Study Team CSUN: Richard W. Moore, Management Kenneth Chapman, Economics Bettina Huber, IR Elina Almechenko Mark Shors EDD/ LMID Andy Wong Jennifer Taylor The College of Business and Economics 1

Purpose Examine CSUN labor market outcomes Are they employed? How much do they earn? How do student characteristics and experiences at CSUN affect labor market success? Dropouts and Graduates 2

The Approach CSUN Student Records California EDD Base Wage file Analysis Data Base 3

CSUN Student Records All Entering Students First time freshman Transfers Post Baccalaureate Total 44,437 Allows us to trace graduates and exiters 4

California Base-Wage File All California Workers with earnings covered by Unemployment Insurance. Quarterly earnings reported by employers, not self reported. Individuals may have multiple employers in a quarter. 5

We created six paths through CSUN Enrolled as : First time Freshman or Enrolled as UG Transfer Enrolled as PostBac Success Stories: Graduated Bach (only)CSUN Problem Children: Did not Gradate Other People’s Children: Bachelor Grad Other Institution Stars: Graduate Degree Other Institution Graduate Completers Graduate Drops 6

* All earnings adjusted for inflation to 2010 dollars 7

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Updated information… Expanded group of students: All students entering from Earnings through 2012 Information provided by centile 25 th centile (25% of students earned less and 75% more) 50 th centile (also called the median) 75 th centile (75% of students earned less and 25% more) 10

11 Year 2 Number found = 786/1009 Percentage found = 78% Year 5 Number found = 703/1007 Percentage found = 70% Year 10 Number found = 183/278 Percentage found = 66% 1. Earnings Adjusted to 2012 Dollars. 2. Success Stories: CSUN Graduates with Baccalaureate Degree only, who entered between 1995 & Earnings in California UI Covered Employment – 2,5,10 years after graduation. 4. Graduates are included in each time period if they have no more than two consecutive quarters without earnings in that time period.

12 Year 2 Number found = 190/317 Percentage found = 60% Year 5 Number found = 151/269 Percentage found = 56% Year 10 Number found = 47/103 Percentage found = 46% 1. Earnings Adjusted to 2012 Dollars. 2. Success Stories: CSUN Graduates with Baccalaureate Degree only, who entered between 1995 & Earnings in California UI Covered Employment – 2,5,10 years after graduation. 4. Graduates are included in each time period if they have no more than two consecutive quarters without earnings in that time period.

* All earnings adjusted for inflation to 2010 dollars The Larger Economy Matters 13