If so, let me introduce you to the Common Data Set—a somewhat secretive by largely accessible fount of information that anyone can tap into, if you know how.View slideshow: Local Colleges and Universities that post CDS Webpages The backstory is simple. The Common Data Set (CDS) was created as a way to satisfy the insatiable appetite for college statistics among such organizations as the College Board, US News and World Report, Peterson’s, and Wintergreen Orchard House. The idea was to reduce duplication of effort and meet publishers’ needs by asking colleges to complete a single survey the results of which would be compiled into a shared data base. Christopher Newport University posts its...
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