The Cost Study Timeline

Registration Opens

Registration for the 2023 cycle is now open.

Data Submission Deadline

Data submissions are due to The Cost Study in the web portal by January 31, 2024. Please contact ire-cost@udel.edu for an extension.

Data Validations, Corrections, and Adjustments

After you submit your institution’s data, The Cost Study team will validate the data in your submission. From February 2024-April 2024, you will be contacted to discuss and make corrections to any errors or warnings in your data.

Preliminary Norms Available

The Cost Study team will release a set of preliminary norms in May 2024. These preliminary norms allow schools whose data has been submitted, validated, and approved to get a head start on benchmarking and decision-making.

Final Results Released

Final results from the study will be available early-mid July 2024. Available reports include: national norms, 3-year averages, and custom peer analyses, along with your full set of institution reports. All results will be released through the secure, online web portal.