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This report provides a brief description of the degree attainment and persistence of a nationally representative sample of students who began postsecondary education for the first time in the 2003–04 academic year. The report provides a first look at the experience of these students over three academic years, from July 2003 to June 2006, and provides information about rates of program completion, transfer, and attrition for students who first enrolled at various types of postsecondary institutions using data from the 2004/06 Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study (BPS:04/06).
The BPS survey is the longitudinal component of the 2003–04 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:04), a nationally representative sample that includes students enrolled in all types of postsecondary institutions.