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This product provides complete data of the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) published by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). There are 1000+ data files in CSV as well as a meta file for each data file in XSLS format. The data files are named based on survey type and year.
Overview
The source code outlining how this product gathers, transforms, revises and publishes its datasets is available at https://github.com/rearc-data/ipeds-integrated-postsecondary-education-data-system-datasets .
Main Overview
This product provides complete data of the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) published by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). Use cases include historical analysis of the postsecondary education and the current status of various relevant metrics.
Data Source
There are 1000+ data files in CSV as well as a meta file for each data file in XSLS format. The data files are named based on survey type and year. Provisonal and final data files are included for years where both provisional and final have been released. README files are also included to offer context on data fields used throughout the dataset files.
For most updated details on availability of provisional and final versions per survey and year please visit the IPEDS webpage . Below is the status of files as of October 2020.
| Available Data | Provisional Release | Final Release |
|---|---|---|
| Institutional Characteristics (IC) | 2019-20 | 2008-09 to 2018-19 |
| Pricing and Tuition (IC) | 2019-20 | 2009-10 to 2011-12 |
| Admissions (ADM) | 2019-20 | 2008-09 to 2018-19 |
| Completions (C) | 2018-19 | 2003-04 to 2017-18 |
| 12-month Enrollment | (E12) 2018-19 | 2003-04 to 2017-18 |
| Fall Enrollment (EF) | 2018 | 2004 to 2017 |
| Student Financial Aid (SFA) | 2018-19 | 2003-04 to 2017-18 |
| Graduation Rates (GR) | 2019 | 2004 to 2018 |
| Outcome Measures (OM) | 2019 | 2015 to 2018 |
| Finance (F) | 2017-18 | 2003-04 to 2016-17 |
| Human Resources (HR) | 2018-19 | 2004-05 to 2017-18 |
| Academic Libraries (AL) | 2017-18 | 2014-15 to 2016-17 |
The timing of the releases can vary somewhat depending on the nature of the internal process, but generally will follow this timetable:
| Collection Period | Survey Components | Collection closes | Provisional data | Final (Revised) data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FALL | IC, C, E12 | November | See I | See II |
| WINTER | ADM, GR, SFA, OM | March | See I | See II |
| SPRING | EF, F, HR, AL | April | See I | See II |
| See III | See III | See III | Yes | No |
- I. Approximately 7 months after collection closes
- II. Approximately 7 months after institutions have revised their data the following year
- III. WEB Tables and Data Release Memo
More Information
- Data Source: IPEDS Complete Data Files
- Lisence: IES Public Access Policy
- Frequency: Annual
- Format: CSV (data files), XLSX(meta files)
Contact Details
- If you find any issues with or have enhancement ideas for this product, open up a GitHub issue and we will gladly take a look at it. Better yet, submit a pull request. Any contributions you make are greatly appreciated :heart:.
- If you are looking for specific open datasets currently not available on ADX, please submit a request on our project board here .
- If you have questions about the source data, please refer to the NCES contact page .
- If you have any other questions or feedback, send us an email at data@rearc.io .
About Rearc
Rearc is a cloud, software and services company. We believe that empowering engineers drives innovation. Cloud-native architectures, modern software and data practices, and the ability to safely experiment can enable engineers to realize their full potential. We have partnered with several enterprises and startups to help them achieve agility. Our approach is simple — empower engineers with the best tools possible to make an impact within their industry.
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This listing is free to use. It carries a single pricing dimension with no usage charges or tiers. You subscribe once and consume the dataset without commitment terms or metered fees. The vendor publishes this publicly available education dataset so you can pull it into your data pipeline in a consistent format. There are no size options, add-ons, or scaling charges to weigh — the pricing structure is flat and cost-free across all usage.
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The dimension carries no unit price or usage counter. It exists as the free subscription mechanism for accessing the dataset. You are not billed per record, download, or query. Consuming the data through this listing incurs no software charge under any usage volume.
No. The listing has no usage tiers, seat counts, or metered volume. Reading the dataset once or many times produces the same result — no charge. There is no threshold or boundary that triggers a fee, and nothing scales your bill upward.
You receive the publicly available education dataset published in a consistent format for your data pipeline. The vendor maintains the data life cycle. Custom data infrastructure, security tooling, and engineering support are separate services, not part of this free listing. Contact the vendor for those needs.
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Additional details
You will receive access to the following data sets.
Data set name | Type | Historical revisions | Future revisions | Sensitive information | Data dictionaries | Data samples |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) by NCES | All historical revisions | All future revisions | Not included | Not included |
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