Student Transfer Decreased Sharply During the Pandemic, Potentially Causing a Lasting Impact on Postsecondary Attainment

by Todd Sedmak | Dec 21, 2020 | Announcements, Media Center, Press Releases, Research News

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

by Todd Sedmak | Dec 17, 2020 | Media Center, Press Releases, Research News

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...

High School Class of 2020 College Enrollments Decline 22% Compared to 2019 Class

by Todd Sedmak | Dec 10, 2020 | Announcements, Media Center, Press Releases, Research News

Graduates from High Poverty, Low Income, and Urban High Schools Hit the Hardest HERNDON, VA — (Dec. 10, 2020) — The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center released today the eighth annual High School Benchmarks report that shows far fewer high school graduates...

National Six-Year College Completion Rate Plateaus to 60.1%, According to New Research

by Todd Sedmak | Dec 3, 2020 | Media Center, Press Releases, Research News

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%

by Todd Sedmak | Nov 12, 2020 | Announcements, Media Center, Press Releases, Research News

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...

Fall 2020 First Look Transfer Patterns Show More Students Moving From Community Colleges to Four-Year Colleges; Fewer Transfers Otherwise

by Todd Sedmak | Oct 27, 2020 | Media Center, Press Releases, Research News

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...

Fall 2020 Undergraduate Enrollment Down 4% Compared to Same Time Last Year

by Todd Sedmak | Oct 15, 2020 | Announcements, Media Center, Press Releases

Enrollment Picture Worsens as More Colleges Report Data, and Number of Freshmen Declines 16% Herndon, Va. (Oct. 15, 2020) – Roughly one month into the fall 2020 semester, undergraduate enrollment is now running 4% below last year’s level, and the upward trend...

Undergraduate Enrollment Down 2.5% and Graduate Students Up 3.9%, Compared to Sept. 2019

by Todd Sedmak | Sep 24, 2020 | Announcements, Media Center, Press Releases, Research News

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...

Community Colleges, For-Profit and Rural Institutions, Black Undergraduates, and Male Undergraduates Suffered Most from Online-Only 2020 Summer Sessions, According to Latest Enrollment Data

by Todd Sedmak | Sep 1, 2020 | Announcements, Media Center, Press Releases

HERNDON, VA — (Sept. 1, 2020) —The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center announced today that with nearly 7 million students enrolled during Summer 2020, community colleges saw enrollment losses of nearly 6% and for-profits’ enrollment declined by 7% over...

National Student Clearinghouse Research Center to Quantify How the COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Student Transfer within Higher Ed Over the Next Two Years

by Todd Sedmak | Jul 30, 2020 | Announcements, Media Center, Press Releases, Research News

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...