1. Southern Regional Education Board SREB College Completion and Affordability Perspectives from the SREB Fact Book on Higher Education, 2009 Lansdowne, Virginia June 22, 2009

2. Southern Regional Education Board SREB See also page 8 in state Featured Facts and Table 4 of Fact Book. Education Attainment Percent of Adults with Bachelor’s or Higher Degrees SREB States, 2007

3. Southern Regional Education Board SREB Educational Attainment Percent of Adults with Bachelor’s or Higher Degrees United States & OECD Countries, 2006 See also page 19 in Fact Book.

4. Southern Regional Education Board SREB Projected Increases in Jobs United States, 2006 to 2016 See also page 13 in state Featured Facts.

5. Southern Regional Education Board SREB Average Annual Earnings of Adults United States, 2007 See also page 12 in state Featured Facts.

6. Southern Regional Education Board SREB See also pages 25 and 38 of the Fact Book. Attainment and Incomes 2008 Few states with a low proportion of bachelor’s degrees have a high per capita income. Few states with a high proportion of bachelor’s degrees have a low per capita income.

7. Southern Regional Education Board SREB College Graduation Rates Six-Year Rates, Public Four-Year Colleges, 2007 See also page 14 in state Featured Facts and Tables 39-40 of Fact Book. United States SREB states The fastest- growing population has a lower graduation rate.

8. Southern Regional Education Board SREB Public High School Graduates SREB States, 2006 to 2016 projected See also page 4 in state Featured Facts and Table 9 of Fact Book.

9. Southern Regional Education Board SREB 18- to 24-Year Olds Attending College United States, 2007 The fastest-growing population has the lowest percentage enrolled. See also page 9 in state Featured Facts.

10. Southern Regional Education Board SREB Income Required to Pay for One Year Public University, United States Annual household income Percent required for one year’s tuition, fees, room and board 1988 1998 2008 56 points up See also page 21 in state Featured Facts. 1988 1998 2008

11. Southern Regional Education Board SREB Income Required to Pay for One Year Public University, United States Annual household income Percent required for one year’s tuition, fees, room and board 1988 1998 2008 56 points up See also page 21 in state Featured Facts. 12 points up

12. Southern Regional Education Board SREB Income Required to Pay for One Year Public University, United States Annual household income Percent required for one year’s tuition, fees, room and board 1988 1998 2008 56 points up See also page 21 in state Featured Facts. 12 points up 3 points up

13. Southern Regional Education Board SREB In-State Undergraduate Tuition/Fees as a Percent of Median Family Income See also Table 52 of the Fact Book and pages 22-23 of the Featured Facts.

14. Southern Regional Education Board SREB College Affordability Gap, 2008 For a student from the SREB region median-income family of $43,400. Annual Tuition/Fees, Room/Board Public Four-Year Colleges and Universities $11,260 Expected Family Contribution Tax Credit Pell Grant Gap See also affordability gap handout.

15. Southern Regional Education Board SREB For further information contact… Joe.Marks@SREB.org 404-875-9211 www.sreb.org