Cormac Rowan
ROI Standards Editor
College ROI methodology, Scorecard caveats, and editorial standards
Cormac Rowan oversees CollegeROIData's methodology and editorial standards. The role sets how the payback-time grade is derived from Scorecard debt and earnings, how the data's caveats are disclosed — that earnings cover federal-aid recipients only, that headline debt excludes private and Parent PLUS loans, and that completion rates count first-time, full-time entrants — and how corrections are handled. Comparisons, glossary entries, and explainers are AI-assisted in research and drafting, then reviewed against the primary College Scorecard documentation before publication.
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How our content is produced
Content is produced by an AI-augmented editorial team: research and drafting are AI-assisted and reviewed by the named desk editor against primary public-data sources before publication.
See our Editorial Policy, Fact-Checking Policy, and Corrections Policy.