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College

​Read more about the people and projects that demonstrate NORC's expertise in studies involving Colleges and Universities.

Representative Projects

Education and Transition to Adulthood. This project’s key research question is ‘How does schooling, and specifically individuals’ experiences in postsecondary education, influence health trajectories and early adult labor force and family formation?’ More

Evaluation of the Graduate Research Fellowship Program. On behalf of NSF, NORC is conducting a study that will provide rigorous evidence of the impact of the GRFP on individuals’ educational decisions, career preparations, aspirations and progress, as well as professional productivity; and provide an understanding of how the program is implemented by universities and whether and how specific program policies could be adjusted to make the program more effective in meeting its goals.
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National Longitudinal Survey of Youth - 1997. The National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor, is the youth-focused component of the National Longitudinal Survey Program used to gather information on the labor market experiences of American men and women.  More

Success Study of the Horatio Alger Association Scholarship Program. The Horatio Alger Association (HAA) Scholarship program is a national effort that awards financial scholarships and provides mentoring to at-risk students who have experienced different types of adversity while still demonstrating strong academic potential.  NORC is currently conducting Phase 1 of the Success Study of the HAA Scholarship Program to understand the factors associated with students’ abilities to overcome adversity. More

Survey of Doctorate Recipients. NORC conducts the Survey of Doctorate Recipients (SDR) for the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The SDR is a survey of 40,000 science and engineering doctorate recipients who earned their degrees from institutions within the United States.  More

Headlines

News Inside Higher Education: "Booms, Busts and College Ambitions" with data and findings from the NLSY More
Posted: 5.15.2012 4:56PM
News The Economist: Contemplating debt and education with help from the Survey of Consumer Finance More
Posted: 4.11.2012 2:18PM
News The Chronicle of Higher Education: Questioning GOP Presidential hopeful Rick Santorum's claims about college education, with data and findings from NLSY97. More
Posted: 3.12.2012 4:05PM
News MSN Careers: "America at age 24: An education and employment snapshot" featuring data from NLSY More
Posted: 2.13.2012 3:38PM
News The New York Times: Single life versus married life, with research and findings from the General Social Survey More
Posted: 2.6.2012 4:05PM