Estimated College Enrollment Rates by Age 1
  Percent of Age Group Enrolled in College in Fall Percent of Age Group Enrolled in College in Fall  
Under 18 18 to 24 25 to 34 2 25 to 49 2 50 to 64 65 and Older
1995 2005 1995 2005 1995 2005 1995 2005 1995 2005 1995 2005
United States
0.4
0.8
31.0
34.6
8.4
9.4
5.6
5.6
1.0
1.2
0.2
0.2
United States
SREB states
0.3
0.7
28.2
31.6
7.5
8.2
5.0
4.9
0.8
0.9
0.2
0.1
SREB states
SREB states as a percent of U.S.
SREB states as a percent of U.S.
83.9
87.0
91.1
91.3
90.0
87.6
89.0
87.7
76.8
75.1
65.9
54.8
Alabama
0.4
0.5
31.3
34.5
7.3
9.2
4.8
5.5
0.7
0.8
0.3
0.1
Alabama
Arkansas
0.4
1.3
24.9
30.1
5.2
7.9
3.4
4.8
0.5
0.8
0.1
0.2
Arkansas
Delaware
0.6
1.0
38.2
37.5
8.1
8.9
5.7
5.3
1.0
1.0
0.2
0.1
Delaware
Florida
0.6
0.5
28.1
31.8
8.3
9.0
5.4
5.2
0.9
0.9
0.1
0.1
Florida
Georgia
0.2
0.3
25.9
28.1
6.3
6.7
4.0
4.2
0.5
0.8
0.1
0.1
Georgia
Kentucky
0.2
1.3
26.5
33.9
7.3
9.1
4.6
5.5
0.5
1.1
0.2
0.2
Kentucky
Louisiana
0.2
0.4
28.0
26.5
7.6
6.5
4.7
3.6
0.6
0.5
0.3
0.1
Louisiana
Maryland
0.2
0.5
30.1
32.1
8.7
10.5
5.9
6.0
1.2
1.2
0.5
0.4
Maryland
Mississippi
0.1
0.2
26.6
30.4
6.0
7.7
4.0
4.6
0.7
0.7
0.1
0.1
Mississippi
North Carolina
0.4
0.8
30.7
34.0
7.4
8.0
4.9
5.2
0.8
1.1
0.1
0.1
North Carolina
Oklahoma
0.2
0.3
30.1
33.3
9.5
9.7
6.4
5.8
1.1
1.0
0.2
0.2
Oklahoma
South Carolina
0.4
0.7
27.9
31.7
6.2
6.5
4.3
4.1
0.7
0.8
0.2
0.1
South Carolina
Tennessee
0.2
0.4
27.6
30.3
7.2
7.5
4.7
4.4
0.7
0.7
0.1
0.0
Tennessee
Texas
0.3
0.8
27.4
30.7
8.0
8.2
5.3
4.9
0.8
0.8
0.1
0.1
Texas
Virginia
0.6
1.1
29.2
34.6
7.4
8.4
5.3
5.0
1.1
1.2
0.1
0.1
Virginia
West Virginia
0.8
1.1
28.4
37.1
6.4
8.0
4.2
4.8
0.6
0.8
0.0
0.0
West Virginia
1 Includes students enrolled full time or part time in two-year or four-year institutions that offer associate's degrees or higher. The population data upon which these rates are based include all people living in a state more than six months a year, including college students. The enrollment counts include all students enrolled in a state, regardless of their home states. Sources: U.S. Census Bureau: "Estimates of the Population of the United States, Regions, Divisions and States by Age Groups and Sex: Annual Time Series, July 1, 1990, to July 1, 1999" (2000) and "Estimates of the Population by Selected Age Groups for the United States and States, July 1, 2000, to July 1, 2005" (2006) — http://www.census.gov.
2 Two overlapping young working-age adult groupss are shown deliberately. SREB analysis of National Center for Education Statistics fall enrollment surveys — (www.nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
 
June 2007