The Case for IES Postsecondary Studies: What NPSAS and BPS Tell us About Student Veterans, Parents, First-Generation Student Experiences
IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy
MARCH 10, 2025
Only 17% of veteran students earned a bachelors degree by 2017, compared to 37% of nonveterans. Unlike datasets that only include information on students income level, NPSAS examines how students pay for college. While most veterans attend community college, they are twice as likely to attend for-profit colleges, compared with non-veterans.
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