Measuring Up: The National Report Card on Higher Education

Compare States: Graded Performance


Choose year(s) of report, states, raw indicator scores and/or index indicator scores to compare graded performance.

Report Year(s) to Compare
1994 (A Decade Ago) 2000 2002 2004 2006
State(s) to Compare
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Alabama
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Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
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Montana
Nebraska
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New Hampshire
New Jersey
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New York
North Carolina
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Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
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Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
State Raw Scores
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PREPARATION
Grade Preparation
High School Completion
High School Credential
K-12 Course Taking
Math Course Taking (grades 9-12)
Science Course Taking (grades 9-12)
Algebra in 8th Grade
Math Course Taking (grade 12)*
K-12 Student Achievement
Math Proficiency
Reading Proficiency
Science Proficiency*
Writing Proficiency
Math Proficiency among Low-income
College Entrance Exams
Advanced Placement Exams
Teacher Quality
Teachers with Major in Subject†

PARTICIPATION
Grade Participation
Young Adults
Chance for College
Young Adult Enrollment
Working-Age Adults
Working-Age Adult Enrollment

AFFORDABILITY
Grade Affordability
Family Ability to Pay
at Community Colleges
at Public 4-Year Colleges
at Private 4-Year Colleges
Strategies for Affordability
Need-Based Financial Aid
Low-Priced Colleges
Reliance on Loans
Low Student Debt

COMPLETION
Grade Completion
Persistence
Students Returning at 2-Year Colleges
Students Returning at 4-Year Colleges
Completion
Bachelor's Degree Completion (in 5 years)‡
Bachelor's Degree Completion (in 6 years)*
All Degree Completion

BENEFITS
Grade Benefits
Educational Achievement
Adults with Bachelor's Degree or Higher
Economic Benefits
Increased Income from Education (Bachelor)
Increased Income from Education (AA degree)*
Civic Benefits
Population Voting
Charitable Contributions
Volunteering†
Adult Skill Levels§
Quantitative Literacy
Prose Literacy
Document Literacy
The raw scores show the state's performance on the indicators.
* Indicators new for 2002.
Indicators new for 2004.
Not available in 2004 and 2006.
§ These are estimates from Measuring Up 2004 and are not used to calculate grades. New data will be available for fall 2006.

State Index Scores
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PREPARATION
Grade for Preparation
Category Score in Preparation
High School Completion
High School Credential
K-12 Course Taking
Math Course Taking (grades 9-12)
Science Course Taking (grades 9-12)
Algebra in 8th Grade
Math Course Taking (grade 12)*
K-12 Student Achievement
Math Proficiency
Reading Proficiency
Science Proficiency*
Writing Proficiency
Math Proficiency among Low-income
College Entrance Exams
Advanced Placement Exams
Teacher Quality
Teachers with Major in Subject†

PARTICIPATION
Grade for Participation
Category Score in Participation
Young Adults
High School to College Rate
Young Adult Enrollment
Working-Age Adults
Working-Age Adult Enrollment

AFFORDABILITY
Grade for Affordability
Category Score in Affordability
Family Ability to Pay
at Community Colleges
at Public 4-Year Colleges
at Private 4-Year Colleges
Strategies for Affordability
Need-Based Financial Aid
Low-Priced Colleges
Reliance on Loans
Low Student Debt

COMPLETION
Grade for Completion
Category Score in Completion
Persistence
Students Returning at 2-Year Colleges
Students Returning at 4-Year Colleges
Completion
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
Adults with Bachelor's Degree or Higher
Economic Benefits
Increased Income from Education (Bachelor)
Increased Income from Education (AA degree)*
Civic Benefits
Population Voting
Charitable Contributions
Volunteering†
Adult Skill Levels§
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.
* Indicators new for 2002.
Indicators new for 2004.
Not available in 2004 and 2006.
§ These are estimates for Measuring Up 2004 and are not used to calculate grades. New data will be available for fall 2006.