The National Center for Education
Statistics (NCES) seeks authorization from OMB to continue the
Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) data
collection. Current authorization expires 12/31/2016 (OMB No.
1850-0582). We are requesting a new clearance for the 2016-17,
2017-18, and 2018-19 data collections to enable us to provide
consistency in our collection of postsecondary data over the next 3
years. 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, student
outcomes, 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. This
clearance package includes a number of proposed changes to the data
collection.
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:
(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;
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.