New American Undergraduates: Enrollment Trends and Age at Arrival of Immigrant and Second-Generation Students

Title:	New American Undergraduates: Enrollment Trends and Age at Arrival of Immigrant and Second-Generation Students
Description:	This Statistics in Brief profiles the demographic and enrollment characteristics of New Americans (undergraduates who are immigrants or children of immigrants). Based on data from the 2011–12 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:12), the report examines how the proportions of immigrants (first generation) and children of immigrants (second generation) in postsecondary education have changed over time and compares the demographic characteristics, academic preparation, and postsecondary enrollment of these New Americans with other undergraduates (third generation or higher). The core analysis compares the demographic characteristics, academic preparation, and enrollment characteristics of New American students with a focus on Asian and Hispanic undergraduates. The report also examines immigrant students’ age at arrival in the United States and its association with their academic preparation and enrollment.
Online Availability:	Download, view and print the report as a pdf file. (1358KB) Download and view the tables, standard error tables, and programming files used to produce this report.
Cover Date:	November 2016
Web Release:	November 29, 2016
Publication #:	NCES 2017414
Center/Program:	NCES
Authors:	Caren A. Arbeit, Sandra Staklis, and Laura Horn, RTI International
Type of Product:	Statistics in Brief
Survey/Program Areas:	National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS)
Keywords:	Academic Persistence Educational Attainment Foreign Cultures Higher Education • undergraduates, characteristics of Persistence to Completion of Students in Higher Education Postsecondary Education • persistence and attainment Students • student characteristics
Questions:	For questions about the content of this Statistics in Brief, please contact: Aurora M. D'Amico.