The Common
Data Set (CDS) represents a joint effort by The College Board,
Peterson's, U.S. News & World Report, and Wintergreen/Orchard
House, Inc., to standardize data definitions and data elements
commonly used in surveys of higher education institutions. The
CDS currently includes sections profiling institutions' general
information, enrollment and persistence, freshman admission,
transfer admission, academic offerings and policies, student
life, expenses, and financial aid.
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