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COLLEGE
BY THE NUMBERS
»Pursuing
Higher Education
11%
of Native students earn a college degree
29%
of all students earn a college degree
90%
families who 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% 94%
average of
credits lost
by transferring between public colleges
average of credits lost by transferring from for-pro t colleges to public colleges
»Nonpro t vs. For-Pro t Colleges
18%
additional earnings for students who attended nonpro t colleges compared with for-pro t colleges
»The Cost
$29,650
average college debt $1.5 trillion
65%
of the class of 2017 at both public and private colleges had to borrow money to pay tuition
»Potential Bene ts
20%
additional earnings 10 years after enrollment for graduates of selective schools (Barron’s top three tiers); earnings were greater still in STEM elds
aises.org
4%
less chance of employment for students
of for-pro t colleges
current total student loan debt
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