A close-up look at national
enrollment trends in higher education

Snapshot Reports are timely examinations of national enrollment trends and are released by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center throughout the year. The report data come from student-level college enrollment data provided exclusively to the National Student Clearinghouse by its participating institutions — reflecting national coverage of over 96% of all students in public and private U.S. institutions. Our reports are unique snapshots in time that reveal college enrollment patterns and student pathways.

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Persistence

PERSISTENCE

Rate of Fall 2010 term students who were still enrolled at any
institution during the next term.

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Mobility

MOBILITY

Bachelor's degree recipients who subsequently enrolled in two-year institutions in 2009-10.

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Rate of students who attended more than one institution
in 2010-2011.

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Interstate mobility of students who were awarded an undergraduate degree in 2010-2011.

Download the INTERSTATE MOBILITY Snapshot Report (pdf)

Download the INTERSTATE MOBILITY INDEX (xlsx)

Percentage of students who completed four-year programs in 2010-2011, who were previously enrolled at two-year institutions.

Download the TWO-YEAR CONTRIBUTIONS Snapshot Report (pdf)

Download the TWO-YEAR CONTRIBUTIONS TABLE (xlsx)

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Enrollment

ENROLLMENT

Timing of first postsecondary enrollment for first-time students in 2011-12.

Download the FIRST POSTSECONDARY ENROLLMENT Snapshot Report (pdf)

Rate of students who had overlapping enrollments at more than
one institution in 2010-2011.

Download the CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT Snapshot Report (pdf)

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Adult Learner

ADULT LEARNERS

Growth rate of adult learners age 25 and older enrolled in U.S. postsecondary institutions over Fall 2009-2011.

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Degree Attainment

DEGREE ATTAINMENT

Growth in the number of degrees awarded through 2011-2012 by age group.

Download the DEGREE ATTAINMENT BY AGE GROUP Snapshot Report (pdf)

Outcomes of students who transferred from two-year to four-year institutions between 2005-2008.

Download the DEGREE ATTAINMENT BY 2-YEAR to 4-YEAR TRANSFER OUTCOMES Snapshot Report (pdf)