Title page
Contents
Acknowledgments 4
Introduction 9
Selected Findings 12
References 27
Appendix A-Glossary 29
Age as of December 31, 2011 30
Attainment and persistence at any institution through June 2017 30
Attainment and retention at first institution through June 2017 30
Attendance intensity through June 2017 31
Control and level of first institution, 2011-12 31
Control, level, and doctorate-granting status of first institution, 2011-12 31
Degree program, 2011-12 32
Dependency status and family responsibilities, 2011-12 32
Highest education attained by either parent, 2011-12 32
Highest level of education expected, 2012 33
High school grade point average (GPA) 33
Number of stopouts at all institutions through June 2017 33
Number of stopouts at first institution through June 2017 33
Plan to continue to a bachelor's degree program within 5 years, 2011-12 33
Race/ethnicity 34
Sex 34
Appendix B-BPS:12/17 Technical Notes and Methodology 35
Appendix C-Standard Error Tables 50
Table 1. ATTAINMENT AND PERSISTENCE RATES AT ANY INSTITUTION AMONG FIRST-TIME POSTSECONDARY STUDENTS: Percentage distribution of 2011-12 first-time postsecondary students' 6-year... 15
Table 2. ATTAINMENT AND PERSISTENCE RATES AT ANY INSTITUTION AMONG FIRST-TIME POSTSECONDARY STUDENTS BEGINNING AT A PUBLIC 2-YEAR INSTITUTION: Percentage distribution... 17
Table 3. ATTAINMENT AND PERSISTENCE RATES AT ANY INSTITUTION AMONG FIRST-TIME POSTSECONDARY STUDENTS BEGINNING AT A 4-YEAR INSTITUTION: Percentage distribution of 6-year... 19
Table 4. ATTAINMENT AND RETENTION RATES AT FIRST INSTITUTION AMONG FIRST-TIME POSTSECONDARY STUDENTS: Percentage distribution of 2011-12 first-time postsecondary students' 6-year... 21
Table 5. ATTAINMENT AND RETENTION RATES AT FIRST INSTITUTION AMONG FIRST-TIME POSTSECONDARY STUDENTS BEGINNING AT A PUBLIC 2-YEAR INSTITUTION: Percentage distribution of 6-year... 23
Table 6. ATTAINMENT AND RETENTION RATES AT FIRST INSTITUTION AMONG FIRST-TIME POSTSECONDARY STUDENTS BEGINNING AT A 4-YEAR INSTITUTION: Percentage distribution of 6-year... 25
Table B-1. Data sources for NPSAS:12, BPS:12/14, and BPS:12/17 36
Table B-2. Numbers of sampled and eligible institutions, number of eligible institutions providing enrollment lists, and unweighted and weighted participation rates, by control and level of institution: 2011-12 38
Table B-3. Numbers of sampled and eligible students and unweighted and weighted percentage of eligible students who were study members in 2011-12 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:12),... 39
Table B-4. Numbers of sampled and eligible students and response rates, by control and level of institution: 2012-17 41
Table B-5. Percentage distribution of 2011-12 first-time postsecondary students, by control and level of first institution and selected enrollment and student characteristics: 2012-17 42
Table B-6. Weighted item response rates for all students, by control and level of institution: 2012-17 46
Table C-1. Standard errors for table 1: ATTAINMENT AND PERSISTENCE RATES AT ANY INSTITUTION AMONG FIRST-TIME POSTSECONDARY STUDENTS: Percentage distribution of 2011-12 first-time... 51
Table C-2. Standard errors for table 2: ATTAINMENT AND PERSISTENCE RATES AT ANY INSTITUTION AMONG FIRST-TIME POSTSECONDARY STUDENTS BEGINNING AT A PUBLIC 2-YEAR INSTITUTION:... 53
Table C-3. Standard errors for table 3: ATTAINMENT AND PERSISTENCE RATES AT ANY INSTITUTION AMONG FIRST-TIME POSTSECONDARY STUDENTS BEGINNING AT A 4-YEAR INSTITUTION:... 55
Table C-4. Standard errors for table 4: ATTAINMENT AND RETENTION RATES AT FIRST INSTITUTION AMONG FIRST-TIME POSTSECONDARY STUDENTS: Percentage distribution of 2011-12 first-time... 57
Table C-5. Standard errors for table 5: ATTAINMENT AND RETENTION RATES AT FIRST INSTITUTION AMONG FIRST-TIME POSTSECONDARY STUDENTS BEGINNING AT A PUBLIC 2-YEAR INSTITUTION:... 59
Table C-6. Standard errors for table 6: ATTAINMENT AND RETENTION RATES AT FIRST INSTITUTION AMONG FIRST-TIME POSTSECONDARY STUDENTS BEGINNING AT A 4-YEAR INSTITUTION:... 61
Table C-7. Standard errors for table B-5: Percentage distribution of 2011-12 first-time postsecondary students, by control and level of first institution and selected enrollment and student characteristics: 2012-17 63