Common Data Set 2025-2026
Common Data Set Items 2025-2026 Summary of key changes: Question # A6
Description Terminology changed from “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” to “Campus Belonging Webpage.”
Sections B and C
The CDS now aligns with IPEDS sex reporting. Response options changed from “Men, Women, Another Gender, Unknown” to “Male, Female, Unknown.” “Another Gender” has been removed.
Section B
Added more totals across the Excel and Word versions. Some restore totals that previously appeared in the PDF but were missing in the editable templates; others are new roll-ups added where they’re most useful.
B22
Added questions for reporting the numerator and denominator. Report the number of all first-time, full-time, bachelor’s (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students who entered in Fall 2024 (or the preceding summer term). From this group, identify how many were still enrolled at your institution as of the official enrollment date in Fall 2025. Retention Rate: Calculate the percentage of the Fall 2024 entering cohort who remained enrolled on the official census date.
I2
Wording refined to explicitly include undergraduate and graduate students and instructional faculty; exclusions for standalone graduate/professional programs unchanged.
All
Terminology change from “Men/Women” to “Male/Female”
*Hofstra University’s additional questions 1