Higher Education Fact Book The Fact Book compiles tables and graphs reporting enrollment, awards, persistence, tuition, financial trends, and other relevant data. This year’s Fact Book comprises four sections: Student Participation Student Success Academic and Fiscal Trends Funding Formula Available on THEC’s website under Legislative Reports
2012 Fall Enrollment Total 2012 Tennessee Fall Enrollment 400,908
Fall Headcount by System/Sector Fall Total HC , , ,908 Fall Total HC , , ,908
Public Postsecondary Fall Enrollment Trends
Recession Begins Dec 2007 Recession Ends June 2009
Fall Public Enrollment Trends
Fall Public Enrollment:
Stagflation
Fall Public Enrollment: Stagflation
Fall Public Enrollment: Stagflation
Current and Projected Number of High School Graduates Source: Western Interstate Commission on Higher Education, “Knocking at the College Door”
Current and Projected Number of High School Graduates Source: Western Interstate Commission on Higher Education, “Knocking at the College Door”
Fall Public First-Time Freshmen Enrollment
Source: IPEDS, Residence and Migration Survey; THEC, Profiles and Trends Report Postsecondary Enrollment of Recent Tennessee High School Graduates
Share of Recent High School Grads Staying In-State Source: IPEDS, Residence and Migration Survey; THEC, Profiles and Trends Report
Retention Rates First-Time, Full-Time Freshmen Entering During the Fall and Returning the Following Fall
Six-Year Graduation Rates First-Time, Full-Time Freshmen Cohorts
Public Postsecondary Degrees and Certificates
Embedded Technical Certificate
Average Undergraduate Annual Tuition and Mandatory Fees by Institution Type
Average Undergraduate Annual Tuition at 4yr Institutions: Adjusted for Inflation 10 year percent change – 112% Percent change adjusted for inflation – 66%
Average Debt for TN Public University Graduates Source: Institute for College Access & Success, “The Project on Student Debt.”
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Average Undergraduate Annual Tuition Adjusted for Inflation