Our Work / Focus Areas

Focus Areas

 

We know that each and every person – regardless of their background, race, or circumstance – can benefit from higher education and, in turn, that education benefits families, communities, and our nation as a whole. We identify obstacles facing today’s students as they work to get to – and through – college and we provide the research and analytic tools needed to address them.

 

Promoting opportunity through the following focus areas

Degree Completion Degree Completion

Degree Completion

Higher education can be a pathway to economic security, social mobility, and society-wide value – but only if students complete their degree or credential.
Data & Transparency Data & Transparency

Data & Transparency

Our system of higher education is data-rich but information-poor.
Affordability & Need-Based Aid Affordability & Need-Based Aid

Affordability & Need-Based Aid

Need-based aid does more than make college more affordable – it makes college possible.
Barriers in Justice and Education Barriers in Justice and Education

Barriers in Justice and Education

Today's students need – and deserve – a postsecondary system that sees and supports them every step of the way along their journey.

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