Performance of Community College Transfer Students at Public Four-Year Colleges and Universities
This report is composed of a set of tables showing, by campus, the performance of students who were enrolled at a Maryland community college, who later transferred to a Maryland public four-year institution
2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010
Graduate Follow-Up Survey Reports - Community Colleges
The Community College Graduate Follow-Up Survey was a survey of community college certificate and associate degree graduates a year after they completed their program. The reports generated from this survey provided information on completers’ perceptions of the quality of their institutional experience, post-graduation educational and employment statuses, and other related outcomes. The final iteration of this survey was in 2016.
2016 | 2014 | 2011 | 2008 | 2005
Graduate Follow-Up Survey Reports - Four-Year Colleges and Universities
The Four-Year College and University Graduate Follow-Up Survey was a statewide survey of baccalaureate graduates from Maryland four-year public institutions and independent institutions, to help the State and campuses better understand student outcomes. The final iteration of this survey was in 2016.
2016 | 2013 | 2010 | 2007 | 2004
Student Outcomes and Achievement Report
This report was the Maryland Higher Education Commission’s response to the General Assembly’s 1988 charge to improve information to high schools and local school systems concerning the performance of their graduates at the college level. The final iteration of this report was produced in 2021.
2021 | 2010 | 2008 | 2006 | 2001
Degree Productivity at Maryland Public Four-Year Institutions
This report provides information on degree productivity at Maryland’s public four-year institutions using the measure of “degrees per 100 students” for both bachelor’s and graduate degrees. Degrees per 100 students provides an assessment of institutional effectiveness on degree productivity over time, which can be used to compare data from other states, and takes into account all students for all degree types regardless of their enrollment or entry status.
Note: As of 2025, this report was last published in 2019.
2019 | 2018
Degrees per All
This report provides information on degree productivity at Maryland’s four-year public institutions using the measure Degrees per All (DpAll), which is a derivative of the measure degrees per 100 students. DpAll incorporates identifiable characteristics, such as race/ethnicity and gender, into assessing degree productivity to provide a more inclusive degree attainment measure. The data address trends from 2014 to 2018 for certain undergraduate populations.
Note: As of 2025, MHEC no longer publishes this report.
2020
Maryland Annual Collection Revision Report
Maryland Annual Collection (MAC) is the core series of public data collections from Maryland postsecondary institutions. Data collected through the MAC allows MHEC to produce financial, research, and policy reports on critical higher education topics.
2012
Research Analysis Workgroup Recommendations for Standard Reporting of Multi-Race Data
This report provides recommendations for collection of multi-race data from Maryland postsecondary institutions.
2010
Study of the Capacity of Maryland's Teacher Preparation Programs
This study examines the capacity of teacher preparation programs at Maryland colleges and universities to increase their production of new teachers.
2006
The Data Book provides information about student preparation, enrollment, completion, demographics, affordability, financing, degrees attained, and revenues and expenditures across Maryland postsecondary institutions.
2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004
ENROLLMENT REPORTS
Opening Fall Enrollment
This report highlights preliminary data on fall enrollment submitted by Maryland colleges and universities.
2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002
Enrollment by Place of Residence
This report provides information concerning the places of residence of students enrolled in Maryland institutions of higher education during the fall of the chosen year.
2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008
Trends in Enrollment by Program
This report provides trend data on enrollment, grouped by program in which the student is enrolled.
Trends in Enrollment by Race and Gender
This report provides trend data on student enrollment, grouped by race and gender.
2021 - Statewide Report (PDF) | Statewide Data (Excel)
Segment Report (PDF) | Segment Data (Excel)
2020 - Statewide Report (PDF) | Statewide Data (Excel)
Segment Report (PDF) | Segment Data (Excel)
2019 - Statewide Report (PDF) | Statewide Data (Excel)
Segment Report (PDF) | Segment Data (Excel)
2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008
Enrollment Projections
This report provides perspective to higher education policy discussions at the state level, including facilities planning, tuition and fees issues, articulation, funding priorities, and retention and graduation rates.
2020-2029 | 2019-2028 | 2018-2027 | 2017-2026 | 2016-2025 | 2015-2024 | 2014-2023 | 2013-2022 | 2012-2021 | 2011-2020 | 2010-2019 | 2009-2018 | 2008-2017
DEGREE REPORTS
Trends in Degrees and Certificates By Program
This report provides trend data on degree and certificate completion, grouped by each program exited.
2021 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008
Trends in Degrees and Certificates By Race and Gender
This report provides trend data on student degree and certificate completion, grouped by race and gender.
2021 - Statewide Report (PDF) | Statewide Data (Excel)
2021 - Segment Report (PDF) | Segment Data (Excel)
2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008
Distance Education in Maryland Colleges and Universities
This report examines trends in distance learning and analyzes data from distance education activities derived from MHEC Distance Education Surveys, and from MHEC’s Distance Education Survey and Report.
2019 | 2014 | 2011 | 2008 | 2006 | 2004
Maryland Community Colleges
This report provides retention, graduation, and transfer rates for first-time, full-time students entering Maryland community colleges. The report includes information on student outcomes between one and four years following matriculation.
2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2003
Maryland Four-Year Institutions
This report presents data on the retention and graduation rates of first-time, full-time undergraduate students who initially enroll at public four-year colleges and universities in the state of Maryland. The graduation trends in this report include undergraduate students who persisted at and graduated from the campus at which they initially enrolled, as well as those who transferred to and then graduated from any of the four-year colleges or universities, including independent institutions, in Maryland.
2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2003
Performance of Community College Transfer Students at Public Four-Year Colleges and Universities
This report is composed of a set of tables showing, by campus, the performance of students who were enrolled at a Maryland community college, who later transferred to a Maryland public four-year institution.
2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 1993-2002
Undergraduate Transfers Among Maryland Public Institutions
This report is composed of a set of tables showing, by campus, the undergraduate students who were enrolled in Maryland public colleges, who later transferred to another Maryland public college.
2018-2019 | 2017-2018 | 2016-2017 | 2015-2016 | 2014-2015 | 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | 2006-2007 | 2005-2006 | 2004-2005 | 2003-2004 | 2002-2003
BEST PRACTICES AND ANNUAL PROGRESS TOWARD 55% COMPLETION GOAL
This report tracks Maryland's progress toward having at least 55% of its residents age 25-64 holding at least one degree credential by 2025.
2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 - Appendix | 2012 - Appendix
GRADUATE FOLLOW-UP SURVEY REPORTS
Community Colleges
Every three years, the Maryland Higher Education Commission conducts a follow-up survey of community college certificate and associate degree graduates a year after they have completed their program. The report generated from this survey provides information on completers’ perceptions of the quality of their institutional experience, post-graduation educational and employment statuses, and other related outcomes.
2006 | 2004 - Report Data Tables
Student Outcome and Achievement Reports
This report continues to serve as the Maryland Higher Education Commission’s response to the General Assembly’s 1988 charge to improve information to high schools and local school systems concerning the performance of their graduates at the college level.
2006 | 2005 | 2002
Student Learning Outcomes Assessment Reports
This analysis is conducted periodically to review the assessment of undergraduate student learning at Maryland public colleges and universities. Because of the wide range of missions and student populations at Maryland institutions, there are no common standards for student outcomes. For this reason, institutions are expected to demonstrate how assessment of learning leads to improvements in teaching and learning, rather than demonstrating student progress toward a specific target.
2002 | 2001 | 1998 | 1995
Minority Achievement Report
This report provides information about the progress public colleges and universities have made in the recruitment and retention of minority students, faculty, and professional staff.
1996
Student with Disabilities at Maryland Colleges and Universities
This report presents data on students who registered with disability services at Maryland Colleges and Universities and provides analysis of retention and completion for those students.
2021
Survey of College Plans of Maryland High Ability Students
This report examines the results of the survey of high ability students who graduated from a Maryland high school to learn about their college plans. The report examines the results of that survey.
2005 | 1999 | 1997
Analysis of Financial Aid Distributed to Undergraduates at Maryland Public Colleges and Universities by Academic Year
This report provides a profile of undergraduates at Maryland' public two and four-year colleges and universities who received financial aid. It examines their demographic characteristics and analyzes the distribution of financial aid among students from different economic backgrounds.
2003-2004
Financial Need of Undergraduate Aid Recipients at Maryland's Colleges and Universities by Academic Year
This report presents information relevant to the issue of affordability of Maryland's colleges and universities, and particularly whether the financial needs of low and moderate income students are being adequately addressed.
2004-2005
Survey on Non-Acceptance or Cancellation of the Maryland Educational Assistance Grant
The purpose of this study is to determine the major factors in the high cancellation rate for the Maryland Educational Assistance Grant (EAG).
2006
Women Students in Maryland Higher Education: Enrollment, Completion, and Employment Trends
This report compares trends in the educational progress of women and men attending Maryland institutions. Data related to enrollment, retention, graduation, degrees and employment outcomes are discussed.
2005
A Comparison of the Retention, Transfer, and Graduation Rates of Need-Based Financial Aid Recipients at Maryland Public Colleges and Universities with Performance of Non-Recipients
The purpose of this analysis was to examine the persistence, graduation and transfer rates of the recipients of an Educational Assistance Grant (EAG) or Guaranteed Access Grant (GAG) at Maryland public colleges and universities compared to students at these campuses who did not receive either of these awards.
2004
Performance of EAG and GAG Award Recipients Based on Length and Amount of Aid
The purpose of this analysis was to examine the persistence, graduation and transfer rates of full-time student who received an Education Assistance Grant (EAG) or Guaranteed Access Grant (GAG) and matriculated during the 1996-1997 academic year.
2004
Survey of the Recipients of Maryland Nursing Scholarships
The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of the Maryland Nursing Scholarship Program in persuading students to enter and remain in the nursing profession in the State.
2004
Survey of the Recipients of Maryland Teacher Scholarships
This study examines the impact of the Maryland teacher scholarships in persuading students to enter and to remain in the teaching profession. The study analyzes the decisions of students who applied for at least one of the three scholarships and were subsequently offered an award. Six groups of students for each of the three scholarship programs are identified.
2003
Trends in Financial Aid to Students in Maryland Postsecondary Education
This report presents ten-year trends about financial aid awarded to students attending Maryland colleges and universities during the decade of the 1990s.
2002
Study of the Capacity of Teacher Preparation Programs in Maryland
This study examines the capacity of teacher preparation programs at Maryland colleges and universities to increase their production of new teachers. The study analyzes both the supply and demand aspects of the capacity issue in Maryland.
2000
Study on the Place of Employment of Maryland Graduates
This report uses information from a series of follow-up surveys of bachelor's degree recipients and community college graduates. The surveys were conducted one year following graduation over a 20-year period.
2000
Study of the Employment Status of Faculty at Maryland Public Campuses
This report reviews trends in the employment of full and part-time faculty at Maryland's public colleges and universities between 1981 and 1998 amid recession and long-term cost concerns.
1999
Study of the Supply of and Demand for Doctoral Degree Recipients in Maryland
This report examines trends in the applications and admissions of doctoral students and the number of doctoral enrollments and degrees awarded given concerns about the proliferation of doctoral programs and overproduction of Ph.D. recipients.
1999
College / Business Activities Report
This report is intended to highlight the wide variety of ways in which Maryland colleges, universities, and private career schools are serving Maryland firms and organizations with specialized education and training programs.
1999 | 1998
Study of the Supply of and Demand for Law School Graduates in Maryland
This report examines ten-year trends in applications to the State's two law schools. The study also explores the projected need for lawyers in the State through the year 2005, and reviews the results of surveys of graduates from the two law schools regarding employment.
1998
Study of the Effectiveness of "Privatizing" Remedial Services
This report presents the findings of the inquiry about how much remedial education is appropriate at the college level and who should provide it? It examines the concept of privatizing or outsourcing remedial education at colleges and universities.
1997
Minority Achievement Report
This report provides information about the progress public colleges and universities have made in the recruitment and retention of minority students, faculty, and professional staff.
2008 | 2005 | 2003 | 2002 | 1999 | 1996
Status of Women Administrators and Other Staff in Maryland Public Higher Education
This study was to determine faculty salary equity, and whether inequities exist due to gender among full-time faculty.
1997
Study of Access to Higher Education Institutions in Maryland
This study examines the degree of access which residents of the various regions of Maryland have to higher education facilities and programs and provides information that can be used to determine whether any of these areas are underserved.
1996
Study of Remedial Education at Maryland Public Campuses
This study includes and examination of the number and type of students who require remediation, the policies and standards used to determine student placement, the success of remedial students and the evaluation of remedial programs, staff for remedial courses, the cost of remedial education, and sources of funding.
1996
Study of the Workforce Needs of Maryland Employees
This study presents the findings of a survey that was examined along with labor market data about the project number of job openings in specific occupational areas, especially those requiring a college education.
1996
Study of Collaborative Projects of Maryland Postsecondary Institutions
This report presents a listing of collaborative activities and programs at Maryland colleges and universities in support of the governor's higher education priorities.
1996
Status of African-American Faculty and Senior Administrators in Maryland Public Higher Education
The purpose of this report is to determine the progress that Maryland public institutions have made in the hiring of African-American faculty and senior administrators between 1985 and 1995.
1996
Status of Women in Maryland Public Higher Education
This report summarizes the progress Maryland institutions have made with regard to the status of women in public postsecondary institutions between 1984 and 1994.
1996
