IPEDS

GRADUATION RATES

March 17, 2010

IPEDS XML Components for Graduation Rate Reporting Approved as PESC Community Standards

The Postsecondary Electronic Standards Council is pleased to announce the release of XML components for graduation rate reporting for the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) as PESC approved community standards.

Sponsored by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), IPEDS was implemented to help NCES meet its mandate to report full and complete statistics on the condition of postsecondary education in the United States. IPEDS provides NCES with the basic data needed to describe the size of the postsecondary system in terms of students enrolled, staff employed, dollars expended, and degrees earned. As of Fall 2007, the IPEDS universe contained approximately 6,800 Title-IV participating institutions, and approximately 200 non-Title-IV institutions that participate voluntarily.

IPEDS data collection currently encompasses eight survey categories. The first goal is to have PESC approved schemas for the student-based survey categories: Fall Enrollment, Twelve Month Enrollment, Completions, Graduation Rates and Student Financial Aid. PESC members that approved the XML components for graduation rate reporting under IPEDS:

AACRAO - American Association of Collegiate Registrars & Admissions Officers
AcademyOne, Inc.
ACT, Inc.
California Community College System
Central Connecticut State University
College Board
ConnectEdu, Inc.
Datatel, Inc.
Docufide, Inc.
Emory University
Florida International University
Georgetown University
George Washington University
Iowa State University
Jenzabar
Kaplan University
Kuali Foundation
LSAC - Law School Admission Council
NASLA - National Association of Student Loan Administrators
NCHELP - National Council of Higher Education Loan Programs
National Student Clearinghouse
Oracle Corporation
Pearson Education
redLantern
SCRIP-SAFE International
Smart Catalog
Stanford University
SunGard Higher Education
University of Denver
University of Illinois - Student Financial Services
University of Illinois at Chicago
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
University of Mississippi
University of Northern Iowa
University of Oklahoma
University of Oregon
USA Funds
U.S. Department of Education
XAP

For any organization looking to communicate their specific use and implementation of PESC approved standards, please contact Michael Sessa or Jennifer Kim directly at Michael.Sessa@PESC.org 202-261-6516 or Jennifer.Kim@PESC.org 202-261-6514 respectively.

FALL ENROLLMENT

August 13, 2009

XML Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) Approved as PESC Standard

The Board of Directors and Steering Committee of PESC - the Postsecondary Electronic Standards Council are pleased to announce the release of the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) as an approved education community standard.

"[NCES] would like to offer to the IPEDS community an XML-based method of uploading data, and concurrently, we would like to have our XML schemas approved by PESC for use in the postsecondary community," Elise Miller, IPEDS Program Director, National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, stated in communications with PESC. "While the IPEDS data collection currently encompasses eight survey components, our first mission will be to have PESC approved schemas for the student-based survey components: Fall Enrollment, Twelve Month Enrollment, Completions, Graduation Rates and Student Financial Aid," Ms. Miller continued.

"PESC provides a balanced and neutral environment in which policymakers and business leaders can work together with data experts across various sectors to create and maintain tools and standards that enable efficient data exchange and reporting," stated Michael D. Sessa, PESC President & CEO. "The value-add and strength of PESC have always originated from the leadership of PESC's membership - that is volunteers who invest time and resources and believe in bringing true interoperability to the higher education lifecycle."

PESC Members that approved IPEDS: