Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study (BPS)

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Longitudinal Study (BPS) - Overview</title>  <script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.amcharts.com/lib/3/amcharts.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.amcharts.com/lib/3/serial.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.amcharts.com/lib/3/plugins/export/export.min.js"></script> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://www.amcharts.com/lib/3/plugins/export/export.css" type="text/css" media="all" /> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.amcharts.com/lib/3/themes/light.js"></script>  <script type="text/javascript"> //NPSAS var chart = AmCharts.makeChart("chartdiv", { "type": "serial", "theme": "light", "legend": { "enabled": false }, "balloon": { "enabled": false }, "dataProvider": [{ "year": 1987, "NPSAS:87": 1, "txt1": "NPSAS:<br>87" }, { "year": 1990, "NPSAS:90": 1, "txt2": "NPSAS:<br>90" }, { "year": 1992, "NPSAS:90": 3, "txt2": "BPS:90/92" }, {"year": 1993, "NPSAS:93": 1, "txt3": "NPSAS:93" }, {"year": 1994, "NPSAS:90": 5, 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at any institution within 6 years?</a><br /> <span>11% of 2011–12 beginning college students attained an associate's degree at any institution by 2017.</span> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <div class="carousel-caption"> <a href="/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2019401">What types of awards are attained at their first institution by beginning students who first enroll in public 2-year institutions?</a><br /> <span>5% of 2011–12 beginning college students who first enrolled at public 2-year institutions had completed a certificate at their first institution by 2017, compared to 22% who completed an associate's degree.</span> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <div class="carousel-caption"> <a href="/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2019401">What percentage of beginning students complete a bachelor's degree at their first institution within 6 years?</a><br /> <span>27% of 2011–12 beginning college students attained a bachelor's degree at their first institution by 2017.</span> </div> </div> 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BPS:12 PETS is the third data release for a study of a nationally representative sample of first-time beginning postsecondary students who were surveyed 3 times over 6 academic years, in 2011-12, 2014, and 2017. Postsecondary academic transcripts were requested from all institutions attended by sample members. These transcript data include detailed information, by institution attended and by time periods, on enrollment, degree programs, fields of study, course taking, credit accumulation, and academic performance. For more information, go to: <a href="/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2021177">https://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2021177</a>. </li> <li>2012/2017 Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study Restricted-Use Data File now available.<br /> The newly released BPS:12/17 restricted-use data are now available for restricted-use license holders. BPS: 12/17 followed a cohort of 2011-12 first-time beginning students in their first, third, and sixth year since entering college. These record-level data are based on student interviews and other administrative data sources and allow users to examine topics related to enrollment, persistence, and degree attainment over six academic years, from 2011-12 to 2016-17. Transcripts were also collected from all the institutions ever attended by BPS cohort members over a six year period. Transcript data will be available to researchers in 2020. For more information, go to: <a href="/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2020504">https://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2020504</a>. <li>NCES Releases New Distance Learning Dataset Training (DLDT) Modules<br /> The DLDT program provides online training modules for several NCES complex survey datasets. These interactive modules allow users to learn about NCES data across the education spectrum and evaluate it for suitability for particular research purposes For more information, go to: <a href="/training/datauser">http://nces.ed.gov/training/datauser</a>.</li> </ul> <h3 style="float: right;"><a href="whatsnew.asp" style="color: #015539 !important;">Additional announcements</a></h3> </div> </div> <div class="row" style="background: #eee; margin: 20px auto;"> <div class="col-md-4"> <h3>Related Longitudinal Studies</h3> </div> <div class="col-md-4"><a href="/surveys/B&B" class="logoLink"><img src="images/B&B.png" alt="BPS" class="pull-left" style="width: 66px;padding: 10px 10px 10px 0;" /> <h3>Baccalaureate<br /> and Beyond</h3> </a></div> <div class="col-md-4"><a href="/surveys/npsas" class="logoLink"><img src="images/NPSAS.png" alt="NPSAS" class="pull-left" style="width: 66px; padding: 10px 10px 10px 0;" /> <h3>National Postsecondary<br /> Student Aid Study</h3> </a></div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-12"> <h2>Historical Background</h2> <ul class="nav nav-tabs"> <li><a data-toggle="tab" data-target="#npsasTab" href="javascript:void(0);">NPSAS</a></li> <li class="active"><a data-toggle="tab" data-target="#bpsTab" href="javascript:void(0);">BPS</a></li> <li><a data-toggle="tab" data-target="#bbTab" href="javascript:void(0);">B&B</a></li> <li><a data-toggle="tab" data-target="#petsTab" href="javascript:void(0);">PETS</a></li> </ul> <div class="tab-content"> <div id="npsasTab" class="tab-pane fade in"> <p>The National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS) is a study of financial aid that NCES has conducted since 1987. The study collects comprehensive data about how students and their families pay for postsecondary education and also serves as the foundation and base year cohort for the Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study (BPS) and Baccalaureate and Beyond Longitudinal Study (B&B).</p> <div id="chartdiv"></div> </div> <div id="bpsTab" class="tab-pane fade in active"> <p>The Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study (BPS) tracks first-time students' pathways through postsecondary education over the course of six years, focusing on persistence and degree attainment, transition to employment, and school and work experiences. National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS) administrations in 1990, 1996, 2004, 2012, and 2020 (forthcoming) identified the BPS cohorts. </p> <div id="bpsdiv"></div> </div> <div id="bbTab" class="tab-pane fade in"> <p>The Baccalaureate and Beyond Longitudinal Study (B&B) follows bachelor's degree recipients over the course of 10 years, collecting data on workforce participation, income and debt repayment, and graduate school patterns. National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS) administrations in 1993, 2000, 2008, and 2016 identified the B&B cohorts.</p> <div id="bbdiv"></div> </div> <div id="petsTab" class="tab-pane fade in"> <p>NCES collects transcript data from postsecondary institutions for various longitudinal studies, including the Beginning Postsecondary Students (BPS) and Baccalaureate and Beyond (B&B) longitudinal studies. Postsecondary Education Transcript Study (PETS) collections allow further examination of course-taking patterns, credit transfer, student momentum and attrition, and the connections among students' education choices, occupations, and wages. Transcripts were most recently collected for the BPS:12 cohort. Postsecondary education transcript collections include:</p> <ul> <li>1984 – NLS-72</li> <li>1993 – HS&B</li> <li>1994 – B&B:93</li> <li>2000 – NELS:88</li> <li>2010 – BPS:04</li> <li>2010 – B&B:08</li> <li>2014 – ELS:2002</li> <li>2017 – HSLS:09</li> <li>2018 – BPS:12</li> </ul> <div id="petsdiv"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row" style="padding: 10px; background: #eee; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <div class="col-md-9"> <a href="/surveys/npsas/">NPSAS – National Postsecondary Student Aid Study<br /> <a href="/surveys/npsas/"> NPSAS:AC – National Postsecondary Student Aid Study: Administrative Collection</a><br /> BPS – Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study<br /> <a href="/surveys/b&b/">B&B – Baccalaureate and Beyond Longitudinal Study</a><br /> <a href="/surveys/pets/">PETS – Postsecondary Education Transcript Studies</a> </div> <div class="col-md-3"> *Awarded but not yet funded </div> </div> </div> <div style="clear: both;"></div> </div> <div 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