/ Institutional Access

Career-readiness data, on the desk.

The Readiness Index™ is the most comprehensive outcomes-sourced rating of university career centers and adjacent career-readiness programs. Available as a RESTful API and bulk-export feed for universities, employers, foundations, education-trade press, and parents.

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/ 01 / Use Cases

Who uses the Readiness Index.

/ Universities

Peer Benchmark

University presidents + career-center directors benchmark their institution against peers on the five-subscore matrix. Identify Placement Outcomes + Employer Engagement gaps with documented data.

/ Foundations

Grant-Targeting

Foundations targeting career-readiness gaps (Strada, Lumina, Gates, Kresge) use the Readiness Index for evidence-based grant allocation and outcomes benchmarking.

/ Parents + Students

College Selection

Career-readiness as a college-selection dimension. Documented subscore data beyond rankings; institution-by-institution career-outcomes breakdown.

/ Employers

Talent-Pipeline Diligence

F500 talent-acquisition teams use Readiness Index to identify high-yield campus recruiting targets. Employer Engagement subscore reveals where peer firms are actively recruiting.

/ Policy / Government

Workforce Policy Reference

State + federal workforce-policy teams use the Readiness Index as a reference for institutional accountability + outcomes benchmarking.

/ Education Trade Press

Editorial Reference

Inside Higher Ed, Chronicle of Higher Ed, EdSurge use the Readiness Index as citation-grade source for institution-level career-outcomes coverage.

/ 02 / Pricing

Three tiers.

Research

/ Single seat
$15K/yr
For trade press, individual analysts, single career-center directors.
  • Quarterly index snapshot (CSV + JSON)
  • Full 5-subscore breakdown for all entities
  • Public-record event timelines
  • Email digest of grade changes
  • Annual State of Student Career Experience PDF
  • Citation rights for editorial use
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Institutional

/ Team license · 10 seats
$60K/yr
For universities, foundations, employer talent-acquisition teams.
  • Everything in Research
  • RESTful API access (25,000 queries/mo)
  • Real-time grade-change webhooks
  • Historical 8-quarter time series
  • Custom watchlists by institution / program
  • Forkaia Score outcomes data (where applicable)
  • Quarterly briefing call with editorial team
  • White-label embed widget
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Enterprise

/ Custom · Multi-system
Custom
For university systems, federal/state workforce agencies, large foundations.
  • Everything in Institutional
  • Unlimited seats & API queries
  • Daily refresh (vs. quarterly)
  • Custom subscore weighting models
  • Bespoke institution / program deep-dives
  • On-site institutional briefings
  • SLA + dedicated account team
  • Co-branded research reports
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/ 03 / Technical

API technical specifications.

GET https://api.forkaia.com/v1/readiness/entities
→ Returns full list of entities with current grades
GET https://api.forkaia.com/v1/readiness/entity/{slug}
→ Returns single entity with full subscore breakdown + event timeline
GET https://api.forkaia.com/v1/readiness/changes?since=2026-Q1
→ Returns all grade changes since Q1 2026 with rationale
POST https://api.forkaia.com/v1/readiness/watchlist
→ Create custom institution watchlist with webhook notifications

REST + JSON. Bearer-token auth. Rate limits per tier. Sandbox environment available for Institutional+ on request.

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