The Completing College 2023 report, from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, found that the six-year completion rate for the fall 2017 cohort was 62.2 percent, essentially unchanged since 2015.
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Stay Informed Report: Undergraduate Enrollment Grows for the First Time Post-Pandemic, Despite Freshmen Declines
The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center released its fall 2023 Stay Informed Report, showing gains in higher education enrollment.
2023 High School Benchmarks Report: Immediate College-Going Rate Improves for the First Time Since Beginning of the Pandemic
The 2023 High School Benchmarks Report reveals the first improvement in immediate college enrollment rates for high school graduates since 2020. The report includes a special analysis of the enduring impact that the pandemic has had on college enrollment.
Spotlight on Latinx Higher Education Trends
As we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, we’re proud of the role that the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center plays in advancing Latinx higher education through the insights on postsecondary access and success its national reports provide to education leaders and policymakers.
Achieving the Dream’s Postsecondary Data Partnership Courses Are Back!
Achieving the Dream is offering free online Postsecondary Data Partnership (PDP) courses for fall 2023.
StudentTracker Helps Surry Community College Decrease the Non-Success Rate of Its Students By 48%
In a webinar, now available on demand, Michael Faulkner, Executive Director of Institutional Research at Surry Community College, shared how StudentTracker for Colleges and Universities helped his college cut the non-success rate of its students nearly in half.
College Student Persistence Rate Rises for the First Time Since the Start of the Pandemic
Our latest “Persistence and Retention” report shows that 76 percent of the 2.4 million students who started college in fall 2021 returned for their second year. This persistence rate marks a one-year increase of 0.9 percentage points and a return to pre-pandemic levels.
2022-2023 Academic Year Recap
Dr. Doug Shapiro, Executive Director of the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, recaps some of the major trends the Research Center reported during this past academic year.
Learner Insights Case Study: How Howard University Uses StudentTracker to Help Guide Its Informed Decision-Making
Howard University has used StudentTracker for over a decade, giving Yesenia Espinal, Associate Vice President of Data Analytics, and her team access to valuable information to help improve decision making across the campus.
Undergraduate Enrollment Stabilizes While Graduate Enrollment Declines
Undergraduate enrollment this spring is stabilizing, primarily due to a slight increase in community college students, according to the Spring 2023 Current Term Enrollment Estimates report. A rise in dual-enrolled high school students is driving the increase in community college enrollment, according to the report