Higher Education Information System (HEI)

Mission & Purpose

The Higher Education Information (HEI) system is a comprehensive relational database that includes student enrollment, course, financial aid, personnel, facilities, and finance data submitted by Ohio's colleges and universities. These data are used for a variety of purposes that include reporting on higher education outcomes, funding formula and financial aid program support, policy analysis, and strategic planning.

HEI Contacts and News

• HEI Contacts and Research Data Requests
• Calls & Meetings

Important Links

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File Documentation for Data Areas

• Academic Programs
• Capital Planning
• College Credit Plus (CCP)
• Enrollment
• Facilities
• Faculty-Staff
• Financial
• Financial Aid (General)
  • NEALP
  • OCOG
  • WOS
• Ohio Innovation Exchange (OIEX)
• Unit Record Tuition and Financial Aid
• Header Record Explanation
• Fees Inventory
• Non-Credit Program Inventory

Data Submission Information

• Data Access Policy
• New HEI Liaisons Request Form
• About Individual File Descriptions
• Creating Text File Documents in Office 2003 and Office 2007(and beyond)
• Verification Tables
• Summary of Changes

Processes & Utilities

• Course Inventory Expert System
• End-of-Term Process
• Resource Analysis
• State Share of Instruction (SSI) Information 
• Correcting Data Already Loaded to the Database 
• Download Your Institution's Data from the Previous HEI System (only terms SM2017 and prior)

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