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:...
Dual Enrollment By Gender
In #Nebraska, more females than males take dual enrollment courses. 58% of dual enrollment students are female (4,512) while 42% are male (3,325). The gender gap continues to widen each year—a gap that mirrors enrollment trends in Nebraska postsecondary institutions...
NE Postsecondary Participating in Dual Enrollment
NE community colleges are the most common public postsecondary institutions for students to access dual enrollment. @mccneb & @SCCNeb serve the most dual enrollment students with 2,498 & 1,767 students, respectively. @UNOmaha serves 1,410 students. Report:...
Time to Postsecondary Graduation, First Time, Full Time, Degree Seeking
The more dual enrollment credits a Nebraska student earns in high school, the sooner they graduate college. View the full dual enrollment special report here: https://insights.nswers.org/special-reports/nswers-dual-enrollment-special-report-2024.pdf.
Percent of College Graduates by Dual Enrollment and Dual Enrollment Credit
Nebraska dual enrollees & dual enrollment credit earners graduate college at higher rates than their counterparts, over 20 percentage points for two-year colleges & over 11 percentage points for four-year colleges. Full Report:...
Postsecondary Persistence By Dual Enrollment Credit
Most Nebraska students persist in college for at least one year. Among dual enrollment credit earners, 92.5% persist at 4-year colleges and 81.4% at 2-year colleges. Read the dual enrollment report here:...
2020 College Goers by Location of College
Nebraska dual enrollment credit earners are more likely to attend college in Nebraska (over 87 percent) than non-dual enrollment credit earners in the state (over 82 percent). To view the full report visit:...
2020 College Going by Dual Enrollment Participants
Students who participate in dual enrollment go to college at higher rates than those who do not participate, with 86 percent versus almost 61 percent college-going rates across the two groups. Nebraska's full dual report can be found here:...
2020 High School Graduation by Dual Enrollees and Dual Enrollment Credit Earners
In Nebraska, dual enrollment credit earners and enrollees graduate high school at higher rates than their non-dual enrollment credit earner/enrollee counterparts. For more information about dual enrollment, view the full report:...



















