Table 16
Undergraduate Degrees Granted by Ethnicity
1998-99 To 2004-05*
---1998-99---- ---1999-00--- ---2000-01--- ---2001-02--- ---2002-03--- ---2003-04--- ---2004-05--- -7 Year Change-
Ethnic Group N P N P N P N P N P N P N P N P
African American 2,758 5.9 2,835 6.0 2,717 5.7 3,081 6.0 2,953 5.8 3,059 5.7 3,054 5.6 296 10.7
American Indian 588 1.3 566 1.2 579 1.2 537 1.0 481 1.0 469 0.9 524 1.0 -64 -10.9
Asian American 7,352 15.7 7,300 15.4 7,417 15.5 7,803 15.2 7,582 15.0 8,008 15.0 8,180 15.0 828 11.3
Filipino 2,122 4.5 2,175 4.6 2,356 4.9 2,514 4.9 2,574 5.1 2,758 5.2 2,916 5.4 794 37.4
Mexican American 6,832 14.6 7,445 15.8 7,652 16.0 8,504 16.6 8,892 17.6 9,099 17.0 9,492 17.4 2,660 38.9
Other Latino 2,571 5.5 2,723 5.8 2,694 5.6 3,160 6.2 3,053 6.0 3,336 6.2 3,661 6.7 1,090 42.4
Pacific Islander 229 0.5 224 0.5 243 0.5 283 0.6 266 0.5 311 0.6 319 0.6 90 39.3
Subtotal 22,452 48.1 23,268 49.2 23,658 49.4 25,882 50.5 25,801 51.1 27,040 50.6 28,146 51.7 5,694 25.4
White, Non-Latino 24,255 51.9 24,001 50.8 24,217 50.6 25,391 49.5 24,694 48.9 26,377 49.4 26,279 48.3 2,024 8.3
Total Identified 46,707 100.0 47,269 100.0 47,875 100.0 51,273 100.0 50,495 100.0 53,417 100.0 54,425 100.0 7,718 16.5
Percent 85.2 85.0 84.0 83.4 81.8 81.3 81.5
Unknown 6,188 11.3 6,330 11.4 6,917 12.1 7,795 12.7 8,542 13.8 9,595 14.6 9,642 14.4 3,454 55.8
Nonresident Alien 1,919 3.5 2,004 3.6 2,191 3.8 2,395 3.9 2,675 4.3 2,729 4.2 2,701 4.0 782 40.8
All Groups 54,814 100.0 55,603 100.0 56,983 100.0 61,463 100.0 61,712 100.0 65,741 100.0 66,768 100.0 11,954 21.8
*Data for statewide nursing program degree recipients is unavailable for 1988-89 thru 1990-91