Female former student-athletes outperform other college graduates on important career and life outcomes, according to a new analysis based on the Gallup-Purdue Index.

Students and colleges could benefit from putting more emphasis on students' successful exit from -- rather than entrance into -- college in the form of effective career services.

New study shows a worrisome relationship between student loan debt and the likelihood of graduates starting their own businesses.

This annual survey, formerly the Gallup-Purdue Index, measures the vital outcomes that affect the lives of college graduates.

Business majors are the least likely of four general college majors to have had "emotional support" in college. Business majors are the most likely to not have had a mentor or a professor who made them excited about learning.

There are vast differences among college graduates in how prepared each is to succeed at work.

With rising tuition, $1.5 trillion in student loan debt and completion rates under 60%, the value of higher education is in question.

Using the Gallup-Purdue Index, this report focuses on three key measures of life among Tennessee graduates — work, well-being and the evaluation of their college experience — to illustrate the link between undergraduate experiences and success ...

College grads view career-related advice provided by faculty and staff members as more helpful than advice provided by the career services offices.

Professors are the most common source of mentorship at U.S. colleges and universities. Across academic disciplines, arts and humanities professors are the most likely to establish mentoring relationships with students.