- R
- Python 3
- Access to Box production folder
Most of the data in this project is calculated using the Integrated Postsecondary Education System, or IPEDS. IPEDS data is downloaded using a scraper for 1990-latest year available. The data is divided into several hundred CSVs, each covering a topic area for one year. See the scraper repo for more info.
We also use various other data sources, listed and linked below.
| Source | Source type | Script | Content | Sections |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System | CSV files from scraper | Scraper repo | Institution-level data | Various |
| Bureau of Economic Analysis | API | bea.R | Per capita personal income, by state and year | |
| Bureau of Labor Statistics | API | bls.R | Consumer price index by year | Various |
| State Higher Education Officers Association | Excel | shef.R | Appropriations by state and year | Appropriations |
| State and Local Finance Initiative (SLFI) | Data download tool | slfi.R | State and local tax totals, by state and year | Appropriations |
| National Post-Secondary Aid Study (NPSAS) | Data download tool | processingExistingDatasets.R | Various |