Data and Statistics

Common Data Sets

The Common Data Set is a collection of general information on a college or university’s admissions policy, enrollment, academic programs, tuition, financial aid, faculty, class size, and so on. It is the result of cooperation among guidebook publishers, institutional researchers, and others. The goal of that effort is to improve the quality and accuracy of the information and to reduce the reporting burden on information providers. In the documents linked below are USC Upstate’s answers to the questions in the Common Data Set.

The reports below are in PDF format

IPEDS Data Feedback Reports

The federal government, through the Higher Education Opportunity Act, requires institutions to disclose graduation rates for recipients of Pell Grants and Stafford Loans. That data can be found in the IPEDS Data Feedback Reports.

The reports below are in PDF format

Voluntary System of Accountability College Portrait

The Voluntary System of Accountability (VSA) is a voluntary initiative for 4-year public colleges and universities. Developed through a partnership between the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) and the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges (NASULGC), the VSA is designed to help institutions meet the following objectives:

Demonstrate accountability and stewardship to public
Measure educational outcomes to identify effective educational practices
Assemble information that is accessible, understandable, and comparable

The VSA communicates information on the undergraduate student experience through a common web reporting template, the College Portrait. The College Portrait is a source of basic, comparable information about public colleges and institutions presented in a user-friendly format. It is designed to be trustworthy source of reliable data for prospective students and their families.

USC Upstate College Portrait

Institutional Data