The Common Data Set (CDS) is a list of information collected by the publishers of college guides. It includes policies, deadlines, facts such as telephone numbers, and tables of numbers on topics like enrollment. The CDS is mainly undergraduate information.

This site presents UM-Missoula’s responses to the CDS items, by academic year.


Common Data Sets

The University of Montana - Missoula provides the information contained in the CDS to the following college guides and surveys:

  • Chronicle Guidance Publications
  • The College Board Annual Survey of Colleges
  • Peterson's Annual Survey of Undergraduate Institutions
  • U.S. News and World Report: America's Best Colleges