| Abbreviation | Definition |
|---|---|
| CDE | Center for Development Economics |
| CDI | Career Development Institute |
| CDI | Curricular Development Initiative |
| CDIC | Center for Data Intensive Computing |
| CDLR | Center for Distance Learning Research |
| CDM | Construction Design Management |
| CDRA | Center for Disaster and Risk Analysis, Colorado State University |
| CDRC | Centre de Datation par le RadioCarbone |
| CDRI | Canine Detection Research Institute, Auburn University |
| CDRI | Clearinghouse for Dam Removal Information |
| CDS | Center of Documentary Studies |
| CDS | Cross Disciplinary Subject |
| CDSR | Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews |
| CDT | Craft Design & Technology |
| CDU | Catholic Distance University |
| CDU | Charles Darwin University |
| CDU | Crushing Duke University |
| CDWM | Center for Decentralized Wastewater Management (Institute of Agriculture, University of Tennessee) |
| CE | Computer Engineering |
| CE | continuing education |