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 2025-2026 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 2018 and Fall 2019 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 2019 cohort if available. If Fall 2019 cohort data are not available, provide data for the Fall 2018 cohort.

Fall 2019 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 2019 cohort of first-time, full-time, bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students2693860367
BOf the initial 2019 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 Exclusions0000
CFinal 2019 cohort, after adjusting for allowable exclusions2693860367
DOf the initial 2019 cohort, how many completed the program in four years or less (by Aug. 31, 2023)2522047
Initial 2019 cohort of first-time, full-time,
269
Foreign Aid Service of the Federal Government
Final 2019 cohort, after adjusting
269
38
60
completed the program in four years or