Table 16
Undergraduate Degrees Granted by Ethnicity
1995-96 To 2001-02*
1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 Year Change
Ethnic Group N P N P N P N P N P N P N P N P
African American 2,419 5.3 2,523 5.6 2,716 5.9 2,758 5.9 2,835 6.0 2,717 5.7 3,081 6.0 662 27.4
American Indian 488 1.1 513 1.1 558 1.2 588 1.3 566 1.2 579 1.2 537 1.0 49 10.0
Asian American 6,665 14.5 6,855 15.2 7,243 15.8 7,352 15.7 7,300 15.4 7,417 15.5 7,803 15.2 1,138 17.1
Filipino 1,771 3.9 1,846 4.1 2,031 4.4 2,122 4.5 2,175 4.6 2,356 4.9 2,514 4.9 743 42.0
Mexican American 5,435 11.9 5,864 13.0 6,232 13.6 6,832 14.6 7,445 15.8 7,652 16.0 8,504 16.6 3,069 56.5
Other Latino 1,990 4.3 2,195 4.9 2,387 5.2 2,571 5.5 2,723 5.8 2,694 5.6 3,160 6.2 1,170 58.8
Pacific Islander 194 0.4 240 0.5 206 0.4 229 0.5 224 0.5 243 0.5 283 0.6 89 45.9
Subtotal 18,962 41.4 20,036 44.4 21,373 46.6 22,452 48.1 23,268 49.2 23,658 49.4 25,882 50.5 6,920 36.5
White, Non-Latino 26,875 58.6 25,043 55.6 24,534 53.4 24,255 51.9 24,001 50.8 24,217 50.6 25,391 49.5 -1,484 -5.5
Total Identified 45,837 100.0 45,079 100.0 45,907 100.0 46,707 100.0 47,269 100.0 47,875 100.0 51,273 100.0 5,436 11.9
Percent 86.9 86.3 85.8 85.2 85.0 84.0 83.4
Unknown 5,202 9.9 5,349 10.2 5,632 10.5 6,188 11.3 6,330 11.4 6,917 12.1 7,795 12.7 2,593 49.8
Nonresident Alien 1,691 3.2 1,785 3.4 1,957 3.7 1,919 3.5 2,004 3.6 2,191 3.8 2,395 3.9 704 41.6
All Groups 52,730 100.0 52,213 100.0 53,496 100.0 54,814 100.0 55,603 100.0 56,983 100.0 61,463 100.0 8,733 16.6
*Data for statewide nursing program degree recipients is unavailable for 1988-89 thru 1990-91