Outcome Measures (OM)

Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)

New IPEDS Outcome Measures (OM), Admissions (ADM), and Academic 

Libraries (AL) data collection instruments will be added starting with the 

2015-16 data collection. The content of these new instruments is 

described in the pages below.

New IPEDS Outcome Measures Component, 2015-16

In the 2015-16 IPEDS Data Collection year, institutions will report on the status of the 2007 entering 

cohort as of August 31, 2015.

Section I: Establish 2007 Cohorts

2007

cohort

Revisions 

to the 

2007

cohort

Exclusions 

from 2007

cohort

Adjusted 

2007

cohort

First-time entering

Full-time Preloaded Calculated

Part-time Preloaded Calculated

Non-first-time entering

Full-time Preloaded Calculated

Part-time Preloaded Calculated
Section II: Cohort Status Update

Number of 

students who 

received an 

award by 

August 31, 

2013

Number of 

students who 

received an 

award by 

August 31, 

2015

Students who did not receive an award by August 31, 2015 Total of 

students 

who received 

award and 

students 

who did not 

receive 

award

Number still 

enrolled at 

institution

Number who 

subsequently 

enrolled at 

another 

institution

Number of 

students whose 

subsequent

enrollment 

status is 

unknown

Total number 

who did not 

receive an 

award

First-time entering

Full-time Calculated Calculated Calculated

Part-time Calculated Calculated Calculated

Non-first-time entering

Full-time Calculated Calculated Calculated

Part-time Calculated Calculated Calculated
Admissions (ADM)

New IPEDS Admissions Survey Component, 2014-15

These items were moved from the Institutional Characteristics component.

1. Please	select	the	option	that best	describes	how	your	institution	uses	any	of	the	

following	data	in	its	undergraduate	selection	process.

Admissions Considerations Required Recommended Neither 

Required nor 

Recommended

Don’t Know

Secondary school GPA

Secondary school rank

Secondary school record

Completion of college-preparatory 

program

Recommendations

Formal demonstration of competencies 

(e.g., portfolios, certificates of mastery, 

assessment instruments)

Admission test scores

SAT / ACT

Other test (ABT, Wonderlic, WISCIII, etc.) 

Note: if this is the only requirement 

other than a diploma or equivalent, 

and few students are not admitted 

due to this test, please call the 

IPEDS Help Desk so that your 

response to the screening question 

for this component can be 

corrected.

TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign 

Language)

2. Provide	the	number	of	first-time,	degree/certificate-seeking	undergraduate	students	

who	applied,	who	were	admitted,	and	who	enrolled	(either	full- or	part-time)	at	your	

institution	for	Fall	2014.		Include	early	decision,	early	action,	and	students	who	began	

studies	during	the	summer	prior	to	Fall	2014.

Remember that this question is only applicable to first-time students; do not include other students 

in these totals.

Only include levels that you indicated were offered in the IC Header. If you made an error in the IC 

Header, please call the IPEDS Help Desk and correct your error.
Men Women Total

Number of applicants

Number of admissions

Number (of admitted) who enrolled full-time

Number (of admitted) who enrolled part-time

Total enrolled full-time and part-time calculated calculated calculated

Percent of admissions enrolled full-time and 

part-time

3. If	test	scores	are	required	for	admission	for	first-time,	degree/certificate-seeking	

undergraduate	students,	provide	the	number	and	percentage	of	enrolled students	

submitting	SAT	and/or	ACT	scores,	as	well	as	the	25th and	75th percentile	scores	for	

each	test.		Provide	writing	test	scores	only	if	used	for	admission.		Provide	data	for	Fall	

2014.				Include	new	students	admitted	the	summer	prior	to	Fall	2014.

Do NOT convert test scores (e.g., do not convert an SAT score to an ACT scale, etc.). If you have 

numbers for both SAT and ACT scores, provide the percentiles for both tests. 

 Test scores not required

Number of enrolled students who submitted SAT scores

Percent of enrolled students who submitted SAT scores

Number of enrolled students who submitted ACT 

scores

Percent of enrolled students who submitted ACT scores

25th percentile 75th percentile

SAT Critical Reading

SAT Math

SAT Writing

ACT Composite

ACT English

ACT Math

ACT Writing

You may use the space below to provide context for the data you’ve reported above. These context 

notes will be posted on the College Navigator website, and should be written to be understood by 

students and parents.
Academic Libraries (AL)

New IPEDS Academic Libraries Component, 2014-15

Section I: 

For all degree granting institutions with 

library expenditures >0 as reported on IC

Report all amounts for FY2014

Question 1

Is the library collection entirely electronic?

 Yes No

Question 2 (if the answer to Question 1 was YES)

Library Collections/Circulation Digital/Electronic

Books

Databases

Media

Total Calculated

Circulation

Question 2 (if the answer to Question 1 was NO)

Library Collections/Circulation Physical Digital/Electronic

Books

Databases

Media

Total Calculated Value Calculated Value

Circulation
Section II: 

For degree-granting institutions with 

library expenditures ≥ $100,000 as reported on IC

Report all amounts for FY 2014

Indicate the number of branch and 

independent libraries (exclude the main or 

central library).

Expenditures Amount

Total salaries and wages

Are staff fringe benefits paid out of the library 

budget? Yes No

Fringe benefits (if paid by the library budget)

Materials/services cost

 One-time purchases of books, 

 serial backfiles, and other 

 materials

 Ongoing commitments to 

 subscriptions

 Other materials/service cost

 Total Calculated 

Operations and maintenance expenditures

 Preservation services

 All other operations and 

 maintenance expenditures

 Total Calculated 

Total Expenditures Preloaded

Interlibrary Services Number

Total interlibrary loans and documents 

provided to other libraries

Total interlibrary loans and documents 

received

Does your library support virtual reference 

services? Yes No