Table 17
Graduate 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 688 6.6 735 6.8 710 6.6 735 6.8 852 7.1 896 7.2 903 6.7 215 31.3
American Indian 101 1.0 100 0.9 103 1.0 94 0.9 120 1.0 118 0.9 118 0.9 17 16.8
Asian American 1,224 11.8 1,355 12.6 1,344 12.5 1,406 13.0 1,666 14.0 1,859 14.9 2,052 15.3 828 67.6
Filipino 214 2.1 246 2.3 276 2.6 284 2.6 320 2.7 325 2.6 351 2.6 137 64.0
Mexican American 1,022 9.9 1,186 11.0 1,217 11.3 1,377 12.7 1,427 12.0 1,550 12.4 1,810 13.5 788 77.1
Other Latino 471 4.5 472 4.4 529 4.9 560 5.2 641 5.4 684 5.5 761 5.7 290 61.6
Pacific Islander 44 0.4 43 0.4 48 0.4 47 0.4 43 0.4 53 0.4 54 0.4 10 22.7
Subtotal 3,764 36.3 4,137 38.4 4,227 39.3 4,503 41.6 5,069 42.5 5,485 43.9 6,049 45.2 2,285 60.7
White, Non-Latino 6,595 63.7 6,646 61.6 6,530 60.7 6,333 58.4 6,860 57.5 6,999 56.1 7,330 54.8 735 11.1
Total Identified 10,359 100.0 10,783 100.0 10,757 100.0 10,836 100.0 11,929 100.0 12,484 100.0 13,379 100.0 3,020 29.2
Percent 76.3 75.1 73.8 72.0 70.8 72.5 73.0
Unknown 1,588 11.7 1,615 11.2 1,757 12.0 1,901 12.6 2,342 13.9 2,375 13.8 2,674 14.6 1,086 68.4
Nonresident Alien 1,637 12.1 1,965 13.7 2,067 14.2 2,306 15.3 2,580 15.3 2,361 13.7 2,277 12.4 640 39.1
All Groups 13,584 100.0 14,363 100.0 14,581 100.0 15,043 100.0 16,851 100.0 17,220 100.0 18,330 100.0 4,746 34.9
*Data for statewide nursing program degree recipients is unavailable for 1988-89 thru 1990-91