OMB appreciates that NCES is willing to consider a revision to address to recent public comments from one sector of IPEDS respondents. Given that the proposed change would affect other IPEDS respondents, OMB concurs that allowing an additional 30-day public comment on the proposal is warranted. OMB is willing to work with NCES to move quickly to conclude on the package once further public is considered.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
06/30/2014
36 Months From Approved
06/30/2014
64,800
0
64,800
875,153
0
875,153
0
0
0
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 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.
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.
IPEDS 2013-2016 Part B.docx
30Day Federal Register Notice.pdf
IPEDS 2012 Communications.doc
Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2013-2016