Just Ask PSEO— Graduate Outcomes in Minutes

Ask questions in plain English and get instant answers from PSEO—the Census Bureau dataset tracking earnings and employment outcomes for college graduates

Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes (PSEO) is a dataset from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics (LEHD) program, reporting earnings and employment by degree program and institution, available through the PSEO Explorer.

Data source: Census PSEO, 2019–21 graduation cohorts. Last reviewed July 2026.

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"What's the median earnings for bachelor's graduates 5 years out?"

Median earnings for bachelor's graduates are $52,400 five years post-graduation.

That's 12% above the state median of $46,800 for similar degree levels.

What is PSEO?

Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes (PSEO) is a dataset produced by the U.S. Census Bureau through its Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics (LEHD) program. It links college graduation records with employment and earnings data, providing detailed outcomes by institution, degree level, field of study, and geographic area.

30+
State partners contributing data
900+
Institutions with outcomes data
10+ Years
Post-graduation earnings tracked

Why Use PSEO AI Agent?

Tracking graduate outcomes traditionally means navigating the Census LEHD portal and wrestling with bulk downloads. PSEO AI Agent makes it effortless.

The Old Way

  • ✗Navigate the Census LEHD data portal
  • ✗Download large CSV files for each cohort
  • ✗Match institution codes and CIP codes manually
  • ✗Build custom Excel models for program comparisons
  • ✗Weeks to compile a single outcomes report

With PSEO AI Agent

  • ✓Ask questions in plain English
  • ✓Get instant earnings data by major and degree level
  • ✓Compare outcomes across institutions automatically
  • ✓Export charts and data for accreditation reports
  • ✓Minutes instead of weeks

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"What's the median earnings for computer science graduates at UCLA?"
"Compare nursing program earnings across Big Ten schools"
"Which institutions have the highest 5-year earnings for business majors?"
"Show me earnings trends for engineering graduates over time"
"How do our graduates' earnings compare to the state average?"
"What percentage of our graduates are employed in-state?"
"List programs with the highest ROI at community colleges in Texas"
"Show post-graduation employment rates by degree level"

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Frequently
Asked Questions

PSEO, or Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes, reports earnings and employment by degree program and institution. It comes from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics (LEHD) program, which links college graduation records with state unemployment insurance wage records to measure how graduates fare in the workforce.

PSEO is produced by the U.S. Census Bureau through its Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics (LEHD) program, working with participating state agencies that contribute graduation and wage records. The Census Bureau applies statistical disclosure rules before publishing the outcomes through the PSEO Explorer.

PSEO is built from state unemployment insurance wage records through the Census LEHD program and covers graduates by degree program regardless of federal aid. College Scorecard earnings come from IRS tax records and cover only federally-aided students, so the two datasets count different populations.

The U.S. Census Bureau publishes PSEO through the PSEO Explorer, an interactive tool for browsing earnings and employment by institution and program. Clema queries that same official data in plain English, returning each answer with its source shown so you can verify it.

PSEO AI Agent pulls directly from official Census Bureau data. We show our sources and methodology with every answer so you can verify the results yourself. Note that PSEO data is subject to Census Bureau suppression rules to protect individual privacy.

Instead of navigating the Census data portal, downloading bulk files, and matching institution and CIP codes, you simply ask questions in plain English and get immediate, usable insights with visualizations.

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