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Category: Higher Education

EPIGraph – Running Out of Money – Financial Issues for College Students

December 2, 2025 wswail Leave a comment

Exhibit 1. Percent of Students Who Run Out of Money During the Year (2022). SOURCE: Fletcher, C., Cornett, A., Webster,…

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Posted in: 2025, College Costs & Affordability, EPIGraph, Higher Education Filed under: affordability, college costs, finance, food insecurity, gender, hunger, money issues, race/ethnicity

EPIGraph – Food Insecurities Among College Students

November 27, 2025 wswail

Happy Thanksgiving everyone. This seems appropriate for the moment. Exhibit 1. Percent of college students who are food insecure, by…

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Posted in: 2025, EPIGraph, Higher Education Filed under: food insecurity, gender, hunger, race/ethnicity, thanksgiving

EPIGraph – Median Annual Earnings of 25- to 34-Year-Olds With a Bachelor’s or Higher Degree, by Gender and Race/Ethnicity, 2022 (in Current Dollars)

November 21, 2025 wswail

In 2022, the median earnings of college graduates with a bachelor’s degree or higher was $67,630 (in 2022 dollars). The…

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Posted in: 2025, EPIGraph, Higher Education, Return on Investment Filed under: earnings, gender, race/ethnicity, ROI

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, Higher Education

Completion and Persistence Rates for 2019 FTIC 2-Year Students Three Years Later (2022)

October 20, 2025 wswail

This EPIGraph looks at two-year, first time in college students who started in fall 2019 and what happened to them…

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Posted in: 2025, Higher Education, Retention & Attainment, Uncategorized

First-Time Degree-Seeking Students as a Percentage of High School Graduates, by State (2017)

April 4, 2019 wswail

An indicator of college enrollment in each state is illustrated by comparing the number of enrolled first-time degree-seeking students versus…

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Posted in: 2019, EPIGraph, Higher Education

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, EPIGraph, Higher Education

Higher Education Enrollment Trends by Gender, 1970 to 2025

March 20, 2019 wswail

There has been a sea change in college enrollment when it comes to gender over the past half century. The…

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Posted in: 2019, Enrollment, EPIGraph, Higher Education

Who Receives Financial Aid? (2016-17)

February 28, 2019 wswail

It may be of interest to readers which students receive financial aid at US colleges and universities. This EPIGraph illustrates…

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Posted in: 2019, EPIGraph, Financial Aid, Higher Education
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EPIGraph

  • EPIGraph – Literacy Rates by Country (2023) December 8, 2025
  • EPIGraph – Running Out of Money – Financial Issues for College Students December 2, 2025
  • EPIGraph – Food Insecurities Among College Students November 27, 2025
  • EPIGraph – Median Annual Earnings of 25- to 34-Year-Olds With a Bachelor’s or Higher Degree, by Gender and Race/Ethnicity, 2022 (in Current Dollars) November 21, 2025
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