Measuring Up 2000: The State-by-State Report Card for Higher Education

Years to compare

2000 2002

State Data Comparisons

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

State Raw Scores

PREPARATION Grade Preparation Category Score Preparation High School Completion (20%) High School Credential K-12 Course Taking (40%) Math Course Taking (grade 12) Math Course Taking (grades 9-12) Science Course Taking (grades 9-12) Algebra in 8th Grade K-12 Student Achievement (40%) Math Proficiency Reading Proficiency Science Proficiency Writing Proficiency Math Proficiency among Low-income College Entrance Exams Advanced Placement Exams PARTICIPATION Grade Participation Category Score Participation Young Adults (60%) High School to College Rate Young Adult Enrollment Working-Age Adults (40%) Working-Age Adult Enrollment AFFORDABILITY Grade Affordability Category Score Affordability Family Ability to Pay (50%) at Community Colleges at Public 4-Year Colleges at Private 4-Year Colleges Strategies for Affordability (40%) Need-Based Financial Aid Low-Priced Colleges Reliance on Loans (10%) Low Student Debt COMPLETION Grade Completion Category Score Completion Persistence (20%) Students Returning at 2-Year Colleges Students Returning at 4-Year Colleges Completion (80%) Bachelor's Degree Completion (in 5 years) Bachelor's Degree Completion (in 6 years) All Degree Completion BENEFITS Grade Benefits Category Score Benefits Educational Achievement (30%) Adults with Bachelor's Degree or Higher Economic Benefits (25%) Increased Income from Education (AA degree) Increased Income from Education (Bachelor) Civic Benefits (25%) Population Voting Charitable Contributions Adult Skill Level (20%) Quantitative Literacy Prose Literacy Document Literacy

The raw scores show the state's performance on the indicators.

State Index Scores

PREPARATION Grade for Preparation Category Score in Preparation High School Completion (20%) High School Credential K-12 Course Taking (40%) Math Course Taking (grade 12) Math Course Taking (grades 9-12) Science Course Taking (grades 9-12) Algebra in 8th Grade K-12 Student Achievement (40%) Math Proficiency Reading Proficiency Science Proficiency Writing Proficiency Math Proficiency among Low-income College Entrance Exams Advanced Placement Exams PARTICIPATION Grade for Participation Category Score in Participation Young Adults (60%) High School to College Rate Young Adult Enrollment Working-Age Adults (40%) Working-Age Adult Enrollment AFFORDABILITY Grade for Affordability Category Score in Affordability Family Ability to Pay (50%) at Community Colleges at Public 4-Year Colleges at Private 4-Year Colleges Strategies for Affordability (40%) Need-Based Financial Aid Low-Priced Colleges Reliance on Loans (10%) Low Student Debt COMPLETION Grade for Completion Category Score in Completion Persistence (20%) Students Returning at 2-Year Colleges Students Returning at 4-Year Colleges Completion (80%) Bachelor's Degree Completion (in 5 years) Bachelor's Degree Completion (in 6 years) All Degree Completion BENEFITS Grade for Benefits Category Score in Benefits Educational Achievement (30%) Adults with Bachelor's Degree or Higher Economic Benefits (25%) Increased Income from Education (AA degree) Increased Income from Education (Bachelor) Civic Benefits (25%) Population Voting Charitable Contributions Adult Skill Level (20%) Quantitative Literacy Prose Literacy Document Literacy

The index scores convert the raw scores to a scale of 0 to 100, based on the best-performing states.