RFCUNY Data Requests – Frequently Asked Questions

RFCUNY regularly publishes and distributes: 

• Annual award statistics 

• Financial statements 

• Quarterly activity and financial reports 

• Reports shared with campus presidents, CUNY leadership, and the RFCUNY Board 

These resources are often sufficient for routine reporting and should be reviewed before submitting a new request. 

All requests for data from RFCUNY, including: 

• New data not included in regular reports and statements 

• Customized or ad hoc analyses 

• Sensitive or confidential information 

• Data extracts or downloadable tables 

• Granular or cell-level data 

• Clarifications or reinterpretations of existing reports

An urgent request is: 

• Driven by a fixed external deadline (e.g., A Board of Trustees meeting, statutory reporting) 

• Time-sensitive and not reasonably foreseeable 

• Clearly justified in the request submission 

• Tied to a media request or governmental inquiry 

Routine or recurring needs do not qualify as urgent. Clear deadlines enable rational prioritization. Last-minute or duplicative requests must be managed deliberately. 

Internal review protects both RFCUNY and CUNY by ensuring: 

• Accuracy and consistency across reports 

• Correct use of definitions and fiscal frameworks 

• Prevention of misinterpretation or misuse 

• Alignment with institutional standards and prior reporting 

When appropriate, RFCUNY may provide data in exportable formats. Requests for downloadable or manipulable datasets must specify intended use and are subject to review and approval. RFCUNY is open to greater analytical flexibility (filters, exports, descriptive analysis), but this cannot come at the cost of data governance, quality, or staff capacity.

Questions about data availability or the request process should be directed to the Office of the President at RFCUNY (PresidentOffice@rfcuny.org).