The National Student Clearinghouse’s StudentTracker and Naviance’s Alumni Tracker come together to help you understand the postsecondary access, preparation, and outcomes of your graduates. Learn more about StudentTracker and NSC’s High School Benchmarks Report to enhance accountability and assessment efforts.

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Understanding Postsecondary Access,
Preparation & Outcomes
Roberta Hyland, Assistant Vice President of Research
Operations, National Student Clearinghouse
July 2014
StudentTracker & Alumni Tracker

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About the National Student Clearinghouse (NSC)
Mission:
We serve the education community by facilitating
the exchange and understanding of student
enrollment, performance and related information.
NSC created in 1993
• 501(c)(6) non-profit organization
• Facilitate data exchange amongst postsecondary
education, K-12 education, research and education
finance
• More than 3,500 colleges and universities, enrolling over
98% of all students in public and private U.S. institutions,
participate in the Clearinghouse

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National Student Clearinghouse Research Center
(NSCRC)
Mission:
NSCRC is an independent organization that
conducts and supports objective research related
to educational enrollment, progression and
completion for the benefit of students, institutions,
and the broader public.
NSC Research Center created in 2010
• 501(c)(3) non-profit organization
• Provide research and information for the benefit
of the education community

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About Clearinghouse Data
Our Relationship with Participating Institutions:
• Clearinghouse holds the data as agent of the institutions
• Clearinghouse provides valuable services, saving the
institutions money
• Agreements with institutions govern allowable uses of
data
Postsecondary Data Elements Include:
• Enrollment status and dates
• Graduation indicator
• Identifiers for tracking students across institutions
• Most institutions also provide detailed degree data
• Some institutions also provide class level, major, gender
and race

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Postsecondary Data – the Four C’s
Complete All enrolled students
Current
Data is received at least 4
times each enrollment period
Comprehensive
Not bound by state boundaries
or institutional sponsorship
Conclusive
Authentic, not survey or
anecdotal

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National Completion Rate: 56% in 6 years
13% of the first-time students graduated at a different
institution from where they started
Of 2.4 million
students
starting in fall
2007, at all
institution
types.
43.0%
13.1%
15.3%
28.6%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Not Enrolled
Still Enrolled
Completed at
Different Institution
Completed at
Starting Institution

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6-year Student Outcomes - Starting Institution Type
50.6%
59.0%
33.5%
26.5%
9.3%
11.2%
6.6%
10.0%
3.6%
2.6%
2.3%
3.4%
15.0%
9.7%
13.4%
18.9%
21.6%
17.5%
44.3%
41.2%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Four-­‐Year
Public
(N=1,002,788)
Four-­‐Year
Private
Non-­‐profit
(N=446,378)
Four-­‐Year
Private
For-­‐Profit
(N=72,922)
Two-­‐Year
Public
(N=857,607)
Not
Enrolled
Anywhere
S<ll
Enrolled
Anywhere
Completed
at
Different
2-­‐Year
Completed
at
Different
4-­‐Year
Completed
at
Star<ng
Ins<tu<on

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Completion Rates - Students Graduating Elsewhere
50.6%
59.0%
33.5%
26.5%
9.3%
11.2%
6.6%
10.0%
3.6%
2.6%
2.3%
3.4%
15.0%
9.7%
13.4%
18.9%
21.6%
17.5%
44.3%
41.2%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Four-­‐Year
Public
(N=1,002,788)
Four-­‐Year
Private
Non-­‐profit
(N=446,378)
Four-­‐Year
Private
For-­‐Profit
(N=72,922)
Two-­‐Year
Public
(N=857,607)
Not
Enrolled
Anywhere
S<ll
Enrolled
Anywhere
Completed
at
Different
2-­‐Year
Completed
at
Different
4-­‐Year
Completed
at
Star<ng
Ins<tu<on

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23% of All 1st Completions - not at the Starting Institution
76.6%
79.8%
81.0%
79.1%
66.4%
23.4%
20.2%
19.0%
20.9%
33.6%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Overall
Four-­‐Year
Public
Four-­‐Year
Private
Nonprofit
Four-­‐Year
Private
For-­‐Profit
Two-­‐Year
Public
Completed
at Different
Institution
Completed
at Starting
Institution

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Completion Rate by Enrollment Intensity
43.0%
66.7%
18.5%
27.3%
13.1%
11.0%
3.4%
15.9%
15.3%
3.4%
11.0%
25.2%
28.6%
18.9%
67.1%
31.7%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Overall
Exclusively
Full-­‐Time
Exclusively
Part-­‐Time
Mixed
Enrollment
Not
Enrolled
S<ll
Enrolled
Completed
at
Different
Ins<tu<on
Completed
at
Star<ng
Ins<tu<on

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Other Clearinghouse Research

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Other Clearinghouse Research
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High School Benchmarks Report

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High School Benchmarks Report

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HS Class of 2012 – 1st Fall College Enrollment Rates
53%
55%
50%
62%
70%
65%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Low Income, Urban,
High Minority
Low Income, Urban,
Low Minority
Low Income, Rural
Higher Income, Urban,
High Minority
Higher Income, Urban,
Low Minority
Higher Income, Rural

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Enrollments
in
First
Fall
vs.
First
Year
23%
26%
24%
22%
21%
23%
30%
30%
26%
38%
48%
43%
28%
30%
29%
26%
24%
26%
32%
31%
28%
40%
50%
45%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Low Income, Urban, High Minority
Low Income, Urban, Low Minority
Low Income, Rural
Higher Income, Urban, High Minority
Higher Income, Urban, Low Minority
Higher Income, Rural
First
Fall
First
Year
2-yr 4-yr
Class of 2011

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Persistence from First to Second Year
80%
81%
79%
86%
88%
86%
72%
73%
71%
77%
77%
75%
88%
89%
87%
91%
94%
93%
Low Income, Urban, High
Minority
Low Income, Urban, Low
Minority
Low Income, Rural
Higher Income, Urban,
High Minority
Higher Income, Urban,
Low Minority
Higher Income, Rural
Overall
Two-Year
Institutions
Four-Year
Institutions
Class of 2010

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How Will You Track Your Students’ Success?

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StudentTracker for High Schools
A cost effective way to replace
survey and anecdotal information
with documented enrollment and
degree data

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Why StudentTracker/Alumni Tracker?
Word
of
Mouth
NaRonwide
Enrollment
Data
Timeliness
of
Data
Over
3,500
Postsecondary
InsRtuRons
Direct
ReporRng
Exit
and
Post-­‐
GraduaRon
Surveys
Conventional
Methods
StudentTracker &
Alumni Tracker

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Required Data Elements
! First Name
! Last Name
! Date of Birth
! Graduation Date
! Diploma Type^
! Graduation School*
! ACT School Code*
! FERPA Block Indicator^
^Data elements will be chosen from a given list
*Data elements provided on account reference sheet during
implementation

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Additional High School Data Elements
• Gender^
• Ethnicity^
• Economically disadvantaged status^
• Disability^
• 8th grade state assessment result – Math**
• 8th grade state assessment results – ELA/reading**
• High school assessment result – Math**
• High school assessment result – ELA/reading**
• English learner or English as a Second Language indicator^
• Number of Semesters of math completed
• Dual enrollment indicator^
• Program Code – open field can be used for internal tracking
^ Data elements will be chosen from a given list
**Choose from Does Not Meet/Meets/Exceeds Standards

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Report Packet
An Assortment of Aggregate Reports:
• 1st Fall after High School Graduation
• 1st Year after High School Graduation
• 1st Two Years after High School Graduation
• Retention
• College Graduation (Six-Year Rate)
• Time to College Graduation
• Enrollment and Progress by Class

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Student Detail Report

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StudentTracker/Alumni Tracker
Enabling Your Institution to
Understand Postsecondary Access,
Preparation and Outcomes for Your
Students
Questions?

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