3.1.2 Bug fixes and updates

• Bugs related to USWDS header
• Field of Study search bugs
• Removed padding around some test score bar charts

3.1.1 Bug fixes and updates

• 508 compliance bug fixes
• Added USWDS banner
• Display bug fixes

3.1.0 IPEDS Data Refresh and Redesign

On October 10, 2023, the Department updated the College Scorecard downloadable data files and the API as indicated below.

Specific data updates in this release include:

• More recent data values derived from Federal Student Aid sources for the following data metrics were included:

• • Currently Operating Status Flag
• • Heightened Cash Monitoring Flag
• • Accrediting Agency Name and Code
• • Title IV Approval Date
• • Federal School Code

• Updates derived from the Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE) eligibility matrix for data metrics identifying Minority Serving Institutions.

• New institution-level data were added for the street address of the institution; the control of the institution based on Federal Student Aid data; outcomes data for students that did not receive a Pell Grant, and a suppressed version of the admission rate.

• A change to the developer-friendly name for one metric (GT_THRESHOLD_4YR) was made to harmonize the developer-friendly name with the variable description. The new developer-friendly names is active immediately. The old developer-friendly name will also point to this metric until the next data update, at which time it will no longer be in service.

3.0.2 Bug fixes

A number of bug fixes and accessibility related updates.

3.0.1 Bug fixes

A few bug fixes related to the Custom Search option on the home page and some visual bugs.

3.0.0 IPEDS Data Refresh and Redesign

On April 24, 2023, the Department updated the College Scorecard website with more recent data for metrics from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

The website was updated to add information on graduate-level fields of study offered at colleges to the Field of Study search and to refresh the overall design of the user interface.

In addition, new data on Campus Diversity—including Race/Ethnicity for Full-Time staff and Student to Faculty ratio—were added to the individual institution profiles.

2.9.3 Broken link in data dictionary

• Fixes one broken link in CollegeScorecardDataDictionary.xlsx

2.10.1 Bug fixes and updates

• Updates to CSP header
• Remove invalid aria tags
• Add new aria tags

2.10.0 Data update

• Updates (more recent data values) derived from Federal Student Aid sources for some metric
• Updates derived from the Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE) eligibility matrix
• Records were added to the institution-level data file for institutions that participate in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) but do not have an Office of Postsecondary Education Identification number (OPEID).
• Corrections were made to the Field of Study data to resolve incorrect information in an underlying data source, resulting in removal of several rows from the data files.
• The 2020-21 OPEID/UNITID crosswalk was added to the data file download package.

2.9.2 Bug fixes and library bumps

• A few library bumps
• Minor UI fixes
• Search by location interaction fix
• Net price calculator links were slightly mangled in some cases. This has been fixed.