| Cohort Survival Rate (%) | Fall 1986 9th Graders | 1989/1990 High School Graduates | | 64.66 | 62612 | 40485 | | 68.42 | 7872 | 5386 | | 72.53 | 44263 | 32103 | | 76.74 | 34501 | 26475 | | 67.77 | 348672 | 236291 | | 74.12 | 44478 | 32967 | | 74.86 | 37191 | 27842 | | 68.49 | 8103 | 5550 | | 61.14 | 145470 | 88934 | | 62.7 | 90274 | 56605 | | 86.79 | 11896 | 10325 | | 79.38 | 15080 | 11971 | | 76.57 | 141211 | 108119 | | 75.03 | 79787 | 59868 | | 87.55 | 36316 | 31796 | | 81.99 | 30940 | 25367 | | 69.05 | 55038 | 38005 | | 56.67 | 63616 | 36053 | | 77.62 | 17829 | 13839 | | 72.77 | 57118 | 41566 | | 77.01 | 70205 | 54065 | | 70.06 | 133796 | 93737 | | 89.75 | 54693 | 49087 | | 64.25 | 39196 | 25182 | | 72.21 | 67105 | 48457 | | 83.3 | 11249 | 9370 | | 85.54 | 20650 | 17664 | | 77.22 | 12273 | 9477 | | 74.01 | 14547 | 10766 | | 79.82 | 87477 | 69824 | | 68.21 | 21820 | 14884 | | 65.13 | 220033 | 143318 | | 67.97 | 95311 | 64782 | | 88.06 | 8733 | 7690 | | 74.04 | 154659 | 114513 | | 77.52 | 45930 | 35606 | | 71.65 | 35552 | 25473 | | 79.08 | 139761 | 110527 | | 69.63 | 11238 | 7825 | | 58.54 | 55488 | 32483 | | 85.68 | 8929 | 7650 | | 67.89 | 67900 | 46094 | | 64.06 | 269256 | 172480 | | 83.06 | 26935 | 22373 | | 82.27 | 6685 | 5500 | | 73.64 | 82294 | 60605 | | 77.19 | 59514 | 45941 | | 77.28 | 28278 | 21854 | | 84.22 | 61791 | 52038 | | 78.57 | 7411 | 5823 | | 71.18 | 3256860 | 2318261 |
Source: Tom Mortenson, Postsecondary Opportunity |