Table 17
Graduate Degrees Granted by Ethnicity
2001-02 To 2007-08
---2001-02---- ---2002-03---- ---2003-04---- ---2004-05---- ---2005-06---- ---2006-07---- ---2007-08---- -7 Year Change-
Ethnic Group N P N P N P N P N P N P N P N P
African American 710 4.9 735 4.9 852 5.1 896 5.2 903 4.9 970 5.3 866 4.7 156 22.0
American Indian 103 0.7 94 0.6 120 0.7 118 0.7 118 0.6 104 0.6 111 0.6 8 7.8
Asian American 1,344 9.2 1,406 9.3 1,666 9.9 1,859 10.8 2,052 11.2 2,092 11.5 2,199 11.8 855 63.6
Filipino 276 1.9 284 1.9 320 1.9 325 1.9 351 1.9 355 2.0 410 2.2 134 48.6
Mexican American 1,217 8.3 1,377 9.2 1,427 8.5 1,550 9.0 1,810 9.9 1,931 10.6 1,969 10.6 752 61.8
Other Latino 529 3.6 560 3.7 641 3.8 684 4.0 761 4.2 821 4.5 857 4.6 328 62.0
Pacific Islander 48 0.3 47 0.3 43 0.3 53 0.3 54 0.3 64 0.4 86 0.5 38 79.2
White, Non-Latino 6,530 44.8 6,333 42.1 6,860 40.7 6,999 40.6 7,330 40.0 7,103 39.1 7,447 40.1 917 14.0
Unknown 1,757 12.0 1,901 12.6 2,342 13.9 2,375 13.8 2,674 14.6 2,692 14.8 2,656 14.3 899 51.2
Nonresident Alien 2,067 14.2 2,306 15.3 2,580 15.3 2,361 13.7 2,277 12.4 2,031 11.2 1,963 10.6 -104 -5.0
All Groups 14,581 100.0 15,043 100.0 16,851 100.0 17,220 100.0 18,330 100.0 18,163 100.0 18,564 100.0 3,983 27.3