Office of Planning & Evaluation

Institutional Research Data

DEMOGRAPHICS OF FULL- TIME FACULTY

• Fall 2006
• Fall 2005
• Fall 2004
• Fall 2003

Higher Education Survey Data

APA Research Office- Data on Education and Employment
http://research.apa.org/data.html

The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) is an integrated system of surveys conducted by the National center for Education Statistics. The surveys are completed by institutional representatives. http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/SRS/sipeds/start.htm

The National Postsecondary Education Cooperative's mission is to identify and communicate ongoing and emerging issues germane to postsecondary education, and to promote the quality, comparability and utility of postsecondary data and information that support policy development, implementation, and evaluation. http://nces.ed.gov/nhes

Postsecondary Surveys

Baccalaureate and Beyond - B&B http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/b&b/
The first B&B cohort included students, identified in NPSAS:93, who completed a bachelor's degree in 1992-93. Those students were asked a number of questions about their future employment and education expectations as well as about their undergraduate education. The B&B:93 first follow-up in 1994 (B&B:93/94) collected information about job search activities after graduation as well as information concerning education and employment experiences after graduation. Individuals who had shown an interest in becoming teachers were asked additional questions about their pursuit of this career, and if teaching, about their current teaching position. In addition, the first follow-up collected undergraduate transcripts whenever possible. The second follow-up in 1997 B&B:92/97) collected information on education, employment, and other experiences since the last interview. It also collected current Federal aid and loan status information from ED records.

Beginning Postsecondary Student Longitudinal Study - BPS http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/bps/
The BPS followed first time beginning students from the NPSAS conducted in 1989-90. NPSAS:90 asked additional questions of students eligible for BPS concerning background and experiences related to completion of postsecondary education. The BPS:90/92 data further describe the experiences during, and transitions through, postsecondary education and into the labor force, as well as family formation. Transfers, persisters, stopouts/ dropouts, and vocational completers were among those who completed interviews in the first follow-up conducted in 1992. In the second follow-up, conducted in 1994, many will have completed a bachelor's degree as well. Base year (NPSAS:90) data and first follow-up (BPS:(90/92) are available as a single data file.

National Postsecondary Student Aid Study - NPSAS http://nces.ed.gov/npsas/
The NPSAS is a comprehensive study that examines how students and their families pay for postsecondary education. It includes nationally representative samples of undergraduates, graduate and first-professional students; students attending public and private less-than-2-year institutions, community colleges, 4-year colleges,and major universities. Students who receive financial aid as well as those who do not receive financial aid participate in NPSAS. This includes comprehensive student interviews and administrative records, with exceptional detail concerning student financial aid.