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 - 2006 First-Time Freshmen Directly from High School Enrolled Anywhere in the US - Fall 2006 Alabama 62.7 43109 27019 Alaska 45.8 7652 3503 Arizona 44.8 56725 25423 Arkansas 56.6 30141 17063 California 55.8 377056 210481 Colorado 62.9 47267 29748 Connecticut 70.4 41811 29429 Delaware 64.1 8938 5727 Florida 60.2 151510 91149 Georgia 68.2 80800 55094 Hawaii 59.8 12596 7534 Idaho 45.7 16651 7608 Illinois 60.7 141169 85730 Indiana 63.4 63187 40088 Iowa 60.8 36382 22131 Kansas 65.8 31900 20985 Kentucky 61.4 42167 25883 Louisiana 65.5 41231 27009 Maine 64.6 15300 9887 Maryland 65.6 64055 42002 Massachusetts 71.7 72214 51800 Michigan 65.2 110633 72171 Minnesota 68.4 63170 43181 Mississippi 76.1 26994 20532 Missouri 57.1 66765 38136 Montana 58.2 10781 6271 Nebraska 64.5 22038 14219 Nevada 52.2 17117 8936 New Hampshire 64.9 16151 10483 New Jersey 69.6 102875 71620 New Mexico 70.5 19222 13549 New York 74.4 190288 141574 North Carolina 65.6 82043 53787 North Dakota 72.3 7613 5504 Ohio 60.0 130426 78210 Oklahoma 59.2 38277 22659 Oregon 47.3 35242 16680 Pennsylvania 62.1 144906 89940 Rhode Island 54.7 11915 6513 South Carolina 63.9 41091 26275 South Dakota 71.9 9097 6539 Tennessee 63.5 56744 36039 Texas 55.2 251983 139043 Utah 47.1 29545 13921 Vermont 55.2 7929 4380 Virginia 67.2 76691 51499 Washington 48.0 64808 31129 West Virginia 57.8 17559 10147 Wisconsin 61.2 68668 42040 Wyoming 58.0 5573 3231 Nation 61.6 3108005 1913501  Source: Tom Mortenson, Postsecondary Opportunity

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