PSEO Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE)

Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes (PSEO) are experimental tabulations developed by the Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics (LEHD) program at the U.S. Census Bureau. This record includes data for the Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE).

PSEO data provide earnings and employment outcomes for college and university graduates by degree level, degree major, and post-secondary institution.

These statistics are generated by matching university transcript data with a national database of jobs, using state-of-the-art confidentiality protection mechanisms to protect the underlying data. Releases are annual. The PSEO are made possible through data sharing partnerships between universities, university systems, State Departments of Education, State Labor Market Information offices, and the U.S. Census Bureau. PSEO data are available for post-secondary institutions whose transcript data have been made available to the Census Bureau through a data-sharing agreement. The data contains a degree file, enrollment file, and demographic file.

Requests for PSEO data should include details on how the project will help to develop, validate, or administer predictive tests; administer student aid programs; or improve instruction.

Data and Resources

This dataset has no data

Additional Info

Field Value
Record creation timestamp 2026-04-06 19:06 UTC
Record last modification timestamp 2026-07-06 16:27 UTC
Agency dataset ID 1912
Alternative title(s)
  1. PSEO_IBHE
Program True
Program Title Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes (PSEO)
Preferred citation
Source(s) Census Bureau
Other Source(s)
URL(s) for general survey info
  1. https://www.census.gov/data/experimental-data-products/post-secondary-employment-outcomes.html
Co-Reviewer(s)
Authorizer(s)
  • Census Bureau
  • Other (specify)
Other Authorizer(s)
  1. PSEO State Partner
Funder(s)/Sponsor(s)
    Other Funder(s)/Sponsor(s)
    Additional information about restricted dataset
    DOI
    Earliest Year of Data Available 2001
    Most Recent Year of Data Available 2025
    Smallest geographic unit State
    Smallest geographic unit (other)
    Universe
    1. Institutions in the PSEO Georgia Independent College Association (GICA).
    Spatial coverage
    1. Participating States
    Classification Education
    Unit of observation Individual
    Unit of observation (other)
    Sample

    The sample frame for the degree file in PSEO is persons who received a degree or certificate from an in-scope institution. The enrollment file includes any student who enrolled. Institutions securely transmit a graduation file to the U.S. Census Bureau, which reports the degree type, degree field, graduation date, and institution for any graduating student. Demographic data on students are also provided.
    Frequency of data collection Annually
    Frequency of data collection (other)
    Method of data collection Administrative records
    Method of data collection (other)
    Reference date Other (specify)
    Reference date (other)
    1. Years vary based on institution
    Data collection notes
    Number of cases
    Number of variables
    Linkage capabilities
    Linkage variables
      Where to apply https://www.census.gov/about/adrm/fsrdc.html
      Fees

      Possible seat fee dependent on consortium membership. URL for more information: https://www.census.gov/about/adrm/fsrdc/about/fsrdc-network-fees.html
      Access modality FSRDC
      Usage restrictions

      Census Bureau restricted-use data must be used for statistical purposes and cannot be used for purposes of enforcing laws or regulations or for profit.
      Public Use File available
      Public-use version
      Summary of differences
      Geography differs from restricted-use file (RUF)
      Variable detail differs from Restricted Use File (RUF)
      FTI flag
      Trust level Trust Level 4
      Provisioned by state
        Provisioned by other geographic unit
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        Provisioned by month All 12 months are available
        Provisioned year(s)
          Provisioned by other time unit
          1. 2001-2022
          2. 2001-2023
          3. 2006-2024
          4. 2024-2025
          Provisioning units other than time or geography
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          Can non-citizens apply Yes, if residency requirements are met
          Variable selection requirement
          Supporting documentation
          Documentation for application