What is IPEDS?

IPEDS is the Integrated Postsecondary Education System. It is a system of 13 interrelated survey components conducted annually by the U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES). IPEDS gathers data from every college, university, technical, and vocational institution that participates in Title IV funding. The Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, requires institutions that participate in federal student aid programs report data on enrollments, program completions, graduation rates, faculty and staff, finances, institutional prices, and student financial aid. 

The data collection cycle has fall, winter, and spring components. 

List of 13 interrelated survey components 

• Fall Collection 
  • Institutional Characteristics (IC)
  • Completions (C)
  • 12-month Enrollment (E12)
  • Cost (CST) - Student Charges
• Winter Collection 
  • Cost (CST) - Financial Aid
  • Graduation Rates (GR)
  • Graduation Rates 200% (GR200)
  • Outcome Measures (OM)
  • Admissions (ADM)
  • Student Financial Aid (SFA)
• Spring Collection
  • Academic Libraries (AL)
  • Fall Enrollment (EF)
  • Finance (F)
  • Human Resources (HR)

How is the data reported to IPEDS used?

The data reported to IPEDS are available to students and parents through College Navigator, a college search website, and to researchers and others (e.g., external ranking entities) through the IPEDS Data Center. 

Who oversees completion of IPEDS at Florida Tech?

Each institutions' CEO/president/chancellor appoints an IPEDS Keyholder. The IPEDS Keyholder works with units/offices across campus to compile, submit, and validate each survey component. Each survey must be locked by the IPEDS Keyholder after the final validation step. Florida Tech's IPEDS Keyholder resides within Institutional Research & Strategic Analytics. 

What is Florida Tech's IPEDS UnitId?

• Florida Institute of Technology = 133881
• Florida Institute of Technology - Online = 480569