In addition to Common Data Set and IPEDS, AIP responds to or supports various external surveys and reports throughout the year. Major surveys and state files are listed below with their submission timelines.
Publisher Surveys
| Survey Name | Submission Timeline |
|---|---|
| ACT Institutional Data Questionnaire | Spring |
| American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) | Fall |
| American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) | Fall |
| Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) | Summer |
| Barron’s Profiles of American Colleges | Fall |
| CGS/GRE Survey of Graduate Enrollment | Spring |
| Clarivate Analytics Global Institutional Profiles (formerly Thomson Reuters) | Spring |
| College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR) | Spring |
| College Board | Fall |
| Consortium for Student Retention Data Exchange (CSRDE) | Spring |
| Florida Virtual Campus (FLVC) | Summer |
| Global Research University Profiles (GRUP) | Summer |
| HEP Higher Education Directory | Summer |
| Kiplinger’s Best College Ranking | Fall |
| Military Friendly | Summer |
| Military Times Best Colleges | Summer |
| Moody’s | Fall |
| National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) Admission Trends | Summer |
| National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Health (NSF-NIH) | Spring |
| Open Doors | Spring, Fall |
| Peterson’s | Spring |
| Princeton Review | Fall |
| Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) | Summer, Fall |
| Times Higher Education | Spring |
| U.S. News & World Report | Spring, Fall |
| Wintergreeen Orchard House | Spring |
Florida Board of Governors (BOG) State University Database System (SUDS) Files
| Report Name | Contents | Submission Timeline |
|---|---|---|
| Admissions File (ADM) | demographics and academic summary of students applying for admission | Summer – early September Fall – early October Spring – early March |
| Expenditure Analysis File (EA) | allocation of expenditure resources by CIP category and instructional activities | Annual – late October |
| University Employee/OPS File (EMPL) | funding, assignment and demographics associated with employees | Fall – mid November Spring – mid April |
| Hours to Degree File (HTD) | degree and course detail for students who are awarded a first baccalaureate degree with a single major within the academic year | Annual – early November |
| Instruction & Research File (IRD) | effort reporting on instruction and research activities | Annual – late October |
| Operating Budget File (OB) | actual and estimated information on positions and expenditures | Annual – late August |
| Retention File (RET) | retention and graduation detail for students in a cohort group | Annual – late January |
| Salary Category Detail File (SCD) | funding, assignment, and demographics associated with employee resources | OB – late August, Mid Year – early January, End of Year – late June |
| Student Financial Aid File (SFA) | financial aid received by students each term | Annual – early October |
| Student Instruction File (SIF) | term based detail on student demographics, academics and course work, stipends, fellowships, waivers, course sections and instruction | Summer – late September Fall – late January Spring – mid June |
| Student Instruction File Degrees Awarded (SIFD) | student degrees awarded each term | Summer – late September Fall – early February Spring – late June |
| Student Instruction File Preliminary (SIFP) | preliminary term based detail on student demographics, academics and course work | Fall – mid October |