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The Chronicle of Higher Education
From the issue dated December 1, 2000


Graduation Rates at NCAA Division I Colleges

These tables show the percentages of students who have earned bachelor's degrees within six years of entering college. The numbers shown are for students who enrolled as freshmen in 1993-94.

Male athletes and other male students
All male students All male athletes

Number
of students
Graduation
rate
Number
of athletes
Graduation
rate

American Indian/Alaskan native 1,431 36% 38 42%
Asian/Pacific Islander 17,116 63% 97 47%
Black 24,700 32% 2,683 41%
Hispanic 13,393 44% 245 44%
White 183,396 57% 5,353 56%
Nonresident alien 5,450 59% 391 61%
Other 4,133 55% 105 46%
Total 249,609 54% 8,911 51%

Female athletes and other male students
All female students All female athletes

Number
of students
Graduation
rate
Number
of athletes
Graduation
rate

American Indian/Alaskan native 1,663 41% 26 54%
Asian/Pacific Islander 17,007 69% 88 82%
Black 34,190 42% 890 57%
Hispanic 15,686 51% 165 58%
White 197,373 61% 4,512 71%
Nonresident alien 3,664 64% 267 67%
Other 4,151 59% 68 60%
Total 273,819 59% 6,017 68%

Basketball players
Men Women

Race Number Graduation
rate
Number Graduation
rate

American Indian/Alaskan native 1 0% 5 60%
Asian/Pacific Islander 2 0% 4 100%
Black 449 34% 317 52%
Hispanic 9 67% 11 55%
White 230 56% 579 69%
Nonresident alien 28 61% 28 64%
Other 10 20% 14 57%
Total 729 42% 958 63%

Football players
Race Number Graduation
rate

American Indian/Alaskan native 14 57%
Asian/Pacific Islander 31 42%
Black 1,689 4%
Hispanic 48 40%
White 1,378 55
Nonresident alien 10 40%
Other 40 38%
Total 3,210 48%


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