Postsecondary Education & Economics Research Center
@peerresearch.bsky.social
Research center focused on generating actionable research to improve #highered policy. RTs/follows are not endorsements. Check out our site at peer-center.org!
@PEERresearch.bsky.social's @jdmatsudaira.bsky.social @claremccann.bsky.social, along with Adam Looney, wrote at @Brookings.edu how the One Big Beautiful Bill Act reshapes student lending through new borrowing caps, repayment plans, and more. www.brookings.edu/articles/how...
January 28, 2026 at 4:40 PM
@PEERresearch.bsky.social's @jdmatsudaira.bsky.social @claremccann.bsky.social, along with Adam Looney, wrote at @Brookings.edu how the One Big Beautiful Bill Act reshapes student lending through new borrowing caps, repayment plans, and more. www.brookings.edu/articles/how...
DYK: Many graduate students don't complete their programs, with completion rates similar to bachelor's-degree students? Learn more in this NEW @peerresearch.bsky.social policy brief out today from @jeffdenning.com and @lesleyturner.bsky.social. www.peer-center.org/research/gra...
January 27, 2026 at 3:29 PM
DYK: Many graduate students don't complete their programs, with completion rates similar to bachelor's-degree students? Learn more in this NEW @peerresearch.bsky.social policy brief out today from @jeffdenning.com and @lesleyturner.bsky.social. www.peer-center.org/research/gra...
Study up on Public Service Loan Forgiveness! Our @peerresearch.bsky.social Study Guide on PSLF was recently updated to include NEW data from @usdeptofed.bsky.social showing the average forgiveness amounts of Public Service Loan Forgiveness recipients. www.peer-center.org/research/stu...
January 19, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Study up on Public Service Loan Forgiveness! Our @peerresearch.bsky.social Study Guide on PSLF was recently updated to include NEW data from @usdeptofed.bsky.social showing the average forgiveness amounts of Public Service Loan Forgiveness recipients. www.peer-center.org/research/stu...
One more: Match the earnings test from OBBBA in GE, and drop the debt-to-earnings test. @PeerResearch actually wrote a whole separate report about what that would mean: www.peer-center.org/research/how.... It provides accountability where needed most, but removes some key protections. 6/
December 3, 2025 at 2:37 PM
One more: Match the earnings test from OBBBA in GE, and drop the debt-to-earnings test. @PeerResearch actually wrote a whole separate report about what that would mean: www.peer-center.org/research/how.... It provides accountability where needed most, but removes some key protections. 6/
Another option: Match the earnings test from OBBBA in GE, but retain a debt-to-earnings standard, too (and align the measurement of earnings across them). About 130,000 students annually are in GE programs that pass OBBBA, but fail this debt-to-earnings standard. 5/
December 3, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Another option: Match the earnings test from OBBBA in GE, but retain a debt-to-earnings standard, too (and align the measurement of earnings across them). About 130,000 students annually are in GE programs that pass OBBBA, but fail this debt-to-earnings standard. 5/
One option: Keep GE as-is. This does the most of any option we looked at to protect students from low-earnings programs and unaffordable-debt programs. (NB: Unaffordable debt includes both private and federal loans -- so still needed even with new federal grad loan limits). 4/
December 3, 2025 at 2:37 PM
One option: Keep GE as-is. This does the most of any option we looked at to protect students from low-earnings programs and unaffordable-debt programs. (NB: Unaffordable debt includes both private and federal loans -- so still needed even with new federal grad loan limits). 4/
The reconciliation law (OBBBA) passed this year by Congressional Republicans broadened accountability -- but left out undergrad certificate programs (other than Workforce Pell ones). Without gainful employment rules, that is the sole sector not subject to accountability. 2/
December 3, 2025 at 2:37 PM
The reconciliation law (OBBBA) passed this year by Congressional Republicans broadened accountability -- but left out undergrad certificate programs (other than Workforce Pell ones). Without gainful employment rules, that is the sole sector not subject to accountability. 2/
Calling all #highered researchers: @usdeptofed.bsky.social is writing regulations to implement changes to loan limits, student loan repayment, accountability, and more. Learn what it means to public comment like a pro with a @peerresearch.bsky.social event TOMORROW at 1 PM ET: bit.ly/3Kx7f2M.
December 1, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Calling all #highered researchers: @usdeptofed.bsky.social is writing regulations to implement changes to loan limits, student loan repayment, accountability, and more. Learn what it means to public comment like a pro with a @peerresearch.bsky.social event TOMORROW at 1 PM ET: bit.ly/3Kx7f2M.
Many graduate borrowers will be affected not just by new annual and aggregate loan limits, but also by a new provision that prorates loan eligibility for part-time students. More in a recent PEER Center brief: www.american.edu/spa/peer/imp...
October 31, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Many graduate borrowers will be affected not just by new annual and aggregate loan limits, but also by a new provision that prorates loan eligibility for part-time students. More in a recent PEER Center brief: www.american.edu/spa/peer/imp...
These 20 fields enroll 92 percent of federally aided students -- and with a few notable exceptions, most have <2% of their enrollment in programs that would lose loan eligibility under the new #highered law. Check it out: www.american.edu/spa/peer/one...
October 9, 2025 at 8:29 PM
These 20 fields enroll 92 percent of federally aided students -- and with a few notable exceptions, most have <2% of their enrollment in programs that would lose loan eligibility under the new #highered law. Check it out: www.american.edu/spa/peer/one...
NEW from @PEERResearch.bsky.social: We estimated how #highered programs measure up against the accountability standard in the reconciliation law. Overall, few programs fall short, but low-earning programs are concentrated in some schools, fields. www.american.edu/spa/peer/one...
October 7, 2025 at 2:15 PM
NEW from @PEERResearch.bsky.social: We estimated how #highered programs measure up against the accountability standard in the reconciliation law. Overall, few programs fall short, but low-earning programs are concentrated in some schools, fields. www.american.edu/spa/peer/one...
NEW: Most college graduates remain in-state after they complete -- even more among community college graduates -- and tend to move to higher-cost (and typically higher-wage) areas, particularly for grads of highly selective schools. www.american.edu/spa/peer/ear...
September 29, 2025 at 1:24 PM
NEW: Most college graduates remain in-state after they complete -- even more among community college graduates -- and tend to move to higher-cost (and typically higher-wage) areas, particularly for grads of highly selective schools. www.american.edu/spa/peer/ear...
ICYMI: @PEERresearch.bsky.social is hosting a virtual event on 9/18, 1-2 PM ET. We'll talk everything #highered in reconciliation, what happens next, and how researchers and scholars can engage in the Education Department's rulemaking process! REGISTER: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
September 10, 2025 at 1:45 PM
ICYMI: @PEERresearch.bsky.social is hosting a virtual event on 9/18, 1-2 PM ET. We'll talk everything #highered in reconciliation, what happens next, and how researchers and scholars can engage in the Education Department's rulemaking process! REGISTER: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
NEW from @PEERresearch.bsky.social: A Public Service Loan Forgiveness "study guide" to help you understand who qualifies for PSLF, who's applying, and what it means for policymakers. Check it out here! www.american.edu/spa/peer/pub...
September 4, 2025 at 1:15 PM
NEW from @PEERresearch.bsky.social: A Public Service Loan Forgiveness "study guide" to help you understand who qualifies for PSLF, who's applying, and what it means for policymakers. Check it out here! www.american.edu/spa/peer/pub...
As @usedgov.bsky.social implements a new #highered accountability law, @PEERResearch.bsky.social urged officials to:
➡️ Provide radically improved transparency
➡️ Maintain an earnings test for certificates, a debt-based test
➡️ Release already-collected data
More: www.american.edu/spa/peer/rec...
➡️ Provide radically improved transparency
➡️ Maintain an earnings test for certificates, a debt-based test
➡️ Release already-collected data
More: www.american.edu/spa/peer/rec...
September 2, 2025 at 3:45 PM
As @usedgov.bsky.social implements a new #highered accountability law, @PEERResearch.bsky.social urged officials to:
➡️ Provide radically improved transparency
➡️ Maintain an earnings test for certificates, a debt-based test
➡️ Release already-collected data
More: www.american.edu/spa/peer/rec...
➡️ Provide radically improved transparency
➡️ Maintain an earnings test for certificates, a debt-based test
➡️ Release already-collected data
More: www.american.edu/spa/peer/rec...
This week, @PEERResearch.bsky.social submitted comments to @usedgov.bsky.social on its upcoming regulatory process to implement the #highered reconciliation law -- including urging the Department to maintain strong accountability and transparency rules. www.american.edu/spa/peer/rec...
August 29, 2025 at 4:56 PM
This week, @PEERResearch.bsky.social submitted comments to @usedgov.bsky.social on its upcoming regulatory process to implement the #highered reconciliation law -- including urging the Department to maintain strong accountability and transparency rules. www.american.edu/spa/peer/rec...
The reconciliation law will fundamentally change the student loan landscape. As Congress considered it, @PEERResearch.bsky.social looked at what borrowers would owe on the new modified standard plan and the new (income-driven) Repayment Assistance Plan. Check it out: www.american.edu/spa/peer/hou...
August 27, 2025 at 2:15 PM
The reconciliation law will fundamentally change the student loan landscape. As Congress considered it, @PEERResearch.bsky.social looked at what borrowers would owe on the new modified standard plan and the new (income-driven) Repayment Assistance Plan. Check it out: www.american.edu/spa/peer/hou...
The Postsecondary Education & Economics Research (PEER) Center generates actionable research to drive policy improvements in #highered. Check out peer-center.org and give us a follow on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/post... to learn more about our work!
August 21, 2025 at 8:38 PM
The Postsecondary Education & Economics Research (PEER) Center generates actionable research to drive policy improvements in #highered. Check out peer-center.org and give us a follow on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/post... to learn more about our work!
Tuition caps or freezes in #highered are supposed to lower costs for students -- but a @PEERResearch.bsky.social brief by scholars Lois Miller and Minseon Park explains why that's not always the case. www.american.edu/spa/peer/upl...
August 20, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Tuition caps or freezes in #highered are supposed to lower costs for students -- but a @PEERResearch.bsky.social brief by scholars Lois Miller and Minseon Park explains why that's not always the case. www.american.edu/spa/peer/upl...
As new grad. loan limits take effect, @PEERResearch.bsky.social dug into the data:
➡️ Health degrees account for nearly half of grad borrowing
➡️ High-debt fields typically have high median earnings
➡️ Typical borrowing varies, across schools and within programs
www.american.edu/spa/peer/upl...
➡️ Health degrees account for nearly half of grad borrowing
➡️ High-debt fields typically have high median earnings
➡️ Typical borrowing varies, across schools and within programs
www.american.edu/spa/peer/upl...
August 18, 2025 at 5:41 PM
As new grad. loan limits take effect, @PEERResearch.bsky.social dug into the data:
➡️ Health degrees account for nearly half of grad borrowing
➡️ High-debt fields typically have high median earnings
➡️ Typical borrowing varies, across schools and within programs
www.american.edu/spa/peer/upl...
➡️ Health degrees account for nearly half of grad borrowing
➡️ High-debt fields typically have high median earnings
➡️ Typical borrowing varies, across schools and within programs
www.american.edu/spa/peer/upl...
This morning, PEER's @claremccann.bsky.social provided comments to @usedgov.bsky.social on its upcoming rulemaking to implement reconciliation, pointing to this PEER Center report in arguing for strong gainful employment and transparency rules to complement the law: www.american.edu/spa/peer/acc...
August 7, 2025 at 1:31 PM
This morning, PEER's @claremccann.bsky.social provided comments to @usedgov.bsky.social on its upcoming rulemaking to implement reconciliation, pointing to this PEER Center report in arguing for strong gainful employment and transparency rules to complement the law: www.american.edu/spa/peer/acc...
The recent reconciliation law requires short-term programs to pass a tuition-to-earnings test -- tuition charged must not exceed graduates' typical earnings, less 150 percent of the poverty level. @PEERResearch.bsky.social wrote about how that metric might work. www.american.edu/spa/peer/wor...
August 4, 2025 at 2:40 PM
The recent reconciliation law requires short-term programs to pass a tuition-to-earnings test -- tuition charged must not exceed graduates' typical earnings, less 150 percent of the poverty level. @PEERResearch.bsky.social wrote about how that metric might work. www.american.edu/spa/peer/wor...
@PEERResearch.bsky.social looked at the new income-driven repayment plan (RAP) in the reconciliation law, set to come online soon. Higher payments on the plan for the lowest-income borrowers will increase hardship among those living in poverty and increase defaults. www.american.edu/spa/peer/rev...
July 31, 2025 at 5:15 PM
@PEERResearch.bsky.social looked at the new income-driven repayment plan (RAP) in the reconciliation law, set to come online soon. Higher payments on the plan for the lowest-income borrowers will increase hardship among those living in poverty and increase defaults. www.american.edu/spa/peer/rev...
@usedgov.bsky.social is planning a rulemaking on #highered accountability. Check out @peerresearch.bsky.social analysis of which programs fall short of the new reconciliation law's standards: www.american.edu/spa/peer/upl.... For researchers looking to get involved in the process, reach out to PEER!
July 29, 2025 at 4:51 PM
@usedgov.bsky.social is planning a rulemaking on #highered accountability. Check out @peerresearch.bsky.social analysis of which programs fall short of the new reconciliation law's standards: www.american.edu/spa/peer/upl.... For researchers looking to get involved in the process, reach out to PEER!
PEER's @jdmatsudaira.bsky.social spoke with @CalMatters.org about how recent changes to graduate #highered loan limits could affect California medical school students, who often borrow more (across medical school and annually) than the new limits will allow. calmatters.org/health/2025/...
July 17, 2025 at 4:43 PM
PEER's @jdmatsudaira.bsky.social spoke with @CalMatters.org about how recent changes to graduate #highered loan limits could affect California medical school students, who often borrow more (across medical school and annually) than the new limits will allow. calmatters.org/health/2025/...