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Category: Enrollment & Student Pathways

Fall Enrollment by Sector and Race/Ethnicity (2022)

August 19, 2026 wswail

This graphic illustrates the racial and ethnic composition of students enrolled in degree-granting postsecondary institutions in fall 2022 and how…

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Posted in: 2026, Enrollment & Student Pathways, Institutions, Rankings, & Systems Filed under: enrollment, featured, higher education, race/ethnicity

Historical Enrollment in Higher Education (US) – 1870 to 2020

May 21, 2026 Watson Swail

Higher education, as we know it, started in the US in 1636 with the establishment of Harvard College, which would…

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Posted in: 2026, Enrollment & Student Pathways Filed under: college, enrollment, featured, higher education, historical

EPIGraph – PSE Enrollment as a Percentage of Total Population, by State (2023)

December 17, 2025 wswail

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Fall Enrollment component, Spring…

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Posted in: 2025, Enrollment & Student Pathways, EPIGraph, Institutions, Rankings, & Systems Filed under: international comparison, literacy, reading, writing

EPIGraph – Number of US Higher Education Institutions, 1870 to 2020

October 27, 2025 wswail

This EPIGraph provides a snapshot from the upcoming EPICenter—Historical Trends in Higher Education—to be released in November 2025 by EPI.…

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Posted in: 2025, Enrollment & Student Pathways, Institutions, Rankings, & Systems

Percentage of 2024 High School Graduates Who Directly Matriculated to Postsecondary Education Following Graduation

September 2, 2025 wswail

Of the 3.2 million students aged 16 to 24 who graduated from high school between January and October 2024, 63…

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Posted in: 2025, College Readiness & Access, Enrollment & Student Pathways Filed under: enrollment, high school students, matriculation, postsecondary education

Total Fall Enrollment in Degree-Granting Institutions, 1960 to 2030 (projected)

August 25, 2025 wswail

Our Back-to-School EPIGraph focuses on total, full-time/part-time fall enrollment in higher education. This fall, the total enrollment is expected to…

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Posted in: 2025, Enrollment & Student Pathways Filed under: enrollment, higher education, Trends

BA Completion Rates by Parents’ Income and Educational Legacy, 2017

May 21, 2021 wswail

Below is a very interesting graphic that takes some focus and analysis. It illustrates the impact that income and educational…

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Posted in: 2020, Enrollment & Student Pathways, K12 Education & School Systems

BA Completion Rates by Parents’ Income and Educational Legacy, 2017

May 12, 2021 wswail

The experiences of a student’s parents often has a major impact on his or her educational pathways. The two charts…

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Posted in: 2020, Enrollment & Student Pathways, K12 Education & School Systems

Postsecondary Participation of High School CTE Concentrators, 2016

May 15, 2020 wswail

Career and Technical Education (CTE) students who earn at least two credits in certain CTE subject areas are considered “CTE…

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Posted in: 2020, Enrollment & Student Pathways, K12 Education & School Systems

PSE Enrollment as a Percentage of Total Population, by State (2017)

March 25, 2019 wswail

Enrolled college students represent six percent of the total population of the United States, according to data from the National…

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Posted in: 2019, Enrollment & Student Pathways, EPIGraph, Institutions, Rankings, & Systems

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