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Description & Citation--Study No. 2153

Bibliographic Description

ICPSR Study No.:2153
 
Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR02153
 
Title:Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS): Institutional Characteristics, 1995-1996
 
Principal Investigator(s):United States Department of Education. National Center for Education Statistics
 
Series:Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) Series
 
Bibliographic Citation:U.S. Dept. of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. INTEGRATED POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION DATA SYSTEM (IPEDS): INSTITUTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS, 1995-1996 [Computer file]. ICPSR version. Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of Education, National Center for Education Statistics [producer], 1997. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1998. doi:10.3886/ICPSR02153
 

Scope of Study

Summary:This collection offers data on basic characteristics of postsecondary institutions in the United States and covers institutional characteristics for 1995-1996. The data provide the basis for assigning each institution to a specific sector, which in turn determines the selection and distribution of other IPEDS surveys and the specific version of each survey appropriate to the institution. Sector is determined by an institution's control (public, private nonprofit, or private for-profit) and its highest level of offering (four-year or higher, at least two-year but less than four-year, or less than two-year certificate, diploma, degree, or other formal award). Key data elements in Part 1, Institutional Characteristics, include the name, address, and telephone number of the institution as well as information about levels of course offerings, calendar system, admissions requirements, student services, accreditation, modes of instruction, and institutional eligibility for student financial aid programs. Updated information on tuition/fees and room and board charges for the current academic year also is available. Part 2, Institutions with Continuous Calendar System, and Part 3, Institutions with Other Calendar System, are ASCII text files containing lists of institution ID numbers and the period or type of calendar system the institution used. The unit of analysis for all files is the postsecondary institution.
 
Subject Term(s):academic degrees, academic disciplines, admissions policies, higher education, instruction, postsecondary education, student financial aid, tuition and fees, universities
 
Geographic Coverage:American Samoa, Guam, Marshall Islands, United States, Virgin Islands of the United States, Global
 
Time Period:1995 - 1996
 
Universe:All postsecondary institutions in operation in 1995 in the United States and its outlying areas.
 
Data Type:survey data, and machine-readable text
 
Data Collection Notes:The codebook and data collection instruments are provided as a Portable Document Format (PDF) file. The PDF file format was developed by Adobe Systems Incorporated and can be accessed using PDF reader software, such as the Adobe Acrobat Reader. Information on how to obtain a copy of the Acrobat Reader is provided through the ICPSR Website on the Internet.
 

Methodology

Data Source:self-enumerated questionnaires
 

Access and Availability

Note:A list of the data formats available for this study can be found in the summary of holdings. Detailed file-level information (such as record length, case count, and variable count) is listed in the file manifest.
 
Original ICPSR Release:1998-02-18
 
Version History:The last update of this study occurred on 2006-01-18.
 
  2006-01-18 - File CB2153.ALL.PDF was removed from any previous datasets and flagged as a study-level file, so that it will accompany all downloads.
 
Dataset(s):
  • DS1: Institutional Characteristics
  • DS2: Institutions with Continuous Calendar System
  • DS3: Institutions with Other Calendar System
 

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