Account Types in WRDS

Class

Class accounts may be requested by standing faculty of member institutions and are used to access the WRDS web interface. These accounts are primarily for student usage that is associated with a specific class and all students in the class share the same password. This password is not to be shared with any other individual outside of the class. Class accounts can accommodate up to 15 simultaneous users. These accounts do NOT include disk storage, and they expire at the end of the semester. Class accounts need to be set up by the Professor, approved by the WRDS Representative, and should not be carried over for the next semester’s class.

Faculty

Faculty accounts are available to all standing permanent faculty of member institutions. These accounts allow unlimited access via web, SSH, and/or FTP, and include 750 MB of permanent disk storage. Faculty accounts will expire after 5 years. The expiration date can be extended by the WRDS representative at the request of the faculty member. Faculty will have their own password access; this password is to remain confidential and is not to be shared with any other individual.

Ph.D. Students

Ph.D. accounts are available to all current Ph.D. candidates of member institutions. These accounts allow unlimited access via web, SSH, and/or FTP, and include 750 MB of permanent disk storage. Ph.D. accounts are required to have an expiration date. Doctoral students will have their own password access; this password is to remain confidential and is not to be shared with any other individual.

Masters

Masters accounts are available to full-time masters students of member institutions. These accounts allow unlimited access via the WRDS website.  Masters students will have their own password access; this password is to remain confidential and is not to be shared with any other individual. These accounts do NOT include disk storage, and they expire at the end of the semester. During the summer recess, Masters accounts will not be able to access WRDS. This is to avoid conflicts, since many Masters students have corporate internships during the summer.
 

Research Assistant

Research accounts are available to graduate and undergraduate students performing research for a faculty member. These accounts allow access via web, SSH, and/or FTP, and include 750 MB of permanent disk storage.  The Research Assistant must be with the same institution as their faculty sponsor. A research assistant may not hold a RA account for faculty outside of their home institution. A standing faculty member may have one research assistant.  RA accounts are required to have an expiration date. Research assistants will have their own password access; this password is to remain confidential and is not to be shared with any other individual.

Staff

Staff accounts can only be requested by support personnel such as librarians and IT support staff of member institutions. (Please note that this type of account does not automatically carry WRDS Rep privileges, though many WRDS reps have this kind of account. WRDS Rep administrative capabilities are assigned separately from the account designation.) Staff accounts allow unlimited access via web, SSH, and/or FTP, and include 750 MB of home/projects storage.  Staff will have their own password access; this password is to remain confidential and is not to be shared with any other individual.

Visitor

Visitor accounts are available to visiting visitor faculty (non-permanent or part-time position, or those on a limited appointment). These accounts are subject to additional review and may not be used after the visiting appointment ends. Visitor accounts allow unlimited access via web, SSH, and/or FTP, and include 750 MB of permanent disk storage. Visitor accounts are required to have an expiration date. Visitor accounts will have their own password access, and this password is to remain confidential and is not to be shared with any other individual.

Please note: Lecturers are not eligible for faculty accounts but may apply for a visitor account.
If at any time an account type is approved incorrectly, the WRDS Rep is able to make the appropriate changes through the Rep Tools.
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