Institutional Research
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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 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 Microsoft Word 
and PDF format 
The reports below are in PDF format
- 2017 IPEDS Data Feedback Reports
- 2016 IPEDS Data Feedback Reports
- 2015 IPEDS Data Feedback Reports
- 2014 IPEDS Data Feedback Reports
- 2013 IPEDS Data Feedback Reports
- 2012 IPEDS Data Feedback Reports
- 2011 IPEDS Data Feedback Reports
- 2010 IPEDS Data Feedback Reports
- 2009 IPEDS Data Feedback Reports
- 2008 IPEDS Data Feedback Reports
- 2007 IPEDS Data Feedback Reports
- 2006 IPEDS Data Feedback Reports
- 2005 IPEDS Data Feedback Reports
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.
The following table contains historical data. Please refer to the Visual Factbook for current data.
The reports below are in PDF format
Enrollment
Admissions data, SAT and enrollment profiles, and scholarship awards
Faculty/Student
Demographics, salaries, and ratio of faculty to students
Financial and Space Data
Tuition rates, fees, and scholarship awards
Persistence and Graduation Rates
Graduation rates, degrees awarded, and cohort retention
The federal government, through the Higher Education Opportunity Act, requires institutions to disclose graduation rates for recipients of Pell Grants and Stafford Loans. The link below provides these data.