IPEDS Ethnicity (Ready for review)

System Field Name
Definition/Usage	The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System has defined categories used to describe groups to which individuals belong, identify with, or belong to in the eyes of the community. The categories are used for federal reporting to categorize U.S. citizens, U.S. residents, and other eligible non-citizens.
Values	[Code] - [Description] 1 - White 2 - Black or African American 3 - Hispanic or Latino 4 - Asian 5 - American Indian or Alaskan Native 6 - Unknown 7 - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2M - 2 or More
Example	2 - Black or African American
Notes	IPEDS (Integrated Post-secondary Education Data System) data collection program. Federal reporting guidelines collect ethnicity and race information. However, the National Center for Education Statistics limits its reporting to a single ethnicity/race value. Hispanic/Latinx is established first. Students who identify as Hispanic/Latinx are counted in this group. Students who do not identify as Hispanic/Latinx are counted into self-selected race categories. In cases where multiple race categories are selected, these students are counted as “Two or More Races.” Students may report multiple ethnicities. These are recorded in a different table.
Synonyms/References

Additional technical details can be found in the following expandable region, including the tables and foundation/lookups for this element in Student Admin and SADM.

Student Admin

Table	UC_IPED_ETHNIC
Column	UC_IPED_ETHNICITY, DESCR

Student Admin Foundation/Lookup

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SADM

Table	CC_PERSONAL_DIM
Column	PERS_IPEDS_ALL_ETHNIC_GROUP, PERS_IPEDS_ALL_ETHNIC_GRP_LDESC