What's New for August 2012

Higher Education: Gaps in Access and Persistence Study (August 28, 2012)
The Higher Education: Gaps in Access and Persistence Study is a congressionally-mandated statistical report that documents the scope and nature of gaps in access and persistence in higher education by sex and race/ethnicity. The report presents 46 indicators grouped under seven main topic areas: (1) demographic context; (2) characteristics of schools; (3) student behaviors and afterschool activities; (4) academic preparation and achievement; (5) college knowledge; (6) postsecondary education; and (7) postsecondary outcomes and employment. In addition, the report contains descriptive multivariate analyses of variables that are associated with male and female postsecondary attendance and attainment.

IPEDS Analytics: Delta Cost Project Database 1987-2010 and Data File Documentation (August 14, 2012)
This report documents the 2010 data update for the IPEDS Analytics: Delta Cost Project Database. This longitudinal database has been derived from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) data for academic years 1986-87 through 2009-10. Several variables have been derived that ease trend analysis, with a focus on revenues and expenditures at postsecondary institutions.

Employees in Postsecondary Institutions, Fall 2011 and Student Financial Aid, Academic Year 2010–11 - First Look (Preliminary Data) (August 7, 2012)
This First Look presents preliminary data from the Winter 2011-12 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, including data on the number of staff employed in Title IV postsecondary institutions in fall 2011 by occupational category, length of contract/teaching period, employment status, faculty and tenure status, academic rank, race/ethnicity, and gender. The report also contains data on student financial aid, including the number of undergraduate students receiving aid and the amount of aid received by those students for the 2010-11 academic year.