» Pursuing Higher Education
11%
of Native students earn a college degree
29%
of all students earn a college degree
90%
of families agree that college is a good investment
» Graduation Rates
60%
graduation rate within six years for students who don’t transfer
42%
graduation rate within six years for students who transfer from a two-year college
» Transfer Students
38%
of all students are transfer students
37%
average of credits lost by transferring between public colleges
94%
average of credits lost by transferring from for-profit colleges to public colleges
» Nonprofit vs. For-Profit Colleges
18%
additional earnings for students who attended nonprofit colleges compared with for-profit colleges
4%
less chance of employment for students of for-profit colleges
» The Cost
$29,650
average college debt
$1.5 trillion
current total student loan debt
65%
of the class of 2017 at both public and private colleges had to borrow money to pay tuition
» Potential Benefits
20%
additional earnings 10 years after enrollment for graduates of selective schools (Barron’s top three tiers); earnings were greater still in STEM fields
