ERIC Number: ED571822
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Nov
Pages: 15
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
IPEDS Data for Graduate-Only Institutions
Sykes, Andrea
National Postsecondary Education Cooperative
A small and diverse segment of the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) universe includes colleges and universities that offer only degrees above the baccalaureate level. These graduate-only institutions are colleges or universities that offer programs in a variety of fields, including acupuncture, medicine, law, theology, business, and psychology. In 2009-10, there were 315 graduate-only institutions in IPEDS enrolling over 170,000 students. Eighty-five percent were private, not-for profit institutions; 10 percent were private, for-profit institutions; and 5 percent were public institutions. Sixty-six percent of these institutions offered a PhD as its highest degree; 31 institutions offered a medical degree. Almost half (46%) enrolled fewer than 250 students during the year. The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) expressed interest in understanding better the data needs of graduate-only institutions and whether there should be changes made to the data collected by and reported for these institutions in IPEDS. This paper summarizes data collected from graduate-only institutions in IPEDS, identifies other organizations that collect data related to such institutions, and assesses whether changes should be made to the IPEDS data collection to meet the data needs of these institutions. Specifically, this paper addresses the following research questions: (1) What data do graduate-only institutions report to IPEDS and other organizations? (2) To what extent do IPEDS data meet the needs of policymakers, consumers, and graduate-only institutions? (3) To what extent should data collected through IPEDS be modified to address the data needs of graduate-only institutions, and what would be the impact on reporting burden for these institutions? A section on the Methodology is appended.
Descriptors: Data, Graduate Study, Colleges, Universities, Data Collection, Information Needs, Information Utilization
National Postsecondary Education Cooperative. 1990 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20006. Tel: 202-654-6500; e-mail: npec@ed.gov; Web site: http://nces.ed.gov/npec/
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: National Center for Education Statistics (ED)
Authoring Institution: National Postsecondary Education Cooperative (ED); Coffey Consulting, LLC
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: ED04CO00440001