Share of U.S. high school completers who enrolled immediately in college 1980-2020

In 2020, about 62.7 percent of high school completers enrolled in a 2-year or 4-year college in the fall immediately following their graduation from high school. This is a decrease from the previous year, where 66.2 percent of high school graduates enrolled in a 2-year or 4-year college in the fall immediately following their graduation from high school.