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IPEDS Reports
Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
IPEDS gathers information from every college, university and educational institution that participates in federal student financial aid programs. Federal agencies, state governments, educational institutions, researchers, media, students and parents rely on IPEDS for information on postsecondary institutions. There are several ways to access and use IPEDS data for research and analyses. The basic steps to do so are described below; however, you can do much more with the IPEDS Use The Data center, including downloading data sets for analyses. Contact Skidmore's IR office if you need assistance or have questions.
IPEDS Institutional Profiles
You can directly access Skidmore’s Institutional Profile here. To obtain a profile for any institution that uses key IPEDS data elements from
across collection surveys for the most recent year available.
• Go to http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/use-the-data
• Select 'Look Up An Institution'
• Under Institution Name enter 'Skidmore College'
• Check the box and hit 'Continue'
• Click on 'Skidmore College'
• Select 'Institutional Profile' and 'Expand All' to view/print a presentable summary
of key IPEDS data elements across collection surveys (most recent available year only)
IPEDS Data Feedback Reports (DFR)
Released annually, the IPEDS DFR is intended to provide institutions with a context
for examining the data they have submitted to IPEDS. The report compares institutions
with either a custom-created or NCES-generated group of peer institutions based on
a wide-range of IPEDS survey data, such as unduplicated headcount, student enrollment,
tuition, financial aid and graduation rates.
• Go to http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/use-the-data
• Select 'Data Feedback Report'
• Enter 'Skidmore College'
• Select 'Data Feedback Reports' and the year(s) you desire
• Customized DFRs with more derived variables and/or different comparison groups
can also be created here
IPEDS Reported Data
You can view and print IPEDS data as submitted by any institution, from 2001 to the
most recent collection year, as reported in the original survey forms.
• Go to http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/use-the-data
• Select 'Look Up An Institution'
• Under Institution Name enter 'Skidmore College'
• Check the box and hit 'Continue'
• Click on 'Skidmore College'
• Select 'Reported Data' to view survey submissions as completed by the school
Institutional Comparison Groups
There are several ways to use and create comparison groups in the IPEDS Data Center.
• Skidmore's selected peer group is already in the Use The Data center under 'Saved
Group'
• You can also create other custom comparison groups using 'EZ Group,' etc.
• Or you can also upload a *.UID file which contains the institutions with which
you desire to compare.
• This .zip file below contains Peer Group IDs, Aspirant Group IDs, and Peer Group
& Aspirant Group IDs. Right click on the link and select "Save As". You will then
need to unzip the folder onto your own computer.
Skidmore IPEDS UID zip file (Skidmore login credentials needed)
IPEDS College Navigator
This is similar to IPEDS Institutional Profiles in the Use The Data center above
but is a bit more user-friendly as it is used by parents, students and counselors
when searching for colleges.
• Go to http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator
• Enter 'Skidmore College'
• Click on 'Skidmore College' and then 'Expand All'
• This will display a profile of Skidmore College based on the most recently available
IPEDS data.