IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System)

IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) is established as the core postsecondary education data collection program for the National Center for Education Statistics. It is a system of surveys designed to collect data from all primary providers of postsecondary education. The IPEDS system is built around a series of interrelated surveys to collect institution-level data in such areas as enrollments, program completions, faculty, staff and finances.

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Data Custodian
Institutional Assessment and Research
Data Source
Source System: CMS - SA Source Table Name: N/A Source Field Name: N/A Census Process: N/A
Logical Transformation / Calculation
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Dataset Folder and Field Name
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IPEDS architecture includes 13 components:

• Outcome Measures (OM)
• 200% Graduation Rates (GR200)
• Graduation Rates (GRS)
• Completions (C)
• Human Resources (HR)

• Student Financial Aid (SFA)
• Finance (F)
• Academic Libraries (AL)
• Fall Enrollment (EF)
• 12-month Enrollment (E12)
• Admissions (ADM)
• Institutional Characteristics (IC)
• IC Header (IC-H)

For more information, see the National Center for Education Statistics IPEDS webpage.