College Enrollment, Financial Aid, and
College Enrollment, Financial Aid, and
Degree Attainment in Florida:
Degree Attainment in Florida:
A First Look
A First Look
Donald E. Heller Donald E. Heller Jason C. DeRousie Jason C. DeRousie23rd Annual Student Financial Aid 23rd Annual Student Financial Aid
Research Network Conference Research Network Conference
Providence, RI Providence, RI June 23, 2006 June 23, 2006
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Florida K
Florida K
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20 Data Warehouse
20 Data Warehouse
Data on public high school and postsecondary institution
Data on public high school and postsecondary institution
students in Florida
students in Florida
Our data
Our data
Cohorts of HS grads from 1995 (89,000) to 2003 (122,000)Cohorts of HS grads from 1995 (89,000) to 2003 (122,000)
Demographic and basic HS academic data (GPA, SAT, ACT, etc.)Demographic and basic HS academic data (GPA, SAT, ACT, etc.)
Public postsecondary enrollment data by termPublic postsecondary enrollment data by term
Public postsecondary degrees/certificatesPublic postsecondary degrees/certificates
Financial aid data by term (institutional, state, federal, private)Financial aid data by term (institutional, state, federal, private)
Wage data from UI records (for five years past last PSE Wage data from UI records (for five years past last PSE
enrollment) enrollment)
Data management is a huge problem; a single cohort of
Data management is a huge problem; a single cohort of
students results in a file with over one million records
Types of topics that can be addressed
Types of topics that can be addressed
High school
High school
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to
to
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college transitions
college transitions
College participation patternsCollege participation patterns
PSE enrollment patterns
PSE enrollment patterns
Sector, level, termSector, level, term--byby--term, level, credit hour attainmentterm, level, credit hour attainment
Distribution of financial aid awards
Distribution of financial aid awards
Type, amountType, amount
PSE degree and certificate attainment
PSE degree and certificate attainment
Type, timingType, timing
PSE labor market outcomes
PSE labor market outcomes
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Limitations of the data
Limitations of the data
No HS data from students in private schools
No HS data from students in private schools
No data on students attending private or out
No data on students attending private or out
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of
of
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-state institutions
state institutions
Exception
Exception
: if they received a state financial aid award,
: if they received a state financial aid award,
financial aid data are available
financial aid data are available
But
But
: 90% of Florida FTF in 2002 attended college in
: 90% of Florida FTF in 2002 attended college in
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-state
state
No wage data for students who leave the state,
No wage data for students who leave the state,
or are not in the UI system
or are not in the UI system
Presenting descriptive analyses today;
Presenting descriptive analyses today;
multivariate analyses still underway
Student demographics
Student demographics
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1995 HS grads
1995 HS grads
Race % of total
Race % of total
% free/reduced lunch
% free/reduced lunch
Asian: Asian: 3%3% 15%15% Black: Black: 21%21% 36%36% Hispanic: Hispanic: 15%15% 29%29% White: White: 61%61% 7%7%
Average
Average
HS GPA
HS GPA
SAT (M+V)
SAT (M+V)
Asian:Asian: 2.992.99 1,0921,092 Black: Black: 2.372.37 910910 Hispanic: Hispanic: 2.512.51 996996 White: White: 2.762.76 1,0821,082
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Enrollment in FL public institutions
Enrollment in FL public institutions
23% 36% 30% 27% 23% 37% 34% 28% 34% 45% 46% 43% 36% 43% 47% 43% 43% 20% 24% 31% 42% 20% 19% 29% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Asian Black Hispanic White Asian Black Hispanic White
4-yr CC None
1995 HS grads 2001 HS grads
Highest level of enrollment by 2004
Highest level of enrollment by 2004-2005, by race-2005, by race
Enrollment in FL public institutions
Enrollment in FL public institutions
26% 37% 33% 40% 37% 43% 47% 45% 45% 43% 31% 16% 22% 15% 19% 29% 43% 28% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Didn't apply
Free Reduced Didn't
apply Free Reduced 4-yr CC None 1995 HS grads 2001 HS grads
Highest level of enrollment by 2004
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Bright Futures Scholarship Program
Bright Futures Scholarship Program
2.75 college GPA 2.75 college GPA 3.0 college GPA Renewal requirements None None 75 hours of comm. service in HS Other requirements 3.0 GPA SAT 440/440 ACT E/R/M 17/18/19 3.0 GPA 970 SAT/20 ACT 3.5 GPA 1270 SAT/28 ACT HS GPA/test requirements 75% of tuition and fees -- 75% of tuition and fees at 4-yr -- 100% at CC 100% of tuition and fees plus $600 Benefit** Gold Seal Vocational Medallion Scholars Academic Scholars*
* Top Academic Scholar in each county receives an additional $1,500/year
** An amount equivalent to tuition at a public institution is available to students attending an in-state, private institution
Began in the 1997
Began in the 1997-1998 academic year-1998 academic year Current requirements
Bright Futures awards
Bright Futures awards
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by race
by race
-30% -20% -10% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 White Asian Hispanic Black Hispanic-white gap Black-white gap
Proportion of group in public 4
Proportion of group in public 4--yr institutions receiving Bright Futures*yr institutions receiving Bright Futures*
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Bright Futures awards
Bright Futures awards
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by free lunch status
by free lunch status
-30% -20% -10% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Didn't apply Reduced Free Reduced Free Gap from non-applicants
Proportion of group in public 4
Proportion of group in public 4--yr institutions receiving Bright Futures*yr institutions receiving Bright Futures*
High school graduate cohorts
Bachelor
Bachelor
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’
s degree attainment
s degree attainment
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Asian Black Hispanic White Didn't apply Free Reduced
Proportion of group attaining a bachelor
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Conclusions and next steps
Conclusions and next steps
There are large differences in college
There are large differences in college
participation, attainment, and financial aid by
participation, attainment, and financial aid by
socioeconomic status
socioeconomic status
Some of these gaps have widened in the last
Some of these gaps have widened in the last
decade
decade
Conduct multivariate analyses to look at
Conduct multivariate analyses to look at
relationships between financial aid, enrollment
relationships between financial aid, enrollment
and degree attainment
and degree attainment