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| Table 302.10. | Recent high school completers and their enrollment in college, by sex and level of institution: 1960 through 2018 |
| [Standard errors appear in parentheses] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Number of high school completers1 (in thousands) | Percent of recent high school completers1 enrolled in college2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | Males | Females | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | Males | Females | Total | 2-year college | 4-year college or university | Total | 2-year college | 4-year college or university | Total | 2-year college | 4-year college or university | |||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | ||||||||||||
| 1960 | 1,679 | (44.5) | 756 | (32.3) | 923 | (30.1) | 45.1 | (2.16) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 54.0 | (3.23) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 37.9 | (2.85) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) |
| 1961 | 1,763 | (46.7) | 790 | (33.7) | 973 | (31.8) | 48.0 | (2.12) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 56.3 | (3.14) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 41.3 | (2.81) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) |
| 1962 | 1,838 | (44.3) | 872 | (32.0) | 966 | (30.4) | 49.0 | (2.08) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 55.0 | (3.00) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 43.5 | (2.84) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) |
| 1963 | 1,741 | (44.9) | 794 | (32.6) | 947 | (30.5) | 45.0 | (2.12) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 52.3 | (3.16) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 39.0 | (2.82) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) |
| 1964 | 2,145 | (43.6) | 997 | (32.3) | 1,148 | (28.9) | 48.3 | (1.92) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 57.2 | (2.79) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 40.7 | (2.58) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) |
| 1965 | 2,659 | (48.5) | 1,254 | (35.7) | 1,405 | (32.5) | 50.9 | (1.73) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 57.3 | (2.49) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 45.3 | (2.37) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) |
| 1966 | 2,612 | (45.7) | 1,207 | (34.4) | 1,405 | (29.5) | 50.1 | (1.74) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 58.7 | (2.53) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 42.7 | (2.35) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) |
| 1967 | 2,525 | (38.5) | 1,142 | (28.9) | 1,383 | (24.7) | 51.9 | (1.44) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 57.6 | (2.12) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 47.2 | (1.95) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) |
| 1968 | 2,606 | (38.0) | 1,184 | (28.7) | 1,422 | (24.2) | 55.4 | (1.41) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 63.2 | (2.04) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 48.9 | (1.93) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) |
| 1969 | 2,842 | (36.6) | 1,352 | (27.3) | 1,490 | (24.2) | 53.3 | (1.36) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 60.1 | (1.93) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 47.2 | (1.88) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) |
| 1970 | 2,758 | (38.1) | 1,343 | (26.6) | 1,415 | (27.3) | 51.7 | (1.38) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 55.2 | (1.97) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 48.5 | (1.93) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) |
| 1971 | 2,875 | (38.7) | 1,371 | (27.1) | 1,504 | (27.6) | 53.5 | (1.35) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 57.6 | (1.94) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 49.8 | (1.87) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) |
| 1972 | 2,964 | (38.5) | 1,423 | (27.5) | 1,542 | (26.9) | 49.2 | (1.33) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 52.7 | (1.92) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 46.0 | (1.84) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) |
| 1973 | 3,058 | (37.7) | 1,460 | (28.0) | 1,599 | (25.0) | 46.6 | (1.31) | 14.9 | (0.94) | 31.6 | (1.22) | 50.0 | (1.90) | 14.6 | (1.34) | 35.4 | (1.82) | 43.4 | (1.80) | 15.2 | (1.30) | 28.2 | (1.63) |
| 1974 | 3,101 | (39.3) | 1,491 | (28.2) | 1,611 | (27.3) | 47.6 | (1.30) | 15.2 | (0.94) | 32.4 | (1.22) | 49.4 | (1.88) | 16.6 | (1.40) | 32.8 | (1.77) | 45.9 | (1.80) | 13.9 | (1.25) | 32.0 | (1.69) |
| 1975 | 3,185 | (39.3) | 1,513 | (27.8) | 1,672 | (27.7) | 50.7 | (1.29) | 18.2 | (0.99) | 32.6 | (1.21) | 52.6 | (1.86) | 19.0 | (1.47) | 33.6 | (1.76) | 49.0 | (1.78) | 17.4 | (1.35) | 31.6 | (1.65) |
| 1976 | 2,986 | (40.5) | 1,451 | (29.4) | 1,535 | (27.8) | 48.8 | (1.33) | 15.6 | (0.96) | 33.3 | (1.25) | 47.2 | (1.90) | 14.5 | (1.34) | 32.7 | (1.79) | 50.3 | (1.85) | 16.6 | (1.38) | 33.8 | (1.75) |
| 1977 | 3,141 | (41.0) | 1,483 | (29.8) | 1,659 | (27.9) | 50.6 | (1.30) | 17.5 | (0.98) | 33.1 | (1.22) | 52.1 | (1.88) | 17.2 | (1.42) | 35.0 | (1.80) | 49.3 | (1.78) | 17.8 | (1.36) | 31.5 | (1.66) |
| 1978 | 3,163 | (40.0) | 1,485 | (29.4) | 1,677 | (26.8) | 50.1 | (1.29) | 17.0 | (0.97) | 33.1 | (1.22) | 51.1 | (1.88) | 15.6 | (1.37) | 35.5 | (1.80) | 49.3 | (1.77) | 18.3 | (1.37) | 31.0 | (1.64) |
| 1979 | 3,160 | (40.3) | 1,475 | (29.4) | 1,685 | (27.4) | 49.3 | (1.29) | 17.5 | (0.98) | 31.8 | (1.20) | 50.4 | (1.89) | 16.9 | (1.42) | 33.5 | (1.79) | 48.4 | (1.77) | 18.1 | (1.36) | 30.3 | (1.63) |
| 1980 | 3,088 | (39.6) | 1,498 | (28.5) | 1,589 | (27.5) | 49.3 | (1.31) | 19.4 | (1.03) | 29.9 | (1.20) | 46.7 | (1.87) | 17.1 | (1.41) | 29.7 | (1.71) | 51.8 | (1.82) | 21.6 | (1.50) | 30.2 | (1.67) |
| 1981 | 3,056 | (42.4) | 1,491 | (30.6) | 1,565 | (29.3) | 53.9 | (1.31) | 20.5 | (1.06) | 33.5 | (1.24) | 54.8 | (1.87) | 20.9 | (1.53) | 33.9 | (1.78) | 53.1 | (1.83) | 20.1 | (1.47) | 33.0 | (1.73) |
| 1982 | 3,100 | (41.0) | 1,509 | (29.4) | 1,592 | (28.6) | 50.6 | (1.38) | 19.1 | (1.09) | 31.5 | (1.28) | 49.1 | (1.98) | 17.5 | (1.50) | 31.6 | (1.84) | 52.0 | (1.93) | 20.6 | (1.56) | 31.4 | (1.79) |
| 1983 | 2,963 | (42.2) | 1,389 | (30.8) | 1,573 | (28.6) | 52.7 | (1.41) | 19.2 | (1.11) | 33.5 | (1.33) | 51.9 | (2.06) | 20.2 | (1.66) | 31.7 | (1.92) | 53.4 | (1.93) | 18.4 | (1.50) | 35.1 | (1.85) |
| 1984 | 3,012 | (37.0) | 1,429 | (29.1) | 1,584 | (22.2) | 55.2 | (1.39) | 19.4 | (1.11) | 35.8 | (1.34) | 56.0 | (2.02) | 17.7 | (1.55) | 38.4 | (1.98) | 54.5 | (1.92) | 21.0 | (1.57) | 33.5 | (1.82) |
| 1985 | 2,668 | (40.7) | 1,287 | (29.1) | 1,381 | (28.3) | 57.7 | (1.47) | 19.6 | (1.18) | 38.1 | (1.45) | 58.6 | (2.11) | 19.9 | (1.71) | 38.8 | (2.09) | 56.8 | (2.05) | 19.3 | (1.63) | 37.5 | (2.00) |
| 1986 | 2,786 | (39.2) | 1,332 | (28.9) | 1,454 | (26.4) | 53.8 | (1.45) | 19.2 | (1.15) | 34.5 | (1.39) | 55.8 | (2.09) | 21.3 | (1.73) | 34.5 | (2.00) | 51.9 | (2.02) | 17.3 | (1.53) | 34.6 | (1.92) |
| 1987 | 2,647 | (41.5) | 1,278 | (30.2) | 1,369 | (28.4) | 56.8 | (1.48) | 18.9 | (1.17) | 37.9 | (1.45) | 58.3 | (2.12) | 17.3 | (1.63) | 41.0 | (2.12) | 55.3 | (2.07) | 20.3 | (1.67) | 35.0 | (1.98) |
| 1988 | 2,673 | (47.7) | 1,334 | (34.6) | 1,339 | (32.8) | 58.9 | (1.60) | 21.9 | (1.34) | 37.1 | (1.57) | 57.1 | (2.27) | 21.3 | (1.88) | 35.8 | (2.20) | 60.7 | (2.24) | 22.4 | (1.91) | 38.3 | (2.23) |
| 1989 | 2,450 | (44.8) | 1,204 | (31.7) | 1,246 | (31.7) | 59.6 | (1.58) | 20.7 | (1.30) | 38.9 | (1.57) | 57.6 | (2.27) | 18.3 | (1.77) | 39.3 | (2.24) | 61.6 | (2.19) | 23.1 | (1.90) | 38.5 | (2.20) |
| 1990 | 2,362 | (43.0) | 1,173 | (30.6) | 1,189 | (30.2) | 60.1 | (1.60) | 20.1 | (1.31) | 40.0 | (1.61) | 58.0 | (2.29) | 19.6 | (1.85) | 38.4 | (2.26) | 62.2 | (2.24) | 20.6 | (1.87) | 41.6 | (2.28) |
| 1991 | 2,276 | (41.1) | 1,140 | (29.0) | 1,136 | (29.0) | 62.5 | (1.62) | 24.9 | (1.44) | 37.7 | (1.62) | 57.9 | (2.33) | 22.9 | (1.98) | 35.0 | (2.25) | 67.1 | (2.22) | 26.8 | (2.09) | 40.3 | (2.32) |
| 1992 | 2,397 | (40.5) | 1,216 | (29.1) | 1,180 | (28.1) | 61.9 | (1.58) | 23.0 | (1.37) | 38.9 | (1.59) | 60.0 | (2.24) | 22.1 | (1.89) | 37.8 | (2.21) | 63.8 | (2.23) | 23.9 | (1.98) | 40.0 | (2.27) |
| 1993 | 2,342 | (41.4) | 1,120 | (30.6) | 1,223 | (27.7) | 62.6 | (1.59) | 22.8 | (1.38) | 39.8 | (1.61) | 59.9 | (2.33) | 22.9 | (2.00) | 37.0 | (2.30) | 65.2 | (2.17) | 22.8 | (1.91) | 42.4 | (2.25) |
| 1994 | 2,517 | (41.1) | 1,244 | (30.1) | 1,273 | (27.9) | 61.9 | (1.54) | 21.0 | (1.29) | 40.9 | (1.56) | 60.6 | (2.21) | 23.0 | (1.90) | 37.5 | (2.19) | 63.2 | (2.15) | 19.1 | (1.75) | 44.1 | (2.22) |
| 1995 | 2,599 | (41.0) | 1,238 | (30.0) | 1,361 | (27.7) | 61.9 | (1.41) | 21.5 | (1.19) | 40.4 | (1.43) | 62.6 | (2.04) | 25.3 | (1.83) | 37.4 | (2.04) | 61.3 | (1.96) | 18.1 | (1.55) | 43.2 | (1.99) |
| 1996 | 2,660 | (40.5) | 1,297 | (29.5) | 1,363 | (27.7) | 65.0 | (1.42) | 23.1 | (1.26) | 41.9 | (1.47) | 60.1 | (2.09) | 21.5 | (1.76) | 38.5 | (2.08) | 69.7 | (1.91) | 24.6 | (1.79) | 45.1 | (2.07) |
| 1997 | 2,769 | (41.8) | 1,354 | (31.0) | 1,415 | (27.9) | 67.0 | (1.37) | 22.8 | (1.23) | 44.3 | (1.45) | 63.6 | (2.01) | 21.4 | (1.71) | 42.2 | (2.06) | 70.3 | (1.87) | 24.1 | (1.75) | 46.2 | (2.04) |
| 1998 | 2,810 | (43.9) | 1,452 | (31.0) | 1,358 | (31.0) | 65.6 | (1.38) | 24.4 | (1.25) | 41.3 | (1.43) | 62.4 | (1.96) | 24.4 | (1.73) | 38.0 | (1.96) | 69.1 | (1.93) | 24.3 | (1.79) | 44.8 | (2.08) |
| 1999 | 2,897 | (41.5) | 1,474 | (29.9) | 1,423 | (28.8) | 62.9 | (1.38) | 21.0 | (1.16) | 41.9 | (1.41) | 61.4 | (1.95) | 21.0 | (1.63) | 40.5 | (1.97) | 64.4 | (1.95) | 21.1 | (1.66) | 43.3 | (2.02) |
| 2000 | 2,756 | (45.3) | 1,251 | (33.6) | 1,505 | (29.7) | 63.3 | (1.41) | 21.4 | (1.20) | 41.9 | (1.45) | 59.9 | (2.13) | 23.1 | (1.83) | 36.8 | (2.10) | 66.2 | (1.88) | 20.0 | (1.59) | 46.2 | (1.98) |
| 2001 | 2,549 | (44.1) | 1,277 | (32.0) | 1,273 | (30.3) | 61.8 | (1.41) | 19.6 | (1.15) | 42.1 | (1.43) | 60.1 | (2.00) | 18.6 | (1.59) | 41.4 | (2.01) | 63.5 | (1.97) | 20.6 | (1.66) | 42.8 | (2.02) |
| 2002 | 2,796 | (42.7) | 1,412 | (31.3) | 1,384 | (29.0) | 65.2 | (1.31) | 21.6 | (1.14) | 43.6 | (1.37) | 62.1 | (1.88) | 20.4 | (1.57) | 41.7 | (1.92) | 68.4 | (1.82) | 22.8 | (1.65) | 45.6 | (1.95) |
| 2003 | 2,677 | (42.2) | 1,306 | (29.9) | 1,372 | (29.7) | 63.9 | (1.35) | 21.5 | (1.16) | 42.5 | (1.39) | 61.2 | (1.97) | 21.9 | (1.67) | 39.3 | (1.97) | 66.5 | (1.86) | 21.0 | (1.61) | 45.5 | (1.96) |
| 2004 | 2,752 | (40.0) | 1,327 | (29.1) | 1,425 | (27.3) | 66.7 | (1.31) | 22.4 | (1.16) | 44.2 | (1.38) | 61.4 | (1.95) | 21.8 | (1.65) | 39.6 | (1.96) | 71.5 | (1.74) | 23.1 | (1.63) | 48.5 | (1.93) |
| 2005 | 2,675 | (40.8) | 1,262 | (31.5) | 1,414 | (24.9) | 68.6 | (1.31) | 24.0 | (1.21) | 44.6 | (1.40) | 66.5 | (1.94) | 24.7 | (1.77) | 41.8 | (2.03) | 70.4 | (1.77) | 23.4 | (1.64) | 47.0 | (1.94) |
| 2006 | 2,692 | (44.6) | 1,328 | (32.7) | 1,363 | (30.1) | 66.0 | (1.33) | 24.7 | (1.21) | 41.3 | (1.39) | 65.8 | (1.90) | 24.9 | (1.73) | 40.9 | (1.97) | 66.1 | (1.87) | 24.5 | (1.70) | 41.7 | (1.95) |
| 2007 | 2,955 | (42.6) | 1,511 | (30.0) | 1,444 | (30.3) | 67.2 | (1.26) | 24.1 | (1.15) | 43.1 | (1.33) | 66.1 | (1.78) | 22.7 | (1.57) | 43.4 | (1.86) | 68.3 | (1.79) | 25.5 | (1.67) | 42.8 | (1.90) |
| 2008 | 3,151 | (42.8) | 1,640 | (29.6) | 1,511 | (30.9) | 68.6 | (1.21) | 27.7 | (1.16) | 40.9 | (1.28) | 65.9 | (1.71) | 24.9 | (1.56) | 41.0 | (1.77) | 71.6 | (1.69) | 30.6 | (1.73) | 40.9 | (1.85) |
| 2009 | 2,937 | (45.0) | 1,407 | (32.8) | 1,531 | (30.6) | 70.1 | (1.23) | 27.7 | (1.21) | 42.4 | (1.33) | 66.0 | (1.84) | 25.1 | (1.69) | 40.9 | (1.91) | 73.8 | (1.64) | 30.1 | (1.71) | 43.8 | (1.85) |
| 2010 | 3,160 | (91.8) | 1,679 | (64.6) | 1,482 | (58.4) | 68.1 | (1.49) | 26.7 | (1.52) | 41.4 | (1.61) | 62.8 | (1.88) | 28.5 | (2.03) | 34.3 | (1.97) | 74.0 | (2.31) | 24.6 | (2.32) | 49.5 | (2.59) |
| 2011 | 3,079 | (88.3) | 1,611 | (60.6) | 1,468 | (58.4) | 68.2 | (1.45) | 25.9 | (1.49) | 42.3 | (1.44) | 64.7 | (2.16) | 24.7 | (1.79) | 40.0 | (2.10) | 72.2 | (1.98) | 27.3 | (2.17) | 44.9 | (2.37) |
| 2012 | 3,203 | (96.2) | 1,622 | (70.1) | 1,581 | (54.0) | 66.2 | (1.59) | 28.8 | (1.57) | 37.5 | (1.60) | 61.3 | (2.17) | 26.9 | (2.20) | 34.4 | (2.15) | 71.3 | (2.11) | 30.7 | (2.09) | 40.6 | (2.21) |
| 2013 | 2,977 | (84.4) | 1,524 | (62.9) | 1,453 | (57.0) | 65.9 | (1.58) | 23.8 | (1.44) | 42.1 | (1.76) | 63.5 | (2.20) | 24.5 | (2.14) | 39.0 | (2.48) | 68.4 | (2.17) | 23.0 | (2.15) | 45.3 | (2.21) |
| 2014 | 2,868 | (78.5) | 1,423 | (58.1) | 1,445 | (57.5) | 68.4 | (1.67) | 24.6 | (1.56) | 43.7 | (1.81) | 64.0 | (2.32) | 21.2 | (2.07) | 42.8 | (2.69) | 72.6 | (2.50) | 28.0 | (2.35) | 44.6 | (2.57) |
| 2015 | 2,965 | (87.5) | 1,448 | (64.6) | 1,516 | (56.6) | 69.2 | (1.54) | 25.2 | (1.48) | 44.0 | (1.61) | 65.8 | (2.27) | 24.3 | (2.00) | 41.5 | (2.27) | 72.5 | (2.18) | 26.2 | (2.08) | 46.4 | (2.42) |
| 2016 | 3,137 | (102.3) | 1,517 | (70.6) | 1,620 | (66.7) | 69.8 | (1.64) | 23.7 | (1.56) | 46.0 | (1.85) | 67.5 | (2.12) | 25.3 | (2.26) | 42.2 | (2.47) | 71.9 | (2.40) | 22.3 | (1.99) | 49.6 | (2.46) |
| 2017 | 2,870 | (95.9) | 1,345 | (60.2) | 1,525 | (71.3) | 66.7 | (1.68) | 22.6 | (1.50) | 44.2 | (1.83) | 61.1 | (2.57) | 23.9 | (2.36) | 37.2 | (2.32) | 71.7 | (2.29) | 21.4 | (2.09) | 50.3 | (2.70) |
| 2018 | 3,212 | (94.6) | 1,614 | (61.2) | 1,598 | (69.9) | 69.1 | (1.62) | 25.5 | (1.54) | 43.6 | (1.76) | 66.9 | (2.22) | 24.9 | (1.92) | 42.0 | (2.23) | 71.4 | (2.32) | 26.1 | (2.19) | 45.2 | (2.75) |
| ---Not available. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Individuals ages 16 to 24 who graduated from high school or completed a GED or other high school equivalency credential. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Enrollment in college as of October of each year for individuals ages 16 to 24 who had completed high school earlier in the calendar year. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Data are based on sample surveys of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. High school completion data in this table differ from figures appearing in other tables because of varying survey procedures and coverage. Prior to 2010, standard errors were computed using generalized variance function methodology rather than the more precise replicate weight methodology used in later years. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: American College Testing Program, unpublished tabulations, derived from statistics collected by the Census Bureau, 1960 through 1969. U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), October, 1970 through 2018. (This table was prepared August 2019.) |
