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                -  About IPEDS  About IPEDS
                                                        Your primary source for information on U.S. colleges, universities, and technical and vocational institutions.                                                    
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#                     Your primary source for                    information on U.S. colleges,                    universities, and technical                    and vocational institutions.                

                        IPEDS is a system of 12 interrelated survey components conducted annually that gathers data from every college, university, and technical and vocational institution that participates in the federal student financial aid programs. The data collections occur in fall, winter, and spring.                    

RECENT UPDATES

                                            Institutional Characteristics (IC),                                                                                    12-month Enrollment (E12),                                                                                    Completions (C)                                        

View All Collection Release Dates 

## Use The Data

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                            Access IPEDS data submitted to NCES through our data tools or download the data to conduct your research.                        

**Search Existing Data****

**Create Custom Data Analyses****

**Download Survey Data****
View All Data Tools and Resources  **

Trend Generator

                                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.                            

##                                 Report Your Data                            

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                                Report your institution’s data and access resources that will help with successful submission.                            

View Data Reporting Resources **

##                                 Find Your College                            

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                                Narrow down your college from over 6,000 colleges, and explore resources to plan, prepare, and graduate.                            

View All College Resources  **

##                                 Collaborate With NCES                            

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                                Collaborate with NCES to learn more about IPEDS activities, outreach, R&D, and federal grants and fellowships.                            

View All Ways To Collaborate  **

##                         Survey Components                    

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                        Learn more about the individual IPEDS survey components: view training videos, infographics, answers too frequently asked questions, survey forms, and more.                    

**12-month Enrollment (E12)**

**Academic Libraries (AL)**

**Admissions (ADM)**

**Completions (C)**

**Fall Enrollment (EF)**

**Finance (F)**

**Graduation Rates (GR)**

**Graduation Rates 200% (GR200)**

**Human Resources (HR)**

**Institutional Characteristics (IC)**

**Outcome Measures (OM)**

**Student Financial Aid (SFA)**

**Cost (CST)**