MAPS Institutional Equity Outcomes Dashboard
Across the U.S. higher education industry, different colleges and universities produce uneven outcomes for students - placing them on a path to greater economic mobility or leaving them less well off. These gaps are especially pronounced for students of color, students from low-income backgrounds, and rural students, who face more hurdles even at well-resourced institutions.
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To create a more equitable higher education system where every student is supported to succeed, leaders need to first examine the disparities within their own institutions.
The Institutional Equity Outcomes Dashboard empowers leaders to see where their institutions stand and how they compare to peers and state and national benchmarks.
The dashboard visualizes select IPEDS data, disaggregated where available, around key themes including enrollment, retention, graduation, and outcomes. This interactive tool allows leaders to visually understand their own institutions and peer and national data trends.
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What the tool is
What the tool is not
Visual: A visual representation of IPEDS data points that relate to equity for students
Interactive: A tool that allows comparison of retention, graduation, and outcomes data across types of institutions for greater context
Curated: Focused on institutional climate factors and the outcomes institutions produce for different groups of students
​Definitive: A definitive assessment of what makes up equity at a college or university
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Exhaustive: An answer to the need for more student-centric postsecondary data systems
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Understand
the Tool
Uses recent IPEDS data reported by more than 3,000 institutions across the U.S.
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Displays data at the institutional level and disaggregates by race, gender, Pell status, or other factors when available
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Includes variables related to equitable student access, experience, and outcomes
In Spring 2022, our team reviewed several leading data sources and interviewed more than 30 higher education leaders about how they measure and address equity at their institutions. While most leaders agree that addressing equity gaps is a priority, a lack of robust and consistent metrics makes it difficult to define and track equitable institutional achievement. We outline the challenges and opportunities for improving the measurement of equity and highlight several promising initiatives focused on improving high-quality postsecondary data in our white paper, Missing Metrics: An Analysis of Equity Measurement Gaps in Higher Education.
Missing Metrics: An Analysis of Equity Measurement Gaps in Higher Education
Dashboard at a Glance
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Additional resources
Several leading organizations and individuals have made important contributions to increasing transparency around the costs, value, finances, and economic models of higher education.
This index is part of the MAPS Project, which is hosted and run by the Sorenson Impact Center. The MAPS project charts the shifting landscape of higher education to help create a more equitable future. This project is based on research funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. These materials do not necessarily reflect positions or policies of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
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