REPORTING SCHEDULE
Federal Mandatory Reporting
| SURVEY | REQUESTER | SUBMISSION DATE |
| IPEDS Institutional Characteristics Header | U.S. Department of Education | August |
| IPEDS Institutional Characteristics | U.S. Department of Education | October |
| IPEDS Completions (Degrees Awarded) | U.S. Department of Education | October |
| IPEDS 12-Month Enrollment | U.S. Department of Education | October |
| National Postsecondary Student Aid | U.S. Department of Education | Oct / Feb |
| IPEDS Student Financial Aid | U.S. Department of Education | February |
| IPEDS Graduation Rates | U.S. Department of Education | February |
| IPEDS 200% Graduation Rates | U.S. Department of Education | February |
| IPEDS Admissions | U.S. Department of Education | February |
| IPEDS Outcome Measures | U.S. Department of Education | February |
| IPEDS Fall Enrollment | U.S. Department of Education | April |
| IPEDS Human Resources | U.S. Department of Education | April |
| IPEDS Finance (Winter or Spring Submission)* | U.S. Department of Education | April |
| IPEDS Academic Libraries** | U.S. Department of Education | April |
State Mandatory Reporting
| FILES | REQUESTER | SUBMISSION DATE |
| Summer I End-of-Term File (includes Spring Off-Schedule End-of-Term) | Arkansas Department of Higher Education | August |
| Graduated Student File (for prior academic year) | Arkansas Department of Higher Education | August |
| Summer II Term File (Student, Registration, Course, Instructor) includes Summer I Off-Schedule | Arkansas Department of Higher Education | August |
| Perkins Annual Files (Special Populations and Assessment for prior academic year) | Arkansas Department of Higher Education | August |
| Annual Instructor File (for prior academic year) | Arkansas Department of Higher Education | August |
| Military Compensation Report | Arkansas Department of Higher Education | August |
| Workforce Education and Training Course and Student Files (Summer I 2020 data) | Arkansas Department of Higher Education | September |
| Preliminary Fall Enrollment Report | Arkansas Department of Higher Education | September |
| ACTS Transfer Report | Arkansas Department of Higher Education | September |
| Roger Phillips Transfer Act Report | Arkansas Department of Higher Education | September |
| Student Financial Aid Data File | Arkansas Department of Higher Education | September |
| Graduated Student File for current academic year (July and August graduates) | Arkansas Department of Higher Education | October |
| Summer II End-of-Term File (includes Summer I Off-Schedule End-of-Term) | Arkansas Department of Higher Education | October |
| Fall Term File (Student, Registration, Course, Instructor) includes Summer II Off-Schedule | Arkansas Department of Higher Education | October |
| Student-Athlete File (for prior academic year) | Arkansas Department of Higher Education | October |
| Fall End-of-Term File, includes Summer II Off-Schedule End-of-Term | Arkansas Department of Higher Education | February |
| Spring Term File (Student, Registration, Course, Instructor) includes Fall Off-Schedule | Arkansas Department of Higher Education | February |
| Spring End-of-Term File, includes Fall Off-Schedule End-of-Term | Arkansas Department of Higher Education | June |
| Summer I Term File (Student, Registration, Course, Instructor) includes Spring Off-Schedule | Arkansas Department of Higher Education | June |
Rankings and Media Reporting
| FILES | REQUESTER | SUBMISSION DATE |
| Online Bachelor's* | U.S. News & World Report | August |
| Online Master's Education* | U.S. News & World Report | August |
| Online Master's Criminal Justice* | U.S. News & World Report | August |
| Online MBA* | U.S. News & World Report | August |
| Online Master's Engineering* | U.S. News & World Report | August |
| Moody's Annual Tuition Survey* | Moody's | October |
| Military Friendly Survey* | VA School Official | December |
| Graduate Education Surveys | U.S. News & World Report | December |
| Annual Undergraduate Survey** | Peterson's | January |
| Moody's Non-Traditional Headcount & FTE | Moody's | January |
| LSAMP Data Collection Survey (Known as WebAMP) | NSF (Minority in STEM fields) | January |
| Faculty and Staff FTE | Software Clearinghouse | February |
| CGS/GRE Survey of Graduate Enrollment and Degrees | Council of Graduate Schools | March/April |
| Main Survey | U.S. News & World Report (Best Colleges) | May |
| Distance Learning Survey | U.S. News & World Report | May |
| Finance Survey | U.S. News & World Report | May |
| Financial Aid Survey | U.S. News & World Report | May |
| Best for Vets: Colleges Survey | Military Times | June |
| Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED)* | Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Community Engagement | June |
* In collaboration with requesting offices. ** Obtained permission not to participate
Consortium Reporting
| SURVEY | REQUESTER | SUBMISSION DATE |
| Common Data Set | College Board, Peterson's and US News | Annual |
| Graduate Student Survey | National Science Foundation (NSF) | February |
| Enrollment Survey* | National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) | May |