Graduate Outcomes

While costs associated with higher education are increasing, so too is the pressure for institutions to present meaningful insight on the value of their programs. State-specific databases and self-reported surveys often yield data that is outdated, limited and erroneous. With access to the right information, institutions can not only uncover competitive advantages and areas for improvement, but elevate the reporting needed for key stakeholders.

Graduate Outcomes from Equifax offers timely access to estimated income, wealth, debt and credit attributes with nationwide coverage, giving you a more holistic view of graduate pay and financial health. The anonymized, individual-level results enable you to meet FERPA requirements while expanding coverage and match rates over traditional sources.

Our layered solution offers access to:

- Wages and income - measures income generated from assets; incorporates modeled wage and salary data, validated by an Equifax proprietary database of payroll records; includes non-salary income models such as small business, home-based business, investments and retirement income
- Affluence and wealth - provides estimated household measures of affluence, discretionary spending, financial durability under times of financial stress and credit usage
- Credit and demographics - anonymized debt and credit-related attributes such as credit score, number of open student loans, balance of outstanding student debt, graduates with a mortgage, property values, and more

Multiple package options available:

- Trial sample - 1% random sample with no data refresh
- Lite package - 10% random sample with monthly refresh
- Standard package - 100% US population with monthly refresh
- Append package - 100% custom append to your input file with monthly refresh