Provisional release data are the data that were reported to NCES in the original data collection and underwent all NCES data quality control procedures, including imputation. Institutions may have updated these data in the subsequent data collection year, however updates are not reflected in these data.

 

Final release data include revisions to the provisional release data that have been made by institutions during the subsequent data collection year. The final release data can be used when the most up to date data are required; however, these data may not match tables from the First Look reports based on preliminary and provisional data.