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Postsecondary Education Administrative Data and Data Tools Susan Aud, Ph.D. National Center for Education Statistics Institute of Education Sciences U.S. Department of Education May 18, 2014
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Postsecondary Education Administrative Data and Data Tools
Susan Aud, Ph.D.National Center for Education StatisticsInstitute of Education SciencesU.S. Department of Education
May 18, 2014
IPEDS OverviewPurpose of the Study
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System is a system of interrelated surveys conducted annually by NCES.
• It gathers data on enrollments, program completions, graduation rates, faculty and staff, finances, institutional prices, and student financial aid.
• The completion of all IPEDS surveys is mandatory for institutions that participate in or are applicants for participation in any federal student financial aid program (such as Pell grants and federal student loans)
Postsecondary Administrative DataCollege Navigator
What is College Navigator?
• A free consumer information tool
• Designed to help students, parents, high school counselors, and others get information about approximately 7,000 postsecondary institutions in the US and other jurisdictions
• Located at: http://collegenavigator.ed.gov
Postsecondary Administrative DataCollege Navigator
College Navigator
Offers institutional information such as:• Programs offered, degrees awarded• Retention and graduation rates• Price of attendance• Aid available• Campus safety• Accreditation
Postsecondary Administrative DataCollege Navigator
• Search– On every page– Guided– Use name or AKA– New search options
• Compare– Up to 4 institutions
• Favorites– Save up to 15 institutions from different searches
Postsecondary Administrative DataCollege Navigator
Save– Email link sent to user
•Export– Search results can be exported to other formats suchas Excel
•Spanish Version
Postsecondary Administrative DataCollege Navigator
General informationis displayed alongwith a Google map.
Additional detailsare available byclicking on the plussign.
You can return toyour search resultsby clicking on “Backto Results”.
Postsecondary Administrative DataCollege Navigator
Data Limitations• Focus on traditional students
Large portion of data presented based on full-time, first-time, degree/certificate seeking undergraduate students (Admissions, estimated student, expenses, financial aid, graduation, transfer out rates)
• No net tuitionEstimated student expenses (before aid)Average amounts of aid received (Federal grants, state and local
grants, institutional grants, loans)
IPEDS Data Center
These data are made available to students and parents through the College Navigator college search Web site and to researchers and others through the IPEDS Data Center.
IPEDS Data CenterTrend Generator
The IPEDS Trend Generator is a quick and easy way to see trends in IPEDS data over time.
IPEDS Data CenterTrend Generator
Results can be “limited” by a second variable, shown over time, or used to build a table.
IPEDS Data CenterCollege and Career Tables Library
NCES already has thousands of tables available and they can be searched by topic.
Contact Information
Susan Aud, Ph.D.Statistician
Email: [email protected]: (202) 219-7013
IPEDS Helpdesk
Email: [email protected] (866) 558-0658
