Descriptive Summary of 2003-04 Beginning Postsecondary Students: Three Years Later

摘要

In the 2003-04 academic year, approximately 4 million students enrolled in postsecondary education institutions for the first time. A sample of these students were selected to be interviewed during or just after their first year in 2004 and interviewed again in 2006 as part of the Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study (BPS:04/06). This report describes the background and characteristics of these beginning postsecondary students, some of their experiences while enrolled, and their persistence and completion of any programs of study in the 3 years after they had first enrolled.