Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS): Institutional Characteristics, 2008

<p>IPEDS collects data on postsecondary education in the United States in seven areas: institutional characteristics, institutional prices, enrollment, student financial aid, degrees and certificates conferred, student persistence and success, and institutional human and fiscal resources. Institutional characteristics data are the foundation of the entire IPEDS system. These include basic institutional contact information, tuition and fees, room and board charges, control or affiliation, type of calendar system, levels of awards offered, types of programs, and admissions requirements.</p>

IPEDS（集成高等教育数据系统，Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System）负责采集美国高等教育领域七个维度的数据，具体涵盖：院校特征、院校收费标准、招生情况、学生经济资助、授予的学位与证书、学生留存与学业成果，以及院校人力与财政资源。院校特征数据是整个IPEDS系统的基础，包含院校基础联系方式、学杂费、食宿费用、办学属性与附属关系、校历制度类型、可授予的学历学位层级、开设项目类别以及招生要求。