Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2026-27 Through 2028-29

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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Department is proposing a revision of a currently approved information collection request (ICR).

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 195 (Friday, October 9, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 64646]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-20754]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2026-SCC-3037]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2026-27 Through 
2028-29

AGENCY: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Institute of 
Education Sciences (IES), Department of Education (ED).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, 
the Department is proposing a revision of a currently approved 
information collection request (ICR).

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
December 8, 2026.

ADDRESSES: To access and review all the documents related to the 
information collection listed in this notice, please use <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> by searching the Docket ID number ED-2026-SCC-3037. 
Comments submitted in response to this notice should be submitted 
electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> by selecting the Docket ID number or via postal 
mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. If the <a href="http://regulations.gov">regulations.gov</a> 
site is not available to the public for any reason, the Department will 
temporarily accept comments at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#317872755e525a54457c56437154551f565e47"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f8b1bbbc979b939d8cb59f8ab89d9cd69f978e">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>. Please include the 
docket ID number and the title of the information collection request 
when requesting documents or submitting comments. Please note that 
comments submitted after the comment period will not be accepted. 
Written requests for information or comments submitted by postal mail 
or delivery should be addressed to the National Center for Education 
Statistics; Institute of Education Sciences; U.S. Department of 
Education; IES--D Street; Room 10.8.0.D; 400 Maryland Ave. SW; 
Washington, DC 20202-1200.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Matthew Soldner, 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#afe1eceafcecc0c2c2c6dcdcc6c0c1caddefcacb81c8c0d9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ade3eee8feeec2c0c0c4dedec4c2c3c8dfedc8c983cac2db">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department, in accordance with the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), 
provides the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to 
comment on proposed, revised, and continuing collections of 
information. This helps the Department assess the impact of its 
information collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting 
burden. It also helps the public understand the Department's 
information collection requirements and provide the requested data in 
the desired format. The Department is soliciting comments on the 
proposed information collection request (ICR) that is described below. 
The Department is especially interested in public comment addressing 
the following issues: (1) is the estimated burden of the data 
collection accurate; (2) how might the Department enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (3) how 
might the Department minimize the burden of this collection on the 
respondents, including through the use of information technology. 
Please note that written comments received in response to this notice 
will be considered public records.
    Title of Collection: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System 
(IPEDS) 2026-27 through 2028-29.
    OMB Control Number: 1850-0582.
    Type of Review: A revision of a currently approved ICR.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Private Sector; State, Local, and 
Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 61,467.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 818,023.
    Abstract: The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is 
seeking clearance, including revisions, for the 2026-27, 2027-28, and 
2028-29 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) data 
collections. The currently active OMB clearance for IPEDS (1850-0582, 
v. 33) was granted on August 05, 2024, approved with change on December 
16, 2025, and extends through August 31, 2027.
    IPEDS is a web-based data collection system designed to collect 
basic data from all postsecondary institutions in the United States and 
the other jurisdictions. The IPEDS data collection enables NCES to 
report on key dimensions of postsecondary education such as admission 
and enrollments, degrees and other awards earned, tuition and fees, 
average net price, student financial aid, graduation rates, student 
outcomes, revenues and expenditures, faculty salaries, and staff 
employed. IPEDS data are available to the public through multiple 
websites, including the College Navigator and IPEDS Use the Data 
websites. The reported data is also used for research and analysis to 
inform decisionmakers at institutions, state and federal government, 
and other stake holding parties. All Title IV institutions are required 
to respond to IPEDS (Section 490 of the Higher Education Amendments of 
1992 [Pub. L. 102-325]). IPEDS allows other (non-Title IV) institutions 
to participate on a voluntary basis.
    In Version 34 of this clearance, NCES proposes changes only to the 
Admissions and Consumer Transparency Supplement (ACTS). Specifically, 
we propose: (1) a change in the eligibility criteria for the ACTS 
components; (2) improvements in the ACTS aggregator tool; (3) removal 
of variables that, despite their potential analytic utility, were 
determined during the disclosure avoidance process to reduce the 
utility of the ACTS data collection overall; and (4) clarifications to 
instructions and item definitions based on feedback from institutions 
and practitioners provided prior to a recent Technical Review Panel 
(TRP) held in 2026. All other IPEDS survey components are unchanged 
from the previously approved collection.
    NCES encourages the public to thoroughly review and comment upon 
the contents of this package.

Ross Santy,
Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy 
Development.
[FR Doc. 2026-20754 Filed 10-8-26; 8:45 am]
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