Hidden-Curriculum Atlas: College Scorecard outcomes, completion, debt, earnings, Pell, first-generation and low-income shares for 5,828 U.S. institutions (latest release, retrieved 24 Oct 2026) — a Strait Research dataset

Institution-level dataset from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard API (latest release, retrieved 24 October 2026): 5,828 of the 6,278 institutions returned by the schools endpoint — those reporting at least one outcome field — with completion rates at 150% of expected time (four-year and less-than-four-year, single-cohort and pooled/suppressed variants), median earnings 10 years after entry (AY2011-12/AY2012-13 pooled cohorts, measured CY2022-23, 2024 dollars), median debt of completers (suppressed variant, NSLDS FY2024/FY2025 pooled cohorts), Pell Grant rate, and first-generation and low-income student shares (NSLDS AY2015-16/AY2016-17 pooled cohorts; both elements marked Discontinued in the source dictionary). Every field definition and vintage is taken from the College Scorecard Data Dictionary (released 15 October 2026), archived with the build files. The source contains no immigrant-status or citizenship field; see DOCUMENTATION.md Known gaps. Tool: https://scorecard-atlas.straitresearch.org/ Built by Strait Research. Direction and final calls by Athena Anthea; research judgment and technical execution shared with an AI assistant.