Table 178. | College enrollment rates of high school graduates, by sex: 1960 to 1994 [Numbers in thousands] |
______________________________________________________________________________________________ |Total high school graduates\1\| Enrolled in college\2\ |______________________________|___________________________________________________ Year | | | | Total | Males | Females | Total | Males | Females |________________|________________|_________________ | | | | Number |Percent| Number |Percent| Number |Percent ___________|__________|_________|_________|________|_______|________|_______|________|________ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 ___________|__________|_________|_________|________|_______|________|_______|________|________ 1960 ......| 1,679 | 756 | 923 | 758 | 45.1 | 408 | 54.0 | 350 | 37.9 1961 ......| 1,763 | 790 | 973 | 847 | 48.0 | 445 | 56.3 | 402 | 41.3 1962 ......| 1,838 | 872 | 966 | 900 | 49.0 | 480 | 55.0 | 420 | 43.5 1963 ......| 1,741 | 794 | 947 | 784 | 45.0 | 415 | 52.3 | 369 | 39.0 1964 ......| 2,145 | 997 | 1,148 | 1,037 | 48.3 | 570 | 57.2 | 467 | 40.7 | | | | | | | | | 1965 ......| 2,659 | 1,254 | 1,405 | 1,354 | 50.9 | 718 | 57.3 | 636 | 45.3 1966 ......| 2,612 | 1,207 | 1,405 | 1,309 | 50.1 | 709 | 58.7 | 600 | 42.7 1967 ......| 2,525 | 1,142 | 1,383 | 1,311 | 51.9 | 658 | 57.6 | 653 | 47.2 1968 ......| 2,606 | 1,184 | 1,422 | 1,444 | 55.4 | 748 | 63.2 | 696 | 48.9 1969 ......| 2,842 | 1,352 | 1,490 | 1,516 | 53.3 | 812 | 60.1 | 704 | 47.2 | | | | | | | | | 1970 ......| 2,757 | 1,343 | 1,414 | 1,427 | 51.8 | 741 | 55.2 | 686 | 48.5 1971 ......| 2,872 | 1,369 | 1,503 | 1,535 | 53.4 | 788 | 57.6 | 747 | 49.7 1972 ......| 2,961 | 1,420 | 1,541 | 1,457 | 49.2 | 749 | 52.7 | 708 | 45.9 1973 ......| 3,059 | 1,458 | 1,601 | 1,425 | 46.6 | 730 | 50.1 | 695 | 43.4 1974 ......| 3,101 | 1,491 | 1,610 | 1,474 | 47.5 | 736 | 49.4 | 738 | 45.8 | | | | | | | | | 1975 ......| 3,186 | 1,513 | 1,673 | 1,615 | 50.7 | 796 | 52.6 | 819 | 49.0 1976 ......| 2,987 | 1,450 | 1,537 | 1,458 | 48.8 | 685 | 47.2 | 773 | 50.3 1977 ......| 3,140 | 1,482 | 1,658 | 1,590 | 50.6 | 773 | 52.2 | 817 | 49.3 1978 ......| 3,161 | 1,485 | 1,676 | 1,584 | 50.1 | 758 | 51.0 | 826 | 49.3 1979 ......| 3,160 | 1,474 | 1,686 | 1,559 | 49.3 | 743 | 50.4 | 816 | 48.4 | | | | | | | | | 1980 ......| 3,089 | 1,500 | 1,589 | 1,524 | 49.3 | 701 | 46.7 | 823 | 51.8 1981 ......| 3,053 | 1,490 | 1,563 | 1,646 | 53.9 | 816 | 54.8 | 830 | 53.1 1982 ......| 3,100 | 1,508 | 1,592 | 1,568 | 50.6 | 739 | 49.0 | 829 | 52.1 1983 ......| 2,964 | 1,390 | 1,574 | 1,562 | 52.7 | 721 | 51.9 | 841 | 53.4 1984 ......| 3,012 | 1,429 | 1,583 | 1,662 | 55.2 | 800 | 56.0 | 862 | 54.5 | | | | | | | | | 1985 ......| 2,666 | 1,286 | 1,380 | 1,539 | 57.7 | 754 | 58.6 | 785 | 56.9 1986 ......| 2,786 | 1,331 | 1,455 | 1,499 | 53.8 | 744 | 55.9 | 755 | 51.9 1987 ......| 2,647 | 1,278 | 1,369 | 1,503 | 56.8 | 746 | 58.4 | 757 | 55.3 1988 ......| 2,673 | 1,334 | 1,339 | 1,575 | 58.9 | 761 | 57.0 | 814 | 60.8 1989 ......| 2,454 | 1,208 | 1,245 | 1,463 | 59.6 | 696 | 57.6 | 767 | 61.6 | | | | | | | | | 1990 ......| 2,355 | 1,169 | 1,185 | 1,410 | 59.9 | 676 | 57.8 | 735 | 62.0 1991 ......| 2,276 | 1,139 | 1,137 | 1,420 | 62.4 | 656 | 57.6 | 763 | 67.1 1992 ......| 2,398 | 1,216 | 1,182 | 1,479 | 61.7 | 725 | 59.6 | 754 | 63.8 1993 ......| 2,338 | 1,118 | 1,219 | 1,464 | 62.6 | 668 | 59.7 | 797 | 65.4 1994 ......| 2,517 | 1,244 | 1,273 | 1,559 | 61.9 | 754 | 60.6 | 805 | 63.2 ___________|__________|_________|_________|________|_______|________|_______|________|________ |
\1\Individuals age 16 to 24 who graduated from high school during the preceding 12 months. NOTE.--Data are based upon sample surveys of the civilian population. High school graduate data in this table differ from figures appearing in other tables because of varying survey procedures and coverage. High school graduates include GED recipients. SOURCE: American College Testing Program, unpublished tabulations, 1987, derived from statistics collected by the U.S. Bureau of the Census; and U.S. Department of Labor, College Enrollment of 1993 High School Graduates, and unpublished data. (This table was prepared June 1995.) |