Reports & Data

Recruiters, Students Differ on New Grad Career Readiness

New college graduates entering the workforce and employers hiring them agree on which competencies are most important for job candidates, but they disagree about the extent to which they excel in the competencies.

Shawn VanDerziel.

For Employers, Experience a Key Attribute on Graduates’ Resumés

Research from National Association of Colleges and Employers has found that employer use of GPA as a screening tool is plummeting.

Shawn VanDerziel

Employers Seek ‘Success Skills’ Among Potential Employees: Report

Communication, teamwork, and problem-solving are key “success skills” employers seek in potential employees, according to a new report by the Southern Regional Education Board. But it is unclear whether credentialing certifies those skills.

SREB recently released its 'The Skills Employers Demand: An Analysis of the Research' report to aid educators and policymakers as they work to integrate soft, employability skills into secondary and postsecondary education.

Collegiate Food Services Organization Publishes ‘Campus Dining: 2030 and Beyond’ Report

The National Association of College & University Food Services (NACUFS) has released its “Campus Dining: 2030 and Beyond” report.

NACUFS President and CEO Robert Nelson

Report: College Admissions Culture Stunting Ethical Growth of Students

A report released by the Harvard Graduate School of Education highlights elements of the college admission culture that could be contributing to the stunting of the ethical growth of students.

Dr. Richard Weissbourd is the faculty director of the Making Caring Common Project.

Study: Gender, Racial Disparities Persist Despite Increased Internship Participation

The National Association of Colleges and Employers report that minority and female students are underrepresented in paid and unpaid internships.

Mary Gatta is the director of research and policy for the National Association of Colleges and Employers.

Six-Year Completion Rates Stall Across the Nation, Report Finds

New report found that 62.3% of those who began their first year of college in 2016 reached graduation within six years.

College Completion Photo

Sloan Foundation Reports Reveal Individual, Not Systemic Changes in STEM Research and Funding

Two new reports by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation found gaps in funding transparency and noted that more research was being done to identify barriers as opposed to how to remove them at an institutional level.

Dr. Tashera Gale

Georgetown Report Highlights Widening Gap Between Workers Earnings and Cost of College

the cost of college has increased by 169% over the past forty years, while earnings for workers ages 22 to 27 have only increased by 19%.

This chart was featured in Georgetown's newest report, showing the exponentially increasing cost of college and the mostly stagnant rate of pay for young workers.

Report Spotlights Public Opinion on the Value of a College Education

A research brief from the Association of American Colleges and Universities and the Bipartisan Policy Center compares employer and public views about the return on investment in a college education.

Dr. Kevin Miller

Research Finds Transfer Enrollment Drops as Disparities Grow Deeper Over the Pandemic Year

The latest report by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center (NSCRC) shows a significant decline in transfer student enrollment by 8.4 percent.

Report: Racially Inequitable Funding at Public Four-Year Colleges and Universities

More Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) than ever before are enrolling in public colleges and universities. Yet long-term disinvestment in these institutions is continuing to hurt BIPOC students disproportionately, according to a new report

Oliver Schak, research director at The Institute for College Access & Success

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A New Track: Fostering Diversity and Equity in Athletics

American sport has always served as a platform for resistance and has been measured and critiqued by how it responds in critical moments of racial and social crises.

A New Track: Fostering Diversity and Equity in Athletics