Common Data Set (CDS) Report

This report includes all financial aid data specified by the Common Data Set (CDS) initiative. For more information, see the Common Data Set Initiative website.

To generate a Common Data Set (CDS) report, complete the following steps:

  1. Select Reporting in the top navigation bar to open the Reporting menu along the left side of the page.
  2. Select Standard Reports.
  1. From the Standard Reports list, select Common Data Set (CDS).
  2. Choose the federal award year from which you want to pull data from the Award Year list.
  3. Choose the population of students you want to include in the report from the Selection Set list.
  1. Select the fall reporting date used to determine how undergraduate students are counted in the report.
    • Select 10/15 to count only students enrolled in a payment period where 10/15 falls between the payment period start date and end date.
    • Select 8/1 - 10/31 to count any students enrolled in at least one payment period that has a date within this date range.
  2. Select whether to append the student list to the end of the report.
  3. Select which section of the report to generate. Select All Reports to generate all sections of the CDS financial aid report.
  1. Select Generate Report. A green success message appears in the top right to let you know the report is being generated and a second green message will appear once the file is generated successfully.
  1. Select Import/Export in the top navigation bar to open the Import/Export menu along the left side of the page.
  2. Select File Manager.
  1. In the File Manager, navigate to Exports > Reporting > Standard Reports.
  2. Select the report you want to download.

    Tip: To download multiple documents, you can multi-select files by using your keyboard. If you wish to select multiple files that are listed next to one another, press and hold shift and select the first and last file from the list. If you wish to select multiple files not listed beside one another, press and hold Ctrl and select your desired files.

  3. Select the Download download icon icon.

    Note: Once you've selected to download the file, it can be located on your device in the Downloads folder, or another file location depending on your browser settings.

    For more information on actions you can perform from the File Manager, see File Manager and related help articles.