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Today, however, a growing national movement seeks to hold colleges accountable for what happens after students graduate—or fail to graduate. President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBA) requires states to evaluate institutions based on post-graduation outcomes. A few leading states already have initiatives that measure the value of higher education through return-oninvestment analyses or incentive programs, often called “outcomes-based funding.” These initiatives use postgraduation outcomes data to inform decisions on program offerings and funding. Collectively, these efforts are shifting the focus of higher education from inputs to outcomes.  \nAt ExcelinEd, we call the data used for higher education accountability a Return on Investment Analysis. A comprehensive ROI analysis evaluates whether postsecondary programs lead to positive outcomes such as strong wages, continued education or qualified military enlistment. It also tells stakeholders whether those outcomes align with high-demand, high-skill, high-wage occupations in a state’s economy.  \nROI Overview  \nAn ROI helps states determine whether investments of taxpayer dollars and student time are paying off for students, the economy and employers. In other words, do postsecondary programs prepare students for what’s next? An ROI occurs in the three main buckets of:  \n• EMPLOYMENT: When students enter the workforce, what wages are they earning? Do the programs or industry-recognized credentials offered/earned in postsecondary match with high-demand, highskill, high-wage occupations?  \n• ENROLLMENT: If students go on to the next level of education (associate to bachelor’s program), do they enroll and earn the degree?  \n• ENLISTMENT: If students go into the military, do they qualify as an officer or for specialty programs?  \nConducting an ROI analysis requires states to make difficult but necessary decisions about priorities, such as:  \n• How does the state define “in-demand”? A “living wage”? High skill jobs?  \n1  \nUsing the ROI to Drive Change  \nOnce a state has conducted an ROI there are three main ways information can be used. States should use multiple measures (not just earnings) to evaluate program and funding decisions.  \n\n| Transparency\u003Cbr>Share the information | Structural\u003Cbr>Change program offerings | Incentives\u003Cbr>Provide incentives, such as funding |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Provide transparent information | Create new or expand existing | Implement outcomes-based funding |\n| to incoming freshmen before they | postsecondary programs that align | based on success of students within |\n| make decisions on their major. | with high-demand, higher-wage, higher-skill occupations. | six months of graduation (employment, enrollment or |\n| Provide transparent information to institutions so they can evaluate and make changes/improvements to programs with weak outcomes. | Analyze enrollment data to make decisions on offerings for postsecondary programs with low enrollment or graduate numbers (e.g., \u003C10 students) .\u003Cbr>Provide a money-back guarantee from the institution if programs do not deliver employment outcomes.\u003Cbr>Allocate supplemental startup funding to launch or expand programs, with amounts tied to those with strongest projected outcomes.\u003Cbr>Remove barriers for higher education\u003Cbr>to offer new programs in high-demand, higher-wage, higher-skill occupations.\u003Cbr>Utilize multiple measures of data to determine if any programs require substantive changes or to be sunset. | enlistment), with higher amounts for higher-need students\u003Cbr>(e.g., low-income) .\u003Cbr>Provide tiered/weighted funding based on alignment to high-demand, higher-wage, higher-skill occupations, with greater amounts of funding for programs with strong alignment. |\n\nThe One Big Beautiful Bill e","cbCaieJkeibQZz08","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaieJkeibQZz08","pdf",385036,"English","# Introduction\n## ROI Overview\n## Using the ROI to Drive Change\n## What can states do?","[{\"question\":\"What is the purpose of higher education accountability based on outcomes?\",\"answer\":\"It aims to evaluate what happens after students graduate or fail to graduate, shifting focus from enrollment inputs to measurable post-graduation outcomes.\"},{\"question\":\"What does a Return on Investment (ROI) analysis evaluate?\",\"answer\":\"A comprehensive ROI analysis assesses whether postsecondary programs lead to positive outcomes like strong wages, continued education, or qualified military enlistment, and whether outcomes align with high-demand, high-skill, high-wage occupations in a state economy.\"},{\"question\":\"How can states use ROI findings to drive change?\",\"answer\":\"States can use multiple measures to support transparency, adjust program offerings structurally, and provide incentives such as outcomes-based funding tied to student success metrics.\"}]","Higher Education Accountability - One Pager | 2026 | PDF",1792050392]