ICPSR provides leadership and training in data access, curation, and methods of analysis for a diverse and expanding social science research community. Established in 1962, the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) is the world's largest archive of digital social science data. ICPSR acquires, preserves, enhances, and distributes original behavioral and social science research data for research and instruction. Our data advance scientific knowledge by making it possible for students, policymakers, and researchers to conduct secondary analyses. We are a leading training resource in quantitative analysis methods and data curation and developer of instructional resources. ICPSR is a center within the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
