Recent Trends in College Readiness and Subsequent College Performance - With Faculty Perspectives on Student Readiness

Oct 15, 2026

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Examines recent trends in college readiness and how readiness relates to subsequent college performance, integrating faculty perspectives on student readiness. Uses data and methods that compare institutional and student characteristics across multiple cohorts, including pre-college measures and first-year GPAs. Reports descriptive statistics and visual summaries of benchmark attainment and mean FYGPAs by SAT score bands across institution categories, supplemented by standardized mean differences and logistic regression estimates of earning a FYGPA of 3.0 or higher.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages52

Reading Time2 h 11 min

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Abstract

Introduction

College Readiness and College Performance Measures

Data and Methods

Sample

Measures

Results

Mean FYGPAs by SAT Total Score Bands

Standardized Mean Differences (d)

Probability of Earning a FYGPA of 3.0 or Higher: Logistic Regression Analyses

Discussion

Faculty Survey

July 2024 Recent Trends in College Readiness and Subsequent College Performance: With Faculty Perspectives on Student Readiness PAUL A. WESTRICK, EMILY L. ANGEHR, EMILY J. SHAW, & JESSICA P. MARINI Table of Contents Abstract ..........................................................................................................................................................4 Introduction ....................................................................................................................................................5 College Readiness and College Performance Measures ..............................................................................6 Data and Methods ....................................................................................................................................6 Sample ...........................................................................................................................................6 Table 1: Institutional Characteristics.............................................................................................7 Measures ........................................................................................................................................7 Table 2: Student Characteristics of the Study Sample .................................................................9 Table 3: Descriptive Statistics for the 2017, 2018, 2020, and 2021 Cohorts, Pre-college Measures, First-Year GPAs, Overall Sample .................................................................................................10 Figure 1: Percentage of Students at Participating Institutions Meeting Selected Benchmarks in 2017 and 2021 .......................................................................................................................................11 Analyses .........................................................................................................................................11 Results ..................................................................................................................................................... 12 Mean FYGPAs by SAT Total Score Bands ....................................................................................12 Figure 2: Mean FYGPA by SAT Total Score Bands across Institutions, 2017, 2018, 2020, and 2021 ...................................................................................................................................................... 13 Figure 3: Mean FYGPA by SAT Total Score Bands at Private, Less Selective Institutions, 2017, 2018, 2020, and 2021 .............................................................................................................................14 Figure 4: Mean FYGPA by SAT Total Score Bands at Public, Less Selective Institutions, 2017, 2018, 2020, and 2021 .............................................................................................................................14 Figure 5: Mean FYGPA by SAT Total Score Bands at Private, More Selective Institutions, 2017, 2018, 2020, and 2021 .............................................................................................................................15 Figure 6: Mean FYGPA by SAT Total Score Bands at Public, More Selective Institutions, 2017, 2018, 2020, and 2021 .............................................................................................................................16 Standardized Mean Differences (d) ................................................................................................16 Table 4: Meta-Analyzed Standardized Mean Differences (d) between the 2021 and 2017 Cohorts for Pre-college Measures and First-Year GPAs, Overall and across Institution Categories .............18 Figure 7: Average Standardized Mean Differences (d) in Academic Achievement Measures across Institution Types.............

FAQs

What is the document’s main focus?

It studies how college readiness trends connect to subsequent college performance, and it incorporates faculty perspectives on student readiness.

Which measures are used to assess college readiness and performance?

The study uses pre-college measures and first-year GPAs, including analyses by SAT total score bands and related predictors.

How are the results analyzed to estimate performance outcomes?

It reports descriptive statistics and standardized mean differences, and it uses logistic regression to estimate the probability of earning a FYGPA of 3.0 or higher based on SAT scores or HSGPA.

Oct 15, 2026

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