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Student Pipeline - Transition and Completion Rates from 9th Grade to College

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Percentage of 9th graders who graduate from HS on time, go directly to college, return for their second year, and graduate within 150% of program timeFor every 100 Ninth Graders# Graduate from High School# Enter College# Are Still Enrolled Their Sophomore Year# Graduate within 150% TimePublic High School Graduation Rate - % 9th Graders Graduating 4 Years Later - (NCES CCD 2010)College-Going Rate (%) - 2010 Fall First-Time Freshmen Directly out of High SchoolFirst-Time Degree-Seeking Freshmen - 4-Year Colleges - IPEDS 2010First-Time Degree-Seeking Freshmen - 2-Year Colleges - IPEDS 2010Percent Four-Year (%)Percent Two-Year (%)Percentage (%) of freshmen at 2-year colleges returning their sophomore year (IPEDS 2010)Percentage (%) of freshmen at 4-year colleges returning their sophomore year (IPEDS 2010)Graduation Rate (%) - Two-Year Colleges - After Three Years (2010 IPEDS GRS)Graduation Rate (%) - Four-Year Colleges - After Six Years (2010 IPEDS GRS)
Alabama
15.010066.542.026.915.066.5%63.2%159291223656.6%43.4%53.6%72.1%22.4%45.7%
Alaska
10.010072.733.721.310.072.7%46.4%2381999.6%0.4%23.5%63.3%31.0%29.7%
Arizona
19.410072.742.125.019.472.7%57.9%145371855343.9%56.1%51.2%70.0%39.2%54.8%
Arkansas
16.610072.647.530.516.672.6%65.4%11679594566.3%33.7%53.0%69.9%24.0%40.6%
California
22.410074.245.830.422.474.2%61.7%10064514273741.4%58.6%54.1%84.0%38.4%64.1%
Colorado
23.210076.246.631.823.276.2%61.2%17397686971.7%28.3%50.0%75.5%39.9%53.6%
Connecticut
24.61007155.939.424.671.0%78.7%10333739858.3%41.7%54.4%81.9%11.5%67.2%
Delaware
17.81006932.624.217.869.0%47.3%762198382.4%17.6%53.4%78.4%13.9%63.4%
Florida
20.11006541.030.920.165.0%63.0%805321720182.4%17.6%64.1%77.9%52.5%48.5%
Georgia
17.910062.842.528.417.962.8%67.7%411331612071.8%28.2%50.1%73.2%30.3%46.8%
Hawaii
12.11006742.626.212.167.0%63.6%2549331343.5%56.5%54.2%70.8%16.7%43.8%
Idaho
14.910081.536.823.314.981.5%45.1%4025156472.0%28.0%50.1%68.5%30.0%44.8%
Illinois
20.91007745.230.620.977.0%58.7%388562545160.4%39.6%53.8%76.8%24.9%60.1%
Indiana
23.610074.449.034.623.674.4%65.8%32508784280.6%19.4%50.7%75.5%21.1%54.8%
Iowa
28.010085.957.237.428.085.9%66.6%104761073349.4%50.6%50.0%81.2%33.7%64.6%
Kansas
23.110082.353.233.923.182.3%64.7%10245838255.0%45.0%52.6%72.7%32.5%52.2%
Kentucky
18.810074.546.931.218.874.5%62.9%17452873966.6%33.4%56.0%71.8%27.4%46.6%
Louisiana
14.810062.240.226.814.862.2%64.7%18329776570.2%29.8%51.8%72.9%28.4%40.2%
Maine
22.910087.949.434.822.987.9%56.2%4046202666.6%33.4%57.1%77.2%27.1%56.0%
Maryland
19.110074.947.931.619.174.9%64.0%122861602643.4%56.6%54.9%80.5%21.3%64.0%
Massachusetts
30.310078.357.342.430.378.3%73.2%248831203467.4%32.6%53.7%83.9%19.6%69.0%
Michigan
18.410072.945.131.618.472.9%61.9%429742286665.3%34.7%51.6%79.8%14.9%54.7%
Minnesota
29.610086.761.541.729.686.7%70.9%197561299560.3%39.7%52.6%77.8%29.1%60.7%
Mississippi
15.910060.747.830.215.960.7%78.8%66591443931.6%68.4%57.3%75.9%25.7%49.7%
Missouri
22.110078.448.131.722.178.4%61.4%212121559157.6%42.4%54.7%73.9%32.4%56.0%
Montana
19.510078.447.430.619.578.4%60.5%3852116876.7%23.3%51.6%68.4%29.6%44.6%
Nebraska
27.110079.255.039.527.179.2%69.5%8311413166.8%33.2%59.6%77.8%35.9%56.0%
Nevada
9.810050.826.318.89.850.8%51.8%7366114586.5%13.5%55.6%73.8%44.8%36.0%
New Hampshire
24.310082.252.937.024.382.2%64.3%3644274457.0%43.0%56.9%79.9%26.9%60.2%
New Jersey
25.710088.660.843.125.788.6%68.6%235522118652.6%47.4%58.4%82.1%18.0%64.0%
New Mexico
15.210062.245.027.415.262.2%72.4%6270627250.0%50.0%51.0%70.5%27.2%40.4%
New York
22.610073.450.637.222.673.4%68.9%752284432862.9%37.1%59.7%81.6%21.1%58.6%
North Carolina
19.710068.844.030.619.768.8%64.0%341821981363.3%36.7%54.6%78.2%21.0%58.6%
North Dakota
25.910086.458.240.425.986.4%67.4%301282978.4%21.6%54.0%73.6%36.4%46.6%
Ohio
22.310074.946.131.922.374.9%61.5%560351554878.3%21.7%49.8%74.7%25.2%54.7%
Oklahoma
18.010075.445.428.318.075.4%60.2%13871786463.8%36.2%50.6%69.1%32.3%43.8%
Oregon
16.410075.135.924.416.475.1%47.8%8870509063.5%36.5%49.3%78.9%25.3%57.5%
Pennsylvania
28.210079.548.435.828.279.5%60.9%553142032073.1%26.9%55.4%80.8%37.9%65.8%
Rhode Island
20.010071.146.532.720.071.1%65.4%2877203058.6%41.4%54.1%81.6%9.3%66.8%
South Carolina
16.010060.541.326.116.060.5%68.3%152561145057.1%42.9%48.9%73.9%14.7%56.7%
South Dakota
27.110078.756.538.127.178.7%71.8%3699107577.5%22.5%64.5%68.2%52.4%46.8%
Tennessee
19.710075.847.031.019.775.8%62.0%234721256665.1%34.9%53.1%72.9%28.0%49.4%
Texas
15.910070.439.625.715.970.4%56.2%838376194457.5%42.5%53.8%73.3%28.2%49.2%
Utah
20.310080.542.929.620.380.5%53.3%12969300181.2%18.8%50.8%73.3%39.7%49.1%
Vermont
26.710088.147.134.326.788.1%53.5%179343580.5%19.5%45.5%79.5%20.1%65.4%
Virginia
23.61007547.933.323.675.0%63.8%270691853059.4%40.6%56.3%78.6%29.5%62.8%
Washington
19.510073.235.425.819.573.2%48.3%17985789669.5%30.5%56.5%80.3%34.2%64.2%
West Virginia
17.810072.542.927.717.872.5%59.2%7711198579.5%20.5%50.0%68.3%21.7%46.5%
Wisconsin
27.110085.951.638.427.185.9%60.1%26134806276.4%23.6%57.9%79.4%32.2%58.8%
Wyoming
24.210079.347.929.624.279.3%60.4%797190229.5%70.5%57.1%72.7%49.4%53.0%
Nation
20.810073.545.931.420.873.5%62.5%108520768013161.5%38.5%54.3%77.1%29.9%55.1%

 Source: NCES: Common Core Data; IPEDS Residency and Migration, Fall Enrollment, and Graduation Rate Surveys