CDS-Documentation
- Tina Gainer
B. ENROLLMENT AND PRESISTENCE
Metrics | Definitions |
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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. |
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 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. |
Black or African American | A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa. |
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. |
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., http://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. |
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). |
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. |
Graduate student | A student who holds a bachelor’s or equivalent, and is taking courses at the post-baccalaureate level. |
Hispanic or Latino | A person of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
White | A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa. |
C. FIRST-TIME, FIRST-YEAR ADMISSION
Metrics | Definitions |
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Admitted student | Applicant who is offered admission to a degree-granting program at your institution. |
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). |
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. |
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. |
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. |
F. STUDENT LIFE
Metrics | Definitions |
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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). |
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. |
Metrics | Definitions |
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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. |
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. |
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. |
Food and housing (charges)—on campus | Assume double occupancy in institutional housing and 19 meals per week (or maximum meal plan). |
In-state tuition | The tuition charged by institutions to those students who meet the state’s or institution’s residency requirements. |
International student | 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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
Required fees | An educational institution whose programs and activities are operated by publicly elected or appointed school officials, and which is supported primarily by public funds. |
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. |
Tuition | Amount of money charged to students for instructional services. Tuition may be charged per term, per course, or per credit. |
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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. |
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Degrees conferred | Degrees conferred between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024 |