CSU Common Data Sets (CDS)

What's the Common Data Set

"The Common Data Set (CDS) initiative is a collaborative effort among data providers in the higher education community and publishers as represented by the College Board, Thomson 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.

This goal is attained by the development of clear, standard data items and definitions in order to determine a specific cohort relevant to each item. Data items and definitions used by the U.S. "   ...more

CSU Common Data Sets (CDS)

The Common Data Set (CDS) is a standardized set of data items used by individual institutions to provide accurate information.
Note: The CDS files require Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Excel or Microsoft Word.

 

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Michael McGoun

Mailing Address
Cleveland State University
2121 Euclid Avenue, AC 220
Cleveland, OH 44115-2214

Campus Location
Office of Data Analytics and Institutional Research
2300 Euclid Avenue
Parker Hannifin Admin. Center AC 220
Cleveland, OH 44115-2214

Requests: DAIR@csuohio.edu

Contacts
Katherine M. Corcoran
Chief Data Officer
k.m.corcoran52@csuohio.edu

Aaron C. Roberts
Director of Data Engineering
a.roberts16@csuohio.edu