According to our 6th annual Some College, No Credential (SCNC) report, over one million adults returned to higher education after previously stopping out. The report also found that college stopouts — students who leave without earning a credential — declined for the second consecutive year.
According to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center’s Transfer Enrollment and Pathways report, nearly 500,000 students who enrolled in a four-year institution in fall 2024 started their journey at a two-year college. That’s a 7.6% increase since 2022, reversing a two-year post-pandemic decline.
Community colleges, which were hit especially hard during the COVID-19 pandemic, experienced a significant increase in spring enrollment as revealed in the Spring 2025 Current Term Enrollment Estimates report. The growth is being driven by community colleges that focus on vocational and trade programs.
The transfer student population is on the rise. And the most prevalent group of transfer students are those that previously stopped out, according to the Transfer Enrollment and Pathways report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.
Matthew Holsapple, Senior Director of Research at the National Student Clearinghouse, discusses the key trends emerging from the Research Center’s latest reports.
The latest Undergraduate Degree Earners report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center reveals significant shifts in the types of awards learners are achieving. Based on data from the 2023-24 academic year, the report shows the growing prominence of learners earning undergraduate certificates.
This Women’s History Month, the National Student Clearinghouse is recognizing women’s progress in pursuing higher education.
The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center’s fall 2024 Transfer Enrollment and Pathways report reveals that transfer enrollment, which comprises 13% of non-freshmen undergraduates, grew for the third straight year.
The latest Current Term Enrollment Estimates report reveals total postsecondary enrollment surpassing pre-pandemic levels for the first time.
According to the Yearly Progress and Completion report, college completion rates are on the rise. The new annual report found that 61.1% of students who began college in the fall of 2018 earned a credential within six years.