Off-Campus IR Sites
COMPREHENSIVE LINKS
Association of Institutional Research - Web-Based IR Resources (on of the most comprehensive links to over 2200 data resources, organized by category)
http://www.airweb.org/?page=309
Bates Resources for Institutional Research (links to college sites, educational organizations and more )
http://www.bates.edu/oipa-resources.xml
COLLEGE CATALOGS
http://www.collegesource.org is a comprehensive searchable database on course catalogs and course descriptions. Visit this site also for archived St. Lawrence catalogs.
SEARCH TOOLS:
American Universities (Search American colleges and universities by name.)
http://www.clas.ufl.edu/au/
U-Can ((University and College Accountability Network), developed by NAICU in 2007, provides prospective students and parents with college information that relates explicitely to the call for greater accountabiliyt by Congress and the U.S. Department of Education. Search for institutional profiles by College name.)
http://www.ucan-network.org
IPEDS (The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System ( IPEDS), is the core postsecondary education data collection program for NCES. The Peer Analysis System is an interactive database search tool.)
http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/
College Navigator (Replaces the former IPEDS Cool - conduct a quick search and locate information on colleges, universities, and other postsecondary institutions. Information is included on college costs, enrollment, etc.) http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/
National Science Foundation WebCASPAR (statistical database for science & engineering)
http://caspar.nsf.gov
Carnegie Classification of Higher Education (provides definitions for the new 2005 Carnegie classification; select "Lookup & Listings", then "Custom Listings" to create a list of institutions with similar characteristics)
http://www.carnegiefoundation.org/classifications/
College Results Online (An interactive web tool, created by Education Trust, to compare graduation rates and other demographics across institutions.) http://www.collegeresults.org/
Economic Diversity of Colleges (a college-level database for researchers and the public of campus-level data on student income, race and ethnicity, and student loan usage) http://www.economicdiversity.org/
REPORTS AND NATIONAL STATISTICS:
National Center for Educational Statistics (national facts, figures and research studies on postsecondary education)
http://nces.ed.gov/
National Science Foundation (national facts, figures, research studies for the sciences)
http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/
ACT Graduation and Retention Research (reports and persistence/graduation rates)
http://www.act.org/path/policy/reports/retain.html
College Board Site for Educators (include links to studies such as College-Bound Seniors; Trends in College Pricing and Financial Aid, etc.)
http://www.collegeboard.com/prof/index.html
Bureau of Labor Statistics (comprehensive link to US labor statistics, CPI, etc.)
http://www.bls.gov/
Diversityweb (a comprehensive resource, maintained by the Office of Diversity, Equity and Global Initiatives at the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U))
http://www.diversityweb.org/
The Delta Project on Postsecondary Education Costs, Productivity, and Accountability has created a comprehensive website to document college cost and accountability
Please report any broken links to christinezimmerman@stlawu.edu
