Improvement since Measuring Up 2000

Since Measuring Up 2000, 26 states have improved on the majority of indicators measuring student progress toward the completion of their certificates and degrees. The level of improvement, however, is relatively small. Twenty-four states have made no progress or have declined in the majority of measures in this performance category.

26 States Have Improved in the Majority of Measures

Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington, and Wyoming

5 States Have Improved in All Measures

Alabama, Arkansas, Idaho, New Hampshire, and Utah

Examples of Improvements from Measuring Up 2000 to Measuring Up 2002

First-year community college students returning their second year

Delaware: 40% to 48%

Washington: 38% to 49%

West Virginia: 42% to 52%

Certificates, degrees, and diplomas awarded at all colleges and universities per 100 undergraduate students

Alabama: 18 to 24

Arizona: 14 to 17