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2 Education: Statistical Sources & Data: Home

About educational statistics

Major resources for finding statistics and data related to education. Many of these resource are produced by government agencies. Others are databases licensed by the library and are only accessible to UC Berkeley students, faculty, staff and on-site patrons.

Article Databases

Find statistical information by searching article databases.

Federal and US Statistics


National Center for Education Statistics (NCES): Primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education. Rich source of data including:



California and State Statistics

California: Data and Statistics (from the California Department of Education): with links to:

Ed-Data: from the California Department of Education, EdSource and the Fiscal Crisis Management Team (FCMAT)

Higher Education

University of California:  Quick Facts and Our Berkeley (From the Office of Planning and Analysis) | Diversity Data Dashboard (from the UCB Division of Equity & Inclusion) | About Berkeley: By the numbers | University of California System Information Center