Demo page - External Reporting Calendar

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

This calendar is intended for planning purposes. Submission windows, due dates, portals, and stakeholder contacts should be verified each cycle before work begins.