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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
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
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.

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
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
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.

Council of Graduate Schools (CGS)
www.apsanet.org/media/PDFs/CommunicatorNSFApril%202009.pdf
"Science, Engineering and Health Human Resources Data at the National Science Foundation" (The CGS Communicator, April 2009)
An overview of federal higher education stats.

Higher Education Research Institute (HERI)
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
www.gseis.ucla.edu./heri/american_college_teacher.html
Profile of teaching faculty at American colleges.

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

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

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

American Council on Education - Center for Advancement of Racial and Ethnic Equity (CAREE)
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
www.cgsnet.org/Default.aspx?tabid=153

Graduate Education Data

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

NSF Reports related to Graduate Students

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

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

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

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

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

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

Undergraduate Data Sources

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

Election Year Interest in Politics Marks Record Low
www.apsanet.org/content_16883.cfm
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.