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State Profile: Arkansas

Fayetteville, ArkansasSeptember 25, 2010

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Why Focus on Higher Education?

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Decennial Census’ and American Community Survey

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Percent of Civilians Age 25-64 Participating in the Workforce by Level of Education, 2008

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2008 American Community Survey PUMS File.slide 8

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The Current College Completion Picture

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Educational Attainment and Rank Among States

Arkansas, 2007

Age 25-64 with a Graduate or Professional Degree

Age 25-64 with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher

Age 25-64 with an Associates Degree

Age 25-64 with a High School Diploma

Age 18-24 with a High School Diploma

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90

Rank 50

Rank 48

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2007 American Community Survey.

Percent of Population Age 25-64 with Less than a High School Diploma (2007)

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Percent of Population Age 25-64 with a Bachelor’s Degree or Higher, 2000

Arkansas = 18.2%Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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Adults with Some College (No Degree) as a Percent of Adults with Associate and Bachelor's Degrees (25

to 44 Year Olds)

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Percent of Adults with an Associate Degree or Higher by Age Group – Arkansas, U.S. & Leading

OECD Countries

Source: OECD, Education at a Glance 2010

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Annual Increases in Undergraduate Degree Production Need by State (Adjusting for Current Levels of Educational Attainment and Population Growth)

Source: NCHEMS

How Each State Should Contribute to the National Goal of Producing

8.2 Million Additional Degrees by 2020

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The Student Pipeline

Student Pipeline, 2006

Source: NCES Common Core Data 2004; Tom Mortenson, Postsecondary Education Opportunity; NCES, IPEDS Fall 2006 Retention Rate File, 2006 Graduation Rates;

U.S. Census Bureau, 2006 ACS

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Best Performing StateUnited StatesArkansas

Of 100 9th Graders, How Many…

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Change in Population Age 25-44 By Race/Ethnicity, 2005-2025

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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…2,689,700

…1,044,516

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Projected Change in Arkansas Population By Age and Race/Ethnicity, 2006-25

Source: Arkansas Department of Economic Security and Commerce

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High School Graduation Rates - Public High School Graduates as a Percent of 9th Graders Four Years Earlier, 2006

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College-Going Rates—First-Time Freshmen Directly Out of High School as a Percent of Recent High School Graduates,

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First-Time Freshman Directly from High School Attending Public Collegesas a Percent of Public High School Graduates, Fall 2010

Arkansas = 48.7%Source: Arkansas Department of Higher Education.

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First-Time Freshman Directly from High School Attending Public Four-YearColleges as a Percent of Public High School Graduates, Fall 2010


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First-Time Freshman Directly from High School Attending Public Two-YearColleges as a Percent of Public High School Graduates, Fall 2010


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High School Graduation, College Participation and Completion (2008)

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First-Year Retention Rates (2008)

Source: NCES, IPEDS Enrollment Survey

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Arkansas United States Average of Best Performing States

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Four, Five, and Six Year Graduation Rates at Public Four-Year Institutions

Source: NCES, IPEDS 2007-08 Graduation Rate File; gr2008 Final Release Data File.

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31

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Degrees & Certificates awarded per FTE vs. Total Funding per FTE (2006-2007)

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Performance:Degrees

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Resources: Total Funding per FTE

Source: SHEEO State Higher Education Finance Survey 2008: NCES IPEDS Completions Survey

35 Source: NCES, IPEDS 2007-08 Completions Survey

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Public Research Institutions: Undergraduate Credentials per 100 FTE Undergraduates and Total Funding per FTE Student

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Public Bachelors and Masters Institutions: Undergraduate Credentials per 100 FTE Undergraduates and Total Funding per

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37 Source: NCES, IPEDS 2007-08 Completions Survey

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Arkansas United States

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2008 American Community Survey PUMS File.Note: Figures for population age 25-64 with positive wages working 35+ hours per

week.

Difference in Median Earnings Between a High School Diploma and an Associate

Degree, 2008

slide 39

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Difference in Median Earnings Between a High School Diploma and a Bachelor’s

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slide 40

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