University System
Degrees Awarded by Sector and Ethnicity

Historically, white students have earned the greatest percentage of degrees in the University System. In recent years, a growing number of the degrees have been awarded to African American students and students of other races. Degrees awarded to African Americans accounted for 2% of the total number of degrees awarded in 1992 and 4% of the degrees earned in 2001. The overall number of degrees conferred to African Americans rose from 98 in 1992 to 212 in 2001, a 116 percent increase. The Medical Center awarded 24 degrees to African Americans, the most in the past 10 years. African Amercians earned twice as many degrees in the Provost Area in 2001 then they did in 1992. The overall number of degrees conferred to Asians grew from 34 in 1992 to 80 in 2001, a 135 percent increase. There was a 175 percent increase in the Provost Area over this period.

UNIVERSITY SECTORS		DEGREE YEAR
		1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001
PROVOST AREA	Nonresident Alien	213	239	314	341	327	349	323	358	290	284
	African American	94	112	110	128	125	189	153	160	199	188
	American Indian	11	7	7	1	5	4	2	6	12	13
	Asian	24	37	37	57	57	63	63	70	68	66
	Hispanic	18	14	17	21	22	32	33	30	35	18
	White	3,236	3,184	3,150	3,174	3,337	3,451	3,541	3,658	3,576	3,644
	Sector Total	3,596	3,593	3,635	3,722	3,873	4,088	4,115	4,282	4,180	4,213
MEDICAL CENTER	Nonresident Alien	16	21	18	26	33	37	28	19	31	27
	African American	4	10	15	9	14	23	19	21	20	24
	American Indian	.	3	3	.	2	3	4	1	1	1
	Asian	10	12	9	10	18	18	22	23	27	14
	Hispanic	.	2	3	.	4	6	1	5	7	5
	White	602	605	614	653	681	583	786	637	606	604
	Sector Total	632	653	662	698	752	670	860	706	692	675
UK System Total	Nonresident Alien	229	260	332	367	360	386	351	377	321	311
	African American	98	122	125	137	139	212	172	181	219	212
	American Indian	11	10	10	1	7	7	6	7	13	14
	Asian	34	49	46	67	75	81	85	93	95	80
	Hispanic	18	16	20	21	26	38	34	35	42	23
	White	3,838	3,789	3,764	3,827	4,018	4,034	4,327	4,295	4,182	4,248
	System Total	4,228	4,246	4,297	4,420	4,625	4,758	4,975	4,988	4,872	4,888