Research
In America today, there are over 35 million households of current and future college parents. College Parents of America seeks to understand, translate and make available information valuable to parents. The topics below represent categories of existing research that College Parents of America recognizes as important to current and future college parents.
The pursuit and completion of a college education is complex. Access and affordability, health and saftey, student achievement and quality outcomes are concerns. Although we identify reliable sources of data, we recognize that many questions remain that require answers. Through research supported by your paid membership in College Parents of America, we hope to provide answers.
Research programs also help further understanding regarding how more students can afford a quality post-secondary education. We aim for this research to inform both the organization and its members on how to best provide resources for a college education.
Student Health & Safety
- Summary of Tuition Refund for Medical Withdrawal & the Availability of Tuition Insurance
- College Students & Health Insurance (View this presentation in pdf)
- The Value of Tuition Insurance (View this presentation in pdf)
Risks Facing College Students
- Risks to Student Property at & near the University (View this presentation in pdf)
- College Students & Identification Theft (View this presentation in pdf)
College Parents of America Surveys
College Access & Affordability
- Graduation Rates and Other Data from College Results Online
- Graduation Rates, 2000-2011 from ACT.org
- Affordability, Diversity and Student Success info via CollegeInsight
- Higher Education Tax Credits and Deductions
American College Health Association
- National College Health Assessment: Spring 2011 Executive Summary
- National College Health Assessment: Spring 2011 Report
- National College Health Assessment: Spring 2010 Executive Summary
- National College Health Assessment: Spring 2010 Report
- National College Health Assessment: Fall 2009 Executive Summary
- National College Health Assessment: Fall 2010 Report
Sallie Mae Research
- How America Pays for College 2011
- How America Pays for College 2010
- How America Pays for College 2010, Overview
- How America Saves for College 2010
CollegeBoard Data
ACT.org Research
- The Condition of College and Career Readiness 2011
- College Student Retention and Graduation Rates 2011
- A First Look at the Common Core and College and Career Readiness
National Research Center for College & University Admissions (NRCCUA)
Higher Education Research Institute, at UCLA
- The American Freshman Survey Findings, Powerpoint
- The American Freshman Survey Findings, Powerpoint
- Your First College Year Survey, Results Brief
- College Senior Survey, Results Brief
Pew Research Center
- The Rise of College Student Borrowing
- Is College Worth It?
- The Digital Revolution and Higher Education
Delta Cost Project
- Trends in College Spending- Full Report (1999-2009, published 2011)
- Trends in College Spending- Highlights (1999-2009, published 2011)
- Trends in College Spending- Full Report (1998-2008, published 2010)
- Trends in College Spending- Full Report (2009)
- Trends in College Spending- Presentation Summary (2009)
- The Growing Imbalance: Recent Trends in Postsecondary Education Finance (2008)
National Association for College Admission Counseling
National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience & Student in Transition
National Association of Independent Schools
