How is Your State Doing?

• Educational Attainment
  • Education Levels of the Population
    • Educational Attainment by Degree-Level and Age-Group (American Community Survey) *
  • College Credentials Awarded
    • Annual Change in College Credentials Awarded
• College Access
  • Preparation for College
    • Public High School Graduation Rates
  • College Participation Rates
    • College-Going Rates of High School Graduates - Directly from High School
    • 18 to 24 Year Olds Enrolled in College
    • Import/Export Ratio of College-Going Students
  • Adult Learners
    • 25 to 49 Year Olds Enrolled in College
• College Affordability
  • Net Cost of Attendance
    • Percent of Family Income Needed to Pay for College - by Type of Institution
• Persistence and Completion
  • First-Year Retention
    • Retention Rates - First-Time College Freshmen Returning Their Second Year
  • Graduation
    • Graduation Rates
  • Student Pipeline
    • Student Pipeline - Transition and Completion Rates from 9th Grade to College
• Efficiency and Effectiveness
  • Certificate and Degree Production
    • Credentials and Degrees Awarded per 100 FTE
• Higher Education Finance
  • Revenues and Support
    • Diagram - Understanding Higher Education Finance
    • State and Local Support Per Full-Time Student
    • Family Share of Public Higher Education Operating Revenues
    • Net Tuition and Fees per Full-Time Student
    • State and Local Support for Higher Education Per $1,000 of Personal Income
    • State and Local Support for Higher Education Per Capita
    • State Higher Education Priority
    • Total Educational Revenues Per Full-Time Student
  • State Tax Capacity
    • State Tax Capacity
    • State Tax Effort - Effective Tax Rate
• Workforce Conditions
  • Wages and Earnings
    • Diagram - Employment and the Workforce
    • Increase in Earnings for Associate Degrees
    • Increase in Earnings for Bachelor's Degrees
  • Labor Demand
    • Net Migration by State, Age-Group, and Degree-Level
    • Migration Rates by State, Age-Group, and Degree-Level
    • Percent of the Civilian Population Participating in the Labor Force *
    • Unemployment Rates *
• Economic Conditions
  • Income
    • Per Capita Personal Income *
    • Median Family Income *
    • Median Household Income *
  • Poverty
    • Children in Poverty *
    • Families in Poverty *

Finance: Diagram

State Tax Capacity State Tax Effort State Higher Education Priority State Appropriations Per Student Family Share of Funding for Higher Education Total Funding Per Student Projected State and Local Budget Surplus (Gap) as a Percent of Baseline Revenues - 2008 Changes in Spending for Higher Education and All Other Programs State Appropriations Per Capita State Appropriations Per $1,000 of Personal Income

Adequacy and Equity of Institutional Funding

Research and Development Expenditures

Percent of Family Income Needed to Pay for College State Grant Aid Targeted to Low Income Families as a Percent of Federal Pell Grant Aid Share of Income Poorest Families Need to Pay for Tuition Average Loan Amount that Students Borrow Each Year Federal Pell Grants

This diagram shows the interrelationships among the various entities involved in financing higher education. For a more complete picture of higher education finance in your state, access the links to data and information in the State Policies section located to the left.