Impacts of Regular Upward Bound on Postsecondary Outcomes Seven to Nine Years after Scheduled High School Graduation

摘要

This report is the last in a series of study reports from the Upward Bound evaluation. It analyzes data from the final round of data collection as well as administrative records, and provides the national evaluations first estimates of the effects of Upward Bound on postsecondary completion. It also updates previous estimates of the programs effects on other postsecondary outcomes. The survey data were collected between 2003 and 2004, approximately seven to nine years after sample members were scheduled to graduate from high school. Other sources of data from the evaluation: previous surveys, high school and postsecondary transcripts, and data on Upward Bound participation provided by program staff have also informed the findings.