This Data Point uses data from the 2009 follow-up to the 2004 Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study to examine the rates of employment among students who do and do not earn a postsecondary credential, and among those who earn a credential in an occupational versus academic field. The Data Point also looks at the percent of students…

This publication describes the methods and procedures used in the 2008/12 Baccalaureate and Beyond Longitudinal Study (B&B:08/12). These graduates, who completed the requirements for a bachelor's degree during the 2007-08 academic year, were first interviewed as part of the 2008 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:08), and then…

Each fall the Statistical Research Center (SRC) conducts its Survey of Enrollments and Degrees, which asks all degree-granting physics and astronomy departments in the U.S. to provide information concerning the number of students they have enrolled and the counts of recent degree recipients. In connection with this survey, SRC asks for the names…

Each fall the Statistical Research Center (SRC) conducts its Survey of Enrollments and Degrees, which asks all degree-granting physics and astronomy departments in the US to provide information concerning the numbers of students they have enrolled and counts of recent degree recipients. In connection with this survey, SRC asks for the names and…

Each fall, the Statistical Research Center conducts the "Survey of Enrollments and Degrees," which asks physics and astronomy departments to provide information concerning the number of students they have enrolled and counts of recent degree recipients. In connection with this survey, the names and contact information for their recent…

Each fall the Statistical Research Center conducts its Survey of Enrollments and Degrees, which asks all degree-granting physics and astronomy departments in the U.S. to provide information concerning the numbers of students they have enrolled and counts of recent degree recipients. In connection with this survey, the authors ask for the names and…

This report presents initial findings about the employment outcomes of bachelor's degree recipients approximately 4 years after they completed their 2007-08 degrees. These findings are based on data from the second follow-up of the Baccalaureate and Beyond Longitudinal Study (B&B:08/12), a nationally representative longitudinal sample survey…

These Web Tables present information on the employment and enrollment status of first-time bachelor's degree recipients one year after graduation. The analysis uses data collected in the first follow-up surveys of three administrations of the Baccalaureate and Beyond Longitudinal Study (B&B). The first follow-up studies, conducted in 1994,…

Reports that, compared to graduates in the previous 10 years, a larger proportion of the class of 1986 found jobs related to their major or requiring a college degree. Detail on the types of jobs found is provided for 20 majors and all graduates as a group. (JOW)

This report describes the educational experiences, labour market outcomes and financing of higher education of recent graduates for Canadian postsecondary education institutions using data from the 2007 National Graduates Survey (Class of 2005). The first section describes the characteristics of graduates from college, bachelor, master and…

The status of any college's alumni is one measure of the success or failure of that college. Recognizing this rather widely accepted principle, New College conducted a survey of its graduates who completed their BA degree sometime between 1968 and 1974. A questionnaire was prepared asking the graduates for information about their current address,…

This document reports the results of a January 1995 survey of a random selection of 1,500 alumni who graduated from UCLA (University of California at Los Angeles) in June 1994; 440 (29 percent) responded prior to the specified deadline. A copy of the survey instrument is included with this report. Responses to the survey were compared with…

A survey was conducted of teacher education institutions in the state of Arkansas to determine the present occupation of students who graduated in 1976-1977. Graduates were classified as elementary, secondary, and special education teachers; male and female; and by the institution they graduated from. Six areas of occupation were examined: (1)…

This is the first attempt by the Office of Institutional Research and Planning to survey a large sample of alumni to measure the outcomes of the educational process at Western Illinois University. This pilot study of alumni was conducted to gather outcome information to provide the administration and the faculty with (1) data useful in planning…

In October 1985, Broome Community College (BCC) conducted its eleventh annual graduate survey. The survey was administered in-person during graduation rehearsal, and also mailed to those who did not attend rehearsal. Study findings, based on a 93% response rate, included the following: (1) 1183 students graduated from BCC as members of the class…