COOPERATIVE INSTITUTIONAL 
RESEARCH PROGRAM (CIRP)

THE NATION'S OLDEST AND LARGEST EMPIRICAL STUDY OF HIGHER EDUCATION

 

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The Cooperative Institutional Research Program (CIRP) is a national longitudinal study of the American higher education system.  Established in 1966 at the American Council on Education, the CIRP is now administered by the Higher Education Research Institute under the direction of John H. Pryor.  The CIRP is the nation's largest and oldest empirical study of higher education, involving data on some 1,800 institutions and over 11 million students.  It is regarded as the most comprehensive source of information on college students.  The annual report of the CIRP Freshman Survey provides normative data on each year's entering college students.  The CIRP Advisory Committee, comprised of higher education researchers and scholars, meets annually with the CIRP staff to identify areas of future study and consult on issues and initiatives in higher education.

Click here for information on Life After College: A Survey of Former Undergraduates, the CIRP's ten year follow-up survey.  

 

     

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