The Common Data Set (CDS) is a set of standards and definitions of data items rather than a survey instrument or set of data represented in a database. Each of the higher education surveys conducted by the participating publishers incorporates items from the CDS as well as unique items proprietary to each publisher. Consequently, the publishers' surveys differ in that they utilize varying numbers of items from the CDS.
The CDS initiative is a collaborative effort between publishers and the educational community and is typically made available in February or March of each year. More information can be found on the Common Data Set Initiative website.
This page hosts the Twin Cities Campus CDS files (formerly known as the Twin Cities Factbook) and Rochester CDS files. Links to the CDS files for the Crookston, Duluth, and Morris campuses are available below.
Common Data Sets by Campus:
Twin Cities Campus Common Data Set
- 2024-2025 Common Data Set (PDF)
- 2023-2024 Common Data Set (PDF)
- 2022-2023 Common Data Set (PDF)
- 2021-2022 Common Data Set (PDF)
- 2020-2021 Common Data Set (PDF)
- 2019-2020 Common Data Set (PDF)
- 2018-2019 Common Data Set (PDF)
- 2017-2018 Common Data Set (PDF)
- 2016-2017 Common Data Set (PDF)
- 2015-2016 Common Data Set (PDF)
- 2014-2015 Common Data Set (PDF)
- 2013-2014 Common Data Set (PDF)
- 2012-2013 Common Data Set (PDF)
- 2011-2012 Common Data Set (PDF)
- 2010-2011 Common Data Set (PDF)
- 2009-2010 Common Data Set (PDF)
- 2008-2009 Common Data Set (PDF)
- 2007-2008 Common Data Set (PDF)
- 2006-2007 Common Data Set (PDF)
- 2005-2006 Common Data Set (PDF)
- 2004-2005 Common Data Set (PDF)
- 2003-2004 Common Data Set (PDF)
- 2002-2003 Common Data Set (PDF)
- 2001-2002 Common Data Set (PDF)
- 2000-2001 Common Data Set (PDF)