Figures do not include medical-school faculty members. The average for all faculty members includes the categories of instructors, lecturers, and faculty members without ranks. Those categories are not shown separately. Foreign students are non-resident aliens studying in the United States on a temporary basis. Figures cover only those students who are U.S. citizens.
Figures cover only freshmen who had graduated from high school in the previous year.
The ACT is scored on a scale from 1 to 36. The College Board's SAT is scored on a scale from 400 to 1600. For each state, one score is given, depending on which test was taken by the larger number of students. Figures were compiled by the N.C.A.A. as part of a federal requirement to collect information on graduation rates of all students and athletes at the 307 institutions that play in Division I, the top competitive level. The figures include both athletes and non-athletes.