Loyola College is a member of the ICPSR, an organization of institutions with the mission of supporting social research. The Consortium archives major data sets, mostly from USA studies (especially government surveys), but some from cross-national research. Topics include economic data, opinion surveys, crime, health, aging, poverty, voting, etc. This data is available at no cost to member institutions.

In addition, ICPSR conducts a summer training program in quantitative methods at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. A schedule of courses is available.

ICPSR awards one travel grant to each member institution to cover airfare to Ann Arbor. Low-cost accommodations are available on the UM campus. Program fees and living expenses are the responsibility of the individual and/or institution (e.g. through faculty development funds).

If you are interested in exploring the availability of data or want to find out more about the summer research program, please contact Mark Peyrot (ext. 5140) for further information.