College Readiness

Percent of ACT-Tested High School Graduates Meeting College Readiness Benchmarks

College Readiness Benchmarks by Subject, 2012 by Subject
100
In 2012, 67% of all ACT-tested high
school graduates met the English College
Readiness Benchmark, while 25% met the
80
College Readiness Benchmarks in all four
67
subjects. Fifty-two percent of graduates
met the Reading Benchmark and 46%
60
met the Mathematics Benchmark. Just
Percent

52

46

under 1 in 3 (31%) met the College
Readiness Benchmark in Science.
40

31

25

20

0

English
Reading
Mathematics
Science
All Four

Subjects

Graph reads: In 2012, 67% of ACT-tested high school graduates
met the ACT College Readiness Benchmark in English.