How is Your State Doing?

• Student Success
  • Preparation for College
    • Advanced Placement Exams
    • High ACT/SAT Scores Per 1,000 High School Graduates
    • National Assessment of Educational Progress
    • Public High School Graduation Rates
  • College Participation
    • 9th Graders Chance for College by Age 19
    • College-Going Rates of High School Graduates - Directly from High School
    • 18 to 24 Year Olds Enrolled in College
    • 25-49 Year Olds Enrolled in College
    • Import/Export Ratio of College-Going Students
  • Progress and Completion
    • Retention Rates - First-Time College Freshmen Returning Their Second Year
    • Graduation Rates
    • Student Pipeline - Transition and Completion Rates from 9th Grade to College
  • Adult Learners
    • Adults Lacking Basic Prose Literacy Skills
    • Participation in Adult Basic Education per 1,000 Adults with No High School Diploma
    • Percent of Adults Who Speak English Poorly or Not at All
    • Participation in ESL Programs per 1,000 Adults Who Speak English Poorly or Not at All
    • GEDs Produced per 1,000 Adults with No High School Diploma
    • Postsecondary Enrollment of Non-Traditional Age Adults
• Policies
  • Affordability
    • Average Loan Amount Students Borrow Each Year
    • Percent of Family Income Needed to Pay for College - by Type of Institution
    • Share of Income Poorest Families Need to Pay for Tuition at Lowest Priced Colleges
    • State Grant Aid Targeted to Low-Income Families as a Percent of Federal Pell Grant Aid
  • Finance
    • Diagram - Understanding Higher Education Finance
    • State and Local Support Per Full-Time Student
    • Total Educational Revenues Per Full-Time Student
    • State and Local Support for Higher Education Per Capita
    • State and Local Support for Higher Education Per $1,000 of Personal Income
    • State Higher Education Priority
    • Family Share of Public Higher Education Operating Revenues
    • State Tax Capacity
    • State Tax Effort - Effective Tax Rate
    • Projected State & Local Budget Surplus (Gap) as a Percent of Revenues 2013
    • Projected Ratio of Spending for Higher Education to Spending for All Other Programs 2013
• Competitiveness
  • Educational Capital
    • Educational Attainment by Degree-Level and Age-Group (American Community Survey)
    • Educational Attainment by Degree-Level and Age-Group (Decennial Census)
    • Adults Lacking Basic Prose Literacy Skills
    • Net Migration by State, Age-Group, and Degree-Level
    • Migration Rates by State, Age-Group, and Degree-Level
  • Income and Earnings
    • Per Capita Personal Income
    • Median Family Income
    • Median Household Income
    • Increase in Earnings for Associate Degrees
    • Increase in Earnings for Bachelor's Degrees
    • Undereducated Adults Not Earning a Living Wage
  • The Workforce
    • Diagram - Employment and the Workforce
    • Percent of the Civilian Population Participating in the Labor Force
    • Unemployment Rates
    • Percent Employment in Managerial and Professional Occupations
    • Percent Employment in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Occupations
    • Percent Employment in Professional, Education, Health, and Social Service Industries
  • Economic Development
    • Research and Development Expenditures
    • Change in Gross State Product - From 1997 to 2007
    • State New Economy Index
  • Health and Civic Life
    • Children in Poverty
    • Families in Poverty
    • Charitable Giving - Percent of Itemizers on Federal Tax Returns Declaring Charitable Gifts
    • Percent of the Eligible Population Voting
    • State Health Rankings
• Cross-Cutting Information
  • Productivity
    • Associate Degrees Awarded Per 100 HS Graduates 3 Years Earlier
    • Bachelor's Degrees Awarded Per 100 HS Graduates 6 Years Earlier
    • In-State Degree Production by Selected Field
    • Ratio of Degrees and Credentials Awarded to the Number of Students Enrolled
    • Student and State Investment in Higher Education - and What Each Student Should Expect In Return
  • Racial/Ethnic Gaps
    • Six-Year Graduation Rates at Four-Year Institutions - Gaps Between Whites and Minorities
    • Undergraduate Credentials Awarded per 100 Full-Time Equivalent Students - Gaps Between Whites and Minorities
    • Percent of Adults with a High School Diploma - Gaps Between Whites and Minorities
    • Percent of Adults with an Associates Degree or Higher - Gaps Between Whites and Minorities
    • Percent of Adults with a Bachelors Degree or Higher - Gaps Between Whites and Minorities
    • Median Annual Earnings by Degree Level Attained - Gaps Between Whites and Minorities
  • Demographic Projections
    • High School Graduate Projections
    • Population Projections
  • Educational Needs Index
    • Overall Educational Needs Index
    • Education Factor
    • Economic Factor
    • Population Factor

Also See

• What's New?
• Educational Needs Index
• Measuring Up: The National Report Card on Higher Education

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