Web Tables—Six-Year Attainment, Persistence, Transfer, Retention, and Withdrawal Rates of Students Who Began Postsecondary Education in 2003-04

Title:	Web Tables—Six-Year Attainment, Persistence, Transfer, Retention, and Withdrawal Rates of Students Who Began Postsecondary Education in 2003-04
Description:	These Web Tables present data on the enrollment experiences of a nationally representative sample of 2003–04 first-time postsecondary students over a period of 6 academic years, from 2003–04 to 2008–09. Tables include students’ certificate or degree attainment and persistence at their first institution and at any institution; withdrawal from both first institution and from postsecondary education without a degree or certificate; characteristics of first transfer among students who transferred; and 4-, 5-, and 6-year bachelor’s degree completion rates. Results are shown by students’ demographics, enrollment characteristics, and persistence risk factors.
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Cover Date:	July 2011
Web Release:	July 14, 2011
Publication #:	NCES 2011152
Center/Program:	NCES
Associated Centers:	IES
Authors:	Paul Skomsvold, Alexandria Walton Radford, and Lutz Berkner
Type of Product:	Tables
Survey/Program Areas:	Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study (BPS)
Keywords:	Beginning Students in Postsecondary Education Persistence to Completion of Students in Higher Education Postsecondary Education • persistence and attainment • student characteristics
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