Fall 2014 IPEDS Data: New Profile of US Higher Ed Online Education

The National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES) and its Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) provide the most official data on colleges and universities in the United States. I have been analyzing and sharing the data in the initial Fall 2012 dataset and for the Fall 2013 dataset. Both WCET and the Babson Survey Research Group also provide analysis of the IPEDS data for distance education. I highly recommend the following analysis in addition to the profile below (we have all worked together behind the scenes to share data and analyses).

• WCET’s initial analysis of Fall 2014 data
• WCET’s comparison of Fall 2014 to past years
• BSRG’s annual report on distance education using Fall 2014 data
• WCET’s update on the data quality issues with IPEDS data

Below is a profile of online education in the US for degree-granting colleges and university, broken out by sector and for each state.