Common Data Set
The Common Data Set (CDS) was developed through collaboration among publishers of college guides, colleges and universities, representatives of higher education organizations, high school counselors, and the National Center for Education Statistics. Many of the items and definitions in the Common Data Set are used on the fall surveys of several major publishers. The goal of the CDS is to improve the comparability of data reported by colleges and to ease each institution's burden through asking questions in a standard way across numerous surveys. We make our response to the Common Data Set available online to show how we reported these data.
Definitions of data elements are maintained by the Common Data Set Initiative.
- CURRENT Common Data Set Fall 2008 (pdf)
- Common Data Set Fall 2007 (pdf)
- Common Data Set Fall 2006 (pdf)
- Common Data Set Fall 2005 (pdf)
- Common Data Set Fall 2004 (pdf)
- Common Data Set Fall 2003 (pdf)
- Common Data Set Fall 2002 (pdf)
- Common Data Set Fall 2001 (pdf)
- Common Data Set Fall 2000 (pdf)
- Common Data Set Fall 1999 (pdf)
Information compiled by:
Kevin Rexford, kr86@cornell.edu
Office of Institutional Research and Planning
440 Day Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853