National Longitudinal Study of the Class of 1972 Series

The National Longitudinal Study of the Class of 1972 studies describe the transition of young adults from high school through postsecondary education and the workplace. The data span 1972 through 1986 and include college transcripts.

NCES also provides access to National Longitudinal Study of the Class of 1972 data through the DAS Web Website. At this site you will find a link to a Windows software data analysis application (DAS). Users must download this software to their personal computers, create and submit their own specifications to generate statistical tables to this Web site, and retrieve their results.

• DAS at NCES

• NLS at NCES