Table 16
Undergraduate Degrees Granted by Ethnicity
1996-97 To 2002-03*
---1996-97---- ---1997-98---- ---1998-99---- ---1999-00---- ---2000-01---- ---2001-02---- ---2002-03---- -7 Year Change-
Ethnic Group N P N P N P N P N P N P N P N P
African American 2,523 5.6 2,716 5.9 2,758 5.9 2,835 6.0 2,717 5.7 3,081 6.0 2,953 5.8 430 17.0
American Indian 513 1.1 558 1.2 588 1.3 566 1.2 579 1.2 537 1.0 481 1.0 -32 -6.2
Asian American 6,855 15.2 7,243 15.8 7,352 15.7 7,300 15.4 7,417 15.5 7,803 15.2 7,582 15.0 727 10.6
Filipino 1,846 4.1 2,031 4.4 2,122 4.5 2,175 4.6 2,356 4.9 2,514 4.9 2,574 5.1 728 39.4
Mexican American 5,864 13.0 6,232 13.6 6,832 14.6 7,445 15.8 7,652 16.0 8,504 16.6 8,892 17.6 3,028 51.6
Other Latino 2,195 4.9 2,387 5.2 2,571 5.5 2,723 5.8 2,694 5.6 3,160 6.2 3,053 6.0 858 39.1
Pacific Islander 240 0.5 206 0.4 229 0.5 224 0.5 243 0.5 283 0.6 266 0.5 26 10.8
Subtotal 20,036 44.4 21,373 46.6 22,452 48.1 23,268 49.2 23,658 49.4 25,882 50.5 25,801 51.1 5,765 28.8
White, Non-Latino 25,043 55.6 24,534 53.4 24,255 51.9 24,001 50.8 24,217 50.6 25,391 49.5 24,694 48.9 -349 -1.4
Total Identified 45,079 100.0 45,907 100.0 46,707 100.0 47,269 100.0 47,875 100.0 51,273 100.0 50,495 100.0 5,416 12.0
Percent 86.3 85.8 85.2 85.0 84.0 83.4 81.8
Unknown 5,349 10.2 5,632 10.5 6,188 11.3 6,330 11.4 6,917 12.1 7,795 12.7 8,542 13.8 3,193 59.7
Nonresident Alien 1,785 3.4 1,957 3.7 1,919 3.5 2,004 3.6 2,191 3.8 2,395 3.9 2,675 4.3 890 49.9
All Groups 52,213 100.0 53,496 100.0 54,814 100.0 55,603 100.0 56,983 100.0 61,463 100.0 61,712 100.0 9,499 18.2
*Data for statewide nursing program degree recipients is unavailable for 1988-89 thru 1990-91