The National Digital Roundtable and myFootpath convened a group of experts to discuss successful reengagement strategies. This whitepaper highlights different tactics leading universities are using to reengage, reenroll, and rejuvenate stop-out students.

The steady growth in the six-year college completion rate started to slow down for full-time starters in fall 2014, and the rate declined notably for part-time starters. Full-time starters at community colleges earned a credential at the highest rate in six years (46.5% by year six), whereas the stop out rate increased sharply for their part-time counterparts from a year ago. The persistence disadvantage in part-time entering students appears to be worsening, with an increasing stop out rate early in their career. ✔️ Ready to learn more? Click here to view the research report: Yearly Success and Progress Rates

Enrollment continues to decline in fall 2022. Total enrollment, which includes both undergraduate and graduate students, fell a further 1.1 percent in fall 2022 compared to 2021, although the decline has slowed to pre-pandemic rates. ✔️ Ready to learn more? Click here to view the report: Fall 2022 Enrollment Declines

In the 2020-21 academic year, the total number of undergraduate credential earners increased by 1.1 percent, or 39,000 students, to 3.7 million graduates. After a brief standstill in the previous year, graduate numbers began to rise again. ✔️ Ready to learn more? Click here to view the report: Undergraduate Degree Earners

The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center reports on the shifting transfer landscape during COVID-19 in a rapid response report series titled COVID-19 TRANSFER, MOBILITY, AND PROGRESS. On August 31, 2021, the Research Center issued a comprehensive annual report, revealing that American colleges lost nearly 200,000 transfer students in the first full year of the pandemic. ✔️ Ready to learn more? Click here to view the research report: Covid-19 Transfer, Mobility, and Progress