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External Links

The following table provides links to information resources useful for the study of educational issues. They have been organized by the scope of the material as follows:

To view the Website or Web page associated with a particular resource, click on "View" in the "Link" column. A new window will appear containing the requested link.

Scope Topic Resource Description Organization Link
International General Data United Nations Statistics Division Global Data United Nations View
International Higher Education Braintrack University Index Over 8,300 links to higher education institutions in 194 countries Harvard University | Directory of U.S. State Universities | Online Student Encyclopedia View
National General Data MapStats: United States Census data by city, county, or state FedStats.gov View
National General Data Data Access Tools Census data US Census Bureau View
National General Data Fast Facts for Congress Population statistics by Congressional District US Census Bureau View
National General Data Bureau of Labor Statistics Principal fact-finding agency for the Federal Government in labor economics. US Department of Labor View
National General Education National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) National data on student participation engagement Center for Postsecondary Research
Indiana University Bloomington		 View
National General Education National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education Institute of Education Sciences US Department of Education View
National General Education Student Retention.org Retention International Centre For Student Retention View
National General Education Website Student Aid Statistics National Association of State Student Grant and Aid Programs View
Scope Topic Resource Description Organization Link
National Higher Education Website Higher Education issues American Association of University Professors (AAUP) View
National Higher Education Website Research on key higher education issues American Council on Education (ACE) View
National Higher Education Website Issues that relate to academic research and graduate and professional education. Association of American Universities (AAU) View
National Higher Education Website Exchange of data among AAU institutions Association of American Universities Data Exchange(AAUDE) View
National Higher Education Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) 2006 report on community college student engagement Community College Leadership Program | University of Texas at Austin View
National Higher Education Integrated Postsecondary Education Data system (IPEDS) Postsecondary education data collection program Institute of Education Sciences US Department of Education View
National Higher Education Postsecondary Education Quick Information System (PEQIS) National data on focused issues Institute of Education Sciences US Department of Education View
National Higher Education Data Analysis System (DAS) Create your own analysis tables and covariance analyses from US DOE survey data Institute of Education Sciences US Department of Education View
National Higher Education Website Higher education business and financial administration National Association of College and University Business Officers View
National Higher Education Website Data for major research universities The Center for Measuring University Performance View
Scope Topic Resource Description Organization Link
National Higher Education Website Analyses of national higher education policy issues The National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education View
National Higher Education Measuring Up National report card on higher education (by state) The National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education View
National Higher Education Higher Education Research Institute (HERI) Higher Education Research University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) View
National Higher Education Williams Project on the Economics of Higher Education (WPEHE) Academic studies of the economics of colleges and universities. Williams College View
National Institutional Research Web-Based IR Resources 2200 links to external IR Web pages Association for Institutional research (AIR) View
National Institutional Research Collage Opportunities Online Locator (COOL) Compare profiles of 7,000+ institutions Institute of Education Sciences US Department of Education View
National Institutional Research WebCASPAR | Integrated Science and Engineering Resources Data System Statistical data for science and engineering at U.S. academic institutions National Science foundation View
National Institutional Research Science and Engineering Statistics Science and Engineering Statistics National Science foundation View
National Institutional Research NCHEMS Information Center Comparative data for states and counties The National Center for Higher Education Management Systems View
National Institutional Research ISIHighlyCited.com Search for leading researchers by category Thompson Scientific View
Scope Topic Resource Description Organization Link
National Institutional Research NC State University Planning and Analysis The Godzilla of assessment links University of North Carolina View
National Institutional Research Consortium for Student Retention Data Exchange (CSRDE) Retention Data University of Oklahoma View
Washington State General Data Washington Workforce Explorer Washington labor market data Washington State Employment Security Department View
Washington State General Education Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) Washington K-12 data State of Washington View
Washington State Higher Education Website Washington State higher education data Washington Higher Education Coordinating Board (HECB) View
Local General Data Website Information on Tacoma, including demographics City of Tacoma View
University of Washington Higher Education UW Affirmative Action Reports UW Faculty/Staff Race Demographics UW Equal Opportunity Office View
University of Washington Higher Education College Of Engineering Data Resources Various reports based on UW data UW College Of Engineering View
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