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Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) - Find information about individual institutions, compare institutions, compare peer groups.  This data is often used to rank institutions and to assess program strengths.

IPEDS Data Center

IPEDS College & Career Tables Library

Office of Postsecondary Educations' Campus Security  - Create customized reports for public inquiries relating to campus crime and fire data.

College Navigator - Use this tool to quickly find information about colleges and universities.

The Chronicle of Higher Education - Find information about institutions in the Almanac of Higher Education published at the beginning of each academic year.

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Uniform Crime Reporting Statistical Database (managed by Missouri Highway Patrol), contains MU crime statistics.