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2008/18 Baccalaureate and beyond longitudinal study (B&B:08/18) Data file documentation
Cominole, M. B., & Cooney, J. L. (2021). 2008/18 Baccalaureate and beyond longitudinal study (B&B:08/18) Data file documentation. National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. Washington, DC.
This publication describes the methods and procedures used for the 2008/18 Baccalaureate and Beyond Longitudinal Study (B&B:08/18). The B&B graduates, who completed the requirements for a bachelor’s degree during the 2007–08 academic year, were first surveyed as part of the 2008 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:08), and then followed up with in 2009 and 2012. The 2018 follow-up is the third and final survey for the B&B:08 cohort, conducted 10 years after completion of the bachelor’s degree. This report details the methodology and outcomes of the B&B:08/18 student survey data collection and administrative records matching.