Oregon Freshman Participation Rates* in OUS Institutions
1977-78 through 1997-98

                      Oregon High
Academic            School Graduates             OUS First-Time          Participation
Year              Previous School Year         Freshmen Fall Term            Rate*

1977-78                  31,511                      6,821                    21.6
1978-79                  31,450                      6,925                    22.0
1979-80                  31,633                      7,229                    22.9
1980-81                  31,310                      7,058                    22.5
1981-82                  30,853                      6,170                    20.0
1982-83                  30,235                      5,389                    17.8
1983-84                  29,565                      5,497                    18.6
1984-85                  28,804                      5,602                    19.4
1985-86                  28,373                      5,739                    20.2
1986-87                  27,598                      5,863                    21.2
1987-88                  28,666                      6,583                    23.0
1988-89                  29,594                      6,758                    22.8
1989-90                  28,242                      6,081                    21.5
1990-91                  26,924                      5,470                    20.3
1991-92                  26,202                      5,034                    19.2
1992-93                  27,013                      5,240                    19.4
1993-94                  27,947                      5,152                    18.4
1994-95                  28,519                      5,493                    19.3
1995-96                  29,422                      5,863                    19.9
1996-97                  29,411                      5,940                    20.2
1997-98                  30,671                      6,101                    19.9
1998-99 Preliminary	 31,447			     6,361	              20.2


* The freshman participation rate is the ratio of OUS first-time freshmen from
Oregon high schools (regardless of year of graduation) to Oregon high school
graduates of the previous school year. For example, OUS fall 1998 resident
freshmen new from high school comprised 20.2% of the June 1998 Oregon high school
graduates.
Sources:(1) OUS Institutional Research Services.(2) Oregon Department of Education.