Overall College Completion Rate Rises in 43 States; Top-to-Bottom Gap Narrows
Review state-by-state details of the Completing College State Report.
Completing College: A State-Level View of Student Completion Rates Includes for the First-Time, Race and Ethnicity Outcomes for Four-Year Public Institutions
HERNDON, VA (March 6, 2019) National results show that college completion patterns among Black, Hispanic, white, and Asian four-year, public starters vary widely across states, according to a new nationwide report released today by the National Student Clearinghouse...60 Percent of All College Students Graduate with a Bachelor’s, Associate or Certificate Degree within Eight Years
At four-year public colleges, 69 percent of all starters graduated in eight years HERNDON, VA – (Feb. 12, 2019)–The nation’s postsecondary students who started college in 2010 at a two-year or a four-year college pushed their combined overall completion...Nearly 1 in 5 Graduates from High-Poverty High Schools Graduated within 6 Years
Nearly one in five graduates from high-poverty, high schools graduated college within six years of finishing high school, and one in four students from low-income schools completed a college degree within six years of their high school graduation, according to the 2017 High School Benchmarks Report: National College Progression Rates.
Fall 2010 Cohort Outcomes: Decline in College Completion Rates Reverse and Lead to Upward Trajectory for Great Recession Cohorts
According to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center’s Signature Report, Completing College: A National View of Student Attainment Rates – Fall 2010 Cohort, recent declines in the overall national six-year completion rates have reversed and are now on an upward trajectory.
2016 High School Benchmarks Report Released
Forty-five percent of students graduating in the class of 2009 from higher-income high schools completed a college degree by 2015, compared to 24 percent of students from low-income schools, according to the fourth annual, The High School Benchmarks Report: National College Progression Rates.