Table 17
Graduate 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 667 6.4 709 6.7 688 6.6 735 6.8 710 6.6 735 6.8 852 7.1 185 27.7
American Indian 94 0.9 114 1.1 101 1.0 100 0.9 103 1.0 94 0.9 120 1.0 26 27.7
Asian American 1,290 12.4 1,311 12.4 1,224 11.8 1,355 12.6 1,344 12.5 1,406 13.0 1,666 14.0 376 29.1
Filipino 189 1.8 197 1.9 214 2.1 246 2.3 276 2.6 284 2.6 320 2.7 131 69.3
Mexican American 877 8.5 954 9.0 1,022 9.9 1,186 11.0 1,217 11.3 1,377 12.7 1,427 12.0 550 62.7
Other Latino 408 3.9 444 4.2 471 4.5 472 4.4 529 4.9 560 5.2 641 5.4 233 57.1
Pacific Islander 34 0.3 42 0.4 44 0.4 43 0.4 48 0.4 47 0.4 43 0.4 9 26.5
Subtotal 3,559 34.3 3,771 35.5 3,764 36.3 4,137 38.4 4,227 39.3 4,503 41.6 5,069 42.5 1,510 42.4
White, Non-Latino 6,805 65.7 6,842 64.5 6,595 63.7 6,646 61.6 6,530 60.7 6,333 58.4 6,860 57.5 55 0.8
Total Identified 10,364 100.0 10,613 100.0 10,359 100.0 10,783 100.0 10,757 100.0 10,836 100.0 11,929 100.0 1,565 15.1
Percent 78.4 77.3 76.3 75.1 73.8 72.0 70.8
Unknown 1,510 11.4 1,581 11.5 1,588 11.7 1,615 11.2 1,757 12.0 1,901 12.6 2,342 13.9 832 55.1
Nonresident Alien 1,341 10.1 1,531 11.2 1,637 12.1 1,965 13.7 2,067 14.2 2,306 15.3 2,580 15.3 1,239 92.4
All Groups 13,215 100.0 13,725 100.0 13,584 100.0 14,363 100.0 14,581 100.0 15,043 100.0 16,851 100.0 3,636 27.5
*Data for statewide nursing program degree recipients is unavailable for 1988-89 thru 1990-91