College enrollment and enrollment rates of recent high school completers, by race/ethnicity: 1960 to 2003

Digest of Education Statistics: 2004

NCES 2006-005
October 2005

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Table 182.

College enrollment and enrollment rates of recent high school completers, by race/ethnicity: 1960 to 2003
[Numbers in thousands]

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        |       Number of high school completers\1\    |                                            Enrolled in college\2\
        |______________________________________________|________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Year    |           |           |          |           |         Total        |  White, non-Hispanic |Black,\3\ non-Hispanic|              Hispanic\3\
        |     Total |     White,| Black,\3\|Hispanic\3\|______________________|______________________|______________________|___________________________________
        |           |       non-|      non-|           |           |          |           |          |          |           |         |          Percent
        |           |   Hispanic|  Hispanic|           |     Number|   Percent|     Number|   Percent|    Number|    Percent|   Number|_________________________
        |           |           |          |           |           |          |           |          |          |           |         |     Annual |3-year moving
        |           |           |          |           |           |          |           |          |          |           |         |            |      average
________|___________|___________|__________|___________|___________|__________|___________|__________|__________|___________|_________|____________|____________
1       |         2 |         3 |        4 |         5 |         6 |        7 |         8 |        9 |       10 |        11 |      12 |         13 |         14
________|___________|___________|__________|___________|___________|__________|___________|__________|__________|___________|_________|____________|____________
1960 ...|1,679(43.8)|1,565(44.7)|---    (†)|---    (†) |  758(40.9)|45.1(2.13)|  717(40.2)|45.8(2.21)|---   (†) | ---   (†) |---   (†)| ---     (†)|  ---    (†)
1961 ...|1,763(46.0)|1,612(46.9)|---    (†)|---    (†) |  847(42.9)|48.0(2.09)|  798(42.2)|49.5(2.19)|---   (†) | ---   (†) |---   (†)| ---     (†)|  ---    (†)
1962 ...|1,838(43.6)|1,660(45.2)|---    (†)|---    (†) |  900(43.2)|49.0(2.05)|  840(42.4)|50.6(2.15)|---   (†) | ---   (†) |---   (†)| ---     (†)|  ---    (†)
1963 ...|1,741(44.2)|1,615(45.2)|---    (†)|---    (†) |  784(41.5)|45.0(2.09)|  736(40.7)|45.6(2.17)|---   (†) | ---   (†) |---   (†)| ---     (†)|  ---    (†)
1964 ...|2,145(43.0)|1,964(45.4)|---    (†)|---    (†) |1,037(45.6)|48.3(1.89)|  967(44.8)|49.2(1.98)|---   (†) | ---   (†) |---   (†)| ---     (†)|  ---    (†)
        |           |           |          |           |           |          |           |          |          |           |         |            |
1965 ...|2,659(47.7)|2,417(50.6)|---    (†)|---    (†) |1,354(51.4)|50.9(1.70)|1,249(50.4)|51.7(1.78)|---   (†) | ---   (†) |---   (†)| ---     (†)|  ---    (†)
1966 ...|2,612(45.0)|2,403(48.0)|---    (†)|---    (†) |1,309(50.2)|50.1(1.72)|1,243(49.6)|51.7(1.79)|---   (†) | ---   (†) |---   (†)| ---     (†)|  ---    (†)
1967 ...|2,525(37.9)|2,267(40.3)|---    (†)|---    (†) |1,311(40.9)|51.9(1.42)|1,202(40.1)|53.0(1.50)|---   (†) | ---   (†) |---   (†)| ---     (†)|  ---    (†)
1968 ...|2,606(37.3)|2,303(40.4)|---    (†)|---    (†) |1,444(41.7)|55.4(1.39)|1,304(40.9)|56.6(1.47)|---   (†) | ---   (†) |---   (†)| ---     (†)|  ---    (†)
1969 ...|2,842(36.0)|2,538(39.8)|---    (†)|---    (†) |1,516(42.5)|53.3(1.34)|1,402(42.0)|55.2(1.41)|---   (†) | ---   (†) |---   (†)| ---     (†)|  ---    (†)
        |           |           |          |           |           |          |           |          |          |           |         |            |
1970 ...|2,758(37.4)|2,461(40.7)|---    (†)|---    (†) |1,427(42.2)|51.7(1.36)|1,280(41.2)|52.0(1.44)|---   (†) | ---   (†) |---   (†)| ---     (†)|  ---    (†)
1971 ...|2,875(38.0)|2,596(41.1)|---    (†)|---    (†) |1,538(43.2)|53.5(1.33)|1,402(42.5)|54.0(1.40)|---   (†) | ---   (†) |---   (†)| ---     (†)|  ---    (†)
1972 ...|2,964(37.8)|2,520(31.2)| 316(18.3)| 101 (14.2)|1,459(43.1)|49.2(1.31)|1,252(39.0)|49.7(1.42)|141 (16.7)|44.6 (4.62)| 46(11.7)| 45.0 (9.74)|  ---    (†)
1973 ...|3,058(37.1)|2,590(30.8)| 324(18.5)| 119 (13.7)|1,424(43.0)|46.6(1.29)|1,238(39.2)|47.8(1.40)|105 (15.2)|32.5 (4.30)| 64(13.0)| 54.1 (9.01)|  48.7(5.33)
1974 ...|3,101(38.6)|2,620(31.4)| 325(19.0)| 121 (15.2)|1,475(43.7)|47.6(1.28)|1,236(39.4)|47.2(1.39)|154 (17.4)|47.2 (4.58)| 57(12.9)| 46.9 (8.94)|  33.7(6.01)
        |           |           |          |           |           |          |           |          |          |           |         |            |
1975 ...|3,185(38.6)|2,701(31.9)| 302(15.4)| 132 (15.8)|1,615(44.8)|50.7(1.26)|1,381(40.5)|51.1(1.37)|126 (13.6)|41.7 (3.97)| 77(14.5)| 58.0 (8.44)|  36.9(5.63)
1976 ...|2,986(39.8)|2,492(33.1)| 290(15.8)| 152 (16.2)|1,458(43.6)|48.8(1.31)|1,217(39.1)|48.8(1.43)|129 (13.8)|44.4 (4.08)| 80(14.8)| 52.7 (7.97)|  53.8(4.68)
1977 ...|3,141(40.7)|2,618(34.0)| 325(19.3)| 155 (16.0)|1,590(45.4)|50.6(1.29)|1,331(40.8)|50.8(1.41)|161 (17.9)|49.5 (4.65)| 79(14.8)| 50.8 (7.96)|  48.5(4.72)
1978 ...|3,163(39.7)|2,615(33.7)| 345(18.4)| 135 (15.3)|1,585(45.2)|50.1(1.28)|1,321(40.6)|50.5(1.41)|160 (17.7)|46.4 (4.51)| 56(13.0)| 42.0 (8.44)|  45.9(4.69)
1979 ...|3,160(40.0)|2,629(32.7)| 319(19.7)| 155 (16.1)|1,559(45.1)|49.3(1.28)|1,313(40.5)|49.9(1.41)|149 (17.5)|46.7 (4.69)| 70(14.3)| 45.0 (7.92)|  46.4(4.83)
        |           |           |          |           |           |          |           |          |          |           |         |            |
1980 ...|3,088(39.4)|2,554(30.9)| 350(19.7)| 130 (17.1)|1,523(44.6)|49.3(1.30)|1,273(39.6)|49.8(1.43)|149 (17.7)|42.7 (4.44)| 68(14.4)| 52.3 (8.70)|  49.8(4.78)
1981 ...|3,056(42.2)|2,490(34.1)| 349(20.5)| 146 (17.6)|1,648(45.8)|53.9(1.30)|1,367(40.5)|54.9(1.44)|149 (17.8)|42.7 (4.44)| 76(15.1)| 52.1 (8.19)|  49.2(4.68)
1982 ...|3,100(40.4)|2,474(32.9)| 382(19.6)| 173 (18.2)|1,569(46.9)|50.6(1.36)|1,303(41.5)|52.7(1.52)|137 (17.9)|35.8 (4.33)| 75(15.8)| 43.2 (7.96)|  49.8(4.94)
1983 ...|2,963(41.6)|2,363(33.1)| 390(21.1)| 138 (17.8)|1,562(46.7)|52.7(1.39)|1,301(40.9)|55.0(1.55)|149 (18.7)|38.2 (4.34)| 75(15.7)| 54.2 (8.96)|  47.3(4.73)
1984 ...|3,012(36.5)|2,331(29.1)| 433(18.5)| 187 (17.0)|1,663(46.0)|55.2(1.37)|1,375(39.9)|59.0(1.54)|172 (19.4)|39.8 (4.15)| 83(16.2)| 44.3 (7.67)|  49.9(4.89)
        |           |           |          |           |           |          |           |          |          |           |         |            |
1985 ...|2,668(40.1)|2,104(32.3)| 332(19.3)| 141 (19.7)|1,540(45.1)|57.7(1.45)|1,264(39.2)|60.1(1.62)|140 (17.8)|42.2 (4.78)| 72(17.0)| 51.0 (9.76)|  46.5(5.19)
1986 ...|2,786(38.6)|2,146(30.3)| 378(18.4)| 169 (21.7)|1,498(45.0)|53.8(1.43)|1,219(38.8)|56.8(1.62)|140 (17.9)|36.9 (4.38)| 74(17.7)| 44.0 (8.85)|  42.9(5.21)
1987 ...|2,647(40.9)|2,040(32.4)| 333(20.6)| 176 (20.9)|1,503(45.1)|56.8(1.46)|1,195(38.7)|58.6(1.65)|174 (19.3)|52.2 (4.82)| 59(16.1)| 33.5 (8.25)|  44.9(5.04)
1988 ...|2,673(47.0)|2,013(37.9)| 378(22.3)| 179 (26.6)|1,575(50.3)|58.9(1.57)|1,230(42.9)|61.1(1.79)|168 (21.1)|44.4 (4.91)|102(23.6)| 57.1(10.14)|  48.6(5.99)
1989 ...|2,450(46.5)|1,889(37.3)| 332(21.3)| 168 (26.5)|1,460(48.7)|59.6(1.64)|1,147(41.7)|60.7(1.85)|177 (20.9)|53.4 (5.27)| 93(22.9)| 55.1(10.51)|  51.6(6.33)
        |           |           |          |           |           |          |           |          |          |           |         |            |
1990 ...|2,362(43.0)|1,819(32.2)| 331(21.9)| 121 (21.8)|1,420(45.9)|60.1(1.60)|1,147(38.5)|63.0(1.80)|155 (19.7)|46.8 (5.08)| 52(16.0)| 42.7(10.82)|  51.7(5.70)
1991 ...|2,276(41.0)|1,727(30.3)| 310(20.2)| 154 (23.5)|1,423(44.8)|62.5(1.62)|1,129(37.2)|65.4(1.82)|144 (18.8)|46.4 (5.25)| 88(19.9)| 57.2 (9.58)|  51.6(5.52)
1992 ...|2,397(40.4)|1,724(30.9)| 354(21.4)| 198 (23.0)|1,483(45.4)|61.9(1.58)|1,109(37.4)|64.3(1.84)|171 (20.2)|48.2 (4.92)|109(21.0)| 55.0 (8.50)|  58.1(5.04)
1993 ...|2,342(41.4)|1,719(32.6)| 304(20.4)| 201 (23.1)|1,467(45.4)|62.6(1.59)|1,082(37.9)|62.9(1.85)|169 (19.6)|55.6 (5.28)|125(21.9)| 62.2 (8.22)|  55.4(4.97)
1994 ...|2,517(38.1)|1,915(27.0)| 316(17.9)| 178 (17.3)|1,559(43.0)|61.9(1.43)|1,236(35.5)|64.5(1.61)|161 (16.7)|50.8 (4.42)| 87(14.0)| 49.1 (6.28)|  55.0(3.23)
        |           |           |          |           |           |          |           |          |          |           |         |            |
1995 ...|2,599(40.9)|1,861(30.1)| 349(19.2)| 288 (19.4)|1,610(44.5)|61.9(1.41)|1,197(36.1)|64.3(1.64)|179 (17.6)|51.2 (4.20)|155(17.6)| 53.7 (4.92)|  51.2(3.18)
1996 ...|2,660(40.5)|1,875(30.8)| 406(17.3)| 227 (18.9)|1,729(46.1)|65.0(1.42)|1,264(37.5)|67.4(1.67)|227 (19.0)|56.0 (4.03)|115(16.3)| 50.8 (5.79)|  56.7(2.97)
1997 ...|2,769(41.8)|1,909(31.8)| 384(19.2)| 336 (19.0)|1,856(47.3)|67.0(1.38)|1,301(38.1)|68.2(1.64)|225 (19.4)|58.5 (4.12)|220(19.7)| 65.6 (4.53)|  54.6(2.94)
1998 ...|2,810(43.9)|1,980(33.0)| 386(20.2)| 314 (20.8)|1,844(48.3)|65.6(1.38)|1,357(39.0)|68.5(1.61)|239 (20.0)|61.9 (4.05)|149(18.3)| 47.4 (4.92)|  51.8(2.79)
1999 ...|2,897(41.5)|1,978(31.8)| 436(15.2)| 329 (20.9)|1,822(47.8)|62.9(1.38)|1,311(38.6)|66.3(1.64)|257 (19.1)|58.9 (3.86)|139(18.0)| 42.3 (4.76)|  47.5(2.84)
        |           |           |          |           |           |          |           |          |          |           |         |            |
2000 ...|2,756(45.3)|1,938(32.9)| 393(20.0)| 300 (22.4)|1,745(48.4)|63.3(1.41)|1,272(38.8)|65.7(1.66)|216 (19.5)|54.9 (4.11)|159(19.2)| 52.9 (5.03)|  49.0(2.96)
2001 ...|2,549(46.5)|1,834(34.8)| 381(20.3)| 241 (21.1)|1,574(47.5)|61.8(1.48)|1,178(38.7)|64.3(1.72)|210 (19.4)|55.0 (4.17)|124(17.4)| 51.7 (5.63)|  52.7(3.61)
2002 ...|2,796(42.7)|1,903(31.3)| 382(19.1)| 344 (21.6)|1,824(46.1)|65.2(1.31)|1,314(36.5)|69.1(1.55)|227 (18.7)|59.4 (3.90)|184(19.2)| 53.6 (4.46)|  54.6(2.66)
2003\4\ |2,677(42.2)|1,832(30.8)| 327(18.4)| 314 (20.9)|1,711(45.2)|63.9(1.35)|1,213(35.9)|66.2(1.61)|188 (17.4)|57.5 (4.25)|184(18.9)| 58.6 (4.61)|   ---   (†)
________|___________|___________|__________|___________|___________|__________|___________|__________|__________|___________|_________|____________|____________

---Not available.
†Not applicable.
\1\Individuals ages 16 to 24 who graduated from high school or completed a GED during the preceding 12 months.
\2\Enrollment in college as of October of each year for individuals ages 16 to 24 who completed high school during the preceding 12 months.
\3\Due to the small sample size, data are subject to relatively large sampling errors.
\4\White, non-Hispanic and Black, non-Hispanic data exclude persons identifying themselves as multi-racial. High school completion data in this table differ from figures appearing in other tables because of varying survey procedures and coverage. High school completion includes GED recipients. Moving averages are used to produce more stable estimates. Standard errors appear in parentheses.

SOURCE: American College Testing Program, unpublished tabulations, derived from statistics collected by the Census Bureau; and U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, October 1970 through October 2003, unpublished tabulations. (This table was prepared March 2005.)

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