USC: Howard University

FY 2008 Program Performance Plan

Strategic Goal 3
Direct Appropriation
USC, Title 20, 128 and 121 et seq.

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 students enrolled at Howard University. (Desired
direction: increase)
Actual
Year Target Status
(or date expected)
2003 9,437 Measure not in place
2004 9,621 Measure not in place
2005 9,663 Measure not in place
2006 9,834 Measure not in place
2009 10,055 (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 enrollment measure was intended to ensure that over time the overall institutional
enrollment was not decreasing. Because undergraduate students make up the bulk of university
enrollment, full-time undergraduate enrollment was the IPEDS data point chosen to be populate the
measure. However, since the measure was developed, Howard University has developed a strategic goal
to decrease undergraduate enrollment and increase enrollment of graduate students in such a way that
overall enrollment increases gradually over time. This reflects their strategic vision for the university and
does not conflict with ED's vision. As a result, the measure has been modified to capture both graduate
and undergranduate enrollment. The new long-term target for this measure was developed using exactly
the same methodolgy as the previous target; a 1% annual increase above the actual 2005 data, which
serve as the baseline.

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 90 Target Met
2007 90 (December 2007) Pending
2008 90 (December 2008) Pending
2009 90 (December 2009) Pending
2010 90 (December 2010) Pending

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 2011 90 (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. 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. 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 2: Federal cost of degrees and certificates awarded by Howard University.
(Desired direction: decrease)
Actual
Year Target Status
(or date expected)
2002 96,100 Measure not in place
2003 99,000 Measure not in place
2004 90,900 Measure not in place
2005 83,445 Measure not in place
2007 95,333 (December 2008) Pending
2008 95,333 (December 2009) Pending
2009 95,333 (December 2010) Pending
2010 95,333 (December 2011) Pending
2011 95,333 (December 2012) Pending
Source. U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated
Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS).
Frequency of Data Collection. Annual
Data Quality. Data are supplied by institutions, which certify its accuracy.
Explanation. The calculation for this measure is the annual appropriation divided by the total number of
degrees or certificates awarded to students, at undergraduate, graduate and professional levels. The
target for FY 2006 was set as the average of the three available values for FY 2002-2004. The 2005 value
reflects the 2005 appropriation (exclusive of hospital funding) of $209,030 by 2,505 degrees/certificates
awarded. Data for FY 2006 will be available in Decmber 2007.

Measure 3.2 of 2: The percentage of students enrolled at Howard University who graduate within
six years of enrollment (new measure). (Desired direction: increase)
Actual
Year Target Status
(or date expected)
2003 69.4 Measure not in place
2004 63.1 Measure not in place
2005 67.3 Measure not in place
2007 69 (December 2008) Pending
2008 69 (December 2009) Pending
2009 70 (December 2010) Pending
2010 70 (December 2011) Pending

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 2011 70 (December 2012) 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. This is a revised measure. It replaces the former measure: the percentage of students
enrolled at Howard University who graduate within six years of enrollment (old measure). This revised
measure will use data reported in IPEDS instead of from Howard University's annual performance report.
Data for FY 2006 will be available in December 2007.

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