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Increase the proportion of high school graduates in college the October after graduating — SDOH‑06 Data

National Status: Getting worse

  
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Most Recent Data:
61.4 percent (2023)

National Target:
73.7 percent

Desired Direction:
Increase desired

National Baseline:
69.1 percent of high school completers were enrolled in college the October immediately after completing high school in 2018

Disparities data are only available for some selections.

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High school completers enrolled in college the October following high school completion, 2018-2023 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Total
69.1
CI 65.8 / 72.2
SE 1.621
66.2
CI 62.5 / 69.6
SE 1.805
62.7
CI 59.2 / 66.1
SE 1.765
61.8
CI 58.1 / 65.4
SE 1.860
62.0
CI 57.9 / 66.0
SE 2.060
61.4
CI 57.7 / 65.1
SE 1.887

High school completers enrolled in college the October following high school completion by Sex, 2018-2023 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Male
66.9
CI 62.4 / 71.2
SE 2.224
62.0
CI 57.2 / 66.6
SE 2.396
59.3
CI 54.4 / 64.1
SE 2.455
54.9
CI 49.8 / 60.0
SE 2.594
57.2
CI 51.2 / 63.1
SE 3.031
57.6
CI 52.2 / 62.8
SE 2.694
Female
71.4
CI 66.6 / 75.7
SE 2.323
69.8
CI 65.2 / 74.0
SE 2.229
66.2
CI 61.1 / 70.9
SE 2.483
69.5
CI 64.2 / 74.4
SE 2.569
66.0
CI 60.6 / 71.1
SE 2.663
65.3
CI 59.9 / 70.4
SE 2.679

High school completers enrolled in college the October following high school completion by Race/Ethnicity, 2018-2023 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
American Indian or Alaska Native only
65.6
CI 36.4 / 86.4
SE 13.732
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
Asian only
73.6
CI 61.1 / 83.1
SE 5.635
89.8
CI 78.8 / 95.4
SE 3.985
83.3
CI 70.3 / 91.4
SE 5.266
85.8
CI 67.5 / 94.6
SE 6.579
71.8
CI 54.6 / 84.3
SE 7.676
84.7
CI 71.4 / 92.5
SE 5.245
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only
DSU
DSU
86.6
CI 40.8 / 98.4
SE 13.168
DSU
DSU
DSU
Black or African American only
63.6
CI 54.3 / 72.0
SE 4.505
50.8
CI 41.3 / 60.2
SE 4.847
56.5
CI 46.1 / 66.4
SE 5.219
61.2
CI 49.6 / 71.7
SE 5.682
64.1
CI 51.8 / 74.8
SE 5.939
59.5
CI 47.5 / 70.4
SE 5.903
White only
69.6
CI 66.0 / 73.1
SE 1.793
66.9
CI 62.5 / 71.1
SE 2.176
62.9
CI 58.9 / 66.8
SE 1.995
61.0
CI 56.5 / 65.3
SE 2.237
61.9
CI 57.3 / 66.2
SE 2.278
59.9
CI 55.6 / 64.1
SE 2.158
2 or more races
77.1
CI 59.9 / 88.3
SE 7.264
77.4
CI 62.4 / 87.6
SE 6.418
51.3
CI 30.4 / 71.6
SE 11.087
51.7
CI 29.5 / 73.3
SE 11.888
53.0
CI 32.7 / 72.3
SE 10.618
62.7
CI 44.3 / 78.1
SE 8.869
Hispanic or Latino
65.4
CI 58.0 / 72.1
SE 3.592
63.4
CI 55.1 / 71.0
SE 4.054
56.2
CI 48.3 / 63.7
SE 3.942
58.6
CI 49.4 / 67.2
SE 4.529
58.0
CI 49.0 / 66.5
SE 4.474
51.8
CI 42.8 / 60.7
SE 4.584
Not Hispanic or Latino
70.2
CI 66.7 / 73.5
SE 1.723
66.9
CI 62.8 / 70.8
SE 2.012
64.8
CI 61.1 / 68.4
SE 1.859
62.8
CI 58.3 / 67.0
SE 2.219
63.1
CI 58.5 / 67.4
SE 2.271
64.5
CI 60.4 / 68.4
SE 2.032
American Indian or Alaska Native only, not Hispanic or Latino
DSU
61.4
CI 26.2 / 87.7
SE 17.998
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
Asian only, not Hispanic or Latino
73.6
CI 61.1 / 83.1
SE 5.635
89.8
CI 78.8 / 95.4
SE 3.985
82.7
CI 69.2 / 91.1
SE 5.488
85.2
CI 66.5 / 94.4
SE 6.805
74.5
CI 57.1 / 86.5
SE 7.554
84.2
CI 70.3 / 92.3
SE 5.467
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only, not Hispanic or Latino
79.3
CI 18.2 / 98.5
SE 23.671
DSU
82.4
CI 24.4 / 98.5
SE 19.667
DSU
DSU
DSU
Black or African American only, not Hispanic or Latino
64.5
CI 55.5 / 72.6
SE 4.371
49.8
CI 40.2 / 59.5
SE 4.942
57.5
CI 46.3 / 67.9
SE 5.561
59.2
CI 47.6 / 69.9
SE 5.741
60.9
CI 48.1 / 72.4
SE 6.265
62.5
CI 50.6 / 73.0
SE 5.760
White only, not Hispanic or Latino
70.9
CI 66.9 / 74.5
SE 1.935
68.0
CI 63.1 / 72.6
SE 2.412
65.0
CI 60.3 / 69.5
SE 2.325
62.3
CI 56.9 / 67.4
SE 2.684
64.0
CI 58.7 / 69.0
SE 2.629
62.5
CI 57.3 / 67.5
SE 2.609
2 or more races, not Hispanic or Latino
81.1
CI 60.5 / 92.4
SE 7.997
78.4
CI 63.0 / 88.5
SE 6.494
55.6
CI 30.5 / 78.1
SE 13.094
55.6
CI 31.6 / 77.2
SE 12.438
49.5
CI 27.5 / 71.8
SE 12.052
72.0
CI 51.3 / 86.3
SE 9.100

High school completers enrolled in college the October following high school completion by Family income, 2018-2023 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
<$20,000
66.9
CI 56.3 / 76.0
SE 5.063
59.3
CI 48.0 / 69.6
SE 5.558
51.9
CI 39.9 / 63.7
SE 6.143
51.2
CI 35.7 / 66.5
SE 8.046
DNA
45.1
CI 30.7 / 60.4
SE 7.762
$20,000-<$35,000
65.7
CI 55.0 / 74.9
SE 5.103
60.0
CI 49.3 / 69.8
SE 5.238
50.7
CI 39.1 / 62.3
SE 5.983
46.8
CI 35.2 / 58.8
SE 6.074
DNA
39.0
CI 26.7 / 52.9
SE 6.781
$35,000-<$50,000
55.9
CI 46.5 / 65.0
SE 4.747
55.3
CI 43.8 / 66.2
SE 5.767
52.9
CI 41.8 / 63.8
SE 5.668
59.2
CI 48.1 / 69.5
SE 5.504
DNA
48.5
CI 36.6 / 60.5
SE 6.169
$50,000-<$75,000
59.9
CI 52.1 / 67.2
SE 3.865
57.1
CI 47.7 / 66.1
SE 4.706
61.8
CI 54.1 / 69.0
SE 3.814
63.1
CI 53.7 / 71.7
SE 4.602
DNA
59.7
CI 49.3 / 69.2
SE 5.102
$75,000+
77.4
CI 72.5 / 81.6
SE 2.303
74.5
CI 69.4 / 79.1
SE 2.466
70.2
CI 65.3 / 74.8
SE 2.402
68.2
CI 62.6 / 73.4
SE 2.746
DNA
69.1
CI 64.1 / 73.6
SE 2.410

High school completers enrolled in college the October following high school completion by Health insurance status, 2018-2023 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Health insurance status
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC

High school completers enrolled in college the October following high school completion by Geographic location, 2018-2023 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Metropolitan
70.2
CI 66.5 / 73.6
SE 1.799
67.2
CI 63.4 / 70.7
SE 1.865
62.6
CI 58.9 / 66.2
SE 1.857
62.1
CI 58.0 / 66.1
SE 2.072
63.7
CI 59.3 / 67.8
SE 2.156
62.0
CI 57.7 / 66.0
SE 2.105
Non-metropolitan
62.9
CI 55.5 / 69.6
SE 3.591
58.8
CI 49.3 / 67.6
SE 4.685
64.6
CI 55.6 / 72.8
SE 4.395
58.6
CI 48.4 / 68.1
SE 5.046
49.2
CI 38.2 / 60.2
SE 5.675
57.2
CI 46.8 / 67.0
SE 5.196

High school completers enrolled in college the October following high school completion by Country of birth, 2018-2023 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
US
69.8
CI 66.5 / 72.9
SE 1.607
66.1
CI 62.1 / 69.9
SE 1.987
62.7
CI 59.1 / 66.3
SE 1.815
61.0
CI 57.1 / 64.8
SE 1.939
61.4
CI 57.0 / 65.5
SE 2.140
61.7
CI 57.7 / 65.5
SE 1.984
Outside US
60.5
CI 47.6 / 72.0
SE 6.307
66.9
CI 53.2 / 78.1
SE 6.428
62.3
CI 46.9 / 75.6
SE 7.466
72.9
CI 57.3 / 84.3
SE 6.947
72.8
CI 56.3 / 84.7
SE 7.314
58.7
CI 44.4 / 71.6
SE 7.050

High school completers enrolled in college the October following high school completion by Disability status, 2018-2023 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Disability status
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC

High school completers enrolled in college the October following high school completion by Sexual orientation, 2018-2023 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Sexual orientation
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC

High school completers enrolled in college the October following high school completion by Gender identity, 2018-2023 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Gender identity
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC

Disparity