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This Week In IPEDS (TWII)

2026

October 9,2026

60-Day Comment Period Now Open for IPEDS

August 5,2026

IPEDS Help Desk Transition

August 3,2026

Fall 2025 Provisional Data Released

July 15,2026

There are two items this week:

IPEDS TRP Summary Open for Comment

June 22,2026

IPEDS Data Collection Calendar for 2026-27

May 13,2026

Upcoming change to the contractor team supporting IPEDS

February 17,2026

ACTS Update Affecting the Reporting of Sex Data

January 20,2026

DFR Notification Emails

January 6,2026

Spring 2025 Provisional and Spring 2024 Final Data Released