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The Economic Impact of Increasing College Completion

Charts and Tables

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Sophia Koropeckyj, Chris Lafakis, and Adam Ozimek
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Commission on the Future of Undergraduate Education
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Chart 1: Educational Attainment Grows

Chart 2: Rising Share with a Bachelor’s Degree

Chart 3: Projecting from Past Life Cycles

Chart 4: Higher Bachelor’s Completion Rates

Chart 5: Higher Associate’s Completion Rates

Chart 6: Minorities Disproportionately Affected

Chart 7: Higher Completion Scenario, with a Bachelor’s Degree

Chart 8: Higher Completion Scenario, with an Associate’s Degree

Chart 9: Higher Overall Education, with a Bachelor’s Degree

Chart 10: Higher Overall Education, with an Associate’s Degree

Chart 11: Effect on Budget Deficit

Table 1: Annual Difference Between Scenario and Baseline

Table 2: Annual Difference Between Scenario and Baseline with 125% Costs

Table 3: Baseline Forecast

Appendix Table: Earnings and Employment Models

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Sophia Koropeckyj, Chris Lafakis, and Adam Ozimek
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Commission on the Future of Undergraduate Education
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