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The 1990/94 Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study (BPS:90/94) restricted-use data file contains data on a nationally representative sample of students who began postsecondary education for the first time in the 1989-90 academic year. These sample members were interviewed in their first, third, and fifth year since entering college. These record-level data are based on student interviews and other administrative data sources and allow users to examine topics related to enrollment, persistence, and degree attainment over six academic years, from 1989-90 to 1993-94.

Detailed Methodology

Sample

About 7,000 first-time beginning postsecondary students, comprising a subsample of all U.S. postsecondary institutins.

Method of data collection

Administrative records
Survey (self- or interviewer-administered)

Frequency of data collection

Irregular

Reference date

Other - Last six years

Number of cases

7,000

Number of variables

3,700

Linkage capabilities

May be linked to institution data.

1990/94 Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study (BPS:90/94)

Description

Detailed Methodology