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.
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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
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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
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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...
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Especially proud of my \theta_H colleagues this week.
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I would be lying if I said I never ate Panda Express in there…
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Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes (PSEO)
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...
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PSEO Research Grant RFP
Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes Coalition Request for Proposals to Fund Grants for Projects Using PSEO Data Overview and Background The Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes (PSEO) Coalition generate...
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)
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