Measuring Up 2000: The State-by-State Report Card for Higher Education
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Texas Arizona Florida California Nevada Oregon Washington Wyoming North Dakota South Dakota Colorado New Mexico Oklahoma Kansas Utah Alaska Hawaii Iowa Wisconsin Montana Idaho Louisiana Mississippi Minnesota Missouri Tennessee Alabama Georgia South Carolina North Carolina Indiana Kentucky West Virginia Virginia Michigan Ohio New York Pennsylvania Maryland Delaware New Jersey Connecticut Rhode Island Massachusetts Vermont New Hampshire Maine Nebraska Illinois Arkansas
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Compare State Performance
Compare States by Contextual Information
Performance Gaps or Change Over Time

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PERSISTENCE
Students Returning
   at 2-Year Colleges
Students Returning
   at 4-Year Colleges
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Bachelor's Degree Completion
All Degree Completion

Do students make progress toward and complete their certificates and degrees in a timely manner?

Persistence

° In Connecticut, 84% of freshmen at four-year colleges and universities return for their sophomore year - making Connecticut the top performer on this measure. In Idaho, on the other hand, only 62% of freshmen at four-year institutions return for their sophomore year.


Completion

° Nationwide, only half (52%) of full-time, first-time freshmen at four-year institutions earn a bachelor's degree within five years. States range from a high of 68% (Vermont) to a low of 28% (Louisiana) on this measure.

Within many states, there are wide gaps in certificate and degree completion for different segments of the population.

° In Maryland, 16 certificates or degrees are awarded to white students for every 100 enrolled, while only 10 certificates or degrees are awarded to black students for every 100 enrolled.
° In Illinois, 16 degrees are awarded to white students for every 100 enrolled, while only 9 degrees are awarded to Hispanic students for every 100 enrolled.

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Iowa, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont
B
Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming
C
Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oregon, Tennessee, West Virginia
D
Arkansas, New Mexico, Texas, Utah
F
Alaska, Nevada