The Ohio Board of Regents

1. The Ohio Board of Regents Extending the HEI Database To Other Databases May 25, 2001 Presented to SHEEO/IPEDS Conference Robert Sheehan

2. Why Extend Higher Education Databases? To identify predictors of college success To put campus performance into context of campus mission To examine relationship between financial aid and college outcomes To examine concurrent college employment To examine post college employment outcomes

3. What’s the linkage? We are “joining” HEI college data to other datasets using unique record identifiers (SSN’s). • Legitimate usage for research purposes by state agency of SSN’s under FERPA - not for retransmittal • Reviewed by State Attorney General Office & consistent with U.S. Dept. Education Policy memo • Most common unique identifier • Students with no SSN, have institution provided ID’s • SSN’s can be added after the fact or as a separate id

4. Current Data Extensions • Family • Financial Aid & Family Income • Loan indebtedness • Parent’s education • College • Enrollment, • Retention, • Transfers, Mobility • Courses, Grades • Student • Employment • Graduate • Loan indebtedness • In-State Employ • Salary • Employer Type • Further College Student • Disability? • Parent’s education High School • GPA • Academic core? • Grades • # years English • # years math • # years science • Extra-curricular? Post Collegiate Data Pre-Collegiate Data Collegiate Data

5. Joining to High School Data • Students in Ohio (or wanting to study in Ohio) typically complete ACT Assessment in High School Junior or Senior Year • ACT Assessment self report from high school student • How get the data? • Unit Record (SSN) ACT data provided through research agreement with ACT Inc.

6. Joining to High School Data: Full-Time, First-Time College Students • 77% take the ACT Assessment • 38% come from families making $50K or less • almost 50% at two year campuses • Only 66% have taken high school academic core: • 4 years English; 3 years Math & Science • Average High school GPA’s range from 2.8-3.2

7. Joining to family/student characteristics data • Most Students in Ohio (or wanting to study in Ohio) completed Federal Aid Application Forms (FAFSA) • FAFSA provide “auditable” information, better than self report • How get the data? • FAFSA data provided to state agency = ISIR Records also available to campuses

8. Joining to family/student characteristics data: Full-Time Undergrads Applying for Aid • 70% apply for federal and state aid • Less than 60% at community colleges • 81% are dependent students • majority in all sectors but lower rates two year campuses • 50% have actual family incomes under $50K • 70% two year campuses • 60% four year campuses parent has college degree • Less than 45% on two year campuses

9. Joining to family/student characteristics data: Part-Time Undergrads Applying for Aid • 41% apply for federal and state aid • 39% are dependent students • 77% have actual family incomes under $50K • 43% four year campuses parent has college degree

10. Joining to employment data • All employers in Ohio (except federal employers) submit quarterly wage records (ES202) • How get the data? • Matched Wage Records come from state employment office under terms of Federal Workforce Investment ACT (WIA)

11. Joining to employment data • The more you learn the more you earn • The major and discipline you choose influences your earnings

12. Where are the data? • See the following sector and state statistics • Campus data are also available

13. High School Data Charts

14. Financial Aid Data Charts: Full Time Students

15. More Financial Aid Data Charts: Part-Time Students

16. Employment Data Charts

17. Employment Data Charts (Continued)

18. Employment Data Charts (Continued)

19. Employment Data Charts (Continued)