College Accountability Metrics - Glossary (DRAFT)

Headcount by Level - Fall Headcount Enrollment by Student Level and Student Type 

This is the number of students enrolled by student type categories. These headcounts only include those students who were seeking a degree – unclassified students (e.g., dual enrolled) are not included. The student type for undergraduates is based on the ‘Type of Student at Most Recent Admission’. The first-time-in-college (FTIC) student was admitted in the same fall term or in the preceding summer term, including those who were re-admitted as FTICs. Source: State University Database System (SUDS).

Undergraduate Distance Learning FTE (Gross)

Full-time equivalent (FTE) student is a measure of instructional activity that is based on the number of credit hours that students enroll. FTE is based on the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) definition, which divides undergraduate credit hours by 30. Online, or distance learning, courses provide at least 80 percent of the direct instruction using some form of technology when the student and instructor are separated by time or space, or both per Section 1009.24(17), Florida Statutes. Source: State University Database System (SUDS).

Graduate Distance Learning FTE (Gross)

Online course is a course in which at least 80 percent of the direct instruction of the course is delivered using some form of technology when the student and instructor are separated by time or space, or both (per 1009.24(17), F.S.). (BOG) 

Percentage of Adult (Aged 25+) Undergraduates Enrolled

This metric is based on the age of the student at the time of their fall term enrollment, not their age upon entry.  As a proxy, age is based on birth year, not birth date. Unclassified students with a high school diploma (or GED) and above are included in this calculation.  Source: State University Database System (SUDS). 

Freshman Retention Rate (full-time, FTIC) cohorts are based on first-year undergraduate students who enter the institution in the fall term (or summer term and continue into the fall term). Percent retained is based on those who are enrolled during the second fall term.  Source:  State University Database System (SUDS).

PRE-C:  Freshmen Retention Rate:  Freshman Retention Rate (full-time, FTIC) cohorts are based on first-year undergraduate students who enter the institution in the fall term (or summer term and continue into the fall term). Percent retained is based on those who are enrolled during the second fall term.  Source:  State University Database System (SUDS).

This metric is based on the percentage of first-time-in-college (FTIC) students who started in the fall (or summer continuing to fall) term and were enrolled full-time in their first semester and were still enrolled in the same institution during the next fall term with a grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.0 at the end of their first year (fall, spring, summer).  Source:  State University Database System (SUDS). 

PBF-4. Four Year FTIC Graduation Rate:  This metric is based on the percentage of first-time-in-college (FTIC) students who started in the fall (or summer continuing to fall) term and were enrolled full-time in their first semester and had graduated from the same institution by the summer term of their fourth year.  FTIC includes ‘early admit’ students who were admitted as a degree-seeking student prior to high school graduation.  Students who were enrolled in advanced graduate programs during their 4^th year were excluded.  Source:  State University Database System (SUDS).

PRE-D:  4-year Graduation Rate:  This metric is based on the percentage of first-time-in-college (FTIC) students who started in the fall (or summer continuing to fall) term and were enrolled full-time in their first semester and had graduated from the same institution by the summer term of their fourth year.  FTIC includes ‘early admit’ students who were admitted as degree-seeking students prior to high school graduation.  Students who were enrolled in advanced graduate programs during their 4^th year were excluded.  Source:  State University Database System (SUDS).

KPI-5:  Six-Year FTIC Graduation Rates [full-& part-time students]:  The first-time-in-college (FTIC) cohort is defined as undergraduates entering in fall term (or summer continuing to fall) with fewer than 12 hours earned since high school graduation.  The rate is the percentage of the initial cohort that has either graduated from the same institution by the summer term of their sixth academic year.  Both full-time and part-time students are used in the calculation. FTIC includes ‘early admits’ students who were admitted as degree-seeking students prior to high school graduation.  Source:  State University Database System (SUDS).

PBF-9b:  FTIC Pell Recipient Six-Year Graduation Rate [Full- and Part-time students]:  This metric is based on the percentage of first-time-in-college (FTIC) students who started in the fall (or summer continuing to fall) term and were enrolled full-or part-time in their first semester and who received a Pell Grant during their first year (summer to spring) and who graduated from the same institution by the summer term of their sixth year.  Students who were flagged as enrolled in advanced graduate programs that would not earn a bachelor’s degree were excluded.  Source:  State University Database System (SUDS).

PBF-10. USF:  6-Year Graduation Rates (FT/PT):  The first-time-in-college (FTIC) cohort is defined as undergraduates entering in fall term (or summer continuing to fall) with fewer than 12 hours earned since high school graduation.  The rate is the percentage of the initial cohort that has either graduated from the same institution by the summer term of their sixth academic year.  Both full-time and part-time students are used in the calculation. FTIC includes ‘early admits’ students who were admitted as degree-seeking students prior to high school graduation.  Source:  State University Database System (SUDS).

PBF-9a:  FCS AA Transfer Three-Year Graduation Rate [Full- and part-time students]:  This transfer cohort is defined as undergraduates entering in fall term (or summer continuing to fall) from the Florida College System with an Associate in Arts (AA) degree.  The rate is the percentage of the initial cohort that has either graduated from the same institution by the summer term of their third academic year.  Both full-time and part-time students are used in the calculation.  Students who were flagged as enrolled in advanced graduate programs that would not earn a bachelor’s degree are excluded.  Source:  State University Database System (SUDS).

KPI-6:  FCS AA Transfer Two-Year Graduation Rate [full-time students]:  This transfer cohort is defined as undergraduates entering in fall term (or summer continuing to fall) from the Florida College System with an Associate in Arts (AA) degree.  The rate is the percentage of the initial cohort that has either graduated from the same institution by the summer term of their second academic year.  Only full-time students are used in the calculation.  Students who were flagged as enrolled in advanced graduate programs in their 2^nd year were excluded.  Source: State University Database System (SUDS).