# FICE code

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The **FICE code** is a six-digit identification number formerly used to identify institutions of [higher education in the United States](/source/Higher_education_in_the_United_States). It originated in the early 1960s to track institutions that conducted business with the [U.S. Office of Education](/source/U.S._Office_of_Education). The acronym derives from the **Federal Interagency Committee on Education**.[1]

## History

Although the FICE code has been phased out of most federal data systems — such as the [Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System](/source/Integrated_Postsecondary_Education_Data_System) (IPEDS) — and replaced by the **Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE) ID**, it has continued to appear in some state-level data systems. As of the mid-2010s and beyond, agencies in states such as Texas have continued to reference the FICE code for institutional reporting and administrative purposes.[1][2]

## Bibliography

### Notes

1. "IPEDS Glossary", August 24, 2016, p. 13.

1. "Additional Public Data".

### References

- ['**"Additional Public Data"'**](https://site.research.utexas.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/03/Public_Data.pdf). Retrieved February 28, 2017. – via [UT Austin](/source/UT_Austin): [WordPress](/source/WordPress) for Texas, custom WordPress distribution provided by the UT Austin for its web hosting service, Pantheon. It's a UT-branded version of WordPress designed to be used on the Pantheon platform.

- ['**"IPEDS Glossary"'**](https://surveys.nces.ed.gov/ipeds/Downloads/Forms/IPEDSGlossary.pdf). [Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System](/source/Integrated_Postsecondary_Education_Data_System) → [National Center for Education Statistics](/source/National_Center_for_Education_Statistics). p. 13. Retrieved February 28, 2017.

  1. ['**"2016–17 Survey Materials: Glossary"'**](https://surveys.nces.ed.gov/ipeds/Downloads/Forms/IPEDSGlossary.pdf) (Archived from the original on February 9, 2017). August 24, 2016. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20170209193912/https://surveys.nces.ed.gov/ipeds/Downloads/Forms/IPEDSGlossary.pdf) 9 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine. – via [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

## External links

- [List of FICE codes](http://www.tsbpa.state.tx.us/pdffiles/x0011.pdf)

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