NCES collects transcript data from postsecondary institutions for various longitudinal studies, including the Beginning Postsecondary Students (BPS) and Baccalaureate and Beyond (B&B) longitudinal studies.
Data in Practice
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Please check back later to learn how researchers use NPSAS, BPS, and B&B studies to study the following topics:
- Financial aid
- Persistence
- Degree/credential attainment
- Debt and repayment
- Employment while enrolled
- Employment outcomes after leaving school
- Income
- Graduate school patterns