Data Resources and Reports
CERP provides publicly available data to support evidence-based efforts in computing and higher education. This page offers a variety of downloadable datasets and a comprehensive report, along with a curated list of external analytical tools to help researchers and practitioners quickly analyze trends in computing education and the workforce.
Downloadable Datasets
Interested in computing or engineering degrees awarded nationally between 2011 and 2023? Download a dataset of summarized IPEDS data below.
Computing Degrees Awarded and Early Career Faculty: Status Report
Want to keep up with the latest trends and indicators on computing degrees awarded from Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and on early career faculty? Check out our annual report on these topics, which also uses data from the CRA Taulbee Survey.
Annual Data Buddies Survey (DBS) Reports
Are you looking for data-driven insights into the computing student experience? The CRA Data Buddies Survey (DBS) is a rich data source for understanding the current landscape of higher education in computing.
Each spring, CERP Staff compiles aggregated results from thousands of participants into a comprehensive annual report. These insights help the community track progress and identify trends in student success and departmental climate.
Interested in how the data has evolved? Access our library of previous reports to compare year-over-year changes:
Other tools from the computing community
NCWIT
- The NCWIT Scorecard is a resource where you can find data on trends in computing participation in the U.S. over time. NCWIT supplies these data visualizations for the computing community free of charge. Feel free to use these data in reports, presentations, proposals, and other research with the appropriate citation.
- NCWIT’s Toolkit offers strategic approaches and practices to help departments examine recruitment and retention trends to identify problem areas and measure progress.
- NCWIT’s Evaluation Tools offers resources for conducting evaluations. Along with survey questions, there are interview and observation protocols.
Longitudinal Degree Completion Data
- This webapp from the Alliance for Interdisciplinary Innovation in Computing Education (AiiCE) provides accurate, long-term data on computing degrees earned by a specific population.
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Resources
- Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS): A comprehensive system of surveys managed by the NCES that collects institution-level data from all U.S. postsecondary institutions participating in federal student aid programs.
- Common Core of Data (CCD): The Department of Education’s primary database on public elementary and secondary education in the United States. CCD is a comprehensive, annual, national database of all public elementary and secondary schools and school districts.
