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RELATED NCES REPORTS 2
DATA 2
ANALYSIS 3
REFERENCES 4
ENDNOTES 4
NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS 5
Table 1.1. LEVEL OF INSTITUTION: Percentage distribution of undergraduates, by level of institution, control of institution, and selected student characteristics: 2015–16 5
Table S1.1. Standard errors for table 1.1: LEVEL OF INSTITUTION: Percentage distribution of undergraduates, by level of institution, control of institution, and selected student characteristics: 2015–16 8
Table 1.2. CONTROL OF INSTITUTION: Percentage distribution of undergraduates, by control of institution, level of institution, and selected student characteristics: 2015–16 10
Table S1.2. Standard errors for table 1.2: CONTROL OF INSTITUTION: Percentage distribution of undergraduates, by control of institution, level of institution, and selected student characteristics: 2015–16 13
Table 1.3. INSTITUTIONAL CONTROL AND LEVEL: Percentage distribution of undergraduates, by control and level of institution and selected student characteristics: 2015–16 15
Table S1.3. Standard errors for table 1.3: INSTITUTIONAL CONTROL AND LEVEL: Percentage distribution of undergraduates, by control and level of institution and selected student characteristics: 2015–16 19
Table 1.4. CLASS LEVEL: Percentage distribution of undergraduates, by class level, control and level of institution, and selected student characteristics: 2015–16 22
Table S1.4. Standard errors for table 1.4: CLASS LEVEL: Percentage distribution of undergraduates, by class level, control and level of institution, and selected student characteristics: 2015–16 25
Table 1.5. ATTENDANCE STATUS: Percentage distribution of undergraduates, by attendance status, control and level of institution, and selected student characteristics: 2015–16 28
Table S1.5. Standard errors for table 1.5: ATTENDANCE STATUS: Percentage distribution of undergraduates, by attendance status, control and level of institution, and selected student characteristics: 2015–16 31
Table 1.6. DISTANCE FROM HOME AND DISTANCE EDUCATION: Percentage of undergraduates attending school in home state, distance from home, and percentage enrolled in distance education courses and... 33
Table S1.6. Standard errors for table 1.6: DISTANCE FROM HOME AND DISTANCE EDUCATION: Percentage of undergraduates attending school in home state, distance from home, and percentage enrolled... 36
Table 1.7. REMEDIAL COURSETAKING: Percentage of undergraduates who reported ever taking a remedial course after high school graduation, percentage taking remedial courses in 2015–16, and percentage... 39
Table S1.7. Standard errors for table 1.7: REMEDIAL COURSETAKING: Percentage of undergraduates who reported ever taking a remedial course after high school graduation, percentage taking remedial courses... 43
Table 2.1. UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM: Percentage distribution of undergraduates, by undergraduate program, control and level of institution, and selected student characteristics: 2015–16 46
Table S2.1. Standard errors for table 2.1: UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM: Percentage distribution of undergraduates, by undergraduate program, control and level of institution, and selected student characteristics: 2015–16 49
Table 2.2. MAJOR FIELD OF STUDY: Percentage distribution of undergraduates, by major field of study, control and level of institution, and selected student characteristics: 2015–16 51
Table S2.2. Standard errors for table 2.2: MAJOR FIELD OF STUDY: Percentage distribution of undergraduates, by major field of study, control and level of institution, and selected student characteristics: 2015–16 55
Table 2.3. AVERAGE GRADES: Percentage distribution of undergraduates, by average grades, control and level of institution, and selected student characteristics: 2015–16 58
Table S2.3. Standard errors for table 2.3: AVERAGE GRADES: Percentage distribution of undergraduates, by average grades, control and level of institution, and selected student characteristics: 2015–16 61
Table 3.1. SEX: Percentage distribution of undergraduates, by sex, control and level of institution, and selected student characteristics: 2015–16 63
Table S3.1. Standard errors for table 3.1: SEX: Percentage distribution of undergraduates, by sex, control and level of institution, and selected student characteristics: 2015–16 66
Table 3.2. RACE/ETHNICITY: Percentage distribution of undergraduates, by race/ethnicity, control and level of institution, and selected student characteristics: 2015–16 68
Table S3.2. Standard errors for table 3.2: RACE/ETHNICITY: Percentage distribution of undergraduates, by race/ethnicity, control and level of institution, and selected student characteristics: 2015–16 71
Table 3.3. AGE AT END OF 2015: Percentage distribution of undergraduates, by age group, average and median age, control and level of institution, and selected student characteristics: 2015–16 73
Table S3.3. Standard errors for table 3.3: AGE AT END OF 2015: Percentage distribution of undergraduates, by age group, average and median age, control and level of institution, and selected student characteristics:... 76
Table 3.4-A. DEPENDENCY, MARITAL STATUS, AND DEPENDENTS: Percentage distribution of undergraduates, by dependency status; and among independent students, percentage distribution of marital status and... 78
Table S3.4-A. Standard errors for table 3.4-A: DEPENDENCY, MARITAL STATUS, AND DEPENDENTS: Percentage distribution of undergraduates, by dependency status; and among independent students,... 81
Table 3.4-B. DEPENDENCY STATUS: Percentage distribution of undergraduates, by attendance, dependency status, control and level of institution, and selected student characteristics: 2015–16 83
Table S3.4-B. Standard errors for table 3.4-B: DEPENDENCY STATUS: Percentage distribution of undergraduates, by attendance, dependency status, control and level of institution, and selected student characteristics:... 85
Table 3.5-A. INCOME BY DEPENDENCY STATUS: Percentage distribution of undergraduates, by dependency status and income level in 2014, control and level of institution, and selected student characteristics: 2015–16 87
Table S3.5-A. Standard errors for table 3.5-A: INCOME BY DEPENDENCY STATUS: Percentage distribution of undergraduates, by dependency status and income level in 2014, control and level of institution,... 90
Table 3.5-B. DEPENDENT STUDENT FAMILY INCOME: Percentage distribution of dependent undergraduates, by 2014 family income, control and level of institution, and selected student characteristics: 2015–16 93
Table S3.5-B. Standard errors for table 3.5-B: DEPENDENT STUDENT FAMILY INCOME: Percentage distribution of dependent undergraduates, by 2014 family income, control and level of institution, and selected student... 95
Table 3.5-C. INDEPENDENT STUDENT INCOME: Percentage distribution of independent undergraduates, by 2014 student income, control and level of institution, and selected student characteristics: 2015–16 97
Table S3.5-C. Standard errors for table 3.5-C: INDEPENDENT STUDENT INCOME: Percentage distribution of independent undergraduates, by 2014 student income, control and level of institution, and selected... 100
Table 3.6. MARITAL STATUS: Percentage distribution of undergraduates, by marital status, control and level of institution, and selected student characteristics: 2015–16 102
Table S3.6. Standard errors for table 3.6: MARITAL STATUS: Percentage distribution of undergraduates, by marital status, control and level of institution, and selected student characteristics: 2015–16 105
Table 3.7. RESPONSIBILITY FOR DEPENDENTS: Percentage distribution of undergraduates, by number of dependents and percentage of unmarried undergraduates with dependents, control and level of institution,... 107
Table S3.7. Standard errors for table 3.7: RESPONSIBILITY FOR DEPENDENTS: Percentage distribution of undergraduates, by number of dependents and percentage of unmarried undergraduates with dependents,... 110
Table 3.8. HIGH SCHOOL COMPLETION STATUS: Percentage distribution of undergraduates, by high school completion status, control and level of institution, and selected student characteristics: 2015–16 112
Table S3.8. Standard errors for table 3.8: HIGH SCHOOL COMPLETION STATUS: Percentage distribution of undergraduates, by high school completion status, control and level of institution, and selected student... 115
Table 3.9. RESIDENCE WHILE ENROLLED: Percentage distribution of undergraduates, by residence while enrolled, control and level of institution, and selected student characteristics: 2015–16 117
Table S3.9. Standard errors for table 3.9: RESIDENCE WHILE ENROLLED: Percentage distribution of undergraduates, by residence while enrolled, control and level of institution, and selected student characteristics: 2015–16 120
Table 3.10. CITIZENSHIP STATUS: Percentage distribution of undergraduates, by citizenship status, control and level of institution, and selected student characteristics: 2015–16 122
Table S3.10. Standard errors for table 3.10: CITIZENSHIP STATUS: Percentage distribution of undergraduates, by citizenship status, control and level of institution, and selected student characteristics: 2015–16 125
Table 3.11. PARENT EDUCATION LEVEL: Percentage distribution of undergraduates, by parents' highest level of education, control and level of institution, and selected student characteristics: 2015–16 127
Table S3.11. Standard errors for table 3.11: PARENT EDUCATION LEVEL: Percentage distribution of undergraduates, by parents' highest level of education, control and level of institution, and selected student... 130
Table 3.12. DISABILITIES: Percentage of undergraduates who reported some type of disability and, among those who did, percentage distribution of main type of disability, by control and level of institution and... 132
Table S3.12. Standard errors for table 3.12: DISABILITIES: Percentage of undergraduates who reported some type of disability and, among those who did, percentage distribution of main type of disability,... 135
Table 4.1. UNDERGRADUATE FINANCIAL AID: Percentage of undergraduates receiving financial aid for postsecondary education, by financial aid source and type, control and level of institution, and selected student... 138
Table S4.1. Standard errors for table 4.1: UNDERGRADUATE FINANCIAL AID: Percentage of undergraduates receiving financial aid for postsecondary education, by financial aid source and type, control and... 141
Table 4.2-A. DEPENDENT STUDENT FINANCIAL AID: Percentage of dependent undergraduates receiving financial aid for postsecondary education, and among those receiving each source and type of aid,... 144
Table S4.2-A. Standard errors for table 4.2-A: DEPENDENT STUDENT FINANCIAL AID: Percentage of dependent undergraduates receiving financial aid for postsecondary education, and among those receiving... 147
Table 4.2-B. INDEPENDENT STUDENT FINANCIAL AID: Percentage of independent undergraduates receiving financial aid for postsecondary education, and among those receiving each source and type of aid,... 149
Table S4.2-B. Standard errors for table 4.2-B: INDEPENDENT STUDENT FINANCIAL AID: Percentage of independent undergraduates receiving financial aid for postsecondary education, and among those receiving... 152
Table 4.3. STUDENT CREDIT CARDS: Percentage distribution of undergraduates, by number of credit cards in own name, percentage with any balance due, and the average and median monthly balance on all credit... 155
Table S4.3. Standard errors for table 4.3: STUDENT CREDIT CARDS: Percentage distribution of undergraduates, by number of credit cards in own name, percentage with any balance due, and the average and... 158
Table 4.4. FINANCIAL LITERACY: Percentage of undergraduates responding correctly to financial literacy questions and percentage distribution of questions answered correctly, by control and level of institution and... 161
Table S4.4. Standard errors for table 4.4: FINANCIAL LITERACY: Percentage of undergraduates responding correctly to financial literacy questions and percentage distribution of questions answered correctly,... 166
Table 4.5. LOAN LITERACY: Percentage of undergraduates responding correctly to questions about federal student loan repayment and percentage distribution of questions answered correctly, by control and... 170
Table S4.5. Standard errors for table 4.5: LOAN LITERACY: Percentage of undergraduates responding correctly to questions about federal student loan repayment and percentage distribution of questions answered... 175
Table 5.1. WORK WHILE ENROLLED: Percentage distribution of undergraduates, by work intensity while enrolled, and among those who worked, the average and median hours worked per week, control and... 179
Table S5.1. Standard errors for table 5.1: WORK WHILE ENROLLED: Percentage distribution of undergraduates, by work intensity while enrolled, and among those who worked, the average and median hours worked... 182
Table 5.2. STUDENT ROLE: Percentage distribution of undergraduates' perceptions of the relative roles of work and study in their lives, by control and level of institution and selected student characteristics: 2015–16 185
Table S5.2. Standard errors for table 5.2: STUDENT ROLE: Percentage distribution of undergraduates' perceptions of the relative roles of work and study in their lives, by control and level of institution and selected... 188
Table 5.3. MILITARY STATUS: Percentage distribution of undergraduates, by military service status, control and level of institution, and selected student characteristics: 2015–16 191
Table S5.3. Standard errors for table 5.3: MILITARY STATUS: Percentage distribution of undergraduates, by military service status, control and level of institution, and selected student characteristics: 2015–16 194