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The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
IPEDS Help Desk: 1-877-225-2568

IPEDS Data Collection/Dissemination Life Cycle

The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), established as the core postsecondary education data collection program for NCES, is a single, comprehensive system designed to encompass all institutions and educational organizations whose primary purpose is to provide postsecondary education. IPEDS is built around a series of interrelated surveys that collect institution-level data in areas including enrollments, program completions, faculty, staff, and finances.

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