The Educational Attainment of Chicago Public Schools Students: A Focus on Four-Year College Degrees Kaleen Healey, Jenny Nagaoka, and Valerie Michelman University of Chicago Consortium on Chicago School Research 1
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CCSR The Educational Attainment of Chicago Public Schools
Students: A Focus on Four-Year College Degrees Kaleen Healey, Jenny
Nagaoka, and Valerie Michelman University of Chicago Consortium on
Chicago School Research 1
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Since 2006, Chicago has nearly doubled the proportion of CPS
ninth-graders estimated to earn bachelors degrees 8% 14% 20062014
Degree Attainment Index for CPS Ninth-Graders 4
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CCSR Chicago is closing the degree attainment gap with the
nation and leads other urban districts Degree Attainment Index for
Ninth-Graders 5
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CCSR The increase from 8 to 14% is driven by: Dramatic increase
in high school graduation Moderate increase in four-year college
enrollment Slight increase in graduation from four-year colleges
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CCSR The CPS high school graduation rate has improved
dramatically Four-Year High School Graduation Rates Among
Ninth-Graders 7
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CCSR The CPS four-year college enrollment rate has improved
moderately Four-Year College Enrollment Rates Among High School
Graduates 8
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CCSR College graduation rates have not improved much CPS 49%
Slight increase National 59% No real change Six-Year Bachelors
Degree Completion Rates Among Four-Year College Enrollees 9
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CCSR The proportion of CPS graduates scoring 21 or higher on
the ACT increased Note: Percentages and Ns do not include graduates
with missing information (1,791 in 2006 and 593 in 2013) Percent of
CPS Graduates Scoring 21 or Higher on the ACT 11
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CCSR The proportion of CPS graduates earning a 3.0 GPA or
better increased Note: Percentages and Ns do not include charter
school graduates or students with missing information (404 in 2006
and 3,109 in 2013). Percent of CPS Graduates With an Unweighted,
Cumulative High School GPA of 3.0 or Higher 12
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CCSR Institutional graduation rates remain low at many colleges
that CPS graduates attend College Institutional Graduation Rate (%)
URM Graduation Rate (%) University of Illinois Chicago5847
Northeastern Illinois University2117 University of Illinois
Urbana8472 Northern Illinois University5432 Southern Illinois
University Carbondale4831 DePaul University6861 Chicago State
University2120 Columbia College Chicago4130 Western Illinois
University5445 Illinois State University7150 Top 10 Four-Year
Colleges Attended by 2006-13 CPS Graduates 13
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CCSR Graduation rates vary widely, even among colleges that
accept similarly qualified students College Institutional
Graduation Rate (%) URM Graduation Rate (%)Selectivity University
of Illinois Chicago5847 Selective Northeastern Illinois
University2117 Somewhat Selective University of Illinois Urbana8472
Very Selective Northern Illinois University5432 Somewhat Selective
Southern Illinois University Carbondale4831 Somewhat Selective
DePaul University6861 Selective Chicago State University2120
Somewhat Selective Columbia College Chicago4130 Non-Selective
Western Illinois University5445 Somewhat Selective Illinois State
University7150 Selective Top 10 Four-Year Colleges Attended by
2006-13 CPS Graduates 14
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CCSR Implications Improving CPS graduates college
qualifications, particularly grades, should be a priority
Institutional graduation rates matter greatly when choosing a
college College completion rates are still low. Better
understanding the barriers to completion and what supports are
needed is essential 15