A New Way of Measuring Value in Higher Education from Third Way
Price-to-Earnings Premium
The Price-to-Earnings Premium (PEP) measures the value that higher education institutions provide their students by looking at the net price the average student pays out-of-pocket to obtain an academic credential relative to the additional amount they earn by attending that institution.
Economic Mobility Index
The Economic Mobility Index (EMI) takes the PEP data one step further by rating institutions on how well they serve low-income students—looking at how quickly they provide a return on their investment and the proportion of students with high financial need they enroll.