Six-year college completion among the CPS class of 2015 varied sharply by enrollment pathway: 55.8% for immediate four-year enrollees, 32.5% for immediate two-year enrollees, and 7.8% for delayed/non-enrollees¶

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q2 i? Among the CPS graduating class of 2015, 51.1% of immediate four-year enrollees completed a bachelor's degree within six years, 9.9% of immediate two-year enrollees completed a bachelor's degree plus 22.6% an associate degree or certificate, and only 2.8% of delayed/non-enrollees completed a bachelor's degree. → Usher 2023

Evidence¶

Usher 2023¶

Usher, A., Mahaffie, S., & Nagaoka, J. (2023). The educational attainment of Chicago Public Schools students: 2022. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Consortium on School Research. https://toandthrough.uchicago.edu/tool/cps/

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Cohort tracking of the CPS graduating class of 2015, the most recent cohort with six years of available college data, disaggregated by immediate enrollment status. More than two thirds (67.5%) of immediate two-year enrollees had not completed any credential within six years.

"55.8% of students who immediately enrolled in a four-year college and 32.5% of students who immediately enrolled in a two-year college completed a bachelor’s degree, associate degree, or certificate within six years."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• College completion rates among immediate enrollees varied widely by community area, ranging from 24 to 74 percent for the class of 2013 — related
• Among 2014 CPS graduates who immediately enrolled in college, 46% completed a credential within six years, with large gaps by enrollment pathway — related
• College completion among immediate enrollees in the CPS class of 2015 shows large race/ethnicity and gender gaps, with fewer than a third of Black and Latino young men completing a bachelor's degree — related
• Four-year college graduation rates remained flat at about 49 percent for direct four-year enrollees, with much lower rates for two-year (8 percent) and delayed enrollees (4 percent) — related
• CPS graduates' four-year college graduation rate remained roughly constant over seven years (46 to 48 percent) and well below the national rate — related
• Six-year college completion rates for immediate four-year enrollees rose from 54 to 56 percent for the CPS class of 2013, double the rate for immediate two-year enrollees — related
• Delaying college enrollment was associated with low completion: only 8 percent of CPS students who delayed completed a degree or credential within six years — related
• Immediate four-year enrollees were far more likely than immediate two-year enrollees to complete a four-year degree within six years (48 percent vs 7 percent) — possibly the same claim (merge candidate)
• Four-year enrollees had stronger academic qualifications than two-year enrollees and non-enrollees, yet many non-enrollees and two-year entrants had credentials sufficient for four-year access — related
• Among 2014 CPS graduates who immediately enrolled in a bachelor's-degree-granting institution, 30% completed within four years versus 51% within six years — related
• A record high 7,368 students from the CPS class of 2018 graduated from college with a degree or certificate — related
• Academically advanced students default to traditional feeder colleges: over 40 percent of four-year enrollees attend one of the six most popular CPS colleges — related
• CPS alumni college completion (48%) remains below the national average (64%), with 56% of immediate four-year and 32% of immediate two-year enrollees completing within six years — related
• Few CPS graduates who delay college entry or first enroll in a two-year college go on to earn a four-year degree — related
• CPS four-year completion rates rose 7 percentage points over ten years while enrollees nearly doubled, but remained far below six-year rates — related
• College was the most prevalent postsecondary pathway selection, with CTE/non-CTE differences narrowing over time — related
• Students meeting the continuous four-term persistence definition completed college at higher rates than students meeting the third-semester definition, for both bachelor's and community college enrollees — related
• Community college credential completion rates are low and have slightly declined, with markedly lower rates for black and Hispanic students — related
• Among the CPS class of 2009, 76 percent enrolled in college within six years, and delayed entry was concentrated among two-year starters rather than four-year starters
• CPS class of 2024 students reached near-record highs in high school graduation (84%) and immediate college enrollment (66%), on par with national averages — related
• Students who enroll in developmental education courses attain degrees at lower rates than comparable entrants who do not — related