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NCHEMS Information Center for Higher Education Policymaking and Analysis

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

Race / Ethnicity

NCHEMS Report on Higher Education Inequality - Funded by the Lumina Foundation for Education

As America Becomes More Diverse: The Impact of State Higher Education Inequality

Profiles for the States that are Impacted the Most:

  • Arizona
  • California
  • Colorado
  • Connecticut
  • Massachusetts
  • Nevada
  • New Mexico
  • New York
  • Rhode Island
  • Texas

Educational Attainment and Earnings by Race/Ethnicity and Gender

  • Educational Attainment by State, Age, Race and Gender 1990-2000
  • Average Annual Earnings by State, Educational Attainment, Race and Gender 2000
  • 2005 ACS PUMS - Education Attainment by Age by Race by State (Revised September 2007)

Participation and Completion by Race/Ethnicity and Gender

  • 2001 Enrollment by State, Sector, Level, Race and Gender
  • 2002 Enrollment by State, Sector, Level, Race and Gender
  • 2003 Enrollment by State, Sector, Level, Race and Gender
  • 2000-2001 Completions by State, Sector, Level, Race and Gender
  • 2001-2002 Completions by State, Sector, Level, Race and Gender
  • 2002-2003 Completions by State, Sector, Level, Race and Gender
  • 2002 Graduation Rates by State, Sector, Level, Race and Gender
  • 2003 Graduation Rates by State, Sector, Level, Race and Gender

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