Research & Analysis

Browse Research: by Year... 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000		The analysis of higher education data encompasses more than colleges. It serves as an intermediary between K-12 education and workforce readiness. In that window, the student population is varied and diverse. The tools available here are designed to investigate that population. The tools either: 1) visual analysis tools used for browsing data, or 2) results of research that is shared to highlight one aspect of the higher education picture. You will need Adobe Flash Player to view research tools. If you do not have Adobe Flash Player, you can download it for free.

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2010 Closing Colorado's College Degree Gap by 2025 Category: Research Release Date: 11/18/2010 Revision Date: Available Formats: Flash Views: 154 View With Summary Text  View Full Screen  SubTitle: Scenarios for Closing the Degree Gap and Reducing the Budget Gap Source/Owner: NCHEMS and the Delta Project on College Costs Contact: Ryan Allred SURDS Website Administrator Phone/Email: 303-866-2723; ryan.allred@dhe.state.co.us Overview: Using this model, you can view scenarios on two issues: 1) close the degree gap and 2) reducing the budget gap.  In "Closing the Degree Gap", find changes in the college participation and completion rates or enrollment distribution that will affect the overall degrees awarded in Colorado.  In "Strategies for Reducing Budget Gap", view current budget parameters and change ratios for the public sectors of higher education using cost-cutting measures and revenue generation. This model was provided by NCHEMS

2010 Degrees Needed for Status Quo Category: Degrees Release Date: 08/04/2010 Revision Date: Available Formats: Flash Views: 107 View With Summary Text  View Full Screen  SubTitle: Given the population projections for Colorado Source/Owner: Colorado Department of Higher Education Contact: Ryan Allred SURDS Website Administrator Phone/Email: 303-866-2723; ryan.allred@dhe.state.co.us Overview: These charts show the number of degrees needed in 2035 to maintain the share of the population recieving degrees in 2008, by race/ethnicity.

Fall 09 Enrollment in CO Public Higher Education by ACT Score Category: Enrollment Release Date: 07/12/2010 Revision Date: Available Formats: Flash XML Views: 137 View With Summary Text  View Full Screen  SubTitle: Fall 09 Source/Owner: Colorado Department of Higher Education Contact: Ryan Allred SURDS Website Administrator Phone/Email: 303-866-2723; ryan.allred@dhe.state.co.us Overview: For all those with a reported ACT score, this chart shows the numbers of individuals enrolled in Public Higher Education, and the ACT score they attained.

Summer 2010 Number of New Degrees Approved at Colorado Public 4 Yr. Institutions Category: Degrees Release Date: 07/12/2010 Revision Date: Available Formats: Flash XML Views: 62 View With Summary Text  View Full Screen  SubTitle: Through Spring 2010 Source/Owner: Colorado Department of Higher Education Contact: Ryan Allred SURDS Website Administrator Phone/Email: 303-866-2723; ryan.allred@dhe.state.co.us Overview: This chart shows the number of new degree approvals per year from 2001 through summer 2010.

2010 Assessing the Magnitude of "Swirling" Category: General or Other Release Date: 07/01/2010 Revision Date: Available Formats: Flash Views: 78 View With Summary Text  View Full Screen  SubTitle: # Entering Students and # Institutions Attended Source/Owner: Colorado Department of Higher Education Contact: Ryan Allred SURDS Website Administrator Phone/Email: 303-866-2723; ryan.allred@dhe.state.co.us Overview: This chart shows the magnitude of individuals who attend multiple institutions of public higher education in Colorado.  Nearly 10% of students entering in 2001, 2002, and 2003 attended 3 or more institutions within 6 years.

2010 Retention and Persistence Statewide Category: General or Other Release Date: 07/01/2010 Revision Date: Available Formats: Flash Views: 164 View With Summary Text  View Full Screen  SubTitle: Pipeline Milestones and Leakages Source/Owner: Colorado Department of Higher Education Contact: Ryan Allred SURDS Website Administrator Phone/Email: 303-866-2723; ryan.allred@dhe.state.co.us Overview: A few slides taken from the Pipeline Subcommittee of the Strategic Planning Group showing retention and persistence across a few different categories

2010 The “Achievement Gap” in Colorado Category: General or Other Release Date: 07/01/2010 Revision Date: Available Formats: Flash Views: 112 View With Summary Text  View Full Screen  SubTitle: What does it mean to be 50th in the Nation? Source/Owner: Colorado Department of Higher Education Contact: Ryan Allred SURDS Website Administrator Phone/Email: 303-866-2723; ryan.allred@dhe.state.co.us Overview: A statistic frequently cited in Colorado (and which shows Colorado as 50th) is the ethnic achievement gap.  This gap refers to the difference in the statewide population between the percentage of whites and the percentage of Colorado’s largest minority (Latinos) age 25-44 with an associate’s degree or higher level of education.   This brief summary details this phenomonon.

2010 Example: Swirling Non-Completer in Higher Education Category: Research Release Date: 06/28/2010 Revision Date: Available Formats: Flash XML Views: 68 View With Summary Text  View Full Screen  SubTitle: A sample of a non-completing student transferring to multiple institutions Source/Owner: Colorado Department of Higher Education Contact: Ryan Allred SURDS Website Administrator Phone/Email: 303-866-2723; ryan.allred@dhe.state.co.us Overview: This chart details the path of an anonymous student through multiple institutions, showing the duration at each instituion as well as the grade point attained during each duration.  This student, while attending 16 different institutions over 10 years, never completed any degree and racked up more than $40,000 in student loans.  Approximately 7,000 students have attended 6 more public institutions in their academic career.

2000-2009 Institutional Longitudinal summary Category: Enrollment Release Date: 05/01/2010 Revision Date: Available Formats: Flash Views: 91 View With Summary Text  View Full Screen  SubTitle: Enrollment by gender and race/ethnicity and Undergraduate applicants Source/Owner: Colorado Department of Higher Education Contact: Ryan Allred SURDS Website Administrator Phone/Email: 303-866-2723; ryan.allred@dhe.state.co.us Overview: This data tool is designed to provide a long term (longitudinal) snapshot of all the public institutions in Colorado.  You can filter the data by institution, residency, student level and full-time status. Shown in the charts are headcount, FTE (full-time equivalent)  for the fall term of each academic year and degrees awarded for the full academic year.

2001-2009 Financial Aid Institutional demographics, full year Category: Financial Aid Release Date: 04/29/2010 Revision Date: Available Formats: Flash Views: 66 View With Summary Text  View Full Screen  SubTitle: Received by gender, race/ethnicity and type of aid Source/Owner: Colorado Department of Higher Education Contact: Ryan Allred SURDS Website Administrator Phone/Email: 303-866-2723; ryan.allred@dhe.state.co.us Overview: This data tool is designed to provide a snapshot of all the public institutions in Colorado that participate in state funding.  Data is limited to only those students that applied for or receive aid. You may select a specific institution or categories and view a summary of financial aid as a whole or by demographics such as ethnicity, gender and source of aid.

2001-2009 Financial Aid Longitudinal summary Category: Financial Aid Release Date: 04/29/2010 Revision Date: Available Formats: Flash Views: 32 View With Summary Text  View Full Screen  SubTitle: Financial Aid Received by type of aid Source/Owner: Colorado Department of Higher Education Contact: Ryan Allred SURDS Website Administrator Phone/Email: 303-866-2723; ryan.allred@dhe.state.co.us Overview: This data tool is designed to provide a snapshot of all the public institutions in Colorado that participate in state funding.  Data is limited to only those students that applied for or receive aid. You may filter the charts by instititution, residency and student level.

2000-2009 Extended Studies Institutional demographics, fall term Category: Enrollment Release Date: 04/22/2010 Revision Date: Available Formats: Flash Views: 52 View With Summary Text  View Full Screen  SubTitle: Enrollment by gender and race/ethnicity and Undergraduate applicants Source/Owner: Colorado Department of Higher Education Contact: Ryan Allred SURDS Website Administrator Phone/Email: 303-866-2723; ryan.allred@dhe.state.co.us Overview: This data tool is designed to provide a snapshot of all the public institutions in Colorado.  Data is limited to only those students enrolled exclusively in extended studies programs in Colorado. You may select a specific institution or categories and view a summary of enrollment as a whole or by demographics such as ethnicity or gender.

2010 Degrees Awarded Pipeline Category: Research Release Date: 04/21/2010 Revision Date: Available Formats: Flash Views: 62 View With Summary Text  View Full Screen  SubTitle: Pipeline = High School Freshman through College Degree Source/Owner: Colorado Department of Higher Education Contact: Ryan Allred SURDS Website Administrator Phone/Email: 303-866-2723; ryan.allred@dhe.state.co.us Overview: Use current rates and create alternate scenarios of attainment and graduation to project how many degrees can be earned by a cohort of high school graduates

2000-2009 Institutional demographics, fall term Category: Enrollment Release Date: 04/20/2010 Revision Date: Available Formats: Flash Views: 84 View With Summary Text  View Full Screen  SubTitle: Enrollment by gender and race/ethnicity and Undergraduate applicants Source/Owner: Colorado Department of Higher Education Contact: Ryan Allred SURDS Website Administrator Phone/Email: 303-866-2723; ryan.allred@dhe.state.co.us Overview: This data tool is designed to provide a snapshot of all the public institutions in Colorado.  You may select a specific institution or categories and view a summary of enrollment as a whole or by demographics such as ethnicity or gender.

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