Comprehensive Arkansas Higher Education Annual Report December 1, 2013 College-Going Rates Arkansas Department of Higher Education 423 Main Street, Suite 400, Little Rock, AR 72201 Agenda Item No. 1 Higher Education Coordinating Board July 26, 2013 Report on the College-Going Rate of Public School Graduates ________________________ Attachment 1-A College-Going Rate by Institution Attachment 1-B College-Going Rate History Attachment 1-C NCES (National Center for Education Statistics) Table 234 Attachment 1-D College-Going Rate by Race/Ethnicity and Gender Attachment 1-E College-Going Rate by County Attachment 1-F College-Going Rate by High School District Attachment 1-G Recently Graduated Public High School Students: Where They Attend College The college-going rate measures the proportion of students enrolling in postsecondary education in the fall semester after finishing high school, in most cases, immediately after high school. Since most students enrolling in postsecondary education do so immediately after completing high school, the college-going rate is an indicator of the total proportion that will or did enroll in postsecondary education. The percentage, therefore, reflects the accessibility of higher education as well as students’ assessment of the value of attending college when compared to working, entering the military, traveling, or following other pursuits. New Methodology: This report reflects a new methodology. The new methodology began with the 2010 Fall College-Going Rate report. This new methodology focuses on students that (1) graduated from an Arkansas public school district in Academic Year 2011-2012, (2) are first-time entering students in the 2012 Fall term, and (3) are Arkansas residents. This new methodology more closely follows that used by the National Center for Education Statistics (NECS). However, there are three differences: (a) NECS filters by the age range of 16-24 – ADHE ignores age but focuses on high school graduates from the previous year as most all high school graduates are between the ages of 16 and 24; (b) NCES includes GED students as their report is based on a survey. ADHE does not have data on annual graduating classes of GED students, therefore, GED students are excluded; and (c) Since the NCES report is a survey, it may include private high schools and home school students. ADHE has no data on annual graduating classes of private high schools or home school students. ADHE obtains data on graduating classes of Arkansas public high schools (from the Arkansas 1-1 Agenda Item No. 1 July 26, 2013 Department of Education). Therefore, the new methodology is a College- Going Rate calculation for Arkansas public high school graduates only. Old Methodology: The old methodology consisted of a Fall student cohort of (1) first-time, (2) full-time, and (3) on-campus students that attend an Arkansas public or independent institution after completing high school or GED. The college-going rate for all Arkansas public and independent institutions for the 2012 Fall term was 52.9 percent. This represents an increase of 0.7 percentage points from the previous fall term. Note that over the 8-year period reviewed, the CGR has been increasing for all but one period (2009 Fall). NOTE: Data for the Private/Independent institutions were not available until the 2010 Fall semester. 1-2 Agenda Item No. 1 July 26, 2013 The share of CGR students at 4-Year Universities has increased from 31.2 percent to 33.0 percent (an increase of 1.8 percentage points). The share of CGR students at 2-Year Colleges has increased from 14.5 percent to 18.2 percent (an increase of 3.7 percentage points). The majority of CGR students attend 4-Year Universities. 1-3 Agenda Item No. 1 July 26, 2013 Gender: As shown below, females go to college at higher rates than males. Race/Ethnicity: As shown below, American Indians/Alaskan Natives and Asians have the highest college-going rates. NOTE: This report does not take into account students that go to college out-of- state, out-of-country, or to institutions that do not participate in the AHEIS/SISDB reporting system. 1-4 Agenda Item No. 1 July 26, 2013 UAMS shows 0 students above as they do not accept first-time entering freshmen due to the lack of a general education curriculum. 1-5 Agenda Item No. 1 July 26, 2013 Harding University (HU), Lyon College (LC), Philander Smith College (PSC), and Williams Baptist College (WBC) are not shown in the above chart due to FERPA (less than 10 students). ADHE Executive Staff recommend that the AHECB accept this report. 1-6 ATTACHMENT 1-A College Going Rate by Institution Academic Year = 2013 (2012-2013), 2012 Fall Term Students graduated from High School in 2012 from an Arkansas Public High School All students are first-time entering Arkansas residents College Going Rate for the 2012 Fall Term College Going Rate for the 2012 Fall Term Inst. No. Institution Any School Graduates Arkansas Public School Graduates Type First-Time Students Percent First-Time Students Percent 1 1 ASUJ 1,338 4.6% 1,266 4.4% 2 1 ATU 1,376 4.8% 1,331 4.6% 3 1 HSU 632 2.2% 607 2.1% 4 1 SAUM 408 1.4% 386 1.3% 5 1 UAF 2,376 8.2% 2,029 7.0% 6 1 UAFS 973 3.4% 938 3.2% 7 1 UALR 655 2.3% 601 2.1% 8 1 UAM 483 1.7% 454 1.6% 91UAMS 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 10 1 UAPB 264 0.9% 255 0.9% 11 1 UCA 1,829 6.3% 1,679 5.8% 12 2 ANC 188 0.7% 180 0.6% 13 2 ASUB 703 2.4% 631 2.2% 14 2 ASUMH 140 0.5% 134 0.5% 15 2 ASUN 171 0.6% 153 0.5% 16 2 BRTC 237 0.8% 231 0.8% 17 2 CCCUA 190 0.7% 183 0.6% 18 2 CotO 64 0.2% 61 0.2% 19 2 EACC 171 0.6% 157 0.5% 20 2 MSCC 209 0.7% 200 0.7% 21 2 NAC 284 1.0% 274 0.9% 22 2 NPCC 245 0.8% 231 0.8% 23 2 NWACC 836 2.9% 770 2.7% 24 2 OZC 95 0.3% 91 0.3% 25 2 PCCUA 173 0.6% 156 0.5% 26 2 PTC 747 2.6% 644 2.2% 272RMCC 940.3%910.3% 282SACC 640.2%630.2% 29 2 SAUT 162 0.6% 153 0.5% 30 2 SEAC 127 0.4% 117 0.4% 31 2 UACCB 144 0.5% 143 0.5% 32 2 UACCH 240 0.8% 228 0.8% 33 2 UACCM 369 1.3% 355 1.2% 34 P ABC 105 0.4% 89 0.3% 35 P CBC 76 0.3% 71 0.2% 36 P CRC 34 0.1% 25 0.1% 37PHC 900.3%790.3% 38 P HU 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 39 P JBU 63 0.2% 53 0.2% 40 P LC 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 41 P OBU 218 0.8% 91 0.3% 42 P PSC 2 0.0% 2 0.0% 43PUO 900.3%810.3% 44 P WBC 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 4 Year Universities 10,334 35.8% 9,546 33.0% 2 Year Colleges 5,653 19.6% 5,246 18.2% Private Institutions 678 2.3% 491 1.7% All Arkansas Institutions 16,665 57.7% 15,283 52.9% Arkansas Public HS Graduates 28,896 28,896 NOTES: 1. College Going Rate for Any School Graduates - this is the percentage of any school enrollees compared to the public school graduates (apples-to-oranges). 2. College Going Rate for Public School Graduates - this is the percentage of public school enrollees compared to the public school graduates (apples-to-apples). 3. Counts of less than 10 are not shown due to FERPA. Page 1 of 1 ADHE Prepared 6/17/2013 ATTACHMENT 1-B ARKANSAS COLLEGE-GOING RATE HISTORY 2005 Fall Term - 2012 Fall Term Number of Number of FIRST- ARKANSAS NATIONAL PUBLIC HIGH FALL TIME ENTERING COLLEGE- COLLEGE- SCHOOL TERM STUDENTS GOING RATE GOING RATE GRADUATES 2005 12,359 27,180 45.5% 68.6% 2006 12,431 26,838 46.3% 66.0% 2007 12,794 26,751 47.8% 67.2% 2008 13,403 26,677 50.2% 68.6% 2009 13,438 28,659 46.9% 70.1% 2010 14,962 28,939 51.7% 68.1% 2011 15,103 28,921 52.2% 68.2% 2012 15,283 28,896 52.9% NA NA = Not Available NOTE: National College Coing Rate is from NCES Digest of Education Statistics 2011, Table 234: Recent high school completers and their enrollment in college, by sex: 1960 through 2011 Page 1 of 1 ATTACHMENT 1-C Table 234. Recent high school completers and their enrollment in 2-year and 4-year colleges, by sex: 1960 through 2011 [Standard errors appear in parentheses] Number of high school completers\1\ (in Percent of high school completers enrolled in college\2\ thousands) Total Males Females Year Total Males Females Total 2-year 4-year Total 2-year 4-year Total 2-year 4-year 1 234 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1960 ... 1,679 (43.8) 756 (31.8) 923 (29.6) 45.1 (2.13) --- (†) --- (†) 54.0 (3.18) --- (†) --- (†) 37.9 (2.80) --- (†) --- (†) 1961 ... 1,763 (46.0) 790 (33.2) 973 (31.3) 48.0 (2.09) --- (†) --- (†) 56.3 (3.10) --- (†) --- (†) 41.3 (2.77) --- (†) --- (†) 1962 ..