College Participation Rates:
College-Going Rates of High School Graduates - Directly from High School

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Percent of High School Graduates Going Directly to College (%)Projected High School Graduates - 2018First-Time Freshmen Directly from High School Enrolled Anywhere in the US - Fall 2018
Alabama
65.95 48,690 32,111
Alaska
41.14 7,758 3,192
Arizona
50.09 68,985 34,558
Arkansas
63.13 31,315 19,770
California
66.01 431,009 284,529
Colorado
57.98 58,612 33,982
Connecticut
78.05 40,056 31,265
Delaware
70.93 9,689 6,872
Florida
64.56 181,999 117,494
Georgia
65.37 108,051 70,630
Hawaii
61.39 13,702 8,412
Idaho
43.93 20,739 9,111
Illinois
61.72 145,526 89,814
Indiana
61.32 75,013 46,001
Iowa
65.98 35,032 23,113
Kansas
61.90 35,484 21,965
Kentucky
64.08 46,380 29,722
Louisiana
68.78 45,047 30,984
Maine
58.80 14,353 8,439
Maryland
65.38 62,688 40,985
Massachusetts
74.09 73,563 54,505
Michigan
64.79 103,250 66,900
Minnesota
67.72 62,303 42,189
Mississippi
80.47 28,885 23,244
Missouri
59.27 68,514 40,609
Montana
53.97 9,682 5,225
Nebraska
62.58 24,001 15,021
Nevada
58.16 25,077 14,585
New Hampshire
61.20 15,256 9,336
New Jersey
74.02 103,091 76,312
New Mexico
60.71 20,841 12,652
New York
72.42 205,026 148,482
North Carolina
63.29 107,651 68,136
North Dakota
61.15 7,743 4,735
Ohio
63.24 122,452 77,435
Oklahoma
57.27 41,851 23,968
Oregon
55.63 36,594 20,358
Pennsylvania
61.90 137,709 85,246
Rhode Island
69.81 11,039 7,707
South Carolina
68.89 46,760 32,212
South Dakota
69.32 8,522 5,907
Tennessee
68.65 67,268 46,182
Texas
57.59 348,578 200,734
Utah
46.96 39,100 18,361
Vermont
55.11 6,676 3,679
Virginia
69.00 90,213 62,243
Washington
53.23 70,411 37,480
West Virginia
54.85 17,447 9,570
Wisconsin
58.28 65,548 38,202
Wyoming
56.12 5,864 3,291
Nation
63.65 3,456,347 2,200,104

 Source: IPEDS, NCES