Contents
INTRODUCTION 1
RELATED NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS REPORTS 2
DATA 2
ANALYSIS 3
NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS 5
Table 1.1. CONTROL AND LEVEL OF FIRST INSTITUTION ATTENDED: Percentage distribution of control and level of first institution 2015-16 bachelor's degree recipients attended,... 5
Table S1.1. Standard errors for table 1.1: CONTROL AND LEVEL OF FIRST INSTITUTION ATTENDED: Percentage distribution of control and level of first institution 2015-16 bachelor's... 7
Table 1.2. NUMBER OF INSTITUTIONS ATTENDED: Percentage distribution of the number of institutions 2015-16 bachelor's degree recipients attended before completing the 2015-16... 9
Table S1.2. Standard errors for table 1.2: NUMBER OF INSTITUTIONS ATTENDED: Percentage distribution of the number of institutions 2015-16 bachelor's degree recipients attended... 11
Table 1.3. CONTROL OF BACHELOR'S DEGREE INSTITUTION: Percentage distribution of the control of the institution where 2015-16 bachelor's degree recipients completed their degree,... 13
Table S1.3. Standard errors for table 1.3: CONTROL OF BACHELOR'S DEGREE INSTITUTION: Percentage distribution of the control of the institution where 2015-16 bachelor's degree... 15
Table 1.4. UNDERGRADUATE EXPERIENCES: Percentage of 2015-16 bachelor's degree recipients whose undergraduate enrollment at their bachelor's degree-granting institution included... 17
Table S1.4. Standard errors for table 1.4: UNDERGRADUATE EXPERIENCES: Percentage of 2015-16 bachelor's degree recipients whose undergraduate enrollment at their bachelor's degree... 20
Table 1.5. BACHELOR'S DEGREE MAJOR: Percentage distribution of 2015-16 bachelor's degree recipients' undergraduate major, by demographic and enrollment characteristics in 2017 22
Table S1.5. Standard errors for table 1.5: BACHELOR'S DEGREE MAJOR: Percentage distribution of 2015-16 bachelor's degree recipients' undergraduate major, by demographic and enrollment... 25
Table 2.1. POSTBACCALAUREATE EDUCATION APPLICATION AND ATTENDANCE: Percentage of 2015-16 bachelor's degree recipients who took various steps toward additional education,... 28
Table S2.1. Standard errors for table 2.1: POSTBACCALAUREATE EDUCATION APPLICATION AND ATTENDANCE: Percentage of 2015-16 bachelor's degree recipients who took various steps... 30
Table 2.2. POSTBACCALAUREATE INSTITUTION: Among 2015-16 bachelor's degree recipients who enrolled in a postbaccalaureate degree or certificate program within 12 months of bachelor's... 32
Table S2.2. Standard errors for table 2.2: POSTBACCALAUREATE INSTITUTION: Among 2015-16 bachelor's degree recipients who enrolled in a postbaccalaureate degree or certificate... 34
Table 2.3. POSTBACCALAUREATE FIELD OF STUDY: Among 2015-16 bachelor's degree recipients who enrolled in a postbaccalaureate degree or certificate program within 12 months of... 36
Table S2.3. Standard errors for table 2.3: POSTBACCALAUREATE FIELD OF STUDY: Among 2015-16 bachelor's degree recipients who enrolled in a postbaccalaureate degree or certificate... 39
Table 2.4. PAYING FOR POSTBACCALAUREATE EDUCATION: Among 2015-16 bachelor's degree recipients who enrolled in a postbaccalaureate degree or certificate program within 12 months... 42
Table S2.4. Standard errors for table 2.4: PAYING FOR POSTBACCALAUREATE EDUCATION: Among 2015-16 bachelor's degree recipients who enrolled in a postbaccalaureate degree or... 44
Table 3.1. NUMBER OF EMPLOYERS AND JOBS: Percentage of 2015-16 bachelor's degree recipients who were ever employed within 12 months of bachelor's degree completion and among... 46
Table S3.1. Standard errors for table 3.1: NUMBER OF EMPLOYERS AND JOBS: Percentage of 2015-16 bachelor's degree recipients who were ever employed within 12 months of bachelor's... 48
Table 3.2. INCOME AND BENEFITS OF FIRST POSTBACCALAUREATE JOB: Among 2015-16 bachelor's degree recipients whose first job after bachelor's degree completion was full time,... 50
Table S3.2. Standard errors for table 3.2: INCOME AND BENEFITS OF FIRST POSTBACCALAUREATE JOB: Among 2015-16 bachelor's degree recipients whose first job after bachelor's degree... 52
Table 3.3. OCCUPATION OF FIRST POSTBACCALAUREATE JOB: Among 2015-16 bachelor's degree recipients whose first job after bachelor's degree completion was full time, percentage... 54
Table S3.3. Standard errors for table 3.3: OCCUPATION OF FIRST POSTBACCALAUREATE JOB: Among 2015-16 bachelor's degree recipients whose first job after bachelor's degree completion... 57
Table 3.4. CHARACTERISTICS OF FIRST POSTBACCALAUREATE JOB: Among 2015-16 bachelor's degree recipients whose first job after bachelor's degree completion was full time, percentage... 59
Table S3.4. Standard errors for table 3.4: CHARACTERISTICS OF FIRST POSTBACCALAUREATE JOB: Among 2015-16 bachelor's degree recipients whose first job after bachelor's degree... 61
Table 4.1. MONTHLY HOUSEHOLD EXPENSES: Percentage of 2015-16 bachelor's degree recipients with a dependent child under age 12 and, among those, percentage with child care costs and... 63
Table S4.1. Standard errors for table 4.1: MONTHLY HOUSEHOLD EXPENSES: Percentage of 2015-16 bachelor's degree recipients with a dependent child under age 12 and, among those,... 66
Table 4.2. DEBT AND SAVINGS: Percentage of 2015-16 bachelor's degree recipients with various financial assets and liabilities, by demographic, enrollment, and employment characteristics... 68
Table S4.2. Standard errors for table 4.2: DEBT AND SAVINGS: Percentage of 2015-16 bachelor's degree recipients with various financial assets and liabilities, by demographic, enrollment,... 71
Table 5.1. CUMULATIVE AMOUNT BORROWED AND PERCENT OWED: Percentage of 2015-16 bachelor's degree recipients who took out federal loans for postsecondary education,... 73
Table S5.1. Standard errors for table 5.1: CUMULATIVE AMOUNT BORROWED AND PERCENT OWED: Percentage of 2015-16 bachelor's degree recipients who took out federal loans for... 76
Table 5.2. MONTHLY FEDERAL LOAN PAYMENT: Among 2015-16 bachelor's degree recipients who took out federal student loans, percentage who were in repayment and monthly paymen... 78
Table S5.2. Standard errors for table 5.2: MONTHLY FEDERAL LOAN PAYMENT: Among 2015-16 bachelor's degree recipients who took out federal student loans, percentage who were in... 80
Table 5.3. FEDERAL LOAN REPAYMENT PLAN: Among 2015-16 bachelor's degree recipients with federal student loans in repayment, percentage distribution of their federal loan repayment... 82
Table S5.3. Standard errors for table 5.3: FEDERAL LOAN REPAYMENT PLAN: Among 2015-16 bachelor's degree recipients with federal student loans in repayment, percentage distribution... 84
Table 5.4. FEDERAL LOAN REPAYMENT DIFFICULTIES: Among 2015-16 bachelor's degree recipients who took out federal student loans, percentage who had any repayment difficulties,... 86
Table S5.4. Standard errors for table 5.4: FEDERAL LOAN REPAYMENT DIFFICULTIES: Among 2015-16 bachelor's degree recipients who took out federal student loans, percentage who had any... 88
Table 5.5. CONSEQUENCES OF FINANCIAL COST OF EDUCATION: Percentage of 2015-16 bachelor's degree recipients who reported that the costs of their education had various consequences... 90
Table S5.5. Standard errors for table 5.5: CONSEQUENCES OF FINANCIAL COST OF EDUCATION: Percentage of 2015-16 bachelor's degree recipients who reported that the costs of their... 92