Cost II
- Kevin Meleedy
The purpose of the Cost (CST) component is to collect information on student charges for Cost of Attendance estimates and to calculate an Average Net Price (ANP) for first-time, full-time undergraduate students to meet requirements of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA), as amended. This component also collects information on tuition and fees for other groups of students.
Much of the data reported on CST appear on College Navigator, which is updated only one time after CST data have been reviewed by NCES. Therefore, any data reporting errors may stay on College Navigator for a full year.
Additionally, the ANP calculation has important implications for what students see about your institution, and also for the College Affordability and Transparency Center lists.
Cost II Workflow
- Student Success Research & Analysis (SSRA) Data Coordinator for IPEDS creates user ID's for Office of Financial Aid (OFA) Data Coordinator and Accountable Officer on behalf of the Keyholder.
- SSRA gets survey package from IPEDS for Box folder.
- SSRA creates External Data Request (EDR) for submission in JIRA based on IPEDS calendar.
- OFA runs extract from Data Warehouse.
- OFA Data Coordinator inputs data to IPEDS portal.
- OFA Data Coordinator runs edit report.
- SSRA Data Coordinator runs checks and balances on edit report and survey data.
- OFA shares relevant documentation with SSRA in Box.
- SSRA creates DocuSign document.
- SSRA sends sign-off via DocuSign.
- OFA Data Coordinator, OFA Accountable Officer and Key-holder sign off.
- First lock by Key-holder.
- Save and share a copy of the submitted survey to BOX and USF ODS website.
| Submission Year | Reporting Criteria | Comments | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | The following changes were made for the 2024-25 collection: This is a new survey component that will open in the Fall to allow Cost of Attendance (COA) data to be updated on College Navigator. The component will reopen in the Winter to collect selected information on financial aid awards to calculate an institutional Average Net Price (ANP), at which time COA data elements can be updated or corrected.
| Change | ||