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EFFECT OF COLLEGE GRADUATION ON REDUCTION IN SSI AND SSDI
PAYMENTS (continued)
While virtually no one participated in the SSDI
program when they were students, by age 50 about
22 percent of graduates with a bachelor’s and 26.8
percent of grads with a sub-bachelor’s degree were
receiving SSDI benefits. These rates compare
favorably to 34 percent for non-graduates.
60.00%
50.00%
40.00%
30.00%
20.00%
10.00%
0.00%
Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)
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Lost Accepts NTID BS Not Admitted Withdrawn ASSOCIATE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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