International Development Studies

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

1. Verified school-wide outcomes

   74/100: University of Guelph's verified outcome score, inherited (no fabricated per-program number)

   × 40% → 29 pts

   29 pts
2. Recognised strength in Social Sciences

   55/100: Social Sciences is offered but not a flagged strength (floors at 55)

   × 25% → 14 pts

   14 pts
3. Program data transparency

   72/100: this program's transparency score (below)

   × 20% → 14 pts

   14 pts
4. Value

   58/100: quality adjusted for University of Guelph's cost

   × 15% → 9 pts

   9 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 uoguelph.ca

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

   60/100: the school's own rubric (shown on its profile)

   × 70% → 42 pts

   42 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

   89.8%: first-year retention

   scaled within the 80-95% range across the 15 peers that publish it → 65/100, weighted 30%

   20 pts

   “Retention Rates of First-Time, Full-Time … 2021 … % Continued to 2nd Year 89.8%”

   Extracted fromUniversity of Guelph Fact Book 2022-2023 (Institutional Research & Planning) ↗· as of 2021
2. Graduation rate

   81.3%: graduation rate

   scaled within the 62.3-90% range across the 20 peers that publish it → 69/100, weighted 35%

   23 pts

   “OUGS all-institutions table — Guelph 1.30% 81.30% 86.20% 95.40% — Graduation Rate 81.3%”

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

   95.4%: graduate employment

   scaled within the 86-96.7% range across the 14 peers that publish it → 88/100, weighted 35%

   31 pts

   “OUGS all-institutions table — Guelph 1.30% 81.30% 86.20% 95.40% — Graduate Employment Rate (2 Years) 95.4%”

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

All 3 outcome metrics are verified to an official source.