We would like to express our gratitude to the individuals and organizations that have made this report possible. First, we thank Lumina Foundation and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for their support of our research over the past few years, and in particular, we are grateful for the support of Jamie Merisotis, Holly Zanville, Dewayne Matthews, Daniel Greenstein, Daniel Pitasky, Elizabeth Gonzalez, and Elise Miller. We are honored to be partners in their mission of promoting postsecondary access and completion for all Americans. We undertook this report to help advance the discussion and understanding of the effect of.