Winter 2008 Access Report

From 1994 to 2004, Hispanic enrollment in colleges and universities increased by 73%. However, only 25% of college-age Latinos were enrolled in college, and only 12% went on to complete a four-year degree. (Source: National Center for Education Statistics, Digest of Education Statistics, 2005, Table 184)
By 2025, it is estimated that there will be a shortage of 16 million college-educated adults in the U.S. workforce. (Lumina Foundation for Education)
Immigrants make up 12% of the undergraduate population — a percentage comparable to students with disabilities, Hispanic students, and African-American students. At the same time, only 23% of immigrant undergraduates who started college in 1995 completed a bachelor’s degree after five years. (Source: Opening the Door to the American Dream: Increasing Higher Education Access and Success for Immigrants by the Institute for Higher Education Policy)
The typical expected earnings over the working lives of four-year college graduates add up to $800,000 more than the expected earnings of high school graduates. For college graduates who earn higher degrees, the lifetime earnings premium is more than $1 million. (Source: College Board, Education Pays 2007)