See what each source can tell you.

Carnegie groups colleges by their programs, size, research activity, access, and graduate earnings. The 2025 system uses several separate classifications.

College Scorecard brings together federal information about colleges, student aid, and taxes. It covers costs, debt, completion, and later earnings.

The U.S. Department of Education lists accreditation information for colleges and programs. The listings include agencies, locations, dates, and reported status.

Colleges report athletics participation, staffing, aid, and finances under federal law. The files include college totals and reported sport categories.

Most U.S. colleges must answer the federal IPEDS surveys. They report enrollment, degrees, costs, finances, staffing, and other facts.

NC TOWER connects public education and employment information from North Carolina. It reports results for participating education systems and student groups.

The Census Bureau reports earnings and employment flows for graduates. The source covers participating states, colleges, fields, credentials, and graduation groups.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates how employment may change over ten years. It also publishes expected openings and typical preparation.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates employment and pay for jobs. It publishes national, state, local, and industry figures.

This BLS survey describes what jobs require. It covers mental demands, physical demands, schedules, education, training, and experience.

CareerOneStop gathers occupational license information from state agencies. It connects each license with a place, state office, and related career.

NCES and BLS publish links between fields of study and jobs. A link means a field may prepare someone for that work.

O*NET describes what people do at work and what their jobs require. It covers tasks, skills, knowledge, activities, and work conditions.

State agencies publish long-term employment projections through Projections Central. The files show expected job change and openings within each state.

The Census Bureau surveys people and households across the United States. The sample describes education, jobs, earnings, and where people live.

This BLS program summarizes jobs and wages reported by employers. You can compare places, industries, public employers, private employers, and dates.

The Census Bureau shows local patterns in jobs, earnings, hiring, and people leaving jobs. You can compare places, industries, and groups.

NCES follows national groups of bachelor's degree graduates after college. Published results describe later education, employment, debt, and other experiences.

The National Science Foundation surveys college graduates about education and work. It covers degree fields, jobs, job relatedness, and work activities.

Anthropic studies how people use Claude for work. The files describe observed use across jobs, tasks, places, and product channels.

Microsoft studied U.S. Bing Copilot conversations linked with work activities. The study compares how often AI may help and how well it performs.

Stanford gathers published measures about AI research, adoption, education, work, policy, and public opinion. EduInsights uses selected chart data from the report.