Exacerbated by the pandemic, the decline in Indiana's college-going rate for recent high school graduates has accelerated. This presents stark challenges which must be addressed with urgency and thoughtfulness. Fewer Hoosiers are pursuing education or training after high school. The state's college-going rate fell from 59 percent for the high…

This 2020 Indiana College Readiness Report provides statistics for 2018 High School graduates in state of Indiana on the following: (1) High School Graduates Enrolling in College; (2) High School Graduates Enrollment by College Type; (3) Indiana Public College Enrollment by College; (4) Indiana Public College Enrollment by Degree Type; (5) Indiana…

The pandemic exacerbated many of the challenges facing higher education in Indiana--declining college-going rates, widening equity gaps, the persistent questioning of the value of higher education--all now compounded by issues of learning loss and economic upheaval. This report provides a pre-pandemic baseline for consideration, as education…

This 2012 Indiana College Readiness Report provides statistics for the state of Indiana on the following: (1) High School Graduates Enrolling in College; (2) High School Graduate Enrollment by College Type; (3) Indiana Public College Enrollment by College; (4) Indiana Public College Enrollment by Degree Type; (5) Indiana Public College Enrollment…

The Indiana Commission for Higher Education has for years acknowledged and addressed the equity and achievement gaps that exist in the state's education pipeline. In 2013, the Commission passed a resolution to close Indiana's educational achievement gaps by 2025. In 2021, gaps are closing, but not quickly enough. Data must be the driving force…

This 2015 Indiana College Readiness Reports provides statistics for the state of Indiana on the following: (1) High School Graduates Enrolling in College; (2) High School Graduate Enrollment by College Type; (3) Indiana Public College Enrollment by College; (4) Indiana Public College Enrollment by Degree Type; (5) Indiana Public College Enrollment…

This 2014 Indiana College Readiness Report provides statistics for the state of Indiana on the following: (1) High School Graduates Enrolling in College; (2) High School Graduate Enrollment by College Type; (3) Indiana Public College Enrollment by College; (4) Indiana Public College Enrollment by Degree Type; (5) Indiana Public College Enrollment…

This 2011 Indiana College Readiness Report provides statistics for the state of Indiana on the following: (1) High School Graduates Enrolling in College; (2) High School Graduate Enrollment by College Type; (3) Indiana Public College Students Needing Remediation; (4) Indiana Public College Remediation by Subject; (5) Indiana Public College…

This 2013 Indiana College Readiness Report provides statistics for the state of Indiana on the following: (1) High School Graduates Enrolling in College; (2) High School Graduate Enrollment by College Type; (3) Indiana Public College Students Needing Remediation; (4) Indiana Public College Remediation by Subject; (5) Indiana Public College…

Dual credit courses offer high school students the opportunity to earn both high school and college credits in the same course. Indiana law requires each Indiana high school to offer a minimum of two dual credit courses (as well as two Advanced Placement (AP) courses) to expand opportunities for qualifying students to gain college-level experience…

The Indiana Commission for Higher Education's College Readiness Reports are designed to provide information on students entering college. The reports encompass the first year of college for students who graduated from high school during the previous academic year, and the College Readiness dashboard provides a closer look at longer-term outcomes…

The future prosperity of the United States relies strongly upon the success of its higher education system. With an increasingly technological and competitive world economy, more jobs require the advanced skills and knowledge that higher education provides. Yet despite the significant efforts toward improving elementary and secondary education in…