General Information

The Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Masters Degree Program’s 

annual performance report (APR) will collect performance report data from grantees on 

an annual basis to comply with the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 

1993, Section 4 (1115), and the Education Department General Administrative 

Regulations (EDGAR), 34 CFR 75.253. EDGAR states that recipients of multi-year 

discretionary grants must submit an APR demonstrating that substantial progress has 

been made towards meeting the approved objectives of the project. Grantees will be 

required to report on their progress towards meeting the performance measures 

established for the HBCU Masters Degree Program. Further, the APR lends itself to the 

collection of quantifiable data needed to respond to the requirements of OMB’s Program 

Assessment Rating Tool process. 

Instructions for Submitting the Annual Performance Report

The APR consists of a cover page and three sections. The cover page and all three sections 

must be e-mailed to HBCUmastersdegree@ed.gov in Microsoft Word (.DOC). Please 

fax a copy of the cover page, signed by both the project director and certifying official, to 

Frederick Winter at 202-502-7877. You may also scan the cover page and send the 

document to the email address referenced above. 
HBCU MASTERS DEGREE PROGRAM

ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT 

FY 2014 (Academic Year 2012-2013)

Section 1 – Executive Summary

The HBCU Masters Degree Program is funded under Title VII, Subpart 4, Section 723, 

of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA), and makes grant awards to 

eligible institutions making a substantial contribution to graduate education opportunities 

at the masters degree level in the following areas: mathematics; engineering; the physical 

or natural sciences; computer science; information technology; nursing; allied health; or 

other scientific disciplines in which African Americans are underrepresented. 

Instructions: Use this section to summarize how this grant award is enabling your 

graduate program(s) to fulfill the legislative intent of this program. 

1. Please provide a brief description of the current status of your project. Describe the 

extent to which you have implemented all program activities and components planned for 

this reporting period. Please highlight your major outcomes, successes, and challenges.
2. Summarize any changes in your project since the approval of your grant application. 

Indicate if you plan on making changes to your project in the coming year. If so, please 

describe. Provide an explanation as to how these changes or anticipated changes impact 

your budget. Please elaborate how these changes impact your outcomes and your ability

to meet your stated goals and objectives.
3. Please provide any additional information about your project that you think would be 

helpful to the Department of Education in evaluating your performance or 

understanding the contents of your annual report. 
Section 2 – Performance Data

Instructions: This section of the APR collects data relating to the HBCU Masters Degree 

Program’s performance measures. Grantees are expected to complete all relevant 

information requested in this section. If a specific table does not pertain to your project

at this time, please write “Not Applicable” or “N/A”. Tables can be expanded to 

accommodate additional information; however, the contents of this section should not be 

modified. 

What are the performance measures of the HBCU Masters Degree Program?

The primary goal for the HBCU Masters Degree Programs is to improve graduate 

educational opportunities for African-Americans and low-income students. The following 

performance and efficiency measures will provide the Department of Education with the 

ability to assess your academic program’s capacity to contribute to fulfilling the stated 

goal of this program. 

Core Performance Measures

Enrollment

The percent change, over the period between the fall of the year the grant was 

issued and the fall after the end of the grant period, in the number of African 

American and/or low-income graduate students enrolled in the academic 

program(s) supported by the project.

Degrees Awarded

The percent change, over the fall semester before the grant, in the number of 

African American and/or low-income students graduating in the academic 

program(s) supported by the project. 

Time to Degree

Median time to completion of a master’s degree for African Americans and/or 

low-income graduate students, in the academic program(s) supported by the 

project during the period of the grant award.

Efficiency Measure 

Cost per successful outcome: Federal cost per master’s degree earned by African 

American and/or low-income students, in the academic program(s) supported by

the project during the period of the grant award.
Other Performance Measures

New Courses

Number of new courses, in the academic program(s) supported by the project, 

added as a result of this grant. 

New Academic Concentrations 

Number of new academic concentrations, in the academic program(s) supported 

by the project, added as a result of this grant. 

New Research Initiatives 

Number of new research initiatives, in the academic program(s) supported by the 

project, added as a result of this grant. 

Student Independent Research

Number of students participating in independent research, during the most recent 

complete academic year. 

Student Research with Faculty

Number of students participating in research with faculty, during the most recent 

complete academic year. 

Student Conference Presentations

Number of students presenting at conferences, during the most recent complete 

academic year. 

Student Publications

Number of students writing for publication, during the most recent complete 

academic year. 

Drop Outs/Stop Outs

Number of full-time and part-time drop-outs and/or stop outs, during the most 

recent complete academic year. 

Employment 

Employment status of African American and/or low income graduate students, 

who were enrolled in the academic program(s) supported by the project.
Enrollments – Core Performance Measure

The percent change, over the period between the fall of the year the grant was issued and the fall after the end of the grant period, in the number 

of African American and/or low-income graduate students enrolled in the academic program(s) supported by the project.

For intermediate years, progress is measured as the percent change between the initial year the grant’s activities began for this group of 

students and the current year.

CIP Code

Enter the Classification of Instruction Programs (CIP) Code that corresponds to your academic program. If your project focuses on two or more academic 

programs, please provide separate sheets for each academic program. The CIP Code Index has been provided at the end of this APR.

Year Total Enrollment Low Income Enrollment

Total

Black, or 

African 

American

Total

Black, or 

African 

American

Hispanic/Latino 

of any race

American Indian 

or Alaska Native

Asian Native 

Hawaiian 

or Other 

Pacific 

Islander

White

Two or 

more 

races

Enrollment – F2009

Enrollment – F2010

Enrollment – F2011

Enrollment – F2012

Enrollment – F2013

Enrollment – F2014

Enrollment – F2015

Year Part-Time 

Enrollment

Low Income Part-Time Enrollment

Total

Black, or 

African 

American Total

Black, or 

African 

American

Hispanic/Latino 

of any race

American Indian 

or Alaska Native Asian

Native 

Hawaiian 

or Other 

Pacific 

Islander

White

Two or 

more 

races

Enrollment – F2009

Enrollment – F2010

Enrollment – F2011
Enrollment – F2012

Enrollment – F2013

Enrollment – F2014

Enrollment – F2015

To comply with the Office of Management and Budget reporting requirements, the Department of Education is requesting 

that each grantee provide aggregate level data pertaining to ethnicity and race. Please provide an aggregate total for the 

number of students that have benefited from this grant during the current academic year. 

Ethnicity Data - Hispanic/Latino of any race

Total number of students from this ethnicity that have benefited from this grant award?

Race Data – American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Black or African American, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, 

White, Two or more races, or unknown. 

Total number of students from these racial categories that have benefited from this grant award? 
Degrees Awarded – Core Performance Measure

The percent change, over the grant period, in the number of African American and/or low-income students graduating in the academic program(s) 

supported by the project. 

For intermediate years, progress is measured as the percent change before the initial year the grant’s activities began for this group of 

students and the current year.

CIP 

Code Year Total Degrees Awarded Low Income Degrees Awarded

Total

Black, or 

African 

American

Total

Black, or 

African 

American

Hispanic/Latin of 

any race

American 

Indian or 

Alaska 

Native

Asian

Native 

Hawaiian or 

Other Pacific 

Islander

White

Two or 

more races

Degrees 

Awarded –

2008-2009

Degrees 

Awarded –

2009-2010

Degrees 

Awarded –

2010-2011

Degrees 

Awarded –

2011-2012

Degrees 

Awarded –

2012-2013

Degrees 

Awarded –

2013-2014

Degrees 

Awarded –

2014-2015
Time-to-Degree – Core Performance Measure

Median time to completion of a master’s degree for African Americans and/or low-income graduate students, in the academic 

program(s) supported by the project during the period of the grant award.

CIP 

Code Year Time to Degree Low Income –Time-to-Degree

Total

Black, or 

African 

American

Total

Black, or 

African 

American

Hispanic/Latin of 

any race

American 

Indian or 

Alaska 

Native

Asian

Native 

Hawaiian 

or Other 

Pacific 

Islander

White Two or 

more 

races

Degrees 

Awarded –

2008-2009

Degrees 

Awarded –

2009-2010

Degrees 

Awarded –

2010-2011

Degrees 

Awarded –

2011-2012

Degrees 

Awarded –

2012-2013

Degrees 

Awarded –

2013-2014

Degrees 

Awarded –

2014-2015
Performance Measures – Programmatic

Please list any new courses your institution added as a result of this grant during the 

current academic year. 

Please list any new academic concentrations your institution added as a result of this 

grant during the current academic year.

Please list any new research initiatives your institution added as a result of this grant 

during the current academic year. 

Performance Measures – Students 

Please indicate graduate student performance in each of the following areas.

Number of students participating in independent research, 

during the most recent complete academic year. 

Number of students participating in research with faculty, during 

the most recent complete academic year. 

Number of students presenting at conferences, during the most 

recent complete academic year. 

Number of students who have been published, during the most 

recent complete academic year. 

Performance Measures – Drop-outs/Stop-outs

Please indicate the number of full-time and part-time drop-outs and/or stop-outs.

Academic 

Year CIP Code Number of full-timedrop-outs/stop-outs

Number of part-time

drop-outs/stop-outs

2009-2010

2010-2011

2011-2012

2012-2013

2013-2014

2014-2015

Stop-out is defined as a temporary withdrawal from school or and educational program. 

Drop-out is defined as a complete withdrawal from school or an educational program.
Employment of Graduates 

Please indicate the employment status of the African American and/or low-income graduate students enrolled in the academic 

program(s) supported by the project.

Cohort Graduation Employment Post Graduation

2009 – 2010 2 years or less

2012-2013

3 years or less

2013-2014

Still 

Enrolled Unknown Total Employed Employed in Field of Study

Enrolled in Doctoral 

Program

Total N/A

Underrepresented 

Populations

N/A

African Americans N/A

Low-Income N/A

2010 – 2011

Total

Underrepresented 

Populations

African Americans

Low-Income

2011 - 2012

 Total

 Underrepresented 

 Populations

 African Americans

 Low-Income

2012-2013

 Total

 Underrepresented

 Populations

 African-Americans

 Low-Income

2013-2014

 Total

 Underrepresented 

 Populations

 African-Americans
 Low-Income
Section 3 – Tracking Allowable Activity Funds

Instructions: This section will track the funds that you allocated for each allowable 

activity provided under Title VII, Subpart 4, Section 723 of the HEA, as amended. 

Grantees are expected to complete all relevant information requested in this section. If a 

specific question does not pertain to your project, please write “Not Applicable” or 

“N/A”.

Legislative Allowable Activities Dollars Spent

Purchase, rental, or lease of scientific or laboratory equipment for 

educational purposes, including instructions and research purposes. $0.00

Please provide a short statement describing how your institution used funds in this 

area during the 2012-2013 academic year.

Please describe the impact on student academic activities to date.

Legislative Allowable Activities Dollars Spent

Construction, maintenance, renovation, and improvement in 

classroom, library, laboratory, and other instructional facilities, 

including purchase or rental of telecommunications equipment or 

services.

$0.00

Please provide a short statement describing how your institution used funds in this 

area during the 2012-2013 academic year.

Please describe the impact on student academic activities to date.
Legislative Allowable Activities Dollars Spent

Purchase of library books, periodicals, technical and other scientific 

journals, microfilm, microfiche, and other educational materials, 

including telecommunications program materials.

$0.00

Please provide a short statement describing how your institution used funds in this 

area during the 2012-2013 academic year.

Please describe the impact on student academic activities to date.

Legislative Allowable Activities Dollars Spent

Scholarships, fellowships, and other financial assistance for needy 

graduate students to permit the enrollment of the students in, and 

completion of, a masters degree in mathematics, engineering, the 

physical or natural sciences, computer science, information 

technology, nursing, allied health, or other scientific specific 

disciplines in which African Americans are underrepresented.

$0.00

Please provide a short statement describing how your institution used funds in this 

area during the 2012-2013 academic year.

Please describe the impact on student academic activities to date.

Legislative Allowable Activities Dollars Spent

Establishing or improving a development office to strengthen and 

increase contributions from alumni and the private sector. $0.00

Please provide a short statement describing how your institution used funds in this 

area during the 2012-2013 academic year.
Please describe the impact on student academic activities to date.

Legislative Allowable Activities Dollars Spent

Assisting in the establishment or maintenance of an institutional 

endowment to facilitate financial independence pursuant to section 

331.

$0.00

Please provide a short statement describing how your institution used funds in this 

area during the 2012-2013 academic year.

Please describe the impact on student academic activities to date.

Legislative Allowable Activities Dollars Spent

Funds and administrative management, and the acquisition of 

equipment, including software, for use in strengthening funds 

management and management information systems.

$0.00

Please provide a short statement describing how your institution used funds in this 

area during the 2012-2013 academic year.

Please describe the impact on student academic activities to date.

Dollars Spent
Legislative Allowable Activities

Acquisition of real property that is adjacent to the campus in 

connection with the construction, renovation, or improvement of, or 

an addition to, campus facilities. 

$0.00

Please provide a short statement describing how your institution used funds in this 

area during the 2012-2013 academic year.

Please describe the impact on student academic activities to date.

Legislative Allowable Activities Dollars Spent

Education or financial information designed to improve the financial 

literacy and economic literacy of students or students’ families, 

especially with regard to student indebtedness and student assistance 

programs under Title IV.

$0.00

Please provide a short statement describing how your institution used funds in this 

area during the 2012-2013 academic year.

Please describe the impact on student academic activities to date.

Legislative Allowable Activities Dollars Spent

Tutoring, counseling, and other student service programs designed to 

improve academic success. $0.00

Please provide a short statement describing how your institution used funds in this 

area during the 2012-2013 academic year.
Please describe the impact on student academic activities to date.

Legislative Allowable Activities Dollars Spent

Faculty professional development, faculty exchanges, and faculty 

participation in professional conferences and meetings. $0.00

Please provide a short statement describing how your institution used funds in this 

area during the 2012-2013 academic year.

Please describe the impact on student academic activities to date.

Legislative Allowable Activities Dollars Spent

Other activities proposed in the application that contribute to carrying 

out the purpose of this program, as stated under Title VII, Subpart 4, 

Section 723 of the HEA, as amended, and approved by the Secretary

as part of the review and acceptance of such application.

$0.00

Please provide a short statement describing how your institution used funds in this 

area during the 2012-2013 academic year.

Please describe the impact on student academic activities to date.
CIP Code Index

27 – Mathematics 

27.01 – Mathematics

27.03 – Applied Mathematics

27.05 – Statistics

27.99 – Mathematics and Statistics, Other

14 – Engineering 

14.01 – Engineering, General

14.02 – Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering 

14.03 – Agricultural/Biological Engineering and Bioengineering

14.04 – Architectural Engineering

14.05 – Biomedical/Medical Engineering

14.06 – Ceramic Sciences and Engineering

14.07 – Chemical Engineering

14.08 – Civil Engineering

14.09 – Computer Engineering, General

14.10 – Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering

14.11 – Engineering Mechanics

14.12 – Engineering Physics

14.13 – Engineering Science

14.14 – Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering

14.19 – Mechanical Engineering 

14.20 – Metallurgical Engineering

14.21 – Mining and Mineral Engineering 

14.22 – Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering 

14.23 – Nuclear Engineering

14.24 – Ocean Engineering

14.25 – Petroleum Engineering

14.27 – Systems Engineering

14.28 – Textile Sciences and Engineering

14.31 – Materials Science

14.32 – Polymer/Plastics Engineering

14.33 – Construction Engineering

14.34 – Forest Engineering

14.35 – Industrial Engineering

14.36 – Manufacturing Engineering

14.37 – Operations Research

14.38 – Surveying Engineering

14.39 – Geological/Geophysical Engineering

14.99 – Engineering, Other

11 – Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services

11.01 – Computer and Information Sciences, General

11.02 – Computer Programming

11.03 – Data Processing

11.04 – Information Science/Studies

11.05 – Computer Systems Analysis

11.07 – Computer Science

11.08 – Computer Software and Media Applications

11.09 – Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications

11.10 – Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management

11.99 – Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
40 – Physical Sciences

40.01 – Physical Sciences

40.02 – Astronomy and Astrophysics

40.04 – Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology

40.05 – Chemistry

40.06 – Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences

40.08 – Physics

40.99 – Physical Sciences, Other

26. Biological and Biomedical Sciences

26.01 – Biology, General

26.02 – Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology

26.03 – Botany/Plant Biology

26.04 – Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences

26.05 – Microbiological Sciences and Immunology

26.07 – Zoology/Animal Biology

26.08 – Genetics

26.09 – Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences

26.10 – Pharmacology and Toxicology

26.11 – Biomathematics and Bioinformatics

26.12 – Biotechnology

26.13 – Ecology, Evaluation, Systematics, and Population Biology

26.99 – Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other 

51– Nursing Professions and Related Clinical Sciences

51.00 – Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General

51.02 – Communication Disorders Sciences and Services

51.16 – Nursing

51.20 – Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration

51.22 – Public Health

51.23 – Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions

51.25 – Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences

51.31 – Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services

51.32 – Bioethics/Medical Ethics

51.99 – Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other