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College-Going Rate Trends by Congressional District
College-Going Rates of Public High School Students
Men of All Ethnicities to Any California Public College or University
This chart provides college-going rates in California from 1990 to 2009 . College-going rates were calculated by dividing the number of entering students from high schools matching a specific criteria by the total number of graduates from high schools matching the same criteria. All categories of public schools are covered including comprehensive schools, continuation schools, and other categories of schools. Students with unknown genders and ethnicities and those from unknown schools were excluded from the data. Data regarding high school graduates were obtained from the California Department of Education. Data for higher education enrollment were obtained from each of the segments and includes all students -- full-time, part-time, credit, and non-credit. Note that the calculation of these rates is based on totals for each category such as year, county, and ethnicity. Rates do not entail longitudinal tracking of individual students. Ethnicity data is collected separately by K-12 schools and higher education institutions. Consequently, college-going rates may be affected by variations in reporting of ethnicity. Click on the Congressional District to view a graph of the data. Important note: The data for first-time students have changed. See Changes to First-Time Freshmen and College-Going Data for more details. Data collection for Fall 2009 is in progress. As a result, more recent data than what is displayed may be available for some systems. Visit the Custom Data Reports for the most up-to-date data. Select the year needed from the drop-down list at the top of the options. Visit the Dates Available for availability for each type of data. The Sources and Timing of Data page has an approximate schedule for each type of data the Commission collects.| Congressional District | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
| 1 - Mike Thompson | 39% | 45% | 42% | 43% | 44% | 44% | 45% | 41% | 40% | 41% | 38% | 42% | 40% | 34% | 37% | 40% | 44% | 43% | 44% | 34% |
| 2 - Wally Herger | 25% | 39% | 38% | 36% | 36% | 37% | 37% | 36% | 37% | 38% | 36% | 42% | 46% | 29% | 34% | 31% | 28% | 39% | 43% | 43% |
| 3 - Daniel E. Lungren | 50% | 48% | 48% | 51% | 48% | 49% | 54% | 50% | 50% | 51% | 49% | 50% | 42% | 46% | 46% | 48% | 50% | 57% | 57% | 48% |
| 4 - Tom McClintock | 45% | 44% | 42% | 44% | 45% | 45% | 50% | 42% | 44% | 42% | 41% | 43% | 41% | 42% | 39% | 40% | 27% | 50% | 47% | 26% |
| 5 - Doris O. Matsui | 50% | 45% | 46% | 55% | 54% | 54% | 58% | 53% | 49% | 49% | 49% | 53% | 38% | 42% | 45% | 48% | 55% | 58% | 61% | 50% |
| 6 - Lynn C. Woolsey | 44% | 55% | 55% | 53% | 50% | 55% | 52% | 52% | 52% | 49% | 50% | 54% | 53% | 50% | 53% | 54% | 55% | 56% | 61% | 44% |
| 7 - George Miller | 43% | 48% | 49% | 44% | 40% | 44% | 43% | 42% | 37% | 23% | 31% | 33% | 34% | 33% | 36% | 30% | 33% | 39% | 30% | 19% |
| 8 - Nancy Pelosi | 49% | 45% | 56% | 56% | 57% | 60% | 56% | 61% | 51% | 52% | 55% | 54% | 49% | 54% | 60% | 63% | 71% | 72% | 78% | 77% |
| 9 - Barbara Lee | 45% | 47% | 56% | 53% | 55% | 57% | 54% | 54% | 53% | 55% | 54% | 62% | 62% | 61% | 63% | 60% | 65% | 60% | 40% | 40% |
| 10 - John Garamendi | 54% | 56% | 54% | 49% | 48% | 51% | 50% | 49% | 48% | 26% | 32% | 42% | 45% | 44% | 43% | 40% | 39% | 49% | 39% | 30% |
| 11 - Jerry McNerney | 53% | 57% | 57% | 55% | 50% | 52% | 52% | 46% | 43% | 41% | 43% | 45% | 43% | 45% | 42% | 41% | 45% | 48% | 47% | 46% |
| 12 - Jackie Speier | 40% | 58% | 58% | 61% | 58% | 63% | 56% | 57% | 55% | 54% | 55% | 56% | 58% | 54% | 51% | 57% | 60% | 58% | 57% | 65% |
| 13 - Fortney Pete Stark | 58% | 57% | 56% | 56% | 53% | 53% | 52% | 54% | 53% | 53% | 52% | 56% | 62% | 55% | 63% | 62% | 64% | 63% | 57% | 49% |
| 14 - Anna G. Eshoo | 71% | 54% | 53% | 51% | 52% | 55% | 49% | 47% | 49% | 38% | 51% | 45% | 45% | 45% | 51% | 50% | 53% | 53% | 43% | 46% |
| 15 - Michael M. Honda | 56% | 60% | 59% | 62% | 61% | 63% | 63% | 52% | 58% | 58% | 57% | 45% | 46% | 44% | 50% | 50% | 55% | 54% | 35% | 45% |
| 16 - Zoe Lofgren | 53% | 56% | 54% | 51% | 53% | 53% | 46% | 45% | 44% | 31% | 51% | 44% | 43% | 36% | 46% | 34% | 40% | 38% | 26% | 36% |
| 17 - Sam Farr | 48% | 47% | 46% | 46% | 46% | 52% | 52% | 49% | 49% | 46% | 33% | 40% | 45% | 47% | 49% | 44% | 40% | 33% | 27% | 25% |
| 18 - Dennis A. Cardoza | 38% | 40% | 42% | 38% | 44% | 44% | 46% | 44% | 38% | 37% | 43% | 41% | 31% | 30% | 22% | 34% | 36% | 35% | 37% | 48% |
| 19 - Jeff Denham | 41% | 44% | 50% | 48% | 49% | 48% | 47% | 46% | 27% | 28% | 41% | 31% | 29% | 27% | 25% | 22% | 23% | 18% | 22% | 26% |
| 20 - Jim Costa | 41% | 38% | 39% | 39% | 40% | 42% | 40% | 40% | 26% | 28% | 41% | 29% | 33% | 24% | 26% | 25% | 25% | 26% | 36% | 21% |
| 21 - Devin Nunes | 43% | 46% | 48% | 45% | 46% | 50% | 49% | 51% | 32% | 34% | 42% | 36% | 36% | 33% | 32% | 30% | 33% | 19% | 43% | 17% |
| 22 - Kevin McCarthy | 48% | 40% | 40% | 39% | 39% | 36% | 37% | 35% | 36% | 38% | 41% | 40% | 45% | 38% | 40% | 42% | 47% | 47% | 46% | 33% |
| 23 - Lois Capps | 46% | 49% | 40% | 50% | 49% | 53% | 57% | 55% | 58% | 52% | 54% | 59% | 61% | 61% | 57% | 58% | 61% | 60% | 62% | 56% |
| 24 - Elton Gallegly | 41% | 45% | 26% | 50% | 49% | 51% | 50% | 49% | 51% | 33% | 49% | 53% | 55% | 52% | 55% | 59% | 62% | 62% | 64% | 60% |
| 25 - Buck McKeon | 48% | 39% | 38% | 35% | 35% | 42% | 44% | 35% | 38% | 37% | 35% | 38% | 43% | 34% | 36% | 40% | 38% | 44% | 28% | 18% |
| 26 - David Dreier | 49% | 47% | 46% | 45% | 44% | 50% | 49% | 46% | 46% | 46% | 48% | 51% | 52% | 52% | 54% | 51% | 55% | 50% | 44% | 44% |
| 27 - Brad Sherman | 61% | 61% | 55% | 49% | 50% | 54% | 49% | 46% | 44% | 44% | 46% | 45% | 51% | 49% | 49% | 54% | 58% | 62% | 57% | 53% |
| 28 - Howard L. Berman | 47% | 53% | 44% | 42% | 44% | 45% | 44% | 40% | 42% | 43% | 41% | 41% | 43% | 41% | 37% | 45% | 53% | 55% | 55% | 53% |
| 29 - Adam B. Schiff | 55% | 56% | 54% | 55% | 51% | 57% | 54% | 53% | 54% | 53% | 58% | 57% | 54% | 57% | 59% | 59% | 67% | 67% | 68% | 60% |
| 30 - Henry A. Waxman | 63% | 62% | 57% | 54% | 57% | 59% | 58% | 56% | 51% | 51% | 54% | 56% | 62% | 57% | 59% | 60% | 60% | 67% | 63% | 67% |
| 31 - Xavier Becerra | 56% | 51% | 52% | 54% | 44% | 49% | 44% | 50% | 48% | 40% | 44% | 51% | 50% | 42% | 45% | 42% | 45% | 53% | 50% | 47% |
| 32 - Judy Chu | 39% | 39% | 39% | 38% | 37% | 43% | 45% | 41% | 39% | 39% | 46% | 48% | 49% | 47% | 47% | 48% | 51% | 44% | 46% | 38% |
| 33 - Karen Bass | 58% | 55% | 48% | 46% | 49% | 52% | 52% | 54% | 52% | 49% | 52% | 52% | 51% | 48% | 51% | 58% | 60% | 67% | 63% | 58% |
| 34 - Lucille Roybal-Allard | 41% | 40% | 38% | 36% | 32% | 36% | 35% | 31% | 31% | 30% | 30% | 31% | 35% | 32% | 33% | 36% | 40% | 40% | 42% | 32% |
| 35 - Maxine Waters | 49% | 54% | 47% | 42% | 51% | 49% | 52% | 47% | 47% | 44% | 39% | 40% | 43% | 39% | 42% | 42% | 54% | 40% | 61% | 40% |
| 36 - Vacant District 36 | 42% | 59% | 55% | 56% | 56% | 55% | 56% | 54% | 54% | 50% | 45% | 51% | 49% | 46% | 47% | 45% | 53% | 45% | 65% | 41% |
| 37 - Laura Richardson | 41% | 51% | 41% | 45% | 41% | 47% | 49% | 38% | 39% | 38% | 32% | 31% | 38% | 27% | 32% | 35% | 42% | 48% | 60% | 50% |
| 38 - Grace F. Napolitano | 40% | 40% | 40% | 37% | 38% | 41% | 43% | 39% | 38% | 37% | 37% | 42% | 43% | 41% | 42% | 46% | 49% | 52% | 53% | 41% |
| 39 - Linda T. Sánchez | 42% | 43% | 42% | 45% | 43% | 46% | 44% | 44% | 34% | 38% | 33% | 40% | 42% | 36% | 36% | 42% | 43% | 48% | 48% | 42% |
| 40 - Edward R. Royce | 55% | 55% | 47% | 57% | 48% | 48% | 53% | 61% | 44% | 55% | 47% | 59% | 59% | 51% | 56% | 52% | 57% | 71% | 61% | 46% |
| 41 - Jerry Lewis | 43% | 41% | 21% | 37% | 37% | 21% | 24% | 24% | 29% | 34% | 31% | 36% | 39% | 37% | 30% | 28% | 34% | 24% | 24% | 18% |
| 42 - Gary G. Miller | 44% | 47% | 46% | 48% | 45% | 50% | 49% | 53% | 45% | 47% | 48% | 52% | 53% | 53% | 56% | 55% | 59% | 59% | 59% | 50% |
| 43 - Joe Baca | 34% | 32% | 25% | 30% | 31% | 25% | 26% | 24% | 27% | 27% | 31% | 35% | 34% | 33% | 35% | 32% | 32% | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 44 - Ken Calvert | 40% | 42% | 34% | 23% | 36% | 37% | 36% | 34% | 21% | 35% | 26% | 30% | 37% | 36% | 37% | 39% | 43% | 42% | 50% | 38% |
| 45 - Mary Bono Mack | 42% | 37% | 33% | 28% | 17% | 20% | 29% | 28% | 23% | 33% | 27% | 29% | 35% | 26% | 27% | 24% | 33% | 33% | 41% | 34% |
| 46 - Dana Rohrabacher | 55% | 57% | 56% | 53% | 56% | 57% | 54% | 48% | 50% | 50% | 49% | 48% | 61% | 55% | 59% | 59% | 59% | 63% | 57% | 51% |
| 47 - Loretta Sanchez | 52% | 56% | 52% | 51% | 52% | 59% | 63% | 65% | 65% | 62% | 62% | 56% | 47% | 44% | 49% | 45% | 48% | 53% | 51% | 32% |
| 48 - John Campbell | 56% | 59% | 58% | 57% | 54% | 53% | 35% | 60% | 58% | 60% | 52% | 53% | 51% | 53% | 55% | 61% | 61% | 61% | 59% | 55% |
| 49 - Darrell E. Issa | 38% | 40% | 34% | 37% | 34% | 38% | 36% | 37% | 36% | 24% | 24% | 26% | 25% | 23% | 28% | 27% | 37% | 42% | 41% | 39% |
| 50 - Brian P. Bilbray | 53% | 48% | 55% | 49% | 50% | 56% | 53% | 48% | 47% | 36% | 35% | 39% | 42% | 42% | 45% | 45% | 54% | 59% | 59% | 54% |
| 51 - Bob Filner | 37% | 32% | 47% | 49% | 43% | 53% | 45% | 48% | 47% | 49% | 46% | 51% | 57% | 31% | 63% | 29% | 32% | 63% | 59% | 20% |
| 52 - Duncan Hunter | 52% | 52% | 54% | 53% | 53% | 59% | 62% | 54% | 54% | 45% | 47% | 47% | 48% | 47% | 48% | 49% | 55% | 56% | 41% | 35% |
| 53 - Susan Davis | 41% | 35% | 50% | 37% | 40% | 44% | 41% | 41% | 39% | 41% | 39% | 38% | 40% | 32% | 43% | 37% | 37% | 49% | 48% | 38% |