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Open  Data Products

NCES-Barron's Admissions Competitiveness Index Data Files: 1972, 1982, 1992, 2004, , 2008, 2014
NCES Number: 2016332   Release Date: January 10, 2017  

Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS:2002) Postsecondary Education Transcript Study Restricted-use Data File
NCES Number: 2015035   Release Date: April 20, 2015  

Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS:2002) Postsecondary Transcripts Public-use Data File
NCES Number: 2015314   Release Date: April 20, 2015  

Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS:2002) Third Follow-up Public-use Data File
NCES Number: 2014365   Release Date: February 7, 2014  

Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS:2002) Third Follow-up Restricted-use Data File
NCES Number: 2014362   Release Date: January 28, 2014  

ELS:2002 Updated First Look Tables for 2003-2004 High School Graduates: Postsecondary Attendance and Expectations for Further Education
NCES Number: 2011388   Release Date: June 21, 2011  

Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 Base Year to Second Follow-up Public-use Data
NCES Number: 2010338   Release Date: March 17, 2010  

NCES-Barron's Admissions Competitiveness Index Data Files: 1972, 1982, 1992, 2004, 2008
NCES Number: 2010331   Release Date: December 2, 2009  

Education Longitudinal Study of 2002/06: Restricted Use Second Follow-up Data Files, Data File Documentation, and Electronic Codebook System
NCES Number: 2008346   Release Date: October 16, 2007  

Education Longitudinal Study: 2002/2004 Restricted-Use Base-Year, First Follow-up, and High School Transcript Data Files and Electronic Codebook System
NCES Number: 2006351   Release Date: December 8, 2006  

Education Longitudinal Study: 2002/2004 Restricted-Use Base-Year to First Follow-up Data Files and Electronic Codebook System
NCES Number: 2006330   Release Date: December 16, 2005  

Education Longitudinal Study: 2002/2004 Public Use Base-Year to First Follow-up Data Files and Electronic Codebook System
NCES Number: 2006346   Release Date: December 16, 2005  

Education Longitudinal Study: 2002 Data Files and Electronic Codebook System
NCES Number: 2004404   Release Date: November 12, 2004  

Open  Reports

Digest of Education Statistics, 2021
NCES Number: 2023009   Release Date: March 8, 2023  

Digest of Education Statistics, 2020
NCES Number: 2022009   Release Date: February 10, 2022  

Digest of Education Statistics, 2019
NCES Number: 2021009   Release Date: February 25, 2021  

Public High School Students' Career and Technical Education Coursetaking: 1992 to 2013
NCES Number: 2020010   Release Date: November 17, 2020  

Digest of Education Statistics, 2018
NCES Number: 2020009   Release Date: December 24, 2019  

Digest of Education Statistics, 2017
NCES Number: 2018070   Release Date: January 30, 2019  

Military Service and Educational Attainment of High School Sophomores After 9/11: Experiences of 2002 High School Sophomores as of 2012
NCES Number: 2019427   Release Date: November 8, 2018  

Digest of Education Statistics, 2016
NCES Number: 2017094   Release Date: February 20, 2018  

Early Millennials: The Sophomore Class of 2002 a Decade Later
NCES Number: 2017437   Release Date: June 29, 2017  

Digest of Education Statistics, 2015
NCES Number: 2016014   Release Date: December 8, 2016  

Digest of Education Statistics, 2014
NCES Number: 2016006   Release Date: April 28, 2016  

Digest of Education Statistics, 2013
NCES Number: 2015011   Release Date: May 7, 2015  

Digest of Education Statistics, 2012
NCES Number: 2014015   Release Date: December 31, 2013  

Trends Among Young Adults Over Three Decades, 1974-2006
NCES Number: 2012345   Release Date: July 17, 2012  

Digest of Education Statistics, 2011
NCES Number: 2012001   Release Date: June 13, 2012  

Digest of Education Statistics, 2010
NCES Number: 2011015   Release Date: April 5, 2011  

Digest of Education Statistics, 2009
NCES Number: 2010013   Release Date: April 7, 2010  

Late High School Dropouts: Characteristics, Experiences, and Changes Across Cohorts
NCES Number: 2009307   Release Date: June 10, 2009  

Digest of Education Statistics, 2008
NCES Number: 2009020   Release Date: March 18, 2009  

Community Colleges: Special Supplement to The 2008 Condition of Education
NCES Number: 2008033   Release Date: August 20, 2008  

Trends Among High School Seniors, 1972-2004
NCES Number: 2008320   Release Date: June 24, 2008  

Digest of Education Statistics, 2007
NCES Number: 2008022   Release Date: March 25, 2008  

Mathematics Coursetaking and Achievement at the End of High School: Evidence from the Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS:2002)
NCES Number: 2008319   Release Date: January 8, 2008  

Status and Trends in the Education of Racial and Ethnic Minorities
NCES Number: 2007039   Release Date: September 12, 2007  

Advanced Mathematics and Science Coursetaking in the Spring High School Senior Classes of 1982, 1992, and 2004
NCES Number: 2007312   Release Date: August 9, 2007  

Findings from the Condition of Education 2007: High School Coursetaking
NCES Number: 2007065   Release Date: May 31, 2007  

United States High School Sophomores: A Twenty-Two Year Comparison, 1980-2002
NCES Number: 2006327   Release Date: October 3, 2006  

A Profile of the American High School Sophomore in 2002: Initial Results From the Base Year of the Longitudinal Study of 2002
NCES Number: 2005338   Release Date: March 10, 2005  

Open  Shorter Publications

Military Service and Educational Attainment of High School Sophomores After 9/11: Experiences of 2002 High School Sophomores as of 2012
NCES Number: 2019427   Release Date: November 8, 2018  

First-Generation Students: College Access, Persistence, and Postbachelor’s Outcomes
NCES Number: 2018421   Release Date: February 8, 2018  

Participation in High School Career and Technical Education and Postsecondary Enrollment
NCES Number: 2018043   Release Date: December 19, 2017  

First-Generation and Continuing-Generation College Students: A Comparison of High School and Postsecondary Experiences
NCES Number: 2018009   Release Date: September 26, 2017  

Career and Technical Education Coursetaking and Postsecondary Enrollment and Attainment: High School Classes of 1992 and 2004
NCES Number: 2016109   Release Date: July 21, 2016  

Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS:2002): A First Look at the Postsecondary Transcripts of 2002 High School Sophomores
NCES Number: 2015034   Release Date: April 16, 2015  

Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS:2002): A First Look at 2002 High School Sophomores 10 Years Later
NCES Number: 2014363   Release Date: January 9, 2014  

Characteristics of GED Recipients in High School: 2002–06
NCES Number: 2012025   Release Date: November 16, 2011  

Postsecondary and Labor Force Transitions Among Public High School Career and Technical Education Participants
NCES Number: 2011234   Release Date: January 27, 2011  

Getting Ready for College: Financial Concerns and Preparation Among the High School Senior Class of 2003−04
NCES Number: 2010204   Release Date: April 27, 2010  

The High School Senior Class of 2003−04: Steps Toward Postsecondary Enrollment
NCES Number: 2010203   Release Date: February 16, 2010  

Postsecondary Expectations and Plans for the High School Senior Class of 2003−04
NCES Number: 2010170rev   Release Date: January 20, 2010  

Academic Preparation for College in the High School Senior Class of 2003−04
NCES Number: 2010169   Release Date: January 20, 2010  

Students Who Study Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) in Postsecondary Education
NCES Number: 2009161   Release Date: July 29, 2009  

Course Credit Accrual and Dropping Out of High School, by Student Characteristics
NCES Number: 2009035   Release Date: February 3, 2009  

Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS:2002): A First Look at the Initial Postsecondary Experiences of the High School Sophomore Class of 2002
NCES Number: 2008308   Release Date: October 16, 2007  

Academic Pathways, Preparation, and Performance: A Descriptive Overview of the Transcripts from the High School Graduating Class of 2003-04
NCES Number: 2007316   Release Date: November 22, 2006  

An Examination of the Conditions of School Facilities Attended by 10th-Grade Students in 2002
NCES Number: 2006302   Release Date: October 28, 2005  

A Profile of the American High School Senior in 2004: A First Look. Initial Results From the First Follow-up of the Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS:2002)
NCES Number: 2006348   Release Date: October 7, 2005  

School Library Media Centers: Selected Results From the Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS:2002)
NCES Number: 2005302   Release Date: January 19, 2005  

ED TAB: The High School Sophomore Class of 2002: A Demographic Description. First Results From the Base Year of the Educational Longitudinal Study of 2002
NCES Number: 2004371   Release Date: April 12, 2004  

Open  Technical/Methodological

Considerations for Using the School Courses for the Exchange of Data (SCED) Classification System in High School Transcript Studies: Applications for Converting Course Codes from the Classification of Secondary School Courses (CSSC)
NCES Number: 2019417   Release Date: September 20, 2019  

Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS:2002) Postsecondary Education Transcript Study Data File Documentation
NCES Number: 2015033   Release Date: April 20, 2015  

Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS:2002) Third Follow-Up Data File Documentation
NCES Number: 2014364   Release Date: January 28, 2014  

Documentation for the Restricted-Use NCES-Barron's Admissions Competitiveness Index Data Files:1972, 1982, 1992, 2004, and 2008
NCES Number: 2010330   Release Date: December 2, 2009  

Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS:2002) Base-Year to Second Follow-up Data File Documentation (including Field Test report)
NCES Number: 2008347   Release Date: October 16, 2007  

Education Longitudinal Study of 2002: First Follow-up Transcript Component Data File Documentation (Restricted Use)
NCES Number: 2006338   Release Date: December 8, 2006  

Education Longitudinal Study of 2002/2004: Base-Year to First Follow-up Data File Documentation (including Field Test report)
NCES Number: 2006344   Release Date: December 16, 2005  

ELS: 2002 Base Year Data File User's Manual
NCES Number: 2004405   Release Date: April 23, 2004  

The New College Course Map and Transcript Files: Changes in Course-Taking and Achievement, 1972-1993. Based on the Postsecondary Records from Two National Longitudinal Studies.
NCES Number: 19958001   Release Date: April 21, 1995  

A Pilot Standard National Course Classification System for Secondary Education
NCES Number: 95480   Release Date: February 3, 1995  

A College Course Map and Transcript Files: Changes in Course-Taking and Achievement, 1972-1993. Second Edition.
NCES Number: 1990527   Release Date: April 21, 1990  

A Classification of Secondary School Courses
NCES Number: 1982218   Release Date: July 23, 1982