Common Data Set Fall 2002

A. GENERAL INFORMATION

A1. Address Information

Name of College or University	TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY
Mailing Address, City/State/Zip	Box 45005 Lubbock, TX 79409-5005
Street Address (if different), City/State/Zip	Broadway & University Avenue, Lubbock, TX 79409-5005
Main phone	(806) 742-2011
WWW Home Page Address	http://www.ttu.edu
Admissions Phone Number	(806) 742-1480
Admissions Office Mailing Address, City/State/Zip	Box 45005, Lubbock, TX 79409-5005
Admissions Fax number:	(806) 742-0980
Admissions E-mail Address:	nsr@ttu.edu
Is there a separate URL application site on the Internet? If so, please specify:

A2. Source of institutional control (check one only)

X	Public
	Private (non-profit)
	Proprietary

A3. Classify your undergraduate institution:

X	Coeducational college
	Men's college
	Women's college

A4. Academic year calendar

X	Semester	4-1-4
	Quarter	Continues
	Trimester	Differs by program (describe):
	Other

A5. Degrees offered by your institution

	Certificate		Postbachelor's certificate
	Diploma	X	Master's
	Associate		Post-master's certificate
	Transfer	X	Doctoral
	Terminal	X	First professional
X	Bachelors		First professional certificate

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, 2002.

	FULL-TIME			PART-TIME
	MEN	WOMEN		MEN	WOMEN
UNDERGRADUATES
Degree-seeking, first-time freshmen	2,217	2,066	line 1	141	107	line 15
Other first-year, degree-seeking	1,052	667	line 2	208	121	line 16
All other degree-seeking	7,561	6,542	lines 3-6	1,234	852	lines 17-20
*Total degree-seeking*	10,830	9,275		1,583	1,080
All other undergraduates enrolled in credit courses			line 7			line 21
*Total Undergraduates*	10,830	9,275	line 8	1,583	1,080	line 22
FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
First-time, first-professional students	153	95	line 9	0	0	line 23
All other first-professionals	234	208	line 10	6	6	line 24
Total first-professional	387	303	-	6	6	-
GRADUATE
Degree-seeking, first-time	529	357	line 11	185	221	line 25
All other degree-seeking	947	676	line 12	558	626	line 26
All other graduates enrolled in credit courses			line 13			line 27
Total graduate	1,476	1,033		743	847

Total all undergraduates	22,768
Total all graduate and professional students	4,801
GRAND TOTAL ALL STUDENTS	27,569

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, 2002.

ETHNIC CATEGORY	DEGREE-SEEKING, FIRST-TIME, FIRST YEAR	DEGREE-SEEKING UNDERGRADUATES (Include first-time, first-year)	TOTAL UNDERGRADUATE
Non-resident aliens	27	182	182
Black, non-Hispanic	154	712	712
Amer. Indian or Alaskan Native	34	138	138
Asian or Pacific Islander	117	510	510
Hispanic	438	2,457	2,457
White, non-Hispanic	3,753	18,683	18,683
Race/ethnicity unknown	8	86	86
Total	4,531	22,768	22,768

Persistence

B3. Number of degrees awarded by your institution from July 1, 2001, to June 30, 2002.

Certificate/diploma
Associate degrees
Bachelor's degrees	3,678
Postbachelor's certificates
Master's degrees	771
Post-master's certificates
Doctoral degrees	140
First professional degrees	188
First professional certificates

Graduation Rates

The items in this section correspond to data elements formerly collected by IPEDS or currently 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 instructions and glossary on the 2002 paper-based survey or the 2002 Web-based survey.

For Bachelor's or Equivalent Programs

Report for the cohort of full-time first-time bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students who entered in fall 1996. Include in the cohort those who entered your institution during the summer term preceding fall 1996.

B4. Initial 1996 cohort of first-time, full-time bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students; total all students

3,633

B5. Of the initial 1996 cohort, how many did not persist and did not graduate for the following reasons: Deceased, permanently disabled, armed forces, foreign aid service of the federal government, or official church missions; total allowable exclusions

B6. Final 1996 cohort, after adjusting for allowable exclusions

3,633

B7. Of the initial 1996 initial cohort, how many completed the program in four years or less (by August 31, 2000)

791

B8. Of the initial 1996 cohort, how may completed the program in more than four years but in five years or less (after August 31, 2000 and by August 31, 2001)

839

B9. Of the initial 1996 cohort, how many completed the program in more than five years but in six years or less (after August 31, 2001 and by August 31, 2002):

249

B10. Total graduating within six years (sum of questions B7, B8, and B9):

1,879

B11. Six-year graduation rate for 1996 cohort (question B10 divided by question B6):

52%

Two -Year Institutions:
B12 - 21 Graduation Rate - Not Applicable

Retention Rates

Report for the cohort of all full-time, first-time bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students who entered in fall 2001(or the preceding summer term). The initial cohort may be adjusted for students who departed for the following reasons: deceased, permanently disabled, armed forces, foreign aid service of the federal government or official church missions. No other adjustments to the initial cohort should be made.

B22. For the cohort of all full-time bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students who entered your institution as freshmen in fall 2001 (or the preceding summer term), what percentage was enrolled at your institution as of the date your institution calculates it official enrollment in fall 2002?

82%

C. FIRST-TIME, FIRST-YEAR (FRESHMAN) ADMISSION

Applications

C1. First-time, first-year (freshman) students: Provide the number of degree-seeking first-time, first-year students who applied, were admitted, and enrolled (full- or part-time) in fall 2002. 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.

Total first-time, first-year (freshmen) men who applied	6,676
Total first-time, first-year (freshmen) women who applied	6,425

Total first-time, first-year (freshmen) men who were admitted	4,591
Total first-time, first-year (freshmen) women who were admitted	4,448

Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men who enrolled	2,217
Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men who enrolled	141

Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women who enrolled	2,066
Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women who enrolled	107

C2. Freshman 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?

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
X	High school diploma is required and GED is not accepted * (NOTE: A student who has not graduated from high school and who has not attended college may be considered for admission by the Admissions Committee.)
	High school diploma or equivalent is not required

C4. Does your institution require or recommend a general college preparatory program for degree-seeking students?

X	Required
	Recommended
	Neither required nor recommended

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.

	Units required	Units recommended
Total academic units	17
English	4
Mathematics	3
Science	2
Of these, units that must be lab	2
Foreign language	2
Social studies	2.5
History
Academic electives	3.5

Other (specify): Algebra 2 required of business and engineering majors. Geometry, trigonometry, chemistry, and Physics required of engineering majors. Algebra I and II, geometry, trigonometry, physics, or chemistry required of architecture majors.

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?

Please use the following lines to write a brief statement about how your admission decisions are reached. If your institution has an open admission policy but has specific admission criteria for certain groups of students or for programs, explain those qualifications here:

*High School Class Rank*	*Minimum Test Scores for Assured Admission*
Top Ten Percent	*No Minimum*
First Quarter	ACT 25	SAT 1140
Second Quarter	ACT 28	SAT 1230
Lower Half	ACT 29	SAT 1270

NOTE: Applicants who do not meet the assured admission criteria will have their records reviewed in a holistic manner by a committee with faculty, staff, and student representation. Additional information included on the application will be considered for the purpose of identifying students who can be successful and graduate from the University.

C7. Relative importance of each of the following academic and nonacademic factors in your first-time, first- year, degree-seeking (freshman) admission decisions.

*Academic*	Very important	Important	Considered	Not Considered
Secondary school record	X
Class rank	X
Recommendation (s)			X
Standardized test scores	X
Essay			X

Nonacademic	Very important	Important	Considered	Not Considered
Interview				X
Extracurricular activities		X
Talent/ability		X
Character/personal qualities		X
Alumni/ae relation		X
Geographical residence				X
State residency				X
Religious affiliation/commitment				X
Minority status				X
Volunteer work		X
Work experience		X

SAT and ACT Policies

C8. Entrance exams

A. Does your institution make use of SAT I, SAT II, or ACT scores in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants?

Yes

If yes, place check marks in the appropriate boxes below to reflect your institution's policies for use in admission.

ADMISSION	Require	Recommend	Require for some	Considered if submitted	Not used
SAT I
ACT
SAT I or ACT (no preference)	X
SAT I or ACT--SAT I preferred
SAT I or ACT--ACT preferred
SAT I and SAT II
SAT I and SAT II or ACT
SAT II				X

In addition: does your institution use applicants' test scores for placement or counseling?

Placement	X	Yes		No
Counseling	X	Yes		No

B. Does your institution use the SAT I or II or the ACT for placement only?
If so, please marks in the appropriate boxes below to reflect your institution's policies for use in placement:

PLACEMENT	Require	Recommend	Require for some
SAT I
SAT II
ACT
SAT I or ACT		X
Other (specify):

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

N/A

D. Latest date by which SAT II scores must be received for fall-term admission

N/A

Freshman Profile

Provide percentages for ALL enrolled degree-seeking full-time and part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) students enrolled in fall 2002, including students who began studies during summer, international students/nonresident aliens, and students admitted under special arrangements.

C9. Percent and number of first-time, first-year (freshman) students enrolled in fall 2002 who submitted national standardized (SAT/ACT) test scores. Include information for ALL enrolled, first-time, first-year (freshman) degree-seeking students who submitted test scores. Do not include partial test scores (e.g., mathematics scores but not verbal for a category of students) or combine other standardized test results (such as TOEFL) in this item. SAT scores should be recentered scores. The 25th percentile is the score that 25 percent scored at or below; the 75th percentile score is the one that 25 percent scored at or above.

Percent submitting SAT scores	66%	Number submitting SAT scores	2,695
Percent submitting ACT scores	34%	Number submitting ACT scores	1,539

	25th percentile	75th percentile
SAT I Verbal	480	590
SAT I Math	500	610
ACT Composite	21	26
ACT English	20	26
ACT Math	19	25

Percent of first-time, first-year (freshman) students with scores in each range

	SAT I Verbal	SAT I Math
700-800	3%	4%
600-699	20%	25%
500-599	47%	50%
400-499	28%	19%
300-399	2%	2%
200-299	0	0

	ACT Composite	ACT English	ACT Math
30-36	6%	7%	5%
24-29	39%	36%	36%
18-23	52%	48%	49%
12-17	3%	9%	10%
6-11	0	0	0
below 6	0	0	0

C10. Percent of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year (freshman) 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).

Percent in top 10th of high school graduating class	22 %
Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class	53 %
Percent in top half of high school graduating class	89 %
Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class	11 %
Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class	1 %
Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted high school class rank:	89 %

C11. Percentage of all enrolled, degree-seeking first-time, first-year (freshman) 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

Percent who had GPA of 3.0 and higher	N/A
Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.9	N/A
Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.99	N/A
Percent who had GPA below 1.0	N/A

C12. Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted GPA:

Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted high school GPA:

N/A

Admission Policies

C13. Application fee

Does your institution have an application fee?	YES
Amount of application fee:	$50.00
Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?	NO

C14. Application closing date

Does your institution have an application closing date?	NO
Application closing date (fall)
Priority date

C15.

Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the fall?

YES

C16. Notification to applicants of admission decision sent (fill in one only)

On a rolling basis beginning (date):	X
By (date):
Other:

C17. Reply policy for admitted applicants (fill in one only)

Must reply by (date):
No set date:	X
Must reply by May 1 or within		weeks if notified thereafter
Other

C18. Deferred admission:

Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission?		Yes	X	No
If yes, maximum period of postponement:

C19. Early admission of high school students

Does your institution allow high school students to enroll as full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) students one year or more before high school graduation?

Yes

C20. Common application:

Will you accept the Common Application distributed by the National Association of Secondary School Principals if submitted?	Yes	X*	No
If "yes," are supplemental forms required?	Yes		No
Is your college a member of the Common Application Group?	Yes		No

* NOTE: Accepts the State of Texas Common Application for Admission to Public Universities.

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 (freshman) applicants for fall enrollment?

Yes

C22. Early action: Do you have a non binding 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

If "yes," please complete the following :

Early action closing date
Early action notification date

D. TRANSFER ADMISSION

Fall Applicants

D1.

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

D2. Provide the number of students who applied, were admitted, and enrolled as degree-seeking transfer students in fall 2002.

	Applicants	Admitted applicants	Enrolled applicants
Men	2,273	1,645	1,273
Women	1,802	1,274	945
Total	4,075	2,919	2,218

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 freshman?

Yes

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

12 Credit Hours

D5. Indicate all items required of transfer students to apply for admission:

	Required of all	Recommended for all	Recommended for some	Required for some	Not required
High school transcript		X
College Transcript(s)	X
Essay or personal statement					X
Interview					X
Standardized test scores		X
Statement of good standing from prior institution(s)	X

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

N/A

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

2.25

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

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 check mark in the "Rolling admission" column.

	Priority date	Closing date	Notification date	Reply date	Rolling admission
Fall					X
Winter
Spring					X
Summer					X

D10. Does an open admission policy, if reported, apply to transfer students?

Yes

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

Transfer Credit Policies

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

C or Better

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

Unit type:

Credit Hours

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

Unit type:

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

N/A

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

Unit type:

Credit Hours

D17. Describe other transfer credit policies:

E. ACADEMIC OFFERINGS AND POLICIES

E1. Special study options: Identify those programs available at your institution. Refer to definitions.

X	Accelerated program	X	Honors program
X	Cooperative (work-study) program	X	Independent study
X	Cross-registration	X	Internships
X	Distance learning	X	Liberal arts/career combination
X	Double major	X	Student-designed major
X	Dual enrollment	X	Study abroad
X	English as a Second Language	X	Teacher certification program
X	Exchange student program (domestic)		Weekend college
X	External degree program
	Other (specify):

E2. This question has been removed from the Common Data Set.

E3. Areas in which all or most students are required to complete some course work prior to graduation.

X	Arts/fine arts	X	Humanities
	Computer literacy	X	Mathematics
X	English (including composition)	X	Philosophy
X	Foreign languages	X	Sciences (biological or physical)
X	History	X	Social science
X	Other (describe): Multicultural

Library Collections

Report the number of holdings. Refer to IPEDS 2000 Academic Libraries Survey, Section D "Library Collections, FY 2000", lines 26-30, column 2 for corresponding equivalents.

E4. Books, serial backfiles, and other materials including government documents (paper titles--line 27) that are accessible through the library's catalog:

2,234,274

E5. Current serial subscriptions in paper and microform--not electronic--including government documents (line 29):

18,082

E6. Microforms (units): - (line 28):

2,121,127

E7. Audiovisual materials (units):- (line 30):

82,191

F. STUDENT LIFE

F1. Percentages of first-time, first-year (freshman) students and all degree-seeking undergraduates enrolled in fall 2002 who fit the following categories:

	First-time, first-year (freshman) students	Undergraduates
Percent who are from out of state (exclude international /nonresident aliens)	4%	5%
Percent of men who join fraternities	18%	13%
Percent of women who join sororities	22%	18%
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing	85%	26%
Percent who live off campus or commute	15%	74%
Percent of students age 25 and older	1%	8%
Average age of full-time students	18	21
Average age of all students (full- and part-time)	18	21

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

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

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

Army ROTC is offered:

X	On campus
	At cooperating institution (name):

Naval ROTC is offered

	On campus
	At cooperating institution (name):

Air Force ROTC is offered

X	On campus
	At cooperating institution (name):

F4. Housing: Check all types of college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing available for undergraduates at your institution.

X	Coed dorms	X	Special housing for disabled students
X	Men's dorms	X	Special housing for international students
X	Women's dorms		Fraternity/sorority housing
	Apartments for married students		Cooperative housing
X	Apartments for single students
	Other housing options (specify):

G. ANNUAL EXPENSES

Provide 2002-2003 academic year costs for the following categories that are applicable to your institution.

G1. Undergraduate full-time tuition, required fees, room and board

List the typical tuition, required fees, and room and board for a full-time undergraduate student for the FULL 2002-2003 academic year. A full academic year refers to the period of time generally extending from September to June; usually equated to two semesters or trimesters, three quarters, or the period covered by a four-one-four 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, and laboratory use).

	2003-2004		2002-2003
	FIRST-YEAR	UNDERGRADUATES	UNDERGRADUATES
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS In-district:	2760	2760	2,640
In-state (out-of-district):	2760	2760	2,640
Out-of-state:	9840	9840	9,180
NONRESIDENT ALIENS:	9840	9840	9,180
REQUIRED FEES:	1985	1985	1,227
ROOM AND BOARD: (on-campus)	6023	6023	5,497
ROOM ONLY: (on-campus)	3308	3308	3,007
BOARD ONLY: (on-campus meal plan)	2715	2715	2,490

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

minimum

Maximum (with the permission from the dean)

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

Yes

G4. If tuition and fees vary by undergraduate instructional program, describe briefly: _____________________________________________________________

G5. Provide the estimated expenses for a typical full-time undergraduate student:

2003-2004	Residents	Commuters (living at home)	Commuters (not living at home)
Books and supplies:	$ 1,200	$ 1,200	$ 1,200
Room only:			$ 4,500
Board only:			$ 3,200
Transportation:	$ 1,400	$ 1,400	$ 1,400
Other expenses:	$ 1,800	$ 1,800	$ 1,800

G6. Undergraduate per-credit-hour charges: 2003-2004

PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS:
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS In-district:	$ 92
In-state (out-of-district):	$ 92
Out-of-state:	$328
NONRESIDENT ALIENS:	$328

H. FINANCIAL AID

Aid Awarded to Enrolled Undergraduates

H1. Enter total dollar amount awarded to full-time and part-time degree-seeking undergraduates (using the same cohort reported in CDS Question B1, "total degree-seeking" undergraduates) in the following categories. 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 columns. (For a suggested order of precedence in assigning categories of aid to cover need, see the definitions section.)

Indicated academic year for which data are reported for items H1, H2, H2A, and H6 below:

2002-2003 Estimated

2001-2002 Final

	Need-based	Non-need-based aid
	$	$
Scholarships/Grants
Federal	10,844,823	113,250
State	2,148,374	---
Institutional (endowment, alumni, or other institutional awards) and external funds awarded by the college excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below)	7,046,643	4,339,115
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, NMSQT) not awarded by the college	--	3,130,280
Total Scholarships/Grants	20,039,840	7,582,645
Self-Help
Student loans from all sources	19,151,845	17,094,017
Federal Work Study	606,811
State and other work study/employment
*Total Self-Help*	19,758,656	17,094,017
Parent Loans	7,295,708
Tuition Waivers
Athletic Awards		2,329,336

Number of Enrolled Students Receiving Aid

H2. List the number of degree-seeking full-time and less-than-full-time undergraduate who applied for and received financial aid. 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 receiving the dollars reported in H1.

Note: In the chart below, students may be counted in more than one row, and full-time freshmen should also be counted as full-time undergraduates.

NEED-BASED AWARDS	First-time Full-time Freshmen	Full-time Undergrad (incl. Freshmen)	Less than Full-time Undergrad
a) Number of degree-seeking undergraduate students (CDS Item B1 if reporting on Fall 2001 cohort)	4,075	18,904	2,365
b) Number of students in line a who were financial aid applicants (include applicants for all types of aid)	2,538	11,432	1,296
c) Number of students in line b who were determined to have financial need	1,229	7,273	928
d) Number of students in line c who received any financial aid	1,209	7,002	859
e) Number of students in line d who received any need-based gift aid	1,015	5,230	651
f) Number of students in line d who received any need-based self-help aid	681	5,236	439
g) Number of students in line d who received any non-need-based gift aid	79	1,772	14
h) Number of students in line d whose need was fully met (exclude PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans and private alternative loans.)
i) On average, the percentage of need that was met of students who received any need-based aid. Exclude any resources that were awarded to replace EFC (PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans).
j) The average financial aid package of those in line d. Exclude any resources that were awarded to replace EFC (PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans).	5,842	5,710	4,412
k) Average need-based gift award of those in line e.	3,911	3,090	2,291
l) Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans) of those in line f.	2,309	3,497	3,543
m) Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans) of those in line f who received a need-based loan.	2,218	3,424	3,258
NON-NEED-BASED AWARDS
n) Number of students in line a who had no financial need who received non-need-based aid (exclude those receiving athletic awards and tuition benefits)	583	1,721	37
o) Average award to students in line (n)	2,413	2,307	1,585
p) Number of students in line a who received a non-need-based athletic award	52	247	4
q) Average non-need-based athletic award to those in line (p)	7673	8121	7325

H3. Which needs-analysis methodology does your institution use in awarding institutional aid?

X	Federal methodology (FM)
	Institutional methodology (IM)
	Both FM and IM

H4. Percent of the 2002 undergraduate class who graduated between July 1, 2001 and June 30, 2002 and borrowed through any loan programs (federal, state, subsidized, unsubsidized, private, etc.; exclude parent loans). Include only students who borrowed while enrolled at your institution.
H5. Average per-borrower cumulative undergraduate indebtedness of those in line H4:

Aid to Undergraduate International Students

H6. Indicate your institution's policy regarding financial aid for undergraduate international (nonresident alien) students:

X	College-administered need-based financial aid is available for international students
X	College-administered non-need-based financial aid is available for international students
	College-administered financial aid is not available for international students

If college-administered financial aid is available for undergraduate international students, provide the number of international students who received need- or non-need-based aid in the last academic year:
Average dollar amount awarded to international students in the last academic year:
Total dollar amount awarded to international students in the last academic year:	$

Process for First-Year/freshman Students

H7. Check off all financial aid forms domestic first-year (freshman) financial aid applicants must submit:

X	FAFSA
X	Institution's own financial aid form
	CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE
	State aid form
	Non custodial (Divorced/Separated) Parent's Statement
	Business/Farm Supplement
	Other:

H8. Check off all financial aid forms international (non-resident alien) first-year financial aid applicants must submit:

X	Institution's own financial aid form
	CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE
	Foreign Student's Financial Aid Application
	Foreign Student's Certification of Finances
	Other:

H9. Indicate filing dates for first-year (freshman) students:

Priority date for filing required financial aid forms:
Deadline for filing required financial aid forms:
No deadline for filing required forms (applications processed on a rolling basis):

H10. Indicate notification dates for first-year (freshman) students:

Students notified on or about (date):
Students notified on a rolling basis: yes/no If yes, starting date:

H11. Indicate reply dates:

Students must reply by (date):

or within

weeks of notification.

Types of Aid Available. Please check off all types of aid available at your institution:

H12. Loans

FEDERAL DIRECT STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM (DIRECT LOAN)
	Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
	Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
	Direct PLUS Loans
	Direct Consolidation Loans
FEDERAL FAMILY EDUCATION LOAN PROGRAM (FFEL)
X	FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans
X	FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
X	FFEL PLUS Loans
	FFEL Consolidation Loans

X	Federal Perkins Loans
	Federal Nursing Loans
X	State Loans
X	College/university loans from institutional funds
	Other (specify):

H13. Scholarships and Grants

	NEED-BASED:
X	Federal Pell
X	SEOG
X	State scholarships/grants
X	Private scholarships
X	College/university gift aid from institutional funds
	United Negro College Fund
	Federal Nursing Scholarship
	Other (specify):

NON-NEED-BASED (college -administered):
	State
X	Academic
X	Creative arts/performance
X	Special achievements/activities
X	Special characteristics
X	ROTC
	Other (specify):

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

Non-Need Based	Need Based		Non-Need Based	Need Based
X	X	Academics	X	X	Leadership
		Alumni affiliation			Minority status
X		Art	X	X	Music/drama
X		Athletics			Religious affiliation
X		Job skills		X	State/district residency
X		ROTC			Other

I. INSTRUCTIONAL FACULTY AND CLASS SIZE

Please report number of faculty members in each category for Fall 2002.

I1. The following definition of instructional faculty is used by the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) in its annual Faculty Compensation Survey. 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. Institutions are asked to EXCLUDE:

Instructional faculty in Pre-Clinical and clinical medicine.
Administrative officers with titles such as dean of students, librarian, registrar, coach, and the like, even though they may devote part of their time to classroom instruction and may have faculty status.
Undergraduate or graduate students who assists in the instruction of courses, but have titles such as teaching assistant, teaching fellow, and the like.
Faculty on leave without pay
Replacement faculty for faculty on sabbatical leave.

Full-time: faculty employed on full-time basis.

Part-time: faculty teaching less than two semesters, three quarters, two trimesters, or two four-month sessions. Also includes adjuncts and part-time instructors.

Minority faculty: includes faculty who designate themselves as black, non-Hispanic; American Indian or Alaskan native; Asian or Pacific Islander; or Hispanic.

Doctorate: includes Ph.D., Ed.D in education, DMA in musical arts, DBA in Business Administration, D.Eng or DES in Engineering.

First-professional: includes in the fields of 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), law (JD) and theological professions (MDiv, MHL).

Terminal Degree: the highest degree in a field: example M.Arch (architecture) and MFA (Master of Fine Arts).

	*Full-time*	*Part-time*	*Total*
a.) Total number of instructional faculty	977	90	1,067
b.) Total number who are members of minority groups	120	8	128
c.) Total number who are women	295	50	345
d.) Total number who are men	682	40	722
e.) Total number who are non-resident aliens (international)	50	0	50
f.) Total number with doctorate or other terminal degree	913	33	946
g.) Total number whose highest degree is a master's but not a terminal master's	54	48	102
h.) Total number whose highest degree is a bachelor's	10	9	19
i.) Total number whose highest degree is unknown or other (Note: Items f, g, h, and i must sum up to item a.)	0	0	0

Student to Faculty Ratio

I2. Report the Fall 2002 ratio of full-time equivalent students (full-time plus 1/3 part time) to full-time equivalent instructional faculty. In the ratio calculations, exclude both faculty and students in stand-alone graduate or professional programs such as medicine, law, veterinary, social work, business, or public health in which faculty teach virtually only graduate-level students. Do not count graduate student teaching assistants as faculty.

Fall 2002 Student to Faculty ratio:

to 1

Undergraduate Class Size

I3. In the chart below, please use the following definitions to report information about the size of classes and class sections offered in the Fall 2002 term.

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, practicum, and all students in one-on-one classes. Each class section should be counted only once and should not be duplicated because of cross-listings (i.e. multiple course catalog 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 (i.e., multiple course catalog listings).

Using the above definitions, please report for each of the following class-size intervals the number of organized class sections and class subsections offered in Fall 2002. For example, a lecture class with 800 students who met at another time in 40 separate labs with 20 students each should be counted once in the "100+" column in the class sections table and 40 times under the "20-29" column of the class subsections table.

Number of Class Sections with Undergraduate Enrolled.

Undergraduate Class Sections (provide numbers)

	2-9	10-19	20-29	30-39	40-49	50-99	100+	Total
CLASS SECTIONS	84	363	413	364	266	247	185	1922
CLASS SUBSECTIONS	157	453	477	144	78	32	2	1343

J. DEGREES CONFERRED

Degrees conferred between July 1, 2001 and June 30, 2002

Reference: IPEDS Completions, Part A.

For each of the following discipline areas, provide the percentage of diplomas/certificates, associate, and bachelor's degrees awarded.

Category	CIP Categories To Included	Percentage of Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
Agriculture	01, 02	4%
Architecture	04	2%
Area and Ethnic Studies	05	0%
Biological/Life Sciences	26	4%
Business/Marketing	08, 52	31%
Communications/Communication Technologies	09, 10	6%
Computer and Information Sciences	11	1%
Education	13	1%
Engineering/Engineering Technologies	14, 15	7%
English	23	4%
Foreign Languages and Literature	16	1%
Health Professions and Related Sciences	51	0%
Home Economics and Vocational Home Economics	19, 20	8%
Interdisciplinary Studies	30	9%
Law/Legal Studies	22
Liberal Arts/General Studies	24	2%
Library Sciences	25	0%
Mathematics	27	1%
Military Science	28, 29	0%
Natural Resources/Environmental Science	03	1%
Parks and Recreation	31	4%
Personal and Miscellaneous services	12
Philosophy, Religion, Theology	38, 39	0%
Physical Sciences	40, 41	1%
Protective Services/Public Administration	43, 44	1%
Psychology	42	4%
Social Sciences and History	45	5%
Trade and Industry	46, 47, 48, 49
Visual and Performing Arts	50	3%
TOTAL		100%

Common Data Set Definitions 2002

¨ 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.

*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 America and who maintains cultural identification through tribal affiliation or community recognition.

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 or Pacific Islander: A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, the Indian Subcontinent, or Pacific Islands. This includes people from China, Japan, Korea, the Philippine Islands, American Samoa, India, 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 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, non-Hispanic: A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa (except those of Hispanic origin).

Board (charges): Assume average cost for 19 meals per week or the maximum meal plan.

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.

*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.

Contact hour: A unit of measure that represents an hour of scheduled instruction given to students. Also referred to as clock 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 housing: College-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing in which students share room and board expenses and participate in household chores to reduce living expenses.

Cooperative (work-study plan) program: A program that provides for alternate class attendance and employment in business, industry, or government.

*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 other formal award.

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 formal award.

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 other formal award.

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 formal award. 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.

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.

Doctoral degree: The highest award a student can earn for graduate study. The doctoral degree classification includes such degrees as Doctor of Education, Doctor of Juridical Science, Doctor of Public Health, and the Doctor of Philosophy degree in any field such as agronomy, food technology, education, engineering, public administration, ophthalmology, or radiology. For the Doctor of Public Health degree, the prior degree is generally earned in the closely related field of medicine or in sanitary engineering.

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.

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 professional certificate (postdegree): An award that requires completion of an organized program of study designed for persons who have completed the first professional degree. Examples could be refresher courses or additional units of study in a specialty or subspecialty.

First professional degree: An award in one of the following fields: Chiropractic (DC, DCM), dentistry (DDS, DMD), medicine (MD), optometry (OD), osteopathic medicine (DO), rabbinical and Talmudic studies (MHL, Rav), Pharmacy (BPharm, PharmD), podiatry (PodD, DP, DPM), veterinary medicine (DVM), law (LLB, JD), divinity/ministry (BD, MDiv).

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 (freshman) 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 contact hours.

Freshman: A first-year undergraduate student.

*Freshman/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.

Full-time student (undergraduate): A student enrolled for 12 or more semester credits, 12 or more quarter credits, or 24 or more contact 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 first professional degree, 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.

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: A person of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South 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 alien.

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.

Master’s degree: An award that requires the successful completion of a program of study of at least the full-time equivalent of one but not more than two academic years of work beyond the bachelor’s degree.

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.

Nonresident alien: 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 contact hours a week each term.

*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 hour requirements—

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 contact 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 contact 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 contact 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.

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.

*Remedial 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.

Resident alien 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 alien status (and who holds either an alien 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).

Room and board (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.

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, contact 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.

*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, non-Hispanic: A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, North Africa, or the Middle East (except those of Hispanic origin).

*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

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 programs (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 and external funds: Endowment, alumni, or external monies for which the institution determines the recipient or the dollar amount awarded.

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 noninstitutional student aid (grants, jobs, and loans).

Need-based gift 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 gift 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:

Non-need institutional grants
Non-need tuition waivers
Non-need athletic awards
Non-need federal grants
Non-need state grants
Non-need outside grants
Non-need student loans
Non-need parent loans
Non-need work

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.

Scholarships/grants from external sources: Monies received from outside (private) sources that the student brings 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.