Research Guides: Higher Education Administration (HEA): Finding Statistics and Data

Library Databases for Statistics

ProQuest Statistical Insight This link opens in a new window
Federal, state, and international statistical, economic, demographic, and geographic information. National income and production statistics, retail and wholesale trade data, interest rates, economic indicators, and social and demographic statistics, plus data on energy, environmental protection, agriculture, fisheries, crime, etc.
Coverage: From the U.S. government, 1973 to present; from international intergovernmental, 1983 to present.
Statista This link opens in a new window
Quantitative data, statistics, infographics, and related information compiled from market research institutes, trade publications, scientific journals, and government databases.
Statistical Abstract of the United States (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
Extensive selection of statistics for the United States, with selected data for regions, divisions, states, metropolitan areas, cities, and foreign countries from reports and records of government and private agencies.
Access Note: If prompted to select an account, select Vanderbilt University.

American Community Survey
Data collected by the U.S. Census Bureau
Data.Gov
US government site for data
Digest of Education Statistics
Drawing from data collected by the national Center for Education Statistics, a compilation of statistics from prekindergarten through graduate school.
U.S. Department of Education
Research and statistics from the U.S. Department of Education. Provides a link to the National Center for Education Statistics, primary entity for collecting and analyzing US educational data.
ICPSR
ICPSR is a social science data archive. Vanderbilt is a member institution of the consortium. Some datasets are freely accessible, but most require that you first register on a campus computer with a valid Vanderbilt email address.
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education.
Digest of Education Statistics
This publication contains information on a variety of subjects in the field of education statistics, including the number of schools and colleges, teachers, enrollments, and graduates, in addition to educational attainment, finances, federal funds for education, libraries, and international education.
Statistical Abstract of the United States