Common Dataset (CDS)

The Common Data Set (CDS) initiative is a collaborative effort amongst data providers in the higher education community and publishers as represented by the College Board, Peterson's, and U.S. News & World Report. The combined goal of this collaboration is 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 reporting burden on data providers.

The CDS is a set of standards and definitions of data items rather than a survey instrument or set of data represented in a database. Each of the higher education surveys conducted by the participating publishers incorporates items from the CDS as well as unique items proprietary to each publisher. Consequently, the publishers' surveys differ in that they utilize varying numbers of items from the CDS.

The following topics are included in the CDS:

General Campus
Enrollment & Persistence
First-time, first-year (FTFY) Freshman Admissions
Transfer Admissions
Academic Offerings & Policies
Student Life
Annual Expenses
Financial Aid
Instructional Faculty & Class Size
Degrees Conferred
Definitions

Please contact Jennifer Garretson at 330-672-5820 or jlrastet@kent.edu for clarification of any CDS item.

All links below are downloadable Excel workbooks.

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Common Dataset (CDS)

2023-2024

2022-2023

2021-2022

2020-2021

2019-2020

2018-2019

2017-2018

2016-2017

2015-2016

2014-2015

2013-2014

2012-2013

2011-2012

2010-2011

2009-2010

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