Text Versions of April 26, 2001 News Release Charts

Percentage of 1^st Year Students at 4-Year Colleges Returning for 2^ndYear

No. of Institutions		1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
Public	512	70.7	70.4	70.7	71.4	71.7	71.6	71.9	71.7	71.4	71.0	71.4	71.2	71.9	72.1*
Private	1,129	75.7	76.2	76.4	76.2	76.2	76.2	76.0	75.2	74.8	74.1	74.1	74.7	75.1	75.1
All	1,641	74.2	74.5	74.7	74.8	74.9	74.8	74.8	74.1	73.8	73.1	73.3	73.6	74.1	74.2

* All-time high. No. of institutions applies to those reporting in 2000.

Percentage of Students at 4-Year Colleges Earning a Degree Within 5 Years*

No. of Institutions		1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
Public	465	48.5	48.0	48.2	47.9	46.6	46.7	46.3	45.6	46.1	44.6	44.2	42.9	42.2	41.9
Private	1,002	58.4	58.1	58.0	57.8	57.7	57.6	57.7	57.2	57.5	57.1	56.6	56.2	55.8	55.5
All	1,467	55.5	55.2	55.1	54.9	54.4	54.4	54.3	53.7	54.0	53.3	52.8	52.1	51.6	51.2

* Of graduation from high school. Figures in bold type are record lows.

Percentage of 2-Year College Freshmen Returning for 2^nd Year

No. of Institutions		1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
Public	752	52.2	52.2	52.2	52.2	52.1	52.1	52.1	52.5	52.3	52.8	52.6	52.3	52.5	52.0
Private	141	71.1	70.8	71.1	70.6	71.6	72.4	72.4	71.6	70.1	68.9	68.2	68.5	69.0	68.4
All	893	56.1	56.1	56.1	55.9	56.0	56.0	56.0	56.1	55.6	55.7	55.4	55.0	55.1	54.6

* Figures in bold type are all-time lows.

Percentage of 2-Year College Students Earning a Degree Within 3 Years*

No. of Institutions		1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
Public	778	39.0	38.1	38.8	38.6	38.6	38.8	38.7	37.8	36.9	36.1	35.3	34.4	33.1	32.4
Private	153	66.7	66.2	66.3	66.4	64.2	66.0	65.2	64.1	63.4	63.3	62.7	60.7	60.7	60.1
All	931	44.3	43.5	43.9	43.9	43.5	43.8	43.6	42.6	41.7	40.8	39.9	38.8	37.5	37.0

* Figures in bold type are all-time lows.

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