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.
Percentage of high school completers who were enrolled in college immediately after graduation in the United States from 1980 to 2020
Characteristic
Percentage of high school completers
2020
62.7%
2019
66.2%
2018
69.1%
2017
66.7%
2016
69.8%
2015
69.2%
2014
68.4%
2013
65.9%
2012
66.2%
2011
68.2%
2010
68.1%
2009
70.1%
2008
68.6%
45%50%55%60%65%70%75%
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ChildStats.gov. (September 28, 2022). Percentage of high school completers who were enrolled in college immediately after graduation in the United States from 1980 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 15, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/477701/immediate-enrollment-in-college-of-high-school-completers-in-the-us/
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ChildStats.gov. "Percentage of High School Completers Who Were Enrolled in College Immediately after Graduation in The United States from 1980 to 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/477701/immediate-enrollment-in-college-of-high-school-completers-in-the-us/
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