JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY
Common Data Set:
2022-2023
CONTENTS
GENERAL INFORMATION ........................................................................................................................... 1
ENROLLMENT AND PERSISTENCE ......................................................................................................... 2
Institutional Enrollment ................................................................................................................................... 2
Enrollment by Racial/Ethnic Category ..................................................................................................... 3
Persistence ........................................................................................................................................................... 4
Graduation Rates ............................................................................................................................................... 5
Retention Rate ................................................................................................................................................... 7
FIRST-TIME, FIRST-YEAR ADMISSION ................................................................................................... 8
Applications......................................................................................................................................................... 8
Admission Requirements ............................................................................................................................. 10
Basis for Selection ........................................................................................................................................... 11
SAT and ACT Policies .................................................................................................................................... 12
First-Time, First-Year Profile ....................................................................................................................... 13
Admission Policies .......................................................................................................................................... 16
Early Decision and Early Action Plans .................................................................................................... 17
TRANSFER ADMISSION ............................................................................................................................. 18
Fall Applicants .................................................................................................................................................. 18
Application for Admission ........................................................................................................................... 19
Transfer Credit Policies ................................................................................................................................ 20
Military Service Transfer Credit Policies ................................................................................................. 21
ACADEMIC OFFERINGS AND POLICIES .............................................................................................. 22
STUDENT LIFE ............................................................................................................................................ 23
ANNUAL EXPENSES .................................................................................................................................. 25
FINANCIAL AID .......................................................................................................................................... 27
Aid Awarded to Enrolled Undergraduates ........................................................................................... 28
Aid to Undergraduate Degree-Seeking Nonresidents ..................................................................... 32
Process for First-Year Students ............................................................................................................... 33
Types of Aid Available ................................................................................................................................. 34
INSTRUCTIONAL FACULTY AND CLASS SIZE ................................................................................... 35
Instructional Faculty ..................................................................................................................................... 35
Student to Faculty Ratio ............................................................................................................................. 37
Undergraduate Class Size ........................................................................................................................... 38
DISCIPLINARY AREAS OF DEGREES CONFERRED .......................................................................... 39
COMMON DATA SET DEFINITIONS ..................................................................................................... 40
FINANCIAL AID DEFINITIONS ................................................................................................................ 47
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GENERAL INFORMATION
Address information
Name of College or University: John Carroll University
Mailing Address: 1 John Carroll Blvd., University Heights, OH 44118-4581
Street Address (if different): Click or tap here to enter text.
Main Phone Number: (888) 388-2977
WWW Home Page Address: https://jcu.edu/
Admissions Phone Number: (216) 397-4294
Admissions Toll-free Number: (888) 335-6800
Admissions Office Mailing Addr: 1 John Carroll Blvd., ATTN Office of Admission, University Hts, OH
44118
Admissions Fax Number: (216) 397-4981
Admissions E-mail Address: admissi[email protected]
If there is a separate URL for your school’s online application, please specify:
https://jcu.edu/admission
Source of institutional control (check one only)
☐ Public
☒ Private (nonprofit)
☐
Proprietary
Classify your undergraduate institution
☒
Coeducational college
☐
Men’s college
☐
Women’s college
Academic year calendar
☒
Semester
☐
4-1-4
☐
Quarter
☐
Continuous
☐
Trimester
☐
Differs by program (describe):
☐
Other (describe):
Degrees offered by your institution
☐
Certificate
☒ Post-bachelor’s certificate
☐
Diploma
☒
Master’s
☐
Associate
☒
Post-master’s certificate
☐
Transfer
☐
Doctoral degree research/scholarship
☐ Terminal
☐ Doctoral degree – professional practice
☒
Bachelor’s
☐
Doctoral degree – other
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
If you have a diversity, equity, and inclusion office or department, please provide the URL of the
corresponding Web page:
⇒ https://www.jcu.edu/about-us/values-and-jesuit-tradition/diversity/inclusive-
excellence
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ENROLLMENT AND PERSISTENCE
Institutional Enrollment
Provide numbers of students for each of the following categories as of the institution’s official fall
reporting date or as of October 19, 2022.
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.
FULL-TIME
PART-TIME
Men
Women
Another
Gender
Men
Women
Another
Gender
Undergraduate Students
Undergraduate Students
Degree-seeking, first-time, first-year
students
310 256
Other first-year, degree-seeking
students
39 20
1 1
All other degree-seeking
undergraduate students
920 769
25 17
Total degree-seeking
undergraduate students
1,269
1,045
26
18
All other undergraduates enrolled in
credit courses
7 24
11 17
Total Undergraduate Students
1,276
1,069
37
35
Graduate Students
Graduate Students
Degree-seeking, first-time
51 81
27 37
All other degree-seeking
28 70
85 108
All other graduate students enrolled
in credit courses
2
4 12
Total Graduate Students
79
153
116
157
Total All Students
1,355
1,222
153
192
Total All Undergraduates: 2,417
Total All Graduate Students: 505
Grand Total All Students: 2,922
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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 19, 2022.
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/understandaid/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.
Degree-seeking
First-time
First year
Degree-seeking
Undergraduates
(include first-time
first-year)
Total
Undergraduates
(both degree- and
non-degree-seeking)
Nonresidents
1 18 49
Hispanic/Latino 27 106 110
Black or African American, non-Hispanic 29 107 111
White, non-Hispanic 473 1,985 2,000
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-
Hispanic
1 2 2
Asian, non-Hispanic 15 67 71
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific
Islander, non-Hispanic
Two or more races, non-Hispanic 17 58 58
Race and/or ethnicity unknown 3 15 16
Total
566
2,358
2,417
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Persistence
Number of degrees awarded by your institution from July 1, 2021, to June 30, 2022.
Award Type
# Awarded
Certificate/diploma
Associate degrees
Bachelor’s degrees 725
Post-bachelor’s certificates 3
Master’s degrees 205
Post-master’s certificates 10
Doctoral degrees – research/scholarship
Doctoral degrees – professional practice
Doctoral degrees – other
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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 2022-2023 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 2015
and Fall 2016 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
Fall 2016 Cohort
Recipients
of 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
(sum of 3
columns to
the left)
A
Initial 2016 cohort of first-time, full-time,
bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking
undergraduate students
147
215
353
715
B
Of the initial 2016 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
Official Church Missions
Report Total Allowable Exclusions
0
0
0
0
C
Final 2016 cohort, after adjusting for allowable
exclusions
147
215
353
715
D
Of the initial 2016 cohort, how many
completed the program in four years or less
(by Aug. 31, 2020)
95
160
268
523
E
Of the initial 2016 cohort, how many
completed the program in more than four
years but in five years or less
(after Aug. 31, 2020 and by Aug. 31, 2021)
7
14
8
29
F
Of the initial 2016 cohort, how many
completed the program in more than five
years but in six years or less
(after Aug. 31, 2021 and by Aug. 31, 2022)
3
1
3
7
G
Total graduating within six years
(sum of lines D, E, and F)
105
175
279
559
H
Six-year graduation rate for 2016 cohort
(G divided by C)
71%
81%
79%
78%
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Fall 2015 Cohort
Recipients
of 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
(sum of 3
columns to
the left)
A
Initial 2015 cohort of first-time, full-time,
bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking
undergraduate students
143
230
386
759
B
Of the initial 2015 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
Official Church Missions
Report Total Allowable Exclusions
0
0
0
0
C
Final 2015 cohort, after adjusting for allowable
exclusions
143
230
386
759
D
Of the initial 2015 cohort, how many
completed the program in four years or less
(by Aug. 31, 2019)
85
164
281
530
E
Of the initial 2015 cohort, how many
completed the program in more than four
years but in five years or less
(after Aug. 31, 2019 and by Aug. 31, 2020)
11
13
18
42
F
Of the initial 2015 cohort, how many
completed the program in more than five
years but in six years or less
(after Aug. 31, 2020 and by Aug. 31, 2021)
0
2
1
3
G
Total graduating within six years
(sum of lines D, E, and F)
96
179
300
575
H
Six-year graduation rate for 2015 cohort
(G divided by C)
67%
78%
78%
76%
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Retention Rate
Report for the cohort of all full-time, first-time bachelor’s (or equivalent) degree-seeking
undergraduate students who entered in Fall 2021 (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 2021 (or the preceding summer term), what
percentage was enrolled at your institution as of the date your institution calculates its official
enrollment in Fall 2022.
85.7%
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FIRST-TIME, FIRST-YEAR ADMISSION
Applications
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 2022.
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.
First-Time, First-Year Student Applicants
Total
Total first-time, first-year men who applied 2,271
Total first-time, first-year women who applied 2,039
Total first-time, first-year of another gender who applied
Total first-time, first-year men who were admitted 1,833
Total first-time, first-year women who were admitted 1,717
Total first-time, first-year of another gender who were admitted
Total full-time, first-time, first-year men who enrolled 310
Total part-time, first-time, first-year men who enrolled 0
Total full-time, first-time, first-year women who enrolled 256
Total part-time, first-time, first-year women who enrolled 0
Total full-time, first-time, first-year of another gender who enrolled
Total part-time, first-time, first-year of another gender who enrolled
Total first-time, first-year (degree-seeking) who applied 4,310
Total first-time, first-year (degree-seeking) who were admitted 3,550
Total first-time, first-year (degree-seeking) enrolled 566
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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 2022 admissions:
Waiting List
Total
Number of qualified applicants offered a place on waiting list:
Number accepting a place on the waiting list:
Number of wait-listed students admitted:
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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Admission Requirements
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
Does your institution require or recommend a general college-preparatory program for degree-
seeking students?
☒
Require
☐ Recommend
☐
Neither require nor recommend
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
16
21
English 4 4
Mathematics 3 4
Science 2 3
Of these, units that must be lab 2 3
Foreign language 2 3
Social studies 2 4
History
Academic electives 3 3
Computer Science
Visual/Performing Arts
Other (specify)
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Basis for Selection
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):
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.
Very
Important
Important
Considered
Not
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
☐
☐
☐
☒
Religious affiliation/commitment
☐
☐
☐
☒
Racial/ethnic status
☐
☐
☒
☐
Volunteer work
☐
☒
☐
☐
Work experience
☐
☒
☐
☐
Level of applicant’s interest
☐
☐
☒
☐
Please provide additional information if the importance of any specific academic or nonacademic
factors differ by academic program.
⇒
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SAT and ACT Policies
Entrance Exams
Does your institution make use of SAT, ACT, or SAT Subject Test 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 2023.
Require
Recommend
Require for
Some
Consider if
Submitted
Not Used
SAT or ACT
☐
☐
☐
☒
☐
ACT Only
☐
☐
☐
☐
☐
SAT Only
☐
☐
☐
☐
☐
In addition, does your institution use applicants' test scores for academic advising? ☒ Yes ☐ No
Latest date by which SAT or ACT scores must be received for fall-term admission:
⇒ March 1
Latest date by which SAT Subject Test scores must be received for fall-term admission:
⇒
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.)
⇒
Please indicate which tests your institution uses for placement (e.g., state tests):
☒
SAT
☒
ACT
☒
AP
☒
CLEP
☒
Institutional Exam
☐ State Exam (specify):
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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 2022, including students who began studies during summer, international
students/nonresidents, and students admitted under special arrangements.
Percent and number of first-time, first-year students enrolled in Fall 2022 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.
Percent
Number
Submitting SAT Scores 18% 99
Submitting ACT Scores 24% 133
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).
Assessment
25th Percentile
50th Percentile
75th Percentile
SAT Composite 1160 1230 1320
SAT Evidence-Based
Reading and Writing
590 630 660
SAT Math 570 600 660
ACT Composite 25 27 30
ACT Math 25 26 29
ACT English 24 28 31
ACT Writing
ACT Science 24 26 29
ACT Reading 24 29 32
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Percent of first-time, first-year students with scores in each range:
Score Range
SAT Evidence-
Based Reading
and Writing
SAT Math
700-800 14.1% 13.2%
600-699 57.6% 43.4%
500-599 25.3% 42.4%
400-499 3.0% 1.0%
300-399
200-299
100% 100%
Score Range
SAT Composite
1400-1600 11.1%
1200-1399 50.5%
1000-1199 36.4%
800-999 2.0%
600-799
400-599
100%
Score Range
ACT
Composite
ACT English
ACT Math
ACT Reading
ACT Science
30-36 32.3% 33.8% 24.1% 43.6% 23.3%
24-29 52.7% 44.4% 59.4% 39.8% 57.9%
18-23 15.0% 21.0% 13.5% 15.8% 17.3%
12-17 0.8% 3.0% 0.8% 1.5%
6-11
Below 6
100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
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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)
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.
Score Range
Percent
Percent who had GPA of 4.0 40.9%
Percent who had GPA between 3.75 and 3.99 17.0%
Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.74 16.3%
Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.49 9.4%
Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.24 9.7%
Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.99 6.0%
Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.49 0.7%
Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.99
Percent who had GPA below 1.0
100%
Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students who submitted GPA:
#
Average High School GPA 3.77
Percent of total first-time, first-year students who submitted high school GPA:
%
Percent Submitting GPA 99.8%
Assessment
Percent
Percent in top tenth of high school graduating class 29%
Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class 62%
Percent in top half of high school graduating class 87%
Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class 13%
Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class 2%
Percent of total first-time, first-year students who submitted
high school class rank:
31%
Top half + bottom half = 100%
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Admission Policies
Application fee
Does your institution have an application fee? ☐ Yes ☒ No
Amount of application fee:
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
Application closing date
Does your institution have an application closing date? ☐ Yes ☒ No
Date
Application closing date (fall)
Priority Date
November 15
Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the fall? ☒ Yes ☐ No
Notification to applicants of admission decision sent (fill in one only)
☒
On a rolling basis beginning (date): November 1
☐ By (date):
☐ Other:
Reply policy for admitted applicants (fill in one only)
☐ Must reply by (date):
☐ No set date
☒
Must reply by May 1
st
or within 4 weeks if notified thereafter
☐
Other:
Deadline for housing deposit (MMDD): May 1
Amount of housing deposit: $300
Refundable if student does not enroll?
☒
Yes, in full
☐ Yes, in part
☐ No
Deferred admission
Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission? ☒ Yes ☐ No
If yes, maximum period of postponement: 1 year
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
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Early Decision and Early Action Plans
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:
First or only early decision plan closing date:
First or only early decision plan notification date:
Other early decision plan closing date:
Other early decision plan notification date:
For the Fall 2022 entering class:
Number of early decision applications received by your institution:
Number of applicants admitted under early decision plan:
Please provide significant details about your early decision plan:
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: November 15
Early action notification date: December 15
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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TRANSFER ADMISSION
Fall Applicants
Does your institution enroll transfer students? ☒ Yes ☐ No
If yes, may transfer students earn advanced standing credit by transferring credits earned from
course work completed at other colleges/universities? ☒ Yes ☐ No
Provide the number of students who applied, were admitted, and enrolled as degree-seeking
transfer students in Fall 2022.
If your institution collects and reports non-binary gender data, please use the “Another Gender”
category.
Applicants
Admitted
Applicants
Enrolled
Applicants
Men 120 73 40
Women 78 40 21
Another Gender
Total
198
113
61
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Application for Admission
Indicate terms for which transfers may enroll:
☒ Fall
☐ Winter
☒ Spring
☐ Summer
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?
⇒
Indicate all items required of transfer students to apply for admission:
Required
of All
Recommended
of All
Recommended
of Some
Required
of Some
Not
required
High school transcript
☐
☐
☐
☒
☐
College transcript(s) ☒
☐
☐
☐
☐
Essay or personal statement ☒
☐
☐
☐
☐
Interview
☐
☒
☐
☐
☐
Standardized test scores
☐
☐
☐
☐ ☒
Statement of good standing
from prior institution(s)
☒
☐
☐
☐
☐
If a minimum high school grade point average is required of transfer applicants, specify
(on a 4.0 scale):
⇒
If a minimum college grade point average is required of transfer applicants, specify (on a 4.0 scale):
⇒ 2.00
List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants:
⇒ 2.5 minimum college grade point average strongly recommended
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
August 15
☒
Winter
☐
Spring
January 15
☒
Summer
☐
Does an open admission policy, if reported, apply to transfer students? ☐ Yes ☐ No
Describe additional requirements for transfer admission, if applicable:
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Transfer Credit Policies
Report the lowest grade earned for any course that may be transferred for credit:
⇒ C
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a two-year institution:
Number: 60 Unit type: credit hours
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a four-year institution:
Number: 60 Unit type: credit hours
Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn an associate
degree:
⇒
Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn a bachelor’s
degree:
⇒ 30 credits and 50% of the major
Describe other transfer credit policies:
⇒
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Military Service Transfer Credit Policies
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
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred based on military education
evaluated by the American Council on Education (ACE):
Number: 60 Unit type: credit hours
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: Unit type:
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:
⇒ https://jcu.edu/admission/veterans-program/military-and-academic-credits
Describe other military/veteran transfer credit policies unique to your institution:
⇒
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ACADEMIC OFFERINGS AND POLICIES
Special study options
Identify those programs available at your institution. Refer to the glossary for definitions.
☐
Accelerated program
☒ Honors program
☐
Comprehensive transition and postsecondary
program for students with intellectual disabilities
☒
Independent study
☒
Internships
☒ 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 (ESL)
☒ Undergraduate Research
☒ Exchange student program (domestic)
☐
Weekend college
☐
External degree program
☒ Other (specify):
Undergraduate 4+1 Masters degree program options
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):
All core requirements are here: https://jcu.edu/academics/core
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STUDENT LIFE
Percentages of first-time, first-year degree-seeking students and degree-seeking undergraduates
enrolled in Fall 2022 who fit the following categories:
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 Org
☐
Opera
☒ Television station
☒ Jazz band ☒ Pep band
☐
Yearbook
ROTC
Army ROTC is offered:
☒
On campus
☐ At cooperating institution (name):
Naval ROTC is offered:
☐
Marine Option
☐
On campus
☐
At cooperating institution (name):
Air Force ROTC is offered:
☐
On campus
☐ At cooperating institution (name):
First-time, first-
year students
Undergraduates
Percent who are from out of state
(exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator
and denominator)
34% 32%
Percent of men who join fraternities 4% 5%
Percent of women who join sororities 11% 17%
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or
-affiliated housing
83% 48%
Percent who live off campus or commute 17% 52%
Percent of students age 25 and older 0% 1%
Average age of full-time students 18 20
Average age of all students (full- and part-time) 18 20
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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
☒ Special accessible housing ☒ Living Learning Communities
☐
Other housing options (specify):
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ANNUAL EXPENSES
Please provide the URL of your institution’s net price calculator:
⇒ https://jcu.studentaidcalculator.com/survey.aspx
Provide 2023-2024 academic year costs of attendance for the following categories that are
applicable to your institution.
☐ Check here if your institution's 2023-2024 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 2023-2024 academic year costs of attendance will be available:
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 2023-2024 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.
Room and board 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).
First-Year
Undergraduates
Private Institution
Tuition:
$47,300
$47,300
Public Institution
Tuition: In-District:
Tuition: In-State (Out-Of-District):
Tuition: Out-Of-State:
Tuition: Non-Resident
For All Institutions
Required Fees
$1,800
$1,800
Room And Board (On-Campus):
$14,160
$14,160
Room Only (On-Campus):
$7,990
$7,990
Board Only (On-Campus Meal Plan):
$6,170
$6,170
Comprehensive tuition and room and board fee (if your college cannot provide separate tuition and
room and board fees):
⇒
Other:
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Number of credits per term a student can take for the stated full-time tuition.
Minimum: 12
Maximum: 18
Do tuition and fees vary by year of study (e.g., sophomore, junior, senior)? ☐ Yes ☒ No
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?
Provide the estimated expenses for a typical full-time undergraduate student:
Residents
Commuters
(living at home)
Commuters
(not living at home)
Books and supplies:
$1,250
$1,250
$1,250
Room only:
Board only:
$5,680
Room and board total*
$8,650
Transportation:
$1,200
$2,500
$2,500
Other expenses:
$2,000
$2,000
$2,000
* If your college cannot provide separate room and board figures for commuters not living at home
Undergraduate per-credit-hour charges (tuition only):
Private Institutions:
$1,630
Public Institutions:
In-district:
In-state (out-of-district):
Out-of-state:
Nonresidents:
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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
2. Non-need tuition waivers
3. Non-need athletic awards
4. Non-need federal grants
5. Non-need state grants
6. Non-need outside grants
7. Non-need student loans
8. Non-need parent loans
9. 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.
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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Aid Awarded to Enrolled Undergraduates
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 2021-2022 academic year (see the next item
below), use the 2021-2022 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:
☐ 2022-2023 estimated or ☒ 2021-2022 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
(Include non-need-
based aid use to
meet need.)
Non-need-based
(Exclude non-need-
based aid use to
meet need.)
Scholarships/Grants
Federal
$3,457,289 $0
State
all states, not only the state in which your institution is
located
$1,108,305 $33,774
Institutional
Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition
funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic
aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).
$46,406,140 $23,528,861
Scholarships/grants from external sources
(e.g.
Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college
$602,064 $129,853
Total Scholarships/Grants
$51,573,798
$23,692,488
Self-Help
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans) $12,760,023 $2,676,669
Federal Work-Study $1,145,602
State and other (e.g., institutional) work-
study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study
captured above.)
Total Self-Help
$13,905,625
$2,676,669
Parent Loans
$3,433,410
$793,150
Tuition Waivers
Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you
choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.
$337,348 $123,157
Athletic Awards
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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,
First-time,
First-Year
Full-time
Undergrad
(Incl. FTFY)
Less Than
Full-time
Undergrad
A
Number of degree-seeking undergraduate students
(CDS Item B1 if reporting on Fall 2022 cohort)
586 2566 43
B
Number of students in line a who applied for need-
based financial aid
555 2253 27
C
Number of students in line b who were determined to
have financial need
440 1818 22
D
Number of students in line c who were awarded any
financial aid
440 1818 19
E
Number of students in line
d
who were awarded any
need-based scholarship or grant aid
424 1778 18
F
Number of students in line d who were awarded any
need-based self-help aid
332 1373 14
G
Number of students in line d who were awarded any
non-need-based scholarship or grant aid
424 1778 18
H
Number of students in line
d
whose need was fully met
(exclude PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private
alternative loans)
148 607 6
I
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 need as
well as any resources that were awarded to replace EFC
(PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans)
84.6% 84.0% 59.8%
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)
$ 38,304 $ 36,607 $ 10,194
K
Average need-based scholarship or grant award of
those in line e
$ 31,294 $ 29,193 $ 8,180
L
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS
loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans)
of those in line f
$ 3,821 $ 4,831 $ 2,747
M
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans,
unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans) of
those in line f who were awarded a need-based loan
$ 3,150 $ 4,154 $ 3,021
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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
First-time
First-Year
Full-time
Undergrad
(Incl. FTFY)
Less Than
Full-time
Undergrad
N
Number of students in line a who had no financial need and
who were awarded institutional non-need-based scholarship
or grant aid
(exclude those who were awarded athletic awards and
tuition benefits)
144 717 11
O
Average dollar amount of institutional non-need-based
scholarship and grant aid awarded to students in line
n
$ 24,057 $ 24,121 $ 7,315
P
Number of students in line
a
who were awarded an
institutional non-need-based athletic scholarship or grant
Q
Average dollar amount of institutional non-need-based
athletic scholarships and grants awarded to students in line
p
Note: These are the graduates and loan types to include/exclude in order to fill out CDS H4 and H5.
Include:
• 2022 undergraduate class: all students who started at your institution as first-time students
and received a bachelor's degree between July 1, 2021 and June 30, 2022.
• 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).
• Any aid related to the CARE Act or unique the COVID-19 pandemic.
Provide the number of students in the 2022 undergraduate class who started at your institution as
first-time students and received a bachelor's degree between July 1, 2021 and June 30, 2022. Exclude
students who transferred into your institution.
⇒ 666
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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.
Source/Type of Loan
Number in the
class (defined in
H4 above) who
borrowed from
the types of
loans specified in
the first column
Percent of the
class (defined
above) who
borrowed from
the types of
loans specified in
the first column
(nearest 1%)
Average per-
undergraduate-
borrower
cumulative principal
borrowed from the
types of loans
specified in the first
column
(nearest $1)
A
Any loan program: Federal Perkins, Federal
Stafford Subsidized and Unsubsidized,
institutional, state, private loans that your
institution is aware of, etc. Include both Federal
Direct Student Loans and Federal Family
Education Loans.
453 68% $32,346
B
Federal loan programs: Federal Perkins, Federal
Stafford Subsidized and Unsubsidized. Include
both Federal Direct Student Loans and Federal
Family Education Loans.
448 67% $22,751
C
Institutional loan programs.
D
State loan programs.
E
Private student loans made by a bank or lender.
119 18% $37,479
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Aid to Undergraduate Degree-Seeking Nonresidents
Report numbers and dollar amounts for the same academic year checked in item H1
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:
⇒ 15
Average dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking
nonresidents:
⇒ $33,774
Total dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking
nonresidents:
⇒ $506,620
Check off all financial aid forms nonresident first-year financial aid applicants must submit:
☒ Institution’s own financial aid form
☐
CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE
☒ International Student’s Financial Aid Application
☒ International Student’s Certification of Finances
☐
Other:
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Process for First-Year Students
Check off all financial aid forms domestic first-year financial aid applicants must submit:
☒ FAFSA
☐
Institution’s own financial aid form
☐
CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE
☐
State aid form
☐
Noncustodial PROFILE
☐
Business/Farm Supplement
☐
Other: Click or tap here to enter text.
Indicate filing dates for first-year students:
Priority date for filing required financial aid forms:
⇒ December 1
Deadline for filing required financial aid forms:
⇒
☒ No deadline for filing required forms (applications processed on a rolling basis)
Indicate notification dates for first-year students (answer a or b):
☐
Students notified on or about (date):
☒ Students notified on a rolling basis. Starting date:
February 15
Indicate reply dates:
Students must reply by (date): May 1 or within 4 weeks of notification.
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Types of Aid Available
Please check off all types of aid available to undergraduates at your institution:
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):
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):
Check off criteria used in awarding institutional aid. Check all that apply.
Non-Need Based
Need-Based
Academics ☒ ☒
Alumni affiliation ☒ ☒
Art
☐
☐
Athletics
☐
☐
Job skills
☐
☐
ROTC ☒
Leadership ☒ ☒
Minority status
☐
☐
Music/drama
☐
☐
Religious affiliation
☐
☐
State/district residency ☒ ☒
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:
⇒
Are these policies related to the COVID-19 pandemic? ☐ Yes ☐ No
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INSTRUCTIONAL FACULTY AND CLASS SIZE
Instructional Faculty
Please report the number of instructional faculty members in each category for Fall 2022. 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:
Full-time
Part-time
A
Instructional faculty in preclinical and clinical medicine, faculty who are not
paid (e.g., those who donate their services or are in the military), or research-
only faculty, post-doctoral fellows, or pre-doctoral fellows
Exclude
Include only if
they teach one or
more non-clinical
credit courses
B
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
Exclude
Include if they
teach one or
more non-clinical
credit courses
C
Other administrators/staff who teach one or more non-clinical credit courses
even though they do not have faculty status
Exclude Include
D
Undergraduate or graduate students who assist in the instruction of courses,
but have titles such as teaching assistant, teaching fellow, and the like
Exclude Exclude
E
Faculty on sabbatical or leave with pay Include Exclude
F
Faculty on leave without pay Exclude Exclude
G
Replacement faculty for faculty on sabbatical leave or leave with pay Exclude Include
Full-time instructional faculty:
faculty employed on a full-time basis for instruction (including those with
released time for research)
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).
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Full-time
Part-time
Total
A
Total number of instructional faculty 144 165 309
B
Total number who are members of minority groups 24 24 48
C
Total number who are women 64 88 152
D
Total number who are men 80 77 157
E
Total number who are nonresidents (international) 7 0 7
F
Total number with doctorate, or other terminal degree 138 72 210
G
Total number whose highest degree is a master’s but not a
terminal master’s
6 84 90
H
Total number whose highest degree is a bachelor’s 0 9 9
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
J
Total number in stand-alone graduate/professional
programs in which faculty teach virtually only graduate-
level students
5 17 22
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Student to Faculty Ratio
Report the Fall 2022 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.
Fall 2022 Student to Faculty ratio: 14 to 1 (Based on 2,777 students and 205 faculty)
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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 2022 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 2022. 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.
2-9
10-19
20-29
30-39
40-49
50-99
100+
Total
CLASS
SECTIONS
41 194 249 62 3 2 551
2-9
10-19
20-29
30-39
40-49
50-99
100+
Total
CLASS
SUB-SECTIONS
3 25 12 2 42
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DISCIPLINARY AREAS OF DEGREES CONFERRED
Degrees conferred between July 1, 2021 and June 30, 2022
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 2
nd
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 1
st
majors
only.
Category
Diploma/
Certificates
Associate
Bachelor’s
CIP 2020
Categories
Agriculture
01
Natural resources and conservation
0.8%
03
Architecture
04
Area, ethnic, and gender studies
0.1%
05
Communication/journalism
7.0%
09
Communication technologies
10
Computer and information sciences
2.1%
11
Personal and culinary services
12
Education
3.5%
13
Engineering
0.3%
14
Engineering technologies
15
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics
0.9%
16
Family and consumer sciences
19
Law/legal studies
22
English
2.1%
23
Liberal arts/general studies
24
Library science
25
Biological/life sciences
8.8%
26
Mathematics and statistics
0.6%
27
Military science and military technologies
28 and 29
Interdisciplinary studies
3.1%
30
Parks and recreation
7.5%
31
Philosophy and religious studies
1.5%
38
Theology and religious vocations
39
Physical sciences
2.8%
40
Science technologies
41
Psychology
6.6%
42
Homeland Security, law enforcement, firefighting, and protective services
43
Public administration and social services
44
Social sciences
10.4%
45
Construction trades
46
Mechanic and repair technologies
47
Precision production
48
Transportation and materials moving
49
Visual and performing arts
50
Health professions and related programs
51
Business/marketing
40.3%
52
History
1.5%
54
TOTAL
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 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.
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.
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.
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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.
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 room and board
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.
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
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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.
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.
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
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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.
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.
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.
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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:
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 advance within an industry occupation. (Generally
based on standards developed or endorsed by employers or industry associations).
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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.
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,
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.
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*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.
*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.
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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.
Note: Suggested order of precedence for counting non-need money as need-based:
1. Non-need institutional grants
2. Non-need tuition waivers
3. Non-need athletic awards
4. Non-need federal grants
5. Non-need state grants
6. Non-need outside grants
7. Non-need student loans
8. Non-need parent loans
9. 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.
Work study and employment: Federal and state work study aid, and any employment packaged by your
institution in financial aid awards.
