2015 Federal Student Aid Supplement for the 1996 and 2004 Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study Cohorts

Title:	2015 Federal Student Aid Supplement for the 1996 and 2004 Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study Cohorts
Description:	This publication provides guidance and documentation to users of the 2015 Federal Student Aid (FSA) Supplements. The 2015 FSA Supplements append data from the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) to the 1996/2001 Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study (BPS:96/01) and the 2004/2009 Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study (BPS:04/09) Restricted Use Data Files.
Online Availability:	Download, view and print the report as a pdf file. (997KB)
Cover Date:	October 2017
Web Release:	October 5, 2017
Publication #:	NCES 2018409
Center/Program:	NCES
Authors:	Nichole D. Smith, Michael A. Duprey, RTI International
Type of Product:	User's Manual/Data File Documentation
Survey/Program Areas:	Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study (BPS)
Keywords:	Academic Persistence Bachelor's Degrees Beginning Students in Postsecondary Education Community Colleges Cost of Higher Education Data Use Degrees Earned Educational Attainment Enrollment • full-time, higher education • part-time, higher education Finance • higher education Financing • higher education Higher Education • community colleges • cost of • financing of • two-year colleges • undergraduates, characteristics of Longitudinal Studies Persistence to Completion of Students in Higher Education Postsecondary Education • graduation rates • outcomes • persistence and attainment • student characteristics
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