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Is Private University or College

Boolean or coded flag indicating whether the vendor site record identifies the educational entity as a private university or college. In FPDS, this sits under vendor site details and classifies a specific type of educational institution rather than describing award terms or performance.

Family: Award
Category: Vendor Site Details
Data Type: boolean_or_code_flag
Semantic Type: flag
Mapping: flattened_fpds_xml_field
AI Confidence: high

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__typeOfEducationalEntity__isPrivateUniversityOrCollege
Title
Is Private University or College
FPDS Path
award/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/typeOfEducationalEntity/isPrivateUniversityOrCollege
Description
Boolean or coded flag indicating whether the vendor site record identifies the educational entity as a private university or college. In FPDS, this sits under vendor site details and classifies a specific type of educational institution rather than describing award terms or performance.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts segment awards to private higher-education institutions, which can be relevant for socioeconomic analysis, recipient profiling, and policy review of federal obligations to educational entities. It supports reporting on vendor composition and comparison of private versus public or other nonprofit academic recipients.
Example Value
0
Observed Non-Null Count
111,509,025

FPDS Compare

FPDS Query Variable
content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__typeOfEducationalEntity__isPrivateUniversityOrCollege
FPDS XML Path
award/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/typeOfEducationalEntity/isPrivateUniversityOrCollege
Mapping Type
flattened_fpds_xml_field
Comparison Summary
FPDS Query flattens the original nested FPDS XML path 'award/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/typeOfEducationalEntity/isPrivateUniversityOrCollege' into the SQL-ready variable 'content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__typeOfEducationalEntity__isPrivateUniversityOrCollege'.

Use Cases

  • Dictionary lookup and field explanation
  • SQL filtering and grouping
  • Analytical reporting and reusable query building
  • Contractor profiling and competitor analysis

Common Usage

  • Filter awards to private universities or colleges
  • Profile educational vendors by institution type
  • Support compliance or sector-specific recipient analysis

Common Mistakes

  • Using the flag as a proxy for all educational institutions
  • Assuming null, blank, and false mean the same thing

Query Guidance

Use explicit boolean or code comparisons in WHERE clauses, for example `= 1`, `= 'Y'`, or the extract-specific coded value. When possible, join or inspect the paired description field and validate null handling so you do not exclude records with missing or unreported vendor classification.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__typeOfEducationalEntity__isPrivateUniversityOrCollege AS is_private_university_or_college
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__typeOfEducationalEntity__isPrivateUniversityOrCollege IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Flag distribution

SELECT
    content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__typeOfEducationalEntity__isPrivateUniversityOrCollege AS flag_value,
    count() AS record_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__typeOfEducationalEntity__isPrivateUniversityOrCollege IS NOT NULL
GROUP BY flag_value
ORDER BY record_count DESC

Each dictionary item includes SQL-ready examples generated alongside the variable metadata, allowing immediate use in FPDS Query for filtering, aggregation, and analysis.