1,581 | 8.7% | 1,181 | 7.2% | 1,043 | 6.4% | 817 | 5.5% | 863 | 5.8% | |
| White, Non-Hispanic | 18,226 | 79.7% | 18,328 | 79.4% | 18,286 | 80.1% | 17,152 | 80.3% | 16,624 | 80.9% | 15,530 | 82.0% | 14,797 | 81.7% | 14,157 | 85.8% | 14,497 | 88.8% | 13,742 | 91.7% | 13,519 | 91.5% | |
| Unknown | 516 | 2.3% | 506 | 2.2% | 428 | 1.9% | 462 | 2.2% | 463 | 2.3% | 233 | 12.3% | 189 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | |
| SSHE Universities | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-resident Alien | 172 | 1.0% | 239 | 1.4% | 266 | 1.6% | 250 | 1.5% | 214 | 1.4% | 171 | 1.2% | 146 | 1.0% | 278 | 1.8% | 168 | 1.2% | 91 | 0.7% | 76 | 0.6% | |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 39 | 0.2% | 41 | 0.2% | 37 | 0.2% | 29 | 0.2% | 28 | 0.2% | 24 | 0.2% | 33 | 0.2% | 31 | 0.2% | 17 | 0.1% | 11 | 0.1% | 8 | 0.1% | |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 189 | 1.1% | 175 | 1.0% | 155 | 0.9% | 138 | 0.9% | 103 | 0.7% | 115 | 0.8% | 126 | 0.9% | 130 | 0.8% | 74 | 0.5% | 43 | 0.4% | 22 | 0.2% | |
| Hispanic | 259 | 1.5% | 269 | 1.6% | 204 | 1.2% | 191 | 1.2% | 178 | 1.2% | 137 | 0.9% | 151 | 1.0% | 110 | 0.7% | 52 | 0.4% | 30 | 0.2% | 43 | 0.4% | |
| Black, Non-Hispanic | 923 | 5.2% | 783 | 4.6% | 731 | 4.5% | 768 | 4.7% | 661 | 4.4% | 593 | 4.2% | 660 | 4.6% | 613 | 4.0% | 489 | 3.6% | 547 | 4.5% | 571 | 4.8% | |
| White, Non-Hispanic | 15,317 | 87.1% | 14,872 | 88.0% | 14,572 | 88.8% | 14,496 | 89.4% | 13,691 | 90.7% | 13,054 | 92.6% | 12,223 | 84.4% | 14,210 | 92.4% | 12,732 | 94.1% | 11,413 | 94.0% | 11,300 | 94.0% | |
| Unknown | 686 | 3.9% | 530 | 3.1% | 439 | 2.7% | 339 | 2.1% | 226 | 1.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 8 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Total for all Institutions | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-resident Alien | 1,825 | 2.2% | 1,898 | 2.4% | 1,962 | 2.5% | 1,927 | 2.5% | 1,731 | 2.4% | 1,505 | 2.2% | 1,441 | 2.2% | 1,437 | 2.3% | 861 | 1.4% | 784 | 1.4% | 507 | 0.9% | |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 167 | 0.2% | 170 | 0.2% | 173 | 0.2% | 135 | 0.2% | 137 | 0.2% | 116 | 0.2% | 135 | 0.2% | 89 | 0.1% | 74 | 0.1% | 58 | 0.1% | 56 | 0.1% | |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 3,474 | 4.3% | 3,445 | 4.3% | 3,312 | 4.2% | 3,114 | 4.1% | 3,006 | 4.1% | 2,561 | 3.8% | 2,709 | 4.1% | 2,141 | 34.4% | 1,251 | 2.1% | 649 | 1.1% | 400 | 0.7% | |
| Hispanic | 1,882 | 2.3% | 1,804 | 2.3% | 1,663 | 2.1% | 1,545 | 2.0% | 1,458 | 2.0% | 1,258 | 1.9% | 1,234 | 1.9% | 789 | 1.3% | 514 | 0.8% | 435 | 0.8% | 289 | 0.5% | |
| Black, Non-Hispanic | 5,170 | 6.4% | 5,292 | 6.6% | 4,873 | 6.2% | 4,694 | 6.2% | 4,313 | 5.9% | 3,906 | 5.8% | 3,776 | 5.7% | 2,841 | 4.5% | 2,434 | 4.0% | 2,123 | 3.7% | 2,330 | 4.3% | |
| White, Non-Hispanic | 64,845 | 79.8% | 63,881 | 79.9% | 63,059 | 80.8% | 61,524 | 81.2% | 59,745 | 82.1% | 56,305 | 84.1% | 54,859 | 82.8% | 55,685 | 88.4% | 55,382 | 91.5% | 52,761 | 92.9% | 50,849 | 93.4% | |
| Unknown | 3,866 | 4.8% | 3,425 | 4.3% | 3,003 | 3.8% | 2,810 | 3.7% | 2,375 | 3.3% | 1,338 | 2.0% | 944 | 1.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 8 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Total All Races/Ethnicities | 81,229 | 79,915 | 78,045 | 75,749 | 72,765 | 66,989 | 65,098 | 62,982 | 60,516 | 56,818 | 54,431 | ||||||||||||
| Source: Pennsylvania Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics and National Science Foundation | |||||||||||||||||||||||
