To understand the relationship between students’ academic degree progress, retention, and completion, Ad Astra analyzed the academic journeys of 1.3 million students across two-year public, four-year public, and four-year private institutions. Its 2024 Benchmark Report identifies a correlation between the number of credits a student completes in a year and their likelihood of persisting and completing a degree.
Year: 2024
Decreased Benefits and Lower Wages: The Growing Gulf Between Non-college and College-Educated Workers
A new report from Third Way investigates how both jobs and wages have evolved for the non-college-educated population by examining the growth and decline of various occupations for full-time wage and salaried individuals from 1992 to 2022.
Cultivating a Culture of Civility and Meaningful Dialogue on Campus During Elections
Drawing on her experience as president of the University of La Verne during active political campaigns, Devorah Lieberman offers strategies to equip students with essential skills that help foster civil discourse and build a thriving campus community.
Trends in Higher Education and Results-Driven Recommendations
Drawing from extensive research and experience collaborating with hundreds of higher education institutions, Hanover Research’s 2024 Trends in Higher Education report outlines critical trends and practical solutions to guide college and university leadership in facing current challenges in higher education.
Fall 2023 Sees Increases for Community College and Undergraduate Enrollment
The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center’s most recent Current Term Enrollment Estimates (CTEE) report has yielded a range of insightful trends from fall 2023 enrollment, using data collected in mid-October.
Common App Trends for 2023-24 Appear Encouraging
For students using the Common App, Jan. 1 is one of the most important dates in the college application cycle. In a recent report from Common App titled Deadline Updates, 2023-2024, application trends as of Jan. 1 depict that across most demographics, both unique applicants and total applications increased, with the number of distinct applicants up seven percent from the 2022-23 application cycle.
Hidden Struggles: How Discrimination Affects College Mental Health
The 2023 annual report from the Center for Collegiate Mental Health (CCMH) provides detailed information about various aspects of mental health, along with factors concerning treatment and care for college students in the United States throughout the 2022-2023 academic year.
Urban Institute Report Reveals Hidden Costs of Higher Education and Calls for Policy Response
Discussions on higher education affordability often prioritize reducing tuition costs, yet nontuition expenses like housing and food constitute a significant portion of student budgets, leading to increased loan debt, according to a new report from the Urban Institute.
From Enrollment to Employment: The Economic Returns of Degree Completion
The Urban Institute’s recent report, College Completion and Earnings: Including Noncompleters in Accountability Policies, delves into the issue of factoring students with some college but no degree into post-college earnings data analysis.
Decoding the Latest Trends in College Completion Rates
The 2023 edition of “Completing College: National and State Reports” by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center is the latest installment in an ongoing series examining college trajectories from enrollment to completion across the United States.
Growing Attainment, Persisting Inequality: College Degrees 2010-2020
A new report from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce explores the monetary and nonmonetary gains of increasing college degree completion between 2010 and 2020.
Graduate Students Want More Institutional Data
A survey of current and recent graduate students revealed that concrete data on graduate institutions would improve enrollment decisions. Across many facets of graduate education, including management, cost, and employment and earnings outcomes, students are looking for more transparency from their institutions.