OpenDecisions
Schema ReferenceTypes

OutcomeStats

Institution-level outcomes, completion, retention, earnings, repayment

OutcomeStats

@id: https://schema.opendecisions.org/v1/OutcomeStats

Institution-level outcomes: completion rates, retention, earnings distributions, and loan repayment.


Properties (top-level)

PropertyExpected typeRequiredDescription
institutionIdstringYesOpenDecisions institution ID.
validForYearnumberYesData year.
completionCompletionNoCompletion rates at 4/6/8 year and by demographic.
retentionRetentionNoRetention rates.
transferobjectNoTransfer-out rate.
cohortTrackingobjectNoCohort outcomes at 2/3/4/6/8 year horizons.
earningsEarningsNoMedian/mean and percentile earnings at 6/8/10 years.
repaymentRepaymentNoLoan repayment rates at 1/3/5/7 years.
provenanceProvenanceYesSource IDs and updatedAt.

Completion (object)

Rates in [0, 1]. Demographic breakdowns only when cell size ≥ k_min.

PropertyTypeDescription
completionRate4yrnumber4-year (100% normal time) completion rate.
completionRate6yrnumber6-year completion rate.
completionRate6yrPoolednumber6-year pooled (multi-year).
completionRate8yrnumber or null8-year completion rate.
completionByDemographicobjectwhite, black, hispanic, asian, aian, nhpi, twoOrMore, nra, unknown.

Retention (object)

PropertyTypeDescription
retentionRateFullTimenumberFirst-year retention, full-time. In [0, 1].
retentionRatePartTimenumber or nullFirst-year retention, part-time.
retentionRateFullTimePoolednumberPooled full-time retention.

Earnings (object)

Dollar amounts. Earnings are typically 6, 8, or 10 years after entry.

PropertyTypeDescription
medianEarnings6yrnumberMedian earnings at 6 years.
meanEarnings6yrnumberMean earnings at 6 years.
pct10Earnings6yr, pct25Earnings6yr, pct75Earnings6yr, pct90Earnings6yrnumberPercentiles at 6 years.
percentEarningOver25k6yrnumberProportion earning over $25k at 6 years.
medianEarnings8yr, meanEarnings8yrnumberMedian/mean at 8 years.
pct10Earnings8yrpct90Earnings8yrnumberPercentiles at 8 years.
percentEarningOver25k8yrnumberProportion over $25k at 8 years.
medianEarnings10yr, meanEarnings10yrnumberMedian/mean at 10 years.
pct10Earnings10yrpct90Earnings10yrnumberPercentiles at 10 years.
percentEarningOver25k10yrnumberProportion over $25k at 10 years.
earningsBySubgroupobjectlowIncome10yr, middleIncome10yr, highIncome10yr, female10yr, male10yr (when not suppressed).

Repayment (object)

Rates in [0, 1].

PropertyTypeDescription
repaymentRate1yrnumberRepayment rate at 1 year.
repaymentRate3yrnumberRepayment rate at 3 years.
repaymentRate5yrnumberRepayment rate at 5 years.
repaymentRate7yrnumberRepayment rate at 7 years.
repaymentBySubgroupobjectE.g. completers3yr, nonCompleters3yr.