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

• Data Input Site (login required)
• Data and Reports
• File Submission Schedule
• Unrestricted Outputs
• Restricted Outputs (login required)

File Documentation for Data Areas

• Academic Program
• Enrollment
  • OhioLearns!
• Facilities
• Faculty-Staff
• Financial
• Financial Aid
  • NEALP
  • OCOG
• Unit Record Tuition and Financial Aid
• Capital Planning

• College Credit Plus (CCP)

Data Submission Information

• Data Access Policy
• Campus User Authorization Form
• Data Submissions Manual
• Liaisons Training Manual
• About Individual File Descriptions
• HEI New User Training Powerpoint
• Creating Text File Documents in Office 2003 and Office 2007(and beyond)
• Verification Tables
• Summary of Changes
• Correcting Data Already Loaded to the Database
• Correcting Errors in Data Files

Processes & Utilities

• Course Inventory Expert System
• Download Your Institution's Data
• End-of-Term Process
• Resource Analysis
• State Share of Instruction (SSI) Information 

File Documentation for Archived Data Areas

• TRIO