The BPS survey will enhance and expand the base of information available regarding persistence, progress, and attainment from initial time of entry into postsecondary education through leaving and entering the work force. By starting with a cohort which has already entered postsecondary education, BPS is able to address issues of persistence, progress, and attainment, as well as issues related to transitions between undergraduate and graduate education and transitions between PSE and work. Because students who delay entry into PSE have different experiences prior to entry than students who enter immediately after high school, their transitions between levels of education and work may also be different. In addition to the student data which will be collected every 2-3 years, BPS will collect postsecondary transcripts and financial aid records covering the entire undergraduate period to provide complete information on progress and persistence. The first data from BPS became available in summer 1994.
Access is possible through the Internet.
The Web site will process the TPF and generate the table in the form of a PRN file. If you would like to be linked to the DAS Web site to obtain more information or to download a DAS, please click here .