The 2023-2024 cohort data demonstrate early academic outcomes of first-year engineering students participating in the College of Engineering Honors Program (CoEHP) and a carefully matched control group comprised of First-Year Engineering students in West Lafayette in all other engineering pathways. The groups were selected based on similar levels of prior academic preparation, including high school GPAs and standardized test scores, as well as demographic characteristics such as gender, residency and ethnicity. These similarities allow for meaningful comparisons, highlighting the first-year experience as a critical structure to support success in the transition to college.
