Higher Education: Gaps in Access and Persistence Study

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28-1. Percentage of high school seniors who took or planned to take college preparatory and/or entrance
examinations, by type of examination, sex, and race/ethnicity: 2004............................................................143
28-2. Among high school seniors who took or planned to take the SAT or the ACT, percentage who took
or planned to take various steps to prepare for these tests, by type of preparation, sex, and
race/ethnicity: 2004......................................................................................................................................144
28-3. Among high school seniors who planned to continue their education after high school, percentage
who applied to one or more postsecondary institutions while in high school, by sex and
race/ethnicity: 2004...................................................................................................................................... 145
29-1. Percentage of high school seniors who planned to continue their education after high school and,
among seniors who planned to continue, the percentage who used informational resources on college
entrance requirements, by type of informational resource, sex, and race/ethnicity: 2004..............................148
30-1. Percentage of high school seniors with postsecondary aspirations who reported select school choice
factors as very important, by school choice factor, sex, and race/ethnicity: 2004........................................... 153
31-1. Among 2004 high school seniors who had applied to college by 2006, percentage who applied for
financial aid, and among those who did not apply, percentage who reported various reasons for not
doing so, by sex and race/ethnicity: 2006...................................................................................................... 156
32-1. Among high school seniors with postsecondary aspirations, the percentage who reported participating
in college preparatory and awareness programs, by race/ethnicity and sex: 2004........................................... 159
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33-1. Number and percentage of 18- to 24-year-olds in the household and group quarters population, by
school enrollment status, sex, race/ethnicity, and nativity: 2010....................................................................166
33-2. Number and percentage of 18- to 24-year-olds in the household and group quarters population, by
school enrollment status, sex, race/ethnicity, and nativity: 2006...................................................................168
Chapter 6—Postsecondary Education
34-1. Percentage of academic year 2004 high school graduates, by the timing of first postsecondary
enrollment, sex, and race/ethnicity: 2006..................................................................................................... 173
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34-2. Percentage of academic year 2004 high school graduates, by the level of postsecondary institution first
attended, sex, and race/ethnicity: 2006......................................................................................................... 174
34-3. Percentage of academic year 2004 high school graduates, by the selectivity of the first postsecondary
institution attended, sex, and race/ethnicity: 2006........................................................................................ 175
35-1. Average annual tuition and fees, price of attendance, and financial aid for undergraduates who
attended full time, full year at one institution, by sex and race/ethnicity: Academic year 2007–08............... 179
36-1. Percentage distribution of undergraduate postsecondary students, by enrollment intensity, sex, and
race/ethnicity: Academic years 2003–04 and 2007–08.................................................................................182
37-1. Percentage distribution of persistence and attainment by June 2009 of 2003–04 beginning
postsecondary students by highest degree attained, sex, and race/ethnicity: 2009.........................................186
37-2. Percentage of 2003–04 full-time, beginning postsecondary students who first attended a 4-year
institution and percentage distribution of their persistence and attainment status by June 2009,
by sex and race/ethnicity: 2009.....................................................................................................................187
38-1. Percentage of 2003–04 beginning postsecondary students who left school by 2004 without completing
a program and the reported reasons for leaving, by sex and race/ethnicity: 2004..........................................190
39-1. Percentage of first-year undergraduates who reported ever taking a remedial course, by level of
institution, sex, and race/ethnicity: Academic years 2003–04 and 2007–08.................................................194
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