Common Data Set 2023-2024

GENERAL INFORMATION

A0. Respondent Information (Not for Publication)

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City:
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Are your responses to the CDS posted for reference on your institution’s Web site? Yes No
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A0A. We invite you to indicate if there are items on the CDS for which you cannot use the
requested analytic convention, cannot provide data for the cohort requested, whose methodology
is unclear, or about which you have questions or comments in general. This information will not
be published but will help the publishers further refine CDS items.

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A1. Address Information

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State: Click or tap here to enter text..
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Country: Click or tap here to enter text.
Main Institution Phone Number: Click or tap here to enter text.
Main Institution Website: Click or tap here to enter text.
Main Institution Email: Click or tap here to enter text.

Please enter Admissions Office information below:

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State: Click or tap here to enter text.

Zip: Click or tap here to enter text.
Country: Click or tap here to enter text.
Phone Number: Click or tap here to enter text.
Admissions Toll-free Number: Click or tap here to enter text..
Admissions E-mail Address: Click or tap here to enter text.

If there is a separate URL for your school’s online application, please specify:
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If you have a mailing address other than the above to which applications should be sent, please
provide:
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A2. Source of institutional control (check one only):

Public
Private (nonprofit)
Proprietary

A3. Classify your undergraduate institution:

Coeducational college
Men’s college
Women’s college

A4. Academic year calendar

 If your academic year has changed because of the COVID-19 pandemic, please indicate as
other below.
Semester 4-1-4
Quarter Continuous
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Other (describe): Click or tap here to enter text.

A5. Degrees offered by your institution

Certificate Post-bachelor’s certificate
Diploma Master’s
Associate Post-master’s certificate
Transfer Doctoral degree research/scholarship
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Terminal Doctoral degree – professional practice

Bachelor’s Doctoral degree – other

A6.Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

If you have a diversity, equity, and inclusion office or department, please provide the URL of the
corresponding Web page:
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B. ENROLLMENT AND PERSISTENCE

B1. Institutional Enrollment - Men and Women

Provide numbers of students for each of the following categories as of the institution’s official fall
reporting date or as of October 15, 2023.

 Note: Report students formerly designated as “first professional” in the graduate cells.

 For information on reporting study abroad students please see: This Document at NCES.GOV

 If your institution collects and reports non-binary gender data, please use the “Another Gender”
category.

 In cases where gender information is not provided, please distribute across the two-binary
categories.

Undergraduate Students: Full-Time

Another
Undergraduate Students: Full-Time Men Women
Gender
Degree-seeking, first-time, first-year
C or t C or t C or t
students
Other first-year, degree-seeking students C or t C or t C or t
All other degree-seeking undergraduate
C or t C or t C or t
students
Total degree-seeking undergraduate
C or t C or t C or t
students
All other undergraduates enrolled in credit
C or t C or t C or t
courses
Total Undergraduate Full-Time Students C or t C or t C or t
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Undergraduate Students: Part-Time

Another
Undergraduate Students: Part-Time Men Women
Gender
Degree-seeking, first-time, first-year
C or t C or t C or t
students
Other first-year, degree-seeking students C or t C or t C or t
All other degree-seeking undergraduate
C or t C or t C or t
students
Total degree-seeking undergraduate
C or t C or t C or t
students
All other undergraduates enrolled in credit
C or t C or t C or t
courses
Total Undergraduate Part-Time Students C or t C or t C or t

Graduate Students

Graduate Students: Full-Time

Another
Graduate Students: Full-Time Men Women
Gender
Degree-seeking, first-time C or t C or t C or t
All other degree-seeking C or t C or t C or t
All other graduates enrolled in credit
C or t C or t C or t
courses
Total Graduate Full-Time Students C or t C or t C or t

Graduate Students: Part-Time

Another
Graduate Students: Part-Time Men Women
Gender
Degree-seeking, first-time C or t C or t C or t
All other degree-seeking C or t C or t C or t
All other graduates enrolled in credit
C or t C or t C or t
courses
Total Graduate Part-Time Students C or t C or t C or t
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Total All Students (Total Undergraduate Students + Total Graduate Students)

Another
Total All Students Men Women
Gender
Total All Students: Full-Time C or t C or t C or t
Total All Students: Part-Time C or t C or t C or t

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Grand Total All Students: Click or tap here to enter text.

B2. Enrollment by Racial/Ethnic Category.

Provide numbers of undergraduate students for each of the following categories as of the institution’s
official fall reporting date or as of October 15, 2023.
 Include international students only in the category "Nonresidents."
 Complete the “Total Undergraduates” column only if you cannot provide data for the first two
columns.
 Report as your institution reports to IPEDS: persons who are Hispanic should be reported only
on the Hispanic line, not under any race, and persons who are non-Hispanic multi-racial should
be reported only under "Two or more races."
 New guidance from IPEDS for reporting aggregate data:
Racial/ethnic designations are requested only for United States citizens, residents, and other eligible
non-citizens.
Eligible non-citizens include all students who completed high school or a GED equivalency within
the United States (including DACA and undocumented students) and who were not on an F-1 non-
immigrant student visa at the time of high school graduation.

More information about other eligible (for financial aid purposes) non-citizens is available at
https://studentaid.gov/understand-aid/eligibility/requirements/non-us-citizens.

Nonresident – A person who is not a citizen or national of the United States and who is in this
country on a student visa or temporary basis and does not have the right to remain indefinitely. Do
not include DACA, undocumented, or other eligible noncitizens in this category.

NOTE - Nonresidents are to be reported separately, in the boxes provided, rather than included in
any of the seven racial/ethnic categories or in race/ethnicity unknown.
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Total
Degree-seeking
Undergraduates
Degree-seeking Undergraduates
Racial/Ethnic Category First-time First
(both degree-
year (include first-time
and non-degree-
first-year)
seeking)
Nonresidents C or t C or t C or t
Hispanic/Latino C or t C or t C or t
Black or African American, non-Hispanic C or t C or t C or t
White, non-Hispanic C or t C or t C or t
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-
C or t C or t C or t
Hispanic
Asian, non-Hispanic C or t C or t C or t
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander,
C or t C or t C or t
non-Hispanic
Two or more races, non-Hispanic C or t C or t C or t
Race and/or ethnicity unknown C or t C or t C or t
Total C or t C or t C or t

B3. Persistence
Number of degrees awarded by your institution from July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2023.

AWARD TYPE # AWARDED

Certificate/diploma: C or t
Associate degrees: C or t
Bachelor’s degrees: C or t
Post-bachelor’s certificates: C or t
Master’s degrees: C or t
Post-master’s certificates: C or t
Doctoral degrees –
C or t
research/scholarship:
Doctoral degrees – professional
C or t
practice:
Doctoral degrees – other: C or t
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B4-B21: Graduation Rates

The items in this section correspond to data elements collected by the IPEDS Web-based Data
Collection System’s Graduation Rate Survey (GRS).

 For complete instructions and definitions of data elements, see the IPEDS GRS Forms and
Instructions for the 2023-2024 Survey. https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/use-the-data/survey-
components/9/graduation-rates

In the following section for bachelor’s or equivalent programs, please disaggregate the Fall 2016
and Fall 2017 cohorts (formerly CDS B4-B11) into four groups:

 Students who received a Federal Pell Grant*

 Recipients of a subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
 Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan
 Total (all students, regardless of Pell Grant or subsidized loan status)
* Students who received both a Federal Pell Grant and a subsidized Stafford Loan should be
reported in the "Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant" column.

For each graduation rate grid below, the numbers in the first three columns for Questions A-G should
sum to the cohort total in the fourth column (formerly CDS B4-B11).

For Bachelor’s or Equivalent Programs

Please provide data for the Fall 2017 cohort if available. If Fall 2017 cohort data are not available,
provide data for the Fall 2016 cohort.
Fall 2017 Cohort

Students
Recipients
who did
of a
not receive Total
Recipients Subsidized
either a
of a Stafford
Letter Graduation Rates Pell Grant (sum of 3
Federal Loan who
or a columns to
Pell Grant did not
subsidized the left)
receive a
Stafford
Pell Grant
Loan
Initial 2017 cohort of first-time,
full-time, bachelor's (or
A C or t C or t C or t C or t
equivalent) degree-seeking
undergraduate students
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Students
Recipients
who did
of a
not receive Total
Recipients Subsidized
either a
of a Stafford
Letter Graduation Rates Pell Grant (sum of 3
Federal Loan who
or a columns to
Pell Grant did not
subsidized the left)
receive a
Stafford
Pell Grant
Loan
Of the initial 2017 cohort, how
many did not persist and did not
graduate for the following
reasons:

 Deceased
B  Permanently Disabled C or t C or t C or t C or t
 Armed Forces
 Foreign Aid Service of the
Federal Government
 Official church missions
 Report Total Allowable
Exclusions
Final 2017 cohort, after
C adjusting for allowable C or t C or t C or t C or t
exclusions
Of the initial 2017 cohort, how
many completed the program in
D C or t C or t C or t C or t
four years or less (by Aug. 31,
2021)
Of the initial 2017 cohort, how
many completed the program in
E more than four years but in five C or t C or t C or t C or t
years or less (after Aug. 31, 2021
and by Aug. 31, 2022)
Of the initial 2017 cohort, how
many completed the program in
F more than five years but in six C or t C or t C or t C or t
years or less (after Aug. 31, 2022
and by Aug. 31, 2023)
Total graduating within six
G C or t C or t C or t C or t
years (sum of lines D, E, and F)
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Students
Recipients
who did
of a
not receive Total
Recipients Subsidized
either a
of a Stafford
Letter Graduation Rates Pell Grant (sum of 3
Federal Loan who
or a columns to
Pell Grant did not
subsidized the left)
receive a
Stafford
Pell Grant
Loan

Six-year graduation rate for

H % % % %
2017 cohort (G divided by C)
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Fall 2016 Cohort

Recipients Students
of a who did not
Total
Subsidized receive
Recipients
Stafford either a Pell
Letter Graduation Rates of a Federal (sum of 3
Loan who Grant or a
Pell Grant columns to
did not subsidized
the left)
receive a Stafford
Pell Grant Loan
Initial 2016 cohort of first-
time, full-time, bachelor's (or
A C or t C or t C or t C or t
equivalent) degree-seeking
undergraduate students
Of the initial 2016 cohort,
how many did not persist and
did not graduate for the
following reasons:

 Deceased
B  Permanently Disabled C or t C or t C or t C or t
 Armed Forces
 Foreign Aid Service of the
Federal Government
 Official church missions
 Report Total Allowable
Exclusions
Final 2016 cohort, after
C adjusting for allowable C or t C or t C or t C or t
exclusions
Of the initial 2016 cohort,
how many completed the
D C or t C or t C or t C or t
program in four years or less
(by Aug. 31, 2020)
Of the initial 2016 cohort,
how many completed the
program in more than four
E C or t C or t C or t C or t
years but in five years or less
(after Aug. 31, 2020 and by
Aug. 31, 2021)
F Of the initial 2016 cohort, C or t C or t C or t C or t
how many completed the
program in more than five
years but in six years or less
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Recipients Students
of a who did not
Total
Subsidized receive
Recipients
Stafford either a Pell
Letter Graduation Rates of a Federal (sum of 3
Loan who Grant or a
Pell Grant columns to
did not subsidized
the left)
receive a Stafford
Pell Grant Loan
(after Aug. 31, 2021 and by
Aug. 31, 2022)
Total graduating within six
G years (sum of lines D, E, and C or t C or t C or t C or t
F)

Six-year graduation rate for

H % % % %
2016 cohort (G divided by C)
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For Two-Year Institutions

Please provide data for the 2020 cohort if available. If 2020 cohort data are not available, provide data
for the 2019 cohort.

Lette
Graduation Rates 2020 Cohort 2019 Cohort
r

Initial cohort, total of first-time, full-time

B12 C or t C or t
degree/certificate-seeking students:
Of the initial cohort, how many did not
persist and did not graduate for the
following reasons:
 Death
 Permanently Disability
B13  Service in the armed forces, C or t C or t
 Foreign aid service of the
federal government
 Official church missions
 Report total allowable
exclusions
Final cohort, after adjusting for allowable
B14 C or t C or t
exclusions:
Completers of programs of less than two
B15 C or t C or t
years duration (total):
Completers of programs of less than two
B16 C or t C or t
years within 150 percent of normal time:
Completers of programs of at least two
B17 C or t C or t
but less than four years (total):
Completers of programs of at least two
B18 but less than four-years within 150 C or t C or t
percent of normal time:
Total transfers-out (within three years) to
B19 C or t C or t
other institutions:

B20 Total transfers to two-year institutions: C or t C or t

B21 Total transfers to four-year institutions: C or t C or t

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B22. Retention Rates

Report for the cohort of all full-time, first-time bachelor’s (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate
students who entered in Fall 2022 (or the preceding summer term).

 The initial cohort may be adjusted for students who departed for the following reasons:

* Death
* Permanent Disability
* Service in the armed forces
* Foreign aid service of the federal government
* Official church missions
* No other adjustments to the initial cohort should be made.

For the cohort of all full-time bachelor’s (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students
who entered your institution as first-year students in Fall 2022 (or the preceding summer term),
what percentage was enrolled at your institution as of the date your institution calculates its
official enrollment in Fall 2023.

Total students retained = students from the Fall 2022 cohort who are still enrolled as of Fall 2023
+ students from Fall 2022 cohort who completed their bachelor’s program as of Fall 2023

(Students from the Fall 2022 cohort still enrolled as of Fall 2023 + Students from Fall 2022 cohort
who completed their bachelor’s program as of Fall 2023)/(Adjusted Fall 2022 cohort) *100

Note: The number of first-time students seeking a bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) who attain a
bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) by their second fall term is expected to be zero or very small. In
exceptional cases when a first-time student does satisfy all degree requirements including full
credit completion (e.g., typically 120 credit hours) and is awarded a bachelor’s degree (or
equivalent) by their second fall term, they are to be considered “retained” for EF reporting
purposes.

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C. FIRST-TIME, FIRST-YEAR ADMISSION

C1-C2: Applications

C1.First-time, first-year students: Provide the number of degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students
who applied, were admitted, and enrolled (full- or part-time) in Fall 2023.

 Include early decision, early action, and students who began studies during summer in this
cohort.

 Applicants should include only those students who fulfilled the requirements for consideration
for admission (i.e., who completed actionable applications) and who have been notified of one of
the following actions: admission, non-admission, placement on waiting list, or application
withdrawn (by applicant or institution).

 Admitted applicants should include wait-listed students who were subsequently offered
admission.

 Since the total may include students who did not provide gender data, the detail need not sum to
the total.

 If your institution collects and reports non-binary gender data, please use the “Another Gender”
category.

 Note that recent high school graduates and other students without prior postsecondary experience
will still be considered “first-time students” for fall enrollment reporting purposes even if they
enrolled in the summer prior to fall enrollment.

 Provide numbers of students for each of the following categories as of the institution’s official
fall reporting date or as of October 15, 2023.

FIRST-TIME, FIRST-YEAR STUDENT APPLICANTS TOTAL

Total first-time, first-year men who applied C or t
Total first-time, first-year women who applied C or t
Total first-time, first-year of another gender who applied C or t

FIRST-TIME, FIRST-YEAR STUDENT ADMITS TOTAL

Total first-time, first-year men who were admitted C or t
Total first-time, first-year women who were admitted C or t
Total first-time, first-year of another gender who were admitted C or t
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FIRST-TIME, FIRST-YEAR STUDENT ENROLLEES TOTAL

Total first-time, first-year men who enrolled C or t
Total first-time, first-year women who enrolled C or t
Total first-time, first-year of another gender who enrolled C or t

FIRST-TIME, FIRST-YEAR STUDENT ENROLLEES BY

TOTAL
STATUS
Total full-time, first-time, first-year men who enrolled C or t
Total part-time, first-time, first-year men who enrolled C or t
Total full-time, first-time, first-year women who enrolled C or t
Total part-time, first-time, first-year women who enrolled C or t
Total full-time, first-time, first-year of another gender who enrolled C or t
Total part-time, first-time, first-year of another gender who enrolled C or t

If available, please provide residency breakdowns for total applicants, admits, and enrolled
students: Fall 2023

OUT-
FIRST-TIME, FIRST-YEAR STUDENT IN-
OF- INTERNATIONAL TOTAL
APPLICANTS STATE
STATE
Total first-time, first-year (degree-seeking)
C or t C or t C or t C or t
who applied
Total first-time, first-year (degree-seeking)
C or t C or t C or t C or t
who were admitted
Total first-time, first-year (degree-seeking)
C or t C or t C or t C or t
enrolled

C2.First-time, first-year wait-listed students

 Students who met admission requirements but whose final admission was contingent on
space availability)

Do you have a policy of placing students on a waiting list? Yes No

If yes, please answer the questions below for Fall 2023 admissions:
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WAITING LIST TOTAL

Number of qualified applicants offered a place on waiting list: C or t
Number accepting a place on the waiting list: C or t
Number of wait-listed students admitted: C or t

Is your waiting list ranked? Yes No

 If yes, do you release that information to students? Yes No

 Do you release that information to school counselors? Yes No

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C3-C5: Admission Requirements

C3. High school completion requirement

Check the appropriate box to identify your high school completion requirement for degree-seeking
entering students:

High school diploma is required and GED is accepted

High school diploma is required and GED is not accepted
High school diploma or equivalent is not required

C4.Does your institution require or recommend a general college-preparatory program for

degree-seeking students?

Require:
Recommend
Neither require nor recommend

C5.Distribution of high school units required and/or recommended. Specify the distribution of
academic high school course units required and/or recommended of all or most degree-seeking
students using Carnegie units (one unit equals one year of study or its equivalent). If you use a
different system for calculating units, please convert.

Distribution of high school

Units
units required and/or Units Required
Recommended
recommended

Total academic units C or t C or t

English C or t C or t
Mathematics C or t C or t
Science C or t C or t
Of these, units that must be
C or t C or t
lab
Foreign language C or t C or t
Social studies C or t C or t
History C or t C or t
Academic electives C or t C or t
Computer Science C or t C or t
Visual/Performing Arts C or t C or t
Other (specify) C or t C or t
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C6-C7: Basis for Selection

C6.Do you have an open admission policy, under which virtually all secondary school
graduates or students with GED equivalency diplomas are admitted without regard to
academic record, test scores, or other qualifications?

If so, check which applies:

Open admission policy as described above for all students

Open admission policy as described above for most students, but

Selective admission for out-of-state students

Selective admission to some programs
Other (explain):

C7.Relative importance of each of the following academic and nonacademic factors in your first-
time, first-year, degree-seeking general (not including programs with specific criteria)
admission decisions.
Not
Factors Very Important Important Considered
Considered
Academic
Rigor of secondary school
☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
record
Class rank ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Academic GPA ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Standardized test scores ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Application Essay ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Recommendation ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Nonacademic
Interview ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Extracurricular activities ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Talent/ability ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Character/personal qualities ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
First generation ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Alumni/ae relation ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Geographical residence ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
State residency ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
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Religious
☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
affiliation/commitment
Volunteer work ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Work experience ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Level of applicant’s interest ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
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Please provide additional information if the importance of any specific academic or

nonacademic factors differ by academic program.

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C8: SAT and ACT Policies

Entrance exams

Does your institution make use of SAT or ACT scores in admission decisions for first-time, first-year,
degree-seeking applicants:
Yes No

If yes, place check marks in the appropriate boxes below to reflect your institution’s policies for use in
admission for Fall 2025.
Not
Not required considered
Required to
Required Recommende for admission, for
Entrance Exams be considered
for some d but considered admission,
for admission
if submitted even if
submitted
SAT or ACT ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
ACT Only ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
SAT Only ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐

C8B. Has been removed from the CDS.

C8C. Has been removed from the CDS.

D. In addition, does your institution use applicants' test scores for academic advising?

Yes No

E. Latest date by which SAT or ACT scores must be received for fall-term admission:

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F. If necessary, use this space to clarify your test policies (e.g., if tests are recommended for some
students, or if tests are not required of some students due to differences by academic program,
student academic background, or if other examinations may be considered in lieu of the SAT and
ACT.)
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G. Please indicate which tests your institution uses for placement (e.g., state tests):

SAT
ACT
AP
CLEP
Institutional Exam
State Exam (specify): Click or tap here to enter text.

C9-C12: First-time, first-year Profile

Provide information for ALL enrolled, degree-seeking, full-time and part-time, first-time, first-year
students enrolled in Fall 2023, including students who began studies during summer, international
students/nonresidents, and students admitted under special arrangements.

C9. Percent and number of first-time, first-year students enrolled in Fall 2023 who submitted
national standardized (SAT/ACT) test scores.

 Include information for ALL enrolled, degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students who
submitted test scores.

 Do not include partial test scores (e.g., mathematics scores but not critical reading for a category
of students) or combine other standardized test results (such as TOEFL) in this item.

 Do not convert SAT scores to ACT scores and vice versa.

 If a student submitted multiple sets of scores for a single test, report this information according
to how you use the data. For example:

 If you consider the highest scores from either submission, use the highest combination of
scores (e.g., verbal from one submission, math from the other).

 If you average the scores, use the average to report the scores.

ALL enrolled, degree-seeking, first-time,

first-year students who submitted test Percent Number
scores.
Submitting SAT Scores C or t C or t
Submitting ACT Scores C or t C or t
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For each assessment listed below, report the score that represents the 25 th percentile (the score
that 25 percent of the first-time, first-year population scored at or below) and the 75 th percentile
score (the score that 25 percent scored at or above).

25th Percentile 50th Percentile 75th Percentile

Assessment
Score Score Score
SAT Composite C or t C or t C or t
SAT Evidence-
Based Reading and C or t C or t C or t
Writing
SAT Math C or t C or t C or t
ACT Composite C or t C or t C or t
ACT Math C or t C or t C or t
ACT English C or t C or t C or t
ACT Writing C or t C or t C or t
ACT Science C or t C or t C or t
ACT Reading C or t C or t C or t

Percent of first-time, first-year students with scores in each range:

SAT Evidence-
Score Range Based Reading SAT Math
and Writing
700-800 C or t C or t
600-699 C or t C or t
500-599 C or t C or t
400-499 C or t C or t
300-399 C or t C or t
200-299 C or t C or t
100% 100%
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SAT
Score Range
Composite
1400-1600 C or t
1200-1399 C or t
1000-1199 C or t
800-999 C or t
600-799 C or t
400-599 C or t
100%

ACT
Score Range ACT English ACT Math ACT Reading ACT Science
Composite
30-36 C or t C or t C or t C or t C or t
24-29 C or t C or t C or t C or t C or t
18-23 C or t C or t C or t C or t C or t
12-17 C or t C or t C or t C or t C or t
6-11 C or t C or t C or t C or t C or t
Below 6 C or t C or t C or t C or t C or t
100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
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C10. Percent of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students who had high school class
rank within each of the following ranges (report information for those students from whom you
collected high school rank information)

Assessment Percent

Percent in top tenth of high school graduating class C or t

Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class C or t

Percent in top half of high school graduating class C or t

 Top half + bottom half =
Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class C or t
100%.
Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class C or t
Percent of total first-time, first-year students who submitted
C or t
high school class rank:

C11. Percentage of all enrolled, degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students who had high
school grade-point averages within each of the following ranges (using 4.0 scale).
 Report information only for those students from whom you collected high school GPA.
 If you are able to report GPA ranges separately for students that also submitted at least
one test score versus those who did not submit a test score, please do so in the respective
columns. If you are unable to report these data, please report the ranges for all students.

Percent Percent
Percent (All
Score Range (Students who (Students who did
enrolled students)
submitted scores) not submit scores)
Percent who had GPA of 4.0 C or t C or t C or t
Percent who had GPA between 3.75 and
C or t C or t C or t
3.99
Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and
C or t C or t C or t
3.74
Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and
C or t C or t C or t
3.49
Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and
C or t C or t C or t
3.24
Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and
C or t C or t C or t
2.99
Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and
C or t C or t C or t
2.49
Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and
C or t C or t C or t
1.99
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Percent who had GPA below 1.0 C or t C or t C or t

100% 100% 100%

C12. Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students who submitted
GPA:
Average high school GPA: Click or tap here to enter text.

Percent of total first-time, first-year students who submitted high school GPA:
Percent submitting high school GPA: Click or tap here to enter text.

C13-C20: Admission Policies

C13. Application fee

 If your institution has waived its application fee for the Fall 2025 admission cycle please
select no.
Does your institution have an application fee? Yes No

Amount of application fee: Click or tap here to enter text.

Can it be waived for applicants with financial need? Yes No

If you have an application fee and an on-line application option, please indicate policy for students
who apply on-line:
Same Fee
Free
Reduced

Can on-line application fee be waived for applicants with financial need? Yes No

C14. Application closing date

Does your institution have an application closing date? Yes No

Application Closing Date Date

Application closing date (fall) C or t
Priority Date C or t
C15. Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the fall? Yes No
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C16. Notification to applicants of admission decision sent (fill in one only)

On a rolling basis beginning (date): Click or tap here to enter text.
By (date): Click or tap here to enter text.
Other: Click or tap here to enter text.
C17. Reply policy for admitted applicants (fill in one only)
Must reply by (date): Click or tap here to enter text.
No set date
Must reply by May 1st or within Click or tap here to enter text. weeks if notified
thereafter
Other: Click or tap here to enter text.

Deadline for housing deposit (MMDD): Click or tap here to enter text.
Amount of housing deposit: Click or tap here to enter text.

Refundable if student does not enroll?

Yes, in full
Yes, in part
No

C18. Deferred admission: Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after
admission?

Yes No

If yes, maximum period of postponement: Click or tap here to enter text.

C19. Early admission of high school students: Does your institution allow high school students to
enroll as full-time, first-time, first-year students one year or more before high school graduation?
Yes No

C20. Common Application: Question removed from CDS. (Initiated during 2006-2007 cycle)

C21-C22: Early Decision and Early Action Plans

C21. Early decision: Does your institution offer an early decision plan (an admission plan that permits
students to apply and be notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification
date and that asks students to commit to attending if accepted) for first-time, first-year applicants for
fall enrollment?
Yes No
If “yes,” please complete the following:
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First or only early decision plan closing date: Click or tap here to enter text.
First or only early decision plan notification date: Click or tap here to enter text.
Other early decision plan closing date: Click or tap here to enter text.
Other early decision plan notification date: Click or tap here to enter text.
For the Fall 2023 entering class:
Number of early decision applications received by your institution:
Click or tap here to enter text.
Number of applicants admitted under early decision plan: Click or tap here to enter text.
Please provide significant details about your early decision plan: Click or tap here to enter text.

C22. Early action: Do you have a nonbinding early action plan whereby students are notified of an
admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date but do not have to commit to
attending your college?
Yes No

If “yes,” please complete the following:

Early action closing date: Click or tap here to enter text.
Early action notification date: Click or tap here to enter text.

Is your early action plan a “restrictive” plan under which you limit students from applying to other early
plans?

Yes No
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D. TRANSFER ADMISSION

D1-D2: Fall Applicants

D1. Does your institution enroll transfer students? Yes No
(If no, please skip to Section E)
If yes, may transfer students earn advanced standing credit by transferring credits earned from
course work completed at other colleges/universities?

Yes No

D2. Provide the number of students who applied, were admitted, and enrolled as degree-seeking transfer
students in Fall 2023.

 If your institution collects and reports non-binary gender data, please use the “Another Gender”
category.

Admitted Enrolled
Applicants
Applicants Applicants
Men C or t C or t C or t
Women C or t C or t C or t
Another
C or t C or t C or t
Gender
Total C or t C or t C or t

D3-D11: Application for Admission

D3. Indicate terms for which transfers may enroll:

Fall Winter Spring Summer

D4. Must a transfer applicant have a minimum number of credits completed or else must apply as an
entering first-year student?

Yes No

If yes, what is the minimum number of credits and the unit of measure?

 Click or tap here to enter text.

D5. Indicate all items required of transfer students to apply for admission:
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Required Recommended Recommended Required Not

of All of All of Some of Some required
High school transcript ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
College transcript(s) ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Essay or personal
☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
statement
Interview ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Standardized test
☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
scores
Statement of good
standing from prior ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
institution(s)

D6.If a minimum high school grade point average is required of transfer applicants, specify
(on a 4.0 scale):

 Click or tap here to enter text.

D7.If a minimum college grade point average is required of transfer applicants, specify
(on a 4.0 scale):

 Click or tap here to enter text.

D8.List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants:

 Click or tap here to enter text.

D9. List application priority, closing, notification, and candidate reply dates for transfer students. If
applications are reviewed on a continuous or rolling basis, place a checkmark in the “Rolling
admission” column.

Priority Notification Rolling

Closing Date Reply Date
Date Date Admission
Fall C or t C or t C or t C or t ☐
Winter C or t C or t C or t C or t ☐
Spring C or t C or t C or t C or t ☐
Summer C or t C or t C or t C or t ☐

D10. Does an open admission policy, if reported, apply to transfer students? Yes No

D11. Describe additional requirements for transfer admission, if applicable:

 Click or tap here to enter text.
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D12-D17: Transfer Credit Policies

D12. Report the lowest grade earned for any course that may be transferred for credit:

 Click or tap here to enter text.

D13. Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a two-year institution:

Number: Click or tap here to enter text. Unit type: Click or tap here to enter text.

D14. Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a four-year institution:

Number: Click or tap here to enter text. Unit type: Click or tap here to enter text.

D15. Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn an associate
degree:

 Click or tap here to enter text.

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D16. Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn a bachelor’s
degree:

 Click or tap here to enter text.

D17. Describe other transfer credit policies:

 Click or tap here to enter text.

D18-D22: Military Service Transfer Credit Policies

D18. Does your institution accept the following military/veteran transfer credits:
American Council on Education (ACE) Yes No
College Level Examination Program (CLEP) Yes No
DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST) Yes No
D19. Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred based on military education
evaluated by the American Council on Education (ACE):

Number: Click or tap here to enter text. Unit type: Click or tap here to enter text.

D20. Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred based on Department of Defense
supported prior learning assessments (College Level Examination Program (CLEP) or DANTES Subject
Standardized Tests (DSST)):

Number: Click or tap here to enter text. Unit type Click or tap here to enter text.:

D21. Are the military/veteran credit transfer policies published on your website? Yes No

If yes, please provide the URL where the policy can be located:

 Click or tap here to enter text.

D22. Describe other military/veteran transfer credit policies unique to your institution:

 Click or tap here to enter text.

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E. ACADEMIC OFFERINGS AND POLICIES

E1.Special study options: Identify those programs available at your institution. Refer to the glossary
for definitions.
Accelerated program Honors program
Comprehensive transition and Independent study
postsecondary program for students Internships
with intellectual disabilities
Cross-registration Liberal arts/career combination
Distance learning Student-designed major
Double major Study abroad
Dual enrollment Teacher certification program
English as a Second Language Undergraduate Research
(ESL)
Exchange student program Weekend college
(domestic)
External degree program
Other (specify): Click or tap here to enter text.

E2. Has been removed from the CDS.

E3.Areas in which all or most students are required to complete some course work prior to
graduation:
Arts/fine arts Humanities
Computer literacy Intensive writing
English (including composition) Mathematics
Foreign languages Philosophy
History Sciences (biological or physical)
Physical Education Social Science
Other (specify): Click or tap here to enter text.
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F. STUDENT LIFE
F1. Percentages of first-time, first-year degree-seeking students and degree-seeking
undergraduates enrolled in Fall 2023 who fit the following categories:

Percentages of first-time, first-year degree-seeking students First-time, first-

Undergraduates
and degree-seeking undergraduates year students
Percent who are from out of state (exclude
C or t C or t
international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)
Percent of men who join fraternities C or t C or t
Percent of women who join sororities C or t C or t
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated
C or t C or t
housing
Percent who live off campus or commute C or t C or t
Percent of students age 25 and older C or t C or t
Average age of full-time students C or t C or t
Average age of all students (full- and part-time) C or t C or t

F2. Activities offered Identify those programs available at your institution.

Campus Ministries Literary magazine Radio station
Choral groups Marching band Student government
Concert band Model UN Student newspaper
Dance Music ensembles Student-run film society
Drama/theater Musical theater Symphony orchestra
International Student Opera Television station
Organization
Jazz band Pep band Yearbook

F3. ROTC (program offered in cooperation with Reserve Officers’ Training Corps)

Army ROTC is offered:

On campus
At cooperating institution (name): Click or tap here to enter text.
Naval ROTC is offered:
Marine Option: Naval ROTC is offered
On campus:
At cooperating institution (name): Click or tap here to enter text.

Air Force ROTC is offered:

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On campus
At cooperating institution (name): Click or tap here to enter text.

F4. Housing: Check all types of college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing available for
undergraduates at your institution.
Coed residence halls Special housing for international students
Men’s residence halls Fraternity/sorority housing
Women’s residence halls Cooperative housing
Apartments for married students Theme housing
Apartments for single students Wellness Housing
Living Learning Communities
Special housing for disabled Other housing options (specify):
Click or tap here to enter text.
students
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G. ANNUAL EXPENSES
G0. Please provide the URL of your institution’s net price calculator:

 Click or tap here to enter text.

Provide 2024-2025 academic year costs of attendance for the following categories that are
applicable to your institution.

Check here if your institution's 2024-2025 academic year costs of attendance are not available at this
time and provide an approximate date (i.e., month/day) when your institution's final 2024-2025
academic year costs of attendance will be available:

 Click or tap here to enter text.

G1. Undergraduate full-time tuition, required fees, food and housing

List the typical tuition, required fees, and food and housing for a full-time undergraduate student for
the FULL 2024-2025 academic year. (30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours for institutions that
derive annual tuition by multiplying credit hour cost by number of credits).

 A full academic year refers to the period of time generally extending from September to June;
usually equated to two semesters, two trimesters, three quarters, or the period covered by a four-
one-four plan.
 Food and housing is defined as double occupancy and 19 meals per week or the maximum meal
plan.
 Required fees include only charges that all full-time students must pay that are not included in
tuition (e.g., registration, health, or activity fees.)
 Do not include optional fees (e.g., parking, laboratory use).

PRIVATE INSTITUTION FIRST-YEAR UNDERGRADUATES

Tuition: C or t C or t

PUBLIC INSTITUTION FIRST-YEAR UNDERGRADUATES

Tuition: In-district: C or t C or t
Tuition: In-state (out-of-district): C or t C or t
Tuition: Out-of-state: C or t C or t
Tuition: International (non-resident): C or t C or t

FOR ALL INSTITUTIONS FIRST-YEAR UNDERGRADUATES

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Required Fees: C or t C or t
Food and Housing (on-campus): C or t C or t
Housing Only (on-campus): C or t C or t
Food Only (on-campus meal plan): C or t C or t

Comprehensive tuition and food and housing fee (if your college cannot provide separate tuition
and food and housing fees):

 Click or tap here to enter text.

Other: Click or tap here to enter text.

G2. Number of credits per term a student can take for the stated full-time tuition.

Minimum: Click or tap here to enter text.

Maximum: Click or tap here to enter text.

G3. Do tuition and fees vary by year of study (e.g., sophomore, junior, senior)?

Yes No

G4. Do tuition and fees vary by undergraduate instructional program?

Yes No

If yes, what percentage of full-time undergraduates pay more than the tuition and fees
reported in G1?

 Click or tap here to enter text.%

G5. Provide the estimated expenses for a typical full-time undergraduate student:
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Commuters Commuters
Estimated Expenses Residents (living at (not living at
home) home)
Books and supplies: C or t C or t C or t
Housing only: Not Applicable Not Applicable C or t
Food only: Not Applicable C or t C or t
Food and housing total* Not Applicable Not Applicable C or t
Transportation: C or t C or t C or t
Other expenses: C or t C or t C or t

* If your college cannot provide separate food and housing figures for commuters not living at
home

G6. Undergraduate per-credit-hour charges (tuition only):

Undergraduate per-credit-
Tuition only
hour charges
PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS: C or t
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS:
C or t
In-district:
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS:
C or t
In-state (out-of-district):
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS:
C or t
Out-of-state:
NONRESIDENTS: C or t
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H. FINANCIAL AID

Please refer to the following financial aid definitions when completing Section H.

Awarded aid: The dollar amounts offered to financial aid applicants.

Financial aid applicant: Any applicant who submits any one of the institutionally required financial
aid applications/forms, such as the FAFSA.

Indebtedness: Aggregate dollar amount borrowed through any loan program (federal, state, subsidized,
unsubsidized, private, etc.; excluding parent loans) while the student was enrolled at an institution.
Student loans co-signed by a parent are assumed to be the responsibility of the student and should be
included.

Institutional scholarships and grants: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants
for which the institution determines the recipient.

Financial need: As determined by your institution using the federal methodology and/or your
institution's own standards.

Need-based aid: College-funded or college-administered award from institutional, state, federal, or

other sources for which a student must have financial need to qualify. This includes both institutional
and non-institutional student aid (grants, jobs, and loans).

Need-based scholarship or grant aid: Scholarships and grants from institutional, state, federal, or other
sources for which a student must have financial need to qualify.

Need-based self-help aid: Loans and jobs from institutional, state, federal, or other sources for which a
student must demonstrate financial need to qualify.

Non-need-based scholarship or grant aid: Scholarships and grants, gifts, or merit-based aid from
institutional, state, federal, or other sources (including unrestricted funds or gifts and endowment
income) awarded solely on the basis of academic achievement, merit, or any other non-need-based
reason. When reporting questions H1 and H2, non-need-based aid that is used to meet need should be
counted as need-based aid.

Note: Suggested order of precedence for counting non-need money as need-based:

1. Non-need institutional grants 6. Non-need outside grants
2. Non-need tuition waivers 7. Non-need student loans
3. Non-need athletic awards 8. Non-need parent loans
4. Non-need federal grants 9. Non-need work
5. Non-need state grants
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Non-need-based self-help aid: Loans and jobs from institutional, state, or other sources for which a
student need not demonstrate financial need to qualify.
Private student loans: A nonfederal loan made by a lender such as a bank, credit union or private
lender used to pay for up to the annual cost of education, less any financial aid received.

External scholarships and grants: Scholarships and grants received from outside (private) sources that
students bring with them (e.g., Kiwanis, National Merit scholarships). The institution may process
paperwork to receive the dollars, but it has no role in determining the recipient or the dollar amount
awarded.

Work study and employment: Federal and state work study aid, and any employment packaged by
your institution in financial aid awards.

DO NOT INCLUDE ANY AID RELATED TO THE CARES ACT OR UNIQUE THE COVID-19
PANDEMIC
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H1-H5: Aid Awarded to Enrolled Undergraduates

H1. Enter total dollar amounts awarded to enrolled full-time and less than full-time degree-seeking
undergraduates (using the same cohort reported in CDS Question B1, “total degree-seeking”
undergraduates) in the following categories.
 If the data being reported are final figures for the 2022-2023 academic year (see the next item
below), use the 2022-2023 academic year's CDS Question B1 cohort.
 Include aid awarded to international students (i.e., those not qualifying for federal aid).
 Aid that is non-need-based but that was used to meet need should be reported in the need-based
aid column.
 For a suggested order of precedence in assigning categories of aid to cover need, see the entry for
“non-need-based scholarship or grant aid” on the last page of the definitions section.
 Do NOT include any aid related to the CARES Act or unique to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Indicate the academic year for which data are reported for items H1, H2, H2A, and H6 below:

2023-2024 estimated or 2022-2023 Final

Which needs-analysis methodology does your institution use in awarding institutional aid? (Formerly
H3)

Federal methodology (FM)

Institutional methodology (IM)
Both FM and IM

Need-based Non-need-based

Scholarships/Grants (Include non-need- (Exclude non-

based aid use to need-based aid use
meet need.) to meet need.)
Federal C or t C or t
State all states, not only the state in which your institution
C or t C or t
is located
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and
tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding C or t C or t
athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g.
C or t C or t
Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college
Total Scholarships/Grants C or t C or t
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Need-based Non-need-based

Self-Help (Include non-need- (Exclude non-

based aid use to need-based aid use
meet need.) to meet need.)
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans) C or t C or t
Federal Work-Study C or t Not Applicable
State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment
C or t C or t
(Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)
Total Self-Help C or t C or t

Need-based Non-need-based

Miscellaneous (Include non-need- (Exclude non-

based aid use to need-based aid use
meet need.) to meet need.)
Parent Loans C or t C or t
Tuition Waivers
Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this
C or t C or t
row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition
waivers elsewhere.
Athletic Awards C or t C or t

H2. Number of Enrolled Students Awarded Aid: List the number of degree-seeking full-time and
less-than-full-time undergraduates who applied for and were awarded financial aid from any source.
 Aid that is non-need-based but that was used to meet need should be counted as need-based
aid.
 Numbers should reflect the cohort awarded the dollars reported in H1.
 In the chart below, students may be counted in more than one row, and full-time, first-time, first-
year students should also be counted as full-time undergraduates.
 Do NOT include any aid related to the CARES Act or unique to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Full-time
Full-time, Less Than
Undergrad
Letter Number of Enrolled Students Awarded Aid First-time, Full-time
(Incl.
First-Year Undergrad
Fresh)
A Number of degree-seeking undergraduate students C or t C or t C or t
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Full-time
Full-time, Less Than
Undergrad
Letter Number of Enrolled Students Awarded Aid First-time, Full-time
(Incl.
First-Year Undergrad
Fresh)
(CDS Item B1 if reporting on Fall 2022 cohort)
Number of students in line a who applied for
B C or t C or t C or t
need-based financial aid
Number of students in line b who were
C C or t C or t C or t
determined to have financial need
Number of students in line c who were awarded
D C or t C or t C or t
any financial aid
Number of students in line d who were awarded
E C or t C or t C or t
any need-based scholarship or grant aid
Number of students in line d who were awarded
F C or t C or t C or t
any need-based self-help aid
Number of students in line d who were awarded
G C or t C or t C or t
any non-need-based scholarship or grant aid
Number of students in line d whose need was fully
H met (exclude PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and C or t C or t C or t
private alternative loans)
On average, the percentage of need that was met
of students who were awarded any need-based aid.
Exclude any aid that was awarded in excess of
I % % %
need as well as any resources that were awarded to
replace EFC (PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans,
and private alternative loans)
The average financial aid package of those in line
d. Exclude any resources that were awarded to
J $ $ $
replace EFC (PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans,
and private alternative loans)
Average need-based scholarship or grant award of
K $ $ $
those in line e
Average need-based self-help award (excluding
L PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private $ $ $
alternative loans) of those in line f
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans,
unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans)
M $ $ $
of those in line f who were awarded a need-based
loan
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H2A. Number of Enrolled Students Awarded Non-need-based Scholarships and Grants: List the
number of degree-seeking full-time and less-than-full-time undergraduates who had no financial need
and who were awarded institutional non-need-based scholarship or grant aid.
 Numbers should reflect the cohort awarded the dollars reported in H1.
 In the chart below, students may be counted in more than one row, and full-time, first-time, first-
year students should also be counted as full-time undergraduates.
 Do NOT include any aid related to the CARES Act or unique to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Full-time
Full-time Less Than
Number of Enrolled Students Awarded Non- Undergrad
Letter First-time Full-time
need-based Scholarships and Grants (Incl.
First-Year Undergrad
Fresh)
Number of students in line a who had no
financial need and who were awarded
N institutional non-need-based scholarship or C or t C or t C or t
grant aid (exclude those who were awarded
athletic awards and tuition benefits)
Average dollar amount of institutional non-
O need-based scholarship and grant aid awarded $ $ $
to students in line n
Number of students in line a who were awarded
P an institutional non-need-based athletic C or t C or t C or t
scholarship or grant
Average dollar amount of institutional non-
Q need-based athletic scholarships and grants $ $ $
awarded to students in line p

Note: These are the graduates and loan types to include and exclude in order to fill out CDS H4
and H5.
Include:
 2023 undergraduate class: all students who started at your institution as first-time students and
received a bachelor's degree between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023.
 Only loans made to students who borrowed while enrolled at your institution.
 Co-signed loans.
Exclude:
 Students who transferred in.
 Money borrowed at other institutions.
 Parent loans
 Students who did not graduate or who graduated with another degree or certificate (but no
bachelor’s degree).
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 Any aid related to the CARE Act or unique the COVID-19 pandemic.
H4. Provide the number of students in the 2023 undergraduate class who started at your
institution as first-time students and received a bachelor's degree between July 1, 2022 and June
30, 2023. Exclude students who transferred into your institution.

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H5. Number and percent of students in class (defined in H4 above) borrowing from federal, non-
federal, and any loan sources, and the average (or mean) amount borrowed.
 The “Average per-undergraduate-borrower cumulative principal borrowed,” is designed to
provide better information about student borrowing from federal and nonfederal (institutional,
state, commercial) sources.
 The numbers, percentages, and averages for each row should be based only on the loan source
specified for the particular row. For example, the federal loans average (row b) should only be
the cumulative average of federal loans and the private loans average (row e) should only be the
cumulative average of private loans.
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Average per-
Number in Percent of the
undergraduate-
the class class (defined
borrower
(defined in H4 above) who
cumulative
above) who borrowed
principal
borrowed from the types
Letter Source/Type of Loan borrowed from
from the types of loans
the types of
of loans specified in
loans specified
specified in the first
in the first
the first column
column (nearest
column (nearest 1%)
$1)
Any loan program: Federal Perkins,
Federal Stafford Subsidized and
Unsubsidized, institutional, state,
A private loans that your institution is C or t % $
aware of, etc. Include both Federal
Direct Student Loans and Federal
Family Education Loans.
Federal loan programs: Federal
Perkins, Federal Stafford Subsidized
B and Unsubsidized. Include both C or t % $
Federal Direct Student Loans and
Federal Family Education Loans.
C Institutional loan programs. C or t % $
D State loan programs. C or t % $
Private student loans made by a bank
E C or t % $
or lender.

H6-H7: Aid to Undergraduate Degree-seeking Nonresidents

 Report numbers and dollar amounts for the same academic year checked in item H1
H6. Indicate your institution’s policy regarding institutional scholarship and grant aid for undergraduate
degree-seeking nonresidents:
Institutional need-based scholarship or grant aid is available
Institutional non-need-based scholarship or grant aid is available
Institutional scholarship and grant aid is not available

If institutional financial aid is available for undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents, provide the
number of undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents who were awarded need-based or non-need-
based aid:

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Average dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking

nonresidents:

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Total dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking

nonresidents:

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H7. Check off all financial aid forms nonresident first-year financial aid applicants must submit:

Institution’s own financial aid form

CSS Profile
Other: Click or tap here to enter text.

H8-H11: Process for First-Year Students

H8. Check off all financial aid forms domestic first-year financial aid applicants must submit:

FAFSA
Institution’s own financial aid form
CSS Profile
State aid form
Business/Farm Supplement
Other: Click or tap here to enter text.

H9. Indicate filing dates for first-year students:

Does your institution have a deadline for filing required financial aid forms for first-year students?
Select “No” if there is no deadline and applications are processed on a rolling basis.

Yes No

Priority date for filing required financial aid forms:

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Deadline for filing required financial aid forms:

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No deadline for filing required forms (applications processed on a rolling basis)

H10. Indicate notification dates for first-year students (answer a or b):

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a. Students notified on or about (date): Click or tap here to enter text.

b. Students notified on a rolling basis. Starting date: Click or tap here to enter text.

H11. Indicate reply dates:

Students must reply by (date): Click or tap here to enter text. or within Click or tap here to enter text.
weeks of notification.

H12-H15: Types of Aid Available

Please check off all types of aid available to undergraduates at your institution:

H12. Loans

Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans

Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
Direct PLUS Loans
Federal Perkins Loans
Federal Nursing Loans
State Loans
College/university loans from institutional funds
Other (specify): Click or tap here to enter text.

H13. Need Based Scholarships and Grants

Federal Pell
SEOG
State scholarships/grants
Private Scholarships
College/university scholarship or grant aid from institutional funds
United Negro College Fund
Federal Nursing Scholarship
Other (specify): Click or tap here to enter text.

H14. Check off criteria used in awarding institutional aid. Check all that apply.

Criteria used in
Non-Need
awarding Need-Based
Based
institutional aid
Academics ☐ ☐
Alumni affiliation ☐ ☐
Art ☐ ☐
Athletics ☐ ☐
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Job skills ☐ ☐
ROTC ☐ Not Applicable
Leadership ☐ ☐
Minority status ☐ ☐
Music/drama ☐ ☐
Religious affiliation ☐ ☐
State/district
☐ ☐
residency

H15. If your institution has recently implemented any major financial aid policy, program, or initiative
to make your institution more affordable to incoming students such as replacing loans with grants, or
waiving costs for families below a certain income level please provide details below:

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Are these policies related to the COVID-19 pandemic?

Yes No
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I. INSTRUCTIONAL FACULTY AND CLASS SIZE

I1. Please report the number of instructional faculty members in each category for Fall 2023.
Include faculty who are on your institution’s payroll on the census date your institution uses for
IPEDS/AAUP.

The following definition of full-time instructional faculty is used by the American Association of
University Professors (AAUP) in its annual Faculty Compensation Survey (the part time definitions are
not used by AAUP). Instructional Faculty is defined as those members of the instructional-research staff
whose major regular assignment is instruction, including those with released time for research. Use the
chart below to determine inclusions and exclusions:

Lette Description
Full-time Part-time
r
Include
only i they
Instructional faculty in preclinical and clinical medicine, faculty teach one
who are not paid (e.g., those who donate their services or are in the or more
A Exclude
military), or research-only faculty, post-doctoral fellows, or pre- non-
doctoral fellows clinical
credit
courses
Include if
they teach
Administrative officers with titles such as dean of students,
one or
librarian, registrar, coach, and the like, even though they may
B Exclude more non-
devote part of their time to classroom instruction and may have
clinical
faculty status
credit
courses
Other administrators/staff who teach one or more non-clinical
C Exclude Include
credit courses even though they do not have faculty status
Undergraduate or graduate students who assist in the instruction of
D courses, but have titles such as teaching assistant, teaching fellow, Exclude Exclude
and the like
E Faculty on sabbatical or leave with pay Include Exclude
F Faculty on leave without pay Exclude Exclude
Replacement faculty for faculty on sabbatical leave or leave with
G Exclude Include
pay

Full-time instructional faculty: faculty employed on a full-time basis for instruction (including those
with released time for research)
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Part-time instructional faculty: Adjuncts and other instructors being paid solely for part-time classroom
instruction. Also includes full-time faculty teaching less than two semesters, three quarters, two
trimesters, or two four-month sessions. Employees who are not considered full-time instruction faculty
but who teach one or more non-clinical credit courses may be counted as part-time faculty.

Minority faculty: includes faculty who designate themselves as Black, non-Hispanic; American Indian
or Alaska Native; Asian, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, or Hispanic.

Doctorate: includes such degrees as Doctor of Philosophy, Doctor of Education, Doctor of Juridical
Science, and Doctor of Public Health in any field such as arts, sciences, education, engineering,
business, and public administration. Also includes terminal degrees formerly designated as “first
professional,” including dentistry (DDS or DMD), medicine (MD), optometry (OD), osteopathic
medicine (DO), pharmacy (DPharm or BPharm), podiatric medicine (DPM), veterinary medicine
(DVM), chiropractic (DC or DCM), or law (JD).

Terminal master’s degree: a master’s degree that is considered the highest degree in a field: example,
M. Arch (in architecture) and MFA (master of fine arts in art or theater).

Full- Part-
Letter Description Total
time time
A Total number of instructional faculty C or t C or t C or t
B Total number who are members of minority groups C or t C or t C or t
C Total number who are women C or t C or t C or t
D Total number who are men C or t C or t C or t
E Total number who are nonresidents (international) C or t C or t C or t
F Total number with doctorate, or other terminal degree C or t C or t C or t
Total number whose highest degree is a master’s but not a
G C or t C or t C or t
terminal master’s
H Total number whose highest degree is a bachelor’s C or t C or t C or t
Total number whose highest degree is unknown or other
I C or t C or t C or t
(Note: Items f, g, h, and i must sum up to item a.)
Total number in stand-alone graduate/professional
J programs in which faculty teach virtually only graduate- C or t C or t C or t
level students

I2. Student to Faculty Ratio

Report the Fall 2023 ratio of full-time equivalent students (full-time plus 1/3 part time) to full-time
equivalent instructional faculty (full time plus 1/3 part time). In the ratio calculations, exclude both
faculty and students in stand-alone graduate or professional programs such as medicine, law, veterinary,
dentistry, social work, business, or public health in which faculty teach virtually only graduate level
students.

 Do not count undergraduate or graduate student teaching assistants as faculty.

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Fall 2023 Student to Faculty ratio: Click or tap here to enter text. to 1

 Based on Click or tap here to enter text. students and Click or tap here to enter text. faculty)
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I3. Undergraduate Class Size

In the table below, please use the following definitions to report information about the size of classes
and class sections offered in the Fall 2023 term.

 Please include classes that have been moved online in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Class Sections: A class section is an organized course offered for credit, identified by discipline and
number, meeting at a stated time or times in a classroom or similar setting, and not a subsection such as
a laboratory or discussion session. Undergraduate class sections are defined as any sections in which at
least one degree-seeking undergraduate student is enrolled for credit. Exclude distance learning classes
and noncredit classes and individual instruction such as dissertation or thesis research, music instruction,
or one-to-one readings. Exclude students in independent study, co-operative programs, internships,
foreign language taped tutor sessions, practicums, and all students in one-on-one classes. Each class
section should be counted only once and should not be duplicated because of course catalog cross-
listings.

Class Subsections: A class subsection includes any subsection of a course, such as laboratory,
recitation, and discussion subsections that are supplementary in nature and are scheduled to meet
separately from the lecture portion of the course. Undergraduate subsections are defined as any
subsections of courses in which degree-seeking undergraduate students enrolled for credit. As above,
exclude noncredit classes and individual instruction such as dissertation or thesis research, music
instruction, or one-to-one readings. Each class subsection should be counted only once and should not
be duplicated because of cross-listings.

Using the above definitions, please report for each of the following class-size intervals the number of
class sections and class subsections offered in Fall 2023. For example, a lecture class with 800 students
who met at another time in 40 separate labs with 20 students should be counted once in the “100+”
column in the class section column and 40 times under the “20-29” column of the class subsections
table.

Number of Class Sections with Undergraduates Enrolled

Undergraduate Class Size (provide numbers)

Undergraduate 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 100+ Total

CLASS
C or t C or t C or t C or t C or t C or t C or t C or t
SECTIONS

Undergraduate 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 100+ Total

CLASS SUB-
C or t C or t C or t C or t C or t C or t C or t C or t
SECTIONS
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J. Disciplinary areas of DEGREES CONFERRED

Degrees conferred between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023

For each of the following discipline areas, provide the percentage of diplomas/certificates, associate, and
bachelor’s degrees awarded. To determine the percentage, use majors, not headcount (e.g., students with
one degree but a double major will be represented twice). Calculate the percentage from your
institution’s IPEDS Completions by using the sum of 1 st and 2nd majors for each CIP code as the
numerator and the sum of the Grand Total by 1st Majors and the Grand Total by 2 nd major as the
denominator. If you prefer, you can compute the percentages using 1st majors only.

CIP 2020
Diploma/
Category Associate Bachelor’s Categories
Certificates
to Include
Agriculture C or t C or t C or t 01
Natural resources and conservation C or t C or t C or t 03
Architecture C or t C or t C or t 04
Area, ethnic, and gender studies C or t C or t C or t 05
Communication/journalism C or t C or t C or t 09
Communication technologies C or t C or t C or t 10
Computer and information sciences C or t C or t C or t 11
Personal and culinary services C or t C or t C or t 12
Education C or t C or t C or t 13
Engineering C or t C or t C or t 14
Engineering technologies C or t C or t C or t 15
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics C or t C or t C or t 16
Family and consumer sciences C or t C or t C or t 19
Law/legal studies C or t C or t C or t 22
English C or t C or t C or t 23
Liberal arts/general studies C or t C or t C or t 24
Library science C or t C or t C or t 25
Biological/life sciences C or t C or t C or t 26
Mathematics and statistics C or t C or t C or t 27
Military science and military technologies C or t C or t C or t 28 and 29
Interdisciplinary studies C or t C or t C or t 30
Parks and recreation C or t C or t C or t 31
Philosophy and religious studies C or t C or t C or t 38
Theology and religious vocations C or t C or t C or t 39
Physical sciences C or t C or t C or t 40
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CIP 2020
Diploma/
Category Associate Bachelor’s Categories
Certificates
to Include
Science technologies C or t C or t C or t 41
Psychology C or t C or t C or t 42
Homeland Security, law enforcement,
C or t C or t C or t 43
firefighting, and protective services
Public administration and social services C or t C or t C or t 44
Social sciences C or t C or t C or t 45
Construction trades C or t C or t C or t 46
Mechanic and repair technologies C or t C or t C or t 47
Precision production C or t C or t C or t 48
Transportation and materials moving C or t C or t C or t 49
Visual and performing arts C or t C or t C or t 50
Health professions and related programs C or t C or t C or t 51
Business/marketing C or t C or t C or t 52
History C or t C or t C or t 54
Other C or t C or t C or t
TOTAL 100% 100% 100%
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Common Data Set Definitions

 All definitions related to the financial aid section appear at the end of the Definitions
document.

 Items preceded by an asterisk (*) represent definitions agreed to among publishers which do not
appear on the CDS document but may be present on individual publishers’ surveys.

 Additional guidance for some terms, particularly those common with the IPEDS survey, may be
found here:
https://surveys.nces.ed.gov/ipeds/public/glossary

*Academic advisement: Plan under which each student is assigned to a faculty member or a trained
adviser, who, through regular meetings, helps the student plan and implement immediate and long-term
academic and vocational goals.
Accelerated program: Completion of a college program of study in fewer than the usual number of
years, most often by attending summer sessions and carrying extra courses during the regular academic
term.
Admitted student: Applicant who is offered admission to a degree-granting program at your institution.

*Adult student services: Admission assistance, support, orientation, and other services expressly for
adults who have started college for the first time, or who are re-entering after a lapse of a few years.
American Indian or Alaska Native: A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North
and South America (including Central America) and maintaining tribal affiliation or community
attachment.

Applicant (first-time, first year): An individual who has fulfilled the institution’s requirements to be
considered for admission (including payment or waiving of the application fee, if any) and who has been
notified of one of the following actions: admission, nonadmission, placement on waiting list, or
application withdrawn (by applicant or institution).

Application fee: That amount of money that an institution charges for processing a student’s application
for acceptance. This amount is not creditable toward tuition and required fees, nor is it refundable if the
student is not admitted to the institution.
Asian: A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the
Indian subcontinent, including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan,
the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Associate degree: An award that normally requires at least two but less than four years of full-time
equivalent college work.

Bachelor’s degree: An award (baccalaureate or equivalent degree, as determined by the Secretary of the
U.S. Department of Education) that normally requires at least four years but not more than five years of
full-time equivalent college-level work. This includes ALL bachelor’s degrees conferred in a five-year
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cooperative (work-study plan) program. (A cooperative plan provides for alternate class attendance and
employment in business, industry, or government; thus, it allows students to combine actual work
experience with their college studies.) Also, it includes bachelor’s degrees in which the normal four
years of work are completed in three years.
Black or African American: A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa.

Books and supplies (costs): Average cost of books and supplies. Do not include unusual costs for
special groups of students (e.g., engineering or art majors), unless they constitute the majority of
students at your institution.

Calendar system: The method by which an institution structures most of its courses for the academic
year.
Campus Ministry: Religious student organizations (denominational or nondenominational) devoted to
fostering religious life on college campuses. May also refer to Campus Crusade for Christ, an
interdenominational Christian organization.

*Career and placement services: A range of services, including (often) the following: coordination of
visits of employers to campus; aptitude and vocational testing; interest inventories, personal counseling;
help in resume writing, interviewing, launching the job search; listings for those students desiring
employment and those seeking permanent positions; establishment of a permanent reference folder;
career resource materials.
Carnegie units: One year of study or the equivalent in a secondary school subject.

Certificate: See Postsecondary award, certificate, or diploma.

Class rank: The relative numerical position of a student in his or her graduating class, calculated by the
high school on the basis of grade-point average, whether weighted or unweighted.

College-preparatory program: Courses in academic subjects (English, history and social studies,
foreign languages, mathematics, science, and the arts) that stress preparation for college or university
study.

Common Application: The standard application form distributed by the National Association of
Secondary School Principals for a large number of private colleges who are members of the Common
Application Group.
*Community service program: Referral center for students wishing to perform volunteer work in the
community or participate in volunteer activities coordinated by academic departments.
Commuter: A student who lives off campus in housing that is not owned by, operated by, or affiliated
with the college. This category includes students who commute from home and students who have
moved to the area to attend college.

Comprehensive transition and postsecondary program for students with intellectual disabilities:
Programs designed to support postsecondary students with intellectual disabilities obtain instruction in
academic, career and technical, and independent living subjects in preparation for employment.
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Clock hour: A unit of measure that represents an hour of scheduled instruction given to students. Also
referred to as contact hour.

Continuous basis (for program enrollment): A calendar system classification that is used by
institutions that enroll students at any time during the academic year. For example, a cosmetology
school or a word processing school might allow students to enroll and begin studies at various times,
with no requirement that classes begin on a certain date.

Cooperative education program: A program that provides for alternate class attendance and
employment in business, industry, or government.

Cooperative housing: College-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing in which students share food
and housing expenses and participate in household chores to reduce living expenses.

*Counseling service: Activities designed to assist students in making plans and decisions related to
their education, career, or personal development.

Credit: Recognition of attendance or performance in an instructional activity (course or program) that

can be applied by a recipient toward the requirements for a degree, diploma, certificate, or recognized
postsecondary credential.

Credit course: A course that, if successfully completed, can be applied toward the number of courses
required for achieving a degree, diploma, certificate, or other recognized postsecondary credential.

Credit hour: A unit of measure representing an hour (50 minutes) of instruction over a 15-week period
in a semester or trimester system or a 10-week period in a quarter system. It is applied toward the total
number of hours needed for completing the requirements of a degree, diploma, certificate, or recognized
postsecondary credential.

Cross-registration: A system whereby students enrolled at one institution may take courses at another
institution without having to apply to the second institution.

Deferred admission: The practice of permitting admitted students to postpone enrollment, usually for a
period of one academic term or one year.

Degree: An award conferred by a college, university, or other postsecondary education institution as

official recognition for the successful completion of a program of studies.

Degree-seeking students: Students enrolled in courses for credit who are recognized by the institution
as seeking a degree or recognized postsecondary credential. At the undergraduate level, this is intended
to include students enrolled in vocational or occupational programs.

Differs by program (calendar system): A calendar system classification that is used by institutions that
have occupational/vocational programs of varying length. These schools may enroll students at specific
times depending on the program desired. For example, a school might offer a two-month program in
January, March, May, September, and November; and a three-month program in January, April, and
October.
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Diploma: See Postsecondary award, certificate, or diploma.

Distance learning: An option for earning course credit at off-campus locations via cable television,
internet, satellite classes, videotapes, correspondence courses, or other means.

Doctor’s degree-research/scholarship: A Ph.D. or other doctor's degree that requires advanced work
beyond the master’s level, including the preparation and defense of a dissertation based on original
research, or the planning and execution of an original project demonstrating substantial artistic or
scholarly achievement. Some examples of this type of degree may include Ed.D., D.M.A., D.B.A.,
D.Sc., D.A., or D.M, and others, as designated by the awarding institution.

Doctor’s degree-professional practice: A doctor’s degree that is conferred upon completion of a

program providing the knowledge and skills for the recognition, credential, or license required for
professional practice. The degree is awarded after a period of study such that the total time to the degree,
including both pre-professional and professional preparation, equals at least six full-time equivalent
academic years. Some of these degrees were formerly classified as “first-professional” and may include:
Chiropractic (D.C. or D.C.M.); Dentistry (D.D.S. or D.M.D.); Law (L.L.B. or J.D.); Medicine (M.D.);
Optometry (O.D.); Osteopathic Medicine (D.O); Pharmacy (Pharm.D.); Podiatry (D.P.M., Pod.D., D.P.);
or, Veterinary Medicine (D.V.M.), and others, as designated by the awarding institution.

Doctor’s degree-other: A doctor’s degree that does not meet the definition of a doctor’s degree -
research/scholarship or a doctor’s degree - professional practice.

Double major: Program in which students may complete two undergraduate programs of study
simultaneously.

Dual enrollment: A program through which high school students may enroll in college courses while
still enrolled in high school. Students are not required to apply for admission to the college in order to
participate.

Early action plan: An admission plan that allows students to apply and be notified of an admission
decision well in advance of the regular notification dates. If admitted, the candidate is not committed to
enroll; the student may reply to the offer under the college’s regular reply policy.

Early admission: A policy under which students who have not completed high school are admitted and
enroll full time in college, usually after completion of their junior year.

Early decision plan: A plan that permits students to apply and be notified of an admission decision (and
financial aid offer if applicable) well in advance of the regular notification date. Applicants agree to
accept an offer of admission and, if admitted, to withdraw their applications from other colleges. There
are three possible decisions for early decision applicants: admitted, denied, or not admitted but
forwarded for consideration with the regular applicant pool, without prejudice.

English as a Second Language (ESL): A course of study designed specifically for students whose
native language is not English.
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Exchange student program-domestic: Any arrangement between a student and a college that permits
study for a semester or more at another college in the United States without extending the amount of
time required for a degree. See also Study abroad.

External degree program: A program of study in which students earn credits toward a degree through
independent study, college courses, proficiency examinations, and personal experience. External degree
programs require minimal or no classroom attendance.

Extracurricular activities (as admission factor): Special consideration in the admissions process
given for participation in both school and nonschool-related activities of interest to the college, such as
clubs, hobbies, student government, athletics, performing arts, etc.

First-time student: A student attending any institution for the first time at the level enrolled. Includes
students enrolled in the fall term who attended a postsecondary institution for the first time at the same
level in the prior summer term. Also includes students who entered with advanced standing (college
credit earned before graduation from high school).

First-time, first-year student: A student attending any institution for the first time at the undergraduate
level. Includes students enrolled in the fall term who attended college for the first time in the prior
summer term. Also includes students who entered with advanced standing (college credits earned before
graduation from high school).

First-year student: A student who has completed less than the equivalent of 1 full year of
undergraduate work; that is, less than 30 semester hours (in a 120-hour degree program) or less than 900
clock hours.
*New student orientation: Orientation addressing the academic, social, emotional, and intellectual
issues involved in beginning college. May be a few hours or a few days in length; at some colleges,
there is a fee.
Food (charges): Assume average cost for 19 meals per week or the maximum meal plan.

Full-time student (undergraduate): A student enrolled for 12 or more semester credits, 12 or more
quarter credits, or 24 or more clock hours a week each term.

Geographical residence (as admission factor): Special consideration in the admission process given to
students from a particular region, state, or country of residence.

Grade-point average (academic high school GPA): The sum of grade points a student has earned in
secondary school divided by the number of courses taken. The most common system of assigning
numbers to grades counts four points for an A, three points for a B, two points for a C, one point for a D,
and no points for an E or F. Unweighted GPA’s assign the same weight to each course. Weighting gives
students additional points for their grades in advanced or honors courses.

Graduate student: A student who holds a bachelor’s or equivalent, and is taking courses at the post-
baccalaureate level.
*Health services: Free or low cost on-campus primary and preventive health care available to students.
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High school diploma or recognized equivalent: A document certifying the successful completion of a
prescribed secondary school program of studies, or the attainment of satisfactory scores on the Tests of
General Educational Development (GED), or another state-specified examination.
Hispanic or Latino: A person of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, South or Central American, or other
Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race.
Honors program: Any special program for very able students offering the opportunity for educational
enrichment, independent study, acceleration, or some combination of these.

Independent study: Academic work chosen or designed by the student with the approval of the
department concerned, under an instructor’s supervision, and usually undertaken outside of the regular
classroom structure.

In-state tuition: The tuition charged by institutions to those students who meet the state’s or
institution’s residency requirements.

International student: See Nonresident.

International student group: Student groups that facilitate cultural dialogue, support a diverse campus,
assist international students in acclimation and creating a social network.
Internship: Any short-term, supervised work experience usually related to a student’s major field, for
which the student earns academic credit. The work can be full- or part-time, on- or off-campus, paid or
unpaid.
*Learning center: Center offering assistance through tutors, workshops, computer programs, or
audiovisual equipment in reading, writing, math, and skills such as taking notes, managing time, taking
tests.

*Legal services: Free or low cost legal advice for a range of issues (personal and other).
Liberal arts/career combination: Program in which a student earns undergraduate degrees in two
separate fields, one in a liberal arts major and the other in a professional or specialized major, whether
on campus or through cross-registration.

Living learning community: Residential programs that allow students to interact with students who
share common interests. In addition to living together, students may also participate in shared courses,
special events, and group service projects.

Master's degree: An award that requires the successful completion of a program of study of generally
one or two full-time equivalent academic years of work beyond the bachelor's degree. Some of these
degrees, such as those in Theology (M.Div., M.H.L./Rav) that were formerly classified as "first-
professional", may require more than two full-time equivalent academic years of work.

Minority affiliation (as admission factor): Special consideration in the admission process for members
of designated racial/ethnic minority groups.
*Minority student center: Center with programs, activities, and/or services intended to enhance the
college experience of students of color.
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Model United Nations: A simulation activity focusing on conflict resolution, globalization, and
diplomacy. Assuming roles as foreign ambassadors and “delegates,” students conduct research, engage
in debate, draft resolutions, and may participate in a national Model UN conference.

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: A person having origins in any of

the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands.

Nonresident: A person who is not a citizen or national of the United States and who is in this country
on a visa or temporary basis and does not have the right to remain indefinitely.
*On-campus day care: Licensed day care for students’ children (usually age 3 and up); usually for a
fee.
Open admission: Admission policy under which virtually all secondary school graduates or students
with GED equivalency diplomas are admitted without regard to academic record, test scores, or other
qualifications.

Other expenses (costs): Include average costs for clothing, laundry, entertainment, medical (if not a
required fee), and furnishings.

Out-of-state tuition: The tuition charged by institutions to those students who do not meet the
institution’s or state’s residency requirements.

Part-time student (undergraduate): A student enrolled for fewer than 12 credits per semester or
quarter, or fewer than 24 clock hours a week each term.

Permanent Resident or other eligible non-citizen: A person who is not a citizen or national of the
United States and who has been admitted as a legal immigrant for the purpose of obtaining permanent
resident status (and who holds either a registration card [Form I-551 or I-151], a Temporary Resident
Card [Form I-688], or an Arrival-Departure Record [Form I-94] with a notation that conveys legal
immigrant status, such as Section 207 Refugee, Section 208 Asylee, Conditional Entrant Parolee or
Cuban-Haitian).

*Personal counseling: One-on-one or group counseling with trained professionals for students who
want to explore personal, educational, or vocational issues.
Post-baccalaureate certificate: An award that requires completion of an organized program of study
requiring 18 credit hours beyond the bachelor’s; designed for persons who have completed a
baccalaureate degree but do not meet the requirements of academic degrees carrying the title of master.

Post-master’s certificate: An award that requires completion of an organized program of study of 24

credit hours beyond the master’s degree but does not meet the requirements of academic degrees at the
doctoral level.
Postsecondary award, certificate, or diploma: Includes the following three IPEDS definitions for
postsecondary awards, certificates, and diplomas of varying durations and credit/contact/clock hour
requirements:
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Less Than 1 Academic Year: Requires completion of an organized program of study at the
postsecondary level (below the baccalaureate degree) in less than 1 academic year (2 semesters or
3 quarters) or in less than 900 clock hours by a student enrolled full-time.

At Least 1 But Less Than 2 Academic Years: Requires completion of an organized program of
study at the postsecondary level (below the baccalaureate degree) in at least 1 but less than 2 full-
time equivalent academic years, or designed for completion in at least 30 but less than 60 credit
hours, or in at least 900 but less than 1,800 clock hours.

At Least 2 But Less Than 4 Academic Years: Requires completion of an organized program of
study at the postsecondary level (below the baccalaureate degree) in at least 2 but less than 4 full-
time equivalent academic years, or designed for completion in at least 60 but less than 120 credit
hours, or in at least 1,800 but less than 3,600 clock hours.

Private institution: An educational institution controlled by a private individual(s) or by a

nongovernmental agency, usually supported primarily by other than public funds, and operated by other
than publicly elected or appointed officials.

Private for-profit institution: A private institution in which the individual(s) or agency in control
receives compensation, other than wages, rent, or other expenses for the assumption of risk.

Private nonprofit institution: A private institution in which the individual(s) or agency in control
receives no compensation, other than wages, rent, or other expenses for the assumption of risk. These
include both independent nonprofit schools and those affiliated with a religious organization.

Proprietary institution: See Private for-profit institution.

Public institution: An educational institution whose programs and activities are operated by publicly
elected or appointed school officials, and which is supported primarily by public funds.

Quarter calendar system: A calendar system in which the academic year consists of three sessions
called quarters of about 12 weeks each. The range may be from 10 to 15 weeks. There may be an
additional quarter in the summer.

Race/ethnicity: Category used to describe groups to which individuals belong, identify with, or belong
in the eyes of the community. The categories do not denote scientific definitions of anthropological
origins. A person may be counted in only one group.

Race/ethnicity unknown: Category used to classify students or employees whose race/ethnicity is not
known and whom institutions are unable to place in one of the specified racial/ethnic categories.

Recognized Postsecondary Credential: Includes both Title IV eligible degrees, certificates, and other
recognized postsecondary credentials. Any credential that is received after completion of a program that
is eligible for Title IV federal student aid. Credentials that are awarded to recognize an individual’s
attainment of measurable technical or industry/occupational skills necessary to obtain employment or
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advance within an industry occupation. (Generally based on standards developed or endorsed by

employers or industry associations).

Religious affiliation/commitment (as admission factor): Special consideration given in the admission
process for affiliation with a certain church or faith/religion, commitment to a religious vocation, or
observance of certain religious tenets/lifestyle.
*Religious counseling: One-on-one or group counseling with trained professionals for students who
want to explore religious problems or issues.
*Developmental services: Instructional courses designed for students deficient in the general
competencies necessary for a regular postsecondary curriculum and educational setting.

Required fees: Fixed sum charged to students for items not covered by tuition and required of such a
large proportion of all students that the student who does NOT pay is the exception. Do not include
application fees or optional fees such as lab fees or parking fees.

Food and housing (charges)—on campus: Assume double occupancy in institutional housing and 19
meals per week (or maximum meal plan).

Secondary school record (as admission factor): Information maintained by the secondary school that
may include such things as the student’s high school transcript, class rank, GPA, and teacher and
counselor recommendations.

Semester calendar system: A calendar system that consists of two semesters during the academic year
with about 16 weeks for each semester of instruction. There may be an additional summer session.

Student-designed major: A program of study based on individual interests, designed with the
assistance of an adviser.

Study abroad: Any arrangement by which a student completes part of the college program studying in
another country. Can be at a campus abroad or through a cooperative agreement with some other U.S.
college or an institution of another country.

*Summer session: A summer session is shorter than a regular semester and not considered part of the
academic year. It is not the third term of an institution operating on a trimester system or the fourth term
of an institution operating on a quarter calendar system. The institution may have 2 or more sessions
occurring in the summer months. Some schools, such as vocational and beauty schools, have year-round
classes with no separate summer session.

Talent/ability (as admission factor): Special consideration given to students with demonstrated
talent/abilities in areas of interest to the institution (e.g., sports, the arts, languages, etc.).

Teacher certification program: Program designed to prepare students to meet the requirements for
certification as teachers in elementary, middle/junior high, and secondary schools.
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Transfer applicant: An individual who has fulfilled the institution’s requirements to be considered for
admission (including payment or waiving of the application fee, if any) and who has previously attended
another college or university and earned college-level credit.

Transfer student: A student entering the institution for the first time but known to have previously
attended a postsecondary institution at the same level (e.g., undergraduate). The student may transfer
with or without credit.
Transportation (costs): Assume two round trips to student’s hometown per year for students in
institutional housing or daily travel to and from your institution for commuter students.

Trimester calendar system: An academic year consisting of 3 terms of about 15 weeks each.
Tuition: Amount of money charged to students for instructional services. Tuition may be charged per
term, per course, or per credit.

*Tutoring: May range from one-on-one tutoring in specific subjects to tutoring in an area such as math,
reading, or writing. Most tutors are college students; at some colleges, they are specially trained and
certified.

Unit: a standard of measurement representing hours of academic instruction (e.g., semester credit,
quarter credit, clock hour).
Undergraduate: A student enrolled in a four- or five-year bachelor’s degree program, an associate
degree program, or a vocational or technical program below the baccalaureate.
Undergraduate Research: Opportunities offered to undergraduate students to make original
contributions in an academic discipline via the exploration of a specific research topic. Research
opportunities may or may not be associated with a specific course or earn credit.

*Veteran’s counseling: Helps veterans and their dependents obtain benefits for their selected program
and provides certifications to the Veteran’s Administration. May also provide personal counseling on the
transition from the military to a civilian life.
*Visually impaired: Any person whose sight loss is not correctable and is sufficiently severe as to
adversely affect educational performance.

Volunteer work (as admission factor): Special consideration given to students for activity done on a
volunteer basis (e.g., tutoring, hospital care, working with the elderly or disabled) as a service to the
community or the public in general.

Wait list: List of students who meet the admission requirements but will only be offered a place in the
class if space becomes available.

Weekend college: A program that allows students to take a complete course of study and attend classes
only on weekends.
White: A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North
Africa.
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*Women’s center: Center with programs, academic activities, and/or services intended to promote an
understanding of the evolving roles of women.
Work experience (as admission factor): Special consideration given to students who have been
employed prior to application, whether for relevance to major, demonstration of employment-related
skills, or as explanation of student’s academic and extracurricular record.

Financial Aid Definitions

External scholarships and grants: Scholarships and grants received from outside (private) sources that
students bring with them (e.g., Kiwanis, National Merit scholarships). The institution may process
paperwork to receive the dollars, but it has no role in determining the recipient or the dollar amount
awarded.

Financial aid applicant: Any applicant who submits any one of the institutionally required financial
aid applications/forms, such as the FAFSA.

Indebtedness: Aggregate dollar amount borrowed through any loan program (federal, state, subsidized,
unsubsidized, private, etc.; excluding parent loans) while the student was enrolled at an institution.
Student loans co-signed by a parent are assumed to be the responsibility of the student and should be
included.

Institutional scholarships and grants: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants
for which the institution determines the recipient.

Financial need: As determined by your institution using the federal methodology and/or your
institution's own standards.

Need-based aid: College-funded or college-administered award from institutional, state, federal, or

other sources for which a student must have financial need to qualify. This includes both institutional
and non-institutional student aid (grants, jobs, and loans).

Need-based scholarship or grant aid: Scholarships and grants from institutional, state, federal, or other
sources for which a student must have financial need to qualify.

Need-based self-help aid: Loans and jobs from institutional, state, federal, or other sources for which a
student must demonstrate financial need to qualify.

Non-need-based scholarship or grant aid: Scholarships and grants, gifts, or merit-based aid from
institutional, state, federal, or other sources (including unrestricted funds or gifts and endowment
income) awarded solely on the basis of academic achievement, merit, or any other non-need-based
reason. When reporting questions H1 and H2, non-need-based aid that is used to meet need should be
counted as need-based aid.
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Note: Suggested order of precedence for counting non-need money as need-based:

1. Non-need institutional grants 6. Non-need outside grants

2. Non-need tuition waivers 7. Non-need student loans
3. Non-need athletic awards 8. Non-need parent loans
4. Non-need federal grants 9. Non-need work
5. Non-need state grants

Non-need-based self-help aid: Loans and jobs from institutional, state, or other sources for which a
student need not demonstrate financial need to qualify.

Work study and employment: Federal and state work study aid, and any employment packaged by
your institution in financial aid awards.