Common Data Sets

Common Data Set

The Common Data Set Initiative is a collaborative effort between publishers and the educational community to improve the quality and accuracy of information provided to all involved in a student's transition into higher education, as well as to reduce the burden on colleges of compiling and reporting information. Questions and definitions used by the U.S. Department of Education in its college surveys are a guide in the development of CDS items. Common Data Set items undergo broad review by secondary schools and two-and four-year colleges.

Schedule of External Reports

Institutional Effectiveness produces external reports annually, and the PDF document shows the breakdown of when each report is updated. This list does not include operational reports, e.g., enrollment management, retention, provost's office, public records request, internal departmental and program requests.

Schedule of External Reports