Current Term Enrollment Estimates
Latest enrollment estimates for the current term nationally and by state, reported on by institution types, student groups, and major fields.
Current Term Enrollment Estimates – Fall 2019
In fall 2019, overall postsecondary enrollments decreased 1.3 percent or more than 231,000 students from the previous fall to 17.9 million students.
Completing College – State – 2019
In the state supplement to our seventh annual report on national college completion rates, we take a state-by-state look at the six-year outcomes for students who began postsecondary education in fall 2012.
Completing College – National – 2016 – Eight Year Outcomes Supplement
This supplemental feature to our Signature Report on College Completions released in December 2016, contains an analysis of the eight-year completion outcomes for the fall 2010 cohort. In our previous signature reports on college completions, we provided a brief analysis of the eight-year outcomes following the main discussion of six-year outcomes.
Persistence & Retention – 2014
Of all associate degrees earned in 2008-09 that were reported to the National Student Clearinghouse, 488,046 were found to be the first postsecondary credential earned by a student. Forty-one percent of these students went on to earn a bachelor’s degree within six years.