Research Center: Making a Difference with Support from Foundations
The Research Center’s Executive Director Doug Shapiro provides insight on the center’s role during these unprecedented times and what lies ahead in this question-and-answer post.
Supporting Rural Oregon Students in High School and Beyond
Learn how National Student Clearinghouse provides data for college enrollment, persistence, transfer, and completion outcomes for high school graduates from rural and nonrural communities.
Transfer Student Disparities Grow Across Racial and Ethnic Lines During the Pandemic
This report is the first comprehensive report to assess the effects of the pandemic on student transfer during the entire academic year, in which 2.1 million undergraduate students transferred to a college other than their last enrolled institution between July 2020 and June 2021.
NASSP and the Clearinghouse Collaborate to Strengthen Secondary Schools and K12 Education
Listen to NASSP President Ronn Nozoe and the Research Center’s Executive Director Doug Shapiro discuss the impact of COVID-19.
Enrollment and Transfer Research Reveals COVID-19’s Impact
COVID-19’s impact on colleges and universities nationwide is solidifying, according to research by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.
Transfer Enrollment Decline of Nearly 10% from Last Spring Marks Steepest Drop Since the Pandemic Started
With 94% of Clearinghouse institutions reporting, transfer enrollment at community colleges continues to be hit hardest by the pandemic, regardless of student group, gender, race and ethnicity, or age, while public four-year institutions remain the least affected among all sectors.
Pandemic Challenges Higher Ed To Reach Enrollment Goals
The pandemic continues to challenge higher education’s enrollment goals. To help institutions, the Research Center will release the following three research reports in June.
Spring 2021 Transfer Enrollment Declines 3.8 Times Larger Than Last Spring
For this spring, COVID-19 accelerated the decline in transfer particularly for White and Black students, male students, and traditional college-age students.
Fall 2020 College Enrollment Update for the High School Graduating Class of 2020
The pandemic disproportionately affected graduates of low-income, high-poverty, and high-minority high schools, with their enrollments dropping more steeply than their more advantaged counterparts.
Latest Research Shows 6-Year College Completion Slows Down for Full-Time and Part-Time Students
The latest Yearly Success and Progress Rates report helps institutions and states better identify and inform effective intervention points to increase student success.