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The 2021-22 report profiles graduates and compares first-time versus non-first-time trends and credential changes since 2012-13. Highlights show total undergraduate credential earners fell 1.6% to 3.64 million, driven by a 50,700 loss of first-time graduates. 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Undergraduate credentials may include associate and bachelor’s degrees and certificates. In the current report, we profile graduates in the 2021-22 academic year, with a focus on first-time versus non-first-time graduates, and changes in demographics and education credentials received since the 2012-13 academic year. The Appendix provides state-level and regional trends, in addition to the national graduate profiles by age and type of credential received.  \nHIGHLIGHTS – Academic Year 2021-22  \n• Undergraduate credential earners fell for the first time in a decade (-1 . 6% or-58,800 from a year earlier) .  \n• This decline was caused by an unprecedented one-year loss of 50,700 first-time graduates (-1 . 9% over the previous year) .  \n• Among first-time graduates, associate degree completions fell sharply (-7 .6% or-56,800), followed by baccalaureate recipients (-2 .4% or-36,000) . First-time bachelor’s degree earners fell for the first time in a decade. In contrast, first-time certificate completers grew considerably (+9 .0% or +42,200) .  \n• Declines are particularly steep among first-time graduates 25 years and older (-4 . 1% or-30,600) . Declines are smaller among graduates 24 years and younger (-1 . 0% or-19,100) .  \n• Baccalaureate earners who had a prior associate degree decreased this year against the historical trend, down by 2.5 percent (-11,600) . It has caused the overall non-first-time graduate numbers to slide for the first time in a decade (-0 . 8% or-8,100) .  \nUndergraduate credential earners fell for the first time in a decade (-1.6% or-58,800 from a year earlier). This decline was caused by an unprecedented one-year loss of 50,700 first-time graduates (-1.9% over the previous year).  \nFor the first time in a decade, undergraduate credential earners declined, losing 1.6 percent or 58,800 fewer people than the previous year. This totals to 3.64 million people earning a credential in 2021-22, a number not seen in four years (since 2018-19; see Figure 1) .  \nThis decline was caused by an unprecedented one-year loss of first-time graduates (-1 . 9% or-50,700 graduates), accounting for 86.2 percent of the overall decline. This marks the largest decline in first-time graduates since 2012-13, for which we have the data available. Graduates with a prior award also fell but at a smaller rate than first-time graduates (-0 . 8% or-8,100; see Figure 1) . As a result, first-time graduates are a declining share of the overall undergraduate credential earners, comprising 72.9 percent in 2021-22 (see Figure 2) .  \nFigure 1. Overall Undergraduate Credential Earners  \nFigure 2. 2021-22 Graduate Profile (N = 3.6M)  \nAmong first-time graduates, associate degree completions fell sharply (-7.6% or-56,800), followed by baccalaureate recipients (-2.4% or-36,000). First-time bachelor’s degree earners fell for the first time in a decade. In contrast, firsttime certificate completers grew considerably (+9.0% or +42,200).  \nFueling the first-time completers loss, associate degree completers dropped 7.6 percent (-56,800) this year after a 1.2 percent increase last year (+9,000; see Figure 3) . Although associate degree earners were on a steady decline over the last ten years, losing, on average, more than 12,600 students a year (see Appendix), their declines were magnified this year.  \nBachelor’s degree completers declined 2.4 percent (-36,000), marking the first decline in a decade (see Figure 3) . This decline nearly erases the last 4 years of growth of baccalaureates (+2 . 8% or +41,000 from 2017-18 to 2020-21; see Appendix) .  \nIn contrast, first-time certificate earners saw the largest one-year increase to date (+9 . 0% or +42,200) . This continues the upward trend seen in the recent years (see ","cbCaij1lRcB1yJrC","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaij1lRcB1yJrC","pdf",394026,"English","# Highlights – Academic Year 2021-22\n## Overall credential earners decline in 2021-22\n## First-time graduates: changes by credential type\n## Age patterns of first-time graduate declines\n## Non-first-time graduates: impact of prior associate degrees","[{\"question\":\"How did total undergraduate credential earners change in 2021-22?\",\"answer\":\"Undergraduate credential earners fell 1.6% (58,800 fewer) from the prior year, totaling 3.64 million in 2021-22.\"},{\"question\":\"What drove the decline, according to the report?\",\"answer\":\"The decline was caused by an unprecedented one-year loss of first-time graduates, down 1.9% (50,700), accounting for 86.2% of the overall decline.\"},{\"question\":\"How did credential completions differ among first-time graduates?\",\"answer\":\"First-time associate completions fell sharply (-7.6% or -56,800) and first-time baccalaureate recipients declined (-2.4% or -36,000), while first-time certificate completers grew (+9.0% or +42,200).\"},{\"question\":\"How did age affect first-time graduate declines?\",\"answer\":\"Declines were particularly steep among first-time graduates aged 25 and older (-4.1% or -30,600), while the decline among graduates 24 and younger was smaller (-1.0% or -19,100).\"}]","Undergraduate Degree Earners - Academic Year 2021-22 - report highlights | PDF",1792056038,15]