Friday, December 09, 2011

College Enrollment Rate by Income

Percentage of 2009 high school graduates who enrolled in a two- or four-year college within 12 months of graduating from high school, by family income...

Low Income: 55%
Middle Income: 67%
High Income: 84%

Note: Low income is defined as a family income in the bottom 20 percent; high income is defined as a family income in the top 20 percent; middle income is the remaining 60 percent.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics, The Condition of Education 2011, Immediate Transition to College (Indicator 21-2011)

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