NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 5 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Woo, Jennie H.; Bentz, Alexander H.; Lew, Stephen; Velez, Erin Dunlop; Smith, Nichole – National Center for Education Statistics, 2017
This "First Look" report presents selected findings about the repayment of federal student loans using data from the 2015 Federal Student Aid Supplements to two Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Studies (BPS) administered by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). The report examines two cohorts of borrowers:…
Descriptors: Loan Repayment, Student Financial Aid, Student Loan Programs, College Students
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Gayles, Joy Gaston; Ampaw, Frim – Journal of Higher Education, 2014
Degree attainment at the undergraduate level for women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) continues to be an issue of national concern, particularly when trying to explain disparaging gender differences in persistence. Thus, the purpose of this study was to examine factors that influence degree attainment for students in…
Descriptors: STEM Education, College Students, Gender Differences, Females
Hurst, David, Ed.; Smerdon, Becky, Ed. – 2000
This paper summarizes data from several recent surveys of the Department of Education concerning postsecondary students with disabilities. Surveys represented include the 1995-96 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study, Postsecondary Education Quick Information System survey (1998), and the Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study.…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Students, Disabilities, Enrollment Trends
Nunez, Anne-Marie; Cuccaro-Alamin, Stephanie – 1998
This report uses data from the 1989-90 Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study and the 1993 Baccalaureate and Beyond Longitudinal Study to examine the postsecondary experiences and outcomes of first-generation students relative to their peers. After an overview of the demographic, aspirational, and enrollment characteristics of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Enrollment Influences, Family Influence
Choy, Susan P.; Premo, Mark K. – 1995
This report examines the participation of older undergraduates, above age 24, in postsecondary education using data from the 1989-90 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:90) and the 1990-92 Beginning Postsecondary Student Longitudinal Study (BPS:90/92). It profiles older undergraduates and compares them with younger undergraduates with…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Adult Students, College Students, Demography