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External Reporting Calendar

The Center of Institutional Effectiveness coordinates and supports recurring external reporting obligations for UC Merced, including federal and UC system requirements, accreditation-related reporting, rankings submissions, awards applications, and national data collections.

How to read this calendar: Tables are grouped by general reporting period. Dates are approximate and may change by cycle. Obligations without a fixed annual due date are included in the rolling, periodic, or timing-to-confirm section.

Winter Reporting: January through March

This table lists external reporting obligations with due dates or submission periods generally occurring from January through March.

Winter External Reporting Obligations
Report or Obligation Due / Submission Period Purpose / Recipient Frequency
HSI / Titles III & V Waiver Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education January Federal Reporting Annual
US News Graduate Engineering Rankings US News & World Report January Rankings and Marketing Annual
NSF-GSS Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering January Federal Reporting Annual
American Talent Initiative ATI January / April National Data Collection Recurring
Princeton Review Rankings Princeton Review February Rankings and Marketing Annual
IPEDS Winter Collection National Center for Education Statistics February Federal Reporting Annual
DHS Recertification Department of Homeland Security February Federal Reporting Every 3 years
CRA Taulbee Survey Computing Research Association February National Data Collection Recurring
ASEE Profiles of Engineering and Engineering Technology American Society for Engineering Education February National Data Collection Recurring
Survey of Graduate Enrollment and Degrees Council of Graduate Schools February National Data Collection Annual
Quacquarelli Symonds Rankings QS regular and sustainability cycles February / April Rankings and Marketing Annual
World University Rankings Times Higher Education March Rankings and Marketing Recurring
HEED Awards and honors March Awards and Recognition Annual

Spring and Summer Reporting: April through September

This table lists external reporting obligations with due dates or submission periods generally occurring from April through September.

Spring and Summer External Reporting Obligations
Report or Obligation Due / Submission Period Purpose / Recipient Frequency
Peterson’s / College Board / BigFutures CDS-related external submission April Rankings and Marketing Annual
Wall Street Journal / College Pulse College Rankings Survey WSJ / College Pulse May Rankings and Marketing Annual
US News Best Colleges Ranking US News & World Report June Rankings and Marketing Annual
NCAA ASR National Collegiate Athletics Association June Athletics Compliance Annual
Seal of Excelencia Recertification application June Awards and Recognition Every 3 years
AIP Workforce Survey American Institute of Physics June 26 National Data Collection Annual
UCOP Faculty Instructional Activities UC Office of the President August UC System Reporting Annual
UCOP Table 1 UC Office of the President August / November UC System Reporting Annual
UCOP Space Utilization UC Office of the President Mid-September UC System Reporting Odd years

Fall and End-of-Year Reporting: October through December

This table lists external reporting obligations with due dates or submission periods generally occurring from October through December.

Fall and End-of-Year External Reporting Obligations
Report or Obligation Due / Submission Period Purpose / Recipient Frequency
IPEDS Fall Collection National Center for Education Statistics October Federal Reporting Annual
UCOP Doctoral Placement UC Office of the President October UC System Reporting Annual
AIP Physics and Astronomy Census American Institute of Physics October National Data Collection Annual
Common Data Set Common Data Set Initiative End of calendar year Institutional Information Annual
Student Achievement Measure SAM December Institutional Information Annual

Rolling, Periodic, and Timing-to-Confirm Obligations

This table lists obligations with rolling dates, multi-year cycles, conditional schedules, or timing that needs to be confirmed for the applicable reporting cycle.

Rolling, Periodic, and Timing-to-Confirm External Reporting Obligations
Report or Obligation Due / Submission Period Purpose / Recipient Frequency
US News Online Program Rankings US News & World Report Rolling Rankings and Marketing Rolling
Princeton Review Student Survey Princeton Review Every 3 years Rankings and Marketing Every 3 years
National Postsecondary Student Aid Survey NPSAS Every 3-4 years Federal Reporting Every 3-4 years
SEA Change AAAS award process 2-3 years / award cycle Awards and Recognition 2-3 years
Carnegie Community Engagement Carnegie classification / recognition process Timing to confirm Awards and Recognition Recurring