Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) Series

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Investigator(s): National Center for Education Statistics

About this Collection

The IPEDS surveys most postsecondary institutions annually, including universities and colleges, as well as institutions offering technical and vocational education beyond the high school level. IPEDS began in 1986, replacing the Higher Education General Education Information Survey (HEGIS) which began in 1966.

NCES has developed an interactive tool to allow users to compare the characteristics of different postsecondary institutions through its Peer Analysis System. For more information on this capability, see the IPEDS Peer Analysis System.

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Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS): Fall Enrollment, 1987

The Fall Enrollment survey is conducted annually by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) as part of the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). The survey collects student enrollment data by 11 age categories as defined by the Office for Civil Rights (OCR). There are three parts included in this survey. Part A, Enrollment Summary, provides enrollment data by total of men and women and by level and year of study of the student. Part B, Enrollment Summary of Students by Age, comprises all students enrolled for credit by level of study and by sex and age of student. Part C, Clarifying Questions, supplies information on students enrolled in remedial courses, extension divisions, and branches of schools, as well as numbers of transfer students from in-state, out of state, and other countries. There are 268,567 total records in this data file.

Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS): Fall Enrollment Analysis, 1989

This collection contains enrollment data only. Racial/ ethnic data are not included as in other years. Part 1, Institutional Characteristics, contains institutional characteristics data along with total enrollment for all institutions in the fall enrollment survey. Part 2, Enrollment Data, contains enrollment data for all institutions by full- or part-time status, level of study, type and control of institution, affiliation, and offered degrees.

Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS): Fall Enrollment Analysis, 1990

This collection contains two data files for the 1990 IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey. Part 1, Institutional Characteristics, contains the institutional characteristics data for all institutions by level of study, type and control of institution, affiliation, and offered degrees. Part 2, Enrollment Data by Race/Ethnicity, contains enrollment data by racial and ethnic background.