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This report presents findings from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) winter 2001-2002 data collection that included both race and gender information for staff employed in fall 2001 and salaries and fringe benefits of full-time instructional faculty for academic year 2001-2002. Data were collected through a Web-based data collection system from postsecondary institutions in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Participation in IPEDS is a requirement for most institutions that participated in Title IV federal student financial aid programs in the 2001-2002 academic year. In 2001-2002, 4,143 institutions were required to complete the IPEDS salaries component, and 4,990 Title IV institutions were required to complete the fall staff and salaries components. In fall 2001, Title IV institutions employed more than 3.1 million individuals. Two-thirds were employed full time, and 53% were women. Faculty constituted 36% if all employees, other professional staff accounted for 33%, and the remaining 31% were nonprofessional staff. Similar patterns were observed at public and private not-for-profit institutions. About 55% of faculty were full-time. In the 2001-2002 academic year, full-time instructional faculty on 9/10 month contracts earned an average salary of about $60,000 , and full-time instructional faculty on 11/12 month contracts earned an average salary of about $67,000. As expected, salaries varied by rank and gender, with faculty holding higher ranks earning higher average salaries. In general, men earned higher average salaries than women, regardless of contract length or rank. (Contains 41 tables.) (SLD)

This report presents data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) fall 2002 data collection, which included institutional characteristics data for the 2002-2003 academic year and completions data covering the period July 1, 2001 through June 30, 2002. Participation in IPEDS was a requirement for institutions that participated in Title IV federal student financial aid programs such as Pell Grants or Stafford Loans during the 2002-2003 academic year. Tabulations in this report present selected data items from the 6,354 Title IV institutions in the United States and the 154 Title IV institutions in the outlying areas in fall 2002. Additional detailed information is available through the various IPEDS Web tools. Institutions provided institutional characteristics and prices data for the 2002-2003 academic year and completions data (degrees and other formal awards conferred) for the 2001-2002 academic year. (Contains 1 figure and 40 tables.) (SLD)

This report presents findings from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) spring 2001 data collection, which included enrollment data for fall 2000, financial statistics for fiscal year 2000, and student financial aid data for academic year 1999-2000. The data were collected through the IPEDS Web-based data collection system. IPEDS collects data from about 9,400 postsecondary institutions in the United States. Participation in the IPEDS Spring 2001 data collection was a requirement for the approximately 6,600 institutions that participated in Title IV federal student financial aid programs such as Pell Grants or Stafford Loans during the 2000-2001 academic year. Data show that in fall 2000, 15.9 million students were enrolled in the 6,600 Title IV postsecondary institutions, and of these, 86.3 were enrolled in undergraduate programs. The majority, 59.5% were enrolled full time, while 40.5% were enrolled part time. About 56.4% of postsecondary students in these institutions were women, and 63.3% were White, non-Hispanic students. Data are provided on the characteristics of students at degree-granting and nondegree-granting institutions and on the residence and migration of first-time, degree/certificate-seeking students. (Contains 39 tables.) (SLD)

This report describes the methods and procedures used for the field test of the Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study First Followup 1996-98 (BPS:96/98). Students in this survey were first interviewed during 1995 as part of the National Postsecondary Student Aid Study 1996 field test. The BPS:96/98 full-scale student sample includes students who started their postsecondary education during the 1995-96 academic year. Evaluation of procedures used in the field test has led to refinements that benefit the full-scale study. The introductory chapter describes the study and the unique purposes of the field test. Chapter 2 reviews the study design and methodology for the field test. Chapter 3 presents overall outcomes of data collection and the special procedures implemented during the field test. Chapter 4 examines issues related to the quality of the data collected. The major recommendations for changes in the design of the full-scale study are included by topic in chapters 3 and 4, and summarized at the end of chapter 4. Materials used in the field test, including 5 facsimile interviews are provided as five appendixes to the report. (Contains 2 figures and 17 tables.) (SLD)