Report
Technical/Methodological Report
2015–16 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS): Data Inconsistencies Between the Outcome Measures (OM) and Graduation Rates (GR) Survey Components
NCES
Author(s):
Aida Aliyeva, Christopher Cody
Publication date:
August 2018
Survey areas:
Publication number:
NCES 2018067
Summary
This data file documentation provides guidance and documentation to users of the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) data collected in the Graduation Rates (GR), 200 Percent Graduation Rates (GR200), and Outcome Measures (OM) survey components for the 2015–16 collection year. The purpose of the report is to document the data inconsistencies between the OM, GR, and GR200 survey components and describe the efforts made by the U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) to improve data quality.