Institutional Update Opens March 3 

Each year, HLC member institutions report information to us about their finances, enrollment, academic offerings and other data in the Institutional Update. We use this information to keep track of institutional health and identify trends in our membership. 

2025 Institutional Update 

The reporting period for this year’s Institutional Update is March 3–April 4. Institutions can take steps now to prepare for the Update. If you have any questions, please contact us at [email protected].  

Review Institutional Contacts  

Ensure that HLC has the correct contact information for the individuals responsible for completing the Institutional Update:  

• Chief Executive Officer  
• Accreditation Liaison Officer  
• Data Update Coordinator  
• Chief Financial Officer  

Any necessary changes can be submitted through the Contact Update Survey in Canopy.  

Collect the Required Information  

Review the 2025 Institutional Update Guide to begin preparing the required information. It includes the form questions, definitions of terms and answers to frequently asked questions.  

New in 2025  

Dual Credit: Credits Awarded and Student Head Count  

In previous years, HLC asked institutions to estimate the number of dual credits they expected to award during the current academic year. This year and going forward, we will ask institutions to report the actual number of dual credits awarded for the previous academic year. In the 2025 Institutional Update, institutions will report dual credits awarded between July 1, 2023, and June 30, 2024.  

In addition, we clarified our instructions for reporting dual credit student head count. Institutions should provide the number of dual credit students enrolled between July 1, 2023, and June 30, 2024, as reported in the IPEDS 12-Month Enrollment Survey, Part C – Unduplicated Count of Dual Enrolled Students.