College students, their families, and the public are clear in what they want from colleges. They want economic mobility, transparency, accountability, innovation, and better options.
87% of college graduates say they went to college to “qualify for good jobs”
93% of Americans believe that it is important for colleges to provide data on graduation rates and graduates’ employment rates
80% of taxpayers favor colleges losing public funding for low graduation rates
66% of the public believe “colleges are stuck in the past”
45% of parents with high school students say they “wish there were more postsecondary options”
Too few colleges deliver the financial outcomes that students want, or act with the transparency that the public demands. And the colleges that do, often go unrecognized.