| Title: | Higher Education: Gaps in Access and Persistence Study |
| Description: | The Higher Education: Gaps in Access and Persistence Study is a congressionally-mandated statistical report that documents the scope and nature of gaps in access and persistence in higher education by sex and race/ethnicity. The report presents 46 indicators grouped under seven main topic areas: (1) demographic context; (2) characteristics of schools; (3) student behaviors and afterschool activities; (4) academic preparation and achievement; (5) college knowledge; (6) postsecondary education; and (7) postsecondary outcomes and employment. In addition, the report contains descriptive multivariate analyses of variables that are associated with male and female postsecondary attendance and attainment. |
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| Cover Date: | August 2012 |
| Web Release: | August 28, 2012 |
| Publication #: | NCES 2012046 |
| Center/Program: | NCES |
| Authors: | Terris Ross, NCES Grace Kena, NCES Amy Rathbun, AIR Angelina KewalRamani, AIR Jijun Zhang, AIR Paul Kristapovich, AIR Eileen Manning, AIR |
| Type of Product: | Statistical Analysis Report |
| Survey/Program Areas: |
Annual Reports Program (Annual) |
| Keywords: |
Academic Persistence
Academic Support Access To Education Accountability Achievement Achievement (student) • reading
• science
Adequate Yearly Progress (Ayp)Admissions/Selectivity Advanced Placement Alternative education Alternative schools Bachelor's degrees Charter School College Preparation Completion rates (high school) Cost of higher education Coursetaking/transcripts Crime (see also violence and safety) Degrees conferred in higher education Dropout Rates Dropout rates (high school) Education indicators Educational attainment Educational Equity Employment English language learners Enrollment Extra-curricular activities Gender Girls Graduation rates, high school Graduation rates, postsecondary Guidance counselors High-School Graduates Higher education Income, family Labor market outcomes Mathematics Persistence to completion of students in higher education Postsecondary education • outcomes
Pre-college programsRace/ethnicity Safety in the schools STEM (Science, Engineering, Technology, Mathematics) Students Tuition/fees Violence |
| Questions: |
For questions about the content of this Statistical Analysis Report, please contact: Terris Ross. |
