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The Common Data Set (CDS)

The Common Data Set (CDS) initiative is a collaborative effort between publishers and educational institutions to improve the quality and accuracy of information provided to all involved in a student's transition into higher education. PDF files containing Puget Sound's most recent submissions of the Common Data Set are provided.

Common Data Set 2023-24 (New 2.14.2024)

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IPEDS Data Feedback Reports (DFR)

Data feedback reports (DFR) allow institutions to compare and benchmark their reported Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) data with peer institutions. Data feedback reports may be used to identify similarities and differences between the University of Puget Sound and comparison schools, communicate at-a-glance data with stakeholders, and identify potential avenues for further data exploration and analysis. PDF files containing Puget Sound's most recent data feedback reports are provided.

IPEDS Data Feedback Report 2023

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Sound Reports

Sound Reports are our internal reports for Puget Sound faculty and staff to use for decision-making or as a source for data needed in filling out external reports for their areas.

Please visit our Sound Reports page for more information.

Student Achievement Measures

Federal Codes & Classifications

This information is to help employees in filling out area reports or to assist the public in looking the University of Puget Sound up in various federal Department of Education data repositories.

FICE ID (Federal School Code for FAFSA): 
003797

OPE ID:
00379700

IPEDS ID: 
236328

Carnegie Classification:
Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus

Comparison Institutions

Peer institutions are used to compare campus performance with institutions of similar characteristics (e.g., mission, size, endowment, etc.). Puget Sound's current comparison institutions and their locations are listed below.

Peer Institutions  
Allegheny College | Meadville, Pennsylvania Linfield College - McMinnville Campus | McMinnville, Oregon
Bard College | Annandale-on-Hudson, New York Occidental College | Los Angeles, California
Beloit College  | Beloit, Wisconsin Pitzer College | Claremont, California
Connecticut College | New London, Connecticut Reed College | Portland, Oregon
Denison University | Granville, Ohio St. Lawrence University  | Canton, New York
Dickinson College | Carlisle, Pennsylvania St. Olaf College | Northfield, Minnesota
Hendrix College | Conway, Arkansas Trinity University  | San Antonio, Texas
Kenyon College | Gambier, Ohio University of Portland | Portland, Oregon
Knox College  | Galesburg, Illinois Whitman College | Walla Walla, Washington
Lewis and Clark College | Portland, Oregon Willamette University  | Salem, Oregon

Pacific Northwest Peer Institutions

Residential liberal arts institutions in the Pacific Northwest.

Lewis & Clark College | Portland, Oregon Whitman College | Walla Walla, Washington
Reed College | Portland, Oregon Willamette University | Salem, Oregon

Peer Data Comparison Visuals