The National Center for Education
Statistics (NCES) seeks authorization from OMB to make a change to
the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) data
collection. Current authorization expires 08/31/2019 (OMB#
1850-0582). NCES is requesting a new clearance for the 2017-18,
2018-19, and 2019-20 data collections to enable us to make a change
to two of the IPEDS data collection components and to continue the
IPEDS 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.