Resources for Implementing Changes To Race/Ethnicity Reporting in IPEDS
The resources available from this page are intended to assist institutions and state agencies with the transition to the new race and ethnicity categories.
| Implementation Schedule for New Race and Ethnicity Categories | ||
|---|---|---|
| IPEDS Component | ||
| Data Collection Cycle | Fall Enrollment Human Resources |
Completions 12-month Enrollment Graduation Rates |
| 2008–09 2009–10 |
Optional | Optional |
| 2010–11 | Required | Optional |
| 2011–12 | Required | Required |
U.S. Department of Education guidance
Final Guidance (PDF, 200 KB) on Maintaining, Collecting, and Reporting Racial and Ethnic Data to the U.S. Department of Education, 10/19/07
Federal Register, Volume 72, Number 202, pp. 59266-59279
Institutional responsibility
- Institutional responsibility for reporting race and ethnicity to IPEDS
- Collecting and reporting race and ethnicity information
Resources for implementation
- Explanation of new categories, collection, and reporting to IPEDS
- Definitions of new categories
- Example of 2-question format
- Race/Ethnicity FAQs
Other Resources
- Association for Institutional Research (AIR) Race/Ethnicity Helpful Links
- State Higher Education Executive Officers (SHEEO) website of resources for state postsecondary education agencies
