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.
2024-2025
Ashtabula CDS 2024-2025
East Liverpool CDS 2024-2025
Geauga CDS 2024-2025
Kent CDS 2024-2025
Salem CDS 2024-2025
Stark CDS 2024-2025
Trumbull CDS 2024-2025
Tuscarawas CDS 2024-2025
2023-2024
Ashtabula CDS 2023-2024
East Liverpool CDS 2023-2024
Geauga CDS 2023-2024
Kent CDS 2023-2024
Salem CDS 2023-2024
Stark CDS 2023-2024
Trumbull CDS 2023-2024
Tuscarawas CDS 2023-2024
2022-2023
Ashtabula CDS 2022-2023
East Liverpool CDS 2022-2023
Geauga CDS 2022-2023
Kent CDS 2022-2023
Salem CDS 2022-2023
Stark CDS 2022-2023
Trumbull CDS 2022-2023
Tuscarawas CDS 2022-2023
2021-2022
Ashtabula CDS 2021-2022
East Liverpool CDS 2021-2022
Geauga CDS 2021-2022
Kent CDS 2021-2022
Salem CDS 2021-2022
Stark CDS 2021-2022
Trumbull CDS 2021-2022
Tuscarawas CDS 2021-2022
2020-2021
Ashtabula CDS 2020-2021
East Liverpool CDS 2020-2021
Geauga CDS 2020-2021
Kent CDS 2020-2021
Salem CDS 2020-2021
Stark CDS 2020-2021
Trumbull CDS 2020-2021
Tuscarawas CDS 2020-2021
2019-2020
Ashtabula CDS 2019-2020
East Liverpool CDS 2019-2020
Geauga CDS 2019-2020
Kent CDS 2019-2020
Salem CDS 2019-2020
Stark CDS 2019-2020
Trumbull CDS 2019-2020
Tuscarawas CDS 2019-2020
2018-2019
Ashtabula CDS 2018-2019
East Liverpool CDS 2018-2019
Geauga CDS 2018-2019
Kent CDS 2018-2019
Salem CDS 2018-2019
Stark CDS 2018-2019
Trumbull CDS 2018-2019
Tuscarawas CDS 2018-2019
2017-2018
Ashtabula CDS 2017-2018
East Liverpool CDS 2017-2018
Geauga CDS 2017-2018
Kent CDS 2017-2018
Salem CDS 2017-2018
Stark CDS 2017-2018
Trumbull CDS 2017-2018
Tuscarawas CDS 2017-2018
2016-2017
Ashtabula CDS 2016-2017
East Liverpool CDS 2016-2017
Geauga CDS 2016-2017
Kent CDS 2016-2017
Salem CDS 2016-2017
Stark CDS 2016-2017
Trumbull CDS 2016-2017
Tuscarawas CDS 2016-2017
2015-2016
Ashtabula CDS 2015-2016
East Liverpool CDS 2015-2016
Geauga CDS 2015-2016
Kent CDS 2015-2016
Salem CDS 2015-2016
Stark CDS 2015-2016
Trumbull CDS 2015-2016
Tuscarawas CDS 2015-2016