Table 17
Graduate 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 709 6.7 688 6.6 735 6.8 710 6.6 735 6.8 852 7.1 896 7.2 187 26.4
American Indian 114 1.1 101 1.0 100 0.9 103 1.0 94 0.9 120 1.0 118 0.9 4 3.5
Asian American 1,311 12.4 1,224 11.8 1,355 12.6 1,344 12.5 1,406 13.0 1,666 14.0 1,859 14.9 548 41.8
Filipino 197 1.9 214 2.1 246 2.3 276 2.6 284 2.6 320 2.7 325 2.6 128 65.0
Mexican American 954 9.0 1,022 9.9 1,186 11.0 1,217 11.3 1,377 12.7 1,427 12.0 1,550 12.4 596 62.5
Other Latino 444 4.2 471 4.5 472 4.4 529 4.9 560 5.2 641 5.4 684 5.5 240 54.1
Pacific Islander 42 0.4 44 0.4 43 0.4 48 0.4 47 0.4 43 0.4 53 0.4 11 26.2
Subtotal 3,771 35.5 3,764 36.3 4,137 38.4 4,227 39.3 4,503 41.6 5,069 42.5 5,485 43.9 1,714 45.5
White, Non-Latino 6,842 64.5 6,595 63.7 6,646 61.6 6,530 60.7 6,333 58.4 6,860 57.5 6,999 56.1 157 2.3
Total Identified 10,613 100.0 10,359 100.0 10,783 100.0 10,757 100.0 10,836 100.0 11,929 100.0 12,484 100.0 1,871 17.6
Percent 77.3 76.3 75.1 73.8 72.0 70.8 72.5
Unknown 1,581 11.5 1,588 11.7 1,615 11.2 1,757 12.0 1,901 12.6 2,342 13.9 2,375 13.8 794 50.2
Nonresident Alien 1,531 11.2 1,637 12.1 1,965 13.7 2,067 14.2 2,306 15.3 2,580 15.3 2,361 13.7 830 54.2
All Groups 13,725 100.0 13,584 100.0 14,363 100.0 14,581 100.0 15,043 100.0 16,851 100.0 17,220 100.0 3,495 25.5
*Data for statewide nursing program degree recipients is unavailable for 1988-89 thru 1990-91