Ivy Tech Community College overhauled remedial education over the last decade. Leaders say the changes have helped substantially more students graduate on time.

The Commission for Higher Education described the college-going rate in 2020 as “the lowest rate — and sharpest decline — in at least a generation.”

Fall enrollment at Indiana's public colleges has declined again statewide, with only Indiana and Purdue universities' flagship campuses and some Ivy Tech Community College sites reporting gains.

Unlike some other large Hoosier public colleges, Ball State University welcomed a smaller freshman class this year.

Purdue University said it has nearly 50,000 students this fall, a record fueled by a freshman class of about 10,200.

The Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis campus had a 5 percent enrollment drop to about 26,000 students.

The number of diverse Hoosier students who graduate from high school increased over the past 10 years but there are still equity gaps among students who are prepared to succeed in college.

The Indiana Commission for Higher Education said college-going rates in Indiana are at their lowest point in recent history at just 59 percent.