Common Data Set
The Common Data Set is “a Collaborative Effort among data providers in the higher education community and publishers as represented by the College Board, Peterson’s, and U.S. News & World Report.”
CDS contains data organized in the following sections:
- General Information
- Enrollment & Persistence
- First-Time, First-Year (Freshman) Admission
- Transfer Admission
- Academic Offerings and Policies
- Student Life
- Annual Expenses
- Financial Aid
- Instructional Faculty and Class Size
- Disciplinary Areas of Degrees Offered