This is a 2009 study conducted by SHEEO that cataloged 59 state-level student unit record (SUR) data systems containing postsecondary data in 44 states and the District of Columbia. This study included background historical and legal information on postsecondary SUR systems, types of data collected, state roles in federal Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) reporting, state uses of SUR data, types of reports generated, mechanisms to ensure data quality, and sustaining SUR systems.
The study describes state postsecondary data systems, primarily within state higher education coordinating and governing boards. It updates and expands the Critical Connections study conducted by the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems and funded by the Lumina Foundation for Education.
To view the 2012 data sharing update to this study, please visit Strong Foundations: The State of State Postsecondary Data Systems: 2012 Update on Data Sharing with K-12 and Labor.
Learn more about State Postsecondary Data Systems.
RESOURCES
MAIN REPORT
Full Report
Press Release
Report without Appendices
Appendices A through K
Appendix A: Methodology
Appendix B: Final Data Collection Instrument
Appendix C: Respondent Directory
Appendix D: Final Data Element List
Appendix E: SEI-AEM Methodology
Appendix F: Student Unit Record Systems Included in this Study by State (2009)
Appendix G: Abbreviations Used Within Report for States with Multiple Agencies/Entities
Appendix H: Required Documentation for Outside Researchers Requesting Unit Records
Appendix I: Florida Department of Education Unit Record Data Request Packet
Appendix J: Existence of and Number of Data Elements by State SUR System
Appendix K: Full Listing of Types of Reports Generated Using SUR Data
PRESENTATIONS
Webinar: The State of State Postsecondary Data Systems 101, January 2011
DOWNLOADABLE DATA
Individual Responses
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Alabama |
Alabama Commission on Higher Education |
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Alaska |
University of Alaska Statewide System |
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Arizona |
Arizona Academic Program Articulation Steering Committee |
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Arkansas |
Arkansas Department of Higher Education |
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California |
California Community Colleges |
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California Postsecondary Education Commission |
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The California State University and Colleges |
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University of California System |
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Colorado |
Colorado Department of Higher Education |
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Connecticut |
Connecticut Department of Higher Education |
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District of Columbia |
District of Columbia Office of the State Superintendent of Education-Higher Education Financial Services |
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Florida |
Board of Governors, State University System of Florida |
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Florida Department of Education |
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Georgia |
Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia |
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Hawai'i |
The University of Hawai'i System |
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Illinois |
Illinois Board of Higher Education |
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Indiana |
Indiana Commission for Higher Education |
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Kansas |
Kansas Board of Regents |
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Kentucky |
Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education |
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Louisiana |
Louisiana Board of Regents |
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Maine |
University of Maine System |
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Maryland |
Maryland Higher Education Commission |
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Massachusetts |
Massachusetts Department of Higher Education |
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Minnesota |
Minnesota Office of Higher Education |
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Minnesota State Colleges and Universities |
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Mississippi |
Mississippi Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning |
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Missouri |
Missouri Department of Higher Education |
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Montana |
Montana University System |
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Nevada |
Nevada System of Higher Education |
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New Jersey |
New Jersey Commission on Higher Education |
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New Mexico |
New Mexico Higher Education Department |
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New York |
City University of New York |
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New York State Education Department Office of Higher Education |
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The State University of New York |
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North Carolina |
North Carolina Community College System |
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University of North Carolina |
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North Dakota |
North Dakota University System |
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Ohio |
Ohio Board of Regents |
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Oklahoma |
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education |
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Oregon |
Oregon Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development |
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Oregon University System |
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Pennsylvania |
Pennsylvania Department of Education Office of Postsecondary and Higher Education |
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Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education |
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Rhode Island |
Rhode Island Board of Governors for Higher Education |
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South Carolina |
South Carolina Commission on Higher Education |
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South Dakota |
South Dakota Board of Regents |
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Tennessee |
Tennessee Higher Education Commission |
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Texas |
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board |
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Utah |
Utah State Board of Regents |
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Vermont |
University of Vermont |
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Vermont State Colleges |
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Virginia |
State Council of Higher Education for Virginia |
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Washington |
Washington Higher Education Coordinating Board |
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Washington Office of Financial Management |
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Washington State Board for Community & Technical Colleges |
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West Virginia |
West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission |
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Wisconsin |
University of Wisconsin System |
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Wyoming |
University of Wyoming |
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Wyoming Community College Commission |
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All |
Alabama through Wyoming |
Tables
Data element profiles for all state agencies/entities
