35 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data system (IPEDS)

35.1 Organization

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

35.2 Website

https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/

35.3 Description

• Information on US colleges, universities, and technical and vocational institutions (post- secondary institutions)
• Institutional characteristics, admissions and test scores, enrollment, program completion and graduation rates, institutional costs, student financial aid, human resources

35.4 Vintage/Release Frequency

Annual since 1984

35.5 Observational Unit

Post-secondary institutions

35.6 Collection Methodology

• Web-based data collection
• Post-secondary institutions mandated to report

35.7 Available at

https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/use-the-data

35.8 User Guide/Data Dictionary

Supplementary documentation available for download at https://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/getpubcats.asp?sid=010

35.9 Cost

Free for download

35.10 Proposal or Application required?

No

35.11 DUA required?

No

35.12 Special Notes

n/a