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| Table 213. | Enrollment rates of 18- to 24-year-olds in degree-granting institutions, by level of institution and sex and race/ethnicity of student: 1967 through 2010 |
| Year | Enrollment as a percent of all 18- to 24-year-olds | Enrollment as a percent of all 18- to 24-year-old high school completers1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total, all students | Level of institution | Sex | Race/ethnicity | Total, all students | Level of institution | Sex | Race/ethnicity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2-year | 4-year | Male | Female | White | Black | Hispanic | 2-year | 4-year | Male | Female | White | Black | Hispanic | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||
| 19672 | 25.5 | (0.44) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 33.1 | (0.71) | 19.2 | (0.54) | 26.9 | (0.48) | 13.0 | (1.16) | — | (†) | 33.7 | (0.55) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 44.7 | (0.87) | 25.1 | (0.67) | 34.5 | (0.58) | 23.3 | (1.96) | — | (†) |
| 19682 | 26.1 | (0.44) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 34.1 | (0.70) | 19.5 | (0.53) | 27.5 | (0.48) | 14.5 | (1.18) | — | (†) | 34.2 | (0.54) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 45.9 | (0.86) | 25.0 | (0.66) | 34.9 | (0.57) | 25.2 | (1.92) | — | (†) |
| 19692 | 27.3 | (0.44) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 35.2 | (0.69) | 20.9 | (0.54) | 28.7 | (0.47) | 16.0 | (1.20) | — | (†) | 35.0 | (0.53) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 45.6 | (0.82) | 26.4 | (0.65) | 35.6 | (0.56) | 27.2 | (1.90) | — | (†) |
| 19702 | 25.7 | (0.42) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 32.1 | (0.65) | 20.3 | (0.52) | 27.1 | (0.45) | 15.5 | (1.15) | — | (†) | 32.6 | (0.50) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 41.0 | (0.78) | 25.5 | (0.63) | 33.2 | (0.53) | 26.0 | (1.81) | — | (†) |
| 19712 | 26.2 | (0.41) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 32.5 | (0.63) | 20.8 | (0.52) | 27.2 | (0.44) | 18.2 | (1.19) | — | (†) | 33.2 | (0.49) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 41.5 | (0.76) | 26.0 | (0.63) | 33.5 | (0.52) | 29.2 | (1.78) | — | (†) |
| 1972 | 25.5 | (0.37) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 30.2 | (0.56) | 21.2 | (0.47) | 27.2 | (0.41) | 18.3 | (1.18) | 13.4 | (1.83) | 31.9 | (0.44) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 38.2 | (0.66) | 26.3 | (0.57) | 32.6 | (0.48) | 27.2 | (1.65) | 25.8 | (3.27) |
| 1973 | 24.0 | (0.35) | 6.9 | (0.21) | 17.1 | (0.31) | 27.7 | (0.54) | 20.5 | (0.46) | 25.5 | (0.40) | 15.9 | (1.09) | 16.1 | (2.02) | 29.7 | (0.42) | 8.5 | (0.26) | 21.2 | (0.38) | 34.6 | (0.63) | 25.3 | (0.55) | 30.2 | (0.46) | 23.8 | (1.55) | 29.1 | (3.36) |
| 1974 | 24.6 | (0.35) | 7.6 | (0.22) | 17.0 | (0.31) | 27.7 | (0.53) | 21.7 | (0.47) | 25.8 | (0.40) | 17.6 | (1.14) | 18.0 | (1.95) | 30.5 | (0.42) | 9.4 | (0.27) | 21.1 | (0.37) | 34.7 | (0.63) | 26.7 | (0.56) | 30.5 | (0.46) | 26.2 | (1.60) | 32.3 | (3.17) |
| 1975 | 26.3 | (0.36) | 9.0 | (0.23) | 17.3 | (0.31) | 29.0 | (0.53) | 23.7 | (0.48) | 27.4 | (0.40) | 20.4 | (1.18) | 20.4 | (2.09) | 32.5 | (0.42) | 11.1 | (0.28) | 21.4 | (0.37) | 36.2 | (0.63) | 29.2 | (0.57) | 32.3 | (0.46) | 31.5 | (1.69) | 35.5 | (3.27) |
| 1976 | 26.7 | (0.35) | 6.4 | (0.20) | 20.2 | (0.32) | 28.2 | (0.52) | 25.2 | (0.48) | 27.6 | (0.40) | 22.5 | (1.20) | 20.0 | (2.00) | 33.1 | (0.42) | 8.0 | (0.24) | 25.1 | (0.39) | 35.6 | (0.62) | 30.9 | (0.57) | 32.8 | (0.46) | 33.4 | (1.66) | 35.9 | (3.22) |
| 1977 | 26.1 | (0.38) | 6.8 | (0.22) | 19.4 | (0.35) | 28.1 | (0.56) | 24.3 | (0.52) | 27.2 | (0.43) | 21.1 | (1.18) | 17.2 | (1.87) | 32.5 | (0.46) | 8.4 | (0.27) | 24.1 | (0.42) | 35.6 | (0.68) | 29.7 | (0.61) | 32.3 | (0.50) | 31.3 | (1.63) | 31.5 | (3.11) |
| 1978 | 25.3 | (0.38) | 6.6 | (0.22) | 18.7 | (0.34) | 27.1 | (0.55) | 23.6 | (0.51) | 26.5 | (0.43) | 20.1 | (1.15) | 15.2 | (1.74) | 31.4 | (0.45) | 8.2 | (0.26) | 23.2 | (0.41) | 34.1 | (0.66) | 28.8 | (0.60) | 31.3 | (0.49) | 29.6 | (1.59) | 27.2 | (2.89) |
| 1979 | 25.0 | (0.37) | 6.3 | (0.21) | 18.7 | (0.34) | 25.9 | (0.54) | 24.2 | (0.52) | 26.3 | (0.43) | 19.8 | (1.13) | 16.7 | (1.77) | 31.2 | (0.45) | 7.8 | (0.26) | 23.4 | (0.41) | 32.9 | (0.66) | 29.6 | (0.61) | 31.3 | (0.49) | 29.4 | (1.58) | 30.2 | (2.93) |
| 1980 | 25.7 | (0.38) | 7.1 | (0.22) | 18.6 | (0.33) | 26.4 | (0.54) | 25.0 | (0.52) | 27.3 | (0.43) | 19.4 | (1.12) | 16.1 | (1.64) | 31.8 | (0.45) | 8.8 | (0.27) | 23.0 | (0.40) | 33.5 | (0.66) | 30.3 | (0.61) | 32.1 | (0.49) | 27.6 | (1.51) | 29.9 | (2.80) |
| 1981 | 26.1 | (0.37) | 7.5 | (0.22) | 18.6 | (0.33) | 27.1 | (0.54) | 25.2 | (0.51) | 27.7 | (0.43) | 19.9 | (1.09) | 16.6 | (1.63) | 32.4 | (0.44) | 9.3 | (0.27) | 23.1 | (0.40) | 34.7 | (0.65) | 30.4 | (0.60) | 32.7 | (0.49) | 28.0 | (1.46) | 29.9 | (2.69) |
| 1982 | 26.6 | (0.39) | 7.7 | (0.24) | 18.9 | (0.35) | 27.2 | (0.57) | 26.0 | (0.55) | 28.1 | (0.46) | 19.9 | (1.14) | 16.8 | (1.77) | 33.0 | (0.47) | 9.6 | (0.29) | 23.4 | (0.42) | 34.5 | (0.68) | 31.6 | (0.64) | 33.3 | (0.52) | 28.1 | (1.52) | 29.2 | (2.83) |
| 1983 | 26.2 | (0.39) | 7.4 | (0.23) | 18.8 | (0.35) | 27.3 | (0.57) | 25.1 | (0.54) | 27.9 | (0.46) | 19.2 | (1.12) | 17.3 | (1.77) | 32.5 | (0.47) | 9.2 | (0.29) | 23.3 | (0.42) | 35.0 | (0.69) | 30.3 | (0.63) | 33.0 | (0.52) | 27.0 | (1.50) | 31.5 | (2.94) |
| 1984 | 27.1 | (0.40) | 7.3 | (0.24) | 19.8 | (0.36) | 28.6 | (0.58) | 25.6 | (0.55) | 28.9 | (0.47) | 20.3 | (1.15) | 17.9 | (1.80) | 33.2 | (0.47) | 9.0 | (0.29) | 24.2 | (0.43) | 36.0 | (0.70) | 30.6 | (0.64) | 33.9 | (0.53) | 27.2 | (1.47) | 29.9 | (2.77) |
| 1985 | 27.8 | (0.41) | 7.4 | (0.24) | 20.4 | (0.37) | 28.4 | (0.60) | 27.2 | (0.57) | 30.0 | (0.49) | 19.6 | (1.16) | 16.9 | (1.84) | 33.7 | (0.48) | 8.9 | (0.29) | 24.8 | (0.44) | 35.3 | (0.70) | 32.3 | (0.65) | 34.9 | (0.55) | 26.0 | (1.47) | 26.8 | (2.75) |
| 1986 | 27.9 | (0.42) | 7.6 | (0.25) | 20.3 | (0.37) | 28.2 | (0.60) | 27.6 | (0.58) | 29.7 | (0.50) | 21.9 | (1.21) | 17.6 | (1.76) | 34.0 | (0.49) | 9.2 | (0.30) | 24.8 | (0.44) | 35.3 | (0.71) | 32.8 | (0.67) | 34.5 | (0.56) | 28.6 | (1.52) | 29.4 | (2.72) |
| 1987 | 29.6 | (0.43) | 8.1 | (0.26) | 21.5 | (0.39) | 30.6 | (0.62) | 28.7 | (0.59) | 31.9 | (0.51) | 22.8 | (1.25) | 17.5 | (1.73) | 36.2 | (0.50) | 10.0 | (0.31) | 26.3 | (0.46) | 38.3 | (0.73) | 34.4 | (0.68) | 37.3 | (0.58) | 29.5 | (1.54) | 28.4 | (2.61) |
| 1988 | 30.3 | (0.47) | 8.8 | (0.29) | 21.5 | (0.42) | 30.2 | (0.68) | 30.4 | (0.66) | 33.2 | (0.57) | 21.2 | (1.33) | 17.0 | (2.00) | 37.2 | (0.55) | 10.8 | (0.35) | 26.5 | (0.50) | 38.3 | (0.81) | 36.3 | (0.75) | 38.6 | (0.63) | 28.1 | (1.69) | 30.8 | (3.31) |
| 1989 | 30.9 | (0.48) | 8.0 | (0.28) | 22.9 | (0.44) | 30.2 | (0.68) | 31.6 | (0.67) | 34.2 | (0.58) | 23.4 | (1.38) | 16.1 | (1.90) | 38.1 | (0.56) | 9.9 | (0.34) | 28.2 | (0.52) | 38.3 | (0.81) | 37.9 | (0.77) | 39.8 | (0.65) | 30.7 | (1.72) | 28.7 | (3.12) |
| 1990 | 32.0 | (0.47) | 8.7 | (0.28) | 23.3 | (0.43) | 32.3 | (0.68) | 31.8 | (0.66) | 35.1 | (0.57) | 25.4 | (1.37) | 15.8 | (1.67) | 39.1 | (0.54) | 10.6 | (0.34) | 28.5 | (0.50) | 40.0 | (0.79) | 38.3 | (0.75) | 40.4 | (0.63) | 32.7 | (1.68) | 28.7 | (2.79) |
| 1991 | 33.3 | (0.48) | 9.7 | (0.30) | 23.6 | (0.43) | 32.8 | (0.68) | 33.6 | (0.67) | 36.8 | (0.58) | 23.5 | (1.34) | 17.9 | (1.72) | 41.0 | (0.55) | 11.9 | (0.37) | 29.1 | (0.51) | 41.5 | (0.80) | 40.5 | (0.77) | 42.4 | (0.64) | 31.2 | (1.68) | 34.3 | (2.94) |
| 1992 | 34.4 | (0.49) | 9.9 | (0.31) | 24.4 | (0.44) | 32.7 | (0.68) | 36.0 | (0.69) | 37.3 | (0.59) | 25.2 | (1.37) | 21.3 | (1.87) | 41.7 | (0.56) | 12.1 | (0.37) | 29.7 | (0.51) | 40.7 | (0.80) | 42.7 | (0.77) | 42.6 | (0.64) | 33.5 | (1.71) | 36.8 | (2.90) |
| 1993 | 34.0 | (0.49) | 9.8 | (0.30) | 24.2 | (0.44) | 33.6 | (0.69) | 34.4 | (0.68) | 36.8 | (0.59) | 24.5 | (1.35) | 21.7 | (1.88) | 41.3 | (0.56) | 11.9 | (0.37) | 29.4 | (0.51) | 41.7 | (0.80) | 40.9 | (0.77) | 42.3 | (0.65) | 32.4 | (1.69) | 35.5 | (2.79) |
| 1994 | 34.6 | (0.42) | 9.1 | (0.26) | 25.5 | (0.39) | 33.1 | (0.59) | 36.0 | (0.60) | 38.1 | (0.53) | 27.7 | (1.17) | 18.8 | (1.10) | 42.3 | (0.49) | 11.2 | (0.31) | 31.2 | (0.46) | 41.6 | (0.70) | 43.0 | (0.68) | 43.7 | (0.57) | 35.6 | (1.42) | 33.1 | (1.76) |
| 1995 | 34.3 | (0.44) | 8.9 | (0.27) | 25.4 | (0.41) | 33.1 | (0.63) | 35.5 | (0.63) | 37.9 | (0.55) | 27.5 | (1.18) | 20.7 | (1.13) | 42.3 | (0.51) | 11.0 | (0.33) | 31.3 | (0.48) | 41.7 | (0.73) | 43.0 | (0.72) | 44.0 | (0.61) | 35.4 | (1.43) | 35.2 | (1.74) |
| 1996 | 35.5 | (0.47) | 9.5 | (0.29) | 26.1 | (0.43) | 34.1 | (0.66) | 37.0 | (0.67) | 39.5 | (0.59) | 27.4 | (1.23) | 20.1 | (1.18) | 43.4 | (0.54) | 11.5 | (0.35) | 31.9 | (0.50) | 42.5 | (0.77) | 44.3 | (0.75) | 45.1 | (0.64) | 35.9 | (1.51) | 34.5 | (1.83) |
| 1997 | 36.8 | (0.47) | 9.9 | (0.29) | 27.0 | (0.43) | 35.0 | (0.66) | 38.7 | (0.67) | 40.6 | (0.59) | 29.8 | (1.25) | 22.4 | (1.21) | 45.2 | (0.54) | 12.1 | (0.35) | 33.1 | (0.51) | 44.0 | (0.77) | 46.3 | (0.75) | 46.6 | (0.64) | 39.5 | (1.54) | 36.0 | (1.77) |
| 1998 | 36.5 | (0.46) | 10.2 | (0.29) | 26.3 | (0.42) | 34.5 | (0.65) | 38.6 | (0.66) | 40.6 | (0.59) | 29.8 | (1.24) | 20.4 | (1.11) | 45.2 | (0.53) | 12.6 | (0.36) | 32.6 | (0.50) | 44.3 | (0.77) | 46.1 | (0.74) | 46.9 | (0.64) | 40.0 | (1.54) | 33.9 | (1.68) |
| 1999 | 35.6 | (0.46) | 9.1 | (0.27) | 26.5 | (0.42) | 34.1 | (0.64) | 37.0 | (0.65) | 39.4 | (0.58) | 30.4 | (1.24) | 18.7 | (1.08) | 43.7 | (0.52) | 11.2 | (0.33) | 32.5 | (0.49) | 42.9 | (0.75) | 44.4 | (0.73) | 45.3 | (0.63) | 39.2 | (1.50) | 31.6 | (1.68) |
| 2000 | 35.5 | (0.45) | 9.4 | (0.28) | 26.0 | (0.41) | 32.6 | (0.62) | 38.4 | (0.65) | 38.7 | (0.57) | 30.5 | (1.21) | 21.7 | (1.12) | 43.2 | (0.52) | 11.5 | (0.33) | 31.8 | (0.48) | 40.8 | (0.73) | 45.6 | (0.72) | 44.1 | (0.62) | 39.3 | (1.46) | 36.2 | (1.69) |
| 2001 | 36.3 | (0.45) | 9.8 | (0.28) | 26.6 | (0.41) | 33.6 | (0.63) | 39.0 | (0.64) | 39.5 | (0.57) | 31.4 | (1.22) | 21.7 | (1.10) | 44.3 | (0.51) | 11.9 | (0.33) | 32.4 | (0.48) | 42.4 | (0.73) | 46.1 | (0.72) | 45.4 | (0.62) | 40.2 | (1.45) | 34.8 | (1.61) |
| 2002 | 36.7 | (0.43) | 9.7 | (0.26) | 27.0 | (0.39) | 33.7 | (0.59) | 39.7 | (0.61) | 40.9 | (0.55) | 31.9 | (1.18) | 19.9 | (0.94) | 44.7 | (0.48) | 11.8 | (0.31) | 32.9 | (0.46) | 42.5 | (0.69) | 46.7 | (0.68) | 46.7 | (0.59) | 40.2 | (1.39) | 31.6 | (1.38) |
| 20033 | 37.8 | (0.43) | 10.2 | (0.27) | 27.7 | (0.39) | 34.3 | (0.59) | 41.3 | (0.61) | 41.6 | (0.55) | 32.3 | (1.20) | 23.5 | (1.02) | 45.7 | (0.48) | 12.3 | (0.32) | 33.4 | (0.46) | 42.8 | (0.69) | 48.3 | (0.67) | 47.2 | (0.59) | 41.4 | (1.43) | 35.8 | (1.42) |
| 20043 | 38.0 | (0.42) | 9.4 | (0.25) | 28.6 | (0.39) | 34.7 | (0.59) | 41.2 | (0.61) | 41.7 | (0.55) | 31.8 | (1.18) | 24.7 | (1.02) | 45.8 | (0.48) | 11.3 | (0.30) | 34.5 | (0.46) | 43.0 | (0.68) | 48.4 | (0.67) | 47.4 | (0.59) | 40.8 | (1.41) | 37.3 | (1.40) |
| 20053 | 38.9 | (0.43) | 9.6 | (0.26) | 29.2 | (0.40) | 35.3 | (0.59) | 42.5 | (0.61) | 42.8 | (0.55) | 33.1 | (1.18) | 24.8 | (1.02) | 46.8 | (0.48) | 11.6 | (0.31) | 35.2 | (0.46) | 44.3 | (0.68) | 49.1 | (0.67) | 48.6 | (0.59) | 41.4 | (1.39) | 37.4 | (1.41) |
| 20063 | 37.3 | (0.42) | 9.6 | (0.25) | 27.8 | (0.39) | 34.1 | (0.58) | 40.6 | (0.60) | 41.0 | (0.54) | 32.6 | (1.16) | 23.6 | (0.99) | 45.0 | (0.47) | 11.5 | (0.30) | 33.5 | (0.45) | 42.2 | (0.67) | 47.7 | (0.67) | 46.5 | (0.58) | 42.0 | (1.38) | 35.5 | (1.37) |
| 20073 | 38.8 | (0.42) | 10.9 | (0.27) | 27.9 | (0.39) | 35.5 | (0.58) | 42.1 | (0.60) | 42.6 | (0.54) | 33.1 | (1.15) | 26.6 | (1.02) | 46.1 | (0.47) | 13.0 | (0.32) | 33.1 | (0.44) | 43.4 | (0.66) | 48.6 | (0.66) | 47.8 | (0.58) | 40.1 | (1.32) | 39.2 | (1.37) |
| 20083 | 39.6 | (0.42) | 11.8 | (0.28) | 27.8 | (0.38) | 37.0 | (0.58) | 42.3 | (0.60) | 44.2 | (0.54) | 32.1 | (1.13) | 25.8 | (1.01) | 46.6 | (0.46) | 13.9 | (0.32) | 32.7 | (0.44) | 44.1 | (0.66) | 49.0 | (0.66) | 49.2 | (0.58) | 40.0 | (1.33) | 36.7 | (1.32) |
| 20093 | 41.3 | (0.42) | 11.7 | (0.27) | 29.6 | (0.39) | 38.4 | (0.59) | 44.2 | (0.60) | 45.0 | (0.55) | 37.7 | (1.17) | 27.5 | (1.01) | 48.8 | (0.46) | 13.9 | (0.32) | 35.0 | (0.44) | 46.4 | (0.66) | 51.2 | (0.65) | 50.3 | (0.58) | 46.7 | (1.34) | 38.7 | (1.31) |
| 20103 | 41.2 | (0.57) | 12.9 | (0.36) | 28.2 | (0.53) | 38.3 | (0.78) | 44.1 | (0.84) | 43.3 | (0.81) | 38.4 | (1.66) | 31.9 | (1.15) | 48.2 | (0.62) | 15.2 | (0.41) | 33.1 | (0.60) | 45.9 | (0.89) | 50.5 | (0.89) | 48.5 | (0.83) | 46.3 | (1.73) | 43.7 | (1.46) |
| —Not available. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 All students who enrolled in college are counted as high school completers, including students who enrolled in college but did not report high school completion. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Prior to 1972, White and Black data include persons of Hispanic ethnicity. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 After 2002, White and Black data exclude persons identifying themselves as two or more races. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Data are based on sample surveys of the civilian noninstitutional population. Percentages based on 18- to 24-year-old high school completers for 1992 and later years use a slightly different definition of completion and may not be precisely comparable with figures for other years. Totals include other racial/ethnic groups not separately shown. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity except where otherwise noted. Standard errors appear in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), October, 1967 through 2010. (This table was prepared August 2011.) |
