The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System

Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System

IPEDS ANALYTICS : DELTA COST PROJECT DATABASE

Welcome to the IPEDS Analytics: Delta Cost Project Database. Here you will find a longitudinal database derived from IPEDS finance, enrollment, staffing, completions and student aid data for academic years 1986-87 through 2008-09. These data have been translated into analytical formats to allow for longitudinal analyses of trends in postsecondary education with a focus on revenues and expenditures.

Data Download

You can download the database using the following links:

SAS
- Delta Cost Project IPEDS database 1987-1998 (53.2 MB)
- Delta Cost Project IPEDS database 1999-2009 (62.8 MB)
SPSS
- Delta Cost Project IPEDS database 1987-1998 (44.5 MB)
- Delta Cost Project IPEDS database 1999-2009 (56.3 MB)
STATA
- Delta Cost Project IPEDS database 1987-1998 (19.8 MB)
- Delta Cost Project IPEDS database 1999-2009 (59.3 MB)
CSV
- Delta Cost Project IPEDS database 1987-1998 (37.2 MB)
- Delta Cost Project IPEDS database 1999-2009 (46.1 MB)

Documentation Files

Please refer to the following documentation files to learn more about the variables and improvements to the database:

Delta IPEDS Database History (571 KB)
Read Me (214 KB)
Data Dictionary (470 KB)
Data Mapping File (250 KB)
SAS code to create and organize finance variables per FTE student and adjusted for CPI-U (36 KB)
Documentation (374 KB)

The SAS code used to construct the 2009 database is available upon request. Please contact DeltaData@ed.gov.

Would you like to help us improve our products and website by taking a short survey?

YES, I would like to take the survey

or

No Thanks

The survey consists of a few short questions and takes less than one minute to complete.

National Center for Education Statistics - http://nces.ed.gov
U.S. Department of Education

Institute of Education Sciences
National Center for Education Statistics

U.S. Department of Education