Just Ask DAPIP— Accreditation Insights in Seconds
Ask questions in plain English and get instant answers from DAPIP—the federal database of accredited postsecondary institutions and programs
DAPIP, the Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs, is the U.S. Department of Education’s official accreditation record, maintained by the Office of Postsecondary Education and reported by recognized accrediting agencies. For programmatic detail it complements the CHEA Institutional Database and CHEA Programmatic Directory.
Data source: U.S. Department of Education, DAPIP. Last reviewed July 2026.
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"Which accrediting agency covers our institution?"
Your institution is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC).
Accreditation was last reaffirmed in 2023 with the next review scheduled for 2033.
What is DAPIP?
The Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP) is maintained by the U.S. Department of Education. It contains comprehensive accreditation information reported by recognized accrediting agencies and state approval agencies for every accredited postsecondary institution and program in the United States.
Why Use DAPIP AI Agent?
Looking up accreditation data traditionally means searching the DAPIP website one school at a time. DAPIP AI Agent makes it effortless.
The Old Way
- ✗Search DAPIP website one institution at a time
- ✗No way to compare accreditation across institutions
- ✗Manually track accreditation renewal dates
- ✗Download and organize program-level data separately
- ✗Hours to compile accreditation reports
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- ✓Ask questions in plain English
- ✓Compare accreditation status across institutions instantly
- ✓Track renewal timelines automatically
- ✓Program-level and institutional data unified
- ✓Seconds instead of hours
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Frequently
Asked Questions
DAPIP, the Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs, is the U.S. Department of Education’s official accreditation record, maintained by the Office of Postsecondary Education. It lists every accredited institution and program, with the recognized accrediting agency and current status reported by those agencies.
Search DAPIP by institution name and it shows the recognized accrediting agency and the institution’s current accreditation status, drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s official record. Clema answers the same question in plain English, returning the agency and status with its source shown.
DAPIP is the federal accreditation record, maintained by the U.S. Department of Education. The CHEA Institutional Database and CHEA Programmatic Directory are the Council for Higher Education Accreditation’s own directories. The two overlap but are compiled separately; DAPIP is the official government source.
Yes. DAPIP is free and public. Anyone can search the U.S. Department of Education’s database online to confirm an institution’s accreditation, its accrediting agency, and program-level accreditation, at no cost. Clema queries that same official data and shows the source with every answer.
DAPIP AI Agent pulls directly from the official Department of Education database. We show our sources with every answer so you can verify the accreditation status yourself.
Instead of searching the DAPIP website one institution at a time, you ask questions in plain English and get instant comparisons, listings, and status checks across thousands of institutions and programs.
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