Table of characteristics of institutions that participate in PSEO and all bachelor’s degree granting colleges in the United States.
- PSEO skews toward large, public institutions and overrepresents younger, white (non-Hispanic) students
As more institutions join PSEO, coverage rates will continue to increase, and PSEO will become even more representative of all college grads in the US.
Figure of the coverage rate of PSEO for the cumulative count of graduates by degree level and year.
- PSEO contains data on ~17% of all bachelor's degree holders in the United States under the age of 65
Figure of the coverage rate of PSEO for new graduates by degree level and academic year.
Key points:
- Recent years of PSEO capture 31% of new post-sec graduates
In advance of @pseocoalition.bsky.social’s research showcase on 9/25, I'm sharing a sneak peek of a paper on the coverage rate and representativeness of PSEO relative to the US college grad pop. I hope this is useful to anyone using PSEO in their own research!
orrcody.github.io/research/dra...
Especially proud of my \theta_H colleagues this week.
I would be lying if I said I never ate Panda Express in there…
Note (cont): I will not be reviewing grant applications; however, I am always happy to answer general questions about PSEO!
lehd.ces.census.gov/data/pseo_ex...
Exciting grant opportunity for econ of ed researchers!
The Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes Coalition is awarding 5+ $15k grants to use the PSEO data.
See here for more details. Deadline Jan 13! docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Note: This is not affiliated with the US Census Bureau (1/2)
