STUDENTS

College Participation Rate

 First-time students as a percent of high school graduates is a measure of college participation rate. The following two tables present the number of Colorado public high school graduates by ethnicity for 1988-89 through 1992-93, and the percent of these graduates enrolling in a Colorado public college or university the following fall. Enrollment includes all high school students that attend a public higher education institution (whether or not they are seeking a degree) in the fall following high school graduation.
Findings:
The number of public high school graduates increased in 1992-93; the first increase since 1988-89.

Overall participation in Colorado public colleges increased between fall 1992 and fall 1993 from 41.8 percent to 43.4 percent. However, the fall 1993 rate is below the fall 1991 rate of 44 percent. (Note: This does not include Colorado high school graduates that go to college out of state, attend a private college or university in Colorado, or delay college enrollment for one or more semesters after graduating from high school.)

Participation differs among racial/ethnic groups. Participation of Hispanics, for example, increased each fall from 1989 to 1991, but dropped in 1992 and 1993. During this period, the participation of blacks increased each year. The overall minority participation rate decreased over the last two years.

The increase in participation rates differs among institutional types. Overall, the participation rate during the five year period was stable at the Research Universities (ranging from 11.1 percent to 11.8 percent), and increased slightly at the Universities and Colleges (16.2 percent to 18.2 percent). The Community Colleges rate dropped slightly over the last two years from 10.9 percent to 9.2 percent. 


High School Graduates by Ethnicity
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|                 |       |       |       |       |      |
| Ethnicity       | FY 89 | FY 90 | FY 91 | FY 92 | FY 93|
|_________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|______|
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| Black             1,507   1,387   1,386   1,286   1,356|
| Nat Amer            203     200     195     222     225|
| Asian               791     874     834     915     926|
| Hispanic          4,116   4,016   4,066   4,094   4,247|
|   Minority Total  6,617   6,477   6,481   6,517   6,754|
|________________________________________________________|
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| White            28,903  26,490  24,812  24,542  25,085|
| Total            35,520  32,967  31,293  31,059  31,839|
|________________________________________________________|

Participation Rate of
First-Time In-State Students
Who Graduated from High School in Previous Year
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|                       |       |       |       |       |       |
|      Ethnicity        |Fall 89|Fall 90|Fall 91|Fall 92|Fall 93|
|_______________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
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|Public Institution Total                                       |
|      Black               23.6%   28.7%   31.5%   32.8%   33.3%|
|      Nat Amer            48.8%   60.0%   64.1%   48.6%   51.1%|
|      Asian               48.9%   49.0%   61.3%   59.5%   58.9%|
|      Hispanic            33.4%   40.1%   42.3%   41.9%   41.3%|
|        Minority Total    33.5%   39.5%   43.1%   42.8%   42.4%|
|                                                               |
|      White               40.6%   41.5%   44.2%   41.6%   43.6%|
|      Total               39.3%   41.1%   44.0%   41.8%   43.4%|
|_______________________________________________________________|
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|  State System Summary                                         |
|      Black               22.9%   27.7%   30.2%   31.6%   31.3%|
|      Nat Amer            43.8%   53.5%   55.4%   43.2%   43.6%|
|      Asian               48.4%   48.3%   60.2%   58.0%   58.3%|
|      Hispanic            31.3%   37.1%   38.7%   38.4%   37.4%|
|        Minority Total    31.8%   37.1%   40.1%   40.0%   39.2%|
|                                                               |
|      White               36.8%   36.9%   39.7%   37.5%   39.1%|
|      Total               35.9%   36.9%   39.8%   38.0%   39.2%|
|_______________________________________________________________|
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|    Research Universities                                      |
|      Black                6.8%    8.0%    7.4%    5.3%    6.4%|
|      Nat Amer            10.8%   14.5%   11.3%   12.2%   11.6%|
|      Asian               25.5%   25.4%   28.7%   26.1%   23.9%|
|      Hispanic             7.2%    7.9%    8.7%    7.4%    7.8%|
|        Minority Total     9.4%   10.5%   11.1%    9.8%    9.8%|
|                                                               |
|      White               12.1%   11.3%   11.9%   11.6%   12.3%|
|      Total               11.6%   11.1%   11.8%   11.2%   11.8%|
|_______________________________________________________________|
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|    Universities and Colleges                                  |
|      Black                9.9%   10.2%   10.3%   13.0%   13.9%|
|      Nat Amer            18.2%   20.0%   21.5%   11.7%   19.1%|
|      Asian               14.0%   14.0%   19.4%   21.4%   21.9%|
|      Hispanic            15.6%   17.4%   16.8%   17.6%   17.4%|
|        Minority Total    14.2%   15.5%   15.9%   17.0%   17.4%|
|                                                               |
|      White               16.6%   16.9%   17.4%   16.9%   18.4%|
|      Total               16.2%   16.6%   17.1%   17.0%   18.2%|
|_______________________________________________________________|
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|    Community Colleges                                         |
|      Black                6.2%    9.4%   12.5%   13.3%   11.0%|
|      Nat Amer            14.8%   19.0%   22.6%   19.4%   12.9%|
|      Asian                8.8%    8.9%   12.1%   10.5%   12.5%|
|      Hispanic             8.5%   11.8%   13.2%   13.3%   12.2%|
|        Minority Total     8.2%   11.1%   13.2%   13.1%   12.0%|
|                                                               |
|      White                8.1%    8.7%   10.3%    9.0%    8.4%|
|      Total                8.1%    9.2%   10.9%    9.8%    9.2%|
|_______________________________________________________________|
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|  Local District Colleges                                      |
|      Black                 .7%    1.0%    1.4%    1.2%    2.1%|
|      Nat Amer             4.9%    6.5%    8.7%    5.4%    7.6%|
|      Asian                 .5%     .7%    1.1%    1.4%     .5%|
|      Hispanic             2.1%    3.0%    3.5%    3.5%    3.9%|
|        Minority Total     1.7%    2.4%    2.9%    2.9%    3.2%|
|                                                               |
|      White                3.8%    4.6%    4.5%    4.1%    4.5%|
|      Total                3.4%    4.2%    4.2%    3.8%    4.2%|
|_______________________________________________________________|
SOURCE:  SURDS Enrollment Files and CDE Records             CCHE

ACT and SAT Test Scores of First-Time Freshmen

 ACT and SAT scores of first-time freshmen is one indication of the academic readiness of students to perform college level work. Data is shown for all first-time freshmen who graduated from high school in the previous school year, and who enrolled at one of the twelve Colorado public four-year colleges and universities from fall 1990 through fall 1994. Applicant data is not collected from community colleges. Averages are shown for both Colorado resident (in-state) and non-resident (out-of-state) students. Colorado and national norms are provided to indicate how the average scores compare.
Findings:
Scores have not changed significantly over the last five years.

Enrolled in-state students have lower scores than out-of-state students. The difference between in-state and out-of-state students is approximately 2 points on the ACT and 100 points on the SAT.

Colorado residents that enroll in-state have higher ACT and lower SAT averages than the state norm. This is probably because the SAT is primarily taken by students who intend to enroll in colleges in other states. In contrast, out-of-state students have much higher average scores on both the ACT and SAT tests than the national norms.

State and National Norms
1990 HSGrads 1991 HSGrads 1992 HSGrads 1993 HSGrads 1994 HSGrads
Colorado ACT Average 21.4 21.3 21.3 21.3 21.4
SAT Average 966 969 960 963 969
National ACT Average 20.6 20.6 20.6 20.7 20.8
SAT Average 900 896 899 902 902

Average ACT and SAT Scores
for First-Time Enrolled Freshmen
Fall 1990 Fall 1991 Fall 1992 Fall 1993 Fall 1994
Public Institution Total

In-state ACT

 22.5 22.4 22.5 22.5 22.6
SAT 908 903 909 907 913
Out-of-State ACT 24.6 24.4 24.6 24.6 24.8
SAT 996 992 1,001 1,006 1,008
Research Universities

In-state ACT

 25.2 24.7 24.9 24.9 24.9
SAT 1,023 1,006 1,015 1,013 1,011
Out-of-State ACT 25.7 25.7 25.8 25.9 25.9
SAT 1,046 1,049 1,054 1,067 1,061
Universities and Colleges

In-state ACT

 20.7 20.6 20.8 20.8 20.9
SAT 831 829 836 836 841
Out-of-State ACT 21.4 21.3 21.2 21.8 21.9
SAT 860 860 857 878 883

Fall Headcount Student Enrollment

 Fall headcount enrollment is a common measure of higher education activity. The following table provides headcount enrollment data for fall 1989 through fall 1993. The table shows total headcount enrollment for in-state (resident) and out-of-state (non-resident) students, for first-time freshmen, all other undergraduates, and for all graduate students.
Findings:
In-state fall headcount enrollment in 1993 was 6.1 percent above fall 1989 levels, but below fall 1992 levels. Fall 1993 out-of-state headcount was 24.1 percent above fall 1989. The out-of-state headcount was also below the previous year's levels.

The largest resident (in-state) student enrollment increases were at the Specialized-Medical and Community Colleges sectors, 38.9 percent and 14.8 percent respectively. Part of the increase in the Specialized-Medical group is the result of the pharmacy program transfer from the University of Colorado at Boulder to the University of Colorado - Health Sciences Center.

While most out-of-state students are enrolled in the Research Universities, out-of-state enrollment increased in all sectors.

The fall 1993 number of resident (in-state) students entering college for the first time ("1st-time Freshmen") was 16.4 percent below fall 1989. This decrease mirrors the decrease in high school graduates during that period. When the expected increase in high school graduates begins, a similar increase in first time freshmen is expected.

The number of non-resident (out-of-state) students entering college for the first time ("1st-time Freshmen") reached 6,383 in fall 1992, but dropped this year to 5,508.

The number of all other in-state undergraduates decreased in fall 1993, the first decrease of the five year period. The out-of-state number increased each fall.

The number of in-state graduate students decreased for the second year. The number of out-of-state graduate students increased each year. 


Fall Headcount Enrollment
                                                                      ________
                         _______  _______  _______  _______  _______  % Change
                         Fall 89  Fall 90  Fall 91  Fall 92  Fall 93  89 to 93
                         _______  _______  _______  _______  _______  ________
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|Public Institution Total                                                      |
|______________________________________________________________________________|
|     In-State           156,660  162,447  167,517  168,479  166,215       6.1%|
|      1st-Time Freshmen  26,148   24,030   21,686   21,698   21,868     -16.4%|
|      All Other Undergr 114,399  121,880  128,580  129,682  127,620      11.6%|
|      All Grad. Student  16,113   16,537   17,251   17,099   16,727       3.8%|
|______________________________________________________________________________|
|     Out-of-State        21,596   24,527   25,296   27,473   26,796      24.1%|
|      1st-Time Freshmen   4,638    5,302    5,138    6,383    5,508      18.8%|
|      All Other Undergr  13,420   15,256   16,053   16,878   17,009      26.7%|
|      All Grad. Student   3,538    3,969    4,105    4,212    4,279      20.9%|
|______________________________________________________________________________|
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|  State System Summary                                                        |
|______________________________________________________________________________|
|     In-State           135,873  140,290  144,028  145,398  144,831       6.6%|
|      1st-Time Freshmen  24,520   22,252   19,880   19,843   20,161     -17.8%|
|      All Other Undergr  95,240  101,501  106,897  108,456  107,943      13.3%|
|      All Grad. Student  16,113   16,537   17,251   17,099   16,727       3.8%|
|______________________________________________________________________________|
|     Out-of-State        20,943   23,025   23,864   25,853   25,064      19.7%|
|      1st-Time Freshmen   4,552    5,012    4,852    6,033    5,138      12.9%|
|      All Other Undergr  12,853   14,044   14,907   15,608   15,647      21.7%|
|      All Grad. Student   3,538    3,969    4,105    4,212    4,279      20.9%|
|______________________________________________________________________________|
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|    Research Universities                                                     |
|______________________________________________________________________________|
|     In-State            34,138   34,656   35,735   35,499   35,738       4.7%|
|      1st-Time Freshmen   4,314    3,771    3,889    3,575    3,870     -10.3%|
|      All Other Undergr  23,676   24,486   24,907   24,851   24,799       4.7%|
|      All Grad. Student   6,148    6,399    6,939    7,073    7,069      15.0%|
|______________________________________________________________________________|
|     Out-of-State        13,142   14,113   14,035   14,484   14,237       8.3%|
|      1st-Time Freshmen   2,349    2,480    2,164    2,740    2,238      -4.7%|
|      All Other Undergr   8,052    8,631    8,822    8,677    8,917      10.7%|
|      All Grad. Student   2,741    3,002    3,049    3,067    3,082      12.4%|
|______________________________________________________________________________|
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|    Universities and Colleges                                                 |
|______________________________________________________________________________|
|     In-State            56,408   57,279   57,923   57,330   56,676        .5%|
|      1st-Time Freshmen   7,245    7,033    6,744    6,575    6,974      -3.7%|
|      All Other Undergr  40,311   41,303   42,183   42,086   41,493       2.9%|
|      All Grad. Student   8,852    8,943    8,996    8,669    8,209      -7.3%|
|______________________________________________________________________________|
|     Out-of-State         4,367    4,999    5,279    5,814    6,143      40.7%|
|      1st-Time Freshmen     941    1,110    1,130    1,207    1,253      33.2%|
|      All Other Undergr   2,758    3,121    3,321    3,667    3,912      41.8%|
|      All Grad. Student     668      768      828      940      978      46.4%|
|______________________________________________________________________________|


Fall Headcount Enrollment
                                                                      ________
                         _______  _______  _______  _______  _______  % Change
                         Fall 89  Fall 90  Fall 91  Fall 92  Fall 93  89 to 93
                         _______  _______  _______  _______  _______  ________
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|    Specialized-Medical                                                       |
|______________________________________________________________________________|
|     In-State             1,527    1,582    1,905    1,976    2,121      38.9%|
|      All Other Undergr     414      387      589      619      672      62.3%|
|      All Grad. Student   1,113    1,195    1,316    1,357    1,449      30.2%|
|______________________________________________________________________________|
|     Out-of-State           148      208      270      262      272      83.8%|
|      All Other Undergr      19        9       42       57       53     178.9%|
|      All Grad. Student     129      199      228      205      219      69.8%|
|______________________________________________________________________________|
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|    Community Colleges                                                        |
|______________________________________________________________________________|
|     In-State            43,800   46,773   48,465   50,593   50,296      14.8%|
|      1st-Time Freshmen  12,961   11,448    9,247    9,693    9,317     -28.1%|
|      All Other Undergr  30,839   35,325   39,218   40,900   40,979      32.9%|
|______________________________________________________________________________|
|     Out-of-State         3,286    3,705    4,280    5,293    4,412      34.3%|
|      1st-Time Freshmen   1,262    1,422    1,558    2,086    1,647      30.5%|
|      All Other Undergr   2,024    2,283    2,722    3,207    2,765      36.6%|
|______________________________________________________________________________|
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|  Local District Colleges                                                     |
|______________________________________________________________________________|
|     In-State            20,787   22,157   23,489   23,081   21,384       2.9%|
|      1st-Time Freshmen   1,628    1,778    1,806    1,855    1,707       4.9%|
|      All Other Undergr  19,159   20,379   21,683   21,226   19,677       2.7%|
|______________________________________________________________________________|
|     Out-of-State           653    1,502    1,432    1,620    1,732     165.2%|
|      1st-Time Freshmen      86      290      286      350      370     330.2%|
|      All Other Undergr     567    1,212    1,146    1,270    1,362     140.2%|
|______________________________________________________________________________|
SOURCE:  SURDS Enrollment Files                                            CCHE

Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Student Enrollment

 Full-time equivalent (FTE) student enrollment is a measure of the courseloads taken by all students. The following table displays the total full-time equivalent student enrollment over the last five fiscal years.
Findings:
Although in-state full-time equivalent student enrollment in 1993-94 was 5 percent above 1989-90 levels, this year's level is down from last year. During that same period, out-of-state enrollment increased each year, and currently is 16.8 percent above 1989-90.

Most of the in-state full-time equivalent student increase was at the Community Colleges, which grew by 17 percent, from 26,308 to 30,769 in-state full-time equivalent students.

Most out-of-state full-time equivalent students are at the Research Universities, which enrolled 60 percent of the (12,840 of 21,491) out-of-state full-time equivalent students in FY 1993-94. 


Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Student Enrollment
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|                     |        |        |        |        |        |% Change |
|      Tuition Status |1989-90 |1990-91 |1991-92 |1992-93 |1993-94 |90 to 94 |
|_____________________|________|________|________|________|________|_________|
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|Public Institution Total                                                    |
|      In-State        111,977  114,343  117,077  118,357  117,628       5.0%|
|            % Change:              2.1%     2.4%     1.1%     -.6%          |
|                                                                            |
|      Out-of-State     18,405   19,784   20,059   21,314   21,491      16.8%|
|            % Change:              7.5%     1.4%     6.3%      .8%          |
|____________________________________________________________________________|
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|  State System Summary                                                      |
|      In-State        103,219  105,503  107,803  109,003  108,861       5.5%|
|            % Change:              2.2%     2.2%     1.1%     -.1%          |
|                                                                            |
|      Out-of-State     17,801   19,149   19,463   20,579   20,672      16.1%|
|            % Change:              7.6%     1.6%     5.7%      .5%          |
|____________________________________________________________________________|
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|    Research Universities                                                   |
|      In-State         30,731   31,117   31,695   31,303   31,611       2.9%|
|            % Change:              1.3%     1.9%    -1.2%     1.0%          |
|                                                                            |
|      Out-of-State     12,026   12,826   12,650   13,062   12,840       6.8%|
|            % Change:              6.7%    -1.4%     3.3%    -1.7%          |
|____________________________________________________________________________|
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|    Universities and Colleges                                               |
|      In-State         44,097   44,491   44,886   44,748   43,971       -.3%|
|            % Change:               .9%      .9%     -.3%    -1.7%          |
|                                                                            |
|      Out-of-State      3,955    4,308    4,705    5,048    5,297      33.9%|
|            % Change:              8.9%     9.2%     7.3%     4.9%          |
|____________________________________________________________________________|
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|    Specialized-Medical                                                     |
|      In-State          2,083    2,124    2,263    2,334    2,511      20.5%|
|            % Change:              2.0%     6.6%     3.1%     7.6%          |
|                                                                            |
|      Out-of-State        580      616      615      627      664      14.6%|
|            % Change:              6.2%     -.2%     2.0%     6.0%          |
|____________________________________________________________________________|
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|    Community Colleges                                                      |
|      In-State         26,308   27,772   28,958   30,619   30,769      17.0%|
|            % Change:              5.6%     4.3%     5.7%      .5%          |
|                                                                            |
|      Out-of-State      1,240    1,400    1,494    1,843    1,871      50.9%|
|            % Change:             12.9%     6.7%    23.4%     1.5%          |
|____________________________________________________________________________|
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|  Local District Colleges                                                   |
|      In-State          8,758    8,840    9,275    9,354    8,767        .1%|
|            % Change:               .9%     4.9%      .9%    -6.3%          |
|                                                                            |
|      Out-of-State        605      635      596      735      819      35.5%|
|            % Change:              5.1%    -6.2%    23.4%    11.4%          |
|____________________________________________________________________________|
SOURCE:  Student Enrollment Reports                                      CCHE

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