College Enrollment, Financial Aid, and Degree Attainment in Florida: A First Look

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1 23rd Annual Student Financial Aid Research Network Conference Providence, RI June 23, 2006 College Enrollment, Financial Aid, and Degree Attainment in Florida: A First Look Donald E. Heller Jason C. DeRousie This research was supported by a grant from The Civil Rights Project at Harvard University

2 Florida K-20 K Data Warehouse Data on public high school and postsecondary institution students in Florida Our data Cohorts of HS grads from 1995 (89,000) to 2003 (122,000) Demographic and basic HS academic data (GPA, SAT, ACT, etc.) Public postsecondary enrollment data by term Public postsecondary degrees/certificates Financial aid data by term (institutional, state, federal, private) Wage data from UI records (for five years past last PSE enrollment) Data management is a huge problem; a single cohort of students results in a file with over one million records 2

3 Types of topics that can be addressed High school-to to-college transitions College participation patterns PSE enrollment patterns Sector, level, term-by by-term, level, credit hour attainment Distribution of financial aid awards Type, amount PSE degree and certificate attainment Type, timing PSE labor market outcomes Quarterly wages, industry sector 3

4 Limitations of the data No HS data from students in private schools No data on students attending private or out-of of- state institutions Exception: : if they received a state financial aid award, financial aid data are available But: : 90% of Florida FTF in 2002 attended college in- state No wage data for students who leave the state, or are not in the UI system Presenting descriptive analyses today; multivariate analyses still underway 4

5 Student demographics 1995 HS grads Race % of total % free/reduced lunch Asian: 3% 15% Black: 21% 36% Hispanic: 15% 29% White: 61% 7% Average HS GPA SAT (M+V) Asian: ,092 Black: Hispanic: White: ,082 5

6 Enrollment in FL public institutions Highest level of enrollment by , 2005, by race 100% 90% 20% 24% 31% 20% 19% 29% 80% 43% 42% 70% 60% 50% 40% 34% 45% 46% 43% 36% 43% 47% 43% 4-yr CC None 30% 20% 10% 23% 36% 30% 27% 23% 37% 34% 28% 0% Asian Black Hispanic White Asian Black Hispanic White 1995 HS grads 2001 HS grads Totals my not equal 100% due to rounding 6

7 Enrollment in FL public institutions Highest level of enrollment by , 2005, by HS free lunch status 100% 90% 80% 31% 16% 15% 22% 19% 28% 70% 60% 50% 40% 43% 47% 45% 43% 45% 43% 4-yr CC None 30% 20% 10% 26% 37% 33% 29% 40% 37% 0% Didn't apply Free Reduced Didn't apply Free 1995 HS grads 2001 HS grads Reduced Totals my not equal 100% due to rounding 7

8 Bright Futures Scholarship Program Began in the academic year Current requirements Academic Scholars* Medallion Scholars Gold Seal Vocational Benefit** 100% of tuition and fees plus $ % of tuition and fees at 4-yr % at CC 75% of tuition and fees HS GPA/test requirements 3.5 GPA 1270 SAT/28 ACT 3.0 GPA 970 SAT/20 ACT 3.0 GPA SAT 440/440 ACT E/R/M 17/18/19 Other requirements 75 hours of comm. service in HS None None Renewal requirements 3.0 college GPA 2.75 college GPA 2.75 college GPA * Top Academic Scholar in each county receives an additional $1,500/year ** An amount equivalent to tuition at a public institution is available to students attending an in-state, private institution 11

9 Bright Futures awards by race Proportion of group in public 4-yr 4 institutions receiving Bright Futures* 60% 50% 40% 30% White Asian Hispanic Black 20% 10% 0% -10% -20% Hispanic-white gap -30% *Excluding Gold Seal Voc. awards High school graduate cohorts Black-white gap 12

10 Bright Futures awards by free lunch status Proportion of group in public 4-yr 4 institutions receiving Bright Futures* 50% 40% 30% Didn't apply Reduced Free 20% 10% 0% -10% -20% -30% *Excluding Gold Seal Voc. awards Gap from non-applicants High school graduate cohorts Reduced Free 13

11 Bachelor s s degree attainment Proportion of group attaining a bachelor s s degree by % 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% Asian Black Hispanic White Didn't apply Free Reduced 14

12 Conclusions and next steps There are large differences in college participation, attainment, and financial aid by socioeconomic status Some of these gaps have widened in the last decade Conduct multivariate analyses to look at relationships between financial aid, enrollment and degree attainment Look at post-baccalaureate labor force migration 15