Explore Survey Results

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

 

2010

 

2015

 

2018

 

2020

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Currently Links
 
Plans to Link
 
Multiple agencies
CA
CCC
CSU
UCS
FL
BOG
DOE
MN
MNSCU
MOHE
NC
NCCS
UNC
OR
ODCC
OUS
WA
HECB
OFM
SBCTC

45 Agencies in 42 States Currently Link or Plan to Link Postsecondary to Workforce Data

 

2010

 

2015

 

2018

 

2020

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Currently Links
 
Plans to Link
 
Multiple Agencies
FL
BOG
DOE
CA
UCS
CCC
CSU
WY
UWYO
WCCC
WA
OFM
SBCTC
WSAC
NY
CUNY
NYSED
SUNY

51 Agencies in 46 States Currently Link or Plan to Link Postsecondary Data to Workforce Data

 

2010

 

2015

 

2018

 

2020

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Currently Links
 
Plans to Link
 
Multiple Agencies
CA
CCC
CSU
UC
FL
BOG
DOE
GA
TCS
USG
MN
MNST
MOHE
NY
CUNY
NYSED
SUNY
NC
CCS
UNC
SC
SCCHE
SCTCS
TN
BOR
HEC
VA
SCHEV
VCCS
WA
OFM
SBCTC
WSAC
WY
UWYO
WCCC

56 Agencies in 43 States Currently Link or Plan to Link Postsecondary Data to Workforce Data

 

2010

 

2015

 

2018

 

2020

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Currently Links
 
Plans to Link
 
Multiple Agencies
CA
CCC
CSU
UCS
FL
BOG
DOE
GA
TCSG
USG
IA
BOR
DOE
MN
MNST
MOHE
NH
CCSNH
DOE
NY
CUNY
NYSED
SUNY
SC
CHE
TCS
TN
BOR
THEC
VT
UVM
VSC
VA
SCHEV
VCCS
WA
OFM
SBCTC
WSAC
WY
UWYO
WCCC
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23 Agencies in 15 States Currently Link or Plan to Link Postsecondary to K-12 Data

 

2010

 

2015

 

2018

 

2020

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Currently Links
 
Plans to Link
 
Multiple Agencies
CA
CCC
CSU
UCS
FL
BOG
DOE
NY
CUNY
NYSED
SUNY
OR
ODCC
OUS
PA
PASSHE
PDE
WA
HECB
OFM
SBCTC
WY
UWYO
WCCC

45 Agencies in 39 States Currently Link or Plan to Link Postsecondary to K-12 Data

 

2010

 

2015

 

2018

 

2020

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Currently Links
 
Plans to Link
 
Multiple Agencies
CA
CCC
CSU
UCS
FL
BOG
DOE
MN
MOHE
MNSCU
WA
OFM
SBCTC
WSAC
WY
UWYO
WCCC

47 agencies in 43 States Currently Link or Plan to Link Postsecondary to K12 Data

 

2010

 

2015

 

2018

 

2020

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Currently Links
 
Plans to Link
 
Multiple Agencies
CA
CCC
CSU
UCS
FL
BOG
DOE
GA
TCSG
USG
IA
BOR
DOE
MN
MNST
MOHE
NH
CCSNH
DOE
NY
CUNY
NYSED
SUNY
NC
NCCCS
UNC
SC
CHE
SCTCS
TN
BOR
HEC
VT
UVM
VSC
VA
SCHEV
VCCS
WA
OFM
SBCTC
WSAC
WY
UWYO
WCCC

55 Agencies in 43 States Currently Link or Plan to Link Postsecondary to K12 Data

 

2010

 

2015

 

2018

 

2020

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Currently Links
 
Plans to Link
 
Multiple Agencies
CA
CCC
CSU
UCS
FL
BOG
DOE
GA
TCSG
USG
IA
BOR
DOE
MN
MNST
MOHE
NH
CCSNH
DOE
NY
CUNY
NYSED
SUNY
SC
CHE
TCS
TN
BOR
THEC
VT
UVM
VSC
VA
SCHEV
VCCS
WA
OFM
SBCTC
WSAC
WY
UWYO
WCCC
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23 Agencies in 22 States Have Access to K-12 and Workforce Data

 

2010

 

2015

 

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2020

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Has Access
 
Plans for Access
 
Multiple Agencies
CA
CCC
CSU
UCS
FL
BOG
DOE
OR
ODCC
OUS
PA
PASSHE
PDE
WA
HECB
OFM
SBCTC

31 Agencies in 29 States Have Access to K-12 and Workforce Data

 

2010

 

2015

 

2018

 

2020

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Has Access
 
Multiple Agencies
CA
CCC
CSU
UCS
FL
BOG
DOE
MN
MOHE
MNSCU
NY
CUNY
NYSED
SUNY
WA
OFM
SBCTC
WSAC

34 agencies in 32 states can access both K12 and Workforce data elements

 

2010

 

2015

 

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2020

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Currently Links to Both
 
Plans to Link to Both
 
Multiple Agencies
CA
CCC
CSU
UCS
FL
BOG
DOE
GA
TCSG
USG
IA
BOR
DOE
MN
MNST
MOHE
NH
CCSNH
DOE
NY
CUNY
NYSED
SUNY
NC
NCCCS
UNC
SC
SCCHE
SCTCS
TN
BOR
THEC
VT
UVM
VSC
VA
SCHEV
VCCS
WA
OFM
SBCTC
WSAC
WY
UWYO
WCCC

40 Agencies in 34 States Can Access Both K-12 and Workforce Data Elements

 

2010

 

2015

 

2018

 

2020

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Currently Links to Both
 
Multiple Agencies
CA
CCC
CSU
UCS
FL
BOG
DOE
GA
TCSG
USG
IA
BOR
DOE
MN
MNST
MOHE
NH
CCSNH
DOE
NY
CUNY
NYSED
SUNY
SC
CHE
TCS
TN
BOR
THEC
VT
UVM
VSC
VA
SCHEV
VCCS
WA
OFM
SBCTC
WSAC
WY
UWYO
WCCC
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38 Agency SURs in 31 States Contain at Least One Financial Aid Data Element

 

2010

 

2015

 

2018

 

2020

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Contains Financial Aid Element
 
Multiple Agencies
OR
ODCC
OUS
WA
WHECB
SBCTC
OFM
WSAC
CA
CCC
UCS
CSU
MN
MNSCU
MOHE
WY
WCCC
UWYO
PA
PASSHE
PDE
NY
CUNY
SUNY
NYSED
FL
BOG
DOE
NC
NCCCS
UNC
VT
VSC
UVM

45 Agency SURSs in 39 States Contain at Least One Financial Aid Data Element

 

2010

 

2015

 

2018

 

2020

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Contains Financial Aid Element
 
Multiple Agencies

48 Agencies Contain at Least One Financial Aid Data Element in Their Unit Record Systems

 

2010

 

2015

 

2018

 

2020

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Contains Financial Aid Element
 
Multiple Agencies
CA
CCC
CSU
UCS
FL
BOG
DOE
GA
TCSG
USG
IA
BOR
DOE
MN
MNST
MOHE
NH
CCSNH
DOE
NY
CUNY
NYSED
SUNY
NC
NCCCS
UNC
SC
SCCHE
SCTCS
TN
BOR
THEC
VT
UVM
VSC
VA
SCHEV
VCCS
WA
OFM
SBCTC
WSAC
WY
UWYO
WCCC

57 Agencies in 44 States Contain at Least One Financial Aid Data Element in Their Unit Record Systems

 

2010

 

2015

 

2018

 

2020

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Contains Financial Aid Element
 
Multiple Agencies
CA
CCC
CSU
UCS
FL
BOR
DOE
GA
TCSG
USG
IA
BOR
DOE
MN
MNST
MOHE
NH
CCSNH
DOE
NY
CUNY
NYSED
SUNY
SC
CHE
TCS
TN
BOR
THEC
VT
UVM
VSC
VA
SCHEV
VCCS
WA
OFM
SBCTC
WSAC
WY
UWYO
WCCC
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21 Agencies in 20 States Can Link Postsecondary and Early Childhood Data

 

2010

 

2015

 

2018

 

2020

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Currently Links
 
Plans to Link
 
Multiple Agencies
FL
BOG
DOE
NY
CUNY
NYSED
SUNY
MN
MOHE
MNSCU
WA
OFM
SBCTC
WSAC
HECB

3 Agencies in 3 States Currently Link or Plan to Link Postsecondary Data to Early Childhood Data

 

2010

 

2015

 

2018

 

2020

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Currently Links
 
Plans to Link
 
Multiple Agencies

23 Agencies in 22 States Currently Link or Plan to Link Postsecondary Data to Early Childhood Data

 

2010

 

2015

 

2018

 

2020

Chart by Visualizer
 
Currently Links
 
Plans to Link
 
Multiple Agencies
CA
CCC
CSU
UCS
FL
BOG
DOE
GA
TCSG
USG
IA
BOR
DOE
MN
MNST
MOHE
NH
CCSNH
DOE
NY
CUNY
NYSED
SUNY
NC
NCCCS
UNC
SC
SCCHE
SCTCS
TN
BOR
THEC
VT
UVM
VSC
VA
SCHEV
VCCS
WA
OFM
SBCTC
WSAC
WY
UWYO
WCCC

27 Agencies in 23 States Currently Link or Plan to Link Postsecondary Data to Early Childhood Data

 

2010

 

2015

 

2018

 

2020

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Currently Links
 
Plans to Link
 
Multiple Agencies
CA
CCC
CSU
UCS
FL
BOG
DOE
GA
TCSG
USG
IA
BOR
DOE
MN
MNST
MOHE
NH
CCSNH
DOE
NY
CUNY
NYSED
SUNY
SC
CHE
TCS
TN
BOR
THEC
VT
UVM
VSC
VA
SCHEV
VCCS
WA
OFM
SBCTC
WSAC
WY
UWYO
WCCC
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29 Agencies in 25 States Have Remedial Course Information Included in Their Unit Record System

 

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Remedial Course Information Included
 
Flags but Does Not Collect Course Level Info
 
Multiple Agencies
CA
CCC
CSU
UCS
FL
BOG
DOE
MN
MNSCU
MOHE
NC
NCCCS
UNC
OR
ODCC
OUS
PA
PASSHE
PDE
WA
OFM
SBCTC
HECB
WSAC
WY
UWYO
WCCC

41 Agencies in 35 States Have Remedial Course Information Included in Their Unit Record System

 

2010

 

2015

 

2018

 

2020

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Remedial Course Information Included
 
Multiple Agencies
FL
BOG
DOE
MN
MOHE
MNSCU
NC
NCCCS
UNC
NY
CUNY
NYSED
SUNY
VT
UVM
VSC
WY
UWYO
WCCC

45 Agencies in 39 States Have Access to Remedial Course Information

 

2010

 

2015

 

2018

 

2020

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Remedial Course Information Included
 
Multiple Agencies
CA
CCC
CSU
UCS
FL
BOG
DOE
GA
TCSG
USG
IA
BOR
DOE
MN
MNST
MOHE
NH
CSNH
DOE
NY
CUNY
NYSED
SUNY
NC
NCCCS
UNC
SC
SCCHE
SCTCS
TN
BOR
THEC
VT
UVM
VCS
VA
SCHEV
VCCS
WA
OFM
SBCTC
WSAC
WY
UWYO
WCCC

55 Agencies in 44 States Have Access to Remedial Course Information

 

2010

 

2015

 

2018

 

2020

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Remedial Course Information Included
 
Multiple Agencies
CA
CCC
CSU
UC
FL
BOG
DOE
GA
TCSG
USG
IA
BOR
DOE
MN
MNST
MOHE
NH
CCSNH
DOE
NY
CUNY
NYSED
SUNY
SC
CHE
TCS
TN
BOR
THEC
VT
UVM
VSC
VA
SCHEV
VCCS
WA
OFM
SBCTC
WSAC
WY
UWYO
WCCC
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Data elements collected

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