As I write this, it's our Census Day at the University, and it occurs to me that the term gets mentioned a lot but often goes unexplained. The census date is a deadline in US higher education and coincides with the end of the drop/add period. The census date is when we “lock in” our student enrollment numbers for the fall term. The numbers become part of our official federal reporting, which are published on the Institutional Data & Research site.
In addition to official reporting, the numbers from the census date are used to finalize most types of financial aid disbursements. A student's enrollment status (full-time, part-time) on this day determines how much aid they receive. Happy Census Day!
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