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Resource: High School Longitudinal Study of 2009: First Look at the 2021 Postsecondary Enrollment, Completion, and Financial Aid Outcomes of Fall 2009 Ninth-Graders

This report (PDF, 47 pages) presents findings from the High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS:09), a study following a nationally representative sample of students who were in ninth grade in fall 2009 from high school into postsecondary education and the workforce. The report includes findings on these topics: 

  • Secondary-to-postsecondary transition plans and the evolution of those plans 

  • Paths into and out of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) studies and careers  

  • The relationship between students’ educational and social experiences in high school and their plans for and experiences in postsecondary education, work, and life 

  • Whether fall 2009 ninth graders ever enrolled in postsecondary education 

  • Information about enrollment characteristics, degree completion, and financial aid awards for the subset of fall 2009 ninth graders who attended postsecondary education 

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