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Serving the Education Community Since 1993
Founded in 1993 by the higher education community, the National Student Clearinghouse® is the source for trusted, authenticated, and secure education data insights. Our unique verification, data exchange, learner insights, and compliance services help institutions maximize time, resources, and knowledge.
We power the future of education by providing educators, learners, businesses, and policymakers with the right data for the right use at the right time.
Our National Coverage
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Percentage of students in public and private institutions enrolled by our participants
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Percentage of secondary students enrolled in our participating high schools
Our Mission
The mission of the National Student Clearinghouse is to serve the education and workforce communities and all learners with access to trusted data and related services and insights. By leading student data reporting and exchange, we affirm our commitment to empowering lifelong learners every day.
Our Vision
The National Student Clearinghouse aims to be the premier resource for education and workforce data, insights, and lifelong learner enablement. To bring our vision to life, we are laying the foundation for a national data ecosystem that is secure, accessible, adaptable, efficient, scalable, and interoperable, while continuing to protect student privacy.
Our Commitment to Privacy and Security
Our commitment to protecting data privacy has not waivered since our founding. That’s why colleges and universities as well as high schools nationwide trust the Clearinghouse with their student enrollment and academic data.
Our Team of Research Professionals
The educational landscape is constantly evolving, but the National Student Clearinghouse® Research Center™ has you covered.
The Research Center, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, transforms the Clearinghouse’s unique education data into timely, easily accessible, and understandable reports. Researchers, educators, and policymakers depend on our popular reports for unbiased and actionable insights to enable informed decision-making.
Leadership
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Partners
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Careers
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News
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Latest Clearinghouse News
- National Student Clearinghouse and Open Architects Partner to Enable Visibility Into Postsecondary Performance
The National Student Clearinghouse and Open Architects (OA) today announced a partnership that has enabled the Clearinghouse’s StudentTracker® for High Schools service to be integrated with Open Architects’ analytics platform.
- Undergraduate Enrollment Showing Signs of Second Straight Year of Growth
Enrollment in undergraduate programs is up 3% in early reporting this fall compared to similar early data from fall 2023, indicating a second straight year of undergraduate enrollment growth, according to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center’s latest report.
- More Students Enroll in College Within a Year of High School Graduation
While the rate of 2023 high school graduates immediately enrolling in college remained flat from the previous year’s graduating class across most high school characteristics, the rate of 2022 high school graduates enrolling within a year of their graduation increased from the previous year.