US Department of Education College Scorecard Data

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) US Department of Education

Version:  View help for Version V2

Name File Type Size Last Modified
CollegeScorecardDataDictionary.xlsx application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet 665.6 KB 02/06/2025 10:39:AM
College_Scorecard_Raw_Data_01162025.zip application/zip 424.3 MB 02/06/2025 10:37:AM
EarningsDataErrata.pdf application/pdf 500.1 KB 02/06/2025 10:39:AM
FieldOfStudyDataDocumentation.pdf application/pdf 870.7 KB 02/06/2025 10:32:AM
InstitutionDataDocumentation.pdf application/pdf 583.8 KB 02/06/2025 10:39:AM

Project Citation: 

US Department of Education. US Department of Education College Scorecard Data. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2026-04-19. https://doi.org/10.3886/E218201V2

Project Description

Project Title:  View help for Project Title US Department of Education College Scorecard Data
Summary:  View help for Summary Updated version from this record: https://www.datalumos.org/datalumos/project/101721/version/V1/view. Publish as V2. Fields not filled out here have not changed in this version.

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Microdata: Yes                                                                                    
Level of Analysis: Individuals - Universities                                          
Variables Present: Yes                                                      
File Layout: .csv; .xlsx                                                                              
Codebook: Yes - .xslx                                                                      
Methods: Yes                                        
Weights (with appropriate documentation): Yes                            
Publications: No                                                                              
Aggregate Data: Yes - .pdf
Original Distribution URL:  View help for Original Distribution URL https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/data/

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms education data ; higher education
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage United States
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 1996 – 2023 (Academic year 1996-97 through Academic year 2022-23 )
Collection Date(s):  View help for Collection Date(s) 1996 – 1/16/2025 (Last updated 2025-01-16)

Methodology

Response Rate:  View help for Response Rate 6,484 degree granting undergraduate institutions (percentage unknown)

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Published Versions

V2 [2026-04-19]

V1 [2025-02-06]

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