This statistic depicts the percentage of high school completers who were enrolled in a 2-year or 4-year college in the fall immediately following their graduation in the U.S. in 2015, distinguished by income level. In 2016, around 82.5 percent of high school completers, with high income, 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 U.S. in 2016, by income level
Low income refers to the bottom 20 percent of all family incomes, high income refers to the top 20 percent of all family incomes, and middle income refers to the 60 percent in between.
The median family income in the U.S. in 2014 stood at 66,632 U.S. dollars.
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ChildStats.gov. (September 19, 2018). Percentage of high school completers who were enrolled in college immediately after graduation in the U.S. in 2016, by income level [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/478699/immediate-enrollment-in-college-of-high-school-completers-in-the-us-by-income-level/
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ChildStats.gov. (2018). Percentage of high school completers who were enrolled in college immediately after graduation in the U.S. in 2016, by income level. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/478699/immediate-enrollment-in-college-of-high-school-completers-in-the-us-by-income-level/
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Percentage of high school completers who were enrolled in college immediately after graduation in the U.S. in 2016, by income level [Graph], ChildStats.gov, September 19, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/478699/immediate-enrollment-in-college-of-high-school-completers-in-the-us-by-income-level/