Federal Register #2026-20754

Education Department seeks comments on proposed IPEDS information collection revisions

The U.S. Department of Education is seeking public comments on proposed revisions to its IPEDS information collection, not soliciting products or services. - Government organizations: U.S. Department of Education; National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), within the Institute of Education Sciences (IES). - Proposed changes: Revisions are limited to the Admissions and Consumer Transparency Supplement and address eligibility criteria, improvements to its aggregator tool, removal of certain variables, and clarifications to instructions and item definitions. - Scope: Other IPEDS survey components would remain unchanged. - Estimated collection burden: 61,467 annual responses and 818,023 annual burden hours. - Commercial procurement: No OEMs, vendors, products, services, quantities, or part numbers are identified; no contract value or performance period applies.

Description

The Department of Education is proposing a revision to the currently approved information collection request for the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) for 2026-27 through 2028-29. IPEDS is a web-based system that collects basic data from postsecondary institutions in the United States and other jurisdictions, including information on admissions, enrollment, awards, tuition, financial aid, outcomes, finances, faculty, and staff. The proposed changes are limited to the Admissions and Consumer Transparency Supplement, including eligibility criteria, the aggregator tool, variables, and clarifications to instructions and item definitions; other survey components are unchanged. Comments are invited on or before December 8, 2026.

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