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Gender

Enumeration for gender.

Note that IPEDS reports gender as binary.

Attributes:

Name Type Description
men str

men

women str

women

RaceEthn

Enumeration for race/ethnicity

Note that the categories "Two or more races" and "Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander" were added for enrolllment data beginning in 2010-2011 and in completions data beginning in 2011-2012. scipeds will warn users if their selected QueryFilters include years with mixed categories.

See IPEDS for more details.

Attributes:

Name Type Description
american_indian str

American Indian or Alaska Native

asian str

Asian

black_or_aa str

Black or African American

hispanic str

Hispanic or Latino

hawaiian_pi str

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

nonres str

Non-resident alien

two_or_more str

Two or more races

white str

White

unknown str

Unknown

total str

Total

AwardLevel

Enumeration for award level

Note that in 2011, award level codes changed. The scipeds pipeline attempts to transform old codes in accordance with IPEDS guidance.

Attributes:

Name Type Description
lt_12w str

Certificates of less than 12 weeks

gt_12w_lt_1y str

Certificates of at least 12 weeks but less than 1 year

lt1 str

Award of less than 1 academic year

gt1_lt2 str

Award of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years

associates str

Associate's degree

gt2_lt4 str

Award of at least 2 but less than 4 academic years

bachelors str

Bachelor's degree

postbac str

Postbaccalaureate certificate

masters str

Master's degree

postmas str

Post-master's certificates

doctor_research str

Doctor's degree - research/scholarship

doctor_professional str

Doctor's degree - professional practice

doctor_other str

Doctor's degree - professional practice

unknown str

Unknown

FieldTaxonomy

Enumeration for field taxonomy.

The values in this enumeration also correspond to columns in the pre-processed database

Attributes:

Name Type Description
cip str

The 2020 CIP code

original_cip str

The originally recorded CIP code

ncses_sci_group str
ncses_field_group str
ncses_detailed_field_group str
nsf_broad_field str

The NSF Broad Field Classification in the NSF Diversity in STEM report

dhs_stem str

The US Department of Homeland Security STEM Designated Degree Program List

NCSESSciGroup

Field values for the NCSES Science & Engineering Alternate Classification

Attributes:

Name Type Description
sci str

Science and engineering

non_sci str

Non-science and engineering

unknown str

Not categorized in NCSES crosswalk

NCSESFieldGroup

Field values for the NCSES Broad Field Alternate Classification

Attributes:

Name Type Description
business_and_mgmt str

Business and Management

education str

Education

sci_eng_technologies str

Science and Engineering Technologies

social_sciences str

Social Sciences

nonsci_other str

Other Non-sciences or Unknown Disciplines

art_music str

Arts and Music

humanities str

Humanities

math_cs str

Math and Computer Sciences

nonsci_life_sci str

Life Sciences (Non-S&E)

sci_life_sci str

Life Sciences

home_ec str

Vocational Studies and Home Economics

engineering str

Engineering

phys_sci str

Physical Sciences

communication_librarianship str

Communication and Librarianship

psych str

Psychology

religion str

Religion and Theology

interdisc str

Interdisciplinary or Other Sciences

social_service str

Social Service Professions

geosci str

Geosciences

arch_dsgn str

Architecture and Environmental Design

law str

Law

unknown str

Not categorized in NCSES crosswalk

NCSESDetailedFieldGroup

Field values for the NCSES Detailed Field Alternate Classification

Attributes:

Name Type Description
business_and_mgmt str

Business and Management

nonsci_edu str

Non-Science Education

nonsci_other str

Other Non-sciences or Unknown Disciplines

art_music str

Arts and Music

life_sci_other str

Other Life Sciences

health_technologies str

Health Technologies

compsci str

Computer Science

bio str

Biological Sciences

home_ec str

Vocational Studies and Home Economics

engineering_technologies str

Engineering Technologies

languages str

Foreign Languages

communication_librarianship str

Communication and Librarianship

psych str

Psychology

polisci str

Political Science and Public Administration

english_lit str

English and Literature

math_stats str

Mathematics and Statistics

ag_sci str

Agricultural Sciences

religion str

Religion and Theology

social_sci_other str

Other Social Sciences

medical_sci str

Medical Sciences

history str

History

engineering_other str

Other Engineering

chem str

Chemistry

area_ethnic str

Area and Ethnic Studies

sociology str

Sociology

humanities_other str

Other Humanities

interdisc str

Interdisciplinary or Other Sciences

econ str

Economics

physics str

Physics

social_service str

Social Service Professions

electrical_eng str

Electrical Engineering

science_edu str

Science Education

earth_sci str

Earth Sciences

arch_dsgn str

Architecture and Environmental Design

law str

Law

civil_engineering str

Civil Engineering

anthro str

Anthropology

phys_sci_other str

Other Physical Sciences

mech_e str

Mechanical Engineering

math_edu str

Mathematics Education

sci_tech_edu str

Other Science/Technical Education

chem_e str

Chemical Engineering

industrial_eng str

Industrial Engineering

socsci_edu str

Social Science Education

sci_technologies str

Science Technologies

linguistics str

Linguistics

materials_engineering str

Materials Engineering

astronomy str

Astronomy

aerospace_eng str

Aerospace Engineering

atmospheric_sciences str

Atmospheric Sciences

oceanography str

Oceanography

sci_eng_tech_other str

Other Science and Engineering Technologies

hist_sci str

History of Science

unknown str

Not categorized in NCSES crosswalk

NSFBroadField

Field values according to the NSF Diversity in STEM Report

Attributes:

Name Type Description
ag_and_bio_sci str

Agricultural and biological sciences

math_cs str

Mathematical and computer sciences

phys_earth_sci str

Physical and earth sciences

soc_behav_sci str

Social and behavioral sciences

eng str

Engineering

non_stem str

Non-science and engineering

unknown str

Not categorized in NSF broad field classification