Common Data Set (CDS)
The Common Data Set initiative is a collaborative effort among
data providers in the higher education community and college guide
publishers as represented by The College Board, Peterson's - a
Thomson Learning Company, U.S. News & World Report, and Wintergreen/Orchard
House.
The goal is to have each institution complete the CDS once each
year and make copies available to the interested publishers, who
would then require only a relatively small amount of additional
information. In addition to reducing cost and time by institutional
researchers to respond to publishers surveys, the CDS represents
a standardization of data elements and definitions across publications
thus minimizing conflicting counts and other data irregularities.
For background and definitions on the Common Data Set initiative,
please visit the web site.Common data set reports can be found by
clicking on the links for:
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