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Description & Citation--Study No. 9527

Bibliographic Description

ICPSR Study No.:9527
 
Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09527
 
Title:Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS): Institutional Characteristics, 1989-1990
 
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, 1989-1990 [Computer file]. 2nd ICPSR version. Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of Education, National Center for Education Statistics [producer], 1994. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1999. doi:10.3886/ICPSR09527
 

Scope of Study

Summary:This collection offers data on basic characteristics of postsecondary institutions in the United States and covers institutional characteristics for 1989-1990. The data were used for sample design and selection for other IPEDS surveys. Key data elements 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 and fees and room and board charges for the current academic year also is available. The unit of analysis 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
 
Universe:All postsecondary institutions in operation in 1989-1990 in the United States, the District of Columbia, and outlying territories (American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and the Marshall Islands) and Department of Defense schools outside the United States.
 
Data Type:census/enumeration data
 
Data Collection Notes:(1) The file consists of data derived from three distinct survey instruments. (2) 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:1991-05-03
 
Version History:The last update of this study occurred on 1999-04-26.
 
  1999-04-26 - The data file and corresponding codebook have been replaced with updated versions from NCES. Blanks (in columns 794-1000) have been eliminated from the data file and the new codebook is more complete and has been reordered. The survey instrument for total institutional activity in 1988-1989, erroneously included in the previous version of the codebook, has been removed. Also, the codebook has been converted to a PDF file and SAS data definition statements have been prepared.
 
Dataset(s):
  • DS1: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS): Institutional Characteristics, 1989-1990
 

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