Value
Cost, completion, debt and earnings where they share a compatible institution and cohort. Schools missing the minimum cost/outcome set are labelled and excluded from value ordering.
Scorecards
Small, legible scales. Separate evidence.
University scorecards use 0–100. Career pathway strength uses 0–5 plus a benchmark concentration multiple. A blank score means evidence is unavailable—not zero quality.
Career pathway
A relative strength band from cohort-adjusted alumni concentration. Where defensible, the accompanying multiple compares the school with the compatible-school benchmark; neither is a job-offer probability.
Admissions planning
A guardrailed range using general selectivity and nearby public profile outcomes where available. Master's and sparse profiles remain “evidence needed” rather than receiving invented precision.
Experience & location
Campus ratings, sports, places, transport and city context stay separate. Historical survey grades are labelled with their vintage; live events and travel routes use their own sources.
Coverage rule
Missing data changes eligibility, not perceived quality.
- Strong coverage supports most decision lenses.
- Partial coverage supports some comparisons but not every ordering.
- Limited coverage remains discoverable but is left out of unsupported calculations.