Use the Data

Get a bird’s eye view of IPEDS data: learn what data are collected and how you can use the various tools on this page to access IPEDS data.

Use the Trend Generator to view trends on most frequently asked subject areas including: Enrollment, Completions, Graduation Rates, Employees and Staff, Institutional Revenues, and Financial Aid.

Look up information for one institution at a time. Data can be viewed in two forms: institution profile (similar to College Navigator) and reported data (institution's response to each survey question).

Download, print, or customize an institution's Data Feedback Report, a report that graphically summarizes selected institutional data and compares the data with peer institutions.

Create simple descriptive statistics (e.g., total, count, average, median, standard deviation, percentiles) on selected IPEDS institutions and variables.

Customize a summary table for a select subgroup of institutions on the following popular topics: tuition and fees, room and board, student financial aid, admissions, test scores, student enrollment, degree/certificate awarded, and graduation rates.

Download IPEDS data files for more than 7,000 institutions and up to 250 variables. Data files are provided in comma separated value (*.csv) format.

Data are available starting with the 1980-81 collection year for the Complete data files and Custom data files functions, which zip the data into comma separated value (*csv). Beginning with the 2011-12 collection year, data for each collection year are compiled into an Access database.

Select download option

• Access database
• Complete data files
• Custom data files

Use these shortcuts to expedite the research process if you are a frequent or returning data user.

Select your shortcut

• Previously saved IPEDS data session
• Create, Save, or Upload IPEDS Variables
• Create, Save, or Upload IPEDS Institutions

Review publications using IPEDS data including First Looks, Web Tables, methodology reports, and Digest Tables.

IPEDS Glossary

Archived Survey Forms

Delta Cost Project

IPEDS Data Center User Manual

IPEDS Data Dissemination and Release Procedures

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