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Current Term Enrollment Estimates – Spring 2022 (PDF)

Current Term Enrollment Estimates – Spring 2022 (PDF) College enrollment declines appear to be worsening. Total postsecondary enrollment fell a further 4.1 percent or 685,000 students in spring 2022 following a 3.5 percent drop last spring. Continued enrollment losses...

Current Term Enrollment Estimates – Spring 2021 Appendix (XLSX)

Current Term Enrollment Estimates - Spring 2021 Appendix (XLSX) Overall spring enrollment fell to 16.9 million from 17.5 million, marking a one-year decline of 3.5 percent or 603,000 students, seven times worse than the decline a year...

Some College, No Credential – May 2022 (PDF)

Some College, No Credential – May 2022 (PDF) In July 2020, the Some College, No Credential (SCNC) population has reached 39 million, approximately 22 percent of the U.S. population age 18 or older. A combination of net growth (1.9 million) and methodological...

Postsecondary Data Partnership Insights Report (PDF)

Postsecondary Data Partnership Insights Report (PDF) Only 51% of full-time students earned 24 or more credit hours in their first year. Less than a third (28%) earned 30 or more hours of credit. The average full-time student does not even attempt enough credits to...

Current Term Enrollment Estimates – Spring 2022 Appendix (XLSX)

Current Term Enrollment Estimates - Spring 2022 Appendix (XLSX) Total postsecondary enrollment fell to 16.2 million this spring, marking a one-year decline of 4.1 percent or 685,000 students. Enrollment declined this spring at both undergraduate and graduate levels....

COVID-19: Transfer, Mobility, and Progress – Academic Year 2020-21 (PDF)

COVID-19: Transfer, Mobility, and Progress – Academic Year 2020-21 (PDF) Higher education lost about 191,500 transfer students, nearly three times last year’s losses (-69,300). While every pathway of transfer suffered declines, the rate of decline was not the...

COVID-19: Transfer, Mobility, and Progress – First Look Spring 2021 (PDF)

COVID-19: Transfer, Mobility, and Progress – First Look Spring 2021 (PDF) Transfer enrollment fell 7.9 percent from a year ago, 3.8 times the rate of drop last spring (-2.1%). Non-transfer students also declined sharply, 3.6 times the last year’s drop (-5.4% this...

High School Benchmarks – 2021 (PDF)

High School Benchmarks - 2021 (PDF) This ninth annual report provides the most current data on high school graduates’ postsecondary enrollment, persistence, and completion outcomes. These data are the most relevant benchmarks for monitoring and evaluating progress in...

Stay Informed Data Appendix – Spring 2023 (XLSX)

Stay Informed Data Appendix - Spring 2023 (XLSX) In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, colleges and universities are pressed to re-evaluate their long- and short-term strategies, particularly as they pertain to enrollment management and student support...

Some College, No Credential – 2024 Data Appendix (XLSX)

Some College, No Credential - 2024 Data Appendix (XLSX) The Some College, No Credential (SCNC) report series seeks to understand the educational trajectories of millions of U.S. adults who left postsecondary education without receiving a postsecondary credential and...

Tracking Transfer Update 2024 – Fall 2016 Cohort (XLSX)

Tracking Transfer Update 2024 – Fall 2016 Cohort (XLSX) Latest six-year baccalaureate degree completion rate for transfer students from two- to four-year institutions is reported for the 2016 cohort of first-time degree-seeking students, analyzed by student...

High School Benchmarks – 2022 (PDF)

High School Benchmarks - 2022 (PDF) This tenth annual report provides the most current data on high school graduates’ postsecondary enrollment, persistence, and completion outcomes. These data are the most relevant benchmarks for monitoring and evaluating progress in...

COVID-19: Transfer, Mobility, and Progress – Final Fall 2020 (PDF)

COVID-19: Transfer, Mobility, and Progress - Final Fall 2020 (PDF) Transfer enrollment shows a steep decline of 8.1 percent this fall compared to fall 2019, in contrast to a 2.4 percent drop this fall among non-transfer students — continuing or returning students...

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