| Submission Year | Reporting Criteria | Comments | Type |
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| 2024-25 | The following changes were implemented for the 2024-25 data collection period: - Added note to Instructions for Part D: Total Undergraduate Entering Class to indicate that high school students enrolled in college courses for credit should not be included in any calculations to determine an institution’s entering class. [Applicable to degree-granting institutions only]
- Added a new FAQ to better clarify the relationship between “transfer-in” enrollment status on the Fall Enrollment (EF) and 12-month Enrollment (E12)
components and the “non-first-time” cohort on the Outcome Measures (OM) component. - Revised definition for “Transfer-in student” Glossary term to improve clarity.
- Revised definition for “Non-first-time student (undergraduate)” Glossary term to improve clarity.
- Revised definition for “Continuing/Returning student (undergraduate)” Glossary term to improve clarity.
- Revised definition for “Entering students (undergraduate)” Glossary term to improve clarity.
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| 2023-24 | The following changes were implemented for the 2023-24 data collection period:
Rephrased "remedial education" terminology in survey materials to "developmental education," including Glossary terms
Rephrased "dual enrolled students" terminology in survey materials to "high school students enrolled in college courses for credit"
Revised survey materials related to Gender Unknown or Another Gender enrollment reporting in Part A, including non-reporting for small cell size
Revised Part E Instructions to clarify that bachelor’s degree completers by their second fall term among the first-time bachelor’s degree-seeking student
cohort should be considered retained
Added FAQ regarding including incarcerated students in for-credit enrollment reporting
Added FAQ regarding determining students’ full- and part-time status
Revised FAQ regarding enrollment reporting for degree-seeking students who were previously enrolled as non-degree-seeking
Revised FAQ with an additional note about verification of F-1 visa status for undocumented and DACA students
Removed reference to Common Data Set methodology in Instructions regarding student-to-faculty rati
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| 2022-23 | The following changes were implemented for the 2022-23 data collection period:
The "Nonresident alien” terminology has been changed to “U.S. Nonresident” but should include the same category of students.
A question about gender has been added after Part A – Fall Enrollment Summary to collect information about students for whom gender does not fit the binary gender (Men/Women) categories provided. Institutions should still allocate those students to the Men/Women categories in other screens of the survey component at this time. New FAQs have been added to help institutions with this reporting.
References to summer term were changed to summer session.
FAQ #8 on consistent reporting of EF, E12, and OM has been updated for clarification. Changed the existing instructions for r/e reporting in student surveys to include information on reporting Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and undocumented students Method of reporting aggregate data - Institutions must report aggregate data to the U.S. Department of Education using the NINE categories below. Racial/ethnic designations are requested only for United States citizens, residents, and other eligible non-citizens. Eligible noncitizens include all students who completed high school or a GED equivalency within the United States (including DACA and undocumented students) and who were not on an F-1 non-immigrant student visa at the time of high school graduation. More information about other eligible (for financial aid purposes) non-citizens is available at https://studentaid.gov/understand-aid/eligibility/requirements/non-us-citizens. - Hispanic or Latino, regardless of race
For Non-Hispanic/Latino individuals: - American Indian or Alaska Native
- Asian
- Black or African American
- Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
- White
- Two or more races
In addition, the following categories may be used: - S. Nonresident
- Race and ethnicity unknown
Racial/ethnic descriptions - Racial/ethnic designations as used in this survey do not denote scientific definitions of anthropological origins. The categories are: - Hispanic or Latino- A person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race.
- American Indian or Alaska Native- A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America (including Central America) who maintains cultural identification through tribal affiliation or community attachment.
- Asian- A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian Subcontinent, including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam.
- Black or African American- A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa.
- Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander- A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands.
- White - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa.
Other descriptive categories - S. Nonresident - A person who is not a citizen or national of the United States and who is in this country on a visa or temporary basis and does not have the right to remain indefinitely. Do not include DACA, undocumented, or other eligible noncitizens in this category. NOTE – U.S. Nonresidents are to be reported separately, in the boxes provided, rather than included in any of the seven racial/ethnic categories.
- Race and ethnicity unknown - This category is used only if the person did not select EITHER a racial or ethnic designation.
New FAQ on reporting DACA/undocumented students In which race/ethnicity category do I report undocumented and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) students? Undocumented and DACA students who completed high school or a GED equivalency within the United States and who were not on an F-1 non-immigrant student visa at the time of high school graduation are considered eligible non-citizens and their race/ethnicity should be reported using the seven race/ethnicity categories provided: - Hispanic or Latino, regardless of race
For Non-Hispanic/Latino individuals: - American Indian or Alaska Native
- Asian
- Black or African American
- Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
- White
- Two or more races
If a student’s race/ethnicity is unknown, you can include them in the race/ethnicity unknown category. |
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| 2022-23 | Report data to accurately reflect the time period corresponding with the IPEDS survey component, even if such reporting is seemingly inconsistent with prior year reporting.
Part B, Enrollment of students by age, is optional this year.
Part C, Residence of first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates, is required this year. For reporting students studying in consortium agreements, please refer to the Resource page at https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/report-your-data/data-tip-sheet- reporting-data-consortium-institutions. |
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| 2021-22 | There are no changes to this survey component. |
| Change |
| 2021-22 | Part B, Enrollment of students by age, is required this year.
Part C, Residence of first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates, is optional this year.
For reporting students studying in consortium agreements, please refer to the Resource page at https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/report-your-data/data-tip-sheet- reporting-data-consortium-institutions. |
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| 2020-21 | There are no changes to this survey component. |
| Change |
| 2020-21 | Report data to accurately reflect the time period corresponding with the IPEDS survey component, even if such reporting is seemingly inconsistent with prior- year reporting. For example, if a summer term began later than usual due to Coronavirus Pandemic postponements, continue to report using the timeframes as defined in the IPEDS instructions. NCES expects that some data reported during the 2020-21 data collection year will vary from established prior trends due to the impacts of Coronavirus Pandemic. If an error edit is triggered even when submitting accurate data, please indicate in the corresponding context box or verbally to the Help Desk that the seemingly inconsistent data are accurate and reflect the effects of Coronavirus Pandemic. Part B, Enrollment of students by age, is optional this year.
Part C, Residence of first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates, is required this year.
For reporting students studying in consortium agreements, please refer to the Resource page at https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/report-your-data/data-tip-sheet- reporting-data-consortium-institutions. |
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