First-Destination Standards and Protocols

Timeline for Class of 2025 First-Destination
Data Collection
 Through December 31, 2025
Report Data to NACE
 January 2026 – April 2026
Final results released
 Fall 2026
Timeline for Class of 2025 First-Destination
Data Collection
 Through December 31, 2026
Report Data to NACE
 January 2026 – April 2026
Final results released
 Fall 2026
Timeline for Class of 2025 First-Destination
Data Collection
 Through December 31, 2025
Report Data to NACE
 January 2026 – April 2026
Final results released
 Fall 2026
Timeline for Class of 2025 First-Destination
Data CollectionThrough December 31, 2025
Report Data to NACEJanuary 2026 – April 2026
Final results releasedFall 2026

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Summary Calculations

After the detailed data were transmitted to NACE a number of summary calculations were developed from the data.

Knowledge Rate: This is the percentage of the graduating class for whom an outcomes destination is known. It includes the sum of all the employment categories, plus service and military, plus continuing education, plus the number of students still seeking an outcome or not seeking an outcome. It excludes those students for whom no information is available. Mathematically, the knowledge rate can be expressed as:

 (# employed + # service + # military + # continuing education + # still seeking employment & continuing education + # not seeking) / total graduates

Career Outcomes Rate: This is the number of graduates who have landed in any of the employment categories, plus service and military, plus continuing education divided by the number of students for whom an outcome is known. It excludes those graduates identified as not seeking an outcome. Expressed mathematically the career outcomes rate is:

 (# employed + # service + # military + # continuing education) / (# employed + # service + # military + # continuing education + # still seeking employment & continuing education)

Questions?

Contact Angelena Galbraith, NACE Researcher.