April 16, 2001 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)

College enrollment of last year's high school graduates

Among the 2.8 million high school graduates in 2000, 1.7 million (63.3 percent) were enrolled in college that October.

College enrollment of year 2000 high school graduates, by sex, race and Hispanic origin
[Chart data—TXT]

The college enrollment rate of young women, at 66.2 percent, continued to exceed that of young men, 59.9 percent. Among race and ethnic groups, a higher proportion of white high school graduates were enrolled in college (64.0 percent) than were black (56.2 percent) or Hispanic (53.0 percent) graduates.

This information is from a supplement to the October 2000 Current Population Survey (CPS), a monthly nationwide survey of about 50,000 households that provides basic data on national employment and unemployment. Additional information is available from "College Enrollment and Work Activity of 2000 High School Graduates," news release USDL 01-94.

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