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U.S. Department of Education

College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP)2 measures

The percentage of CAMP participants completing the first academic year of their postsecondary program

RequiredoutcomeFY2025CAMP performance measure 1

Tier not determined

No rule matched this measure, so no tier is guessed.

Instrument
CAMP annual performance report (34 CFR 75.110), per notice inviting applications
Reporting
annual
Target
Applicant proposes the target
National target
national target for performance measure 1 for FY 2025 is that 86 percent of CAMP participants will complete the first academic year of their postsecondary program
Source document, 89 FR 70616 (last page of the PDF, page 7 of 7), section VI.5

The percentage of CAMP participants who, after completing the first academic year of college, continue their postsecondary education

RequiredoutcomeFY2025CAMP performance measure 2

Tier 1: Collect todayTier 3: Needs a partner

The outcome sits in a record another agency holds. You hold the participant list and count it.

You count your own participants; the school or district record confirms the outcome.

Partner routes for school records

Routes, caveats and templates for this measure

Instrument
CAMP annual performance report (34 CFR 75.110), per notice inviting applications
Reporting
annual
Target
Applicant proposes the target
National target
national target for performance measure 2 for FY 2025 is that 92 percent of CAMP participants continue their postsecondary education after completing the first academic year of college
Source document, 89 FR 70616 (last page of the PDF, page 7 of 7), section VI.5

U.S. Department of Education, Federal TRIO Programs

TRIO Educational Opportunity Centers24 measures

Table 2, Postsecondary enrollment rate

Requiredoutcome2022-23

Tier 1: Collect todayTier 3: Needs a partner

The outcome sits in a record another agency holds. You hold the participant list and count it.

You count your own participants; the school or district record confirms the outcome.

Partner routes for school records

Routes, caveats and templates for this measure

Instrument
TRIO Educational Opportunity Centers grantee-level GPRA data tables (workbook)
Target
No target rule stated
Source document, sheet 'Table 2 - Enrollment by Sector', column G (2022-23 workbook)
Show all 24 measures for this program
TRIO McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement22 measures

Three-year graduate school enrollment rate

Program-wideoutcome2022-23

Tier not determined

No rule matched this measure, so no tier is guessed.

Instrument
TRIO McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement GPRA narrative report 2022-23
Reporting
annual
Target
Funder sets the target
National target
71.0 percent of participants who received their bachelor’s degree in 2019–20 enroll in graduate degree programs within three years.
Source document, PDF p. 3

One-year graduate school persistence rate

Program-wideoutcome2022-23

Tier 1: Collect todayTier 3: Needs a partner

The outcome sits in a record another agency holds. You hold the participant list and count it.

You count your own participants; the school or district record confirms the outcome.

Partner routes for school records

Routes, caveats and templates for this measure

Instrument
TRIO McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement GPRA narrative report 2022-23
Reporting
annual
Target
Funder sets the target
National target
85.0 percent of participants reported for the first time as graduate students in 2021–22 persist in their graduate studies into the 2022–23 academic year.
Source document, PDF p. 4

Three-year graduate school enrollment rate

Program-wideoutcome2023-24

Tier not determined

No rule matched this measure, so no tier is guessed.

Instrument
TRIO McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement GPRA narrative report 2023-24
Reporting
annual
Target
Funder sets the target
National target
71.0 percent of participants who received their bachelor’s degree in 2020–21 enrolled in graduate degree programs within three years.
Source document, PDF p. 3

One-year graduate school persistence rate

Program-wideoutcome2023-24

Tier 1: Collect todayTier 3: Needs a partner

The outcome sits in a record another agency holds. You hold the participant list and count it.

You count your own participants; the school or district record confirms the outcome.

Partner routes for school records

Routes, caveats and templates for this measure

Instrument
TRIO McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement GPRA narrative report 2023-24
Reporting
annual
Target
Funder sets the target
National target
85.0 percent of participants reported for the first time as graduate students in 2022–23 persisted in their graduate studies into the 2023–24 academic year.
Source document, PDF p. 4

Table 2, Graduate school (second year) persistence rate 2022–23

Requiredoutcome2022-23

Tier 1: Collect todayTier 3: Needs a partner

The outcome sits in a record another agency holds. You hold the participant list and count it.

You count your own participants; the school or district record confirms the outcome.

Partner routes for school records

Routes, caveats and templates for this measure

Instrument
TRIO McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement grantee-level GPRA data tables (workbook)
Target
No target rule stated
Source document, sheet 'Table 2_Persistence', column F (2022-23 workbook)

Table 2, Graduate school (second year) persistence rate 2023–24

Requiredoutcome2023-24

Tier 1: Collect todayTier 3: Needs a partner

The outcome sits in a record another agency holds. You hold the participant list and count it.

You count your own participants; the school or district record confirms the outcome.

Partner routes for school records

Routes, caveats and templates for this measure

Instrument
TRIO McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement grantee-level GPRA data tables (workbook)
Target
No target rule stated
Source document, sheet 'Table 2_Persistence', column F (2023-24 workbook)

Table 3, Percent of participants in bachelor’s degree cohort with research doctorate (doctoral degree completion rate)

Program-wideoutcome2022-23; 2023-24

Tier 1: Collect todayTier 3: Needs a partner

The outcome sits in a record another agency holds. You hold the participant list and count it.

You count your own participants; the school or district record confirms the outcome.

Partner routes for school records

Routes, caveats and templates for this measure

Instrument
TRIO McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement program-level GPRA data tables (workbook)
Target
No target rule stated
Source document, sheet 'Table 3_Completion', column E (2023-24 workbook)
TRIO Student Support Services26 measures

Table 1, Persistence rate

Requiredoutcome2022-23; 2023-24

Tier 1: Collect todayTier 3: Needs a partner

The outcome sits in a record another agency holds. You hold the participant list and count it.

You count your own participants; the school or district record confirms the outcome.

Partner routes for school records

Routes, caveats and templates for this measure

Instrument
TRIO Student Support Services grantee-level GPRA data tables (workbook)
Target
No target rule stated
Source document, sheet 'Table 1 Persistence', column G (2023-24 workbook)

Table 2, Bachelor's degree completion rate

Requiredoutcome2022-23; 2023-24

Tier 1: Collect todayTier 3: Needs a partner

The outcome sits in a record another agency holds. You hold the participant list and count it.

You count your own participants; the school or district record confirms the outcome.

Partner routes for school records

Routes, caveats and templates for this measure

Instrument
TRIO Student Support Services grantee-level GPRA data tables (workbook)
Target
No target rule stated
Source document, sheet 'Table 2 Completion 4-year', column G (2023-24 workbook)

Table 3, Associate degree completion and/or transfer rate

Requiredoutcome2022-23

Tier 1: Collect todayTier 3: Needs a partner

The outcome sits in a record another agency holds. You hold the participant list and count it.

You count your own participants; the school or district record confirms the outcome.

Partner routes for school records

Routes, caveats and templates for this measure

Instrument
TRIO Student Support Services grantee-level GPRA data tables (workbook)
Target
No target rule stated
Source document, sheet 'Table 3 Completion 2-year', column G (2022-23 workbook)
Show all 26 measures for this program
TRIO Talent Search30 measures

Table 1, Postsecondary enrollment: college-ready participants constituting denominator for postsecondary enrollment: Percent

Requiredoutcome2022-23

Tier 1: Collect todayTier 3: Needs a partner

The outcome sits in a record another agency holds. You hold the participant list and count it.

You count your own participants; the school or district record confirms the outcome.

Partner routes for school records

Routes, caveats and templates for this measure

Instrument
TRIO Talent Search grantee-level GPRA data tables (workbook)
Target
No target rule stated
Source document, sheet 'Table 1 - Enroll, Financial Aid', column F (2022-23 workbook)

Table 1, Postsecondary enrollment: college-ready participants who enrolled in postsecondary education: Percent

Requiredoutcome2022-23

Tier 1: Collect todayTier 3: Needs a partner

The outcome sits in a record another agency holds. You hold the participant list and count it.

You count your own participants; the school or district record confirms the outcome.

Partner routes for school records

Routes, caveats and templates for this measure

Instrument
TRIO Talent Search grantee-level GPRA data tables (workbook)
Target
No target rule stated
Source document, sheet 'Table 1 - Enroll, Financial Aid', column G (2022-23 workbook)

Table 2, Postsecondary enrollment percentage distribution by level of first postsecondary institution attended: Enrollment rate

Requiredoutcome2022-23

Tier 1: Collect todayTier 3: Needs a partner

The outcome sits in a record another agency holds. You hold the participant list and count it.

You count your own participants; the school or district record confirms the outcome.

Partner routes for school records

Routes, caveats and templates for this measure

Instrument
TRIO Talent Search grantee-level GPRA data tables (workbook)
Target
No target rule stated
Source document, sheet 'Table 2 - Enroll by Sector', column G (2022-23 workbook)

Table 2, Postsecondary enrollment percentage distribution by level of first postsecondary institution attended: 4-year

Requiredoutcome2022-23

Tier 1: Collect todayTier 3: Needs a partner

The outcome sits in a record another agency holds. You hold the participant list and count it.

You count your own participants; the school or district record confirms the outcome.

Partner routes for school records

Routes, caveats and templates for this measure

Instrument
TRIO Talent Search grantee-level GPRA data tables (workbook)
Target
No target rule stated
Source document, sheet 'Table 2 - Enroll by Sector', column H (2022-23 workbook)

Table 2, Postsecondary enrollment percentage distribution by level of first postsecondary institution attended: 2-year

Requiredoutcome2022-23

Tier 1: Collect todayTier 3: Needs a partner

The outcome sits in a record another agency holds. You hold the participant list and count it.

You count your own participants; the school or district record confirms the outcome.

Partner routes for school records

Routes, caveats and templates for this measure

Instrument
TRIO Talent Search grantee-level GPRA data tables (workbook)
Target
No target rule stated
Source document, sheet 'Table 2 - Enroll by Sector', column I (2022-23 workbook)

Table 2, Postsecondary enrollment percentage distribution by level of first postsecondary institution attended: Other

Requiredoutcome2022-23

Tier 1: Collect todayTier 3: Needs a partner

The outcome sits in a record another agency holds. You hold the participant list and count it.

You count your own participants; the school or district record confirms the outcome.

Partner routes for school records

Routes, caveats and templates for this measure

Instrument
TRIO Talent Search grantee-level GPRA data tables (workbook)
Target
No target rule stated
Source document, sheet 'Table 2 - Enroll by Sector', column J (2022-23 workbook)

Table 2, Postsecondary enrollment percentage distribution by level of first postsecondary institution attended: Unknown

Requiredoutcome2022-23

Tier 1: Collect todayTier 3: Needs a partner

The outcome sits in a record another agency holds. You hold the participant list and count it.

You count your own participants; the school or district record confirms the outcome.

Partner routes for school records

Routes, caveats and templates for this measure

Instrument
TRIO Talent Search grantee-level GPRA data tables (workbook)
Target
No target rule stated
Source document, sheet 'Table 2 - Enroll by Sector', column K (2022-23 workbook)
Show all 30 measures for this program
TRIO Upward Bound and Upward Bound Math-Science20 measures

Table 1, All 2022–23 high school graduates: Postsecondary enrollment rate

Requiredoutcome2022-23

Tier 1: Collect todayTier 3: Needs a partner

The outcome sits in a record another agency holds. You hold the participant list and count it.

You count your own participants; the school or district record confirms the outcome.

Partner routes for school records

Routes, caveats and templates for this measure

Instrument
TRIO Upward Bound and Upward Bound Math-Science grantee-level GPRA data tables (workbook)
Target
No target rule stated
Source document, sheet 'Table1 Postsecondary Enrollment', column I (2022-23 workbook)

Table 2, Postsecondary degree completion rates for UB and UBMS participants in the 2017 postsecondary education enrollment cohort: Total

Requiredoutput2022-23

Tier 1: Collect todayTier 3: Needs a partner

An output the funder classes as a count of activity. The outcome sits in a record another agency holds. You hold the participant list and count it.

You count your own participants; the school or district record confirms the outcome.

Partner routes for school records

Routes, caveats and templates for this measure

Instrument
TRIO Upward Bound and Upward Bound Math-Science grantee-level GPRA data tables (workbook)
Target
No target rule stated
Source document, sheet 'Table 2 Degree Completion', column I (2022-23 workbook)

Table 2, 2017 postsecondary education enrollment cohort: Evidence of BA degree completion within 6 years or AA degree completion within 3 years: Percent

Requiredoutcome2022-23

Tier 1: Collect todayTier 3: Needs a partner

The outcome sits in a record another agency holds. You hold the participant list and count it.

You count your own participants; the school or district record confirms the outcome.

Partner routes for school records

Routes, caveats and templates for this measure

Instrument
TRIO Upward Bound and Upward Bound Math-Science grantee-level GPRA data tables (workbook)
Target
No target rule stated
Source document, sheet 'Table 2 Degree Completion', column J (2022-23 workbook)

Table 2, 2017 postsecondary education enrollment cohort: Evidence of BA degree completion within 6 years: Percent

Requiredoutcome2022-23

Tier 1: Collect todayTier 3: Needs a partner

The outcome sits in a record another agency holds. You hold the participant list and count it.

You count your own participants; the school or district record confirms the outcome.

Partner routes for school records

Routes, caveats and templates for this measure

Instrument
TRIO Upward Bound and Upward Bound Math-Science grantee-level GPRA data tables (workbook)
Target
No target rule stated
Source document, sheet 'Table 2 Degree Completion', column K (2022-23 workbook)

Table 2, 2017 postsecondary education enrollment cohort: Evidence of AA degree completion only, within 3 years: Percent

Requiredoutcome2022-23

Tier 1: Collect todayTier 3: Needs a partner

The outcome sits in a record another agency holds. You hold the participant list and count it.

You count your own participants; the school or district record confirms the outcome.

Partner routes for school records

Routes, caveats and templates for this measure

Instrument
TRIO Upward Bound and Upward Bound Math-Science grantee-level GPRA data tables (workbook)
Target
No target rule stated
Source document, sheet 'Table 2 Degree Completion', column L (2022-23 workbook)

Table 1, All 2023–24 high school graduates (2): Postsecondary enrollment rate

Requiredoutcome2023-24

Tier 1: Collect todayTier 3: Needs a partner

The outcome sits in a record another agency holds. You hold the participant list and count it.

You count your own participants; the school or district record confirms the outcome.

Partner routes for school records

Routes, caveats and templates for this measure

Instrument
TRIO Upward Bound and Upward Bound Math-Science grantee-level GPRA data tables (workbook)
Target
No target rule stated
Source document, sheet 'Table1 Postsecondary Enrollment', column I (2023-24 workbook)

Table 2, Postsecondary degree completion rates for UB and UBMS participants in the 2018 postsecondary education enrollment cohort: Total

Requiredoutput2023-24

Tier 1: Collect todayTier 3: Needs a partner

An output the funder classes as a count of activity. The outcome sits in a record another agency holds. You hold the participant list and count it.

You count your own participants; the school or district record confirms the outcome.

Partner routes for school records

Routes, caveats and templates for this measure

Instrument
TRIO Upward Bound and Upward Bound Math-Science grantee-level GPRA data tables (workbook)
Target
No target rule stated
Source document, sheet 'Table2 Degree Completion', column I (2023-24 workbook)
Show all 20 measures for this program

How grantees did

Results are attainment: actual divided by the promised value, for rows where the source gives both. Medians mix every measure a program reports; the measure pages split them.

TRIO Educational Opportunity Centers

Grantee-level resultsED Federal TRIO grantee-level GPRA tables

This source lists 4,719 rows for this program but none carries both a target and a result, so no attainment is computed.

TRIO McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement

Grantee-level resultsED Federal TRIO grantee-level GPRA tables

This source lists 2,874 rows for this program but none carries both a target and a result, so no attainment is computed.

TRIO Student Support Services

Grantee-level resultsED Federal TRIO grantee-level GPRA tables

This source lists 29,488 rows for this program but none carries both a target and a result, so no attainment is computed.

TRIO Upward Bound and Upward Bound Math-Science

Grantee-level resultsED Federal TRIO grantee-level GPRA tables

This source lists 30,390 rows for this program but none carries both a target and a result, so no attainment is computed.

Adult Education State Grants

Program-level summary, not granteesOMB PART assessments (ExpectMore.gov archive)
8measures
7periods
42results
101%median of target (93% to 108%)
57%of results at or above target
0%target200%+

Results by kind of promised value: 42 with a target printed beside the result. These are agency-reported program figures, not individual grantees.

Example results (a fixed pick, not a ranking)

1 shown

  • Adult Education State Grants · 2005

    The annual cost per participant.

    $217 → $227 (105% of target) · $

    Source document
Example results (a fixed pick, not a ranking), 1 shown
Reporting entityPeriodMeasurePromisedActualUnit% of targetSource
Adult Education State Grants2005The annual cost per participant.$217$227$105%document

Federal Pell Grants

Program-level summary, not granteesOMB PART assessments (ExpectMore.gov archive)
11measures
3periods
28results
98%median of target (85% to 102%)
39%of results at or above target
0%target200%+

Results by kind of promised value: 28 with a target printed beside the result. These are agency-reported program figures, not individual grantees.

Example results (a fixed pick, not a ranking)

1 shown

  • Federal Pell Grants · 2006

    Completion rates: The postsecondary completion gap between Black and White full-time students in 4-year programs will decrease each year.

    18.5% → 18.1% (98% of target) · %

    Source document
Example results (a fixed pick, not a ranking), 1 shown
Reporting entityPeriodMeasurePromisedActualUnit% of targetSource
Federal Pell Grants2006Completion rates: The postsecondary completion gap between Black and White full-time students in 4-year programs will decrease each year.18.5%18.1%%98%document

TRIO McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement

Program-level summary, not granteesOMB PART assessments (ExpectMore.gov archive)
2measures
7periods
13results
114%median of target (104% to 135%)
100%of results at or above target
0%target200%+

Results by kind of promised value: 13 with a target printed beside the result. These are agency-reported program figures, not individual grantees.

Example results (a fixed pick, not a ranking)

1 shown

  • TRIO McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement · 2006

    Percentage of TRIO McNair participants persisting in graduate school.

    79 → 80.6 (102% of target) · %

    Source document
Example results (a fixed pick, not a ranking), 1 shown
Reporting entityPeriodMeasurePromisedActualUnit% of targetSource
TRIO McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement2006Percentage of TRIO McNair participants persisting in graduate school.7980.6%102%document

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Target-setting language with precedent

Each item comes from one funder, one program or one department; none is a government-wide rule.

Showing clauses from Education. All clauses

EDGAR, 34 CFR 75.110(c)

Paraphrase

An applicant that lacks a baseline explains how and when it will establish one.

It lets you write: State that no baseline exists yet, and say how and by when you will establish it.

Source document, 2024