Common Data Set 2023-2024

Welcome to the 2023-2024 Common Data Set collection!
The Common Data Set (CDS) initiative is a collaborative effort among data providers in
the higher education community and publishers as represented by the College Board,Peterson’s, and U.S. News & World Report. The combined goal of this collaboration is
to improve the quality and accuracy of information provided to all involved in a student’s
transition into higher education, as well as to reduce the reporting burden on data
providers.
The CDS is a set of standards and definitions of data items rather than a survey
instrument or set of data represented in a database. Each of the higher education surveys
conducted by the participating publishers incorporates items from the CDS as well as
unique items proprietary to each publisher. Consequently, the publishers’ surveys differ inthat they utilize varying numbers of items from the CDS.
Those who report data for their colleges are urged to abide by the definitions and thecohorts specified when answering CDS items. They are also urged to use the answers to
CDS items when responding to the numerous survey requests they receive, by
distributing photocopies of their answers, posting them on their websites, or by othereffective means.
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A0. Respondent Information (Not for Publication)
First Name
Last Name
Title
OfficeAddress

City
State
Zip
Country
Phone Number
E-mail Address
Are your responses to the CDS posted forreference on your institution’s Web site?

Yes

No

If yes, please provide the URL of
the corresponding Web page
A0A. We invite you to indicate if there are items on the CDS for which you cannot use the requested
analytic convention, cannot provide data for the cohort requested, whose methodology is unclear, or about
which you have questions or comments in general. This information will not be published but will help the
publishers further refine CDS items.

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A1. Address Information
Name of College/University
Street Address

City
State
Zip
Country
Main Institution Phone Number
Area CodePhone Number

Extension

Main Institution Website
Main Institution E-mailPlease enter Admissions Office information below:
Street Address (if different)

City
State
Zip
Country
Admissions Phone Number
Admissions Toll-Free
Phone Number

Area CodePhone Number

Extension

Area CodePhone Number

Extension

Admissions E-mail Address
If there is a separate URL for your school’s online application, please specify:

If you have a mailing address other than the one listed above to which applications should be sent,
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A2. Source of institutional control (select one only)
A2. Sourceof institutional control (select only one)
PublicPrivate (nonprofit)
Proprietary

A3. Classify your undergraduate institution
Coeducational college
Men's college
Women's college

A4. Academic year calendar
 If your academic year has changed because of the COVID-19 pandemic, please indicate as other below.

SemesterContinuous

Quarter

Differs by program (describe):

Trimester
4-1-4

Other (describe):

A5. Degrees offered by your institution
Certificate

Post-bachelor's certificate

Diploma

Master's

Associate

Post-master's certificate

Transfer Associate

Doctoral degree research/scholarship

Terminal Associate

Doctoral degree -- professional practiceBachelor's

Doctoral degree -- otherA6. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
If you have a diversity, equity, and inclusion office or department, please provide the URL of the corresponding
Web page:

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B. ENROLLMENT AND PERSISTENCE

B1. Institutional Enrollment - Men and Women
Provide numbers of students for each of the following categories as of the institution’s official fall reporting date oras of October 15, 2023.
Note: Report students formerly designated as “first professional” in the graduate cells.



For information on reporting study abroad students please see: This Document at NCES.GOV If your institution collects and reports non-binary gender data, please use the “Another Gender” category.
 In cases where gender information is not provided, please distribute across the two-binary categories.
FULL-TIME
Men

Women

Undergraduate Students
Degree-seeking, firsttime, first-year students
Other first-year, degree-seeking
students
All other degree-seeking
undergraduate students
Total degree-seeking
undergraduate students
All other undergraduates
enrolled in credit courses
Total Undergraduate Students

PART-TIME
Another
GenderMen

Women

Another
GenderUndergraduate Students

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Graduate Students

Graduate Students

Degree-seeking, first-time
All other degree-seeking
All other graduates enrolled in
credit courses
Total Graduate Students

0

0

0

0

0

0

Total All Students

0

0

0

0

0

0

Total All Undergraduates0

Total All Graduate Students

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B2. Enrollment by Racial/Ethnic Category
Provide numbers of undergraduate students for each of the following categories as of the institution's official fallreporting date or as of October 15, 2023.
Include international students only in the category "Nonresidents."Complete the “Total Undergraduates” column only if you cannot provide data for the first two columns.

Report as your institution reports to IPEDS: persons who are Hispanic should be reported only on the
Hispanic line, not under any race, and persons who are non-Hispanic multi-racial should be reported only
under "Two or more races." New guidance from IPEDS for reporting aggregate data:
Racial/ethnic destinations are requested only for United States citizens, residents, and other eligible non-citizens.
Eligible non-citizens include all students who completed high school or a GED equivalency within the UnitedStates (including DACA and undocumented students) and who were not an F-1 non-immigrant student visa at
the time of high school graduation.
More information about other eligible (for financial aid purposes) non-citizens is available athttps://studentaid.gov/understandaid/eligibility/requirements/non-us-citizens.
Nonresident – A person who is not a citizen or national of the United States and who is in this country on a
student visa or temporary basis and does not have the right to remain indefinitely. Do not include DACA,
undocumented, or other eligible noncitizens in this category.
NOTE – Nonresidents are to be reported separately, in the boxes provided, rather than included in any of theseven racial/ethnic categories or in race/ethnicity unknown.

Racial/Ethnic Category

Degree-seeking
First-time First
year

Degree-seeking
Undergraduates(include first-time
first-year)

Total
Undergraduates(both degree- andnon-degreeseeking)

0

0

0

Nonresidents
Hispanic/Latino
Black or African American, non-Hispanic
White, non-Hispanic
American Indian or Alaska Native, nonHispanic
Asian, non-Hispanic
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander,
non-Hispanic
Two or more races, non-Hispanic
Race and/or ethnicity unknown
Total

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B3. Persistence
Number of degrees awarded by your institution from July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2023.
AWARD TYPE
Certificate/diploma:
Associate degrees:
Bachelor’s degrees:
Post-bachelor’s certificates:
Master’s degrees:
Post-master’s certificates:
Doctoral degrees –research/scholarship:
Doctoral degrees – professional
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Doctoral degrees – other:# AWARDEDCommon Data Set 2023-2024

B4-B21: Graduation Rates
The items in this section correspond to data elements collected by the IPEDS Web-based Data Collection
System’s Graduation Rate Survey (GRS).
For complete instructions and definitions of data elements, see the IPEDS GRS Forms and Instructions
for the 2023-2024 Survey. https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/use-the-data/survey-components/9/graduation-rates

In the following section for bachelor’s or equivalent programs, please disaggregate the Fall 2016 and Fall2017 cohorts (formerly CDS B4-B11) into four groups:
Students who received a Federal Pell Grant*
Recipients of a subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan
Total (all students, regardless of Pell Grant or subsidized loan status)

•
•
•
•

*

Students who received both a Federal Pell Grant and a subsidized Stafford Loan should be reported
in the "Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant" column.

For each graduation rate grid below, the numbers in the first three columns for Questions A-G should sum to thecohort total in the fourth column (formerly CDS B4-B11).
For Bachelor’s or Equivalent Programs
Please provide data for the Fall 2017 cohort if available. If Fall 2017 cohort data are not available, provide
data for the Fall 2016 cohort.
Fall 2017 Cohort
Recipients of aFederal Pell
Grant

A

Initial 2017 cohort of first-time, fulltime, bachelor's (or equivalent) degreeseeking undergraduate students

Recipients of a
Subsidized
Stafford Loan
who did notreceive a Pell
Grant

Students who
did not receive
either a Pell
Grant or asubsidized
Stafford Loan

Total(sum of 3columns to the
left)

0

Of the initial 2017 cohort, how many did
not persist and did not graduate for thefollowing reasons:

B

•
•
•
•
•
•

Deceased
Permanently Disabled

0

Armed Forces
Foreign Aid Service of the Federal Government
Official church missions
Report Total Allowable Exclusions

C

Final 2017 cohort, after adjusting
for allowable exclusions

0D

Of the initial 2017 cohort, how many
completed the program in four years orless (by Aug. 31, 2021)

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Recipients of aFederal Pell
Grant

Recipients of a
Subsidized
Stafford Loan
who did notreceive a Pell
Grant

Students who
did not receive
either a Pell
Grant or asubsidized
Stafford Loan

Total(sum of 3columns to the
left)

E

Of the initial 2017 cohort, how many
completed the program in more thanfour years but in five years or less(after Aug. 31, 2021 and by Aug. 31,
2022)

0

F

Of the initial 2017 cohort, how many
completed the program in more than
five years but in six years or less(after Aug. 31, 2022 and by Aug. 31,
2023)

0

G

Total graduating within six years (sumof lines D, E, and F)0H

Six-year graduation rate for2017 cohort (G divided by C)

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Fall 2016 Cohort

Recipients of aFederal Pell
Grant

A

Initial 2016 cohort of first-time, fulltime, bachelor's (or equivalent) degreeseeking undergraduate students

Recipients of a
Subsidized
Stafford Loan
who did notreceive a Pell
Grant

Students who
did not receive
either a Pell
Grant or asubsidized
Stafford Loan

Total(sum of 3columns to the
left)

0

Of the initial 2016 cohort, how many did
not persist and did not graduate for thefollowing reasons:

B

•
•
•
•
•
•

Deceased
Permanently Disabled

0

Armed Forces
Foreign Aid Service of the Federal Government
Official church missions
Report Total Allowable Exclusions

C

Final 2016 cohort, after adjusting forallowable exclusions

0D

Of the initial 2016 cohort, how many
completed the program in four years orless (by Aug. 31, 2020)

0E

Of the initial 2016 cohort, how many
completed the program in more thanfour years but in five years or less(after Aug. 31, 2020 and by Aug. 31,
2021)

0

F

Of the initial 2016 cohort, how many
completed the program in more than
five years but in six years or less(after Aug. 31, 2021 and by Aug. 31,
2022)

0

G

Total graduating within six years (sumof lines D, E, and F)0H

Six-year graduation rate for2016 cohort (G divided by C)

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For Two-Year Institutions
Please provide data for the 2020 cohort if available. If 2020 cohort data are not available, provide data forthe 2019 cohort.

2020 Cohort

B12

Initial cohort, total of first-time, full-timedegree/certificate-seeking students:

B13

Of the initial cohort, how many did not persist
and did not graduate for the following reasons:• Death• Permanently Disability• Service in the armed forces,• Foreign aid service of the federal
government• Official church missions• Report total allowable exclusions

B14

Final cohort, after adjusting for allowable
exclusions:

B15

Completers of programs of less than two years
duration (total):

B16

Completers of programs of less than two years
within 150 percent of normal time:

B17

Completers of programs of at least two but
less than four years (total):

B18

Completers of programs of at least two but
less than four-years within 150 percent of
normal time:

B19

Total transfers-out (within three years) to otherinstitutions:

B20

Total transfers to two-year institutions:

B21

Total transfers to four-year institutions:2019 Cohort

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B22. Retention Rates
Report for the cohort of all full-time, first-time bachelor’s (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students
who entered in Fall 2022 (or the preceding summer term).
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The initial cohort may be adjusted for students who departed for the following reasons:
*
*
*
*
*
*

Death
Permanent Disability
Service in the armed forces
Foreign aid service of the federal government
Official church missions
No other adjustments to the initial cohort should be made.

For the cohort of all full-time bachelor’s (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students whoentered your institution as first-year students in Fall 2022 (or the preceding summer term), whatpercentage was enrolled at your institution as of the date your institution calculates its official
enrollment in Fall 2023.
Total students retained = Students from the Fall 2022 cohort who are still enrolled as of Fall 2023 +students from Fall 2022 cohort who completed their bachelor's program as of Fall 2023
(Students from the Fall 2022 cohort still enrolled as of Fall 2023 + Students from Fall 2022 cohort whocompleted their bachelor’s program as of Fall 2023)/(Adjusted Fall 2022 cohort) *100
Note: The number of first-time students seeking a bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) who attain abachelor's degree (or equivalent) by their second fall term is expected to be zero or very small. In
exceptional cases when a first-time student does satisfy all degree requirements including full credit
completion (e.g., typically 120 credit hours) and is awarded a bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) by theirsecond fall term, they are to be considered “retained” for EF reporting purposes.
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C. FIRST-TIME, FIRST-YEAR ADMISSION

C1-C2: Applications
C1. First-time, first-year students: Provide the number of degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students who
applied, were admitted, and enrolled (full- or part-time) in Fall 2023.
Include early decision, early action, and students who began studies during summer in this cohort.

Applicants should include only those students who fulfilled the requirements for consideration for admission (i.e., whocompleted actionable applications) and who have been notified of one of the following actions: admission, nonadmission, placement on waiting list, or application withdrawn (by applicant or institution).



Admitted applicants should include wait-listed students who were subsequently offered admission.



Since the total may include students who did not provide gender data, the detail need not sum to the total.

 If your institution collects and reports non-binary gender data, please use the “Another Gender” category.
 Note that recent high school graduates and other students without prior postsecondary experience will still beconsidered “first-time students” for fall enrollment reporting purposes even if they enrolled in the summer prior tofall enrollment.
 Provide numbers of students for each of the following categories as of the institution’s official fall reporting date or asof October 15, 2023.

FIRST-TIME, FIRST-YEAR STUDENT APPLICANTS

TOTAL

Total first-time, first-year men who applied
Total first-time, first-year women who applied
Total first-time, first-year of another gender who applied
FIRST-TIME, FIRST-YEAR STUDENT ADMITSTOTAL

Total first-time, first-year men who were admitted
Total first-time, first-year women who were admitted
Total first-time, first-year of another gender who were admitted
FIRST-TIME, FIRST-YEAR STUDENT ENROLLEES

TOTAL

Total first-time, first-year men who enrolled
Total first-time, first-year women who enrolled
Total first-time, first-year of another gender who enrolled
FIRST-TIME, FIRST-YEAR STUDENT ENROLLEES BY STATUS
Total full-time, first-time, first-year men who enrolled
Total part-time, first-time, first-year men who enrolled
Total full-time, first-time, first-year women who enrolled
Total part-time, first-time, first-year women who enrolled
Total full-time, first-time, first-year of another gender who enrolled
Total part-time, first-time, first-year of another gender who enrolled

TOTAL

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If available, please provide residency breakdowns for total applicants, admits, and enrolled students: Fall 2023
FIRST-TIME, FIRST-YEAR STUDENT APPLICANTS
Total first-time, first-year (degree-seeking) who applied

IN-STATE OUT-OF- INTERNATIONAL UNKNOWN
STATE

TOTAL

0

Total first-time, first-year (degree-seeking) who were admitted

0

Total first-time, first-year (degree-seeking) enrolled

0C2. First time, first-year wait-listed students
 Students who met admission requirements but whose final admission was contingent on space
availability) Do you have a policy of placing students on a waiting list? ☐ Yes ☐ No
If yes, please answer the questions below for Fall 2023 admissions:

WAITING LIST

TOTAL

Number of qualified applicants offered a place on waiting list:
Number accepting a place on the waiting list:
Number of wait-listed students admitted:

Is your waiting list ranked?

☐ Yes

☐ No

⇒ If yes, do you release that information to students?

☐ Yes

☐ No

⇒ Do you release that information to school counselors?

☐ Yes

☐ No

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C3-C5: Admission Requirements
C3. High school completion requirement
Check the appropriate box to identify your high school completion requirement for degree-seeking entering
students:☐ High school diploma is required and GED is accepted☐ High school diploma is required and GED is not accepted☐ High school diploma or equivalent is not required
C4. Does your institution require or recommend a general college-preparatory program for degree-seeking
students?
☐ Require☐ Recommend☐ Neither require nor recommend
C5. Distribution of high school units required and/or recommended. Specify the distribution of academic highschool course units required and/or recommended of all or most degree-seeking students using Carnegie units(one unit equals one year of study or its equivalent). If you use a different system for calculating units, please
convert.
Units Required
Total academic units
EnglishMathematics
Science
Of these, units that must be lab
Foreign language
Social studies
History
Academic electives
Computer Science
Visual/Performing Arts
Other (specify)

Units Recommended

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C6-C7: Basis for Selection
C6. Do you have an open admission policy, under which virtually all secondary school graduates or students with
GED equivalency diplomas are admitted without regard to academic record, test scores, or other qualifications?
If so, check which applies:☐ Open admission policy as described above for all students
Open admission policy as described above for most students, but☐ Selective admission for out-of-state students☐ Selective admission to some programs☐ Other (explain):C7. Relative importance of each of the following academic and nonacademic factors in your first-time, firstyear, degree-seeking general (not including programs with specific criteria) admission decisions.

Academic
Rigor of secondary school record
Class rank
Academic GPA
Standardized test scores
Application Essay
Recommendation

Nonacademic
Interview
Extracurricular activities
Talent/ability
Character/personal qualities
First generation
Alumni/ae relation
Geographical residenceState residency
Religious affiliation/commitment
Volunteer work
Work experience
Level of applicant’s interest

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Considered

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Please provide additional information if the importance of any specific academic or nonacademic
factors differ by academic program.

C8: SAT and ACT Policies
C8A. Entrance exams
Does your institution make use of SAT or ACT scores in admission decisions for first-time, first-year,
degree-seeking applicants:
☐ Yes

☐ No

If yes, place check marks in the appropriate boxes below to reflect your institution’s policies for use inadmission for Fall 2025.
Required to beconsidered foradmission

Required forsome

Recommended

Not required foradmission, but
consider if
submitted

Not considered
for admission,even if submitted

SAT or ACTACT Only
SAT Only

C8B. Has been removed from the CDS.
C8C. Has been removed from the CDS.
C8D. In addition, does your institution use applicants' test scores for academic advising?
Yes

No

C8E.

Month

Day

Latest date by which SAT or ACT scores must be received for fallterm admission:

C8F. If necessary, use this space to clarify your test policies (e.g., if tests are recommended for some students,
or if tests are not required of some students due to differences by academic program, student academic
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C8G. Please indicate which tests your institution uses for placement (e.g., state tests):
☐ SAT
☐ ACT
☐ AP
☐ CLEP☐ Institutional Exam
☐ State Exam (specify):

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C9-C12: First-time, first-year Profile
Provide information for ALL enrolled, degree-seeking, full-time and part-time, first-time, first-year students
enrolled in Fall 2023, including students who began studies during summer, international students/
nonresident, and students admitted under special arrangements.
C9. Percent and number of first-time, first-year students enrolled in Fall 2023 who submitted national
standardized (SAT/ACT) test scores.
Include information for ALL enrolled, degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students who submitted
test scores.

Do not include partial test scores (e.g., mathematics scores but not critical reading for a category ofstudents) or combine other standardized test results (such as TOEFL) in this item.



Do not convert SAT scores to ACT scores and vice versa.



If a student submitted multiple sets of scores for a single test, report this information according to how you
use the data. For example:•

If you consider the highest scores from either submission, use the highest combination of scores (e.g.,
verbal from one submission, math from the other).

•If you average the scores, use the average to report the scores.
ALL enrolled, degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students
who submitted test scores.

Percent

NumberSubmitting SAT Scores
Submitting ACT Scores

For each assessment listed below, report the score that represents the 25th percentile (the score that
25 percent of the first-time, first-year population scored at or below) and the 75th percentile score (thescore that 25 percent scored at or above).
Assessment
SAT Composite
SAT Evidence-Based
Reading and Writing
SAT Math
ACT Composite
ACT Math
ACT English
ACT Writing
ACT Science
ACT Reading

25th Percentile
Score

50th Percentile
Score

75th Percentile
Score

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Percent of first-time, first-year students with scores in each range:
Score Range

SAT EvidenceBased Reading andWriting

SAT Math

700-800
600-699500-599
400-499300-399200-299

Score Range

SAT Composite

1400-1600
1200-1399
1000-1199
800-999600-799
400-599

Score
Range

ACT
Composite

ACT English

ACT Math

ACT Reading

ACT Science

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

30-36
24-29
18-23
12-17
6-11
Below 6

C10. Percent of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students who had high school class rank
within each of the following ranges (report information for those students from whom youcollected high school rank information)

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Assessment

Percent

Percent in top tenth of high school graduating class
Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class
Percent in top half of high school graduating class} Top half + bottom half =Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class

100%.

Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class
Percent of total first-time, first-year students who submitted
high school class rank:
C11. Percentage of all enrolled, degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students who had high school
grade-point averages within each of the following ranges (using 4.0 scale).

 Report information only for those students from whom you collected high school GPA.
 If you are able to report GPA ranges separately for students that also submitted at least one test scoreversus those who did not submit a test score, please do so in the respective columns. If you are unable
to report these data, please report the ranges for all students.

Score Range

Percent(Students who
submitted scores)

Percent(Students who did
not submit scores)

Percent(All enrolled
students)

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0.00

0.00

Percent who had GPA of 4.0
Percent who had GPA between 3.75 and 3.99
Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.74
Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.49
Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.24
Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.99
Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.49
Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.99
Percent who had GPA below 1.0
Totals should = 100%

C12. Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students who
submitted GPA:
Average High School GPA
Percent of total first-time, first-year students who submitted high school GPA:%
Percent Submitting GPA

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C13-C20: Admission Policies
C13.Application feeIf your institution has waived its application fee for the Fall 2025 admission cycle please select no.

Does your institution have an application fee? ☐ Yes ☐ No
Amount of application fee:

Can it be waived for applicants with financial need? ☐ Yes ☐ No
If you have an application fee and an on-line application option, please indicate policy for students who
apply on-line:☐ Same Fee☐ Free☐ Reduced
Can on-line application fee be waived for applicants with financial need? ☐ Yes ☐ No
C14. Application closing date
Does your institution have an application closing date? ☐ Yes ☐ No
Month

Day

Application closing date (fall)
Priority Date
C15. Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the fall? ☐ Yes ☐ No
C16.Notification to applicants of admission decision sent (fill in one only)☐ On a rolling basis beginning (date):☐ By (date):☐ Other:

Month

Day

C17. Reply policy for admitted applicants (fill in one only)Month☐ Must reply by (date):☐ No set date
☐ Must reply by May 1st or within☐ Other:
Deadline for housing deposit:
Amount of housing deposit:
Refundable if student does not enroll?
☐ Yes, in full
☐ Yes, in part
☐ No

Day

weeks if notified thereafter
Month

Day

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C18. Deferred admission: Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission?
☐ Yes ☐ No
If yes, maximum period of postponement:
C19. Early admission of high school students: Does your institution allow high school students to enroll as fulltime, first-time, first-year students one year or more before high school graduation?
☐ Yes ☐ No
C20. Common Application: Question removed from CDS. (Initiated during 2006-2007 cycle)
C21-C22: Early Decision and Early Action Plans
C21. Early decision: Does your institution offer an early decision plan (an admission plan that permits students toapply and be notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date and that asks
students to commit to attending if accepted) for first-time, first-year applicants for fall enrollment?
☐ Yes ☐ No

If “yes,” please complete the following:

Month

Day

First or only early decision plan closing date:
First or only early decision plan notification date:
Other early decision plan closing date:
Other early decision plan notification date:
For the Fall 2023 entering class:Number of early decision applications received by your institution:
Number of applicants admitted under early decision plan:
Please provide significant details about your early decision plan:

C22. Early action: Do you have a nonbinding early action plan whereby students are notified of an admission
decision well in advance of the regular notification date but do not have to commit to attending your college?
☐ Yes ☐ No
If “yes,” please complete the following:

Month

Day

Early action closing date:
Early action notification date:Is your early action plan a “restrictive” plan under which you limit students from applying to other early plans?
☐ Yes ☐ No

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D. TRANSFER ADMISSION

D1-D2: Fall Applicants

D1. Does your institution enroll transfer students? ☐ Yes ☐ No
(If no, please skip to Section E)
If yes, may transfer students earn advanced standing credit by transferring credits earned from course work
completed at other colleges/universities?
☐ Yes ☐ No
D2. Provide the number of students who applied, were admitted, and enrolled as degree-seeking transfer
students in Fall 2023.


If your institution collects and reports non-binary gender data, please use the “Another Gender” category.

Men
Women
Another Gender
Total

Applicants

Admitted Applicants

Enrolled Applicants

0

0

0

D3-D11: Application for Admission
D3. Indicate terms for which transfers may enroll:☐ Fall☐ Winter☐ Spring☐ Summer

D4. Must a transfer applicant have a minimum number of credits completed or else must apply as anentering first-year student?
☐ Yes

☐ No

If yes, what is the minimum number of credits and the unit of measure?
Number of credits

Unit Type

D5. Indicate all items required of transfer students to apply for admission:
Required of All

Recommendedof AllHigh school transcript
College transcript(s)Essay or personal statement
Interview
Standardized test scores
Statement of good standing
from prior institution(s)D6. If a minimum high school grade point average is required oftransfer applicants, specify (on a 4.0 scale):

Recommendedof SomeRequired ofSome

Not Required

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D7. If a minimum college grade point average is required oftransfer applicants, specify on a 4.0 scale:

D8. List any other application requirements specific totransfer applicants:
D9. List application priority, closing, notification, and candidate reply dates for transfer students. If applications arereviewed on a continuous or rolling basis, place a check mark in the “Rolling admission” column.
Priority Date

Closing Date

Month

Month

Day

Day

Notification Date
Month

Day

Reply Date
Month

Day

Rollingadmission

Fall
WinterSpringSummer
D10. Does an open admission policy, if reported, apply to transfer students? ☐ Yes ☐ No
D11. Describe additional requirements for transfer admission, if applicable:

D12-D17: Transfer Credit Policies
D12. Report the lowest grade earned for any course that may be transferred for credit:
Number

D13. Maximum number of credits or courses that may
be transferred from a two-year institution:
D14. Maximum number of credits or courses that may
be transferred from a four-year institution:
D15. Minimum number of credits that transfers mustcomplete at your institution to earn an associate degree:D16. Minimum number of credits that transfers mustcomplete at your institution to earn a bachelor’s degree:D17. Describe other transfer credit policies:

Unit Type

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D18-D22: Military Service Transfer Credit Policies
D18. Does your institution accept the following military/veteran transfer credits:
Yes

No

American Council on Education (ACE)College Level Examination Program (CLEP)DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST)
Number

D19. Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred basedon military education evaluated by the American Council on Education (ACE):
D20. Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred based on
Department of Defense supported prior learning assessments (College Level
Examination Program (CLEP) or DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST)):

D21. Are the military/veteran credit transfer policies published on your website?
If yes, please provide the URL where the policy can be located:

D22. Describe other military/veteran transfer credit policies unique to your institution:

Yes

No

Unit Type

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E. ACADEMIC OFFERINGS AND POLICIES
E1. Special study options: Identify those programs available at your institution. Refer to the glossary fordefinitions.
☐ Accelerated program☐ Comprehensive transition andpostsecondary program for students
with intellectual disabilities☐ Cross-registration☐ Distance learning☐ Double major☐ Dual enrollment☐ English as a Second Language (ESL)☐ Exchange student program (domestic)☐ External degree program☐ Other (specify):☐ Honors program☐ Independent study☐ Internships☐ Liberal arts/career combination☐ Student-designed major☐ Study abroad☐ Teacher certification program☐ Undergraduate Research☐ Weekend college

E2. Has been removed from the CDS.
E3. Areas in which all or most students are required to complete some course work prior to graduation:☐ Arts/fine arts
☐ Computer literacy☐ English (including composition)☐ Foreign languages☐ History☐ Humanities☐ Mathematics☐ Philosophy☐ Sciences (biological or physical)☐ Social science☐ Other (specify):☐ Physical Education☐ Intensive writing

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F. STUDENT LIFE
F1. Percentages of first-time, first-year degree-seeking students and degree-seeking
undergraduates enrolled in Fall 2023 who fit the following categories:
First-time, firstyear students

Undergraduates

Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresident
from the numerator and denominator)
Percent of men who join fraternities
Percent of women who join sororities
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing
Percent who live off campus or commute
Percent of students age 25 and older
Average age of full-time students
Average age of all students (full- and part-time)
F2. Activities offered Identify those programs available at your institution.
☐ Campus Ministries☐ Choral groups☐ Concert band
☐ Dance☐ Drama/theater☐ International Student Organization☐ Jazz band

☐ Literary magazine☐ Marching band
☐ Model UN☐ Music ensembles☐ Musical theater☐ Opera☐ Pep band

☐ Radio station☐ Student government☐ Student newspaper☐ Student-run film society☐ Symphony orchestra☐ Television station☐ Yearbook

F3. ROTC (program offered in cooperation with Reserve Officers’ Training Corps)
Army ROTC is offered:☐ On campus☐ At cooperating institution (name):

Naval ROTC is offered:☐ Marine Option☐ On campus☐ At cooperating institution (name):

Air Force ROTC is offered:☐ On campus☐ At cooperating institution (name):F4. Housing: Check all types of college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing available for undergraduates atyour institution.
☐ Coed residence halls☐ Men’s residence halls☐ Women’s residence dorms☐ Apartments for married students☐ Apartments for single students☐ Special housing for disabled students☐ Special housing for international students☐ Fraternity/sorority housing☐ Cooperative housing☐ Theme housing☐ Wellness Housing☐ Living Learning Communities☐ Other housing options (specify):

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G. ANNUAL EXPENSES
G0. Please provide the URL of your institution’s net price calculator:

Provide 2024-2025 academic year costs of attendance for the following categories that are applicable toyour institution.
☐ Check here if your institution's 2024-2025 academic year costs of attendance are not available at this time andprovide an approximate date (i.e., month/day) when your institution's final 2024-2025 academic year costs ofattendance will be available:

G1. Undergraduate full-time tuition, required fees, food and housing
List the typical tuition, required fees, and food and housing for a full-time undergraduate student for the
FULL 2024-2025 academic year. (30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours for institutions that derive annual
tuition by multiplying credit hour cost by number of credits).


A full academic year refers to the period of time generally extending from September to June; usuallyequated to two semesters, two trimesters, three quarters, or the period covered by a four-one-four plan.

Food and housing is defined as double occupancy and 19 meals per week or the maximum meal plan.



Required fees include only charges that all full-time students must pay that are not included in tuition (e.g.,registration, health, or activity fees.)

Do not include optional fees (e.g., parking, laboratory use).
FIRST-YEAR

PRIVATE INSTITUTION
Tuition:
PUBLIC INSTITUTION
Tuition: In-district:Tuition: In-state (out-of-district):
Tuition: Out-of-state:
Tuition: Non-resident
FOR ALL INSTITUTIONS
Required Fees
Food and Housing (on-campus):
Housing Only (on-campus):
Food Only (on-campus meal plan):
Comprehensive tuition and food and housing fees (if yourcollege cannot provide separate tuition and food and housingfees):
Other:UNDERGRADUATESCommon Data Set 2023-2024
Minimum

Maximum

G2. Number of credits per term a student can take forthe stated full-time tuition.

G3. Do tuition and fees vary by year of study (e.g., sophomore, junior, senior)?
☐ Yes

☐ No

G4. Do tuition and fees vary by undergraduate instructional program?
☐ Yes

☐ No

If yes, what percentage of full-time undergraduates pay more than the tuition and fees reported in G1?
⇒
G5. Provide the estimated expenses for a typical full-time undergraduate student:
Residents

Commuters(living at home)

Housing only:

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Food only:

Not Applicable

Food and housing total*

Not ApplicableCommuters(not living at
home)Books and supplies:

Not Applicable

Transportation:
Other expenses:* If your college cannot provide separate food and housing figures for commuters not living at home
G6. Undergraduate per-credit-hour charges (tuition only):
PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS:
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS:In-district:In-state (out-of-district):
Out-of-state:
NONRESIDENTS:

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H. FINANCIAL AID
Please refer to the following financial aid definitions when completing Section H.
Awarded aid: The dollar amounts offered to financial aid applicants.
Financial aid applicant: Any applicant who submits any one of the institutionally required financial aid
applications/forms, such as the FAFSA.
Indebtedness: Aggregate dollar amount borrowed through any loan program (federal, state, subsidized,
unsubsidized, private, etc.; excluding parent loans) while the student was enrolled at an institution. Student loans
co-signed by a parent are assumed to be the responsibility of the student and should be included.
Institutional scholarships and grants: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants for which theinstitution determines the recipient.
Financial need: As determined by your institution using the federal methodology and/or your institution's own
standards.
Need-based aid: College-funded or college-administered award from institutional, state, federal, or other sources
for which a student must have financial need to qualify. This includes both institutional and non-institutional student
aid (grants, jobs, and loans).
Need-based scholarship or grant aid: Scholarships and grants from institutional, state, federal, or other sources
for which a student must have financial need to qualify.
Need-based self-help aid: Loans and jobs from institutional, state, federal, or other sources for which a student
must demonstrate financial need to qualify.
Non-need-based scholarship or grant aid: Scholarships and grants, gifts, or merit-based aid from institutional,
state, federal, or other sources (including unrestricted funds or gifts and endowment income) awarded solely on thebasis of academic achievement, merit, or any other non-need-based reason. When reporting questions H1 and H2,
non-need-based aid that is used to meet need should be counted as need-based aid.
Note: Suggested order of precedence for counting non-need money as need-based:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Non-need institutional grants
Non-need tuition waivers
Non-need athletic awards
Non-need federal grants
Non-need state grants

6.
7.
8.
9.

Non-need outside grants
Non-need student loans
Non-need parent loans
Non-need work

Non-need-based self-help aid: Loans and jobs from institutional, state, or other sources for which a student neednot demonstrate financial need to qualify.
Private student loans: A nonfederal loan made by a lender such as a bank, credit union or private lender used to
pay for up to the annual cost of education, less any financial aid received.
External scholarships and grants: Scholarships and grants received from outside (private) sources that students
bring with them (e.g., Kiwanis, National Merit scholarships). The institution may process paperwork to receive thedollars, but it has no role in determining the recipient or the dollar amount awarded.
Work study and employment: Federal and state work study aid, and any employment packaged by your institution
in financial aid awards.
DO NOT INCLUDE ANY AID RELATED TO THE CARES ACT OR UNIQUE THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Common Data Set 2023-2024

Aid Awarded to Enrolled Undergraduates
H1. Enter total dollar amounts awarded to enrolled full-time and less than full-time degree-seeking
undergraduates (using the same cohort reported in CDS Question B1, “total degree-seeking”
undergraduates) in the following categories.


If the data being reported are final figures for the 2022-2023 academic year (see the next item below),
use the 2022-2023 academic year's CDS Question B1 cohort.

Include aid awarded to international students (i.e., those not qualifying for federal aid).



Aid that is non-need-based but that was used to meet need should be reported in the need-based aid
column.



For a suggested order of precedence in assigning categories of aid to cover need, see the entry for “nonneed-based scholarship or grant aid” on the last page of the definitions section.



Do NOT include any aid related to the CARES Act or unique to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Indicate the academic year for which data are reported for items H1, H2, H2A, and H6 below:☐ 2023-2024 Estimated or ☐ 2022-2023 Final
Which needs-analysis methodology does your institution use in awarding institutional aid? (Formerly H3)☐ Federal methodology (FM)☐ Institutional methodology (IM)☐ Both FM and IM
Need-based

Non-need-based(Include non-needbased aid use tomeet need.)(Exclude non-needbased aid use tomeet need.)

$0.00

$0.00

Scholarships/Grants
FederalState all states, not only the state in which your institution
is locatedInstitutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts andtuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding
athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g.
Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college
Total Scholarships/Grants
Self-Help
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)
Not ApplicableFederal Work-Study
State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment(Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)
Total Self-Help
Parent Loans

$0.00

$0.00

Common Data Set 2023-2024

Need-based

Non-need-based(Include non-needbased aid use tomeet need.)(Exclude non-needbased aid use tomeet need.)

Tuition Waivers

Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if
you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers
elsewhere.
Athletic Awards
H2. Number of Enrolled Students Awarded Aid: List the number of degree-seeking full-time and less-than-fulltime undergraduates who applied for and were awarded financial aid from any source.


Aid that is non-need-based but that was used to meet need should be counted as need-based aid.



Numbers should reflect the cohort awarded the dollars reported in H1.



In the chart below, students may be counted in more than one row, and full-time, first-time, first-year
students should also be counted as full-time undergraduates.



Do NOT include any aid related to the CARES Act or unique to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Full-timeFirst-timeFirst-year

A
B
C

Number of degree-seeking undergraduate students (CDS Item
B1 if reporting on Fall 2023 cohort)
Number of students in line a who applied for need-based
financial aid
Number of students in line b who were determined to havefinancial needD

Number of students in line c who were awarded any financial aid

E

Number of students in line d who were awarded any need-based
scholarship or grant aid

F

Number of students in line d who were awarded any need-based
self-help aid

G

Number of students in line d who were awarded any non-needbased scholarship or grant aid

H

Number of students in line d whose need was fully met (exclude
PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans)I

On average, the percentage of need that was met of students
who were awarded any need-based aid. Exclude any aid that
was awarded in excess of need as well as any resources thatwere awarded to replace EFC (PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans,and private alternative loans)J

The average financial aid package of those in line d. Exclude
any resources that were awarded to replace EFC (PLUS loans,unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans)

K
L

Average need-based scholarship or grant award of those in lineeAverage need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans,unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans) of those in linefFull-time
Undergrad(Incl. Fresh)

Less Than
Full-time
UndergradCommon Data Set 2023-2024

Full-timeFirst-timeFirst-year

Full-time
Undergrad(Incl. Fresh)

Less Than
Full-time
Undergrad

Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans, unsubsidizedloans, and private alternative loans) of those in line f who wereawarded a need-based loanM

H2A. Number of Enrolled Students Awarded Non-need-based Scholarships and Grants: List the number ofdegree-seeking full-time and less-than-full-time undergraduates who had no financial need and who wereawarded institutional non-need-based scholarship or grant aid.


Numbers should reflect the cohort awarded the dollars reported in H1.



In the chart below, students may be counted in more than one row, and full-time, first-time, first-year
should also be counted as full-time undergraduates.



Do NOT include any aid related to the CARES Act or unique to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Full-timeFirst-timeFirst-year

N

Number of students in line a who had no financial need and who
were awarded institutional non-need-based scholarship or grantaid (exclude those who were awarded athletic awards and tuition
benefits)O

Average dollar amount of institutional non-need-based
scholarship and grant aid awarded to students in line nP

Number of students in line a who were awarded an institutional
non-need-based athletic scholarship or grant

Q

Average dollar amount of institutional non-need-based athleticscholarships and grants awarded to students in line p

Full-time
Undergrad(Incl.
Fresh)

Less Than
Full-time
Undergrad

Note: These are the graduates and loan types to include and exclude in order to fill out CDS H4 and H5.
Include:•••2023 undergraduate class: all students who started at your institution as first-time students and received abachelor's degree between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023.
Only loans made to students who borrowed while enrolled at your institution.
Co-signed loans.

Exclude:•••••Students who transferred in.
Money borrowed at other institutions.
Parent loans
Students who did not graduate or who graduated with another degree or certificate (but no bachelor’s
degree).
Any aid related to the CARE Act or unique the COVID-19 pandemic.

H4. Provide the number of students in the 2023 undergraduate
class who started at your institution as first-time students andreceived a bachelor's degree between July 1, 2022 and June 30,
2023. Exclude students who transferred into your institution.

Common Data Set 2023-2024

H5. Number and percent of students in class (defined in H4 above) borrowing from federal, non-federal,and any loan sources, and the average (or mean) amount borrowed.
•

The “Average per-undergraduate-borrower cumulative principal borrowed,” is designed to provide better
information about student borrowing from federal and nonfederal (institutional, state, commercial) sources.

•

The numbers, percentages, and averages for each row should be based only on the loan source specified
for the particular row. For example, the federal loans average (row b) should only be the cumulative averageof federal loans and the private loans average (row e) should only be the cumulative average of privateloans.

Source/Type of LoanA

Any loan program: Federal Perkins,
Federal Stafford Subsidized andUnsubsidized, institutional, state, privateloans that your institution is aware of, etc.
Include both Federal Direct Student Loans
and Federal Family Education Loans

B

Federal loan programs: Federal Perkins,
Federal Stafford Subsidized andUnsubsidized. Include both Federal Direct
Student Loans and Federal Family
Education Loans

C

Institutional loan programs

DState loan programs

E

Private student loans made by a bank orlenderNumber in theclass (defined in
H4 above) whoborrowed fromthe types ofloans specified
in the firstcolumnPercent of theclass (defined
above) whoborrowed fromthe types ofloans specified
in the firstcolumn(nearest 1%)

Average perundergraduateborrower
cumulative
principal
borrowed from thetypes of loans
specified in thefirstcolumn (nearest

H6-H7: Aid to Undergraduate Degree-seeking Nonresidents•

Report numbers and dollar amounts for the same academic year checked in item H1

H6. Indicate your institution’s policy regarding institutional scholarship and grant aid for undergraduate degreeseeking nonresidents:☐ Institutional need-based scholarship or grant aid is available☐ Institutional non-need-based scholarship or grant aid is available☐ Institutional scholarship and grant aid is not available

If institutional financial aid is available for undergraduate
degree-seeking nonresidents, provide the number ofundergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents who wereawarded need-based or non-need-based aid:
Average dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded toundergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents:

Common Data Set 2023-2024

Total dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded
to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents:
H7. Check off all financial aid forms nonresident first-year financial aid applicants must submit:☐ Institution’s own financial aid form
☐ CSS Profile☐ Other (specify):

Process for First-Year Students
H8. Check off all financial aid forms domestic first-year financial aid applicants must submit:☐ FAFSA☐ Institution’s own financial aid form
☐ CSS Profile☐ State aid form
Business/Farm Supplement☐ Other:

H9. Indicate filing dates for first-year students:
Month

Day

Priority date for filing required
financial aid forms
Deadline for filing required financial
aid forms
No deadline for filing required forms (applications processed on a rolling basis)
H10. Indicate notification dates for first-year students (answer a or b):
Month

Day

Month

Day

Students notified on or about (date)Students notified on a rolling basis
If yes, starting date
H11. Indicate reply dates:
Students must reply by (date)or withinweeks of notification.

Common Data Set 2023-2024

Types of Aid Available
Please check off all types of aid available to undergraduates at your institution:
H12. Loans

H13. Need Based Scholarships and Grants☐ Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans☐ Federal Pell

☐ Direct PLUS Loans☐ State scholarships/grants☐ SEOG☐ Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans☐ Private Scholarships☐ Federal Perkins Loans☐ College/university scholarship or grant aid frominstitutional funds☐ Federal Nursing Loans☐ State Loans☐ United Negro College Fund

☐ College/university loans
from institutional funds☐ Federal Nursing Scholarship☐ Other (specify):☐ Other (specify):

H14. Check off criteria used in awarding institutional aid. Check all that apply.
Non-Need Based

Need-Based

Academics☐☐

Alumni affiliation

☐

☐

Art

☐

☐

Athletics☐☐

Job skills

☐

☐

ROTC

☐

Not Applicable

Leadership☐☐

Minority status☐☐

Music/drama☐☐

Religious affiliation☐☐

State/district residency☐☐

H15. If your institution has recently implemented any major financial aid policy, program, or initiative to make yourinstitution more affordable to incoming students such as replacing loans with grants, or waiving costs for families
below a certain income level please provide details below:

Are these policies related to the COVID-19 pandemic?
☐ Yes

☐ No

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I. INSTRUCTIONAL FACULTY AND CLASS SIZE
I-1. Please report the number of instructional faculty members in each category for Fall 2023. Include
faculty who are on your institution’s payroll on the census date your institution uses for IPEDS/AAUP.
The following definition of full-time instructional faculty is used by the American Association of University Professors(AAUP) in its annual Faculty Compensation Survey (the part time definitions are not used by AAUP). Instructional
Faculty is defined as those members of the instructional-research staff whose major regular assignment is
instruction, including those with released time for research. Use the chart below to determine inclusions andexclusions:
Full-timePart-time
Include only
if they teachone or more
non-clinicalcreditcourses
Include if
they teachone or more
non-clinicalcreditcoursesA

Instructional faculty in preclinical and clinical medicine, faculty who are notpaid (e.g., those who donate their services or are in the military), or researchonly faculty, post-doctoral fellows, or pre-doctoral fellows

ExcludeB

Administrative officers with titles such as dean of students, librarian, registrar,
coach, and the like, even though they may devote part of their time toclassroom instruction and may have faculty status

ExcludeC

Other administrators/staff who teach one or more non-clinical credit courses
even though they do not have faculty status

ExcludeIncludeD

Undergraduate or graduate students who assist in the instruction of courses,
but have titles such as teaching assistant, teaching fellow, and the likeExcludeExcludeE

Faculty on sabbatical or leave with pay

IncludeExcludeF

Faculty on leave without pay

ExcludeExcludeG

Replacement faculty for faculty on sabbatical leave or leave with pay

ExcludeIncludeFull-time instructional faculty: faculty employed on a full-time basis for instruction (including those with released
time for research)
Part-time instructional faculty: Adjuncts and other instructors being paid solely for part-time classroom instruction.
Also includes full-time faculty teaching less than two semesters, three quarters, two trimesters, or two four-monthsessions. Employees who are not considered full-time instruction faculty but who teach one or more non-clinicalcredit courses may be counted as part-time faculty.
Minority faculty: includes faculty who designate themselves as Black, non-Hispanic; American Indian or Alaska
Native; Asian, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, or Hispanic.
Doctorate: includes such degrees as Doctor of Philosophy, Doctor of Education, Doctor of Juridical Science, andDoctor of Public Health in any field such as arts, sciences, education, engineering, business, and public
administration. Also includes terminal degrees formerly designated as “first professional,” including dentistry (DDSor DMD), medicine (MD), optometry (OD), osteopathic medicine (DO), pharmacy (DPharm or BPharm), podiatric
medicine (DPM), veterinary medicine (DVM), chiropractic (DC or DCM), or law (JD).
Terminal master’s degree: a master’s degree that is considered the highest degree in a field: example, M. Arch(in architecture) and MFA (master of fine arts in art or theater).

Common Data Set 2023-2024

Full-timePart-time

Total

A

Total number of instructional faculty0

B

Total number who are members of minority groups

0C

Total number who are women

0D

Total number who are men

0E

Total number who are nonresidents (international)

0F

Total number with doctorate, or other terminal degree

0G

Total number whose highest degree is a master’s but not aterminal master’s

0H

Total number whose highest degree is a bachelor’s

0I

Total number whose highest degree is unknown or other (Note:
Items f, g, h, and i must sum up to item a.)0J

Total number in stand-alone graduate/professional programs inwhich faculty teach virtually only graduate-level students0I-2. Student to Faculty Ratio
Report the Fall 2023 ratio of full-time equivalent students (full-time plus 1/3 part time) to full-time equivalent
instructional faculty (full time plus 1/3 part time). In the ratio calculations, exclude both faculty and students instand-alone graduate or professional programs such as medicine, law, veterinary, dentistry, social work,business, or public health in which faculty teach virtually only graduate level students.
•

Do not count undergraduate or graduate student teaching assistants as faculty.

Fall 2023 Student to Faculty ratio:(based on

students andto 1
faculty)Common Data Set 2023-2024

I-3. Undergraduate Class Size
In the table below, please use the following definitions to report information about the size of classes and classsections offered in the Fall 2023 term.


Please include classes that have been moved online in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Class Sections: A class section is an organized course offered for credit, identified by discipline and number,meeting at a stated time or times in a classroom or similar setting, and not a subsection such as a laboratory or
discussion session. Undergraduate class sections are defined as any sections in which at least one degree-seeking
undergraduate student is enrolled for credit. Exclude distance learning classes and noncredit classes and individual
instruction such as dissertation or thesis research, music instruction, or one-to-one readings. Exclude students in
independent study, co-operative programs, internships, foreign language taped tutor sessions, practicums, and all
students in one-on-one classes. Each class section should be counted only once and should not be duplicatedbecause of course catalog cross-listings.
Class Subsections: A class subsection includes any subsection of a course, such as laboratory, recitation, anddiscussion subsections that are supplementary in nature and are scheduled to meet separately from the lecture
portion of the course. Undergraduate subsections are defined as any subsections of courses in which degreeseeking undergraduate students enrolled for credit. As above, exclude noncredit classes and individual instruction
such as dissertation or thesis research, music instruction, or one-to-one readings. Each class subsection should becounted only once and should not be duplicated because of cross-listings.
Using the above definitions, please report for each of the following class-size intervals the number of classsections and class subsections offered in Fall 2023. For example, a lecture class with 800 students who met at
another time in 40 separate labs with 20 students should be counted once in the “100+” column in the classsection column and 40 times under the “20-29” column of the class subsections table.
Number of Class Sections with Undergraduates Enrolled
Undergraduate Class Size (provide numbers)
2-9

10-19

20-29

30-39

40-49

50-99

100+

CLASS
SECTIONS0

2-9
CLASS SUBSECTIONS

Total

10-19

20-29

30-39

40-49

50-99

100+

Total
0

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J. Disciplinary areas of DEGREES CONFERRED
Degrees conferred between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023
For each of the following discipline areas, provide the percentage of diplomas/certificates, associate, and bachelor’s
degrees awarded. To determine the percentage, use majors, not headcount (e.g., students with one degree but adouble major will be represented twice). Calculate the percentage from your institution’s IPEDS Completions byusing the sum of 1st and 2nd majors for each CIP code as the numerator and the sum of the Grand Total by 1st
Majors and the Grand Total by 2nd major as the denominator. If you prefer, you can compute the percentages using
1st majors only.

Category

Diploma/
Certificates

Associate

Bachelor's

CIP 2020
Categories
toIncludeAgriculture01

Natural resources and conservation

03

Architecture04

Area, ethnic, and gender studies

05

Communication/journalism

09

Communication technologies

10Computer and information sciences

11

Personal and culinary services

12

Education

13

Engineering

14

Engineering technologies

15

Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics

16

Family and consumer sciences19

Law/legal studies

22

English23

Liberal arts/general studies

24

Library science

25

Biological/life sciences

26

Mathematics and statistics

27

Military science and military technologies

28 and 29

Interdisciplinary studies

30

Parks and recreation

31

Philosophy and religious studies

38

Theology and religious vocations

39

Physical sciences

40

Science technologies

41

Psychology

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Category

Diploma/
Certificates

Associate

Bachelor's

Homeland Security, law enforcement, firefighting, andprotective services

CIP 2020
Categories
toInclude43

Public administration and social services

44

Social sciences

45

Construction trades

46

Mechanic and repair technologies

47

Precision production

48

Transportation and materials moving

49

Visual and performing arts

50

Health professions and related programs

51

Business/marketing

52

History54

Other
TOTAL (should be = 100%)

0.00

0.00

0.00

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Common Data Set Definitions♦

All definitions related to the financial aid section appear at the end of the Definitions document.

♦

Items preceded by an asterisk (*) represent definitions agreed to among publishers which do not appear on the CDS
document but may be present on individual publishers’ surveys.

♦

Additional guidance for some terms, particularly those common with the IPEDS survey, may be found here:
https://surveys.nces.ed.gov/ipeds/public/glossary*Academic advisement: Plan under which each student is assigned to a faculty member or a trained adviser, who, throughregular meetings, helps the student plan and implement immediate and long-term academic and vocational goals.
Accelerated program: Completion of a college program of study in fewer than the usual number of years, most often byattending summer sessions and carrying extra courses during the regular academic term.
Admitted student: Applicant who is offered admission to a degree-granting program at your institution.
*Adult student services: Admission assistance, support, orientation, and other services expressly for adults who have started
college for the first time, or who are re-entering after a lapse of a few years.
American Indian or Alaska Native: A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America (including
Central America) and maintaining tribal affiliation or community attachment.
Applicant (first-time, first year): An individual who has fulfilled the institution’s requirements to be considered for admission(including payment or waiving of the application fee, if any) and who has been notified of one of the following actions: admission,
nonadmission, placement on waiting list, or application withdrawn (by applicant or institution).
Application fee: That amount of money that an institution charges for processing a student’s application for acceptance. This
amount is not creditable toward tuition and required fees, nor is it refundable if the student is not admitted to the institution.
Asian: A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent,
including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Associate degree: An award that normally requires at least two but less than four years of full-time equivalent college work.
Bachelor’s degree: An award (baccalaureate or equivalent degree, as determined by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of
Education) that normally requires at least four years but not more than five years of full-time equivalent college-level work. This
includes ALL bachelor’s degrees conferred in a five-year cooperative (work-study plan) program. (A cooperative plan provides
for alternate class attendance and employment in business, industry, or government; thus, it allows students to combine actual
work experience with their college studies.) Also, it includes bachelor’s degrees in which the normal four years of work arecompleted in three years.
Black or African American: A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa.
Food (charges): Assume average cost for 19 meals per week or the maximum meal plan.
Books and supplies (costs): Average cost of books and supplies. Do not include unusual costs for special groups of students(e.g., engineering or art majors), unless they constitute the majority of students at your institution.
Calendar system: The method by which an institution structures most of its courses for the academic year.
Campus Ministry: Religious student organizations (denominational or nondenominational) devoted to fostering religious life oncollege campuses. May also refer to Campus Crusade for Christ, an interdenominational Christian organization.
*Career and placement services: A range of services, including (often) the following: coordination of visits of employers tocampus; aptitude and vocational testing; interest inventories, personal counseling; help in resume writing, interviewing, launching
the job search; listings for those students desiring employment and those seeking permanent positions; establishment of apermanent reference folder; career resource materials.
Carnegie units: One year of study or the equivalent in a secondary school subject.
Certificate: See Postsecondary award, certificate, or diploma.
Class rank: The relative numerical position of a student in his or her graduating class, calculated by the high school on the basisof grade-point average, whether weighted or unweighted.
College-preparatory program: Courses in academic subjects (English, history and social studies, foreign languages,
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Common Application: The standard application form distributed by the National Association of Secondary School Principals
for a large number of private colleges who are members of the Common Application Group.
*Community service program: Referral center for students wishing to perform volunteer work in the community or participate
in volunteer activities coordinated by academic departments.
Commuter: A student who lives off campus in housing that is not owned by, operated by, or affiliated with the college. This
category includes students who commute from home and students who have moved to the area to attend college.
Comprehensive transition and postsecondary program for students with intellectual disabilities: Programs designed tosupport postsecondary students with intellectual disabilities obtain instruction in academic, career and technical, andindependent living subjects in preparation for employment.
Clock hour: A unit of measure that represents an hour of scheduled instruction given to students. Also referred to as contacthour.
Continuous basis (for program enrollment): A calendar system classification that is used by institutions that enroll students
at any time during the academic year. For example, a cosmetology school or a word processing school might allow students toenroll and begin studies at various times, with no requirement that classes begin on a certain date.
Cooperative education program: A program that provides for alternate class attendance and employment in business,
industry, or government.
Cooperative housing: College-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing in which students share food and housing expenses
and participate in household chores to reduce living expenses.
*Counseling service: Activities designed to assist students in making plans and decisions related to their education, career, or
personal development.
Credit: Recognition of attendance or performance in an instructional activity (course or program) that can be applied by arecipient toward the requirements for a degree, diploma, certificate, or recognized postsecondary credential.
Credit course: A course that, if successfully completed, can be applied toward the number of courses required for achieving a
degree, diploma, certificate, or other recognized postsecondary credential.
Credit hour: A unit of measure representing an hour (50 minutes) of instruction over a 15-week period in a semester or trimester
system or a 10-week period in a quarter system. It is applied toward the total number of hours needed for completing therequirements of a degree, diploma, certificate, or recognized postsecondary credential.
Cross-registration: A system whereby students enrolled at one institution may take courses at another institution without having
to apply to the second institution.
Deferred admission: The practice of permitting admitted students to postpone enrollment, usually for a period of one academic
term or one year.
Degree: An award conferred by a college, university, or other postsecondary education institution as official recognition for the
successful completion of a program of studies.
Degree-seeking students: Students enrolled in courses for credit who are recognized by the institution as seeking a degree orrecognized postsecondary credential. At the undergraduate level, this is intended to include students enrolled in vocational or
occupational programs.
Differs by program (calendar system): A calendar system classification that is used by institutions that haveoccupational/vocational programs of varying length. These schools may enroll students at specific times depending on the
program desired. For example, a school might offer a two-month program in January, March, May, September, and November;and a three-month program in January, April, and October.
Diploma: See Postsecondary award, certificate, or diploma.
Distance learning: An option for earning course credit at off-campus locations via cable television, internet, satellite classes,
videotapes, correspondence courses, or other means.
Doctor’s degree-research/scholarship: A Ph.D. or other doctor's degree that requires advanced work beyond the master’slevel, including the preparation and defense of a dissertation based on original research, or the planning and execution of an
original project demonstrating substantial artistic or scholarly achievement. Some examples of this type of degree may include
Ed.D., D.M.A., D.B.A., D.Sc., D.A., or D.M, and others, as designated by the awarding institution.

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Doctor’s degree-professional practice: A doctor’s degree that is conferred upon completion of a program providing theknowledge and skills for the recognition, credential, or license required for professional practice. The degree is awarded after aperiod of study such that the total time to the degree, including both pre-professional and professional preparation, equals atleast six full-time equivalent academic years. Some of these degrees were formerly classified as “first-professional” and may
include: Chiropractic (D.C. or D.C.M.); Dentistry (D.D.S. or D.M.D.); Law (L.L.B. or J.D.); Medicine (M.D.); Optometry (O.D.);
Osteopathic Medicine (D.O); Pharmacy (Pharm.D.); Podiatry (D.P.M., Pod.D., D.P.); or, Veterinary Medicine (D.V.M.), andothers, as designated by the awarding institution.
Doctor’s degree-other: A doctor’s degree that does not meet the definition of a doctor’s degree - research/scholarship or adoctor’s degree - professional practice.
Double major: Program in which students may complete two undergraduate programs of study simultaneously.
Dual enrollment: A program through which high school students may enroll in college courses while still enrolled in high school.
Students are not required to apply for admission to the college in order to participate.
Early action plan: An admission plan that allows students to apply and be notified of an admission decision well in advance ofthe regular notification dates. If admitted, the candidate is not committed to enroll; the student may reply to the offer under thecollege’s regular reply policy.
Early admission: A policy under which students who have not completed high school are admitted and enroll full time in college,
usually after completion of their junior year.
Early decision plan: A plan that permits students to apply and be notified of an admission decision (and financial aid offer if
applicable) well in advance of the regular notification date. Applicants agree to accept an offer of admission and, if admitted, towithdraw their applications from other colleges. There are three possible decisions for early decision applicants: admitted,
denied, or not admitted but forwarded for consideration with the regular applicant pool, without prejudice.
English as a Second Language (ESL): A course of study designed specifically for students whose native language is not
English.
Exchange student program-domestic: Any arrangement between a student and a college that permits study for a semester
or more at another college in the United States without extending the amount of time required for a degree. See also Study
abroad.
External degree program: A program of study in which students earn credits toward a degree through independent study,
college courses, proficiency examinations, and personal experience. External degree programs require minimal or no classroom
attendance.
Extracurricular activities (as admission factor): Special consideration in the admissions process given for participation inboth school and nonschool-related activities of interest to the college, such as clubs, hobbies, student government, athletics,
performing arts, etc.
First-time student: A student attending any institution for the first time at the level enrolled. Includes students enrolled in thefall term who attended a postsecondary institution for the first time at the same level in the prior summer term. Also includes
students who entered with advanced standing (college credit earned before graduation from high school).
First-time, first-year student: A student attending any institution for the first time at the undergraduate level. Includes
students enrolled in the fall term who attended college for the first time in the prior summer term. Also includes students whoentered with advanced standing (college credits earned before graduation from high school).
First-year student: A student who has completed less than the equivalent of 1 full year of undergraduate work; that is, less than
30 semester hours (in a 120-hour degree program) or less than 900 clock hours.
First-year student: A student who has completed less than the equivalent of 1 full year of undergraduate work; that is, lessthan 30 semester hours (in a 120-hour degree program) or less than 900 clock hours.
*New student orientation: Orientation addressing the academic, social, emotional, and intellectual issues involved in
beginning college. May be a few hours or a few days in length; at some colleges, there is a fee.
Full-time student (undergraduate): A student enrolled for 12 or more semester credits, 12 or more quarter credits, or 24 ormore clock hours a week each term.
Geographical residence (as admission factor): Special consideration in the admission process given to students from aparticular region, state, or country of residence.

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Grade-point average (academic high school GPA): The sum of grade points a student has earned in secondary school divided
by the number of courses taken. The most common system of assigning numbers to grades counts four points for an A, threepoints for a B, two points for a C, one point for a D, and no points for an E or F. Unweighted GPA’s assign the same weight toeach course. Weighting gives students additional points for their grades in advanced or honors courses.
Graduate student: A student who holds a bachelor’s or equivalent, and is taking courses at the post-baccalaureate level.
*Health services: Free or low cost on-campus primary and preventive health care available to students.
High school diploma or recognized equivalent: A document certifying the successful completion of a prescribed secondary
school program of studies, or the attainment of satisfactory scores on the Tests of General Educational Development (GED), or
another state-specified examination.
Hispanic or Latino: A person of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin,regardless of race.
Honors program: Any special program for very able students offering the opportunity for educational enrichment, independent
study, acceleration, or some combination of these.
Independent study: Academic work chosen or designed by the student with the approval of the department concerned, under
an instructor’s supervision, and usually undertaken outside of the regular classroom structure.
In-state tuition: The tuition charged by institutions to those students who meet the state’s or institution’s residency requirements.
International student: See Nonresident.
International student group: Student groups that facilitate cultural dialogue, support a diverse campus, assist international
students in acclimation and creating a social network.
Internship: Any short-term, supervised work experience usually related to a student’s major field, for which the student earns
academic credit. The work can be full- or part-time, on- or off-campus, paid or unpaid.
*Learning center: Center offering assistance through tutors, workshops, computer programs, or audiovisual equipment inreading, writing, math, and skills such as taking notes, managing time, taking tests.
*Legal services: Free or low cost legal advice for a range of issues (personal and other).
Liberal arts/career combination: Program in which a student earns undergraduate degrees in two separate fields, one in aliberal arts major and the other in a professional or specialized major, whether on campus or through cross-registration.
Living learning community: Residential programs that allow students to interact with students who share common interests.
In addition to living together, students may also participate in shared courses, special events, and group service projects.
Master's degree: An award that requires the successful completion of a program of study of generally one or two full-time
equivalent academic years of work beyond the bachelor's degree. Some of these degrees, such as those in Theology (M.Div.,
M.H.L./Rav) that were formerly classified as "first-professional", may require more than two full-time equivalent academic yearsof work.
Minority affiliation (as admission factor): Special consideration in the admission process for members of designatedracial/ethnic minority groups.
*Minority student center: Center with programs, activities, and/or services intended to enhance the college experience ofstudents of color.
Model United Nations: A simulation activity focusing on conflict resolution, globalization, and diplomacy. Assuming roles as
foreign ambassadors and “delegates,” students conduct research, engage in debate, draft resolutions, and may participate in anational Model UN conference.
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, orother Pacific Islands.
Nonresident: A person who is not a citizen or national of the United States and who is in this country on a visa or temporary
basis and does not have the right to remain indefinitely.
*On-campus day care: Licensed day care for students’ children (usually age 3 and up); usually for a fee.
Open admission: Admission policy under which virtually all secondary school graduates or students with GED equivalency
diplomas are admitted without regard to academic record, test scores, or other qualifications.
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Out-of-state tuition: The tuition charged by institutions to those students who do not meet the institution’s or state’s residency
requirements.
Part-time student (undergraduate): A student enrolled for fewer than 12 credits per semester or quarter, or fewer than 24
clock hours a week each term.
Permanent Resident or other eligible non-citizen: A person who is not a citizen or national of the United States and who has
been admitted as a legal immigrant for the purpose of obtaining permanent resident status (and who holds either a registration
card [Form I-551 or I-151], a Temporary Resident Card [Form I-688], or an Arrival-Departure Record [Form I-94] with a notationthat conveys legal immigrant status, such as Section 207 Refugee, Section 208 Asylee, Conditional Entrant Parolee or CubanHaitian).
*Personal counseling: One-on-one or group counseling with trained professionals for students who want to explore personal,
educational, or vocational issues.
Post-baccalaureate certificate: An award that requires completion of an organized program of study requiring 18 credit hours
beyond the bachelor’s; designed for persons who have completed a baccalaureate degree but do not meet the requirements ofacademic degrees carrying the title of master.
Post-master’s certificate: An award that requires completion of an organized program of study of 24 credit hours beyond themaster’s degree but does not meet the requirements of academic degrees at the doctoral level.
Postsecondary award, certificate, or diploma: Includes the following three IPEDS definitions for postsecondary awards,
certificates, and diplomas of varying durations and credit/contact/clock hour requirements:
Less Than 1 Academic Year: Requires completion of an organized program of study at the postsecondary level (below
the baccalaureate degree) in less than 1 academic year (2 semesters or 3 quarters) or in less than 900 clock hours by
a student enrolled full-time.
At Least 1 But Less Than 2 Academic Years: Requires completion of an organized program of study at thepostsecondary level (below the baccalaureate degree) in at least 1 but less than 2 full-time equivalent academic years,
or designed for completion in at least 30 but less than 60 credit hours, or in at least 900 but less than 1,800 clock hours.
At Least 2 But Less Than 4 Academic Years: Requires completion of an organized program of study at thepostsecondary level (below the baccalaureate degree) in at least 2 but less than 4 full-time equivalent academic years,
or designed for completion in at least 60 but less than 120 credit hours, or in at least 1,800 but less than 3,600 clock
hours.
Private institution: An educational institution controlled by a private individual(s) or by a nongovernmental agency, usually
supported primarily by other than public funds, and operated by other than publicly elected or appointed officials.
Private for-profit institution: A private institution in which the individual(s) or agency in control receives compensation, otherthan wages, rent, or other expenses for the assumption of risk.
Private nonprofit institution: A private institution in which the individual(s) or agency in control receives no compensation,other than wages, rent, or other expenses for the assumption of risk. These include both independent nonprofit schools andthose affiliated with a religious organization.
Proprietary institution: See Private for-profit institution.
Public institution: An educational institution whose programs and activities are operated by publicly elected or appointed school
officials, and which is supported primarily by public funds.
Quarter calendar system: A calendar system in which the academic year consists of three sessions called quarters of about
12 weeks each. The range may be from 10 to 15 weeks. There may be an additional quarter in the summer.
Race/ethnicity: Category used to describe groups to which individuals belong, identify with, or belong in the eyes of thecommunity. The categories do not denote scientific definitions of anthropological origins. A person may be counted in only one
group.
Race/ethnicity unknown: Category used to classify students or employees whose race/ethnicity is not known and whom
institutions are unable to place in one of the specified racial/ethnic categories.
Recognized Postsecondary Credential: Includes both Title IV eligible degrees, certificates, and other recognized
postsecondary credentials. Any credential that is received after completion of a program that is eligible for Title IV federal student
aid. Credentials that are awarded to recognize an individual’s attainment of measurable technical or industry/occupational skills
necessary to obtain employment or advance within an industry occupation. (Generally based on standards developed or
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Religious affiliation/commitment (as admission factor): Special consideration given in the admission process for affiliation
with a certain church or faith/religion, commitment to a religious vocation, or observance of certain religious tenets/lifestyle.
*Religious counseling: One-on-one or group counseling with trained professionals for students who want to explore religious
problems or issues.
*Developmental services: Instructional courses designed for students deficient in the general competencies necessary for aregular postsecondary curriculum and educational setting.
Required fees: Fixed sum charged to students for items not covered by tuition and required of such a large proportion of all
students that the student who does NOT pay is the exception. Do not include application fees or optional fees such as lab feesor parking fees.
Food and housing (charges)—on campus: Assume double occupancy in institutional housing and 19 meals per week(or maximum meal plan).
Secondary school record (as admission factor): Information maintained by the secondary school that may include suchthings as the student’s high school transcript, class rank, GPA, and teacher and counselor recommendations.
Semester calendar system: A calendar system that consists of two semesters during the academic year with about 16 weeks
for each semester of instruction. There may be an additional summer session.
Student-designed major: A program of study based on individual interests, designed with the assistance of an adviser.
Study abroad: Any arrangement by which a student completes part of the college program studying in another country. Can beat a campus abroad or through a cooperative agreement with some other U.S. college or an institution of another country.
*Summer session: A summer session is shorter than a regular semester and not considered part of the academic year. It is
not the third term of an institution operating on a trimester system or the fourth term of an institution operating on a quarter
calendar system. The institution may have 2 or more sessions occurring in the summer months. Some schools, such as
vocational and beauty schools, have year-round classes with no separate summer session.
Talent/ability (as admission factor): Special consideration given to students with demonstrated talent/abilities in areas ofinterest to the institution (e.g., sports, the arts, languages, etc.).
Teacher certification program: Program designed to prepare students to meet the requirements for certification as teachers
in elementary, middle/junior high, and secondary schools.
Transfer applicant: An individual who has fulfilled the institution’s requirements to be considered for admission (including
payment or waiving of the application fee, if any) and who has previously attended another college or university and earned
college-level credit.
Transfer student: A student entering the institution for the first time but known to have previously attended a postsecondary
institution at the same level (e.g., undergraduate). The student may transfer with or without credit.
Transportation (costs): Assume two round trips to student’s hometown per year for students in institutional housing or daily
travel to and from your institution for commuter students.
Trimester calendar system: An academic year consisting of 3 terms of about 15 weeks each.
Tuition: Amount of money charged to students for instructional services. Tuition may be charged per term, per course, or per
credit.
*Tutoring: May range from one-on-one tutoring in specific subjects to tutoring in an area such as math, reading, or writing. Most
tutors are college students; at some colleges, they are specially trained and certified.
Unit: a standard of measurement representing hours of academic instruction (e.g., semester credit, quarter credit, clock hour).
Undergraduate: A student enrolled in a four- or five-year bachelor’s degree program, an associate degree program, or a
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Undergraduate Research: Opportunities offered to undergraduate students to make original contributions in an academic
discipline via the exploration of a specific research topic. Research opportunities may or may not be associated with a specificcourse or earn credit.
*Veteran’s counseling: Helps veterans and their dependents obtain benefits for their selected program and provides
certifications to the Veteran’s Administration. May also provide personal counseling on the transition from the military to a civilian
life.
*Visually impaired: Any person whose sight loss is not correctable and is sufficiently severe as to adversely affect educational
performance.
Volunteer work (as admission factor): Special consideration given to students for activity done on a volunteer basis (e.g.,tutoring, hospital care, working with the elderly or disabled) as a service to the community or the public in general.
Wait list: List of students who meet the admission requirements but will only be offered a place in the class if space becomes
available.
Weekend college: A program that allows students to take a complete course of study and attend classes only on weekends.
White: A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa.
*Women’s center: Center with programs, academic activities, and/or services intended to promote an understanding of theevolving roles of women.
Work experience (as admission factor): Special consideration given to students who have been employed prior to application,
whether for relevance to major, demonstration of employment-related skills, or as explanation of student’s academic andextracurricular record.

Financial Aid Definitions
External scholarships and grants: Scholarships and grants received from outside (private) sources that students bring withthem (e.g., Kiwanis, National Merit scholarships). The institution may process paperwork to receive the dollars, but it has no rolein determining the recipient or the dollar amount awarded.
Financial aid applicant: Any applicant who submits any one of the institutionally required financial aid applications/forms, suchas the FAFSA.
Indebtedness: Aggregate dollar amount borrowed through any loan program (federal, state, subsidized, unsubsidized, private,etc.; excluding parent loans) while the student was enrolled at an institution. Student loans co-signed by a parent are assumed
to be the responsibility of the student and should be included.
Institutional scholarships and grants: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants for which the institution
determines the recipient.
Financial need: As determined by your institution using the federal methodology and/or your institution's own standards.
Need-based aid: College-funded or college-administered award from institutional, state, federal, or other sources for which a
student must have financial need to qualify. This includes both institutional and non-institutional student aid (grants, jobs, andloans).
Need-based scholarship or grant aid: Scholarships and grants from institutional, state, federal, or other sources for which a
student must have financial need to qualify.
Need-based self-help aid: Loans and jobs from institutional, state, federal, or other sources for which a student must
demonstrate financial need to qualify.
Non-need-based scholarship or grant aid: Scholarships and grants, gifts, or merit-based aid from institutional, state, federal,or other sources (including unrestricted funds or gifts and endowment income) awarded solely on the basis of academic
achievement, merit, or any other non-need-based reason. When reporting questions H1 and H2, non-need-based aid that isused to meet need should be counted as need-based aid.
Note: Suggested order of precedence for counting non-need money as need-based:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Non-need institutional grants
Non-need tuition waivers
Non-need athletic awards
Non-need federal grants
Non-need state grants

6.
7.
8.
9.

Non-need outside grants
Non-need student loans
Non-need parent loans
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Non-need-based self-help aid: Loans and jobs from institutional, state, or other sources for which a student need notdemonstrate financial need to qualify.
Work study and employment: Federal and state work study aid, and any employment packaged by your institution in financial
aid awards.