Welcome to the IPEDS Completions survey component. The Completions component is one of several IPEDS components that is conducted during the Fall data collection period. It collects the number of degrees and certificates awarded by field of study, level of award, race/ethnicity, and gender. The reporting period for the Completions component is during the 12-month time period beginning July 1 of the previous calendar year and ending June 30 of the current calendar year; therefore, for this year’s Completions component, the reporting period is between July 1, 2021 and June 30, 2022. The Completions component is also collecting the number of students (e.g. completer) who earned awards between July 1, 2021 and June 30, 2022. |
Submission Year | Reporting Criteria | Comments | Type | |
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2022-23 | The Board of Governors (BOG) has asked USF to add all late degrees that were processed in the summer 2022 to the IPEDS completions survey. Degree counts reported on IPEDS for the reporting year should match the degree counts submitted to BOG through SIFD file submission. | Change | ||
2022-23 | The following changes were implemented for the 2022-23 data collection period: The ‘Nonresident alien’ category has been changed to 'U.S. Nonresident’ but should include the same category of students. A gender question has been added at the end of the collection 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 category throughout the rest of the survey component at this time. There are also new FAQs to help with questions about the new reporting. Added FAQ (#20) on reporting of undocumented and DACA students in race/ethnicity categories. 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.
For Non-Hispanic/Latino individuals:
In addition, the following categories may be used:
Racial/ethnic descriptions - Racial/ethnic designations as used in this survey do not denote scientific definitions of anthropological origins. The categories are:
Other descriptive categories
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:
For Non-Hispanic/Latino individuals:
If a student’s race/ethnicity is unknown, you can include them in the race/ethnicity unknown category. | Change | ||
2022-23 | The CIP 2020 Website includes a list of new CIP codes, a list of deleted CIP codes, a list of moved CIP Codes, and an online crosswalk of the 2010 CIP and 2020 CIP. | Change | ||
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. | Reminder | ||
2021-22 | The onsite component checkboxes have been removed from the distance education question on the CIP Data screen. | Change | ||
2021-22 | 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. | Reminder | ||
2020-21 | There is a new distance education question on the CIP Data screen. Use the 2020 CIP codes for this year’s data collection. The CIP 2020 Website includes a list of new CIP codes, a list of deleted CIP codes, a list of moved CIP Codes, and an online crosswalk of the 2010 CIP and 2020 CIP. | 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. | Reminder |
Box Folders
2022-23
2022-23 Completions IPED Documentation
2021-22
2020-21
IPEDS Survey Materials
Reference
Jira Issues