Graduation Rates for Selected Cohorts, 2007-12; Student Financial Aid, Academic Year 2014-15; and Admissions in Postsecondary Institutions, Fall 2015. First Look (Provisional Data). NCES 2017-084

The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) collects institution-level data from postsecondary institutions in the United States (50 states and the District of Columbia) and other U.S. jurisdictions (see appendix A for a list of other U.S. jurisdictions). This "First Look" presents findings from the provisional data for four of the five survey components of the IPEDS winter 2015-16 data collection: (1) "Graduation Rates" (GR); (2) "200 Percent Graduation Rates" (GR200); (3) "Student Financial Aid" (SFA); and (4) "Admissions" (ADM). GR and GR200 present graduation rates for selected cohorts within 100, 150, and 200 percent of normal program completion time (e.g., "normal" program completion time for a bachelor's degree would be 4 years). SFA collects the number of undergraduate students awarded aid, as well as the amount of the aid awarded to those students. ADM collects information about the undergraduate selection process for entering first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students. Data for these components were collected through the IPEDS web-based data collection system. Though fielded during the same collection period, each survey component collected data on different groups of individuals (e.g., cohorts starting at a specific time). A brief summary of the winter 2015-16 survey components is included in this report. The purpose of this report is to introduce new data through tables containing descriptive information. The following are appended: (1) Data Collection Procedures; and (2) Glossary of IPEDS Terms.