Texas Public High School Graduates Admission in Texas Public Four-Year Colleges

Purpose

This report provides information about Texas public high school graduates who applied and/or enrolled in Texas public four-year colleges the fall semester immediately following high school graduation. This report also provides counts and percentages of students who were accepted to Texas public four-year colleges but did not enroll in the Texas public four-year colleges.

Data Source

Data in this report come from the Texas Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS) and the Texas P-16 Public Education Information Resource (TPEIR), which includes Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) data about enrollment and graduation in Texas four-year public colleges.

Only students who graduated from a Texas public high school and applied to a Texas public four-year college for the summer semester or fall semester immediately following high school graduation are included in this report. Out-of-state or private Texas higher education institutions are not included.

For more detailed information about THECB and its data, see http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/.

Data Elements

College Applicants:

Texas public high school graduates who applied for admission to a Texas four-year public college for the summer semester or fall semester immediately following high school graduation.

College Applicants Accepted and Enrolled:

Texas public high school graduates who applied and were accepted for admission to a Texas four-year public college for the summer semester or fall semester immediately following high school graduation and enrolled in a Texas four-year public college the fall semester immediately following high school graduation.

College Applicants Accepted Not Enrolled:

Texas public high school graduates who applied and were accepted for admission to a Texas four-year public college for the summer semester or fall semester immediately following high school graduation but did not enroll in a Texas four-year public college the fall semester immediately following high school graduation.

College Applicants Not Accepted:

Texas public high school graduates who either withdrew their application or their application was rejected for admission to a Texas four-year public college for the summer semester or fall semester immediately following high school graduation.

Percentage High School Graduates Applied to College:

The number of college applicants divided by the number of high school graduates.

Percent High School Graduates Accepted and Enrolled in College:

The number of high school graduates who were accepted for admission to a Texas four-year public college and enrolled, divided by the number of high school graduates.

Percentage High School Graduates Accepted Not Enrolled:

The number of high school graduates who were accepted for admission to a Texas four-year public college but did not enroll, divided by the number of high school graduates.

Percentage High School Graduates Not Accepted:

The number of high school graduates who applied for admission to a Texas four-year public college and were not accepted, divided by the number of high school graduates.