African Studies

Verified school-wide outcomes 40% · recognized strength in Social Sciences 25% · data transparency 20% · value 15%.

1. Verified school-wide outcomes

   43/100: Carleton University's verified outcome score, inherited (no fabricated per-program number)

   × 40% → 17 pts

   17 pts
2. Recognised strength in Social Sciences

   100/100: Carleton University is recognized for Social Sciences

   × 25% → 25 pts

   25 pts
3. Program data transparency

   79/100: this program's transparency score (below)

   × 20% → 16 pts

   16 pts
4. Value

   38/100: quality adjusted for Carleton University's cost

   × 15% → 6 pts

   6 pts

We don't yet publish verified program-LEVEL outcomes, so this program inherits its school's verified figures, labelled as such: never a per-program number we can't source.

30% (listed on the school's official programs page) + 70% (the school's own data-transparency score).

1. Program listed on an official pageThis program

   Yes: existence confirmed on the school's official programs page (1/1)

   × 30% → 30 pts

   30 pts

   Existence confirmed on admissions.carleton.ca

   Sourceofficial source ↗
2. Carleton University's data-transparency scoreSchool-level

   70/100: the school's own rubric (shown on its profile)

   × 70% → 49 pts

   49 pts

The one genuinely program-level signal we can verify today is whether the program is listed officially. The rest is the school's transparency, inherited and labelled.

Each verified outcome is scored 0-100 against the range its peers actually publish, then blended by weight.

1. First-year retention

   83%: first-year retention

   scaled within the 80-95% range across the 16 peers that publish it → 20/100, weighted 30%

   6 pts

   “the two-year retention rate remains amongst historic highs at 83%”

   Extracted fromCarleton University Students & Enrolment 2023-2024 Annual Report ↗· as of 2023
2. Graduation rate

   68.7%: graduation rate

   scaled within the 62.3-90% range across the 20 peers that publish it → 23/100, weighted 35%

   8 pts

   “OUGS all-institutions table — Carleton 3.10% 68.70% 85.90% 94.90% — Graduation Rate 68.7%”

   Extracted fromGovernment of Ontario · dataset ↗· as of 2022-23
3. Graduate employment

   94.9%: graduate employment

   scaled within the 86-96.7% range across the 14 peers that publish it → 83/100, weighted 35%

   29 pts

   “OUGS all-institutions table — Carleton 3.10% 68.70% 85.90% 94.90% — Graduate Employment Rate (2 Years) 94.9%”

   Extracted fromGovernment of Ontario · dataset ↗· as of 2022-23

All 3 outcome metrics are verified to an official source.