Common Data Set (CDS)
The following links will open Carleton's Common Data Set (CDS) files.
The CDS is a large set of basic data, narrative, and other information designed to describe a college or university. The CDS is developed by a set of college guidebook publishers, including the College Board, Peterson's Guides, and US News and World Report. It is developed with the advice of college and university research, admissions, and financial aid staff through the Higher Education Data Policy Committee (HEDPC) of the Association for Institutional Research (AIR). The exact content of the CDS changes slightly from year to year, as do the definitions of some items within the CDS. In recent years, each year's definitions are provided at the end of a given year's CDS file.
The following links to Adobe Acrobat files are current as of February 11, 2009. You will need to have Adobe Reader installed on your computer to be able to open these files.
Common Data Set Trend History
This Common Data Set Trend History link provides a user-friendly overview of data for the past eleven years.
Common Data Set Individual Years
These links will open Carleton's CDS information for the given year.
Common Data Set (CDS), 2008-09
Common Data Set (CDS), 2007-08
Common Data Set (CDS), 2006-07
Common Data Set (CDS), 2005-06
Common Data Set (CDS), 2004-05
Common Data Set (CDS), 2003-04
Common Data Set (CDS), 2002-03
Common Data Set (CDS), 2001-02
Common Data Set (CDS), 2000-01