Table 184. | College enrollment rates of high school graduates, by race/ethnicity: 1960 to 1999 [Numbers in thousands] |
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | High school graduates\1\ | Enrolled in college\2\ |___________________________________|__________________________________________________________________ Year | | | | | Total | White\3\ | Black\3,4\ | Hispanic\4\ | | | | |______________|______________|______________|_____________________ | | | | His- | | | | | | | | Percent |Total |White\3\|Black\3,4\|panic\4\|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|______________ | | | | | | | | | | | |Annual|3-year | | | | | | | | | | | | |moving | | | | | | | | | | | | |average _______|______|________|__________|________|______|_______|______|_______|______|_______|______|______|_______ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 _______|______|________|__________|________|______|_______|______|_______|______|_______|______|______|_______ 1960 ..|1,679 | 1,565 | --- | --- | 758 | 45.1 | 717 | 45.8 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- 1961 ..|1,763 | 1,612 | --- | --- | 847 | 48.0 | 798 | 49.5 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- 1962 ..|1,838 | 1,660 | --- | --- | 900 | 49.0 | 840 | 50.6 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- 1963 ..|1,741 | 1,615 | --- | --- | 784 | 45.0 | 736 | 45.6 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- 1964 ..|2,145 | 1,964 | --- | --- |1,037 | 48.3 | 967 | 49.2 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1965 ..|2,659 | 2,417 | --- | --- |1,354 | 50.9 |1,249 | 51.7 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- 1966 ..|2,612 | 2,403 | --- | --- |1,309 | 50.1 |1,243 | 51.7 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- 1967 ..|2,525 | 2,267 | --- | --- |1,311 | 51.9 |1,202 | 53.0 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- 1968 ..|2,606 | 2,303 | --- | --- |1,444 | 55.4 |1,304 | 56.6 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- 1969 ..|2,842 | 2,538 | --- | --- |1,516 | 53.3 |1,402 | 55.2 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1970 ..|2,757 | 2,461 | --- | --- |1,427 | 51.8 |1,280 | 52.0 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- 1971 ..|2,872 | 2,596 | --- | --- |1,535 | 53.4 |1,402 | 54.0 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- 1972 ..|2,961 | 2,614 | --- | --- |1,457 | 49.2 |1,292 | 49.4 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- 1973 ..|3,059 | 2,707 | --- | --- |1,425 | 46.6 |1,302 | 48.1 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- 1974 ..|3,101 | 2,736 | --- | --- |1,474 | 47.5 |1,288 | 47.1 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1975 ..|3,186 | 2,825 | --- | --- |1,615 | 50.7 |1,446 | 51.2 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- 1976 ..|2,987 | 2,640 | 320 | 152 |1,458 | 48.8 |1,291 | 48.9 | 134 | 41.9 | 80 | 52.6 | --- 1977 ..|3,140 | 2,768 | 335 | 156 |1,590 | 50.6 |1,403 | 50.7 | 166 | 49.6 | 80 | 51.3 | 48.9 1978 ..|3,161 | 2,750 | 352 | 133 |1,584 | 50.1 |1,378 | 50.1 | 161 | 45.7 | 57 | 42.9 | 46.3 1979 ..|3,180 | 2,777 | 328 | 154 |1,570 | 49.4 |1,377 | 49.6 | 151 | 46.0 | 69 | 44.8 | 46.8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1980 ..|3,111 | 2,683 | 366 | 129 |1,536 | 49.4 |1,340 | 49.9 | 156 | 42.6 | 68 | 52.7 | 49.9 1981 ..|3,053 | 2,626 | 359 | 146 |1,646 | 53.9 |1,434 | 54.6 | 154 | 42.9 | 76 | 52.1 | 49.3 1982 ..|3,100 | 2,644 | 384 | 174 |1,568 | 50.6 |1,376 | 52.0 | 140 | 36.5 | 75 | 43.1 | 49.8 1983 ..|2,964 | 2,496 | 392 | 138 |1,562 | 52.7 |1,372 | 55.0 | 151 | 38.5 | 75 | 54.3 | 47.3 1984 ..|3,012 | 2,514 | 438 | 185 |1,662 | 55.2 |1,455 | 57.9 | 176 | 40.2 | 82 | 44.3 | 49.9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1985 ..|2,666 | 2,241 | 333 | 141 |1,539 | 57.7 |1,332 | 59.4 | 141 | 42.3 | 72 | 51.1 | 46.6 1986 ..|2,786 | 2,307 | 386 | 169 |1,499 | 53.8 |1,292 | 56.0 | 141 | 36.5 | 75 | 44.4 | 43.0 1987 ..|2,647 | 2,207 | 337 | 176 |1,503 | 56.8 |1,249 | 56.6 | 175 | 51.9 | 59 | 33.5 | 45.0 1988 ..|2,673 | 2,187 | 382 | 179 |1,575 | 58.9 |1,328 | 60.7 | 172 | 45.0 | 102 | 57.0 | 48.6 1989 ..|2,454 | 2,051 | 337 | 168 |1,463 | 59.6 |1,238 | 60.4 | 178 | 52.8 | 93 | 55.4 | 53.2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1990 ..|2,355 | 1,921 | 341 | 112 |1,410 | 59.9 |1,182 | 61.5 | 158 | 46.3 | 53 | 47.3 | 53.3 1991 ..|2,276 | 1,867 | 320 | 154 |1,420 | 62.4 |1,207 | 64.6 | 146 | 45.6 | 88 | 57.1 | 53.1 1992 ..|2,398 | 1,900 | 353 | 199 |1,479 | 61.7 |1,204 | 63.4 | 169 | 47.9 | 109 | 54.8 | 58.1 1993 ..|2,338 | 1,910 | 302 | 200 |1,464 | 62.6 |1,200 | 62.8 | 168 | 55.6 | 125 | 62.5 | 55.4 1994 ..|2,517 | 2,065 | 318 | 178 |1,559 | 61.9 |1,313 | 63.6 | 162 | 50.9 | 87 | 48.9 | 55.1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1995 ..|2,599 | 2,088 | 356 | 288 |1,610 | 61.9 |1,308 | 62.6 | 183 | 51.4 | 155 | 53.8 | 51.1 1996 ..|2,660 | 2,092 | 416 | 227 |1,729 | 65.0 |1,377 | 65.8 | 230 | 55.3 | 115 | 50.7 | 56.7 1997 ..|2,769 | 2,228 | 394 | 336 |1,856 | 67.0 |1,504 | 67.5 | 235 | 59.6 | 220 | 65.5 | 54.5 1998 ..|2,810 | 2,277 | 393 | 314 |1,844 | 65.6 |1,499 | 65.8 | 244 | 62.1 | 149 | 47.5 | 51.7 1999 ..|2,897 | 2,287 | 453 | 329 |1,822 | 62.9 |1,437 | 62.8 | 268 | 59.2 | 139 | 42.2 | --- _______|______|________|__________|________|______|_______|______|_______|______|_______|______|______|_______ |
---Not Available. NOTE: Data are based upon sample surveys of the civilian population. High school graduate data in this table differ from figures appearing in other tables because of varying survey procedures and coverage. High school graduates include GED recipients. SOURCE: American College Testing Program, unpublished tabulations, derived from statistics collected by the U.S. Bureau of the Census; and U.S. Department of Labor, College Enrollment of High School Graduates, various years. (This table was prepared June 2000.)
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