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Latest Updates
July 30, 2026
Aggregator and Downloadable Applications Updated - Version 1.0.10
The aggregator code and downloadable applications were updated to properly handle students where financial aid status was marked as unknown (-1) and associated financial aid columns were marked as not applicable (-3) instead of unknown (-1). Visit the downloads page for more details.
July 28, 2026
Downloadable Applications Updated - Version 1.0.9
The downloadable applications have been updated to aggregate the eligible exclusions from the comp_150 column instead of comp_100. Visit the downloads page for more details.
July 15, 2026
Downloadable Applications Updated - Version 1.0.8
The downloadable applications have been updated to include additional data quality control checks that have been identified as part of the ongoing quality control review of submitted data. Visit the downloads page for more details.
February 17, 2026
Templates Updated - Version 1.2
The templates have been updated to provide additional clarifications on instructions. If you are already using version 1.0 or version 1.1 and have entered data, you do not need to switch to the new version. However, you should closely review the ACTS Template changelog for version 1.2 (DOCX) for updates to allowable values for fields.
Additionally, the template and aggregator script now allow for blank values for sex if your institution did not collect sex but did collect gender. Blank records for sex will be omitted from analysis.
January 26, 2026
Templates Updated - Version 1.1
The templates have been updated to clarify instructions. The current version is 1.1. You can download the updated templates from each Academic Year page or from the Templates page.
If you are already using version 1.0 and have entered your data, you do not need to switch to the new version. Except for the change noted below, the updates affect only the instructions, not the data fields.
- Version 1.1 removed "-1 Unknown" and "-3 Not Applicable" response options from the valid values column and the instructions column for Degree/certificate Program and Field of Study CIP for Graduate Admissions.
For a detailed description of the changes, see the ACTS Template Changelog for version 1.1 (DOCX).
Example Data File Posted
An example data file has been added to the templates page to help respondents understand how to format their data correctly in the template for use with the ACTS Aggregator tool.