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Institutional Outcomes Dashboard

Across the U.S. higher education industry, different colleges and universities produce uneven outcomes for students - placing them on a path to greater economic mobility or leaving them less well off. 

The Institutional Equity Outcomes Dashboard empowers leaders to see where their institutions stand and how they compare to peers and state and national benchmarks.

The dashboard visualizes select IPEDS data, disaggregated where available, around key themes including enrollment, retention, graduation, and outcomes. This interactive tool allows leaders to visually understand their own institutions and peer and national data trends. 

Explore the Dashboard

What the dashboard is:

Visual: A visual representation of IPEDS data points that relate to equity for students.

Interactive: A tool that allows comparison of retention, graduation, and outcomes data across types of institutions for greater context.

Curated: Focused on institutional climate factors and the outcomes institutions produce for different groups of students.

What the dashboard is not:

Definitive: A definitive assessment of what makes up equity at a college or university.

Exhaustive: An answer to the need for more student-centric postsecondary data systems.

 

Understand the Tool

Uses recent IPEDS data reported by more than 3,000 institutions across the U.S.

Displays data at the institutional level and disaggregates by race, gender, Pell status, or other factors when available

Includes variables related to  student access, experience, and outcomes

Methodology

Missing Metrics: An Analysis of Gaps in Higher Education

In Spring 2022, our team reviewed several leading data sources and interviewed more than 30 higher education leaders about how they measure and address gaps at their institutions. While most leaders agree that addressing  gaps is a priority, a lack of robust and consistent metrics makes it difficult to define and track  institutional achievement. We outline the challenges and opportunities for improving the measurement and highlight several promising initiatives focused on improving high-quality postsecondary data.  

The Dashboard at a Glance
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View institutional details

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Break down institutional performance

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Compare outcomes

Additional Resources

Several leading organizations and individuals have made important contributions to increasing transparency around the costs, value, finances, and economic models of higher education.

Black Students at Public Colleges and Universities: A 50-state Report Card

"More than 900,000 Black undergraduates are enrolled at public colleges and universities across the United States. This report is about the status of these students at every four-year, non-specialized, public postsecondary institution in the nation.  Letter grades (A, B, C, D, F, and I) are awarded to each institution."

Learn more  about the 50-state report card

USC Center for Urban Education

The Center for Urban Education (CUE) developed the Equity Scorecard™ process to help higher education professionals change practices at their college or university to effectively create equitable outcomes for historically underrepresented student groups."

Learn more  about the center for urban education

Third Way's Economic Mobility Index

"Instead of prioritizing reputation and selectivity,...the Economic Mobility Index (EMI) that attempts to answer the question: 'If the primary purpose of postsecondary education is supposed to be to catalyze an increase in economic mobility, which schools are succeeding in that goal?' The following analysis is designed to give policymakers, researchers, and consumers a better way to assess which colleges are delivering on that promise for low- and moderate-income students—and which ones are falling woefully short."

LEARN MORE ABOUT third way's economic mobility index

Postsecondary Value Commission

This campaign attempts to answer the question “what is college worth?” by proposing a shared definition of value. The commission provides a measurement framework for how colleges and universities can create equitable value for their students and an action agenda to help guide changes in policy and practice.

LEARN MORE ABOUT the postsecondary value commission

We All Count

"We All Count is committed to increasing data literacy – and particularly data equity literacy for everyone. We make tools, write articles and foster communities that everyone can benefit from."

LEARN MORE ABOUT We all count

Last Updated: 12/23/24