Postsecondary Institution Point Locations for 2022-23 Academic Year

NCES EDGE program provides annually updated geographic point locations for postsecondary institutions in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). The data layer is developed from the 2022-2023 IPEDS collection, which includes colleges, universities, and technical schools participating in federal student aid programs. Institutions are located using address information from the IPEDS directory file.

Use Cases

• Map postsecondary institution locations using latitude and longitude coordinates for spatial analysis of school density.
• Join point location data with other IPEDS datasets using institution identifiers to analyze geographic patterns in enrollment or finances.
• Develop geographic estimates for education access by analyzing the spatial distribution of schools reported in the IPEDS directory.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) EDGE program.
• Point locations are updated annually from the IPEDS collection, ensuring regular refresh cycles.
• Covers all postsecondary institutions reported in the IPEDS system, providing national coverage for the United States.

Limitations

• The specific number of rows (institutions) and columns (attributes) per point is not provided in the input.
• Data is limited to the 2022-23 academic year; analysis of trends requires obtaining multiple annual releases.
• Point accuracy is dependent on the address information reported in the IPEDS directory, which may contain errors.

Provenance

Source

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates (EDGE) program.

Collection Method

Point locations developed from address information in the annually updated IPEDS directory file.

Time Range

2022-2023 academic year.

Freshness

Last updated on the platform in October 2024, based on the 2022-23 IPEDS collection.

Geography

United States.