Nontraditional Undergraduates: Trends in Enrollment from 1986 to 1992 and Persistence and Attainment Among 1989-90 Beginning Postsecondary Students

Title:	Nontraditional Undergraduates: Trends in Enrollment from 1986 to 1992 and Persistence and Attainment Among 1989-90 Beginning Postsecondary Students
Description:	This report uses data from the three administrations of the National Postsecondary Student Aid Study conducted in 1986-87, 1989-90, and 1992-93 (NPSAS:87, NPSAS:90, and NPSAS:93) to examine enrollment trends of nontraditional students. It then uses data from the Beginning Postsecondary Students (BPS:90/94) longitudinal survey to explore the persistence and attainment of nontraditional students who first began their postsecondary education in 1989-90.
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Cover Date:	November 1996
Web Release:	December 5, 1996
Print Release:	December 5, 1996
Publication #:	NCES 97578 General Ordering Information
Center/Program:	NCES
Authors:	Laura J. Horn, MPR Associates and C. Dennis Carroll, National Center for Education Statistics
Type of Product:	Statistical Analysis Report
Survey/Program Areas:	Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study (BPS) National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS) Postsecondary Education Descriptive Analysis Reports (PEDAR)
Keywords:	Educational Attainment Finance • higher education Higher Education • undergraduates, characteristics of Persistence to Completion of Students in Higher Education Student Financial Aid
Questions:	For questions about the content of this Statistical Analysis Report, please contact: Aurora M. D'Amico.