THE COST STUDY

1. Terms of Use – Confirm that you have reviewed and understand the updates to the 2021 Terms of Use [add link], including:
   • Edits to Section C clarifying appropriate data sharing, and
   • Additional information in Section E regarding login credentials.
2. Data Dictionary – Confirm that you have reviewed and understand the new data dictionary [add link], including updated definitions and examples.
3. Online Student Credit Hour (SCH) – Confirm that you have reviewed and understand the changes to the method of collection Online SCH [add link], including the addition of 4 new (optional) data fields.
4. Missing -vs- Zero Values in Data Entry – Confirm that you have reviewed and understand the policy regarding missing vs. zero values in data entry [add link].
5. New definition for Professional Degrees – Confirm that you have reviewed and understand the new definition for classifying Professional Degrees [add link]

Registration for the 2021 cycle of The Cost Study is now open.

Early-bird pricing before October 15th.

National norms are now available for the 2020 cycle of The Cost Study!

Please log into the web portal or contact ire-cost@udel.edu for more information.

(Updated 7/20/21)

Resources for interpreting reports and tables

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