How to Obtain or Amend a License

IES uses the Restricted-data licenses as a mechanism for making the more detailed data available to qualified researchers.

Restricted-use Data Applicants:

IES/NCES will only accept restricted-use data License applications through its Electronic Application System. Any License application that does not come through this system will be returned to the applicant. More information about applying for a License is available in the instructions and in the Restricted-Use Data Procedures Manual.

To obtain a restricted data license, go to the NCES electronic application system. You will also need to review the procedures described in NCES Restricted-Use Data Procedures Manual. If you need to amend your license by adding new users, reducing users, obtaining more databases, or modifying your security plan, please see License modifications.

IES Data Security Office
U.S. Department of Education/NCES
1990 K. Street NW, Room 9060
Washington, DC 20006-5574
IESData.Security@ed.gov

Surveys for Which Restricted-data Licenses are Available

Baccalaureate & Beyond (B&B:93/94/97 & B&B:2000/01) Beginning Postsecondary Students (BPS:90/92/94 & BPS:96/98/01) The Common Core of Data (CCD) Early Childhood Longitudinal Studies Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS:2002) High School & Beyond (HS&B:80/82/84/86/92) High School Transcript Studies National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL) National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) National Education Longitudinal Survey of 1988 (NELS:88/92/94/00)

National Household Education Survey (NHES) National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:90/93/96/00/04) National Study of Postsecondary Faculty (NSOPF:88/93/99/04) Postsecondary Education Quick Information System (PEQIS) Public Libraries Survey School Library Media Centers School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS:2000) Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS) Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS:99)