Forest Business Management

Verified school-wide outcomes 40% · recognized strength in Agriculture & Environment 25% · data transparency 20% · value 15%.

1. Verified school-wide outcomes

   57/100: University of Alberta's verified outcome score, inherited (no fabricated per-program number)

   × 40% → 23 pts

   23 pts
2. Recognised strength in Agriculture & Environment

   100/100: University of Alberta is recognized for Agriculture & Environment

   × 25% → 25 pts

   25 pts
3. Program data transparency

   60/100: this program's transparency score (below)

   × 20% → 12 pts

   12 pts
4. Value

   66/100: quality adjusted for University of Alberta's cost

   × 15% → 10 pts

   10 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 calendar.ualberta.ca

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

   43/100: the school's own rubric (shown on its profile)

   × 70% → 30 pts

   30 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. University of Alberta publishes 2 of 3 verified metrics; missing metrics earn zero rather than increasing the weight of the available ones.

1. Graduation rate

   81.9%: graduation rate

   scaled within the 62.3-90% range across the 20 peers that publish it → 71/100, weighted 35%

   24 pts

   “Completion rates increased slightly to 81.9 per cent in 2022-23”

   Extracted fromUniversity of Alberta Annual Report 2023-24 ↗· as of 2022-23
2. Graduate employment

   96%: graduate employment

   scaled within the 86-96.7% range across the 14 peers that publish it → 93/100, weighted 35%

   33 pts

   “96% of U of A students are employed two years post-graduation”

   Extracted fromUniversity of Alberta Annual Report 2023-24 ↗· as of 2022-23

Scored on 2 of 3 outcome metrics: the rest aren't published with a verifiable source, so they earn zero rather than being estimated.