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In part three of our ten-part series on what we know about homeschooling, we look at college attendance rates. We became interested in college attendance after hearing from scores of homeschool alumni about barriers they faced in their quest to attain higher education. 1/x
Essentially every college and university in the country accepts homeschooled students; that’s not the problem. The homeschool graduates we talked to talked about educational neglect, a lack of parental organization, and a deficient background in math. 2/x
These anecdotes pointed to a problem, but a growing body of data has also backed up these concerns. Homeschooled students, for example, are far less likely than public school students to take the SAT or ACT, tests that have traditionally served as college entrance exams. 3/x
Added to this, a recent report commissioned by the Kentucky legislature found that homeschool graduates in that state attend college at less than half the rate of other graduates. Preliminary data from Virginia tells a similar story. 4/x
Homeschooled students lack access to high school guidance counselors; homeschool laws rarely set standards for high school; and in many cases, homeschool graduates also lack access to a diploma and transcript due to parental disorganization or neglect. 5/x
While not every student needs to attend college, policymakers, school districts, and others should take steps to ensure that homeschooled students are not prevented from attending college due to a lack of support and information. 6/x
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