Definition

This measure shows the number and percent of Maine of recent high school graduates who start in a two-year or four-year college program within two years of high school graduation and subsequently graduate from public and private institutions within 6 years of high school graduation. The numerator is the number of college graduates six years after high school graduation and the denominator is the number who started college within 2 years of graduating high school.

Data Source

National Student Clearinghouse Report run annually for the Maine Department of Education and posted to their Data Warehouse. See page 16 for denominators and page 26 for numerators.

Notes

Year refers to the year graduating from college, not the year graduating from high school. For example, 2022 data is about the high school graduating class of 2016. The percent is the percent of students who started college within 2 years of high school graduation who graduated college, it is not the percent of high school graduates who obtain a college degree.

Last Updated

2023-08