Research Guides: Educational Studies: Find Data

Recommended data sources

Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)

ICPSR is an archive of behavioral and social science data; most datasets are raw, primary data drawn from surveys, censuses, and administrative records.

To download datasets you must set up an account using your Davidson email. Davidson is a member of ICPSR; use of the data is restricted to Davidson students, faculty and staff engaged in non-commercial research projects.
Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
The Roper Center focuses on public opinion data primarily collected by commercial and media survey organizations.
Social Explorer
Visualization and data-mapping tool with thousands of data indicators across demography, economy, crime and more.
Statistical Abstract of the United States

Statistics about the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. Covers 2013-present.
UNdata
Contains official statistics produced by countries as well as statistics, estimates, projections, indicators, and other data from United Nations Statistics and Population Divisions and other United Nations agencies.