Research Guides: Education Policy Research (MPP): Data &amp; Statistics

Government Data Resources

Congressional Budget Office
CBO is strictly nonpartisan; conducts objective, impartial analysis; and hires its employees solely on the basis of professional competence without regard to political affiliation. CBO does not make policy recommendations, and each report and cost estimate summarizes the methodology underlying the analysis.
Congressional Research Service
The Congressional Research Service (CRS) works exclusively for the United States Congress, providing policy and legal analysis to committees and Members of both the House and Senate, regardless of party affiliation. As a legislative branch agency within the Library of Congress, CRS has been a valued and respected resource on Capitol Hill for more than a century.
CRS is well-known for analysis that is authoritative, confidential, objective and nonpartisan. Its highest priority is to ensure that Congress has 24/7 access to the nation’s best thinking.
Federal Register
The Office of the Federal Register (OFR) of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), and the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) jointly administer the FederalRegister.gov website. We developed this website to make it easier for citizens and communities to understand the regulatory process and to participate in Government decision-making.

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

To learn more about using ICPSR datasets, check out this research guide: