Colleges and Universities

Colleges and Universities This feature layer, utilizing data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), displays colleges and universities in the U.S. and its territories. NCES uses the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) as the "primary source for information on U.S. colleges, universities, and technical and vocational institutions." According to NCES, this layer "contains directory information for every institution in the 2023-24 IPEDS universe. Includes name, address, city, state, zip code and various URL links to the institution"s home page, admissions, financial aid offices and the net price calculator. Identifies institutions as currently active, and institutions that participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs for which IPEDS is mandatory." University of the District of Columbia Data currency: 2023 Data source: IPEDS Complete Data Files Data modification: Removed fields with coded values and replaced with descriptions For more information: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System Support documentation: Data Dictionary For feedback, please contact: [e-mail] U.S. Department of Education (ED) Per ED, The mission of the Department of Education (ED) is to promote student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by fostering educational excellence and ensuring equal access for students of all ages.高校与院校要素图层 本图层采用美国国家教育统计中心（National Center for Education Statistics, NCES）的数据，展示美国及其领地内的高等院校与各类教育机构。NCES将集成后中等教育数据系统（Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, IPEDS）作为“美国高校、大学以及技术与职业院校相关信息的核心数据源”。据NCES介绍，本图层包含2023-2024学年IPEDS收录范围内所有院校的目录信息，具体包括院校名称、通讯地址、所在城市、州别、邮政编码，以及指向院校主页、招生办公室、学生资助办公室与净成本计算器的各类链接。该图层可识别当前处于运营状态的院校，以及参与需强制提交IPEDS数据的《Title IV联邦学生资助项目》的院校。本图层涵盖哥伦比亚特区大学相关数据，数据更新至2023年，数据源为IPEDS完整数据集文件。数据预处理说明：移除原数据中的编码值字段，替换为可读的描述文本。更多信息参考：集成后中等教育数据系统；配套支持文档：数据字典。如需反馈，请联系：[e-mail]。美国教育部（U.S. Department of Education, ED） 根据该部门的官方表述，其使命是通过提升教育质量、保障各年龄段学生享有平等受教育机会，促进学生学业成就，并为学生参与全球竞争做好充分准备。