Postsecondary Graduation

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:...

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:...

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:...

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:...

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.

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.

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:...

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:...

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.

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:...

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:...

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:...

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:...