Causal Effect of Dual Enrollment Participation on Postsecondary Graduation 2025
Dual enrollment participants in Nebraska are 13 percentage points more likely to attain a postsecondary degree within six years of high school graduation than those who do not participate. Read more about dual enrollment in Nebraska:...
Causal Effect of Dual Enrollment Participation on Nebraska Four-year Postsecondary Persistence 2025
At four-year Nebraska-based institutions, college persistence rates were four percentage points higher for those who participated in dual enrollment than those who did not. Learn more about dual enrollment in Nebraska:...
Causal Effect of Dual Enrollment Participation on Nebraska Two-Year Postsecondary Persistence 2025
College persistence rates are greater at Nebraska-based institutions for those who participated in dual enrollment than those who did not. In fact, 9 percentage points higher at two-year colleges! Read more:...
Causal Effect of Dual Enrollment Participation on College Going 2025
Nebraska dual enrollment participants are 10 percentage points more likely to enroll in college within 16 months of high school graduation than those who do not participate. Read more about dual enrollment in Nebraska:...
Causal Effect of Dual Enrollment Participation on High School Graduation 2025
Dual enrollment participants in Nebraska are four percentage points more likely to graduate high school on time than non-participants. Read more about dual enrollment in Nebraska: https://insights.nswers.org/special-report/2025-dual-enrollment.pdf.
Dual Enrollment Participation by Gender 2025
Female students are more likely to participate in dual enrollment in Nebraska than male students (56% versus 44%) and this gender gap continues over time. Read more about dual enrollment in Nebraska: https://insights.nswers.org/special-report/2025-dual-enrollment.pdf.
Dual Enrollment Credit Earners by Race/Ethnicity 2025
White students had the highest dual enrollment participation rate in Nebraska (over 35%), while Hispanic (19%) and Black students (11%) participated at lower rates. To learn more about dual enrollment in Nebraska, visit:...
Dual Enrollment by Course Type 2025
Career and Technical Education (CTE) courses make up 22% of the total courses taken by Nebraska dual enrollment participants in the 2022 cohort. Both general education & CTE courses have increased over time. Read more:...
Median First Year Postsecondary GPA Dual Enrollment 2025
First-year postsecondary college GPAs are higher among dual enrollment participants than non-participants at both two- and four-year Nebraska colleges. Read more about dual enrollment in Nebraska: https://insights.nswers.org/special-report/2025-dual-enrollment.pdf.
Dual Enrollment Median High School GPA 2025
The median high school GPA among Nebraska dual enrollment participants is 3.41, which is higher than among non-dual enrollees who earned 2.57 in the 2022 cohort. Read more about dual enrollment in Nebraska:...
2025 Dual Enrollment Credit Hours Earned
The total number of college credit hours earned by dual enrollment participants in Nebraska has climbed over time, with over 111k earned college credits in the 2022 cohort. For more on dual enrollment in Nebraska, visit:...
Average Dual Enrollment Credits Earned Per Student 2025
On average, Nebraska dual enrollment participants in the 2022 cohort earned 12.3 semester hours while in high school, equivalent to one full-time semester of college. This marks an increase from 8.9 semester hours in the 2016 cohort. Read more:...
Nebraska High School Cohort, Participants, & Earners
Dual enrollment participation in Nebraska has increased significantly over time. In the 2022 cohort, 33% of students participated, up from 26% in the 2016 cohort. Read more about dual enrollment in Nebraska:...
Median Annual Earnings of Public College Graduates by H3 Occupation 2017-2018
Graduates from Nebraska 4-year public college programs related to engineering; registered nurses; & software developers & quality assurance analysts make more money than graduates from other programs. Read more about earnings and the employment gap at:...
Talent Retention of Public College Graduates by H3 Occupation 2021
Nebraska public high school grads have higher talent retention rates than the total population. This suggests that increasing enrollment of Nebraska residents in the state’s colleges could retain more college-educated workers. For more information, visit:...
Program Completion of Public College Students By H3 Occupation 2018
Students in programs related to nursing have the highest program completion rates in Nebraska. However, public college students in other selected H3 jobs generally have low program completion rates. Read more here:...
Public and Private College Contribution to Workforce by H3 2021
For most selected occupations, Nebraska public colleges contribute a higher percentage of qualified graduates to the state’s workforce than private colleges. Learn more about workforce supply and the employment gap in Nebraska:...
Unmet Demand, Growth Demand, and Annual Demand of H3 Occupations in 2021
In general, there is growth demand for these H3 occupations, which indicates that Nebraska’s workforce is growing. Software developers & quality assurance analysts have the largest growth demand. To learn more, see the NSWERS’ Employment Gap Brief here:...
Unmet Demand and Met Demand of H3 Occupations in 2021
These selected occupations in Nebraska generally show a moderate to high rate of unmet demand, with more job openings than qualified graduates available to fill them. To learn more about the employment gap in Nebraska, visit:...
Annual Demand of H3 Occupations in 2021
In Nebraska, teaching jobs are in the highest annual demand for selected H3 occupations, followed by registered nurses. Read more about Nebraska's employment gap here: https://insights.nswers.org/briefs/nswers-employment-gap-brief-2025.pdf.
Timely employment
Timely employment is important for improving economic stability. NSWERS released a new report today that sheds light on the critical factors impacting how quickly Nebraska’s public college students secure stable employment after graduation:...
Median annual earnings for Nebraska public college students increase over time
Median annual earnings for Nebraska public college students increase over time, with noticeable gaps between graduates and non-graduates. Read more about timely employment in Nebraska at: https://insights.nswers.org/briefs/nswers-timely-employment-brief-2024.pdf.
Work experience during college is crucial
Work experience during college is crucial in obtaining timely employment for graduates & non-graduates of Nebraska public colleges. Job holders who worked & earned more during college tend to have higher timely employment rates. Read more here:...
The rate of timely employment for Nebraska job holders
The rate of timely employment for #Nebraska job holders is closely linked to their choice of college major. Fields such as TDL, Health Sciences & Information Technology show high timely employment rates. Read more here:...
Job holders from Nebraska public 4-year colleges
Job holders from Nebraska public 4-year colleges are more likely to achieve timely employment, with a rate 12 points higher than those from Nebraska public 2-year colleges. Read more about timely employment in Nebraska:...
67% of Nebraska job holders secure stable employment
67% of Nebraska job holders secure stable employment within six months after leaving Nebraska public postsecondary institutions. For more on timely employment in the state, visit: https://insights.nswers.org/briefs/nswers-timely-employment-brief-2024.pdf.
58% of Nebraska public students
58% of #Nebraska public students who had below standard third grade reading levels achieved reading proficiency by 7th grade, compared to 93% of students who met standards and 99% of students who exceeded standards. View the reading brief here:...
77% of third graders achieve reading scores
Did you know that 77% of third graders achieve reading scores on the #Nebraska state assessment that meet or exceed #reading standards? Read more about what happens later in their academic journey here:...
Students with better reading skills in 3rd grade
Students with better reading skills in 3rd grade are more likely to go to college. In 2021, Nebraska students went to college at rates of 86% if they exceeded 3rd grade reading standards, 73% if they met standards & just 53% if they were below. Read more:...
Providing prior meaningful in-state employment
Providing prior meaningful in-state employment opps is crucial for retaining talent in Nebraska. Earnings thresholds to achieve at least a 50% chance of talent retention are $400 for in-state & $7,800 for OOS 2-year students, & $400 for in-state & $17,500...
Predicted Effect of Working in Nebraska on Talent Retention Rates
Working in #Nebraska during college increases talent retention rates for both in-state and out-of-state, two-year and four-year college graduates. Learn more about talent retention in Nebraska: https://insights.nswers.org/briefs/nswers-talent-retention-brief-2024.pdf
Talent Retention by Career Cluster of Degree
Nebraska in-state college grads generally have talent retention rates above 75%. Out-of-state grads tend to have talent retention rates below 45% which emphasizes the potential workforce gains Nebraska could make by improving talent retention rates for out-of-state...
Talent Retention by Career Cluster of Degree
Two high-priority degree areas in Nebraska, STEM (50%) & Agriculture (59%), have college graduates with the lowest talent retention rates. In contrast, the high-priority field of Manufacturing has the highest rate (79%). Differences may be due to Nebraska’s labor...
Talent Retention Rates of Nebraska Public Postsecondary Four-Year Graduates
The talent retention rate for 4-year college grads is 78% for in-state & 38% for out-of-state. To grow an additional 100 college-educated workers, #Nebraska 4-year public colleges would need to graduate an add. 130 in-state grads or an add. 265 out-of-state grads....
Talent Retention Rates of Nebraska Public Postsecondary Two-Year Graduates
The talent retention rate for 2-year college grads is 84% for in-state & 37% for out-of-state. To grow an additional 100 college-educated workers, #Nebraska 2-year public colleges would need to graduate an add. 120 in-state grads or an add. 275 out-of-state grads....
Effect of ACT score on public versus private college going
National trends show that about 70% of college students attend public institutions versus 30% to private institutions. This trend is also true in #Nebraska where the majority of college students attend public institutions, across ACT scores. More here:...
Effect of ACT score on college going by race.
At the same #ACT score, Nebraska students of color are slightly more likely to attend college than their white counterparts. This difference, however, tends to level off for ACT scores above 21. Read the scrollytelly story here:...
Effect of ACT score on two-year and four-year college going by gender
For Nebraska public students with an ACT score above 17, male students tend to choose 2-year colleges more than female students. In contrast, female students with similar scores are more likely to choose 4-year institutions. Read more:...
Average ACT Score from 2017-2021
In the wake of COVID19, ACT scores saw a noticeable drop in NE. This decline in scores highlights the disruption experienced by students & isn't just about numbers—it has major effects on college admissions & the education pathways of students. Read more:...
Effect of ACT Score on college going by institution type
ACT scores impact the college choices of Nebraska high school students. The higher a student's ACT score, the more likely they are to pursue higher education. Yet, the type of institution they choose–2-year or 4-year–can vary based on scores. Read more:...
Percent of Students Taking Foundational Courses in English and Math at Two-Year Colleges
In NE 2-year colleges, nearly 39% of non-dual credit earners take foundational English courses while only 12% of credit earners take foundational courses. In math, 42% of non-credit earners need foundational instruction compared to 16% of earners. Report:...
CTE Dual Enrollment Courses
In #Nebraska, Career and Technical Education (CTE) courses make up nearly 22% of the total courses offered in dual enrollment. Generally, both general education and #CTE courses have increased over time. To read more, visit:...
2020 Median First-Year Postsecondary GPA
NE 1st-year college GPAs are higher among dual enrollment participants than non-enrollees. The type of institution also matters: 2-year college dual enrollees have GPAs of 3.1 & non-enrollees 2.7. At 4-year colleges dual enrollees' GPAs are 3.5 & non-dual...
2020 Median High School GPA
The median high school grade point average (GPA) among #Nebraska dual enrollment participants is 3.4, higher than among non-dual enrollment participants who earn a median 2.7 GPA. Read the full #dualenrollment report here:...
Percent of Students in the 2020 High School Cohort taking Dual Enrollment by Postsecondary Instititution
More than 73% of NE students take #dualenrollment courses thru 1 of 4 colleges: @mccneb, @SCCNeb, @UNOmaha or @northeastedu. The remaining 27% access courses at Nebraska community colleges, state colleges, or the University of Nebraska system. Read more:...
Percent of Dual Enrollment Subjects 2014-2020
In #Nebraska, English makes up 20% of dual enrollment course subjects & 14% are math. History (7%), psychology (6%), biology (5%), & speech & communication (4%) also have high #dualenrollment participation. Read the full dual enrollment report here:...
College Graduation by Prior College Credit Via Dual Enrollment
The more dual enrollment credits #Nebraska students earn while in high school, the higher the college graduation rate. From 0 to 12+ credits, the rates go up 24% points for 2-year & 23% points for 4-year colleges. Read the full report:...
Dual Enrollment Credit Earned by Race and Ethnicity
Disparities exist for dual enrollment credit earners in #Nebraska. Multiracial & white students earn credit at the highest rates with 33% and 32% respectively, compared with 17% of Hispanic & 13% of Black students. Read the full report:...
Average Dual Enrollment Credits Earned Per Student
NE dual enrollment students completed 98,311 credit hours of college prior to high school graduation. Among high schoolers who earn dual enrollment credit, the average number of credits earned is 13.4-more than one semester of college credit! Full report:...
Students Participating in Dual Enrollment By District
The top 3 dual enrollment school districts are also the 3 largest in NE: @OmahaPubSchool, @MillardPS, & @LPSorg. @PLCSchools & @GPSDistrict37 also have a high %. Together, these 5 districts account for 56% of total dual enrollment participation. View:...