| 1992 |
The Higher Education Act of 1992 mandated
the completion of IPEDS surveys in a timely and accurate manner for
all institutions that participate, or are applicants for participation,
in any federal student financial assistance program authorized by
Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (20 U.S.C.
1094(a)(17)). |
| 1993 |
NCES began collecting detailed
data from all postsecondary institutions that met this mandate,
including all private less-than-2-year institutions, which
NCES had previously only sampled. Institutions that were
not eligible to participate in federal student financial
aid programs were asked to complete only the Institutional
Characteristics curve. |
| 1993-2000 |
NCES continually improved the IPEDS data
collection instruments and the list of institutions (universe)
surveyed. There was a concerted effort to match files with
the Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education
(OPE) to ensure full coverage of all institutions having
Program Participation Agreements (PPAs) with the Department.
Currently, IPEDS identifies and categorizes institutions
according to whether or not they have a PPA with the Department
of Education and their degree-granting status. |
| 2000-01 |
The IPEDS program was completely redesigned for the 2000-01
academic year, when the data collection was converted from a
paper-based to a fully web-based system. The universe of postsecondary
institutions was divided into two basic groups:
- Institutions with PPAs: Required to complete IPEDS and are subject to extensive follow-up and/or fines for nonresponse.
- Institutions without PPAs: Not required to complete IPEDS, but may voluntarily do so.
Any institution that provides data is included in the
College Navigator.
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