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Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) Reporting

Brigham Young University – Hawaii’s IPEDS data

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About IPEDS
Purpose of IPEDS
Cadence and Data Collection Timeframe
Data Provided to IPEDS

The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) is a system of interrelated surveys conducted annually by the U.S. Department of Education’s (DOE) National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). IPEDS is designed to collect data from all primary providers of postsecondary education in the U.S. that participate in federal student financial aid programs.

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  • Informing Policy and Decision-Making: IPEDS data helps policymakers, educational institutions, and researchers make informed decisions about higher education policies and practices.
  • Ensuring Accountability: By collecting data on various aspects of postsecondary education, IPEDS promotes transparency and accountability among institutions.
  • Supporting Research: Researchers use IPEDS data to analyze trends, identify issues, and propose solutions in higher education.
  • Providing Public Information: IPEDS data is accessible to the public, helping students, parents, and other stakeholders make informed choices about education options.

The IPEDS data collection process is divided into three periods each year: Fall, Winter, and Spring.

  • Registration (August): This period includes Registration, Report Mapping, Institution ID, Institutional Characteristics (open through fall collection)
  • Fall (September-October): This period includes surveys on Institutional Characteristics, Cost I, Completions, and 12-month Enrollment.
  • Winter (December-February): This period includes surveys on Student Financial Aid, Cost II, Graduation Rates, 200% Graduation Rates, Admissions, and Outcome Measures.
  • Spring (December-April): This period includes surveys on Fall Enrollment, Finance, Human Resources, and Academic Libraries.
  • Institutional Characteristics:
    • Basic institutional contact information
    • Student services information
    • Tuition/fees and other student charges
    • Control or affiliation
    • Type of calendar system
    • Levels of awards and types of programs offered.
  • Completions: Number of students who complete a postsecondary education program and the number of postsecondary awards earned.
    • Completions by field of study, award level, recipient race/ethnicity and gender
    • Completers by race/ethnicity, gender, and age (collected at the total as well as by award level)
  • 12-month Enrollment: Unduplicated headcount of students enrolled over a 12-month period.
    • Unduplicated headcounts by level of student, race/ethnicity, and gender
    • Instructional activity (total hours students are engaged in instruction)
    • Full-time equivalent (FTE) enrollment (calculated based on instructional activity)
  • Student Financial Aid: The count of students awarded different types of financial aid and the total amounts of aid awarded.
    • Counts of the number of students in the following categories that were awarded aid: All undergraduate students, all degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students, all full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students, and all non-degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students.
    • The amount of aid awarded to the students in each category for different types of aid.
  • Cost: Information on student charges for Cost of Attendance estimates and to calculate an Average Net Price (ANP) for first-time, full-time undergraduate students to meet requirements of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA), as amended. This component also collects information on tuition and fees for other groups of students.
    • Student Charges:
      • Application fees by level (Undergraduate, Graduate, Doctor’s – professional practice)
      • Tuition and required fees by level (Undergraduate, Graduate, Doctor – professional practice)
      • Cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduates
    • Net Price of Attendance:
      • Number of students living on-campus, off-campus (with family), and off-campus (not with family)
      • Number of full-time, first-time students awarded different types of aid, by income level
      • Total amount of grant or scholarship aid awarded from the federal government, state/local government, or the institution, by income level
  • Graduation Rates: Information on institutional productivity.
    • Number of students entering the institution as full-time, first-time degree or certificate-seeking students in a particular year (cohort), by race/ethnicity and gender
    • Number of students completing their program within a time period equal to one and a half times (150%) the normal period of time, by race/ethnicity, gender, and Pell status
    • Number of students who transferred to other institutions.
  • Graduation Rates 200% (GR200): Information on institutional productivity.
    • Number of students entering the institution as full-time, first-time degree or certificate-seeking students in a particular year (cohort), by race/ethnicity and gender
    • Number of students completing their program within a time period equal to two times (200%) the normal period of time.
  • Admissions: Basic admissions information.
    • Information about admissions considerations
    • Acceptance rates
    • Admission yields
    • SAT and ACT test scores
  • Outcome Measures: Data on the outcomes of degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students who are not only first-time, full-time students but also part-time attending and non-first-time (transfer-in) students. The award status is measured at specific points in time.
  • Fall Enrollment: Information on students enrolled in the Fall of a given school year.
    • Full- and part-time students enrolled in the fall by level, race/ethnicity, and gender
    • Residence and high school graduation status of first-time undergraduate students (in even years)
    • Age of students (in odd years)
    • First-time retention rates
    • Student-to-faculty ratio
  • Finance: Data on the resources and costs of providing postsecondary education and its contribution to the gross national product.
    • Revenues by source (e.g., tuition and fees, government grants and contracts, private gifts)
    • Expenses by function (e.g., instruction, research, academic support, institutional support)
    • Assets and liabilities
    • Scholarships and fellowships
  • Human Resources: Data on the number and type of staff supporting post-secondary education.
    • Employees by primary occupational activity, faculty status, and full- and part-time status
    • Full-time instructional staff by academic rank, gender, and contract length/teaching period
    • Full-time instructional faculty by rank, gender, and length of contract/teaching period and their salary outlays.
  • Academic Libraries: Information on collections, services, and expenditures at libraries at degree-granting institutions.
    • Counts of books, media, serials, and database collection held in the physical and digital/electronic form
    • Physical circulation and digital/electronic usage
    • Interlibrary loan services
    • Library expenditures
More Info on the Data That Is Collected for IPEDS