Postsecondary Enrollment and Progress from High School Graduation

For each high school graduating class, college/university enrollment and progress status is determined annually for each year after the high school graduation year.

The categories and calculation behind each status for the College Enrollment and Progress chart is explained in the table below:

Category

Description

Earned Postsecondary Credential

Percentage of high school graduating class who earned at least one credential, e.g., certificate, associate’s, bachelor’s, etc., as of the given academic year.[1]

Enrolled in Postsecondary

Percentage of high school graduating class who are enrolled in a college/university in the given academic year.[2]

Working without Postsecondary Credential or Enrollment

Percentage of high school graduating class who are employed in Georgia (as defined above), are not currently enrolled, and have not earned any credential after high school graduation.

Unknown

Percentage of high school graduating class who are not employed in Georgia (as defined above), are not enrolled in any college/university in the U.S., and have not earned any credential after high school graduation.

 

[1] For the purposes of this dashboard, the academic year is summer to spring.

[2] This category contains enrollment in both undergraduate and graduate studies.