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Sociology 185 (Whitt)

Higher Education in the U.S.

Stats

The Almanac, 2020-2020 (from The Chronicle of Higher Education)
information on faculty, students, and other data point including loan debt
American Time Use Study (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
information on college and university students

Data Planet Statistical Datasets This link opens in a new window
Data Planet Statistical Datasets is a web-based research tool that provides access to data from licensed and public domain datasets from 80+ source organizations. In the Education section, it includes access to US Postsecondary Education (IPEDS) data.

EducationData.org
Uses data (e.g. from National Center for Education Statistics and the World Bank) to provide information on a number of topics related to education. Often distills data into charts.
Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)
from the Institute of Education Science (IES), a statistics, research, and evaluation arm of the U.S. Department of Education
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
see Postsecondary and beyond section; many topics including enrollment and graduation rates
Student Statistics @ UC Merced (Center of Institutional Effectiveness))
information about UC Merced students made available at the Data Analytics hub