The Post-Graduation Survey (or PGS) dashboard includes summary data from surveys administered to University of Minnesota undergraduates earning baccalaureate degrees from 2021 onward. The data include career outcomes, employment information, and continuing education plans with filters for by campus and college.
- Post-Graduation Survey (PGS) and several campus/college-specific survey efforts, which have been merged into a single, systemwide dataset.
Report Update Cadence:
- Once a year, typically mid/late-October
- The Career Success Outcomes rate is calculated as: (Employed + Continuing education) / (Employed + Continuing education + Seeking employment + Seeking continuing education). Students indicating they are not seeking employment are omitted from calculation.
Campus
The University of Minnesota locations at Crookston, Duluth, Morris, Rochester, Twin Cities and the entities that report to them.
Career Success Outcome
Career Success Outcome (PGS): A measure used to account for a graduate's placement in a set of categories related to employment or education as determined by the University. The following categories are used to capture a graduates’ career success outcome:
- Employed full-time
- Employed part-time
- Participating in an internship or co-op
- Participating in a program of voluntary service
- Engaged in military service
- Self-employed or starting own business
- Freelance/contract assignment
- Pursuing continuing education
Scope includes primary activity of a graduate up to 1 year post-graduation.
College
Level of the academic structure representing broadly, but not limited to, divisions or schools offering courses and granting degrees.
Degree Type Sought
Degree Type Sought (PGS): The degree objective of the academic program a graduate is attending or planning to attend post-graduation. Examples: Bachelor’s Degree, Academic Master’s, Doctorate.
Education Institution
Education Institution (PGS): The self selected external education organization that a graduate is attending or will attend post-graduation.
Employee Job Function
Employee Job Function (PGS): The job function of the primary employer as self selected by a graduate.
Employer
The primary employer of the student post-graduation.
Employer Location
Employer Location (PGS): The self selected employer location that best represents the location associated with a graduate's employment.
Employment Status
Primary Employment Status (PGS): A status that indicates a graduates’ employment activity post graduation as employed by a company or organization, completing an internship or co-op, working freelance, self-employed or working for a startup, completing military service, or providing volunteer service.
Job Title
Job Title (PGS): The self selected job title that best represents the title associated with a graduate's employment.
Knowledge Rate
Knowledge Rate (PGS): The percentage of graduates for whom the University has post-graduation data via all means (survey method, employers, etc).
Reporting Year/Class of
“Class of” for the University of Minnesota System is defined as Fall, Spring, Summer cohorts of a given year (i.e. Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Summer 2023).
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