Statistics and Data Resources

Digest of Education Statistics (National Center for Education Statistics)
Statistics on U.S. education from prekindergarten though graduate school.

National Center for Education Statistics (U.S. Department of Education)
Official education statistics. See Data & Tools.

Measuring Up 2008 (National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education)
Grades states on their performance in higher education.

The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
IPEDS is the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System. It is a system of interrelated surveys conducted annually by the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). IPEDS gathers information from every college, university, and technical and vocational institution that participates in the federal student financial aid programs. The Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, requires that institutions that participate in federal student aid programs report data on enrollments, program completions, graduation rates, faculty and staff, finances, institutional prices, and student financial aid. These data are made available to students and parents through the College Navigator college search Web site and to researchers and others through the IPEDS Data Center.

Guttmacher Institute
Reproductive issues, sexual behavior, family formation, law & public policy, and related socioeconomic issues. See the Data Center tab.

American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) Resources
Data from the Census Bureau.

Bureau of Justice Statistics
Statistics on crimes and victims, criminal offenders, and the justice system.

Child Abuse Statistics (Childhelp)
Includes basic statistics and links to other resources.

Childstats.gov (Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics)
America's Children report features annual federal and state statistics on children and families, including family and social environment, economic circumstances, health care, physical environment and safety, behavior, education, and health.

GSS General Social Survey | NORC
Since 1972, the General Social Survey (GSS) has provided politicians, policymakers, and scholars with a clear and unbiased perspective on what Americans think and feel about such issues as national spendi​ng priorities, crime and punishment, intergroup relations, and confidence in institutions.

Hunger in America (Feeding America)
Summary of the most comprehensive study about domestic hunger ever conducted. Done every 4 years.

Kids Count (Annie E. Casey Foundation)
Provides data on the educational, social, economic, and physical well-being of children.

Historical Decennial Census Population and Housing Counts
Resource for the U.S., regions, coastal regions, states, counties, metropolitan areas, and places from 1790-2000. 

Rape and Sexual Assault Statistics (RAINN)
National statistics on sexual assault, rape reports by state and county, characteristics of victims and rapists.

Uniform Crime Reports for the United States (Federal Bureau of Investigation)
Crime statistics for the country as a whole and regions, states, counties, cities, and colleges and universities.