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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, College Access, Enrollment, EPIGraph, Higher Education Filed under: international comparison, literacy, reading, writing

EPIGraph – Literacy Rates by Country (2023)

December 8, 2025 wswail

Exhibit 1. Mean literacy proficiency score among adults ages 16−65, by country (2023). SOURCE: 2023 Survey of Adult Skills, OECD.

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Posted in: 2025, Academics, EPIGraph Filed under: international comparison, literacy, reading, writing

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

December 2, 2025 wswail

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

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, K12

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, K12

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, K12

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The Swail Letter on Higher Education

Putting College Costs in Perspective: A Brief History in Time (and CPI)

Putting College Costs in Perspective: A Brief History in Time (and CPI)

The Workforce Pell Grant—A Cautionary Tale

The Workforce Pell Grant—A Cautionary Tale

It’s All About the Math

It’s All About the Math

EPIGraph

  • Published Tuition and Fees vs. Net Tuition and Fees, Four-Year Public and Private (NP) Institutions, 2010-11 to 2025-26 (in 2025 dollars) June 3, 2026
  • Historical Enrollment in Higher Education (US) – 1870 to 2020 May 21, 2026
  • Wealth Distribution in the US – Why it Matters — Mean Family Income, 1994 to 2024 May 12, 2026
  • Tuition and Fee Charges Versus Inflation at Public and Private Four-Year Colleges (1987 to 2025) May 5, 2026
  • Average cost of attendance (COA) at four-year institutions, 2024–25 April 27, 2026
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