The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) requires the state to calculate a four-year cohort rate. Utah implemented a federally defined cohort graduation rate in 2008. The graduation rate for the 2018 cohort includes all students who started ninth grade in the 2014-15 school year, plus students who transferred into the Utah public education system after ninth grade. Students in the cohort have four possible final outcomes: (1) Graduate; (2) Continuing student; (3) Other completer; and (4) Dropout. The "graduate" category includes students who have earned a basic high school diploma, Alternate Diploma (for students with a significant cognitive disability as defined in Board Rule R277-705-2), or an adult education high school diploma by September 30 following the end of their cohort school year. "Continuing students" are students who have been allowed to continue attending school beyond their senior year, or those who transferred to higher education or the Utah System of Technological Colleges (formerly UCAT) without first receiving a high school diploma. Students considered "other completers" include those who completed the General Education Development test (GED) or a certificate of completion; or are a student with a disability who participated in the Utah Alternate Assessment (UAA). The "dropout" category includes students who have not completed graduation requirements, such as those who have withdrawn, dropped out, or have been expelled. Highlights from this 2018 report include the following: (1) Utah's state graduation rate for the 2018 cohort was 87%; (2) A total of 41,322 students graduated from Utah's high schools; (3) Students who identify as Asian had the highest graduation rate - 92% - for the 2018 cohort; and (4) Utah's graduation rate has increased from 81% in 2013 to 87% in 2018. [For the 2017 report, see ED601937.]