Academic Data Summaries include institutional data such as: Dept Funded Credit Hours, FYE Students, Student Credit Hours Adjusted, Expended FTEF, Adjusted Credit Hours per FTEF, Student-Faculty Ratio, Off Campus and Online Credit Hours Summary, Credit Hours, Off Campus Dept funded, and Online Dept funded.
The Common Data Set (CDS) initiative is a collaborative effort between publishers College Board, Peterson's Guide, U.S. News & World Report, Wintgergreen/Orchard House and the educational community. The CDS provides standard questions and data definitions that are incorporated into participating publisher's existing surveys.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) is a system of survey components that collects data from about 7,500 institutions that provide postsecondary education across the United States. IPEDS collects institution-level data on students (enrollment and graduation rates), student charges, program completions, faculty, staff, and finances.
The Data Dictionary includes dozens of terms used in insitutional reports and statistical indicators. For a definition of terms, please see the Data Dictionary.