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The report includes national performance and detailed state results, using interactive longitudinal data dashboard visualizations and downloadable underlying data. 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It counts all students who enter postsecondary education for the first time each fall, enrolling full-time or part-time at two-year or four-year institutions, [and completing at any U.S. degree-granting](and completing at any U.S. degree-granting)[ ](and completing at any U.S. degree-granting)[institution. It includes those who complete after transfer](institution. It includes those who complete after transfer), not just completions atthe starting institution. Thus, the results more fully capture today’s students’ diverse pathways to success, which increasingly involve mobility across institutions and across state lines, re-entry after stop-out, and changes in enrollment intensities.  \nNewly added this year, the longitudinal data dashboard offers detailed six-year completion outcomes by cohort year across starting institution sectors and student backgrounds, enabling national and state-level comparisons through interactive visualizations and analysis tools. Underlying data are available online for downloading. The national eight-year completion rates are not included in the current report andwill be published at a later time.  \nKey Findings  \n◼ The national six-year completion rate for the fall 2015 cohort reached 62.2 percent, a 1.2 percentage point increase over the fall 2014 cohort. Students from all starting institution sectors saw increases in completion rates, with the largest increase among community colleges starters (+1 .5 percentage points) .  \n◼ Six-year completion rates increased in twothirds of states (32 out of the 46 states with sufficient data) . This is markedly different from the prior year when completion rates only increased in 12 out of 46 states.  \n◼ Completion rates increased for White, Black, and Latinx students this year, with the largest jump for Black students (+1 .9 pp), while Asian student completion rates remained virtually unchanged.  \n◼ Adult learners showed the largest completion rate increases particularly at the public four-year and community college sectors. However, traditional college-age students continue to see higher completion rates than older students in both genders.  \nERRATA  \nSince our last publication was released in December 2020, there has been a data reporting change that improved student-level data matching in the Clearinghouse database. To accurately report the six-year completion rate trend, we have re-calculated the previously published data for the fall entering cohorts of 2013 and 2014. The revised completion rates for the 2013 and 2014 cohorts are higher than what was originally reported, and the current report has been updated to reflect these changes in the historical trend. Earlier cohorts have not been re-calculated, however, making the year-over-year changes between 2012 and 2013 appear larger. These trend discontinuities should be interpreted with caution, particularly at the state level, where some states may be more affected than others. The revised one-year changes between 2013 and 2014 are aligned with previously published reports, with little impact on the main findings previously reported.  \n1. The national six-year completion rate for the fall 2015 cohort reached 62.2 percent, a 1.2  \npercentage point increase over the fall 2014 cohort. 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