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The '''Common Data Set''' is a product of the Common Data Set Initiative, "a collaborative effort among data providers in the higher education community and publishers as represented by the [[College Board]], [[Peterson's]], and ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]''." The stated goal is to provide accurate and timely data to students and their families while decreasing the workload of administrators. In producing their popular publications and rankings, these publishers "ask the same core questions" of institutions using the Common Data Set to define those questions and their responses.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.airweb.org/page.asp?page=102 |title=AIR Alert #1 |author=Association for Institutional Research |dateyear=1997 |accessdate=March 23, 2010}}</ref> These data are also used in public accountability efforts such as the [[Voluntary System of Accountability]]'s [[College Portrait]].<ref>{{cite |url=http://www.voluntarysystem.org/index.cfm?page=about_cp |title=About the College Portrait |date=2010 |accessdate=MArch 23, 2010 |author=Voluntary System of Accountability Program}}</ref>

==Annual CDS survey results==

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==Survey sections and topics==

The CDS annual survey includes the following major sections, identified by major sections (A-J) and subsections (0, 1, 3, ...):

*A - General College Information

** Address, Classification of Undergraduate Institution, Academic Year Calendar, Degrees Offered

*B - Enrollment and Persistence