Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2013-2016

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
IPEDS 2013-2016 Response to 2nd Round of 30-day Public Comments.docx Supplementary Document	2013-12-09
IPEDS 2013-2016 Response to 1st Round of 30-day Public Comments.docx Supplementary Document	2013-10-21
IPEDS 2013-2016 Part B.docx Supporting Statement B	2013-10-21
IPEDS 2013-2016 Part A.docx Supporting Statement A	2013-10-21
30Day Federal Register Notice.pdf Supplementary Document	2013-08-08
IPEDS 2013-2016 Response to 60-day Public Comments.docx Supplementary Document	2013-10-21
60D_FRN_1850-0582.pdf Supplementary Document	2013-03-14
IPEDS 2012 Communications.doc Supplementary Document	2013-10-21

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
197240	Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2013-2016 Other-Changes to IPEDS ICs for 2014-16	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1850-0582	ICR Reference No: 201309-1850-006
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201308-1850-001
Agency/Subagency: ED/IES	Agency Tracking No: 1509.40
Title: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2013-2016
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 12/10/2013
	Date Received in OIRA: 10/21/2013
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2016	36 Months From Approved	06/30/2014
Responses	71,867	0	64,800
Time Burden (Hours)	933,777	0	875,153
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) is a web-based data collection system designed to collect basic data from all postsecondary institutions in the United States and the other jurisdictions. IPEDS enables NCES to report on key dimensions of postsecondary education such as enrollments, degrees and other awards earned, tuition and fees, average net price, student financial aid, graduation rates, revenues and expenditures, faculty salaries, and staff employed. The IPEDS web-based data collection system was implemented in 2000-01, and it collects basic data from approximately 7,500 postsecondary institutions in the United States and the other jurisdictions that are eligible to participate in Title IV Federal financial aid programs. All Title IV institutions are required to respond to IPEDS (Section 490 of the Higher Education Amendments of 1992 (P.L. 102-325)). IPEDS allows other (non-title IV) institutions to participate on a voluntary basis. About 200 elect to respond. IPEDS data are available to the public through the College Navigator and IPEDS Data Center websites. The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) seeks authorization to continue its IPEDS data collection. Current authorization expires 6/30/2014 (OMB No. 1850-0582). We are requesting a new clearance for the 2014-15 and 2015-16 data collections now in order to provide institutions advanced notice of changes to the current data collection. Because the already approved 2013-14 IPEDS data collection has not yet taken place, we are carrying over the documentation and estimated burden associated with the 2013-14 data collection. The 30-day public comment period for this collection concluded on September 9, 2013. In response to the public comments, two revisions have been made to the proposed IPEDS 2013-2016 collection: (1) the item "Serial Titles" was deleted from the Academic Libraries component because it had been deleted from the 2012 Academic Libraries Survey between the Technical Review Panel meeting and the submission of the clearance package, and (2) a cohort status report at 6 years was added for all institutions to the Outcome Measures component to accommodate the measurement of awards in a timeframe that will align with proposed policy changes related to federal student loan limits and to provide a second point in time measure to assist students and their parents in the college selection process. Award information will now be reported at both the 6 year and 8 year timeframe, 8 years after the cohort enters the institution. As a result of these changes, NCES is opening another 30-day public comment period.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 102 - 325 490 Name of Law: Higher Education Amendments of 1992
   US Code: 20 USC 9543 Name of Law: Education Sciences Reform Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	78 FR 16259	03/14/2013
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	78 FR 99999	10/02/2013
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2013-2016

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	71,867	64,800	0	7,067	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	933,777	875,153	0	58,624	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The significant increase in estimated annual burden to respondents presented in this package is due to: Continued refining of the previous burden estimates as a result of incorporating institutionally reported burden; and a set of changes to the data collection, described in this submission, mostly in the areas of outcome measures, finance for for-profit institutions, veterans benefits, and academic libraries, that will improve on the usefulness to IPEDS data users including policymakers, researchers, and consumer. The majority of these changes were suggested by the IPEDS Technical Review Panel and have been previously posted for public comment from the higher education community. Other changes were made due to comments received from the public during the comment periods.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $9,600,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 10/21/2013

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