/* Given the following database schema: */
CREATE TABLE institution_details
(
    unitid                               INTEGER
        constraint institution_details_pk
            primary key,
    chronname                            TEXT,
    city                                 TEXT,
    state                                TEXT,
    level                                TEXT,
    control                              TEXT,
    basic                                TEXT,
    hbcu                                 TEXT,
    flagship                             TEXT,
    long_x                               REAL,
    lat_y                                REAL,
    site                                 TEXT,
    student_count                        INTEGER,
    awards_per_value                     REAL,
    awards_per_state_value               REAL,
    awards_per_natl_value                REAL,
    exp_award_value                      INTEGER,
    exp_award_state_value                INTEGER,
    exp_award_natl_value                 INTEGER,
    exp_award_percentile                 INTEGER,
    ft_pct                               REAL,
    fte_value                            INTEGER,
    fte_percentile                       INTEGER,
    med_sat_value                        TEXT,
    med_sat_percentile                   TEXT,
    aid_value                            INTEGER,
    aid_percentile                       INTEGER,
    endow_value                          TEXT,
    endow_percentile                     TEXT,
    grad_100_value                       REAL,
    grad_100_percentile                  INTEGER,
    grad_150_value                       REAL,
    grad_150_percentile                  INTEGER,
    pell_value                           REAL,
    pell_percentile                      INTEGER,
    retain_value                         REAL,
    retain_percentile                    INTEGER,
    ft_fac_value                         REAL,
    ft_fac_percentile                    INTEGER,
    vsa_year                             TEXT,
    vsa_grad_after4_first                TEXT,
    vsa_grad_elsewhere_after4_first      TEXT,
    vsa_enroll_after4_first              TEXT,
    vsa_enroll_elsewhere_after4_first    TEXT,
    vsa_grad_after6_first                TEXT,
    vsa_grad_elsewhere_after6_first      TEXT,
    vsa_enroll_after6_first              TEXT,
    vsa_enroll_elsewhere_after6_first    TEXT,
    vsa_grad_after4_transfer             TEXT,
    vsa_grad_elsewhere_after4_transfer   TEXT,
    vsa_enroll_after4_transfer           TEXT,
    vsa_enroll_elsewhere_after4_transfer TEXT,
    vsa_grad_after6_transfer             TEXT,
    vsa_grad_elsewhere_after6_transfer   TEXT,
    vsa_enroll_after6_transfer           TEXT,
    vsa_enroll_elsewhere_after6_transfer TEXT,
    similar                              TEXT,
    state_sector_ct                      INTEGER,
    carnegie_ct                          INTEGER,
    counted_pct                          TEXT,
    nicknames                            TEXT,
    cohort_size                          INTEGER
)

CREATE TABLE institution_grads
(
    unitid        INTEGER,
    year          INTEGER,
    gender        TEXT,
    race          TEXT,
    cohort        TEXT,
    grad_cohort   TEXT,
    grad_100      TEXT,
    grad_150      TEXT,
    grad_100_rate TEXT,
    grad_150_rate TEXT,
    foreign key (unitid) references institution_details(unitid)
)

CREATE TABLE state_sector_grads
(
    stateid        INTEGER,
    state          TEXT,
    state_abbr     TEXT,
    control        TEXT,
    level          TEXT,
    year           INTEGER,
    gender         TEXT,
    race           TEXT,
    cohort         TEXT,
    grad_cohort    TEXT,
    grad_100       TEXT,
    grad_150       TEXT,
    grad_100_rate  TEXT,
    grad_150_rate  TEXT,
    grad_cohort_ct INTEGER,
    foreign key (state) references institution_details(state),
    foreign key (stateid) references state_sector_details(stateid)
)

CREATE TABLE "state_sector_details"
(
    stateid                INTEGER,
    state                  TEXT
        references institution_details (state),
    state_post             TEXT,
    level                  TEXT,
    control                TEXT,
    schools_count          INTEGER,
    counted_pct            TEXT,
    awards_per_state_value TEXT,
    awards_per_natl_value  REAL,
    exp_award_state_value  TEXT,
    exp_award_natl_value   INTEGER,
    state_appr_value       TEXT,
    state_appr_rank        TEXT,
    grad_rate_rank         TEXT,
    awards_per_rank        TEXT,
    primary key (stateid, level, control)
)

/* Answer the following: Among the states that start with letter A and attained a national sector average of 16.5, give the number of degree-seeking students in the cohort of those students in 2012 . state that starts with letter A refers to state LIKE 'A%'; national sector average of 16.5 refers to awards_per_natl_value = 16.5; number of degree-seeking students in the cohort refers to grad_cohort; in 2012 refers to year = '2012'; */
SELECT 
SELECT SUM(T2.grad_cohort) FROM state_sector_details AS T1 INNER JOIN state_sector_grads AS T2 ON T2.stateid = T1.stateid WHERE T2.state LIKE 'A%' AND T1.awards_per_natl_value = 16.5 AND T2.year = 2012