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

College Participation:
Enrollment of 25 to 49 Year Olds as a Percent of 25 to 49 Year Olds with No Bachelors Degree or Higher

Download as: Tab-Delimited TextMS Excel 25 to 49 Year Olds Enrolled in College (%) Undergraduate Enrollment Population Ages 25-49 Alabama 5.2 62813 1217821 Alaska 5.9 10848 185233 Arizona 15.1 245976 1632858 Arkansas 4.9 36881 758204 California 7.2 680107 9507726 Colorado 7.3 85816 1182845 Connecticut 3.9 30810 793991 Delaware 5.0 10097 200108 Florida 5.2 236916 4577651 Georgia 4.4 111445 2538088 Hawaii 5.2 16281 314463 Idaho 5.0 19301 386025 Illinois 6.6 208021 3141536 Indiana 5.2 88863 1696887 Iowa 9.4 66623 709660 Kansas 6.0 38786 645282 Kentucky 5.6 66444 1180835 Louisiana 4.0 45521 1152244 Maine 4.4 15181 345925 Maryland 5.8 74411 1289640 Massachusetts 4.8 65237 1355751 Michigan 5.7 148664 2594801 Minnesota 5.9 72345 1229923 Mississippi 4.6 35860 780747 Missouri 5.6 82634 1486173 Montana 4.5 10096 222856 Nebraska 6.3 26424 417989 Nevada 5.0 37400 748324 New Hampshire 3.4 10962 321218 New Jersey 4.4 88545 2001570 New Mexico 8.6 43578 505976 New York 4.4 197707 4517441 North Carolina 5.1 119306 2329436 North Dakota 6.7 9478 141017 Ohio 4.9 144778 2974717 Oklahoma 5.5 51326 933165 Oregon 5.7 54148 949906 Pennsylvania 3.8 113576 2960395 Rhode Island 4.8 12256 255657 South Carolina 3.9 44317 1134630 South Dakota 6.0 10643 177751 Tennessee 4.1 67708 1650091 Texas 4.7 301343 6427841 Utah 8.9 55635 625706 Vermont 4.3 6130 141902 Virginia 5.6 101972 1832430 Washington 6.0 97049 1608006 West Virginia 5.8 29224 503453 Wisconsin 5.4 75435 1392596 Wyoming 6.1 8427 137181 Nation 5.6 4273344 75925933  Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2006 American Community Survey Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) File; NCES, IPEDS 2007 Fall Enrollment Survey

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