In 2020, 59 percent of high school graduates from families in the lowest income quartile in the United States enrolled in college. This was a decrease of one percent from the previous year.
Share of high school graduates enrolled in college in the United States from 2000 to 2020, by family income quartile
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The Pell Institute. (May 19, 2023). Share of high school graduates enrolled in college in the United States from 2000 to 2020, by family income quartile [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/782387/college-enrollment-by-family-income-quartile-us/
The Pell Institute. "Share of high school graduates enrolled in college in the United States from 2000 to 2020, by family income quartile." Chart. May 19, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/782387/college-enrollment-by-family-income-quartile-us/
The Pell Institute. (2023). Share of high school graduates enrolled in college in the United States from 2000 to 2020, by family income quartile. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/782387/college-enrollment-by-family-income-quartile-us/
The Pell Institute. "Share of High School Graduates Enrolled in College in The United States from 2000 to 2020, by Family Income Quartile." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/782387/college-enrollment-by-family-income-quartile-us/
The Pell Institute, Share of high school graduates enrolled in college in the United States from 2000 to 2020, by family income quartile Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/782387/college-enrollment-by-family-income-quartile-us/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Share of high school graduates enrolled in college in the United States from 2000 to 2020, by family income quartile [Graph], The Pell Institute, May 19, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/782387/college-enrollment-by-family-income-quartile-us/
