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NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS
What Is IPEDS?
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data
System (IPEDS) is a system of survey components
that collects data from about 7,500 institutions that
provide postsecondary education across the United
States. IPEDS collects institution-level data on
student enrollment, graduation rates, student
charges, program completions, faculty, staff, and
finances.
These data are used at the federal and state level for
policy analysis and development; at the institutional
level for benchmarking and peer analysis; and by
students and parents, through the College Navigator
(http://collegenavigator.ed.gov), an online tool to aid
in the college search process. For more information
about IPEDS, see http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds.
What Is the Purpose of This Report?
The Data Feedback Report is intended to provide
institutions a context for examining the data they
submitted to IPEDS. The purpose of this report is to
provide institutional executives a useful resource and
to help improve the quality and comparability of
IPEDS data.
What Is in This Report?
As suggested by the IPEDS Technical Review Panel,
the figures in this report provide selected indicators
for your institution and a comparison group of
institutions. The figures are based on data collected
during the 2014-15 IPEDS collection cycle and are
the most recent data available. This report provides a
list of pre-selected comparison group institutions and
the criteria used for their selection. Additional
information about these indicators and the preselected comparison group are provided in the
Methodological Notes at the end of the report.
Where Can I Do More with IPEDS Data?
Each institution can access previous Data Feedback
Reports as far back as 2005 and customize this
latest report by using a different comparison group
and IPEDS variables of its choosing. To download
archived reports or customize the current Data
Feedback Report (DFR), please visit our web site at
http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/Home/UseTheData.
Hope College
Holland, MI
IPEDS DATA FEEDBACK REPORT
COMPARISON GROUP
Comparison group data are included to provide a context for interpreting your institution’s statistics. For this report, you specified a custom
comparison group.
You described this custom comparison group as follows: GLCA
The custom comparison group chosen by Hope College includes the following 11 institutions:
Albion College (Albion, MI)
Allegheny College (Meadville, PA)
Denison University (Granville, OH)
DePauw University (Greencastle, IN)
Earlham College (Richmond, IN)
Kalamazoo College (Kalamazoo, MI)
Kenyon College (Gambier, OH)
Oberlin College (Oberlin, OH)
Ohio Wesleyan University (Delaware, OH)
The College of Wooster (Wooster, OH)
Wabash College (Crawfordsville, IN)
The figures in this report have been organized and ordered into the following topic areas:
1) Admissions (only for non-open-admissions schools),
2) Student Enrollment,
3) Awards,
4) Charges and Net Price,
5) Student Financial Aid,
6) Military Benefits*,
7) Retention and Graduation Rates,
8) Finance,
9) Staff, and
10) Libraries*.
* These figures only appear in customized Data Feedback Reports (DFR), which are available through Use the Data portal on the IPEDS
website.
Hope College
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IPEDS DATA FEEDBACK REPORT
Figure 1.
Number of first-time undergraduate students who
applied, were admitted, and enrolled full and part time:
Fall 2014
Figure 2.
Image description.
AdmissionsBar
measure
Horizontal
chart with
4 groups with 2 items per group.
X
scale titled
titled Scale
Number
of students.
Y
scale
label.
Group
Applicants
(N=11).
Item 2,
1,1,
Your
institution
4395.
Item
Comparison
Group
Median 4468.
Group
Admitted
(N=11).
Item
1,2,
Your
institution
3402.
Item
2,
Comparison
Median
Group
3,
Enrolled
fullGroup
time
(N=11). 2481.
Item
institution
820.Median
Item 1,
2, Your
Comparison
Group
Group
Enrolled
part
time
(N=4). 458.
Item
1,4,
Your
institution
10. Median
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
1.
Shape
line,
Label:
Shape
InstitutionLegend,
Label: Your institution
Shape
ComparisonGroupLegend,
Label: Comparison Group Median
Shape
ComparisonGroupLegendLine1,
Label:
Shape
ComparisonGroupLegendLine2,
Label:
End of image description.
Percent of first-time undergraduate applicants admitted,
and percent of admissions enrolled, by full- and part-time
status: Fall 2014
Image description.
AdmissionsBar
measure
Horizontal
chart with
3 groups with 2 items per group.
X
scale titled
titled Scale
Percent
of students.
Y
scale
label.
Group
Admitted.
Item 2,
1,1,
Your
institution
77. Median (N=11) 61.
Item
Comparison
Group
Enrolled
fullGroup
time.
Item
1,2,
Your
institution
24. Median (N=11) 21.
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
Group
3,
Enrolled
part
time.
Item
institution
0.01.Median (N=11) 0.01.
Item 1,
2, Your
Comparison
Group
Shape
line,
Label:
Shape
InstitutionLegend,
Label: Your institution
Shape
ComparisonGroupLegend,
Label: Comparison Group Median (N=11)
Shape
ComparisonGroupLegendLine1,
Label:
Shape
ComparisonGroupLegendLine2,
Label:
End of image description.
Admissions measure
Admissions measure
4,395
Applicants
(N=11)
77
4,468
Admitted
61
3,402
Admitted
(N=11)
2,481
24
Enrolled full time
21
820
Enrolled full time
(N=11)
458
0
Enrolled part time
Enrolled part time 10
(N=4) 1
0
0
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
0
10
20
30
40
Number of students
Your institution
Comparison Group Median
Your institution
NOTE: Admissions data are presented only for institutions that do not have an open
admission policy, and apply to first-time, degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate
students only. For details, see the Methodological Notes. N is the number of institutions in
the comparison group.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics,
Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS): Winter 2014-15, Admissions
component.
Figure 3.
50
60
70
80
90
100
Percent of students
Comparison Group Median (N=11)
NOTE: Admissions data are presented only for institutions that do not have an open
admission policy, and apply to first-time, degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate
students only. For details, see the Methodological Notes. Median values for the
comparison group will not add to 100%. See "Use of Median Values for Comparison
Group" for how median values are determined. N is the number of institutions in the
comparison group.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics,
Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS): Winter 2014-15, Admissions
component.
Percent of all students enrolled, by race/ethnicity, and percent of students who are women: Fall 2014
Image description.
Bar
chart withScale
10 groups
X
label.with 2 items per group.
Y scale
scale1,titled
titled
Percent.
Group
American
Indian
or Alaska Native.
Item
1, Comparison
Your
institution
0.01.
Item
2,
Group
Median (N=11) 0.01.
Group
Asian.
Item
1,2,
Your
institution
2. Median (N=11) 4.
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
Group
Black
or African
Item
1,3,
Your
institution
2. American.
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
Median (N=11) 6.
Group
Hispanic/Latino.
Item
1,4,
Your
institution
7. Median (N=11) 6.
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
Group
Native
Hawaiian
or other Pacific Islander.
Item 2,
1,5,
Your
institution
0.01.
Item
Comparison
Group
Median (N=11) 0.01.
Group
White.
Item
1,6,
Your
institution
83. Median (N=11) 70.
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
Group
Twoinstitution
or more
races.
Item
1,7,
Your
2. Median (N=11) 4.
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
Group
Race/ethnicity
Item
1,8,
Your
institution
1.unknown.
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
Median (N=11) 3.
Group
Nonresident
alien.
Item
1,9,
Your
institution
2. Median (N=11) 7.
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
Group
10,
Women.
Item 2,
1, Comparison
Your institution
60. Median (N=11) 55.
Item
Group
Race/ethnicity
or gender
Shape
line,
Label:
Shape
InstitutionLegend,
Label: Your institution
Shape
ComparisonGroupLegend,
Label: Comparison Group Median (N=11)
Shape
ComparisonGroupLegendLine1,
Label:
Shape
ComparisonGroupLegendLine2,
Label:
End of image description.
100
90
83
80
70
70
Percent
60
55
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
0
4
2
7
6
6
2
0
2
0
4
1
3
7
2
0
American Indian or
Alaska Native
Asian
Black or
African American
Hispanic/Latino
Native Hawaiian or
other Pacific Islander
White
Two or more races
Race/ethnicity
unknown
Nonresident alien
Women
Race/ethnicity or gender
Your institution
Comparison Group Median (N=11)
NOTE: For more information about disaggregation of data by race and ethnicity, see the Methodological Notes. Median values for the comparison group will not add to 100%. See "Use of
Median Values for Comparison Group" for how median values are determined. N is the number of institutions in the comparison group.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS): Spring 2014, Fall Enrollment component.
Hope College
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IPEDS DATA FEEDBACK REPORT
Figure 4.
Unduplicated 12-month headcount of all students and of
undergraduate students (2013-14), total FTE enrollment
(2013-14), and full- and part-time fall enrollment (Fall
2014)
Image description.
EnrollmentBar
measure
Horizontal
chart with
5 groups with 2 items per group.
X
scale titled
titled Scale
Number
of students.
Y
scale
label.
Group
Unduplicated
headcount - total.
Item 2,
1,1,
Your
institution
3610.
Item
Comparison
Group
Median- (N=11)
1899.
Group
Unduplicated
headcount
undergraduates.
Item
1,2,
Your
institution
3610.
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
Median (N=11) 1899.
Group
3,
Total
FTE enrollment.
Item
institution
3393.
Item 1,
2, Your
Comparison
Group
Median (N=11) 1975.
Group
Full-time
fall
enrollment.
Item
1,4,
Your
institution
3259.
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
Median (N=11) 1717.
Group
Part-time
fall
enrollment.
Item
1,5,
Your
institution
196.Median (N=11) 25.
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
Shape
line,
Label:
Shape
InstitutionLegend,
Label: Your institution
Shape
ComparisonGroupLegend,
Label: Comparison Group Median (N=11)
Shape
ComparisonGroupLegendLine1,
Label:
Shape
ComparisonGroupLegendLine2,
Label:
End of image description.
Enrollment measure
Figure 5.
Number of degrees awarded, by level: 2013-14
Image description.
Level of degree
Horizontal
BarNumber
chart with
6 groups with 2 items per group.
X
scale titled
titled
of degrees.
Y
scale
ScaleResearch/
label.
Group
Doctor's
Scholarship.
Item 2,
1,1,
Your
institution
0.01.Median
Item
Comparison
Group
(N=11) 0.01.
Group
Doctor's
Professional
Practice.
Item
1,2,
Your
institution
0.01.Median
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
(N=11) 0.01.
Group
3,
Doctor's
Other.
Item
institution
0.01.Median (N=11) 0.01.
Item 1,
2, Your
Comparison
Group
Group
Master's.
Item
1,4,
Your
institution
0.01.Median (N=11) 0.01.
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
Group
Bachelor's.
Item
1,5,
Your
institution
693.Median (N=11) 468.
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
Group
Associate's.
Item 2,
1,6,
Your
institution
0.01.Median (N=11) 0.01.
Item
Comparison
Group
Shape
line,
Label:
Shape
InstitutionLegend,
Label:
Your
institution
Shape
ComparisonGroupLegend,
Label: Comparison Group Median (N=11)
Shape
ComparisonGroupLegendLine1,
Label:
Shape
ComparisonGroupLegendLine2,
Label:
End of image description.
Level of degree
3,610
Unduplicated
headcount - total
Doctor's Research/ 0
Scholarship 0
1,899
3,610
Unduplicated headcount undergraduates
Doctor's Professional 0
Practice 0
1,899
Doctor's 0
Other 0
3,393
Total FTE
enrollment
1,975
Master's
0
0
3,259
Full-time
fall enrollment
1,717
196
Part-time
fall enrollment
Associate's
25
0
1,000
2,000
693
Bachelor's
3,000
4,000
468
0
0
0
200
Number of students
Your institution
400
600
800
Number of degrees
Comparison Group Median (N=11)
Your institution
Comparison Group Median (N=11)
NOTE: For details on calculating full-time equivalent (FTE) enrollment, see Calculating
FTE in the Methodological Notes. Total headcount, FTE, and full- and part-time fall
enrollment include both undergraduate and postbaccalaureate students, when applicable.
N is the number of institutions in the comparison group.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics,
Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS): Fall 2014, 12-month
Enrollment component and Spring 2015, Fall Enrollment component.
NOTE: For additional information about postbaccalaureate degree levels, see the
Methodology Notes. N is the number of institutions in the comparison group.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics,
Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS): Fall 2014, Completions
component.
Figure 6.
Figure 7.
Academic year tuition and required fees for full-time,
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates:
2011-12 to 2014-15
Image description.
Academic year
Horizontal
BarTuition
chart with
groups with 2 items per group.
X scale
scale titled
titled
and 4
fees.
Y
Scale label.
Group
2014-15.
Item
1,1,
Your
institution
$29560.
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
Median (N=11) $42746.
Group
2,
2013-14.
Item
institution
$28720.
Item 1,
2, Your
Comparison
Group
Median (N=11) $40640.
Group
2012-13.
Item
1,3,
Your
institution
$27710.
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
Median (N=11) $39150.
Group
2011-12.
Item
1,4,
Your
institution
$27020.
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
Median (N=11) $37820.
Shape
line,
Label:
Shape
InstitutionLegend,
Label: Your institution
Shape
ComparisonGroupLegend,
Label: Comparison Group Median (N=11)
Shape
ComparisonGroupLegendLine1,
Label:
Shape
ComparisonGroupLegendLine2,
Label:
End of image description.
Average net price of attendance for full-time, first-time
degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students
receiving grant or scholarship aid: 2011-12 to 2013-14
Image description.
Academic year
Horizontal
BarNet
chart
with 3 groups with 2 items per group.
X scale
scale titled
titled
price.
Y
Scale
label.
Group
2013-14.
Item
1,1,
Your
institution
$25770.
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
Median (N=11) $27773.
Group
2,
2012-13.
Item
institution
$25078.
Item 1,
2, Your
Comparison
Group
Median (N=11) $25978.
Group
2011-12.
Item
1,3,
Your
institution
$23725.
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
Median (N=11) $25208.
Shape
line,
Label:
Shape
InstitutionLegend,
Label: Your institution
Shape
ComparisonGroupLegend,
Label: Comparison Group Median (N=11)
Shape
ComparisonGroupLegendLine1,
Label:
Shape
ComparisonGroupLegendLine2,
Label:
End of image description.
Academic year
Academic year
$29,560
$25,770
2014-15
$42,746
2013-14
$27,773
$28,720
2013-14
$40,640
$25,078
2012-13
$25,978
$27,710
2012-13
$39,150
$23,725
2011-12
$27,020
2011-12
$25,208
$37,820
$0
$10,000
$20,000
$30,000
$40,000
$50,000
$0
$5,000
Tuition and fees
Your institution
$15,000
$20,000
$25,000
$30,000
Net price
Comparison Group Median (N=11)
NOTE: The tuition and required fees shown here are the lowest reported from the
categories of in-district, in-state, and out-of-state. N is the number of institutions in the
comparison group.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics,
Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS): Fall 2014, Institutional
Characteristics component.
$10,000
Your institution
Comparison Group Median (N=11)
NOTE: Average net price is for full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking
undergraduate students and is generated by subtracting the average amount of federal,
state/local government, and institutional grant and scholarship aid from the total cost of
attendance. Total cost of attendance is the sum of published tuition and required fees,
books and supplies, and the average room and board and other expenses. For details,
see the Methodological Notes. N is the number of institutions in the comparison group.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics,
Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS): Fall 2014, Institutional
Characteristics component; Winter 2014-15, Student Financial Aid component.
Hope College
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IPEDS DATA FEEDBACK REPORT
Figure 8.
Percent of full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking
undergraduate students who received grant or
scholarship aid from the federal government, state/local
government, or the institution, or loans, by type of aid:
2013-14
Image description.
Type of aidBar chart with 8 groups with 2 items per group.
Horizontal
X
scale titled
titled Scale
Percent
of students.
Y
scale
Group
Anyinstitution
grant label.
aid.93.
Item 2,
1,1,
Your
Item
Comparison
Group Median (N=11) 98.
Group
Federal
grants.
Item
1,2,
Your
institution
22. Median (N=11) 22.
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
3,
Pellinstitution
grants.Group
Item
22. Median (N=11) 22.
Item 1,
2, Your
Comparison
Group
Group
State/local
grants.
Item
1,4,
Your
institution
38. Median (N=11) 9.
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
Group
Institutional
grants.
Item
1,5,
Your
institution
93. Median (N=11) 98.
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
Anyinstitution
loans. Group
Item 2,
1,6,
Your
55. Median (N=11) 59.
Item
Comparison
Group
Group
Federal
loans.
Item
1,7,
Your
institution
55. Median (N=11) 59.
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
Group
8,
Other
loans.
Item
1,
Your
institution
7. Median (N=11) 8.
Item 2, Comparison Group
Shape
line,
Label:
Shape
InstitutionLegend,
Label: Your institution
Shape
ComparisonGroupLegend,
Label: Comparison Group Median (N=11)
Shape
ComparisonGroupLegendLine1,
Label:
Shape
ComparisonGroupLegendLine2,
Label:
End of image description.
Type of aid
Figure 9.
Image description.
Type of aidBar chart with 8 groups with 2 items per group.
Horizontal
X
scale titled
titled Scale
Aid dollars.
Y
scale
Group
Anyinstitution
grant label.
aid.$14115.
Item 2,
1,1,
Your
Item
Comparison
Group Median (N=11) $24736.
Group
Federal
grants.
Item
1,2,
Your
institution
$4745.
Item
2,
Comparison
Median (N=11) $4884.
Group
3,
Pellinstitution
grants.Group
Item
$4090.
Item 1,
2, Your
Comparison
Group
Median (N=11) $4328.
Group
State/local
grants.
Item
1,4,
Your
institution
$1509.
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
Median (N=11) $1871.
Group
Institutional
grants.
Item
1,5,
Your
institution
$12403.
Item
2,
Comparison
Median (N=11) $23153.
Group
Anyinstitution
loans. Group
Item 2,
1,6,
Your
$7681.
Item
Comparison
Group
Median (N=11) $7745.
Group
Federal
loans.
Item
1,7,
Your
institution
$5936.
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
Median (N=11) $6218.
Group
8,
Other
loans.
Item
1,
Your
institution
$12940.
Item 2, Comparison Group
Median (N=11) $12143.
Shape
line,
Label:
Shape
InstitutionLegend,
Label: Your institution
Shape
ComparisonGroupLegend,
Label: Comparison Group Median (N=11)
Shape
ComparisonGroupLegendLine1,
Label:
Shape
ComparisonGroupLegendLine2,
Label:
End of image description.
Type of aid
Any grant
aid
93
98
Any grant
aid
Federal
grants
22
22
Federal
grants
Pell
grants
22
22
Pell
grants
State/local
grants
38
Institutional
grants
93
Any loans
55
Federal
loans
55
59
Any loans
59
Federal
loans
0
$1,509
$1,871
$12,403
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
$5,936
$6,218
$12,940
$12,143
$0
$5,000
$10,000
Percent of students
Your institution
$23,153
$7,681
$7,745
Other loans
10
$24,736
$4,090
$4,328
Institutional
grants
98
7
8
$14,115
$4,745
$4,884
State/local
grants
9
Other loans
Average amounts of grant or scholarship aid from the
federal government, state/local government, or the
institution, or loans received for full-time, first-time
degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students, by
type of aid: 2013-14
$15,000
$20,000
$25,000
Aid dollars
Comparison Group Median (N=11)
Your institution
Comparison Group Median (N=11)
NOTE: Any grant aid above includes grant or scholarship aid from the federal government,
state/local government, or the institution. Federal grants includes Pell grants and other
federal grants. Any loans includes federal loans and other loans to students. For details on
how students are counted for financial aid reporting, see Cohort Determination in the
Methodological Notes. N is the number of institutions in the comparison group.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics,
Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS): Winter 2014-15, Student
Financial Aid component.
NOTE: Any grant aid above includes grant or scholarship aid from the federal government,
state/local government, or the institution. Federal grants includes Pell grants and other
federal grants. Any loans includes federal loans and other loans to students. Average
amounts of aid were calculated by dividing the total aid awarded by the total number of
recipients in each institution. N is the number of institutions in the comparison group.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics,
Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS): Winter 2014-15, Student
Financial Aid component.
Figure 10. Percent of all undergraduates receiving aid, by type of
aid: 2013-14
Figure 11. Average amount of aid received by all undergraduates,
by type of aid: 2013-14
Image description.
Type of aidBar chart with 3 groups with 2 items per group.
Horizontal
X scale
scale titled
titled Scale
Percent
of students.
Y
Group
Anyinstitution
grant label.
aid.88.
Item
1,1,
Your
Item
2,
Comparison
Median (N=11) 97.
Group
2,
Pellinstitution
grants.Group
Item
21. Median (N=11) 20.
Item 1,
2, Your
Comparison
Group
Group
Federal
loans.
Item
1,3,
Your
institution
56. Median (N=11) 54.
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
Shape
line,
Label:
Shape
InstitutionLegend,
Label: Your institution
Shape
ComparisonGroupLegend,
Label: Comparison Group Median (N=11)
Shape
ComparisonGroupLegendLine1,
Label:
Shape
ComparisonGroupLegendLine2,
Label:
End of image description.
Image description.
Type of aidBar chart with 3 groups with 2 items per group.
Horizontal
X scale
scale titled
titled Scale
Aid dollars.
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Anyinstitution
grant label.
aid.$13172.
Item
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2,
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Median (N=11) $25159.
Group
2,
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grants.Group
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$3977.
Item 1,
2, Your
Comparison
Group
Median (N=11) $4206.
Group
Federal
loans.
Item
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Your
institution
$6929.
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
Median (N=11) $6898.
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Label: Comparison Group Median (N=11)
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Type of aid
Type of aid
88
$13,172
Any grant aid
Any grant aid
97
$25,159
21
$3,977
Pell grants
Pell grants
20
$4,206
56
Federal
loans
54
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
$6,929
Federal
loans
70
80
90
100
$6,898
$0
Percent of students
Your institution
$10,000
$15,000
$20,000
$25,000
$30,000
Aid dollars
Comparison Group Median (N=11)
NOTE: Any grant aid above includes grant or scholarship aid from the federal government,
state/local government, the institution, or other sources. Federal loans includes only
federal loans to students. N is the number of institutions in the comparison group.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics,
Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS): Winter 2014-15, Student
Financial Aid component.
$5,000
Your institution
Comparison Group Median (N=11)
NOTE: Any grant aid above includes grant or scholarship aid from the federal government,
state/local government, the institution, or other sources. Federal loans includes federal
loans to students. Average amounts of aid were calculated by dividing the total aid
awarded by the total number of recipients in each institution. N is the number of
institutions in the comparison group.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics,
Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS): Winter 2014-15, Student
Financial Aid component.
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Figure 12. Graduation rate and transfer-out rate (2008 cohort);
graduation rate cohort as a percent of total entering
students and retention rates of first-time students (Fall
2014)
Figure 13. Bachelor's degree graduation rates of full-time,
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
within 4 years, 6 years, and 8 years: 2006 cohort
Image description.
Measure
Horizontal
BarPercent.
chart with 5 groups with 2 items per group.
X
scale titled
titled
Y
scale
Scale label.
Group
Graduation
rate,
(N=11).
Item 2,
1,1,
Your
institution
80. Overall
Item
Comparison
Group
Median
Group
Transfer-out
rate
(N=2). 78.
Item
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Your
institution
No data.
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2,
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Group
Median
data. of total entering students (N=11).
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3,
Graduation
rate
as No
a percent
Item
institution
94.cohort
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2, Your
Comparison
Group
Median
94.
Group
Full-time
retention
rate (N=11).
Item
1,4,
Your
institution
91. Median
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
89.
Group
Part-time
retention
rate (N=2).
Item
1,5,
Your
institution
64. Median
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
No data.
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End of image description.
Image description.
Time to program
completion
Horizontal
BarGraduation
chart
with 3 groups with 2 items per group.
X
scale titled
titled
Y
scale
Scale label. rate.
Group
4 years.
Item 2,
1,1,
Your
institution
67. Median (N=11) 70.
Item
Comparison
Group
Group
6 years.
Item
1,2,
Your
institution
77. Median (N=11) 78.
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
Group
3,
8 years.
Item
institution
77. Median (N=11) 78.
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Measure
Time to program completion
80
Graduation rate,
Overall (N=11)
67
78
4 years
70
Transfer-out rate
(N=2)
77
94
Graduation rate cohort as
a percent of total entering students (N=11)
6 years
94
78
91
Full-time retention
rate (N=11)
89
77
8 years
64
Part-time retention
rate (N=2)
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
78
70
80
90
100
0
10
20
30
Percent
Your institution
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Graduation rate
Comparison Group Median
Your institution
NOTE: Graduation rate cohort includes all full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking
undergraduate students. Graduation and transfer-out rates are the Student Right-to-Know
rates. Only institutions with mission to prepare students to transfer are required to report
transfer out. Retention rates are measured from the fall of first enrollment to the following
fall. Four-year institutions report retention rates for students seeking a bachelor’s degree.
For more details, see the Methodological Notes. N is the number of institutions in the
comparison group. Medians are not reported for comparison groups with less than three
values.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics,
Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS): Winter 2014-15, Graduation
Rates component and Spring 2014, Fall Enrollment component.
Comparison Group Median (N=11)
NOTE: The 6-year graduation rate is the Student Right-to-Know (SRK) rate; the 4- and 8year rates are calculated using the same methodology. For details, see the
Methodological Notes. N is the number of institutions in the comparison group.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics,
Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS): Winter 2014-15, 200%
Graduation Rates component.
Figure 14. Graduation rates of full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates within 150% of normal time to program
completion, by race/ethnicity: 2008 cohort
Image description.
Bar
chart withScale
10 groups
X
label.with 2 items per group.
Y scale
scale1,titled
titled
Percent.
Group
Graduation
rate,
(N=11).
Item
1, Comparison
Your
institution
80. Overall
Item
2,
Group
Median
Group
American
Indian
Alaska78.
Native (N=10).
Item
1,2,
Your
institution
67. or
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
Median 75.
Group
Asian
(N=11).
Item
1,3,
Your
institution
75. Median 80.
Item
2,
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Group
Group
Black
or African
(N=11).
Item
1,4,
Your
institution
71.American
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
Median 66.
Group
Hispanic/
Latino
Item 2,
1,5,
Your
institution
68.(N=11).
Item
Comparison
Group
Median
57.
Group
Native
Hawaiian
other Pacific
Islander (N=1).
Item
1,6,
Your
institution
No or
data.
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
Median No data.
Group
White
(N=11).
Item
1,7,
Your
institution
82. Median 79.
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
Group
Twoinstitution
or more
races
(N=10).
Item
1,8,
Your
62. Median
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
89.
Group
Race/ethnicity
unknown (N=9).
Item
1,9,
Your
institution
0.01.
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
Median
66.
Group
10,
Nonresident
alien
(N=11).
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1, Comparison
Your institution
86. Median 82.
Item
Group
Graduation
rates by race/ethnicity
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100
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75
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62
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60
50
40
30
20
10
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0
Graduation rate,
Overall (N=11)
American Indian or
Alaska Native (N=10)
Asian (N=11)
Black or African
American (N=11)
Hispanic/
Latino (N=11)
Native Hawaiian or
other Pacific Islander (N=1)
White
(N=11)
Two or
more races (N=10)
Race/ethnicity
unknown (N=9)
Nonresident
alien (N=11)
Graduation rates by race/ethnicity
Your institution
Comparison Group Median
NOTE: For more information about disaggregation of data by race and ethnicity, see the Methodological Notes. The graduation rates are the Student Right-to-Know (SRK) rates. Median
values for the comparison group will not add to 100%. N is the number of institutions in the comparison group. Medians are not reported for comparison groups with less than three
values.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS): Winter 2014-15, Graduation Rates
component.
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Figure 15. Percent distribution of core revenues, by source: Fiscal
year 2014
Figure 16. Core expenses per FTE enrollment, by function: Fiscal
year 2014
Image description.
Revenue source
Horizontal
BarPercent.
chart with 5 groups with 2 items per group.
X
scale titled
titled
Y
scale
Scale
Group
Tuition
andlabel.
fees.
Item 2,
1,1,
Your
institution
54. Median (N=11) 32.
Item
Comparison
Group
Group
Government
grants
and contracts.
Item
1,2,
Your
institution
0.01.Median
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
(N=11) 1.
Group
3,
Private
gifts,
grants,
and contracts.
Item
institution
17. Median
Item 1,
2, Your
Comparison
Group
(N=11) 13.
Group
Investment
return.
Item
1,4,
Your
institution
25. Median (N=11) 47.
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
Other
core Group
revenues.
Item
1,5,
Your
institution
4. Median (N=11) 2.
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
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Label: Your institution
Shape
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Label: Comparison Group Median (N=11)
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Label:
End of image description.
Image description.
Expense function
Horizontal
BarDollars
chart with
7 groups with 2 items per group.
X
scale titled
titled
per FTE.
Y
scale
Scale label.
Group
Instruction.
Item 2,
1,1,
Your
institution
$10084.
Item
Comparison
Group
Median (N=11) $15391.
Group
Research.
Item
1,2,
Your
institution
$1782.
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
Median (N=11) $378.
Group
3,
Public
service.
Item
institution
$0.01.
Item 1,
2, Your
Comparison
Group
Median (N=11) $156.
Group
Academic
support.
Item
1,4,
Your
institution
$2717.
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
Median (N=11) $3959.
Group
Institutional
support.
Item
1,5,
Your
institution
$3039.
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
Median (N=11) $6254.
Group
Student
services.
Item 2,
1,6,
Your
institution
$3712.
Item
Comparison
Median (N=11) $7769.
Group
Other
core Group
expenses.
Item
1,7,
Your
institution
$851.
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
Median (N=11) $0.01.
Shape
line,
Label:
Shape
InstitutionLegend,
Label: Your institution
Shape
ComparisonGroupLegend,
Label: Comparison Group Median (N=11)
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Label:
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End of image description.
Revenue source
Expense function
54
Tuition and fees
$10,084
Instruction
$15,391
32
$1,782
Research
Government grants 0
and contracts 1
$378
$0
Public service
$156
17
Private gifts, grants,
and contracts
$2,717
$3,959
Academic support
13
$3,039
Institutional support
25
Investment return
$6,254
47
$3,712
Student services
4
Other core
revenues
$7,769
$851
Other core
expenses $0
2
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
$0
$5,000
Percent
Your institution
$10,000
$15,000
$20,000
Dollars per FTE
Comparison Group Median (N=11)
Your institution
Comparison Group Median (N=11)
NOTE: The comparison group median is based on those members of the comparison
group that report finance data using the same accounting standards as the comparison
institution. For a detailed definition of core revenues, see the Methodological Notes. N is
the number of institutions in the comparison group.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics,
Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS): Spring 2014, Finance
component.
NOTE: Expenses per full-time equivalent (FTE) enrollment, particularly instruction, may be
inflated because finance data includes all core expenses while FTE reflects credit activity
only. For details on calculating FTE enrollment and a detailed definition of core expenses,
see the Methodological Notes. N is the number of institutions in the comparison group.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics,
Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS): Fall 2014, 12-month
Enrollment component and Spring 2015, Finance component.
Figure 17. Full-time equivalent staff, by occupational category: Fall
2014
Figure 18. Average salaries of full-time instructional non-medical
staff equated to 9-month contracts, by academic rank:
Academic year 2014-15
Image description.
Staff category
Horizontal
BarNumber
chart with
8 groups with 2 items per group.
X scale
scale titled
titled
of staff.
Y
Scale label.
Group
Postsecondary
Teachers and staff.
Item
1,1,
Your
institution
286.
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
Median
(N=11) 178.
Group
2,
Instructional
support
occupations.
Item
institution
31. Median
Item 1,
2, Your
Comparison
Group
(N=11) 21.
Group
Management.
Item
1,3,
Your
institution
76. Median (N=11) 53.
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
Group
Business
and
financial operations.
Item
1,4,
Your
institution
18.
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
Median (N=11)
25.
Group
Computer,
engineering,
science.
Item
1,5,
Your
institution
27. Medianand
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
18.media.
Group
Community
service,
legal,(N=11)
arts, and
Item
1,6,
Your
institution
69. Median
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
(N=11) 52.
Group
7,
Healthcare.
Item
1,
Your
institution
2.
Item 2,8,
Comparison
Group Median (N=11) 6.
Group
Other.
Item
1, Comparison
Your
institution
182.Median (N=11) 109.
Item
2,
Group
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Label: Your institution
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End of image description.
Image description.
Academic rank
Horizontal
BarAverage
chart with
7 groups with 2 items per group.
X scale
scale titled
titled
salary.
Y
Scale (N=11).
label.
Group
All ranks
Item
1,1,
Your
institution
$71298.
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
Median $75420.
Group
2,
Professor
(N=11).
Item
institution
$87111.
Item 1,
2, Your
Comparison
Group
Median
$95715.
Group
Associate
professor
(N=11).
Item
1,3,
Your
institution
$68517.
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
Median
$73395.
Group
Assistant
professor
(N=11).
Item
1,4,
Your
institution
$58230.
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
Median $58545.
Group
Instructor
(N=11).
Item
1,5,
Your
institution
$50103.
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
Median $50904.
Group
Lecturer
(N=1).
Item
1,6,
Your
institution
No data.
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
Median
Group
7,
No institution
academic
rankdata.
(N=3).No data.
Item
1,
Your
No
Item 2, Comparison Group Median $55521.
Shape
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ComparisonGroupLegend,
Label: Comparison Group Median
Shape
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End of image description.
Staff category
Academic rank
Postsecondary Teachers
and staff
286
178
Instructional support
occupations
31
21
53
Business and financial
operations
18
25
Computer, engineering,
and science
27
18
Community service, legal,
arts, and media
76
$58,230
$58,545
$50,103
$50,904
Instructor
(N=11)
69
Lecturer
(N=1)
2
6
Other
50
100
No academic rank
(N=3)
182
109
0
$68,517
$73,395
Associate professor
(N=11)
Assistant professor
(N=11)
52
Healthcare
$87,111
$95,715
Professor (N=11)
Management
150
200
250
300
$55,521
$0
Number of staff
Your institution
$71,298
$75,420
All ranks
(N=11)
$40,000
$60,000
$80,000
$100,000
Average salary
Comparison Group Median (N=11)
NOTE: Graduate assistants are not included. For calculation details, see the
Methodological Notes. N is the number of institutions in the comparison group.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics,
Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS): Spring 2014, Human
Resources component.
$20,000
Your institution
Comparison Group Median
NOTE: Average salaries of full-time instructional non-medical staff equated to 9-month
contracts was calculated by multiplying the average monthly salary by 9. The average
monthly salary was calculated by dividing the total salary outlays by the total number of
months covered by staff on 9, 10, 11 and 12-month contracts. Medians are not reported
for comparison groups with less than three values.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics,
Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS): Spring 2014, Human
Resources component.
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METHODOLOGICAL NOTES
Description of Statistics Used in the Figures
Overview
Admissions and Test Score Data
Admissions and test score data are presented only for institutions that do
not have an open admission policy, and apply to first-time,
degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students only. Applicants include
only those students who fulfilled all requirements for consideration for
admission and who were notified of one of the following actions:
admission, non-admission, placement on a wait list, or application
withdrawn (by applicant or institution). Admitted applicants (admissions)
include wait-listed students who were subsequently offered admission.
Early decision, early action, and students who began studies during the
summer prior to the fall reporting period are included. For customized Data
Feedback Reports, test scores are presented only if they are required for
admission.
This report is based on data supplied by institutions to IPEDS during the
2014-15 data collection year. Response rates exceeded 99% for most
surveys. Detailed response tables are included in IPEDS First Look reports,
which can be found at
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/getpubcats.asp?sid=010.
Use of Median Values for Comparison Group
The value for the comparison institution is compared to the median value
for the comparison group for each statistic included in the figure. If more
than one statistic is presented in a figure, the median values are
determined separately for each indicator or statistic. Medians are not
reported for comparison groups with fewer than three values. Where
percentage distributions are presented, median values may not add to
100%. To access all the data used to create the figures included in this
report, go to ‘Use the Data’ portal on the IPEDS website
(http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
Average Institutional Net Price
Average net price is calculated for full-time, first-time degree/certificateseeking undergraduates who were awarded grant or scholarship aid from
the federal government, state/local government, or the institution anytime
during the full aid year. For public institutions, this includes only students
who paid the in-state or in-district tuition rate. Other sources of grant aid
are excluded. Average net price is generated by subtracting the average
amount of federal, state/local government, and institutional grant and
scholarship aid from the total cost of attendance. Total cost of attendance
is the sum of published tuition and required fees, books and supplies, and
the average room and board and other expenses.
Missing Statistics
If a statistic is not reported for your institution, the omission indicates that
the statistic is not relevant to your institution and the data were not
collected. Not all notes may be applicable to your report.
For the purpose of the IPEDS reporting, aid received refers to financial aid
that was awarded to, and accepted by, a student. This amount may differ
from the aid amount that is disbursed to a student.
Use of Imputed Data
Core Revenues
All IPEDS data are subject to imputation for total (institutional) and partial
(item) nonresponse. If necessary, imputed values were used to prepare
your report.
Core revenues for public institutions reporting under GASB standards
include tuition and fees; state and local appropriations; government grants
and contracts; private gifts, grants, and contracts; sales and services of
educational activities; investment income; other operating and nonoperating sources; and other revenues and additions (federal and capital
appropriations and grants and additions to permanent endowments). Core
revenues for private, not-for-profit institutions (and a small number of public
institutions) reporting under FASB standards include tuition and fees;
government appropriations (federal, state, and local); government grants
and contracts; private gifts, grants, and contracts (including contributions
from affiliated entities); investment return; sales and services of
educational activities; and other sources. Core revenues for private, forprofit institutions reporting under FASB standards include tuition and fees;
government appropriations, grants, and contracts (federal, state, and
local); private grants and contracts; investment income; sales and services
of educational activities; and other sources. At degree-granting institutions,
core revenues exclude revenues from auxiliary enterprises (e.g.,
bookstores, dormitories), hospitals, and independent operations.
Nondegree-granting institutions do no report revenue from auxiliary
enterprises in a separate category. These amounts may be included in the
core revenues from other sources.
Data Confidentiality
IPEDS data are not collected under a pledge of confidentiality.
Disaggregation of Data by Race/Ethnicity
When applicable, some statistics are disaggregated by race/ethnicity. Data
disaggregated by race/ethnicity have been reported using the 1997 Office
of Management and Budget categories. Detailed information about the
race/ethnicity categories can be found at
http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/reic/resource.asp.
Cohort Determination for Reporting Student Financial Aid and
Graduation Rates
Student cohorts for reporting Student Financial Aid and Graduation Rates
data are based on the reporting type of the institution. For institutions that
report based on an academic year (those operating on standard academic
terms), student counts and cohorts are based on fall term data. Student
counts and cohorts for program reporters (those that do not operate on
standard academic terms) are based on unduplicated counts of students
enrolled during a full 12-month period.
Core Expenses
Core expenses include expenses for instruction, research, public service,
academic support, institutional support, student services, scholarships and
fellowships (net of discounts and allowances), and other expenses.
Expenses for operation and maintenance of plant, depreciation, and
interest are allocated to each of the other functions. Core expenses at
degree-granting institutions exclude expenses for auxiliary enterprises
(e.g., bookstores, dormitories), hospitals, and independent operations.
Nondegree-granting institutions do not report expenses for auxiliary
enterprises in a separate category. These amounts may be included in the
core expenses as other expenses.
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IPEDS DATA FEEDBACK REPORT
Endowment Assets
The Post 9/11 GI Bill is a federal education benefit for veterans, who
served on active duty after September 1, 2001. This benefit provides up to
36 months of education benefits for the following college costs: tuition and
fees, books and supplies and housing. The tuition and fees benefit
payment is made directly to the postsecondary institution; whereas,
payments for books, supplies, and housing are sent to the student.
Endowment assets, for public institutions under GASB standards, and
private, not-for-profit institutions under FASB standards, include gross
investments of endowment funds, term endowment funds, and funds
functioning as endowment for the institution and any of its foundations and
other affiliated organizations. Private, for-profit institutions under FASB do
not hold or report endowment assets.
The Tuition Assistance Program covers the tuition and course-specific fees
of active, eligible service members. The benefit is directly paid to the
institution by the service member’s Armed service.
Equated Instructional Non-Medical Staff Salaries
Library Collections
Institutions reported total salary outlays by academic rank and gender, and
the number of staff by academic rank, contract length (9-, 10-, 11-, and 12month contracts), and gender. The total number of months covered by
salary outlays was calculated by multiplying the number of staff reported for
each contract length period by the number of months of the contract, and
summing across all contract length periods. The weighted average monthly
salary for each academic rank and gender was calculated by dividing the
total salary outlays by the total number of months covered. The weighted
average monthly salary was then multiplied by 9 to determine an equated 9
-month salary for each rank.
Collections comprise of documents held locally and remote resources for
which permanent or temporary access rights have been acquired. Degreegranting institutions with total library expenditures greater than zero
reported their physical books and media collections and their
digital/electronic books, media, and database collections. Institutions that
indicate that their library is entirely electronic reported only their
digital/electronic books, media, and database collection.
Digital/electronic books and media are reported by the number of units,
which is defined as “units of acquisition or purchase”. The “unit” is
determined by considering whether the item is restricted to a finite number
of simultaneous users or an unlimited number of simultaneous users.
Digital/electronic books and media that are considered part of databases
were not included.
FTE Enrollment
The full-time equivalent (FTE) enrollment used in this report is the sum of
the institution’s FTE undergraduate enrollment and FTE graduate
enrollment (as calculated from or reported on the 12-month Enrollment
component). Undergraduate and graduate FTE are estimated using 12month instructional activity (credit and/or contact hours). See “Calculation
of FTE Students (using instructional activity)” in the IPEDS Glossary at
http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/glossary/.
Counts in each category (i.e., physical books and media; digital/electronic
books, media, and databases) are the number held at the end of the most
recent fiscal year. The percent distribution of each resource is derived by
dividing the counts in each category by the total of all categories.
FTE Staff
Library Expenditures
The full-time-equivalent (FTE) of staff is calculated by summing the total
number of full-time staff and adding one-third of the total number of parttime staff. Graduate assistants are not included.
Library expenditures are funds expended by the library (regardless of when
received) from its regular budget and from all other sources, reported for
the most recent fiscal year. Salaries and wages and benefits are reported
only if paid from the library budget. Degree-granting institutions with total
library expenditures less than $100,000 were not required to report their
expenditures to IPEDS. The percent distribution of each category of
expense is derived by dividing each expense category by the sum of total
library expenditures.
Graduation Rates and Transfer-out Rate
Graduation rates are those developed to satisfy the requirements of the
Student Right-to-Know Act and Higher Education Act, as amended, and are
defined as the total number of individuals from a given cohort of full-time,
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates who completed a
degree or certificate within a given percent of normal time to complete all
requirements of the degree or certificate program before the ending status
date of August 31, 2014; divided by the total number of students in the
cohort of full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
minus any allowable exclusions. Institutions are permitted to exclude from
the cohort students who died or were totally and permanently disabled;
those who left school to serve in the armed forces or were called up to
active duty; those who left to serve with a foreign aid service of the federal
government, such as the Peace Corps; and those who left to serve on an
official church mission. Transfer-out rate is the total number of students
from the cohort who are known to have transferred out of the reporting
institution (without earning a degree/award) and subsequently re-enrolled
at another institution within the same time period; divided by the same
adjusted cohort (initial cohort minus allowable exclusions) as described
above. Only institutions with a mission that includes providing substantial
preparation for students to enroll in another eligible institution are required
to report transfers out.
Retention Rates
Full-time retention rates is a measure of the rate at which students persist
in their educational program at an institution, expressed as a percentage.
For four-year institutions, this is the percentage of first-time bachelors (or
equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduates from the previous fall who are
again enrolled in the current fall. For all other institutions this is the
percentage of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students from the
previous fall who either re-enrolled or successfully completed their program
by the current fall. The full-time retention rate is calculated using the
percentage of full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking
undergraduates, while the part-time rate is calculated using the percentage
of part-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates.
Salaries, Wages, and Benefits
Salaries, wages, and benefits, for public institutions under GASB
standards, and private, not-for-profit institutions under FASB standards,
include amounts paid as compensation for services to all employees
regardless of the duration of service, and amounts made to or on behalf of
an individual over and above that received in the form of a salary or wage.
Frequently, benefits are associated with an insurance payment. Private, for
-profit institutions under FASB standards do not report salaries.
Military Benefits
IPEDS collects data on two military educational benefit programs – Post
9/11 GI Bill and Tuition Assistance.
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Student-to-Faculty Ratio
The guidance provided to institutions for calculating their student-to-faculty
ratio is as follows: the number of FTE students (using Fall Enrollment data)
divided by the total FTE instructional staff (using the total Primarily
instruction + Instruction/research/public service staff reported on the EAP
section of the Human Resources component and adding any not primarily
instructional staff that are teaching a credit course). For this calculation,
FTE for students is equal to the number of full-time students plus one-third
the number of part-time students; FTE for instructional staff is similarly
calculated. Students enrolled in "stand-alone" graduate or professional
programs (such as medicine, law, veterinary, dentistry, social work, or
public health) and instructional staff teaching in these programs are
excluded from the FTE calculations.
Total Entering Undergraduate Students
Total entering students are students at the undergraduate level, both fulland part-time, new to the institution in the fall term (or the prior summer
term who returned in the fall). This includes all first-time undergraduate
students, students transferring into the institution at the undergraduate
level, and non-degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates entering in the
fall. Only degree-granting, academic year reporting institutions provide total
entering student data.
Tuition and Required Fees
Tuition is defined as the amount of money charged to students for
instructional services, and required fees are those fixed sum charges to
students for items not covered by tuition that are required of such a large
proportion of all students that the student who does not pay the charge is
an exception. The amounts used in this report are for full-time, first-time
degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates and are those used by the
financial aid office to determine need. For institutions that have differential
tuition rates for in-district or in-state students, the lowest tuition rate is used
in the figure. Only institutions that operate on standard academic terms will
have tuition figures included in their report.
Additional Methodological Information
Additional methodological information on the IPEDS components can be
found in the publications available at
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/getpubcats.asp?sid=010.
Additional definitions of variables used in this report can be found in the
IPEDS online glossary available at http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/glossary/.
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