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2023-2024 COMMON DATA SET DIRECTORY
Section A: General Information
Section B: Enrollment and Persistence
Section C: First-Time, First-Year, (Freshman) Admission
Section D: Transfer Admission
Section E: Academic Offerings and Policies
Section F: Student Life
Section G: Annual Expenses
Section H: Financial Aid
Section I: Instructional Faculty and Class Size
Section J: Degrees Conferred
2022-2023 COMMON DATA SET DIRECTORY
Section A: General Information
Section B: Enrollment and Persistence
Section C: First-Time, First-Year, (Freshman) Admission
Section D: Transfer Admission
Section E: Academic Offerings and Policies
Section F: Student Life
Section G: Annual Expenses
Section H: Financial Aid
Section I: Instructional Faculty and Class Size
Section J: Degrees Conferred
2021-2022 COMMON DATA SET DIRECTORY
Section A: General Information
Section B: Enrollment and Persistence
Section C: First-Time, First-Year, (Freshman) Admission
Section D: Transfer Admission
Section E: Academic Offerings and Policies
Section F: Student Life
Section G: Annual Expenses
Section I: Instructional Faculty and Class Size
Section J: Degrees Conferred
2020-2021 COMMON DATA SET DIRECTORY
Section A: General Information
Section B: Enrollment and Persistence
Section C: First-Time, First-Year, (Freshman) Admission
Section D: Transfer Admission
Section E: Academic Offerings and Policies
Section F: Student Life
Section G: Annual Expenses
Section H: Financial Aid
Section I: Instructional Faculty and Class Size
Section J: Degrees Conferred
2019-2020 COMMON DATA SET DIRECTORY
Section A: General Information
Section B: Enrollment and Persistence
Section C: First-Time, First-Year, (Freshman) Admission
Section D: Transfer Admission
Section E: Academic Offerings and Policies
Section F: Student Life
Section G: Annual Expenses
Section H: Financial Aid
Section I: Instructional Faculty and Class Size
Section J: Degrees Conferred
2018-2019 COMMON DATA SET DIRECTORY
Section A: General Information
Section B: Enrollment and Persistence
Section C: First-Time, First-Year, (Freshman) Admission
Section D: Transfer Admission
Section E: Academic Offerings and Policies
Section F: Student Life
Section G: Annual Expenses
Section H: Financial Aid
Section I: Instructional Faculty and Class Size
Section J: Degrees Conferred