Oregon Freshman Participation Rates* in OSSHE Institutions
1976-77 through 1995-96

Academic Year

Oregon High School Graduates Previous School Year

Oregon First-Time Freshmen Fall Term

Participation Rate*

1976-77

31,984

7,083

22.1

1977-78

31,511

6,821

21.6

1978-79

31,450

6,925

22.0

1979-80

31,633

7,229

22.9

1980-81

31,310

7,058

22.5

1981-82

30,853

6,170

20.0

1982-83

30,235

5,389

17.8

1983-84

29,565

5,497

18.6

1984-85

28,804

5,602

19.4

1985-86

28,373

5,739

20.2

1986-87

27,598

5,863

21.2

1987-88

28,666

6,214

21.7

1988-89

29,594

6,758

22.8

1989-90

28,242

5,862

20.8

1990-91

26,924

5,470

20.3

1991-92

26,202

4,873

18.6

1992-93

27,013

5,240

19.4

1993-94

27,947

5,158

18.5

1994-95

28,519

5,493

19.3

1995-96

29,228

5,863

20.1

*The freshman participation rate is the ratio of OSSHE first-time freshmen from Oregon high schools (regardless of year of graduation) to Oregon high school graduates of the previous school year. For example, OSSHE fall 1995 resident freshmen new from high school comprised 20.1% of the June 1995 Oregon high school graduates.
Sources: (1) OSSHE Institutional Research Services. (2) Oregon Department of Education.