Persistence & Retention
This report series helps institutions understand first-year college persistence and retention patterns and identify disparities between different students, institutions, or states in this important early success indicator.
Persistence and Retention – 2021 (PDF)
Persistence and Retention - 2021 (PDF) Seventy-four percent of first-time freshmen in fall 2019 returned to college for their second year. This rate represents a pandemic-related, unprecedented one-year drop of two percentage points in this important early student...Current Term Enrollment Estimates – Fall 2020 (PDF)
Current Term Enrollment Estimates - Fall 2020 (PDF) Overall postsecondary enrollments declined 2.5 percent in fall 2020, nearly twice the rate of enrollment decline reported in fall 2019. Undergraduate enrollment was the primary driver for this decline, decreasing 3.6...Completing College – State & National – 2020 (PDF)
Completing College – State & National – 2020 (PDF) This is the ninth report in the Completing College report series, featuring the six-year college completion outcomes for the fall 2014 entering cohort, the eight-year outcomes for the fall 2012 entering cohort,...
Completing College
The Completing College report series provides a comprehensive overview of postsecondary completion trends nationally and by state. For all students who enter postsecondary education for the first time each year, it examines the diverse pathways the student traversed toward completion, as well as a degree or certificate completion rate within six and eight years of enrolling.
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HSB_COVID_SchoolCharacteristics (coverage data)_mrCurrent Term Enrollment Estimates – Spring 2020 Supplement (PDF)
Current Term Enrollment Estimates - Spring 2020 Supplement (PDF) With ongoing campus shutdowns and online-only classes amid the COVID-19 crisis, there is a critical need for real data and reliable information about how students are responding. By leveraging the...Stay Informed Methodological Notes – First-Look Spring 2021 Update (PDF)
Stay Informed Methodological Notes – First-Look Spring 2021 Update (PDF) The Stay Informed series is designed to track the impact of COVID-19 on postsecondary enrollment, using the latest data available and the historical data from the two most recent years (2018 and...National Student Clearinghouse Research Center logo
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The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center regularly publishes research on student enrollment, movement, and other important student outcomes using student-level data provided exclusively to the National Student Clearinghouse by our nationwide network of postsecondary institutions. These reports are to benefit and better inform the educational community, policymakers, community leaders, and others.