Our Work

Public Investment in Higher Education: Research, Strategies, and Policy Implications

SHEEO undertook a systematic review of the research on the effects of public spending on student outcomes and coordinated an eight-week webinar series in which new original research was presented.

SHEEO Membership Report

The Membership Report provides the SHEEO membership and the higher education policy community with a view of various member characteristics, including agency-level data, agency senior leadership demographics, and SHEEO-specific data.

A Dream Derailed? College Closures Research and Policy Implications

Leveraging a student-level longitudinal dataset constructed by the National Student Clearinghouse, SHEEO and the Research Center will use descriptive analyses, advanced data visualization techniques, and quasi-experimental research designs to examine what happens to students post-closure.

SHEF: State Higher Education Finance

The SHEF report provides in-depth analysis of the trends in higher education finance on state and national levels.

SHEEO Publications

Access recent SHEEO publications.

State Postsecondary Attainment Academy

The Attainment Academy is a collaboration between SHEEO and Education Strategy Group (ESG) to support states’ efforts to achieve attainment goals.

State Authorization

SHEEO has launched two projects meant to help states improve their authorization process.

Capacity Building Grant

Support for SHEEO to reevaluate its approach to fulfilling its mission within a changing national policy context.

Strong Foundations

The Strong Foundations project seeks to understand the state of postsecondary data systems. Multiple iterations of the Strong Foundations survey and associated reports document the content, capacity, and effective use of state postsecondary data systems.

SHEEO Government Relations

A compilation of SHEEO federal advocacy activities, including sign-on letters, op-eds, and other key documents.

SHEEO Equity Work and Resources

SHEEO’s various equity projects and resources, including white papers, webinars, state resources, and various other items.

Communities of Practice

SHEEO’s Communities of Practice project is focused on increasing the capacity and utilization of state postsecondary data systems, and providing a forum for states to work on solutions to common issues with those systems.

State Postsecondary Data

SHEEO is the higher education community’s primary source of information regarding the capacity and effective use of state postsecondary data systems.