Despite evidence to the contrary, there is a continuing charge of 'poor quality courses' -- or that higher education provides little benefit to individuals -- some parts of the media and government. The Office for Students (OfS) acknowledges that 99% of students in England are on courses where employment outcomes satisfy requirements. There is a risk that an unevidenced focus on 'low quality' despite the evidence will impact on the real benefits that higher education providers to individuals and local areas. To inform this debate, Universities UK (UUK) analysed a range of data sources looking at employment and earnings outcomes of graduates, how these change after time, and how they compare to those non-graduates who could have gone to university but didn't. This analysis allows going beyond standard measures used by the regulator and government, that focuses on outcomes 15 months after graduation. This includes use of official government data that links student and tax records, to track and compare the earnings of graduates and those non-graduates who could have attended university, over a period of 15 years. This analysis focuses on: (1) Earnings pathways for graduates and non-graduates; and (2) Patterns of employment outcomes for graduates.