Current Initiatives
Our innovative and evidence-based initiatives put IHEP’s data-driven research into practice. In each of our focus areas, we support national, state, local, and institutional efforts to achieve stronger educational outcomes for today’s students.

current initiatives


TransferBOOST
TransferBOOST (Bachelor’s Opportunity Options that are Straightforward and Transparent) is a multi-year state-level initiative developed to provide students a four-fold transfer affordability guarantee and institutions with a transformational approach to postsecondary transfer policy and practice.


Degree Mining Tool
The Degree Mining Tool is a free online system to equip institutions to easily and affordably identify students who are eligible for credentials they have earned but have not yet been awarded.


Equity Planning System
The Equity Planning System is both an innovative tool and student-centered process for members of the postsecondary community to identify and close equity gaps in their programmatic, field-facing work.


Higher Education in Prison KPI Framework
Higher Education in Prison KPI Framework is a multi-year research initiative that produced a comprehensive set of key performance indicators (KPIs) to help HEP programs generate long-needed data.


Degrees When Due
Degrees When Due (DWD) is an innovative, nationwide completion initiative designed to improve student attainment rates through data-driven strategies and tactics.


Postsecondary Data Collaborative (PostsecData)
The Postsecondary Data Collaborative is an IHEP-led coalition of diverse organizations that recognize the power of high-quality data to ensure equitable access and success in higher education.
Latest content

Lighting the Path to Remove Systemic Barriers in Higher Education and Award Earned Postsecondary Credentials through IHEP’s Degrees When Due Initiative
Degrees When Due team
Degrees When Due Case Study: Bowling Green State University
Paul G. Rubin, Sheena A. Kauppila, Jason L. Taylor, and Leanne Davis
Implementing a Student-Level Data Network (Part III): Insights from Financial Aid Experts
James Isaac and Josh Pretlow, RTI International, and Amanda Janice Roberson, IHEP
Degree Reclamation Playbook
Leanne Davis, Jennifer Pocai, Janiel Santos