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Indiana Continues To See Decline In College Bound High School Graduates

Brees is one of the most recognizable alumni of the “Cradle of Quarterbacks," leading the Boilermakers to their last Big Ten title in 2000 before embarking on a record-breaking NFL career with the Chargers and New Orleans Saints.
Brees is one of the most recognizable alumni of the “Cradle of Quarterbacks," leading the Boilermakers to their last Big Ten title in 2000 before embarking on a record-breaking NFL career with the Chargers and New Orleans Saints.

Indiana continues to see a decline in the percentage of high school graduates going to college. 

According to the Commission for Higher Education's annual College Readiness Report, only 61 percent of Hoosier high school graduates enrolled in college in 2018, compared to 65 percent in 2015.

The report says the percentage of students who need remediation continues to drop, as well. Only 9 percent of incoming college freshmen needed remedial coursework in 2018, compared to 12 percent the year before.

Contact Jeanie at  jlindsa@iu.edu or follow her on Twitter at @jeanjeanielindz.

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Jeanie Lindsay is a multimedia reporter covering education issues statewide. Before coming to Indiana, she attended the University of Washington and worked as a regional radio reporter to learn the ways of public broadcasting.