The Clearinghouse collaborated with the College Board to track the college enrollment patterns of SAT® test takers at the state and national level one year after completing high school. This is the first time college enrollment data has been available for SAT test takers. The SAT is administered by the College Board, a non-profit association whose members include more than 5,200 schools, colleges, universities, and other educational organizations.
The Clearinghouse matched 2006 SAT Reasoning Test takers who graduated from public high schools in each state and the District of Columbia against its national database of college enrollment, using its StudentTracker educational research service. The Clearinghouse database contains enrollment and degree records on more than 100 million students. The records are maintained on behalf of our more than 3,300 member institutions, which represent 92% of total US higher education enrollment.
The reports show the percentage of 2006 college-bound seniors from public schools who took the SAT and later enrolled in college, including those who enrolled in-state versus out-of-state. Nationally, 80.9% of the students were verified as being enrolled in college. Adjusting for the institutions represented by the Clearinghouse, it is estimated that 87.7% of SAT takers enrolled in post-secondary education. Eighty-five percent (85.1%) of the students chose to attend an in-state institution. The number of women (88.5%) who enrolled in college versus men (86.6%) was slightly higher; however, women and men enrolled in in-state colleges at virtually the same rate, 78.5% and 78.6% respectively. Using this information, the Clearinghouse and the College Board can track the college enrollment of each class of SAT takers.
Information on enrollment by race/ethnicity and type of institution attended (two-year, four-year, public, private) is also available. To learn about how your high school district or state educational office can utilize StudentTracker for High Schools or obtain statistics on 2006 SAT Test Takers for your state, contact your Clearinghouse regional director or service@studentclearinghouse.org.