Other Data Sources

Government Data

Journals with Data

Research Institute and Non-governmental Organization and Other Data

Graduate Education Data

Undergraduate Education Data

Government Data

National Center for Educational Statistics

http://nces.ed.gov/

Postsecondary Research Section 
http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/SurveyGroups.asp?Group=2
Includes research on postsecondary faculty.

National Science Foundation

Academic Employment of Recent Science and Engineering Doctorate Holders
http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/SurveyGroups.asp?Group=2

NSF - Division of Science Resources Statistics
http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/srs/

NSF - WebCASPAR
http://caspar.nsf.gov
This interface allows the user to search available NSF and NCES datasets using different criteria.  The user must first select which dataset to use and then which analysis and classification variables to use.  The resulting table can be modified depending on how the user wants the data displayed.

NSF - Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering
http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/srs/wmpd/start.htm
Provides data on the participation of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities in science and engineering education and employment.

Journals with Data

The Chronicle of Higher Education
http://chronicle.com/stats/
Publishes annual and late-breaking surveys on the higher education profession, including surveys of salaries and benefits, gender equity, student data, research data, etc.

Journal of Blacks in Higher Education
News and Views: Percentage of Doctoral Degrees Awarded to Blacks
http://www.jbhe.com/news_views/42_PhDs_and_blacks.html

Research Institute, Non-governmental Organization, and Other Data

The American Association of University Professors - Resources for Researching Higher Education
http://www.aaup.org/AAUP/pubsres/research/researchresources.htm
This site provides available AAUP resources as well as other online and paper resources on higher education.

Higher Education Research Institute (HERI)
http://www.gseis.ucla.edu/heri/heri.html
Research covering a wide variety of topics, including educational equity and outcomes of postsecondary education.  Current and recent research, archives, publications, and ongoing surveys. 

HERI - The American College Teacher
http://www.gseis.ucla.edu./heri/american_college_teacher.html
Profile of teaching faculty at American colleges.

Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research 
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/

American Historical Association
Summary of Data from Surveys by the Coalition on the Academic Workforce
http://www.historians.org/caw/cawreport.htm

International Archive of Education Data 
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/IAED/

American Council on Education -  Center for Advancement of Racial and Ethnic Equity (CAREE)
http://www.acenet.edu/programs/caree/index.cfm
Reports on the progress of African Americans, Latinos, Asian Americans, and American Indians in postsecondary education, including the annual Minorities in Higher Education 2002-2003, Twentieth Annual Status Report.

Council of Graduate Schools - Research
http://www.cgsnet.org/Default.aspx?tabid=153

Graduate Education Data

2006 National Science Foundation Time to Degree Data Series
http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf06312/   (PDF)

NSF Reports related to Graduate Students

Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering (GSS)
http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/srs/sgss/start.htm

Science and Engineering Doctorate Awards
http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/srs/sengdr/start.htm

Survey of Doctorate Recipients
http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/srs/ssdr/start.htm

National Survey of Recent College Graduates (NSRCG)
http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/srs/snsrcg/start.htm 

Survey on Doctoral Education and Career Preparation
http://www.phd-survey.org/

Doctorate Recipients from United States Universities: Summary Report 2001
http://www.norc.uchicago.edu/issues/sed-2001.pdf

Undergraduate Data Sources

Higher Education Research Institute at UCLA (HERI)
The Annual Freshman Survey
http://www.gseis.ucla.edu/heri/news_freshman.html

Election Year Interest in Politics Marks Record Low
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The annual CIRP survey of entering college freshmen reports a decrease and record low in interest in politics among the 2000 class of entering college freshmen.