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TEN-YEAR LABOR FORCE STATUS AND EARNINGS OF ALUMNI (continued)
Recent research in collaboration with the Social
Security Administration and Cornell University
demonstrates the impact that an RIT/NTID
education has in producing income for various
categories of individuals. Baccalaureate graduates
show the highest percentage generating income at
all ages,
100.00%
90.00%
80.00%
70.00%
60.00%
50.00%
40.00%
30.00%
20.00%
10.00%
0.00%
followed by associate graduates. Withdrawn
students and those not admitted have the lowest
percentages, respectively, that are generating
earnings.
Percent of Alumni Reporting Earnings by Age
20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 50
Lost Accepts NTID BS Not Admitted Withdrawn ASSOCIATE
Note: From a 2007 collaborative research study conducted with the Social Security Administration and
Cornell University. To accomplish this, NTID forwarded a data file with approximately 13,000 cases to
the Social Security Administration. Six study groups were defined by the degree attainment variable: (1)
Deaf and hard-of-hearing graduates who completed a bachelor’s degree from RIT; (2) Hearing
graduates who completed a bachelor’s degree from RIT (not shown above); (3) Deaf or hard-of-hearing
degree earners from NTID; (4) Deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals who attended NTID, but withdrew
prior to receiving a degree; (5) Deaf and hard-of-hearing applicants who were accepted to NTID, but
chose not to attend (Lost Accepts); and (6) Deaf and hard-of-hearing applicants to NTID who were
denied admission.
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Graduation and Persistence