Figure 1 |
The structure of education in the United States |
Figure 2 |
Enrollment, total expenditures in constant dollars, and expenditures as a percentage of the gross domestic product (GDP), by level of education: Selected years, 1965–66 through 2014–15 |
Figure 3 |
Percentage of persons 25 years old and over, by highest level of educational attainment: Selected years, 1940 through 2015 |
Figure 4 |
Percentage of persons 25 through 29 years old, by highest level of educational attainment: Selected years, 1940 through 2015 |
Figure 5 |
Highest level of education attained by persons 25 through 29 years old: 2015 |
Figure 6 |
Percentage of persons 25 through 29 years old, by selected levels of educational attainment and race/ethnicity: 2005 and 2015 |
Figure 12 |
Enrollment, degrees conferred, and expenditures in degree-granting postsecondary institutions: 1960–61 through 2014–15 |
Figure 13 |
Percentage change in total enrollment in degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by state: Fall 2009 to fall 2014 |
Figure 14 |
Enrollment in degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by age: Fall 1970 through fall 2025 |
Figure 15 |
Ratio of full-time-equivalent (FTE) students to total FTE staff and to FTE faculty in degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by control of institution: 1993, 2003, and 2013 |
Figure 16 |
Bachelor’s degrees conferred by postsecondary institutions in selected fields of study: 2003–04, 2008–09, and 2013–14 |
Figure 17 |
Percentage distribution of total revenues of public degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by source of funds: 2013–14 |
Figure 18 |
Percentage distribution of total revenues of private nonprofit degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by source of funds: 2013–14 |
Figure 19 |
Percentage distribution of total revenues of private for-profit degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by source of funds: 2013–14 |
Figure 22 |
Unemployment rates of persons 25 to 34 years old, by highest level of educational attainment: Selected years, 1990 through 2015 |
Figure 23 |
Employment to population ratios of persons 25 to 34 years old, by highest level of educational attainment: Selected years, 1990 through 2015 |
Figure 24 |
Percentage distribution of 2013–14 high school dropouts and high school completers not enrolled in college, by labor force status: October 2014 |
Figure 25 |
Median annual earnings of full-time year-round workers 25 years old and over, by highest level of educational attainment and sex: 2014 |
Figure 26 |
Median annual salaries of bachelor’s degree recipients employed full time 1 year after graduation, by field of study: 1991, 2001, and 2009 |