The college enrollment rate dropped in 2020. Only 62.7 percent of young adults who graduated from high school in 2020 had enrolled in college by October of that year, down from 66.2 percent in 2019. The decline "reflects the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic," the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports. Black high school graduates were the only ones whose college enrollment rate increased in 2020.
College enrollment rate, 2020 (and percentage point change 2019—20)
Total: 62.7% (-3.5)
Asians: 83.2% (-6.7)
Blacks: 56.6% (+5.9)
Hispanics: 56.2% (-7.2)
Whites: 62.9% (-4.0)
Note: The college enrollment rate is defined as the percentage of 2020 high school graduates aged 16 to 24 who had enrolled in college by October of that year. The white race category includes Hispanics who identify themselves as white, which most do.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, 62.7 Percent of 2020 High School Graduates Enrolled in College, down from 66.2 Percent in 2019
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