USC: Howard University

FY 2006 Program Performance Report

Strategic Goal 5
Direct Appropriation
USC, Title 20, 128 and 121 et seq.
Document Year 2006 Appropriation: $237,392

Program Goal: To assist Howard University with financial resources needed to

carry out its educational mission.
Objective 1 of 3: Increase student enrollment over the long term.
Measure 1.1 of 1: The number of full-time undergraduate students enrolling at Howard
University. (Desired direction: increase)
Actual
Year Target Status
(or date expected)
2003 6,419 Measure not in place
2004 6,626 Measure not in place
2005 6,705 Measure not in place
2009 7,334 (December 2011) Pending
Source. U. S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated
Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). Web Site: http://nces.ed.gov/ipedspas.
Frequency of Data Collection. Annual
Data Quality. Data are supplied by institutions, which certify the accuracy of the data.
Explanation.

The program has a long-term target of 7,334 for FY 2009. We will continue to report data annually, but
there are no intermediate annual targets. Target is derived from project experience and applies an
estimated 1.0 percent annual rate of increase to the period between FY 2003 and FY 2009. Data for FY
2006 will be available in April 2007.
Note: 6,419 represents a corrected number of students enrolled for 2003. The previously published
number incorrectly included part-time students.

Objective 2 of 3: Increase the retention of full-time undergraduate students.

Measure 2.1 of 1: The percentage of full-time undergraduate students who were in their first
year of postsecondary enrollment in the previous year and are enrolled in the current year at the
same institution. (Desired direction: increase)
Actual
Year Target Status
(or date expected)
2004 90 Measure not in place
2005 90 Measure not in place
2006 90 (December 2008) Pending
2007 90 (December 2009) Pending
2008 90 (December 2010) Pending
2009 90 (December 2011) Pending
2010 90 (December 2012) Pending
2011 90 (December 2013) Pending

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Source. U. S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated
Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). Web Site: http://nces.ed.gov/ipedspas.
Frequency of Data Collection. Annual
Data Quality. Data are supplied by institutions, which certify the accuracy of the data.
Explanation.

Institutions only report a persistence rate, not the numerator and denominator. As a result, the persistence
rate for the Howard University is calculated as a median. The persistence rate for Howard is high
compared to other institutions, so that maintaining the present rate is viewed as an ambitious goal. Data
for FY 2006 will be available in April 2007. Note: The 90% persistence rate for Fy 2005 had previously
been incorrectly reported for FY 2003.

Objective 3 of 3: Increase the undergraduate graduation rate.

Measure 3.1 of 1: The percentage of students enrolled at Howard University who graduate
within six years of enrollment. (Desired direction: increase)
Actual
Year Target Status
(or date expected)
1999 43 Pending
2000 48 Pending
2001 50 Pending
2002 52 Pending
2003 52 69.4 Target Exceeded
2004 55 63.1 Target Exceeded
2005 58 (December 2007) Pending
2007 69 (December 2009) Pending
2008 69 (December 2010) Pending
2009 70 (December 2011) Pending
2010 70 (December 2012) Pending
2011 70 (December 2013) Pending
Source. U. S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated
Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). Web Site: http://nces.ed.gov/ipedspas.
Frequency of Data Collection. Annual
Data Quality.

Data are supplied by the instiution, which certifies the accuracy of the data.

Explanation.

The graduation rate for Howard is high compared to other institutions, so that maintaining (or slightly
increasing) the present rate is viewed as an ambitious goal. Graduation data will be monitored and
reported annually. Previously published graduation rates for years 1997 - 2002 have been deleted
because the graduation rate prior to 2003 was calculated differently. Graduation rate data for 2005 will be
available in April 2006.

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