Taking the Guesswork Out of Student Retention Rates
The National Student Clearinghouse’s services and data offer academic leaders access to insights about learner pathways and outcomes, which can help them measure and improve retention.
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.
Some College, No Credential Report Finds Population of College Stop-outs Has Grown in All 50 States and D.C.
The “some college, no credential” population — former students who stopped out without earning a credential — is up 3.6 percent from a year earlier while fewer SCNC students returned and completed a credential.
Persistence Rate Gap Between Full-Time and Part-Time Students Begins Early and Stays Consistent in Subsequent Years of College Enrollment
According to the recently released Yearly Success and Progress Rates report from our Research Center, gaps in persistence rates between full-time and part-time students start early and stay consistent in subsequent years, with part-time starters stopping out more than twice the rate of full-time starters. The report tracks yearly college outcomes for first-time degree-seeking students enrolling full-time and part-time.
Stay Informed Report: Community College Enrollment Beginning to Grow This Spring
Enrollment in community colleges grew 2.1% since last spring, according to the spring 2023 Stay Informed Report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. This uptick is promising news as community colleges experienced sharp declines in enrollment during the pandemic.
StudentTracker Helps College of Southern Maryland Understand Enrollment and Transfer Trends, and Evaluate Programs
In the wake of the Covid-19 decline in enrollments, the College of Southern Maryland sought to learn how it could support enrollment and make data-informed decisions as an institution. StudentTracker helped the college identify unique trends in enrollment and transfer data.
New Research: Fall Undergraduate Enrollment Showed Signs of Stabilizing in 2022
According to new research, Fall undergraduate enrollment showed signs of stabilizing in 2022, contracting only by 0.6% or about 94,000 students, compared to fall 2021.
Fall Undergraduate Enrollment Declines at a Slower Pace but Nearing Pre-Pandemic Rates
Undergraduate enrollment continued to decline by 1.1% in fall 2022 compared to 2021, but the decline has slowed to pre-pandemic rates, according to the latest research by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.
Class of 2022 FAFSA Completions Rebound, Climb 4.6% Year-Over-Year
Bill DeBaun, NCAN’s Senior Director of Data and Strategic Initiatives, reported that through July 1, high school FAFSA completions are up 4.6% year-over-year, representing roughly 92,000 additional applications.
Stem the Tide of Stop-Outs
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 944,000 students aged 18 to 64 with some college, no credential re-enrolled during the 2020-21 academic year.