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Table 179.College enrollment rates of high school graduates, by race/ethnicity: 1960 to 1995

                                         [Numbers in thousands]

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       |     High school graduates\1\      |                       Enrolled in college\2\
       |-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------
 Year  |      |        |          |        |     Total    |   White\3\   |  Black\3,4\  |    Hispanic\4\
       |      |        |          |        |--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------------
       |      |        |          |  His-  |      |       |      |       |      |       |      |   Percent
       |Total |White\3\|Black\3,4\|panic\4\|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 |  1,565 |      --- |    --- |  758 |  45.1 |  717 |  45.8 |  --- |   --- |  --- |  --- |   ---
1961 ..|1,763 |  1,612 |      --- |    --- |  847 |  48.0 |  798 |  49.5 |  --- |   --- |  --- |  --- |   ---
1962 ..|1,838 |  1,660 |      --- |    --- |  900 |  49.0 |  840 |  50.6 |  --- |   --- |  --- |  --- |   ---
1963 ..|1,741 |  1,615 |      --- |    --- |  784 |  45.0 |  736 |  45.6 |  --- |   --- |  --- |  --- |   ---
1964 ..|2,145 |  1,964 |      --- |    --- |1,037 |  48.3 |  967 |  49.2 |  --- |   --- |  --- |  --- |   ---
       |      |        |          |        |      |       |      |       |      |       |      |      |
1965 ..|2,659 |  2,417 |      --- |    --- |1,354 |  50.9 |1,249 |  51.7 |  --- |   --- |  --- |  --- |   ---
1966 ..|2,612 |  2,403 |      --- |    --- |1,309 |  50.1 |1,243 |  51.7 |  --- |   --- |  --- |  --- |   ---
1967 ..|2,525 |  2,267 |      --- |    --- |1,311 |  51.9 |1,202 |  53.0 |  --- |   --- |  --- |  --- |   ---
1968 ..|2,606 |  2,303 |      --- |    --- |1,444 |  55.4 |1,304 |  56.6 |  --- |   --- |  --- |  --- |   ---
1969 ..|2,842 |  2,538 |      --- |    --- |1,516 |  53.3 |1,402 |  55.2 |  --- |   --- |  --- |  --- |   ---
       |      |        |          |        |      |       |      |       |      |       |      |      |
1970 ..|2,757 |  2,461 |      --- |    --- |1,427 |  51.8 |1,280 |  52.0 |  --- |   --- |  --- |  --- |   ---
1971 ..|2,872 |  2,596 |      --- |    --- |1,535 |  53.4 |1,402 |  54.0 |  --- |   --- |  --- |  --- |   ---
1972 ..|2,961 |  2,614 |      --- |    --- |1,457 |  49.2 |1,292 |  49.4 |  --- |   --- |  --- |  --- |   ---
1973 ..|3,059 |  2,707 |      --- |    --- |1,425 |  46.6 |1,302 |  48.1 |  --- |   --- |  --- |  --- |   ---
1974 ..|3,101 |  2,736 |      --- |    --- |1,474 |  47.5 |1,288 |  47.1 |  --- |   --- |  --- |  --- |   ---
       |      |        |          |        |      |       |      |       |      |       |      |      |
1975 ..|3,186 |  2,825 |      --- |    --- |1,615 |  50.7 |1,446 |  51.2 |  --- |   --- |  --- |  --- |   ---
1976 ..|2,987 |  2,640 |      320 |    152 |1,458 |  48.8 |1,291 |  48.9 |  134 |  41.9 |   80 | 52.6 |   ---
1977 ..|3,140 |  2,768 |      335 |    156 |1,590 |  50.6 |1,403 |  50.7 |  166 |  49.6 |   80 | 51.3 |  48.9
1978 ..|3,161 |  2,750 |      352 |    133 |1,584 |  50.1 |1,378 |  50.1 |  161 |  45.7 |   57 | 42.9 |  46.3
1979 ..|3,160 |  2,776 |      324 |    154 |1,559 |  49.3 |1,376 |  49.6 |  147 |  45.4 |   69 | 44.8 |  46.8
       |      |        |          |        |      |       |      |       |      |       |      |      |
1980 ..|3,089 |  2,682 |      361 |    129 |1,524 |  49.3 |1,339 |  49.9 |  151 |  41.8 |   68 | 52.7 |  49.9
1981 ..|3,053 |  2,626 |      359 |    146 |1,646 |  53.9 |1,434 |  54.6 |  154 |  42.9 |   76 | 52.1 |  49.3
1982 ..|3,100 |  2,644 |      384 |    174 |1,568 |  50.6 |1,376 |  52.0 |  140 |  36.5 |   75 | 43.1 |  49.8
1983 ..|2,964 |  2,496 |      392 |    138 |1,562 |  52.7 |1,372 |  55.0 |  151 |  38.5 |   75 | 54.3 |  47.3
1984 ..|3,012 |  2,514 |      438 |    185 |1,662 |  55.2 |1,455 |  57.9 |  176 |  40.2 |   82 | 44.3 |  49.9
       |      |        |          |        |      |       |      |       |      |       |      |      |
1985 ..|2,666 |  2,241 |      333 |    141 |1,539 |  57.7 |1,332 |  59.4 |  141 |  42.3 |   72 | 51.1 |  46.6
1986 ..|2,786 |  2,307 |      386 |    169 |1,499 |  53.8 |1,292 |  56.0 |  141 |  36.5 |   75 | 44.4 |  43.0
1987 ..|2,647 |  2,207 |      337 |    176 |1,503 |  56.8 |1,249 |  56.6 |  175 |  51.9 |   59 | 33.5 |  45.0
1988 ..|2,673 |  2,187 |      382 |    179 |1,575 |  58.9 |1,328 |  60.7 |  172 |  45.0 |  102 | 57.0 |  48.6
1989 ..|2,454 |  2,051 |      337 |    168 |1,463 |  59.6 |1,238 |  60.4 |  178 |  52.8 |   93 | 55.4 |  53.2
       |      |        |          |        |      |       |      |       |      |       |      |      |
1990 ..|2,355 |  1,921 |      341 |    112 |1,410 |  59.9 |1,182 |  61.5 |  158 |  46.3 |   53 | 47.3 |  53.3
1991 ..|2,276 |  1,867 |      320 |    154 |1,420 |  62.4 |1,207 |  64.6 |  146 |  45.6 |   88 | 57.1 |  53.1
1992 ..|2,398 |  1,900 |      353 |    199 |1,479 |  61.7 |1,204 |  63.4 |  169 |  47.9 |  109 | 54.8 |  58.1
1993 ..|2,338 |  1,910 |      302 |    200 |1,464 |  62.6 |1,200 |  62.8 |  168 |  55.6 |  125 | 62.5 |  55.4
1994 ..|2,517 |  2,065 |      318 |    178 |1,559 |  61.9 |1,313 |  63.6 |  162 |  50.9 |   87 | 48.9 |  55.1
1995 ..|2,599 |  2,088 |      356 |    288 |1,610 |  61.9 |1,308 |  62.6 |  183 |  51.4 |  155 | 53.8 |   ---
-------|------|--------|----------|--------|------|-------|------|-------|------|-------|------|------|-------

\1\Individuals age 16 to 24 who graduated from high school during the preceding 12 months.

\2\Enrollment in college as of October of each year for individuals age 16 to 24 who graduated from high school during the preceding 12 months.

\3\Includes persons of Hispanic origin.

\4\Due to the small sample size, data are subject to relatively large sampling errors.

--Data not available.

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 High School Graduates, various years. (This table was prepared May 1996.)


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