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Before you read international graduate outcome figures

Checklist showing nine questions to ask about coverage, destinations and your own evidence before reading graduate outcome figures for international cohorts.
Outcome figures for international cohorts often rest on a few respondents. These questions show how much of the cohort a figure really describes.

A checklist for quality leads and programme directors reviewing graduate outcome data for programmes with large international cohorts. The first questions test coverage, the middle ones test which graduates a national survey can reach, and the last ones check what evidence the programme holds itself. Use it before comparing programmes or presenting outcome figures to a review panel. Koji can help by running short exit conversations that collect plans and consent to contact before students leave.

What's in this checklist

  • What share of the cohort was international
  • How many international graduates actually responded
  • Did the collection method change between the years you compare
  • Where did most graduates go after the programme
  • Would a national survey reach graduates in those places
  • Is the figure really an estimate for graduates who stayed
  • Do you hold consent to contact graduates after they leave
  • Do you have a personal email that outlives the student account
  • Did anyone ask students about their plans before graduation

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