Table 16
Undergraduate Degrees Granted by Ethnicity
1997-98 To 2003-04*
---1997-98---- ---1998-99---- ---1999-00---- ---2000-01---- ---2001-02---- ---2002-03---- ---2003-04---- 7 Year Change
Ethnic Group N P N P N P N P N P N P N P N P
African American 2,716 5.9 2,758 5.9 2,835 6.0 2,717 5.7 3,081 6.0 2,953 5.8 3,059 5.7 343 12.6
American Indian 558 1.2 588 1.3 566 1.2 579 1.2 537 1.0 481 1.0 469 0.9 -89 -15.9
Asian American 7,243 15.8 7,352 15.7 7,300 15.4 7,417 15.5 7,803 15.2 7,582 15.0 8,008 15.0 765 10.6
Filipino 2,031 4.4 2,122 4.5 2,175 4.6 2,356 4.9 2,514 4.9 2,574 5.1 2,758 5.2 727 35.8
Mexican American 6,232 13.6 6,832 14.6 7,445 15.8 7,652 16.0 8,504 16.6 8,892 17.6 9,099 17.0 2,867 46.0
Other Latino 2,387 5.2 2,571 5.5 2,723 5.8 2,694 5.6 3,160 6.2 3,053 6.0 3,336 6.2 949 39.8
Pacific Islander 206 0.4 229 0.5 224 0.5 243 0.5 283 0.6 266 0.5 311 0.6 105 51.0
Subtotal 21,373 46.6 22,452 48.1 23,268 49.2 23,658 49.4 25,882 50.5 25,801 51.1 27,040 50.6 5,667 26.5
White, Non-Latino 24,534 53.4 24,255 51.9 24,001 50.8 24,217 50.6 25,391 49.5 24,694 48.9 26,377 49.4 1,843 7.5
Total Identified 45,907 100.0 46,707 100.0 47,269 100.0 47,875 100.0 51,273 100.0 50,495 100.0 53,417 100.0 7,510 16.4
Percent 85.8 85.2 85.0 84.0 83.4 81.8 81.3
Unknown 5,632 10.5 6,188 11.3 6,330 11.4 6,917 12.1 7,795 12.7 8,542 13.8 9,595 14.6 3,963 70.4
Nonresident Alien 1,957 3.7 1,919 3.5 2,004 3.6 2,191 3.8 2,395 3.9 2,675 4.3 2,729 4.2 772 39.4
All Groups 53,496 100.0 54,814 100.0 55,603 100.0 56,983 100.0 61,463 100.0 61,712 100.0 65,741 100.0 12,245 22.9
*Data for statewide nursing program degree recipients is unavailable for 1988-89 thru 1990-91