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In the state supplement to our sixth annual report on national college completion rates, we take a state-by-state look at the six-year outcomes for students who began postsecondary education in fall 2011.<\/p>\n
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\nSuggested Citation:\u00a0<\/strong>Shapiro, D., Dundar, A., Huie, F., Wakhungu, P., Yuan, X., Nathan, A & Bhimdiwala, A. (2018, February). Completing College: A State-Level View of Student Completion Rates (Signature Report No. 14a). Herndon, VA: National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#d3d3d3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ hide_on_mobile=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=”T of C” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”15px|||” use_border_color=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#d3d3d3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ hide_on_mobile=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=”About This Report” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”15px||0px|” use_border_color=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#d3d3d3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ hide_on_mobile=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=”Exec Summary” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”15px||0px|” use_border_color=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n \nAmong the study’s findings:<\/p>\n The national completion rate for the fall 2011 cohort who started in four-year public institutions was 64.7 percent. In 24 states, this percentage was higher than the national average. In eight states (Connecticut, Iowa, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, South Carolina, Vermont, and Virginia), at least three in four students who started at a four-year public institution completed a degree within six years.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n The national completion rate for the fall 2011 cohort who started in two-year public institutions was 37.5 percent. In 24 states, the completion rate was higher than the national average. In three states (Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota), over half of the two-year public starters completed a credential in six years.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n \u00a0<\/span>In the majority of states (38 states), more than one in 10 students starting at four-year public institutions completed their first credential at a different institution. In five states (Minnesota, North Dakota, South Carolina, South Dakota, Wisconsin), more than 15 percent of four-year public starters completed their first credential at a different institution.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Nationally, 15 percent of students who started at a two-year public institution completed a degree at a four-year institution with or without a two-year credential. In Illinois and Kansas one in five two-year public starters finished in a four-year institution in six years.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n The college completion rate for students who started in four-year public institutions increased from the fall 2010 cohort\u2019s 62.4 percent to the fall 2011 cohort\u2019s 64.7 percent, nationally. In the majority of states (38 states), the college completion rate also increased from 2010 to 2011.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Nationally, 48.9 percent of adult learners who started in a four-year public institution completed a degree within six years. In Illinois and Texas nearly three-quarters of adult learners completed a degree within the same period.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n The overall completion rate for women who started at four-year public institutions was 68.5 percent whereas for men it was 61.1 percent, resulting in an overall national gender achievement gap at 7.5 percentage points. The gender gap in favor of women was largest in Maryland, North Dakota, and Utah (14 percentage points) and nonexistent in Maine, where both men and women\u2019s six-year completion rate was 54 percent.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n The national completion rate for the fall 2011 cohort who started in four-year private nonprofit institutions was 76 percent. In 12 states, more than 80 percent of students who started at a four-year private nonprofit institution completed a degree within six years.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#d3d3d3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ hide_on_mobile=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=”Intro” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”15px|||” use_border_color=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n As a supplement to Completing College: A National View of Student Completion Rates \u2013 Fall 2011 Cohort (2017)<\/a> , hereafter \u201cCompleting College ,\u201d this report focuses on six-year student success outcomes and college completion rates by state. Three sets of tables organized by institution type display the results, presenting each state\u2019s outcomes for students who started postsecondary education at four-year public institutions, two-year public institutions, and four-year private nonprofit institutions. Each set of tables provides state-level overviews of college completion outcomes.<\/p>\n Further results are included, displaying state-level six-year outcomes for students:<\/p>\n As presented in Completing College , the overall six-year completion rate for first-time-in-college degree-seeking students who started college in fall 2011 was 56.9 percent, including 11.5 percent who completed at an institution different from their starting institution. In other words, one in five students who completed a degree did so at an institution other than the one of their initial enrollment. Findings from Completing College <\/span>also showed that gains from completions elsewhere were higher for traditionalage students than for delayed entry students (over age 20 through age 24 at first entry) and adult learners (over age 24 at first entry).<\/p>\n When disaggregated by institution type, the total completion rate was highest for students who started at four-year private nonprofit institutions (76.0 percent), followed by students who started at four-year public institutions (64.7 percent). The completion rate was 37.5 percent for those who started at two-year public institutions, see Table i below (see Completing College <\/a>for further details). The overall proportion of students completing elsewhere, was about the same for students who started at any of these three institution types \u2013 about 11 to 12 percent of the starting cohort.<\/p>\n 56.86<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 64.71<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 76.04<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 35.25<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 37.53<\/p>\n<\/td>\n Building on the findings presented in Completing College , this follow-up report examines college completion rates for each state where the Clearinghouse data coverage for the study cohort was at least 65 percent. Both Completing College <\/span>and this supplement report focus on the fall 2011 cohort, following them through June 30, 2017, and highlighting six-year student outcomes including degree and certificate completion and continuing enrollment ). Completions were established using a combination of degree\/certificate award records submitted by institutions as part of their participation in DegreeVerify and StudentTracker. Details on weighting and the imputation of missing data can be found in Appendix A of Completing College<\/a>.<\/p>\n Over 2.2 million first-time degree-seeking students who started their postsecondary studies in the fall of 2011 make up the cohort examined in this study. First-time status was established by confirming that a student (1) did not show a postsecondary enrollment record prior to summer 2011, unless such prior enrollment happened before the student turned 18 years old (dual enrollment) (2) did not receive a degree or certificate from any postsecondary institution prior to fall 2011, according to Clearinghouse data. Fall 2011 enrollments were defined as enrollment during any term starting August 15 through October 31, inclusive: if the institution had no term begin date during this period then between June 1 and August 14, 2011.<\/p>\n There were two important changes to how the 2011 cohort of first-time degree-seeking students were defined in comparison to previous reports. These include the exclusion of current dual enrolled students and an all years look-back for prior enrollment exclusions.<\/p>\nTable of Contents<\/h2>\n
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About This Report<\/h2>\n
AUTHORS<\/h3>\n
National Student Clearinghouse Research Center<\/h4>\n
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Project on Academic Success, Indiana University<\/h4>\n
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Introduction<\/h2>\n
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Table i. Six-Year Outcomes by Starting Institution Type (N=2,264,948)<\/h4>\n
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\n Institution Type<\/strong><\/td>\n Total Completion Rate (%)<\/strong><\/td>\n Completion at Same Institution (%)<\/strong><\/td>\n Completion at Different Institution (%)<\/strong><\/td>\n Still Enrolled (At Any Institution) (%)<\/strong><\/td>\n Not Enrolled (At Any Institution) (%)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n Two-Year<\/strong><\/td>\n Four-Year<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Overall<\/strong><\/td>\n \n 45.39<\/td>\n 3.15<\/td>\n 8.32<\/td>\n 11.74<\/td>\n 31.39<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Four-Year Public<\/strong><\/td>\n \n 53.48<\/td>\n 3.42<\/td>\n 7.80<\/td>\n 11.10<\/td>\n 24.20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Four-Year Private Nonprofit<\/strong><\/td>\n \n 63.71<\/td>\n 2.29<\/td>\n 10.04<\/td>\n 7.23<\/td>\n 16.73<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Four-Year Private For-Profit<\/strong><\/td>\n \n 22.08<\/td>\n 1.95<\/td>\n 11.22<\/td>\n 10.62<\/td>\n 54.12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Two-Year Public<\/strong><\/td>\n \n 26.48<\/td>\n 3.35<\/td>\n 7.70<\/td>\n 15.21<\/td>\n 47.26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n COHORT AND DATA DEFINITIONS<\/h3>\n