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There are varied sources of data available to higher education analysts and researchers at the international, national, state, and institutional levels. These data are provided by international organizations, the federal government, regional compacts, and independent organizations. Most of these data are available to the public without restrictions. Many higher education analysts and researchers have used these data to examine numerous topics.

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    Surveys prior to 2015–2016 are available in pdf format.

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    This is particularly the case with respect to the Finance (F) survey.

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Titus, M. (2021). Identifying Data Sources. In: Higher Education Policy Analysis Using Quantitative Techniques . Quantitative Methods in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-60831-6_3

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