
How Will the Next Recession Impact U.S. College Enrollment, Persistence and Completions?
Discover how the Research Center’s data may help clarify how postsecondary pathways transpire during a recession.
Discover how the Research Center’s data may help clarify how postsecondary pathways transpire during a recession.
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.
The EAB-Clearinghouse partnership promises a wide range of compelling applications for Clearinghouse data.
The High School Benchmarks Report provides high school-to-college transition rates for graduates of different types of high schools.
As part of the partnership, EAB member schools gain complimentary access to the Clearinghouse’s StudentTracker Premium service beginning immediately. The data and accompanying analysis are expected to help shape their 2019-2020 enrollment campaigns.
Of the 3.5 million students enrolling in college for the first time in fall 2017, 74 percent or 2.6 million students persisted as of fall 2018, by continuing enrollment or attaining a credential at any higher education institution. This persistence rate has barely changed in recent years.
This snapshot goes beyond traditional measures of postsecondary attainment by tracking the fall 2012 entering cohort over time, and showing persistence, stop-out, and completion rates at the end of each subsequent academic year.
Review the Fall 2018 Current Term Enrollment Estimates from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.
High School Benchmarks 2018 provides high school-to-college transition rates for graduates of different types of high schools.
First-year persistence and retention report featuring race and ethnicity reveals large gaps among students who started college in fall 2016.