The Common Data Set (CDS) initiative is a collaborative effort among
institutional researchers and guidebook publishers, as represented by
the College Board, Peterson's, and U.S. News & World Report. The
goal of the CDS is to improve the quality and accuracy of information
provided in college guidebooks 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. For more information,
please visit the Common Data
Set site.
2007-08 Common Data Set
Full 2007-2008 IIT Common Data Set (PDF)
Common Data Set item definitions (PDF)
2006-07 Common Data Set
Full 2006-2007 IIT Common Data Set
(PDF)
Common Data Set item definitions
(PDF)
2005-06 Common Data Set
Full 2005-2006 IIT Common Data Set
(PDF)
Common Data Set item definitions
(PDF)
2004-05 Common Data Set
Full 2004-2005 IIT Common Data Set
(PDF)
Common Data Set item definitions
(PDF)
