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Research Center Notes on Dynarski paper<\/h2>\n

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1. Fall 2011 Enrollment Coverage<\/h3>\n

Dynarski, Hemelt, and Hyman calculate the National Student Clearinghouse\u2019s coverage of Fall 2011 enrollments for all Title IV postsecondary institutions. In their calculation, the denominator includes enrollments at both \u201cdegree-granting\u201d and \u201cnon-degree granting\u201d institutions. Non-degree granting institutions do not award any credentials higher than a certificate, and generally do not submit data to the Clearinghouse. The Clearinghouse\u2019s own coverage calculations, which are based on the universe of Title IV degree-granting institutions, provide a view of coverage that may be more applicable when research is focused on the attainment of an associate or higher degree. The table below compares these two complementary methods of calculating coverage for selected institutional sectors and racial\/ethnic categories:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nAll Institutional Sectors<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nWhite<\/strong><\/td>\nBlack<\/strong><\/td>\nHispanic<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dynarski et al.\u00a0 – All Title IV Institutions<\/td>\n93.1%<\/td>\n87.7%<\/td>\n89.6%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NSC – Title IV, Degree-Granting Institutions<\/td>\n95.0%<\/td>\n91.2%<\/td>\n93.5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nPublic, 2 year<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nWhite<\/td>\nBlack<\/td>\nHispanic<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dynarski et al.\u00a0 – All Title IV Institutions<\/td>\n95.9%<\/td>\n95.5%<\/td>\n95.4%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NSC – Title IV, Degree-Granting Institutions<\/td>\n98.7%<\/td>\n97.9%<\/td>\n98.7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nPublic, 4 year<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nWhite<\/strong><\/td>\nBlack<\/strong><\/td>\nHispanic<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dynarski et al.\u00a0 – All Title IV Institutions<\/td>\n99.6%<\/td>\n99.4%<\/td>\n99.6%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NSC – Title IV, Degree-Granting Institutions<\/td>\n99.6%<\/td>\n99.4%<\/td>\n99.7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nPrivate, non-profit, 4-year<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nWhite<\/td>\nBlack<\/td>\nHispanic<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dynarski et al.\u00a0 – All Title IV Institutions<\/td>\n93.8%<\/td>\n88.0%<\/td>\n91.8%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NSC – Title IV, Degree-Granting Institutions<\/td>\n93.6%<\/td>\n89.8%<\/td>\n92.6%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nAll For-profit<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nWhite<\/strong><\/td>\nBlack<\/strong><\/td>\nHispanic<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dynarski et al.\u00a0 – All Title IV Institutions<\/td>\n45.9%<\/td>\n50.7%<\/td>\n39.9%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NSC – Title IV, Degree-Granting Institutions<\/td>\n58.2%<\/td>\n65.2%<\/td>\n53.0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
These calculations are based on IPEDS Fall 2011 enrollments.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

For researchers in need of detailed coverage statistics for the Title IV degree-granting universe, the Clearinghouse Research Center maintains an Excel workbook<\/a>, disaggregated by sector, region, state, and\u00a0 year. The workbook contains enrollment coverage rates going back to Fall 2003, and is available for download from the \u201cWorking With Our Data<\/a>\u201d section of our website.<\/p>\n

2. FERPA Blocks<\/h3>\n

Dynarski et al. find that accounting for FERPA blocks when analyzing StudentTracker\u00ae<\/sup> results is non-trivial due to changes in institutional-level FERPA block rates over time. In 2012, the Clearinghouse Research Center published a document summarizing the \u201cImpact\u00a0of\u00a0Directory\u00a0Information\u00a0Blocks\u00a0on StudentTracker Results<\/a>.\u201d This document, available for download from \u201cWorking With Our Data,\u201d<\/a>\u00a0shows the impact of FERPA blocks, disaggregated by state, sector, and year. As a follow-up to this analysis, the Research Center is assessing the feasibility of publishing a document that would show institution-level FERPA block rates over time.<\/p>\n

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Research Center Notes on Dynarski paper<\/h3>

1. Fall 2011 Enrollment Coverage<\/h4>

Dynarski, Hemelt, and Hyman calculate the National Student Clearinghouse\u2019s coverage of Fall 2011 enrollments for all Title IV postsecondary institutions. In their calculation, the denominator includes enrollments at both \u201cdegree-granting\u201d and \u201cnon-degree granting\u201d institutions. Non-degree granting institutions do not award any credentials higher than a certificate, and generally do not submit data to the Clearinghouse. The Clearinghouse\u2019s own coverage calculations, which are based on the universe of Title IV degree-granting institutions, provide a view of coverage that may be more applicable when research is focused on the attainment of an associate or higher degree. The table below compares these two complementary methods of calculating coverage for selected institutional sectors and racial\/ethnic categories:<\/p>
\u00a0<\/td>All Institutional Sectors<\/td><\/tr>
\u00a0<\/td>White<\/td>Black<\/td>Hispanic<\/td><\/tr>
Dynarski et al.\u00a0 - All Title IV Institutions<\/td>93.1%<\/td>87.7%<\/td>89.6%<\/td><\/tr>
NSC - Title IV, Degree-Granting Institutions<\/td>95.0%<\/td>91.2%<\/td>93.5%<\/td><\/tr>
\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
\u00a0<\/td>Public, 2 year<\/td><\/tr>
\u00a0<\/td>White<\/td>Black<\/td>Hispanic<\/td><\/tr>
Dynarski et al.\u00a0 - All Title IV Institutions<\/td>95.9%<\/td>95.5%<\/td>95.4%<\/td><\/tr>
NSC - Title IV, Degree-Granting Institutions<\/td>98.7%<\/td>97.9%<\/td>98.7%<\/td><\/tr>
\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
\u00a0<\/td>Public, 4 year<\/td><\/tr>
\u00a0<\/td>White<\/td>Black<\/td>Hispanic<\/td><\/tr>
Dynarski et al.\u00a0 - All Title IV Institutions<\/td>99.6%<\/td>99.4%<\/td>99.6%<\/td><\/tr>
NSC - Title IV, Degree-Granting Institutions<\/td>99.6%<\/td>99.4%<\/td>99.7%<\/td><\/tr>
\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
\u00a0<\/td>Private, non-profit, 4-year<\/td><\/tr>
\u00a0<\/td>White<\/td>Black<\/td>Hispanic<\/td><\/tr>
Dynarski et al.\u00a0 - All Title IV Institutions<\/td>93.8%<\/td>88.0%<\/td>91.8%<\/td><\/tr>
NSC - Title IV, Degree-Granting Institutions<\/td>93.6%<\/td>89.8%<\/td>92.6%<\/td><\/tr>
\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
\u00a0<\/td>All For-profit<\/td><\/tr>
\u00a0<\/td>White<\/td>Black<\/td>Hispanic<\/td><\/tr>
Dynarski et al.\u00a0 - All Title IV Institutions<\/td>45.9%<\/td>50.7%<\/td>39.9%<\/td><\/tr>
NSC - Title IV, Degree-Granting Institutions<\/td>58.2%<\/td>65.2%<\/td>53.0%<\/td><\/tr>
\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
These calculations are based on IPEDS Fall 2011 enrollments.<\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

\u00a0<\/p>

For researchers in need of detailed coverage statistics for the Title IV degree-granting universe, the Clearinghouse Research Center maintains an Excel workbook<\/a>, disaggregated by sector, region, state, and\u00a0 year. The workbook contains enrollment coverage rates going back to Fall 2003, and is available for download from the \u201cWorking With Our Data\u201d section of our website: https:\/\/nscresearchcenter.org\/pubproof\/workingwithourdata\/<\/a><\/p>

2. FERPA Blocks<\/h4>

Dynarski et al. find that accounting for FERPA blocks when analyzing StudentTracker results is non-trivial due to changes in institutional-level FERPA block rates over time. In 2012, the Clearinghouse Research Center published a document summarizing the \u201cImpact\u00a0of\u00a0Directory\u00a0Information\u00a0Blocks\u00a0on StudentTracker Results<\/a>.\u201d This document, available for download from the \u201cWorking With Our Data\u201d<\/a> website, shows the impact of FERPA blocks, disaggregated by state, sector, and year. As a follow-up to this analysis, the Research Center is assessing the feasibility of publishing a document that would show institution-level FERPA block rates over time.<\/p>

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