SHEEO makes Strong Foundations survey results available to build custom datasets, gauge changes over time, and compare states’ progress.
Postsecondary student unit record systems are the primary means for states to collect data and analyze student progress, completions, and outcomes. SHEEO has spent the last decade, since 2010, conducting surveys of state postsecondary data systems to better understand the “state of state postsecondary data.” Multiple iterations of the Strong Foundations survey document the content, capacity, and effective use of state postsecondary data systems. The Strong Foundations survey results are now available in customizable form. Explore metrics collected and how states link state postsecondary data systems with other information.
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15 Agencies in 15 States Currently Link or Plan to Link Postsecondary to Workforce Data
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45 Agencies in 42 States Currently Link or Plan to Link Postsecondary to Workforce Data
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51 Agencies in 46 States Currently Link or Plan to Link Postsecondary Data to Workforce Data
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56 Agencies in 43 States Currently Link or Plan to Link Postsecondary Data to Workforce Data
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23 Agencies in 15 States Currently Link or Plan to Link Postsecondary to K-12 Data
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45 Agencies in 39 States Currently Link or Plan to Link Postsecondary to K-12 Data
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47 agencies in 43 States Currently Link or Plan to Link Postsecondary to K12 Data
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55 Agencies in 43 States Currently Link or Plan to Link Postsecondary to K12 Data
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23 Agencies in 22 States Have Access to K-12 and Workforce Data
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31 Agencies in 29 States Have Access to K-12 and Workforce Data
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34 agencies in 32 states can access both K12 and Workforce data elements
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40 Agencies in 34 States Can Access Both K-12 and Workforce Data Elements
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38 Agency SURs in 31 States Contain at Least One Financial Aid Data Element
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45 Agency SURSs in 39 States Contain at Least One Financial Aid Data Element
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48 Agencies Contain at Least One Financial Aid Data Element in Their Unit Record Systems
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57 Agencies in 44 States Contain at Least One Financial Aid Data Element in Their Unit Record Systems
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21 Agencies in 20 States Can Link Postsecondary and Early Childhood Data
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3 Agencies in 3 States Currently Link or Plan to Link Postsecondary Data to Early Childhood Data
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23 Agencies in 22 States Currently Link or Plan to Link Postsecondary Data to Early Childhood Data
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27 Agencies in 23 States Currently Link or Plan to Link Postsecondary Data to Early Childhood Data
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29 Agencies in 25 States Have Remedial Course Information Included in Their Unit Record System
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41 Agencies in 35 States Have Remedial Course Information Included in Their Unit Record System
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45 Agencies in 39 States Have Access to Remedial Course Information
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55 Agencies in 44 States Have Access to Remedial Course Information
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Data elements collected
Please select one or more state agencies from the below list for detailed data to populate in the table. There are six different major categories of data, and each can be expanded to find subsections.