The Bipartisan Policy Center has released a new report on the return on investment (ROI) for higher education institutions. Expanding on the prior studies, this report estimated ROIs for 3,349 higher institutions in the United States, by comparing students’ earnings after graduation—their college earning premium—and the costs of attending that institution.
Author: Laurie Arnston
Recent Data Show Increase in College Completion Rates
The 10th report in the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center Completing College series offers insights about college completion rates for students who graduated high school and started college in 2015.
Helping Students Explore Transfer: How Phi Theta Kappa’s Transfer Honor Roll Can Help
Earning a bachelor’s degree is not as straightforward as it used to be. As the possible pathways have opened up, students need more intentional transfer policies to guide them through.
Trauma-informed Colleges Begin With Trauma-informed Leaders
As higher education institutions move into the post-pandemic era, those with trauma-informed leaders will be better positioned to meet new challenges in creative ways while promoting safe and healthy campus communities, writes Appalachian State’s Jason Lynch.
Second Report in Series Offers Insights on Student and Faculty Perceptions of Instruction During the Pandemic
Combining data from the National Survey of Student Engagement and the Faculty Survey of Student Engagement, findings from the second report give insights on student and faculty perceptions of instruction and learning as campuses adapted to pandemic challenges.
New Report Highlights the Value of Historically Black Colleges and Universities
The authors used data from three surveys—the Strada-Gallup Education Survey, the Strada Outcomes Survey, and the National Survey of Student Engagement—to better understand the experiences and outcomes of HBCU students and alumni.
National Student Clearinghouse Data Demonstrates Impact of COVID on Enrollment and Transfers
Although these data are inherently limited in their ability to establish causality as to how the pandemic has impacted enrollment and transfer rates, they are potentially helpful for enrollment managers and other education leaders to compare their own institutions’ data against trends throughout the sector.
What Is a Rural-Serving Postsecondary Institution, and Why Is that Designation Important?
A recently published report from the Alliance for Research on Regional Colleges defines what it means to be a “rural-serving institution.”
What Campus Data Tell Us About Student Mental Health and COVID-19
Recent stories have warned of a “mental health tsunami” and a “mental health crisis on campuses” as over the past two years, students and campus communities worked to master the new normal of masking, vaccines, and social distancing in a global pandemic. As we look toward the future, what should campuses do about the mental health of students?
New Brief Offers Recommendations for Revamping Student Loan Servicing to Better Assist Borrowers
As the May 2022 student loan repayment deadline approaches after the pause resulting from COVID-19, public discourse has focused on the impact that repayment may have on borrowers. One component of this impact remains the call for student loan servicing reform
A Window of Opportunity: New Report Examines the Long-Term Effects of the Pandemic on Postsecondary Education
A new white paper from EAB examines the long-term effects the COVID-19 pandemic might have on postsecondary education, focusing on four main areas: social disengagement, mental health, availability of transfers, and unfinished learning in K-12.