Where Have Oregon's Graduates Gone?
Survey of Oregon High School Graduating Class of 1999
Purpose of the Study
Survey Methodology
What Proportion of Oregon High School Graduates Are Attending College?
Where Do Oregon High School Graduates Choose to Go to College?
What Proportion of Oregon Graduates Leave the State for College?
What are the Demographic Characteristics of College Enrollment?
Why Did Oregon High School Graduates Choose the College They Did?
Why Did Oregon High School Graduates Choose an OUS Institution?
Why Did Oregon High School Graduates Choose Another Four-Year University?
Why Did Oregon High School Graduates Choose an Oregon Community College?
Where Do High Achievers Go to College?
How Did an OUS Institution Rate in Students’ Choices?
Do Students at Other Schools Plan to Transfer to OUS Institutions?
What Sources of Information Do High School Graduates Use in Choosing a College?
What Are Oregon High School Graduates Majoring In?
Do High School Graduates Not Attending College Plan to Enroll Later?
Why Do Oregon High School Graduates Not Attend College?
What Else Did the Respondents Say?
What Trends Found in This Survey Bear Watching?
Tables
Table 1 College Enrollment Rates: Class of 1999 Compared to Classes of 1993, 1995, and 1997
Table 2 College Enrollment Rates: Oregon Compared to U.S.
Table 3 College Enrollment Rates: Choice of College Type
Table 4 Distribution of Demographic and GPA Characteristics Within Each College Choice Group
Table 5 College Choices of High School Graduates by Demographic and GPA Characteristics
Table 6 Importance of Reasons for Choosing an OUS Institution
Table 7 Reasons for Choosing an OUS Institution
Table 8 Importance of Reasons for Not Choosing an OUS Institution: Respondents Who Chose an Oregon Independent College
Table 9 Importance of Reasons for Not Choosing an OUS Institution:
Respondents Who Chose an Out-of-State Four-Year Institution
Table 10 Importance of Reasons for Not Choosing an OUS Institution: Respondents Who Chose an Oregon Community College
Table 11 College Choice of High GPA Students Compared to Other Students
Table 12 College Choice of High GPA Students: Class of 1999 Compared to Classes of 1995 and 1997
Table 13 Importance of Reasons for Choosing an OUS Institution: High GPA Students
Table 14 How Did an OUS Institution Rate? Respondents Not Choosing an OUS Institution
Table 15 Plans to Transfer to OUS: Respondents Not Choosing an OUS Institution
Table 16 Sources of Information Used in Choosing College
Table 17 Major Field of Study
Table 18 Reasons for Not Going to College
Appendices
Appendix 1 Representativeness of Survey Respondents Compared to Post-High School Plans Survey Database and All Oregon Public High School Graduates
Appendix 2 Other Comments from Survey Respondents
Respondents Attending Four-Year Institutions
Respondents Attending Two-Year Institutions
Respondents Not Attending CollegeAppendix 3 Survey Instrument
