Service Updates: Postsecondary Data Partnership
The PDP continually adapts to education needs, staying up to date on the metrics that institutions need for comprehensive evaluation of their student bodies.
Dashboard Filter Updates and Redesigned CCR Benchmarking Dashboard
We are excited to announce the release of our dashboard filters updates, Credit Completion Ratio (CCR) Benchmarking dashboard redesign, Carnegie Classification change, and our future updates.
Redesigned Benchmarking Dashboards and PDP Product Updates
We are excited to announce the release of redesigns for the Credit Accumulation Rate (CAR) Benchmarking Dashboard and the Outcomes Benchmarking Dashboard for the Postsecondary Data Partnership (PDP).
Updated PDP Gateway Dashboard & Other PDP Reminders
We are excited to announce the release of our redesigned First Year Gateway Course Completion Dashboard (the Gateway Dashboard) for the Postsecondary Data Partnership (PDP).
2022-2023 Effective Dates & Other Important PDP Updates
The fall 2022 submission window will begin soon and we want to provide you with important information.
New PDP Releases: Submission Tracker Dashboard and PDP Insights Report
The Postsecondary Data Partnership (PDP) team at the National Student Clearinghouse is excited to announce two releases: the Submission Tracker Dashboard and the first PDP Insights Report.
Redesigned Retention and Persistence Benchmarking Dashboard
The redesigned Retention and Persistence Benchmarking Dashboard is now available for institutions, as well as educational organizations, that participate in the Postsecondary Data Partnership (PDP).
PDP Now Accepts Additional Data
We are excited to announce the release of updated and new optional data fields for the Postsecondary Data Partnership (PDP).
Fall 2021 Data Submission
What new and existing Postsecondary Data Partnership users should know about the fall 2021 data submission and when analysis-ready files and dashboards will be available.
Introducing the New PDP Knowledge Base
You can now find all PDP resources in one convenient place, the PDP Knowledge Base!
Spring and Summer 2021 Data Submission
What new and existing Postsecondary Data Partnership users should know about the spring and summer 2021 data submission and when analysis-ready files and dashboards will be available.
2020-2021 PDP Effective Dates
Considering the impact COVID-19 has had on higher education and the increasing need for up-to-date information, we have added additional effective dates to update the Clearinghouse enrollment and degree data on the relevant dashboards more frequently.
New PDP Online Courses & Tutorials Available
The Clearinghouse, in collaboration with the Association for Institutional Research (AIR), has developed a new series of tutorials to help Postsecondary Data Partnership (PDP) users better understand and get the most out of their PDP service.
PDP Data Submission Enhancements
The data submission process for the Postsecondary Data Partnership (PDP) has been enhanced to enable you to both make updates to your data and better manage your data submissions.
Additional Course-Level Analysis-Ready (A/R) File
An additional analysis-ready file has been added to the Postsecondary Data Partnership (PDP), the Course-Level Analysis-Ready (A/R) file.
Fall 2020 Data Submission
What new and existing Postsecondary Data Partnership users should know about the fall 2020 data submission and when analysis-ready files and dashboards will be available.
New Transfer Benchmarking Dashboard for Institutions
The new Transfer Benchmarking Dashboard is now available within Tableau for institutions that participate in the Postsecondary Data Partnership (PDP).
Annual Data Collective Advisory Committee for PDP Scheduled for February 11, 2021
The National Student Clearinghouse’s next annual Data Collective Advisory Committee conference for the Postsecondary Data Partnership (PDP) will be held virtually on Thursday, February 11, 2021 from 10:30 am to 5 pm, ET.
New Re-designed PDP Data Submission Guide
The new guide has been re-written to be more user-friendly and easier to navigate with clearer content to help you format and submit your PDP data files more efficiently.
Financial Aid Analysis-Ready (A/R) File
The Financial Aid Analysis-Ready file enables you to view calculated outcomes, such as unmet need and net price, in addition to a set of financial aid data elements from your submission file.
Four New Benchmarking Dashboards for Institutions
The beta release of the new benchmarking dashboards functionality is now available within Tableau for institutions that participate in the Postsecondary Data Partnership (PDP).
Coming Soon! Benchmarking for Institutions
PDP’s much-awaited benchmarking feature is coming soon in spring 2020.
Three New Dashboards & New Landing Page
This major PDP release represents a progressive step in providing you, as a higher education professional, access to better data and actionable insights so you can make more informed decisions in support of student success.
New Features to Manage Data Submission
The Postsecondary Data Partnership (PDP) User Interface (UI) has been greatly enhanced to empower users by giving them greater control over what data files should be considered for reporting.
Tutorials Available for New Enhancements
We are excited to announce that the Data Intake Improvements, Transfer Dashboard, and System Level enhancements are all complete.
Data Intake Improvements
The National Student Clearinghouse is deploying improvements to our data intake process, including term grids and overall aggregation improvements.
Transfer Dashboards
The National Student Clearinghouse is deploying Transfer Dashboards in Tableau for Postsecondary Data Partnership participating institutions.
Key Performance Indicators
The National Student Clearinghouse will deploy Tableau System of Institution level rollup, including Enrollment, CAR, CCR, Retention/Persistence, Non-Cohort, Gateway, Outcomes, and Executive Summary. All KPIs will be available from two- and four-year institution types.
If you are experiencing issues with your service, you can check on the availability of our online system on the Service Availability Status page.