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

                           Oregon High
                         School Graduates     Oregon First-Time       Participation
    Academic Year      Previous School Year   Freshmen Fall Term          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.
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