Table 17
Graduate 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 555 5.8 604 6.4 667 6.4 709 6.7 688 6.6 735 6.8 710 6.6 155 27.9
American Indian 94 1.0 79 0.8 94 0.9 114 1.1 101 1.0 100 0.9 103 1.0 9 9.6
Asian American 1,138 11.9 1,057 11.1 1,290 12.4 1,311 12.4 1,224 11.8 1,355 12.6 1,344 12.5 206 18.1
Filipino 147 1.5 159 1.7 189 1.8 197 1.9 214 2.1 246 2.3 276 2.6 129 87.8
Mexican American 606 6.3 751 7.9 877 8.5 954 9.0 1,022 9.9 1,186 11.0 1,217 11.3 611 100.8
Other Latino 325 3.4 391 4.1 408 3.9 444 4.2 471 4.5 472 4.4 529 4.9 204 62.8
Pacific Islander 27 0.3 32 0.3 34 0.3 42 0.4 44 0.4 43 0.4 48 0.4 21 77.8
Subtotal 2,892 30.2 3,073 32.4 3,559 34.3 3,771 35.5 3,764 36.3 4,137 38.4 4,227 39.3 1,335 46.2
White, Non-Latino 6,683 69.8 6,411 67.6 6,805 65.7 6,842 64.5 6,595 63.7 6,646 61.6 6,530 60.7 -153 -2.3
Total Identified 9,575 100.0 9,484 100.0 10,364 100.0 10,613 100.0 10,359 100.0 10,783 100.0 10,757 100.0 1,182 12.3
Percent 78.9 79.9 78.4 77.3 76.3 75.1 73.8
Unknown 1,494 12.3 1,429 12.0 1,510 11.4 1,581 11.5 1,588 11.7 1,615 11.2 1,757 12.0 263 17.6
Nonresident Alien 1,060 8.7 963 8.1 1,341 10.1 1,531 11.2 1,637 12.1 1,965 13.7 2,067 14.2 1,007 95.0
All Groups 12,129 100.0 11,876 100.0 13,215 100.0 13,725 100.0 13,584 100.0 14,363 100.0 14,581 100.0 2,452 20.2
*Data for statewide nursing program degree recipients is unavailable for 1988-89 thru 1990-91