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MOST RECENT COLLEGE TRACK GRADUATES SAY THEY EARN MORE THAN AT LEAST ONE PARENT

Half the graduates with a full-time job answered “Yes, I can pay for the basics”. When asked if they earn more than their parents do today, 78%
also answered yes. This shows that while upward mobility does not always equate full economic security, the elevated socioeconomic status is
still a considerable achievement at such a young age.
C O L L E G E T R A C K • P O S T- C O L L E G E O U TC O M E S
BEFORE
2008
N*=17
2008-
2010
N=29
2011-
2012
N=35
2013-
2014
N=39
2015
N=34
At my first job “I made enough to pay for the basics”**
2016
N = 20
Half the
graduates
employed
full-time say
they can pay for
the basics
78%
say they earn
more than their
parents
YEAR OF GRADUATION
*Number of survey respondents
**Food, housing, clothing, college loan reimbursement
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