08/21/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 08/21/2024 08:27
NCES data also show around 2.5 million high school students are enrolled in college courses for credit
Washington (August 21, 2024) -- The number of postsecondary institutions eligible to participate in federal student financial assistance programs (Title IV institutions) in the United States and other jurisdictions in the 2023-24 academic year showed a decrease of approximately 2 percent from the previous academic year, according to data released today from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), the statistical center within the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences. The 4-year public sector was the only sector to see an increase in institutions. That increase included 16 institutions that were 2-year in 2022-2023 and became 4-year for 2023-24. The new data also shed light on tuition and fees in 2023-24, as well as unduplicated enrollment head counts. Additionally, new data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), show around 2.5 million high school students were enrolled in college courses for credit during the 2022 -23 academic year.
"Previous releases from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (NCES's IPEDS) have established that 2-year institutions are an educational resource for students who do not fit the profile of a "traditional" undergraduate student," said NCES Commissioner Peggy G. Carr. "The new data released today improve our understanding of the role of 2-year institutions in educating such students, with information about their providing advanced coursework to high school students."
Below are a few highlights from the data released today by NCES's IPEDS program.
IPEDS is a system of interrelated surveys conducted annually by NCES. IPEDS gathers information from U.S. colleges, universities, and technical and vocational institutions eligible to participate in any of the Title IV federal student financial aid programs.
The provisional fall collection release for 2023-24 includes data from 5,819 Title IV institutions and 70 administrative offices. Institutions that complete IPEDS surveys each year include research universities, state colleges and universities, private religious and liberal arts colleges, for-profit institutions, community and technical colleges, non-degree-granting institutions such as cosmetology schools, and others.
To access the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System data released today, please visit the IPEDS Data Explorer.
Key Findings:
Institutional Characteristics
Tuition and Fees
Completions
Unduplicated Enrollment
Technical Note
Title IV institutions are those with a written agreement with the U.S. Department of Education that allows the institution to participate in any of the Title IV federal student financial assistance programs. The U.S. Naval Academy, the U.S. Military Academy, the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, and the U.S. Air Force Academy are not Title IV eligible but are included in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System universe because they are federally funded and open to the public.
The data products released today are provisional. NCES completes an extensive quality control process when the provisional data is released to the public. Along with additional follow-up with institutions, blank data are imputed, using the Nearest Neighbor method to estimate missing data. NCES plans to forecast the final national results in the summer 2025, after some institutions revise their data.
Additional information regarding these data may be found in the IPEDS release memo.
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The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a principal agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System, is the statistical center of the U.S. Department of Education and the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education in the U.S. and other nations. NCES fulfills a congressional mandate to collect, collate, analyze, and report complete statistics on the condition and progress of American education; conduct and publish reports; and review and report on education activities internationally.
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