Data & Trends on Private Giving to Education: Voluntary Support of Education (VSE) Survey - This Web site provides a wealth of data on private giving to higher education, capturing about 85% of total voluntary support to colleges and universities in the United States through its VSE survey. Although full access to the data is on a fee basis, a free account may be opened to access limited data. Additionally, reports can be ordered and copies of the surveys also can be downloaded....

The National Information Center for Higher Education Policymaking and Analysis - This Web site, presented by the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems, features the most up-to-date data and information regarding postsecondary education. The section on "Completion" features the most recent data relating to graduation and retention rates for the 50 states – including maps, charts and key policy questions. ...

Institute for Higher Education Policy - The institute’s activities are designed to promote innovative solutions to the important and complex issues facing higher education. Several interesting policy briefs and research pieces on postsecondary finance can be found on this site....

Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) - This site, part of the larger National Center on Education Statistics Web site, collects data from all primary providers of postsecondary education. In addition to data on postsecondary finance, users can access information on enrollments, programs, faculty and staff....

National Center on Public Policy and Higher Education - As an independent, nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, this center prepares action-oriented analyses of pressing policy issues facing the states and the nation regarding opportunity and achievement in higher education, including two- and four-year, public and private, for-profit and nonprofit institutions. This site features multiple issues related to higher education, including finance and funding. Of particular interest is the “National Center Reports” section that covers topics ranging from recession, state-level funding of higher education and college affordability....

State Higher Education Executive Officers (SHEEO) - SHEEO is a nonprofit professional association serving executive officers of state coordinating and governing boards. This site features a special section on postsecondary finance, which users can access for a variety of reports from multiple sources covering national and state-level finance issues....