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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 nearly 6,700 institutions that
provide postsecondary education across the United
States. IPEDS collects institution-level data on
students (enrollment and 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), 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. Our goal is to produce a report
that is useful to institutional executives and that may
help improve the quality and comparability of IPEDS
data.
What Is in This Report?
The figures provided in this report are those
suggested by the IPEDS Technical Review Panel.
They were developed to provide selected indicators
and data elements for your institution and a
comparison group of institutions. The figures are
based on data collected during the 2009-10 IPEDS
collection cycle and are the most recent data
available. Additional information about these
indicators is provided in the Methodological Notes at
the end of the report. On the next page is a list of the
institutions in your comparison group and the criteria
used for their selection. Please refer to "Comparison
Group" in the Methodological Notes for more
information.
Where Can I Do More with IPEDS Data?
The Executive Peer Tool (ExPT) is designed to
provide campus executives easy access to
institutional and comparison group data. Using the
ExPT, you can produce reports using different
comparison groups and access a wider range of
IPEDS variables. The ExPT is available through the
IPEDS Data Center (http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/data
center).
Colorado School of Mines
Golden, CO
IPEDS DATA FEEDBACK REPORT
COMPARISON GROUP
Comparison group data are included to provide a context for interpreting your institution’s statistics. If your institution did not define a Custom
Comparison Group for this report by July 14, NCES selected a comparison group for you based on the institutional characteristics detailed
immediately above the listing of the comparison group institutions. (If the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education was used
as an institutional characteristic in the definition of a comparison group, the 2005 Basic version was used.) The comparison group used in this
report may not reflect your institution’s peer group, or you may wish to compare your institution to other groups. The Executive Peer Tool
(ExPT) (http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/datacenter/) can be used to reproduce the figures in this report using different peer groups.
The custom comparison group chosen by Colorado School of Mines includes the following 10 institutions:
California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, CA)
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus (Atlanta, GA)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA)
Michigan Technological University (Houghton, MI)
Missouri University of Science and Technology (Rolla, MO)
New Jersey Institute of Technology (Newark, NJ)
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (Socorro, NM)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Troy, NY)
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (Rapid City, SD)
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (Worcester, MA)
Colorado School of Mines 2
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Figure 1.
Percent of all students enrolled, by race/ethnicity and percent of students who are women: Fall 2009
Image description.
Bar
chart
withPercent.
9 groups with 2 items per group.
Y
scale
titled
Group
American
Indian
Alaska Native.
Item
1,1,
Your
institution
1. or
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
Median
(N=10)
1.
Group
Asian/Native
Hawaiian/
Pacific
Islander.
Item
1,2,
Your
institution
5. Median
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
(N=10) 8.
Group
Black
or African
Item
1,3,
Your
institution
1. American.
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
Median (N=10) 3.
Group
Hispanic/Latino.
Item 2,
1,4,
Your
institution
5. Median (N=10) 5.
Item
Comparison
Group
Group
White.
Item
1,5,
Your
institution
65. Median (N=10) 65.
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
Group
6,
Twoinstitution
or more
races.
Item
0.01.Median (N=10) 0.01.
Item 1,
2, Your
Comparison
Group
Group
Race/ethnicity
unknown.
Item
1,7,
Your
institution
13.
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
Median (N=10) 4.
Group
Nonresident
alien.
Item
1,8,
Your
institution
10. Median (N=10) 13.
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
Group
9,
Women.
Item 2,
1, Comparison
Your institution
29. Median (N=10) 28.
Item
Group
Race/ethnicity
or gender
Shape
line,
Label:
Shape
InstitutionLegend,
Label: Your institution
Shape
ComparisonGroupLegend,
Label: Comparison Group Median (N=10)
Shape
ComparisonGroupLegendLine1,
Label:
Shape
ComparisonGroupLegendLine2,
Label:
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100
90
80
65
Percent
70
65
60
50
40
29
28
30
20
13
10
1
1
8
5
5
3
1
5
0
10
13
4
0
0
American Indian or
Alaska Native
Asian/Native Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
Black or
African American
Hispanic/Latino
White
Two or more races
Race/ethnicity
unknown
Nonresident alien
Women
Race/ethnicity or gender
Your institution
Comparison Group Median (N=10)
NOTE: For this survey year, institutions could report race and ethnicity using both 1977 (old) and 1997 (new) Office of Management and Budget categories. Categories shown in
this figure are derived by adding comparable categories from both old and new; however, the "Two or more races" category appears only in the 1997 version. For more
information about disaggregation of data by race and ethnicity, please see the Methodological Notes at the end of this report. Median values for the comparison group will not add
to 100 percent. See "Use of Median Values for Comparison Group" in the Methodological Notes at the end of this report 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 2010, Fall Enrollment
component.
Figure 2.
Unduplicated 12-month headcount of all students and of
undergraduate students (2008-09), total FTE enrollment
(2008-09), and full- and part-time fall enrollment (Fall
2009)
Figure 3.
Number of degrees awarded, by level: 2008-09
Image description.
Level of degree
Horizontal
BarNumber
chart with
4 groups with 2 items per group.
X
scale1,titled
of degrees.
Group
Doctor's.
Item
1, Comparison
Your
institution
50. Median (N=10) 58.
Item
2,
Group
Group
Master's.
Item
1,2,
Your
institution
235.Median (N=10) 307.
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
Group
Bachelor's.
Item 2,
1,3,
Your
institution
620.Median (N=10) 889.
Item
Comparison
Group
Group
Associate's.
Item
1,4,
Your
institution
0.01.Median (N=10) 0.01.
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
Shape
line,
Label:
Shape
InstitutionLegend,
Label: Your institution
Shape
ComparisonGroupLegend,
Label: Comparison Group Median (N=10)
Shape
ComparisonGroupLegendLine1,
Label:
Shape
ComparisonGroupLegendLine2,
Label:
End of image description.
Image description.
EnrollmentBar
measure
Horizontal
chart with
5 groups with 2 items per group.
X
scale1,titled
Number
ofheadcount
students.
Group
Unduplicated
- total.
Item
1, Comparison
Your
institution
4839.
Item
2,
Group
Median- (N=10)
6979.
Group
Unduplicated
headcount
undergraduates.
Item
1,2,
Your
institution
3606.
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
Median (N=10) 4733.
Group
Total
FTE enrollment.
Item 2,
1,3,
Your
institution
4510.
Item
Comparison
Group
Median (N=10) 6045.
Group
Full-time
fall
enrollment.
Item
1,4,
Your
institution
4383.
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
Median (N=10) 6048.
Group
5,
Part-time
fall
enrollment.
Item
institution
741.Median (N=10) 647.
Item 1,
2, Your
Comparison
Group
Shape
line,
Label:
Shape
InstitutionLegend,
Label: Your institution
Shape
ComparisonGroupLegend,
Label: Comparison Group Median (N=10)
Shape
ComparisonGroupLegendLine1,
Label:
Shape
ComparisonGroupLegendLine2,
Label:
End of image description.
Enrollment measure
Level of degree
4,839
Unduplicated
headcount - total
50
6,979
Doctor's
58
Unduplicated
headcount undergraduates
3,606
4,733
235
Master's
307
4,510
Total FTE
enrollment
6,045
620
Bachelor's
889
4,383
Full-time
fall enrollment
6,048
0
741
Part-time
fall enrollment
Associate's
0
647
0
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
0
Number of students
Your institution
400
600
800
1,000
Number of degrees
Comparison Group Median (N=10)
NOTE: For details on calculating full-time equivalent (FTE) enrollment, see
Calculating FTE in the Methodological Notes at the end of this report. 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 2009, 12-month
Enrollment component and Spring 2010, Fall Enrollment component.
200
Your institution
Comparison Group Median (N=10)
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 2009, Completions
component.
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Figure 4.
Academic year tuition and required fees for full-time,
first-time, degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates:
2006-07--2009-10
Figure 5.
Average net price of attendance for full-time, first-time,
degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students
receiving grant or scholarship aid: 2006-07--2008-09
Image description.
Academic year
Horizontal
BarNet
chart
with 3 groups with 2 items per group.
X
scale1,titled
price.
Group
2008-09.
Item
institution
$16691.
Item 1,
2, Your
Comparison
Group
Median (N=10) $15557.
Group
2007-08.
Item
1,2,
Your
institution
$16010.
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
Median (N=10) $14829.
Group
2006-07.
Item
1,3,
Your
institution
$14665.
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
Median (N=10) $13196.
Shape
line,
Label:
Shape
InstitutionLegend,
Label: Your institution
Shape
ComparisonGroupLegend,
Label: Comparison Group Median (N=10)
Shape
ComparisonGroupLegendLine1,
Label:
Shape
ComparisonGroupLegendLine2,
Label:
End of image description.
Image description.
Academic year
Horizontal
BarTuition
chart with
groups with 2 items per group.
X
scale1,titled
and 4
fees.
Group
2009-10.
Item
institution
$12244.
Item 1,
2, Your
Comparison
Group
Median (N=10) $12102.
Group
2008-09.
Item
1,2,
Your
institution
$11239.
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
Median (N=10) $11622.
Group
2007-08.
Item
1,3,
Your
institution
$10050.
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
Median (N=10) $10590.
Group
2006-07.
Item
1,4,
Your
institution
$8835.
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
Median (N=10) $9708.
Shape
line,
Label:
Shape
InstitutionLegend,
Label: Your institution
Shape
ComparisonGroupLegend,
Label: Comparison Group Median (N=10)
Shape
ComparisonGroupLegendLine1,
Label:
Shape
ComparisonGroupLegendLine2,
Label:
End of image description.
Academic year
Academic year
$12,244
$16,691
2009-10
$12,102
2008-09
$15,557
$11,239
2008-09
$11,622
$16,010
2007-08
$14,829
$10,050
2007-08
$10,590
$14,665
2006-07
$8,835
2006-07
$13,196
$9,708
$0
$2,500
$5,000
$7,500
$10,000
$12,500
$0
$5,000
$10,000
Tuition and fees
Your institution
$15,000
$20,000
Net price
Comparison Group Median (N=10)
Your institution
Comparison Group Median (N=10)
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 2009, Institutional
Characteristics component.
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 weighted average room and board
and other expenses. For more information, see the Methodological Notes at the end
of this report. 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 2009, Institutional
Characteristics component; Spring 2010, Student Financial Aid component.
Figure 6.
Figure 7.
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:
2008-09
Image description.
Type of aidBar chart with 8 groups with 2 items per group.
Horizontal
X scale1,titled
Percent
of students.
Group
Anyinstitution
grant aid.
Item
1, Comparison
Your
70. Median (N=10) 91.
Item
2,
Group
Group
Federal
grants.
Item
1,2,
Your
institution
16. Median (N=10) 18.
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
Pellinstitution
grants.Group
Item
1,3,
Your
16. Median (N=10) 17.
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
Group
State/local
grants.
Item
1,4,
Your
institution
15. Median (N=10) 31.
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
Group
Institutional
grants.
Item 2,
1,5,
Your
institution
59. Median (N=10) 72.
Item
Comparison
Group
Anyinstitution
loans. Group
Item
1,6,
Your
49. Median (N=10) 56.
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
Group
7,
Federal
loans.
Item
institution
48. Median (N=10) 54.
Item 1,
2, Your
Comparison
Group
Group
Other
loans.
Item
1,8,
Your
institution
9. Median (N=10) 9.
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
Shape
line,
Label:
Shape
InstitutionLegend,
Label: Your institution
Shape
ComparisonGroupLegend,
Label: Comparison Group Median (N=10)
Shape
ComparisonGroupLegendLine1,
Label:
Shape
ComparisonGroupLegendLine2,
Label:
End of image description.
Image description.
Type of aidBar chart with 8 groups with 2 items per group.
Horizontal
X scale1,titled
Aid
dollars.
Group
Anyinstitution
grant
aid.$7138.
Item
1, Comparison
Your
Item
2,
Group Median (N=10) $8786.
Group
Federal
grants.
Item
1,2,
Your
institution
$4727.
Item
2,
Comparison
Median (N=10) $5059.
Group
Pellinstitution
grants.Group
Item
1,3,
Your
$3346.
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
Median (N=10) $3477.
Group
State/local
grants.
Item
1,4,
Your
institution
$3699.
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
Median (N=10) $2225.
Group
Institutional
grants.
Item 2,
1,5,
Your
institution
$6318.
Item
Comparison
Median (N=10) $8431.
Group
Anyinstitution
loans. Group
Item
1,6,
Your
$6498.
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
Median (N=10) $6242.
Group
7,
Federal
loans.
Item
institution
$5205.
Item 1,
2, Your
Comparison
Group
Median (N=10) $5090.
Group
Other
loans.
Item
1,8,
Your
institution
$7431.
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
Median (N=10) $10355.
Shape
line,
Label:
Shape
InstitutionLegend,
Label: Your institution
Shape
ComparisonGroupLegend,
Label: Comparison Group Median (N=10)
Shape
ComparisonGroupLegendLine1,
Label:
Shape
ComparisonGroupLegendLine2,
Label:
End of image description.
Type of aid
Type of aid
Any grant
aid
70
Any grant
aid
91
Federal
grants
16
18
Federal
grants
Pell
grants
16
17
Pell
grants
State/local
grants
15
Institutional
grants
59
49
Any loans
Federal
loans
$3,699
$2,225
$6,318
Federal
loans
54
9
9
$5,205
$5,090
$7,431
Other loans
20
40
60
80
100
$0
Percent of students
Your institution
$2,000
$4,000
$6,000
$8,000
$10,355
$10,000
$12,000
Aid dollars
Comparison Group Median (N=10)
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 at the end of this report. 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 2010, Student
Financial Aid component.
$8,431
$6,498
$6,242
Any loans
56
$8,786
$3,346
$3,477
Institutional
grants
72
48
0
$7,138
$4,727
$5,059
State/local
grants
31
Other loans
Average amounts of grant or scholarship aid from the
federal government, state/local government, or the
institution, or loans received, by full-time, first-time
degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students, by
type of aid: 2008-09
Your institution
Comparison Group Median (N=10)
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): Spring 2010, Student
Financial Aid component.
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Figure 8.
Percent of all undergraduates receiving aid by type of
aid: 2008-09
Figure 9.
Average amount of aid received by all undergraduates,
by type of aid: 2008-09
Image description.
Type of aidBar chart with 3 groups with 2 items per group.
Horizontal
X
scale1,titled
Aid
dollars.
Group
Anyinstitution
grant
aid.$7261.
Item
Item 1,
2, Your
Comparison
Median (N=10) $9020.
Group
Pellinstitution
grants.Group
Item
1,2,
Your
$3277.
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
Median (N=10) $3408.
Group
Federal
loans.
Item
1,3,
Your
institution
$6134.
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
Median (N=10) $6424.
Shape
line,
Label:
Shape
InstitutionLegend,
Label: Your institution
Shape
ComparisonGroupLegend,
Label: Comparison Group Median (N=10)
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
scale1,titled
Percent
of students.
Group
Anyinstitution
grant aid.
Item
62. Median (N=10) 72.
Item 1,
2, Your
Comparison
Group
Pellinstitution
grants.Group
Item
1,2,
Your
14. Median (N=10) 17.
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
Group
Federal
loans.
Item
1,3,
Your
institution
43. Median (N=10) 47.
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
Shape
line,
Label:
Shape
InstitutionLegend,
Label: Your institution
Shape
ComparisonGroupLegend,
Label: Comparison Group Median (N=10)
Shape
ComparisonGroupLegendLine1,
Label:
Shape
ComparisonGroupLegendLine2,
Label:
End of image description.
Type of aid
Type of aid
62
$7,261
Any grant aid
Any grant aid
72
$9,020
14
$3,277
Pell grants
Pell grants
17
$3,408
43
Federal
loans
0
20
$6,134
Federal
loans
47
40
60
80
$6,424
$0
$2,000
$4,000
Percent of students
Your institution
$6,000
$8,000
$10,000
Aid dollars
Comparison Group Median (N=10)
Your institution
Comparison Group Median (N=10)
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): Spring 2010, Student
Financial Aid component.
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): Spring 2010, Student
Financial Aid component.
Figure 10. Graduation rate cohort as a percent of all
undergraduates and as a percent of total entering
students (Fall 2009); graduation rate and transfer-out rate
(2003 cohort); and retention rates (Fall 2009)
Figure 11. Bachelor's degree graduation rates of full-time,
first-time, degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
within 4 years, 6 years, and 8 years: 2001 cohort
Image description.
Measure Bar chart with 6 groups with 2 items per group.
Horizontal
X scale1,titled
Percent.rate cohort as a percent of undergraduates (N=10).
Group
Graduation
Item
1, Comparison
Your
institution
24. Median 21.
Item
2,
Group
Group
Graduation
rate
as a percent of total entering students (N=10).
Item
1,2,
Your
institution
89.cohort
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
Median(N=10).
79.
Group
Graduation
rate,
Item
1,3,
Your
institution
67. overall
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
Median
Group
Transfer-out
rate
(N=4). 72.
Item
1,4,
Your
institution
10. Median
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
21.
Group
Full-time
retention
rate (N=10).
Item 2,
1,5,
Your
institution
89. Median
Item
Comparison
Group
90.
Group
Part-time
retention
rate (N=7).
Item
1,6,
Your
institution
33. Median
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
71.
Shape
line,
Label:
Shape
InstitutionLegend,
Label: Your institution
Shape
ComparisonGroupLegend,
Label: Comparison Group Median
Shape
ComparisonGroupLegendLine1,
Label:
Shape
ComparisonGroupLegendLine2,
Label:
End of image description.
Image description.
Time to program
completion
Horizontal
BarGraduation
chart
with 3
groups with 2 items per group.
X scale1,titled
rate.
Group
4 years.
Item
1, Comparison
Your
institution
41. Median (N=10) 29.
Item
2,
Group
Group
6 years.
Item
1,2,
Your
institution
67. Median (N=10) 70.
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
Group
8 years.
Item
1,3,
Your
institution
71. Median (N=10) 72.
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
Shape
line,
Label:
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Label: Your institution
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ComparisonGroupLegend,
Label: Comparison Group Median (N=10)
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End of image description.
Measure
Time to program completion
Graduation rate cohort
as a percent of
undergraduates (N=10)
24
21
41
4 years
Graduation rate cohort
as a percent of total
entering students (N=10)
29
89
79
67
Graduation rate,
overall (N=10)
72
67
6 years
70
10
Transfer-out rate
(N=4)
21
89
90
Full-time retention
rate (N=10)
71
8 years
72
33
Part-time retention
rate (N=7)
71
0
20
40
60
80
100
0
Percent
Your institution
40
60
80
Graduation rate
Comparison Group Median
NOTE: Graduation rate cohort includes all full-time, first-time, degree/certificateseeking undergraduate students. Entering class includes all students coming to the
institution for the first time. Only institutions with a mission to prepare students to
transfer are required to report transfers out. Graduation and transfer-out rates are
the Student Right-to-Know rates. Retention rates are measured from the fall of first
enrollment to the following fall. 4-yr institutions report retention rates for students
seeking a bachelor's degree. Median values for the comparison group will not add
to 100 percent. 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 2010, Graduation
Rates component and Fall Enrollment component.
20
Your institution
Comparison Group Median (N=10)
NOTE: The 6-year graduation rate is the Student Right-to-Know (SRK) rate; the 4and 8-year rates are calculated using the same methodology. For more information
see the Methodological Notes at the end of the report. 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 2010, 200%
Graduation Rates component.
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Figure 12. Full-time equivalent staff, by assigned position: Fall 2009
Figure 13. Average salaries of full-time instructional staff equated
to 9-month contracts, by academic rank: Academic year
2009-10
Image description.
Staff category
Horizontal
BarNumber
chart with
4 groups with 2 items per group.
X
scale1,titled
of staff.
Group
Instruction/
research/
public service.
Item
institution
374.Median
Item 1,
2, Your
Comparison
Group
(N=10)
505.
Group
Executive/
administrative/
managerial.
Item
1,2,
Your
institution
80. Median (N=10)
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
130.
Group
Other
professional
(support/service).
Item
1,3,
Your
institution
132.Median
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
(N=10) 366.
Group
Non-professional.
Item
1,4,
Your
institution
233.Median (N=10) 491.
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
Shape
line,
Label:
Shape
InstitutionLegend,
Label: Your institution
Shape
ComparisonGroupLegend,
Label: Comparison Group Median (N=10)
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ComparisonGroupLegendLine1,
Label:
Shape
ComparisonGroupLegendLine2,
Label:
End of image description.
Image description.
Academic rank
Horizontal
BarAverage
chart with
7 groups with 2 items per group.
X
scale1,titled
salary.
Group
All ranks
(N=10).
Item
institution
$88217.
Item 1,
2, Your
Comparison
Group
Median $96369.
Group
Professor
(N=10).
Item
1,2,
Your
institution
$122767.
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
Median
$121909.
Group
Associate
professor
(N=10).
Item
1,3,
Your
institution
$85012.
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
Median
$89522.
Group
Assistant
professor
(N=10).
Item
1,4,
Your
institution
$77446.
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
Median $79133.
Group
Instructor
(N=9).
Item
1,5,
Your
institution
$52560.
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
Median $52727.
Group
Lecturer
(N=8).
Item 2,
1,6,
Your
institution
$60029.
Item
Comparison
Group
Group
No institution
academic
rankMedian
(N=5).$52181.
Item
1,7,
Your
$19404.
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
Median $47570.
Shape
line,
Label:
Shape
InstitutionLegend,
Label: Your institution
Shape
ComparisonGroupLegend,
Label: Comparison Group Median
Shape
ComparisonGroupLegendLine1,
Label:
Shape
ComparisonGroupLegendLine2,
Label:
End of image description.
Staff category
Academic rank
Instruction/
research/
public service
$88,217
$96,369
All ranks
(N=10)
374
505
$122,767
$121,909
Professor (N=10)
Executive/
administrative/
managerial
$85,012
$89,522
Associate professor
(N=10)
80
130
$77,446
$79,133
Assistant professor
(N=10)
132
Other professional
(support/service)
Lecturer
(N=8)
233
Non-professional
100
200
300
400
500
$60,029
$52,181
$19,404
No academic rank
(N=5)
491
0
$52,560
$52,727
Instructor
(N=9)
366
600
$47,570
$0
$25,000
$50,000
Number of staff
Your institution
$75,000
$100,000
$125,000
Average salary
Comparison Group Median (N=10)
Your institution
Comparison Group Median
NOTE: Graduate assistants are not included in this figure. For information on the
calculation of FTE of staff, 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 2009-10, Human
Resources component.
NOTE: Average full-time instructional staff salaries for 11/12-month contracts were
equated to 9-month average salaries by multiplying the 11/12-month salary by .8182.
Salaries based on less than 9-month contracts are not included. Medical school
salaries are not included. 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 2009-10, Human
Resources component.
Figure 14. Percent distribution of core revenues, by source: Fiscal
year 2009
Figure 15. Core expenses per FTE enrollment, by function: Fiscal
year 2009
Image description.
Revenue source
Horizontal
BarPercent.
chart with 5 groups with 2 items per group.
X scale1,titled
Group
Tuition
and fees.
Item
1, Comparison
Your
institution
42. Median (N=6) 28.
Item
2,
Group
Group
State
appropriations.
Item
1,2,
Your
institution
0.01.Median (N=6) 30.
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
Group
Local
appropriations.
Item
1,3,
Your
institution
0.01.Median (N=6) 0.01.
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
Group
Government
grants
and contracts.
Item
1,4,
Your
institution
39. Median
Item
2,
Comparison
(N=6) 35.
Group
Other
core Group
revenues.
Item 2,
1,5,
Your
institution
18. Median (N=6) 8.
Item
Comparison
Group
Shape
line,
Label:
Shape
InstitutionLegend,
Label: Your institution
Shape
ComparisonGroupLegend,
Label: Comparison Group Median (N=6)
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ComparisonGroupLegendLine1,
Label:
Shape
ComparisonGroupLegendLine2,
Label:
End of image description.
Image description.
Expense function
Horizontal
BarDollars
chart with
7 groups with 2 items per group.
X scale1,titled
per FTE.
Group
Instruction.
Item
1, Comparison
Your
institution
$10694.
Item
2,
Group
Median (N=6) $9516.
Group
Research.
Item
1,2,
Your
institution
$7613.
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
Median (N=6) $8843.
Group
Public
service.
Item
1,3,
Your
institution
$0.01.
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
Median (N=6) $833.
Group
Academic
support.
Item
1,4,
Your
institution
$2310.
Item
2,
Comparison
Group
Median (N=6) $1886.
Group
Institutional
support.
Item 2,
1,5,
Your
institution
$2550.
Item
Comparison
Group
Median (N=6) $3437.
Group
Student
services.
Item
1,6,
Your
institution
$766.
Item
2,
Comparison
Median (N=6) $1677.
Group
7,
Other
core Group
expenses.
Item
1,
Your
institution
$6277.
Item 2, Comparison Group Median (N=6) $5207.
Shape
line,
Label:
Shape
InstitutionLegend,
Label: Your institution
Shape
ComparisonGroupLegend,
Label: Comparison Group Median (N=6)
Shape
ComparisonGroupLegendLine1,
Label:
Shape
ComparisonGroupLegendLine2,
Label:
End of image description.
Revenue source
Expense function
42
Tuition and fees
$10,694
Instruction
$9,516
28
$7,613
Research
State 0
appropriations
30
Public service
Local 0
appropriations 0
$8,843
$0
$833
$2,310
$1,886
Academic support
$2,550
$3,437
Institutional support
39
Government grants
and contracts
35
$766
Student services
18
Other core
revenues
10
$6,277
Other core
expenses
8
0
$1,677
20
30
40
50
$5,207
$0
Percent
Your institution
$4,000
$6,000
$8,000
$10,000
$12,000
Dollars per FTE
Comparison Group Median (N=6)
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 2010, Finance
component.
$2,000
Your institution
Comparison Group Median (N=6)
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. 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 2009, 12-month
Enrollment component and Spring 2010, Finance component.
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METHODOLOGICAL NOTES
Overview
Cohort Determination for Reporting Student Financial Aid and
Graduation Rates
This report is based on data supplied by institutions to IPEDS during the
2009-10 survey year. Response rates exceeded 99 percent 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.
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.
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 less than three values. Where
percentage distributions are presented, median values may not add to 100
percent. Through the ExPT, users have access to all of the data used to
create the figures included in this report.
Description of Statistics Used in the Figures
Average Net Price of Attendance
Average net price is calculated for full-time, first-time degree/certificateseeking undergraduates who received grant or scholarship aid from the
federal government, state/local government, or the institution anytime
during the full aid year. 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 (lower of in-district or in-state for public
institutions), books and supplies, and the weighted 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. As such, not all notes listed below may be applicable to your
report.
Core Expenses
Use of Imputed Data
Core expenses for public institutions using the Governmental Accounting
Standards Board (GASB) standards include expenses for instruction,
research, public service, academic support, institutional support, student
services, operation and maintenance of plant, depreciation, interest,
scholarships and fellowships, other expenses, and nonoperating expenses.
Core expenses for private, not-for-profit and for-profit, and a small number
of public institutions reporting under the Financial Accounting Standards
Board (FASB) standards include expenses for instruction, research, public
service, academic support, student services, institutional support, net grant
aid to students, and other expenses. For all institutions, core expenses
exclude expenses for auxiliary enterprises (e.g., bookstores, dormitories),
hospitals, and independent operations. Expenses for operation and
maintenance of plant, depreciation, and interest for GASB institutions are
included in other core expenses, but are allocated to each of the other
functions for FASB institutions.
All IPEDS data are subject to imputation for total (institutional) and partial
(item) nonresponse. If necessary, imputed values were used to prepare
your report.
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.
Between survey years 2008-09 and 2010-11, the categories used for the
collection and reporting of race/ethnicity data in IPEDS are transitioning to
those developed in 1997 by the Office of Management and Budget, and
institutions may report using either those categories, the older (1977)
categories, or a mixture of both. Therefore, during the transition, only
derived categories that present comparable data will be displayed. Detailed
information about these changes can be found at
http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/reic/resource.asp.
Core Revenues
Core revenues for public institutions reporting under GASB standards
include tuition and fees; government appropriations (federal, state, and
local); government grants and contracts; private gifts, grants, and
contracts; investment income; other operating and nonoperating sources;
and other revenues and additions. Core revenues for private, not-for-profit
institutions (and a small number of public institutions) reporting under
FASB include tuition and fees; government appropriations (federal, state,
and local); government grants and contracts; private gifts, grants, and
contracts; investment return; sales and services of educational activities;
and other sources. Core revenues for private, for-profit institutions
reporting under FASB standards include tuition and fees; government
appropriations (federal, state, and local); government grants and contracts;
private grants and contracts; net investment income; sales and services of
educational activities; and other sources. In general, core revenues
exclude revenues from auxiliary enterprises (e.g., bookstores, dormitories),
hospitals, and independent operations.
Postbaccalaureate Degree Categories
In 2008-09 IPEDS, new postbaccalaureate degree categories were
introduced as optional. The new categories are Doctor’s degreeResearch/scholarship, Doctor’s degree-Professional practice, and Doctor’s
degree-Other. In addition, the First-professional degree and certificate
categories and the single Doctor’s degree category are being phased out.
During the transition period, all First-professional students are reflected as
graduate students, all First-professional degrees awarded are reflected as
Doctor’s degrees, and all Doctor’s degrees reported under the new
categories are aggregated under a single Doctor’s degree category, so that
data reported by all institutions are comparable.
Equated Instructional Staff Salaries
Total salary outlays for full-time instructional staff on 11/12-month contracts
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were equated to 9-month outlays by multiplying the outlay for 11/12-month
contracted instructional staff by 0.8182. The equated outlays were then
added to the outlays for 9/10-month instructional staff to determine an
average salary for each rank. Salaries are not included for medical school
staff or staff on less-than-9-month contracts.
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, forprofit institutions under FASB standards do not report salaries.
Student-to-Faculty Ratio
FTE for 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) plus the estimated FTE of first-professional students, if
applicable. Undergraduate and graduate FTE are estimated using 12month instructional activity (credit and/or contact hours). All doctor’s
degree students are reported as graduate students. First-professional FTE
is estimated by calculating the ratio of full-time to part-time firstprofessional students from the fall enrollment counts and applying this ratio
to the 12-month unduplicated headcount of first-professional students. The
estimated number of full-time first-professional students is added to onethird of the estimated number of part-time students. See “Calculation of
FTE Students (using instructional activity)” in the IPEDS Glossary at
http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/glossary/.
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
The full-time equivalent (FTE) of staff is calculated by summing the total
number of full-time staff from the Employees by Assigned Position (EAP)
section of the Human Resources component and adding one-third of the
total number of part-time staff.
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 again in the fall). This includes all first-time
undergraduate students, students transferring into the institution at the
undergraduate level, and nondegree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
entering in the fall. Only degree-granting, academic year reporting
institutions provide total entering student data.
Graduation Rates and Transfer-out Rate
Tuition and Required Fees
Graduation rates are those developed to satisfy the requirements of the
Student Right-to-Know and Higher Education Opportunity Acts 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 (for the degree
or certificate) before the ending status date of August 31, 2009, divided by
the entire cohort of full-time, first-time, degree/certificate-seeking
undergraduates minus any allowable exclusions. Institutions are permitted
to exclude from the initial cohort students who died or were totally and
permanently disabled; those who left school to serve in the armed forces
or were called 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 within the same time period, divided by the same
adjusted cohort. Only institutions with a mission that includes preparing
students to transfer are required to report transfers out.
Tuition is defined as the amount of money charged to students for
instructional services; 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.
FTE for Staff
Retention Rates
Full-time retention rates are defined as the number of full-time, first-time,
degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students who enter the institution
for the first time in the fall and who return to the same institution the
following fall (as either full- or part-time), divided by the total number of fulltime, first-time, degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates in the fall of first
entrance. Part-time retention rates are similarly defined. For 4-year
institutions offering a bachelor’s degree, this rate is reported only for those
first-time students seeking a bachelor’s degree. For less than 4-year
institutions, the rate is calculated for all first-time degree/certificate-seeking
students.
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
Colorado School of Mines 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/.
M.W. Scoggins, President
Colorado School of Mines (ID: 126775)
1500 Illinois Street
Golden, CO 80401