{"id":456,"date":"2021-09-24T16:14:49","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T16:14:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/institutional-research\/common-data-set\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T11:25:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T15:25:32","slug":"common-data-set","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/institutional-research\/about-institutional-research\/common-data-set\/","title":{"rendered":"Common Data Set"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wysiwyg wysiwyg-primary-block alignfull\" >\n\t<div class=\"container grid-default wysiwyg__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"sidebar-menu \" aria-label=\"Site Menu\" id=\"page-nav\">\n\t\t<div class=\"sidebar-menu__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"sidebar-menu__header\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sidebar-menu__headerLabel\">Institutional Research &amp; Assessment Menu<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"sidebar-menu__mobileToggle\" title=\"Toggle Menu\" :aria-expanded=\"mobileOpen\"><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"sidebar-menu__list\" v-show=\"mobileOpen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/academics\/institutional-research\/about-institutional-research\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Institutional Research<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/academics\/institutional-research\/assessment\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Assessment<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/academics\/institutional-research\/information-request-form\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Information Request Form<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/academics\/institutional-research\/internal-external-surveys\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Internal &#038; External Surveys<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/academics\/institutional-research\/staff\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Office of Institutional Research &#038; Assessment Staff<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__wrapper wysiwyg__wrapper--hasSidebar\">\n\t\t\t<!-- content from editor -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__content wysiwyg__contentContainer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-common-data-set-cds-2025-2026\">Common Data Set (CDS), 2025-2026<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Along with institutions across the country, Butler University participates in the Common Data Set (CDS) initiative each Fall term in an effort to improve the quality and accuracy of information provided about higher education institutions to external reporting groups, such as U.S. News &amp; World Report, Peterson\u2019s, and the CollegeBoard. The CDS consists of 10 sections and includes content from departments across the University, acting as a general institutional FAQ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/26111832\/CDS_2025-2025_A.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A. General Information<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/26111833\/CDS_2025-2025_B.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">B. Enrollment and Persistence<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/26111834\/CDS_2025-2025_C.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">C. First-Time, First Year Admission<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/26111835\/CDS_2025-2025_D.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">D. Transfer Admission<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/26111836\/CDS_2025-2025_E.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">E. Academic Offerings and Policies<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/26111837\/CDS_2025-2025_F.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">F. Student Life<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/26111838\/CDS_2025-2025_G.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">G. Annual Expenses<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/26111839\/CDS_2025-2025_H.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">H. Financial Aid<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/26111840\/CDS_2025-2025_I.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">I. Instructional Faculty and Class Size<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/26111841\/CDS_2025-2025_J.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">J. Degrees Conferred<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/08093226\/cds_definitions.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CDS Definitions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Unfortunately, the provided templates for reporting institutional data below are not fully accessible to all website visitors.&nbsp;If you have questions or need to review the information in a different format, please get in touch with the Office of Institutional Research &amp; Assessment at <a href=\"mailto:oira-request@butler.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">oira-request@butler.edu<\/a>. 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