B4-B21: Graduation Rates

The items in this section correspond to data elements collected by the IPEDS Web-based Data Collection System's Graduation Rate Survey (GRS).

  • For complete instructions and definitions of data elements, see the IPEDS GRS Forms and Instructions for the 2024-2025 Survey. https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/use-the-data/survey-components/9/graduation-rates

In the following section for bachelor's or equivalent programs, please disaggregate the Fall 2017 and Fall 2018 cohorts (formerly CDS B4-B11) into four groups:

  • Students who received a Federal Pell Grant*
  • Recipients of a subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
  • Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan
  • Total (all students, regardless of Pell Grant or subsidized loan status)
  • Students who received both a Federal Pell Grant and a subsidized Stafford Loan should be reported in the "Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant" column.

For each graduation rate grid below, the numbers in the first three columns for Questions A-G should sum to the cohort total in the fourth column (formerly CDS B4-B11).

For Bachelor's or Equivalent Programs

Please provide data for the Fall 2018 cohort if available. If Fall 2018 cohort data are not available, provide data for the Fall 2017 cohort.

Fall 2018 Cohort

Recipients of a Federal Pell GrantRecipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell GrantStudents who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford LoanTotal (sum of 3 columns to the left)
AInitial 2018 cohort of first-time, full-time, bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students1492537211
BOf the initial 2018 cohort, how many did not persist and did not graduate for the following reasons: • Deceased • Permanently Disabled • Armed Forces • Foreign Aid Service of the Federal Government • Official church missions • Report Total Allowable Exclusions1001
CFinal 2018 cohort, after adjusting for allowable exclusions1482537210
DOf the initial 2018 cohort, how many completed the program in four years or less (by Aug. 31, 2022)1251229
Initial 2018 cohort of first-time, full-time,
149
Foreign Aid Service of the Federal Government
Final 2018 cohort, after adjusting
148
25
37
completed the program in four years or