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:
College-Going Rates of High School Graduates - Directly from High School

Download as: Tab-Delimited TextMS Excel Percent of High School Graduates Going Directly to College (%) High School Graduates - 2004 First-Time Freshmen Directly from High School Enrolled Anywhere in the US - Fall 2004 Alabama 60.6 41135 24913 Alaska 44.9 7532 3380 Arizona 47.7 47910 22836 Arkansas 55.9 28532 15959 California 43.7 375426 164087 Colorado 57.8 47200 27303 Connecticut 61.1 41202 25154 Delaware 54.4 8249 4489 Florida 53.5 148013 79259 Georgia 64.0 75629 48422 Hawaii 51.6 13104 6756 Idaho 47.4 16082 7622 Illinois 55.2 139936 77236 Indiana 59.1 60955 36021 Iowa 61.5 37028 22785 Kansas 61.2 32364 19822 Kentucky 57.4 41593 23858 Louisiana 54.5 46170 25178 Maine 49.6 16050 7965 Maryland 58.7 60954 35782 Massachusetts 63.4 69051 43806 Michigan 58.8 108325 63714 Minnesota 65.3 63698 41622 Mississippi 59.9 27279 16329 Missouri 52.8 65218 34427 Montana 57.8 10998 6362 Nebraska 59.7 22728 13559 Nevada 55.1 15877 8746 New Hampshire 55.4 15780 8737 New Jersey 62.8 96728 60698 New Mexico 61.3 19172 11762 New York 67.9 181252 123069 North Carolina 64.3 77212 49643 North Dakota 67.6 8378 5661 Ohio 52.8 132972 70249 Oklahoma 52.9 38331 20266 Oregon 45.5 35675 16228 Pennsylvania 58.9 142841 84165 Rhode Island 55.6 11201 6229 South Carolina 67.0 35928 24070 South Dakota 68.8 9507 6542 Tennessee 62.0 51553 31974 Texas 51.9 254847 132212 Utah 43.7 31322 13676 Vermont 43.4 8470 3679 Virginia 57.6 78042 44957 Washington 43.4 65074 28238 West Virginia 53.3 18154 9685 Wisconsin 58.5 67007 39173 Wyoming 59.0 5879 3466 Nation 55.7 3053563 1699635  Source: NCES; Common Core Data, Private High Schools Survey, Fall Residency and Migration Survey (Additional Data Provided by KY, TN, and UT)

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