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New Data Released on First-Time College Students Who Began During the 2019–20 Academic Year

NCES
March 10, 2026

Recently released nationally representative data describe the experiences of first-time beginning (FTB) college students from their first year of postsecondary education in the 2019–20 academic year through the 2021–22 academic year. These data include information about FTB students’ persistence and attainment over the three-year period and nearly 300 new variables, such as those related to disruptions they might have experienced due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

View the data file documentation here: 
https://ies.ed.gov/use-work/resource-library/data/data-file/20202022-beginning-postsecondary-students-longitudinal-study-bps2022-powerstats.

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