College Navigator - National Center for Education Statistics

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College Navigator consists primarily of the latest data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), the core postsecondary education data collection program for NCES – the National Center for Education Statistics.

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Sections	Current Source	Released Show full history
General Information¹, Estimated Student Expenses, Programs/Majors	IPEDS 2023-2024, Fall Collection	February 2024
Enrollment, Retention Rates, Instructional Staff²	IPEDS 2022-2023, Spring Collection	July 2023
Financial Aid/Net Price³, Graduation Rates⁴, Admissions⁵, Servicemembers and Veterans Benefits, Outcome Measures	IPEDS 2023-2024, Winter Collection	May 2024
Varsity Athletic Teams	OPE 2019-2020	updated annually, around January/February
Accreditation	OPE (ongoing collection)	updated monthly
Campus Security	OPE 2018,2019,2020	updated annually, around January/February
Cohort Default Rates	FSA - Fiscal Year 2020	updated annually, around October

Sections	Source	Released Show current only
General Information¹, Estimated Student Expenses, Programs/Majors	IPEDS 2023-2024, Fall Collection IPEDS 2022-2023, Fall Collection IPEDS 2021-2022, Fall Collection IPEDS 2020-2021, Fall Collection IPEDS 2019-2020, Fall Collection IPEDS 2018-2019, Fall Collection IPEDS 2017-2018, Fall Collection IPEDS 2016-2017, Fall Collection IPEDS 2015-2016, Fall Collection IPEDS 2014-2015, Fall Collection IPEDS 2013-2014, Fall Collection IPEDS 2012-2013, Fall Collection IPEDS 2011-2012, Fall Collection IPEDS 2010-2011, Fall Collection IPEDS 2009-2010, Fall Collection IPEDS 2008-2009, Fall Collection IPEDS 2007-2008, Fall Collection IPEDS 2006-2007, Fall Collection	February 29, 2024 February 27, 2023 March 14, 2022 March 1, 2021 February 14, 2020 March 1, 2019 March 5, 2018 March 8, 2017 February 29, 2016 March 5, 2015 April 2, 2014 February 22, 2013 January 27, 2012 January 25, 2011 March 16, 2010 March 6, 2009 February 22, 2008 September 26, 2007 (initial release)
Enrollment, Retention Rates, Instructional Staff²	IPEDS 2022-2023, Spring Collection IPEDS 2021-2022, Spring Collection IPEDS 2020-2021, Spring Collection IPEDS 2019-2020, Spring Collection IPEDS 2018-2019, Spring Collection IPEDS 2017-2018, Spring Collection IPEDS 2016-2017, Spring Collection IPEDS 2015-2016, Spring Collection IPEDS 2014-2015, Spring Collection IPEDS 2013-2014, Spring Collection IPEDS 2012-2013, Spring Collection IPEDS 2011-2012, Spring Collection IPEDS 2010-2011, Spring Collection IPEDS 2009-2010, Spring Collection IPEDS 2008-2009, Spring Collection IPEDS 2007-2008, Spring Collection IPEDS 2006-2007, Spring Collection	July 20, 2023 July 25, 2022 September 17, 2021 July 27, 2020 and December 14, 2020 (revisions) July 23, 2019 July 25, 2018 July 21, 2017 July 28, 2016 July 22, 2015 August 8, 2014 August 20, 2013 July 5, 2012 August 16, 2011 August 4, 2010 September 1, 2009 July 25, 2008 September 26, 2007 (initial release)
Financial Aid/Net Price³, Graduation Rates⁴, Admissions⁵, Servicemembers and Veterans Benefits (added June, 2015), Outcome Measures (added Sept, 2017)	IPEDS 2023-2024, Winter Collection IPEDS 2022-2023, Winter Collection IPEDS 2021-2022, Winter Collection IPEDS 2020-2021, Winter Collection IPEDS 2019-2020, Winter Collection IPEDS 2018-2019, Winter Collection IPEDS 2017-2018, Winter Collection IPEDS 2016-2017, Winter Collection IPEDS 2015-2016, Winter Collection IPEDS 2014-2015, Winter Collection IPEDS 2013-2014, Winter Collection IPEDS 2012-2013, Winter Collection IPEDS 2011-2012, Winter Collection	May 30, 2024 June 9, 2023 June 2, 2022 June 2, 2021 June 12, 2020 June 14, 2019 June 4, 2018 July 11, 2017 June 24, 2016 June 29, 2015 June 10, 2014 June 27, 2013 May 24, 2012
Varsity Athletic Teams	OPE 2019-2020	updated annually, around January/February
Accreditation	OPE (ongoing collection)	updated monthly
Campus Security	OPE 2018,2019,2020	updated annually, around January/February Data display and import revised January 22, 2020
Cohort Default Rates	FSA - Fiscal Year 2020	updated annually, around October

¹ Items such as school addresses, phone numbers, website URLs and mission statements may be updated on an ad-hoc basis.
² Shown in the General Information section. Part of the Winter Collection prior to 2012-2013.
³ Financial Aid and Net price were part of the Spring Collection prior to IPEDS 2011-2012.
⁴ Graduation Rates were part of the Spring Collection prior to IPEDS 2013-2014.
⁵ Admissions were part of the Fall Collection prior to IPEDS 2014-2015.

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