IPEDS Data Elements

The majority of data elements for the IPEDS database are included in the Data Element Dictionary (DED). The field names listed on the Required and Optional Matrix correspond to the data element name in the DED.

Note: The definitions in the DED are valid for the IPEDS database, but the IPEDS database is not referenced in the DED. The following fields are specific to the IPEDS database, and are not contained in the DED.

Field	Valid Values	Definition
Action	C - Change D - Delete blank - No Action	Defines the action to take on this employee's record.
Non-Citizen	Y - Non-Citizen N - US Citizen	Identifies whether an employee is a non-citizen.
Exec w/Acad	T - Tenured N - Non-tenured	Identifies whether an executive has held a tenured faculty position.
Primary Position	X - Primary Position blank - Not the Primary Position	Identifies which position the system chose or the campus chose as the employee's primary position.
Annual Salary	00.00 - 999,999.00	Indicates the annual salary of the employee.
Override Line Number	001 - 076	When updating employees, this overrides the line number picked by the system and indicates where the employee is to be counted regardless of the detail data.
Override Column Number	01 - 14, 33, 34	When updating employees, this overrides the line number picked by the system and indicates where the employee is to be counted regardless of the detail data.
Line Number	001 - 076	When adding employees, this is a required entry that indicates where the employee is to be counted.
Column Number	01 - 14, 33, 34	When adding employees, this is a required entry that indicates where the employee is to be counted.