WICHE Insights | Exploring IPEDS Outcome Measures in the WICHE Region

Recently released IPEDS Outcome Measures data begin to address known limitations with official college graduation rates. These rates have only included “traditional college outcomes of first-time students, leaving out part-time students and many types of non-first-time students. Now that the wider diversity of students is represented, WICHE observes important and even surprising trends about student outcomes.