Projections of High School Graduates Through 2037
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Diversification of High School Graduates and Undergraduates
High school graduating classes have become more diverse over the last decade, with Hispanic high school graduates becoming a larger share of graduates in recent years. However, Hispanic undergraduates continued to be underrepresented among the region’s postsecondary enrollments despite continued growth in undergraduate enrollment over the past decade.
Notes: High school graduates are public high school graduates, which have historically been 93% of all high school graduates in the West. High school graduate counts data are not available for the U.S. Pacific Territories and Freely Associated States. “Foreign” students, “two-more races”, and “unknown” populations are disaggregated in undergraduate enrollments, but not high school graduates. Undergraduate enrollments are for undergraduates at two- and four-year degree-granting, Title IV-eligible, public and private nonprofit institutions, excluding service academies.
Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). Fall Enrollment Survey, 2013-2023, and WICHE, Knocking at the College Door: Projections of High School Graduates, 2024.
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