Research News
Undergraduate Enrollment Falls 662,000 Students in Spring 2022 and 1.4 Million During the Pandemic
Undergraduate enrollment declined by more than 662,000 students or 4.7% from spring 2021, according to a new report by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.
Postsecondary Transfer Enrollment Stabilized In Fall 2021
HERNDON, VA— (Jan. 19, 2022) — Postsecondary transfer enrollment appears to have stabilized in fall 2021 following a precipitous decline a year earlier, with a drop of less than 1% (-11,300 students) compared to a 9.2% decline (-137,000 students) in fall 2020,...
COVID-19 Impact: First-Time Associate Degree Earners Decline to Lowest Level Since 2012-13
Growth in Undergraduate Degree Earners Comes to a Standstill HERNDON, VA – (Jan. 28, 2021) – Growth in undergraduate credential earners has come to a standstill for the first time in the eight years since the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center started...
SHEEO and National Student Clearinghouse Research Center to Quantify Impact of College Closure on Student Persistence and Completion
HERNDON, VA - (Jan. 26, 2021) - The State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO) and the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, with generous funding provided by Arnold Ventures, are undertaking a new multiyear research endeavor to quantify...
Student Transfer Decreased Sharply During the Pandemic, Potentially Causing a Lasting Impact on Postsecondary Attainment
COVID-19 Transfer, Mobility, and Progress Fall 2020 Final Report Released HERNDON, VA – (Dec. 21, 2020) – The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center released today new research revealing that the decline in student transfer and mobility this fall is steep and...
Fall 2020 College Enrollment Declines 2.5%: Nearly Twice the Rate of Decline of Fall 2019
Enrollment Gaps Appear to Be Widening Because of COVID-19 and the Recession Media contact: Todd Sedmak, media@studentclearinghouse.org or 703-742-4837 HERNDON, VA — (Dec. 17, 2020) — Overall postsecondary enrollments declined 2.5 percent in fall 2020, nearly twice the...
National Six-Year College Completion Rate Plateaus to 60.1%, According to New Research
Completion Progress Made Over Past Several Years Could Be Jeopardized HERNDON, VA — (Dec. 3, 2020) —The national six-year completion rate appears to have reached a plateau, showing the smallest increase of the last five years, a 0.3 percentage point growth to 60.1...
Fall 2020 Undergraduate Enrollment Down 4.4%; Graduate Enrollment Up 2.9%
Freshman Enrollment Continues to Show Steep Declines Across All Sectors, Races, Ages and Gender Herndon, Va. (Nov. 12, 2020) - Undergraduate enrollment is down 4.4% while graduate enrollment is up 2.9% compared to the same time last year, according to the latest data...
Fall 2020 First Look Transfer Patterns Show More Students Moving From Community Colleges to Four-Year Colleges; Fewer Transfers Otherwise
Good News for Community College Students Pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree but Subgroups Falling Further Behind Other Demographics HERNDON, VA – (Oct. 27, 2020) – The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center released today new research that shows increased transfers...
Undergraduate Enrollment Down 2.5% and Graduate Students Up 3.9%, Compared to Sept. 2019
Preliminary Fall 2020 Data Show Undergraduate Students Need More Support During COVID-19 Pandemic Herndon, Va. (Sept. 24, 2020) - The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center announced today new data that show undergraduate student enrollment declining 2.5%,...
National Student Clearinghouse Research Center to Quantify How the COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Student Transfer within Higher Ed Over the Next Two Years
Ascendium and ECMC Foundation Grants Support Research of Students’ Transfer, Mobility and Progress in the United States HERNDON, VA – (July 30, 2020) – The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, with financial grants from Ascendium Education Group and the...
National Six-Year and Eight-Year College Completion Rates Reach New Highs, 59.7% and 61.8%, Respectively
Completion Rates Increased Across All Types of Institutions HERNDON, VA—(Dec. 10, 2019)--The overall national six-year completion rate reached 59.7% for the fall 2013 entering cohort, and the eight-year completion rate increased to 61.8% for the 2011 entering cohort,...
The Some College, No Degree 2019 State Profiles
The Some College, No Degree report series seeks to understand the educational trajectories of millions of Americans who left postsecondary education without receiving a degree or certificate.
The Some College, No Degree National Picture 2019 Factsheet
The Some College, No Degree report series seeks to understand the educational trajectories of millions of Americans who left postsecondary education without receiving a degree or certificate.
New Report: Multi-Year Trend Shows College Students Graduating with Prior Credential Increases by 4.4 Percent
25 Percent of Nearly 3 Million 2017-18 College Graduates Completed Second or Third Credential; 75 Percent were First-Time Graduates Contact: Todd Sedmak, media@studentclearinghouse.org or 703-742-4837 HERNDON, VA (Feb. 20, 2019) Students with prior credentials are...
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 rate--to earn...
National Six-Year Completion Rate Reaches Highest Level, 58.3 Percent, Since Research Center Began Tracking
HERNDON, VA (Dec. 18, 2018) -- The overall national six-year completion rate reached 58.3 percent for the fall 2012 cohort, an increase of 1.5 percentage points from the fall 2011 cohort, according to the newly released National...
Only 60,000 of More Than 1 Million Community College Students Transferred With a Credential, Research Center’s Transfer and Mobility Report Reveals
Only 60,000 students out of more than 1 million who started postsecondary education at a two-year institution transferred after receiving a certificate or an associate’s degree, and more than 350,000 community college students transferred to another institution without a degree, according to a new report released today by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.
Undergraduate Enrollments Down 275,000 in Spring 2018
Undergraduate enrollments fell by over 275,000 students, a decline of 1.8 percent, to 15.3 million, Spring 2018 Current Term Enrollment Estimates from the National Student Clearinghouse® Research Center™.
Undergraduate Enrollments Down 224,000 in Fall 2017
Overall undergraduate enrollments fell by nearly 224,000 students this fall, according to the Fall 2017 Current Term Enrollment Estimates report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.
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.
Fewer Students Transferring from Community Colleges to Four-year Institutions
Fewer students are transferring from community colleges to four-year colleges and universities, according to a new Signature Report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.
New Research: National and State Data on Certificates & Associate Degrees
The National Student Clearinghouse® Research Center today released the Certificate/Associate Pathways Snapshot Report for all 50 states and the District of Columbia based on degrees awarded in 2010-11 that led to an associate or bachelor’s degree.
Annual Persistence and Retention Report, Featuring Race and Ethnicity Data for the First Time, Reveals Wide Gaps
The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center released today its annual Persistence and Retention Snapshot Report. The report, which includes race and ethnicity data for the first time, details wide gaps in first-year persistence and retention rates.
Higher Education Enrollment By the Numbers
Published every May and December, Current Term Enrollment Estimates are based on postsecondary institutions actively submitting data to the Clearinghouse. These institutions account for nearly 97 percent of the nation’s Title IV, degree-granting enrollments.
Follow Us
