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February 2005
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A periodic newsletter on a single topic of interest published by the Office of Higher Education Minnesota's Post-Secondary Participation Rate Remains Strong This issue of Insight looks at the 2003 college participation rates for Minnesota high school graduates. In fall 2003, 65 percent of Minnesota's approximately 64,000 recent high school graduates attended a post-secondary education institution in Minnesota or elsewhere. Slightly more than 50 percent attended a Minnesota institution and approximately 15 percent attended out-of-state. The participation rates are up slightly from the previous year. College participation rates are defined as the number of high school graduates who enroll in a post-secondary education institution the fall after high school graduation. Minnesota's participation rate, which provides a glimpse of student behavior in the months following high school graduation, measures participation along just one short section of the state's educational pipeline. The rate provides an indicator of whether post-secondary education is accessible to a broad socio-economic range of high school graduates, as well as whether Minnesota and the nation are preparing people with skills to meet future workforce demands. (A detailed description of how rates are calculated can be found at the end of this report.) 
Minnesota's Participation Rate Compared to the Nation Minnesota's fall 2003 participation rate of 65 percent is slightly above the national average for the most recent year available. Nationally, 62 percent of high school graduates immediately enrolled in a post-secondary institution in 2001. Minnesota also compares well with other states in what are known as education transition milestones. Depending on the study, Minnesota ranks second2 or third3 nationally, behind New Jersey and North Dakota, in the chance ninth graders have of enrolling in college by age 19. An analysis from The National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, which looked at not only the transition of ninth graders to college, but also their likelihood of obtaining a college degree, ranked Minnesota seventh among the states. For every 100 ninth grade students in Minnesota, 25 will eventually graduate with either an associate's degree within three years or a bachelor's degree within six years after enrolling in college. Using data from 2002 for all 50 states, Minnesota was ranked on the following four main transition points:
Regional Participation Rates Participation Rates for Students of Color Participation Rates of Minnesota High School Graduates Enrolled in Minnesota Post-Secondary Institutions
(Participation estimates for enrollment out-of-state are not available by race and ethnicity.) From 1999 to 2003, the numbers of Black high school graduates increased 51 percent, compared to 38 percent for Hispanic, 30 percent for Asian, 15 percent for American Indian and less than 1 percent for white graduates. From 1999 to 2003, the number of Minnesota recent high school graduates of color who enrolled in a Minnesota post-secondary institution increased 57 percent compared to 11 percent for white students. The number of black recent high school graduates enrolled in college increased 100 percent compared to 45 percent for Asian, 38 percent for Hispanic, and 26 percent for American Indian students. 
Minnesota's population is becoming more diverse, whether through foreign immigration, natural population growth, or secondary migration from other states. by Racial/Ethnic Background, 2003
NES: new entering students who graduated from a Minnesota high school the previous spring. Data are adjusted for missing values. Estimated out-of-state enrollments are from the National Center for Education Statistics IPEDS enrollment residency and migration data. About Participation Rates Students who graduate from high school and delay college entry past the fall following high school graduation are not included in the participation rate. Data on enrolled students are revised to estimate missing information. Participation rates contain adjustments for:
Data on the number of students who attend a post-secondary institution out-of-state are obtained from the National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS enrollment survey, collected biannually. Institutions report the state of residence of freshmen who graduated from high school during the past 12 months. For more information on the process and methodology or participation rates in general, contact Alexandra Djurovich.
About the Office of Higher Education
The Office of Higher Education is a state agency providing students with financial aid programs and information to help them gain access to post-secondary education. The agency serves as the state's clearinghouse for data, research and analysis on post-secondary enrollment, financial aid, finance and trends. The Minnesota State Grant program, which is administered by the agency, is a need-based tuition assistance program for Minnesota students. The agency also oversees tuition reciprocity programs, a student loan program, Minnesota's 529 college savings program, licensing and an early awareness outreach initiative for youth. Through collaboration with systems and institutions, the agency assists in the development of the state's education technology infrastructure and shared library resources. |
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» TABLE OF CONTENTS « Minnesota's Participation Rate Compared to the Nation Participation Rates for Students of Color
College-going Activity by High School The Path from High School to College 1999 Minnesota High School Follow-up Survey What percent of jobs in 2010 will require a college education?
Minnesota Department of Education high school graduation data State Demographic Center, Estimates of Selected Immigrant Populations in Minnesota: 2004 [.pdf] State Demographic Center, Minnesota Population Projections by Race and Hispanic Origin: 2000-2030 [.pdf] State comparisons using six other measures of participation National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education educational pipeline report [.pdf] National Center for Education Statistics data on immediate transition to college College Board, Education Pays 2004: The Benefits of Higher Education for Individuals and Society [.pdf] Pell Institute, Indicators of Opportunity in Higher Education [.pdf]
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