SREB's vision for the South is that every student has access to high-quality education. At the postsecondary level that entails increasing access to college and raising completion rates for valuable postsecondary credentials. This report shows why it is critical for states to focus on increasing student success for Black, Latino and American Indian students, as well as those from low-income families or rural areas and those who would be the first in their families to attend college. [For Policy Brief 2, "SREB's Strategy to Increase Success for Underserved Student Populations: Defining Postsecondary Student Success," see ED615801.]