| Percent of High School Graduates Going Directly to College (%) | High School Graduates - 2014 | First-Time Freshmen Directly from High School Enrolled Anywhere in the US - Fall 2014 | | 62.1 | 49242 | 30583 | | 44.0 | 7964 | 3507 | | 52.3 | 68060 | 35598 | | 63.5 | 30947 | 19644 | | 60.9 | 449202 | 273635 | | 58.2 | 54882 | 31939 | | 73.4 | 42968 | 31548 | | 63.2 | 9829 | 6212 | | 63.4 | 179533 | 113848 | | 63.6 | 102511 | 65212 | | 60.8 | 14088 | 8571 | | 43.7 | 19562 | 8553 | | 61.5 | 149249 | 91749 | | 61.3 | 73359 | 44974 | | 67.2 | 34768 | 23350 | | 65.4 | 34098 | 22294 | | 63.6 | 46929 | 29834 | | 69.5 | 45236 | 31432 | | 54.6 | 15227 | 8307 | | 63.9 | 65968 | 42179 | | 74.5 | 74792 | 55698 | | 64.0 | 109270 | 69976 | | 69.9 | 60719 | 42457 | | 72.2 | 29642 | 21405 | | 62.1 | 68165 | 42348 | | 60.9 | 9668 | 5891 | | 62.5 | 22836 | 14271 | | 52.7 | 24689 | 13008 | | 61.5 | 16315 | 10033 | | 69.8 | 106594 | 74450 | | 63.3 | 19873 | 12583 | | 69.3 | 212185 | 147014 | | 62.9 | 101942 | 64109 | | 65.9 | 7388 | 4869 | | 62.5 | 125152 | 78261 | | 63.0 | 39223 | 24703 | | 47.6 | 37757 | 17980 | | 61.6 | 143382 | 88303 | | 62.0 | 11774 | 7300 | | 68.1 | 43943 | 29922 | | 67.2 | 8582 | 5771 | | 64.5 | 66336 | 42770 | | 58.7 | 313846 | 184206 | | 45.3 | 34482 | 15620 | | 54.0 | 7175 | 3877 | | 67.7 | 88589 | 59939 | | 50.1 | 70104 | 35097 | | 54.7 | 18013 | 9851 | | 61.3 | 66068 | 40488 | | 53.8 | 5720 | 3079 | | 62.6 | 3437846 | 2150709 |
Source: NCES, IPEDS Enrollment Survey and WICHE, Knocking at the College Door: Projections of High School Graduates, 2016 |