The Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research is an organization of member institutions working together to:

• Acquire and preserve social science data
• Provide open and equitable access to these data
• Promote effective data use

ICPSR encourages and facilitates research and instruction in the social sciences and related areas by acquiring, developing, archiving, and disseminating data and documentation relevant to a wide spectrum of disciplines, and by conducting related instructional programs.