IPEDS will adopt new aggregate categories for reporting R/E data in accordance with the final guidance issued by the U.S. Department of Education on October 19, 2007. These changes are necessary to implement the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) 1997 Standards for Maintaining, Collecting, and Presenting Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity.
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 |
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