Table 16
Undergraduate Degrees Granted by Ethnicity
1999-00 To 2005-06*
---1999-00--- ---2000-01--- ---2001-02--- ---2002-03--- ---2003-04--- ---2004-05--- ---2005-06--- -7 Year Change-
Ethnic Group N P N P N P N P N P N P N P N P
African American 2,835 6.0 2,717 5.7 3,081 6.0 2,953 5.8 3,059 5.7 3,054 5.6 3,317 5.8 482 17.0
American Indian 566 1.2 579 1.2 537 1.0 481 1.0 469 0.9 524 1.0 509 0.9 -57 -10.1
Asian American 7,300 15.4 7,417 15.5 7,803 15.2 7,582 15.0 8,008 15.0 8,180 15.0 8,701 15.3 1,401 19.2
Filipino 2,175 4.6 2,356 4.9 2,514 4.9 2,574 5.1 2,758 5.2 2,916 5.4 2,837 5.0 662 30.4
Mexican American 7,445 15.8 7,652 16.0 8,504 16.6 8,892 17.6 9,099 17.0 9,492 17.4 10,028 17.6 2,583 34.7
Other Latino 2,723 5.8 2,694 5.6 3,160 6.2 3,053 6.0 3,336 6.2 3,661 6.7 3,849 6.7 1,126 41.4
Pacific Islander 224 0.5 243 0.5 283 0.6 266 0.5 311 0.6 319 0.6 395 0.7 171 76.3
Subtotal 23,268 49.2 23,658 49.4 25,882 50.5 25,801 51.1 27,040 50.6 28,146 51.7 29,636 52.0 6,368 27.4
White, Non-Latino 24,001 50.8 24,217 50.6 25,391 49.5 24,694 48.9 26,377 49.4 26,279 48.3 27,387 48.0 3,386 14.1
Total Identified 47,269 100.0 47,875 100.0 51,273 100.0 50,495 100.0 53,417 100.0 54,425 100.0 57,023 100.0 9,754 20.6
Percent 85.0 84.0 83.4 81.8 81.3 81.5 82.2
Unknown 6,330 11.4 6,917 12.1 7,795 12.7 8,542 13.8 9,595 14.6 9,642 14.4 9,482 13.7 3,152 49.8
Nonresident Alien 2,004 3.6 2,191 3.8 2,395 3.9 2,675 4.3 2,729 4.2 2,701 4.0 2,845 4.1 841 42.0
All Groups 55,603 100.0 56,983 100.0 61,463 100.0 61,712 100.0 65,741 100.0 66,768 100.0 69,350 100.0 13,747 24.7
*Data for statewide nursing program degree recipients is unavailable for 1988-89 thru 1990-91