DECIDE Act

This bill would make the U.S. Department of Education add more clear, yearly-updated facts to the public College Scorecard. For every certificate, college, or graduate program that gets federal student aid, the site would show typical earnings 10 years after students enrolled (for those who used federal aid, whether or not they finished), the typical loan amounts borrowers had when repayment began (including Stafford loans for undergrads, PLUS loans for grad students, and Parent PLUS loans), plus the program’s default rate and repayment rate . It would also add school‑wide numbers, like the overall default and repayment rates, and default and repayment rates for Graduate PLUS and Parent PLUS loans, updated each year .

In short, students and families would have a clearer picture of what people earn and how loans are being repaid at specific programs and schools, helping them compare options before borrowing .

• Who is affected: Students, families, and schools that receive federal student aid
• What changes: More program‑level and school‑level data on earnings, loan amounts, default rates, and repayment rates added to the College Scorecard
• When: Data expanded and updated every year on the Scorecard