Annual Reporting
Stay informed with our detailed annual reporting, which includes comprehensive data on various aspects of our university. This page features reports from two major data collection initiatives: the Common Data Set (CDS) and the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS).
For more on anonymity, confidentiality, and privacy:
Anonymous Surveys: When we indicate that a survey is anonymous, it means that we have no way of associating any survey response with the person who submitted that response. If we are utilizing Qualtrics to administer the survey, we may set the survey up in such a way that we can issue prospective respondents personalized links, which are used for targeting reminders to individuals who have not yet taken the survey. However, we have no way of knowing which person is associated with which link or with which survey response. Sometimes, we ask questions about demographic traits on our anonymous surveys. These are used to gain additional insight into the data through breakouts by categories such as race, gender, or class year. We will never report data on a single respondent.
Confidential Survey Responses: Institutional Research (OIR) staff will have access to information about who took a given survey, but this information is not available to anyone outside the office. When survey results are kept confidential, OIR will never associate a survey respondent’s name or ID with their survey response in any kind of reporting. When survey results are reported, they are always aggregated—that is, individual survey results are combined together and presented as a group. Comments submitted on confidential surveys are also never associated with a respondent’s name or ID; however, the comments are reported verbatim in lists sorted alphabetically. Results for groups of fewer than three people are never reported when there is any risk of breach of confidentiality.
Survey Results & Survey Schedule
Faculty & Staff Well-being Survey: September 2024
Campus Climate Survey: October 2024 (Title IX, Violoence Against Women’s Act)
Well-being Improvement Survey for Higher Education Settings (WISHES):
National Association of College & University Food Services (NAFCUS): November 2024
Student Life Survey: February 2025
Well-being Improvement Survey for Higher Education Settings (WISHES): March 2025
Athletics Survey: April 2025
National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE): September 2021 Results
Common Data Set (CDS)
The Common Data Set (CDS) initiative is a collaborative effort among data providers in the higher education community and publishers as represented by the College Board, Peterson’s, and U.S. News & World Report. The combined goal of this collaboration is to improve the quality and accuracy of information provided to all involved in a student’s transition into higher education, as well as to reduce the reporting burden on data providers. Common Data Set
PLU’s Common Data Set is updated each spring.
PLU – Common Data Set – 2025-26
PLU – Common Data Set – 2024-25
PLU – Common Data Set – 2023-24
PLU – Common Data Set – 2022-23
PLU – Common Data Set – 2021-22
PLU – Common Data Set – 2020-21
PLU – Common Data Set – 2019-20
PLU – Common Data Set – 2018-19
Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education in the U.S. and other nations. NCES is located within the U.S. Department of Education and the Institute of Education Sciences. NCES fulfills a Congressional mandate to collect, collate, analyze, and report complete statistics on the condition of American education; conduct and publish reports; and review and report on education activities internationally. IPEDS
IPEDS reporting is done three times per year, known as the fall, winter, and spring collections
| 12-month Enrollment | 2024-25 | 2023-24 | 2022-23 | 2021-22 | 2020-21 | 2019-20 | 2018-19 |
| 200% Graduation Rates | 2024-25 | 2023-24 | 2022-23 | 2021-22 | 2020-21 | 2019-20 | 2018-19 |
| Academic Libraries | 2024-25 | 2023-24 | 2022-23 | 2021-22 | 2020-21 | 2019-20 | 2018-19 |
| Admissions | 2024-25 | 2023-24 | 2022-23 | 2021-22 | 2020-21 | 2019-20 | 2018-19 |
| Completions | 2024-25 | 2023-24 | 2022-23 | 2021-22 | 2020-21 | 2019-20 | 2018-19 |
| Fall Enrollment | 2024-25 | 2023-24 | 2022-23 | 2021-22 | 2020-21 | 2019-20 | 2018-19 |
| Finance | 2024-25 | 2023-24 | 2022-23 | 2021-22 | 2020-21 | 2019-20 | 2018-19 |
| Graduation Rates | 2024-25 | 2023-24 | 2022-23 | 2021-22 | 2020-21 | 2019-20 | 2018-19 |
| Human Resources | 2024-25 | 2023-24 | 2022-23 | 2021-22 | 2020-21 | 2019-20 | 2018-19 |
| Institutional Characteristics | 2024-25 | 2023-24 | 2022-23 | 2021-22 | 2020-21 | 2019-20 | 2018-19 |
| Outcome Measures | 2024-25 | 2023-24 | 2022-23 | 2021-22 | 2020-21 | 2019-20 | 2018-19 |
| Student Financial Aid | 2024-25 | 2023-24 | 2022-23 | 2021-22 | 2020-21 | 2019-20 | 2018-19 |
PLU epass sign-in required for 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, and 2024-25
Comprehensive IPEDS data available on IPEDS/NCES Use the Data