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A0. Respondent Information (not for publication)

Brian

Erdman

SeniorResearchAssociate

OfficeofInstitutionalResearch

6331N.SheridanRd

Chicago

Illinois

60660

UnitedStates

773‐508‐7592

[email protected]

AreyourresponsestotheCDSpostedforreferenceonyourinstitution'swebsite? (clicktoselectfromdropdown)

Yes

Ifyes,pleaseprovideadirectlinktothepostedCDSresponses:

OfficeofInstitutionalEffectiveness:LoyolaUniversityChicago(luc.edu)

A0A.CommentsAboutCDS(notforpublication)

Entercomments

aboutCDShere:

A1. Address Informatio

Pleaseentergeneralinstitutioninformationbelow:

NameofCollegeorUniversity

Loyola University Chicago

StreetAddress:

1032 W. Sheridan Rd.

City:

Chicago

State:

Illinois

Zip:

60660

Country: UnitedStates

MainInstitutionPhoneNumber:

312-915-6000

MainInstitutionWebsite:

http://www.luc.edu/

MainInstitutionEmail:

[email protected]

PleaseenterAdmissionsOfficeinformationbelow:

StreetAddress:

820 N. Michigan Avenue

City:

Chicago

State:

Illinois

Zip:

60611

Country:

UnitedStates

AdmissionsPhoneNumber:

312-915-6500

AdmissionsToll‐freeNumber:

1-800-262-2373

AdmissionsWebsite:

http://www.luc.edu/

AdmissionsEmailAddress:

[email protected]

IsthereaseparateURLforyourschool'sonlineapplication?Ifyes,pleasespecify:

Ifyouhaveamailingaddressotherthantheonelistedabovetowhichapplicationsshouldbesent,pleaseprovide:

A2. Source of Institutional Control: (click to select from dropdown

)

Private (Nonprofit)

WeinviteyoutoindicateifthereareitemsontheCDSforwhichyoucannotusetherequestedanalyticconvention,cannotprovidedata

forthecohortrequested,whosemethodologyisunclear,oraboutwhichyouhavequestionsorcommentsingeneral.Thisinformation

willnotbepublishedbutwillhelpthepublishersfurtherrefineCDSitems.

Country:

PhoneNumber:

EmailAddress:

Extension:

Address:

City:

State:

Zip:

A. General Information

FirstName:

LastName:

Title:

Office:



A3. Classify your undergraduate institution: (click to select from dropdown)

Coeducational

A4. Academic year calendar: (click to select from dropdown)

Semester

A4A.Describeifcalendardiffersbyprogramorother:

A5. Degrees offered by your institution (select all that apply).

Certificate

Master's

Diploma

Post‐Master'scertificate

Associate

Doctoraldegree‐research/scholarship

Terminal

Doctoraldegree‐professionalpractice

Transfer

Doctoraldegree‐other

Bachelor's

Post‐Bachelor'scertificate

A6. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Ifyouhaveadiversity,equity,andinclusionofficeordepartment,pleaseprovidetheURLofthecorrespondingWebpage:

OfficeofInstitutionalDiversity,Equity,andInclusion|Diversity,Equity,andInclusion(OIDEI):LoyolaUniversityChicago(luc.edu)

ENDOFSECTIONA



B1.InstitutionalEnrollment

FullTime

Enrollment

PartTime

Enrollment

FullTime

Enrollment

PartTime

Enrollment

FullTime

Enrollment

PartTime

Enrollment

Degree‐seeking,first‐time,first‐year

students

870 2 2,075 3 1 0

Otherfirst‐year,degree‐seekingstudents

287 9 433 20 1 0

Allotherdegree‐seekingundergraduate

students

2,281 156 5,147 288 3 0

Totaldegree‐seekingundergraduatestudents

3,438 167 7,655 311 5 0

Allotherundergraduatesenrolledincredit

courses

19 329 49 514 0 0

TotalUndergraduateStudents

3,457 496 7,704 825 5 0

478

11,098

11,576

12,487

FullTime

Enrollment

PartTime

Enrollment

FullTime

Enrollment

PartTime

Enrollment

FullTime

Enrollment

PartTime

Enrollment

B.ENROLLMENTANDPERSISTENCE

Formoreinformationonhowtoreportstudyabroadstudents,pleaseseeNCES.GOVdocumentation.

UNDERGRADUATESTUDENTS

Men Women AnotherGender

Totalpart‐timeundergraduatedegree‐seekingstudents

Totalfull‐timeundergraduatedegree‐seekingstudents

Totalofallundergraduatedegree‐seekingstudents

Totalofallundergraduatestudentsenrolled

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

.

1.Reportstudentsformalydesignatedas"firstprofessional"inthegraduatecounts.

2.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.



Degree‐seeking,first‐time

443 94 957 320 0 0

Allotherdegree‐seeking

771 173 1,634 499 0 0

Allothergraduatesenrolledincredit

courses

2701000

TotalGraduateStudents

1,216 274 2,591 829 0 0

1,086

3,805

4,891

4,910

B2.EnrollmentbyRacial/EthnicCategory

International(nonresidents) 60

253 275

GRADUATESTUDENTS

Totalpart‐timegraduatedegree‐seekingstudents

Totalfull‐timegraduatedegree‐seekingstudents

Totalofallgraduatedegree‐seekingstudents

Totalofallgraduatestudentsenrolled

Providenumbersofundergraduatestudentsforeachofthefollowingcategoriesasoftheinstitution’sofficialfallreportingdateorasof

October15,

2023.

1.Includeinternationalstudentsonlyinthecategory"Nonresidents."

2.Completethe“TotalUndergraduates”columnonlyifyoucannotprovidedataforthefirsttwocolumns.

3.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."

4.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graduaon."

6.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.

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‐seekingand

non‐degree‐seeking)

5.Moreinformationaboutothereligible(forfinancialaidpurposes)non‐citizensisavailableat

https://studentaid.gov/understandaid/eligibility/requirements/non‐us‐citizens.



Hispanic/Latino 691

2,571 2,632

BlackorAfricanAmerican,non‐Hispanic 246

832 848

White,non‐Hispanic 1,384

5,694 5,649

AmericanIndianorAlaskaNative,non‐

Hispanic

15 15

Asian,non‐Hispanic 393

1,527 1,569

NativeHawaiianorotherPacificIslander,

non‐Hispanic

Twoormoreraces,non‐Hispanic 150

568 581

Raceand/orethnicityunknown 22

107 609

Total 2,951

11,576 12,187

B3.Persistence/Degrees

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

Certificate/Diploma 50 68

Bachelor'sDegrees 2,920 305

Master'sDegrees 1,408 10

Doctoraldegree‐research/scholarship 149 392

Doctoraldegree‐other 0

Associate'sDegrees

Post‐Bachelor'sDegrees

Post‐Master'sDegrees

Doctoraldegree‐professionalpractice



B4‐B21.GraduationRates

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

647 720 1,286 2,653

0000

647 720 1,286 2,653

386 501 940 1,827

ForBachelor’sorEquivalentPrograms:PleaseprovidedatafortheFall

2017cohortifavailable.IfFall

2017cohortdataarenotavailable,

providedatafortheFall2016cohort.

2017COHORT(AY‐7)

A.Initial2017cohortoffirst‐time,full‐time,bachelor's(orequivalent)

degree‐seekingundergraduatestudents

B.OftheInitial2017cohort,howmanydidnotpersistanddidnot

graduateforanyof

thefollowingreasons:(reporttotalallowable

exclusions)

‐Deceased

‐ArmedForces

‐Officialchurchmission

‐PermanentlyDisabled

‐ForeignAidServiceoftheFederalGovernment

C.Final2017cohort,afteradjustingforallowableexclusions

D.Oftheinitial2017cohort,howmanycompletedtheprogramin

fouryearsorless(byAug.31,

2021)?

TheitemsinthissectioncorrespondtodataelementscollectedbytheIPEDSWeb‐basedDataCollectionSystem’sGraduation

Forcompleteinstructionsanddefinitionsofdataelements,seetheIPEDSGRSFormsandInstructionsforthe2023‐2024

Survey.https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/use‐the‐data/survey‐components/9/graduation‐rates

Inthefollowingsectionforbachelor’sorequivalentprograms,pleasedisaggregatetheFall2016andFall2017cohorts

(formerlyCDSB4‐B11)intofourgroups:

∙StudentswhoreceivedaFederalPellGrant*

∙RecipientsofasubsidizedStaffordLoanwhodidnotreceiveaPellGrant

∙Studentswhodidnotreceiveeither

aPellGrantorasubsidizedStaffordLoan

∙Total(allstudents,regardlessofPellGrantorsubsized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.



46 32 74 152

5 9 15 29

437 542 1,029 2,008

67.5 75.3 80.0 75.7

E.Oftheinitial2017cohort,howmanycompletedtheprogramin

morethanfouryearsbutinfiveyearsorless(afterAug.31,2021and

byAug.31,2022)?

F.Oftheinitial2017cohort,howmanycompletedtheprogramin

morethanfiveyearsbutin

sixyearsorless(afterAug.31,2022and

byAug.31,2023)?

G.Totalgraduatingwithinsixyears

(SumofD.,E.,andF.)

H.Six‐yeargraduationratefor2017cohort

(G.dividedbyC.)



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

678 729 1,215 2,622

0000

678 729 1,215 2,622

418 492 851 1,761

39 29 53 121

4 5 11 20

461 526 915 1,902

68% 72% 75% 73%

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)?

G.Totalgraduatingwithinsixyears

(SumofD.,E.,andF.)

H.Six‐yeargraduationratefor2016cohort

(G.dividedbyC.)

ForBachelor’sorEquivalentPrograms:PleaseprovidedatafortheFall

2017

cohortifavailable.IfFall2017cohortdataarenotavailable,

providedatafortheFall2016cohort.

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)?

2016COHORT(AY

‐8)

A.Initial2016cohortoffirst‐time,full‐time,bachelor's(orequivalent)

degree‐seekingundergraduatestudents

B.OftheInitial2016cohort,howmanydidnotpersistanddidnot

graduateforanyofthefollowingreasons:(reporttotalallowable

exclusions)

‐Deceased‐PermanentlyDisabled

‐ArmedForces‐ForeignAidService

oftheFederalGovernment

C.Final2016cohort,afteradjustingforallowableexclusions

D.Oftheinitial2016cohort,howmanycompletedtheprogramin

fouryearsorless(byAug.31,2020)?



2020Cohort 2019Cohort

0.0 0.0

B22.RetentionRates

B15.Completersofprogramsoflessthantwoyearsduration(total):

B16.Completersofprogramsoflessthantwoyearswithin150percentof

normaltime:

B17.Completersofprogramsofatleasttwobutlessthanfouryears(total):

Pleaseprovidedataforthe2020cohortifavailable.If2020

cohortdataare

notavailable,providedataforthe2019cohort.

Two‐YearInstitutions‐Graduation,CompletionCounts

B12.Initialcohort,totaloffirst‐time,full‐timedegree/certificate‐seeking

students:

B13.Oftheinitialcohort,howmanydidnotpersistanddidnotgraduate for

anyofthefollowingreasons:(reporttotalallowableexclusions)

‐Deceased‐PermanentlyDisabled

‐ArmedForces‐ForeignAidServiceoftheFederalGovernment

‐Officialchurch

missions

B14.Finalcohort,afteradjustingforallowableexclusions:

Reportforthecohortofallfull‐time,first‐timebachelor’s(orequivalent)degree‐seekingundergraduatestudentswhoentered

inFall2022(ortheprecedingsummerterm).

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

*Death

*PermanentDisability

*Serviceinthearmedforces

*Foreignaidserviceofthefederalgovernment

*Oﬃcialchurchmissions

*Nootheradjustments totheinialcohortshouldbemade.

B18.Completersofprogramsofatleasttwobutlessthanfour‐yearswithin

150percentofnormaltime:

B19.Totaltransfers‐out(withinthreeyears)tootherinstitutions:

B20.Totaltransferstotwo‐yearinstitutions:

B21.Totaltransferstofour‐yearinstitutions:



Enterretentionrate: 84%

Forthecohortofallfull‐timebachelor’s(orequivalent)degree‐seekingundergraduatestudentswhoenteredyourinstitution

asfirst‐yearstudentsinFall2022(ortheprecedingsummerterm),whatpercentagewasenrolledatyourinstitutionasofthe

dateyourinstitutioncalculatesitsofficialenrollment

inFall2023.

Totalstudentsretained=studentsfromtheFall2022cohortwhoarestillenrolledasofFall2023+studentsfrom

Fall2022cohortwhocompletedtheirbachelor’sprogramasofFall2023

(StudentsfromtheFall2022cohortstillenrolledasofFall2023+Studentsfrom

Fall2022cohortwhocompletedtheir

bachelor’sprogramasofFall2023)/(AdjustedFall2022cohort)*100

Note:Thenumberoffirst‐timestudentsseekingabachelor’sdegree(orequivalent)whoattainabachelor’sdegree(or

equivalent)bytheirsecondfalltermisexpectedtobezeroorverysmall.Inexceptional

caseswhenafirst‐timestudentdoes

satisfyalldegreerequirementsincludingfullcreditcompletion(e.g.,typically120credithours)andisawardedabachelor’s

degree(orequivalent)bytheirsecondfallterm,theyaretobeconsidered“retained”forEFreportingpurposes.

ENDOFSECTIONB



C1. Applications: First-time, First-year Students

Men Women

Another

Gender

Totalfirst‐time,first‐yearstudentswhoappliedinFall2023 13,950 26,872 6

Totalfirst‐time,first‐yearstudentsadmittedinFall2023 10,297 22,638 2

Totalfirst‐time,first‐yearstudentsenrolledinFall2023 872 2,078 1

Full‐time,first‐time,first‐yearstudentsenrolledinFall2023 870 2,075 1

Part‐time,first‐time,first‐yearstudentsenrolled

inFall2023 2 3 0

In‐State Out‐of‐State International Total

Totalfirst‐time,first‐year(degreeseeking)whoapplied 18,161

18,889 3,418

40,468

Totalfirst‐time,first‐year(degreeseeking)whowereadmitted 15,257

16,491 1,189

32,937

Totalfirst‐time,first‐year(degreeseeking)enrolled

1,553

1,323 75

2,951

C2. Applications: First-time, First-year Wait-Listed Students

Studentswhometadmissionrequirementsbutwhosefinaladmissionwascontingentonspaceavailablity.

Doyouhaveapolicyofplacingstudentsonawaitinglist?

Selectfromthedropdownmenu.

Ifyes,pleaseanswerthequestionsbelowforFall2023admissions:

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?

Ifyes,doyoureleasethatinformationtostudents?

Ifyes,doyoureleasethatinformationtoschoolcounselors?

C. FIRST-TIME, FIRST-YEAR ADMISSION

Providethenumberofdegree‐seeking,first‐time,first‐yearstudentswhoapplied,wereadmitted,andenrolled(full‐orpart‐time)inFall

2023.

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

‐Applicantsshouldincludeonlythosestudentswhofulfilledtherequirementsfor

considerationforadmission(i.e.,whocompleted

actionableapplications)andwhohavebeennotifiedofoneofthefollowingactions:admission,non‐admission,placementonwaitinglist,or

applicationwithdrawn(byapplicantorinstitution).

‐Admittedapplicantsshouldincludewait‐listedstudentswhoweresubsequentlyofferedadmission.

‐Sincethetotalmayinclude

studentswhodidnotprovidegenderdata,thedetailneednotsumtothetotal.

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

‐Notethatrecenthighschoolgraduatesandotherstudentswithoutpriorpostsecondaryexperiencewillstillbeconsidered“first‐time

students”forfallenrollmentreportingpurposeseveniftheyenrolledinthesummerpriortofallenrollment.



C3. Admission Requirements: High School Completion Requirement

Doesyourinstitutionrequirehighschoolcompletionfordegree‐seekingenteringstudents?Selectfromdropdown.

HighschooldiplomaisrequiredandGEDisaccepted

C4. Admission Requirements: General College-Prepatory Program

Recommend

C5.AdmissionRequirements:HighSchoolUnitsRequired/Recommende

Units

Required

Units

Recommended

TotalAcademicUnits

15 20

English

Mathematics

Science

ofScienceUnits,howmanyunitsmustbelab

Foreignlanguage

SocialStudies

History

ComputerScience

Visual/PerformingArts

AcademicElectives

OtherElectiveUnitsrequired(pleasespecify):

OtherElectiveUnitsrecommended(pleasespecify):

C6.BasisforSelection:OpenAdmissionPolic

If"Other"isselected,pleaseincludedetailinthetextboxbelow:

DoesyourinstitutionrequireORrecommendageneralcollege‐preparatoryprogramfordegree‐seekingstudents?Selectfromdropdown.

Specifythedistributionofacademichighschoolcourseunitesrequiredand/orrecommend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,pleaseconverttoCarnegie.

Doesyourinstitution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?Selectthemostapplicableresponsefromthedropdownoptions.



C7.BasisforSelection:RelativeImportanceofFactorsinAdmissionDecision

ACADEMIC

Rigorofsecondaryschoolrecord

VeryImportant

Classrank Considered

AcademicGradePointAverage(GPA) VeryImportant

Recommendations Important

Standardizedtestscores Considered

Applicationessay Important

NONACADEMIC

Interview

NotConsidered

Extracurriculuaractivities Important

Talent/ability Considered

Character/personalqualities Important

Firstgeneration Considered

Alumni/aerelation Considered

Geographicalresidence NotConsidered

Stateresidency NotConsidered

Religiousaffilitation/commitment NotConsidered

Volunteerwork Important

Workexperience Important

Levelofapplicant'sinterest Considered

Pleaseprovideadditionalinformationiftheimportanceofanyspecificacademicornonacademicfactorsdifferbyacademicprogram:

C8.SATandACTPolicies

If yes, please select the appropriate response from the dropdown menus for each possible option below for admission for Fall 2025.

SATand/orACT

Notrequiredforadmission,butconsideredforsome

ACTOnly

Notrequiredforadmission,butconsideredforsome

SATOnly

Notrequiredforadmission,butconsideredforsome

Does your institution make use of SAT or ACT scores in admissions decisions for first-time, first-

year, degree-seeking applicants?

Pleaseindicatetherelativeimportanceofeachofthefollowingacademicandnon‐academicfactorsinyourfirst‐time,first‐

yeardegree‐

seekinggeneraladmissiondecisions(notincludingprogramswithspecificcriteria):selectfromthedropdownmenus.



Doesyourinstitutionuseapplicants'testscoresforacademicadvising?

Yes

WhatisthelatestdatebywhichSATorACTscoresmustbereceivedforfall‐termadmission?

Pleaseusethefollowingformat:MM/DD/YYY

Pleaseindicatewhichtestsyourinstitutionusesforplacement

(e.g.statetests):

IfyouselectedStateExam,pleasespecify:

Ifnecessary,please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.)

SAT

ACT

CLEP

Institutional Exam

State Exam



C9.First‐time,first‐yearprofile:Nationalstandardizedtestscores(SAT/ACT)

3.DonotconvertSATscorestoACTscoresandviceversa.

Percent Number

SubmittingSATScores 38% 1113

SubmittingACTScores 21% 652

Assessment

25th

Percentile

Score

50th

Percentile

Score

(not used in

BFCP

)

75th

Percentile

Score

SATComposite(400‐1600)

1210 1300 1370

SATEvidence‐BasedReadingandWriting(200‐800)

590 640 680

SATMath(200‐800)

570 610 660

ACTComposite(0‐36)

24 27 30

ACTMath(0‐36)

22 25 28

ACTEnglish(0‐36)

24 28 32

ACTReading(0‐36)

25 30 33

ACTScience(0‐36)

24 26 29

ACTWriting(0‐36)

000

Percentoffirst‐time,first‐year

studentswithscoresineachrange:

Sumofeachcolumnshouldequal100%.

ScoreRange

SATEvidence‐

BasedReading

andWriting

SATMath

700‐800 12.3% 8.5%

600‐699 42.8% 33.8%

500‐599 35.2% 41.9%

400‐499 9.1% 13.7%

300‐399 0.6% 2.1%

200‐299 0.0% 0.0%

Total

100% 100%

ScoreRange

SAT

Composite

ScoreRange

ACT

Composite

1400‐1600 21.5% 30‐36 30.7%

1200‐1399 57.3% 24‐29 50.0%

1000‐1199 20.1% 18‐23 17.6%

800‐999 1.1% 12‐17 1.7%

600‐799 0.0% 6‐11 0.0%

400

‐599 0.0% Below60%

Total

100%

Total

100%

2.Donotincludepartialtestscores(e.g.,mathematicsscoresbutnotcriticalreadingforacategoryofstudents)orcombineother

4.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.

For each assessment listed below, report the score that represents the 25th percentile (the score that 25 percent of the first-time,

first-year population scored at or below) and the 75th percentile score (the score that 25 percent scored at or above).

Provideinformationforallenrolled,degree‐seeking,full‐timeandpart‐time,first‐

time,first‐yearstudentsenrolledinFall2023,including

studentswhobeganstudiesduringsummer,internationalstudents/nonresidents,andstudentsadmittedunderspecialarrangements.

Reportthepercentandnumberoffirst‐time,first‐yearstudentsenrolledinFall2023whosubmittednationalstandardized(SAT/ACT)test

scores.

1.IncludeinformationforALL

enrolled,degree‐seeking,first‐time,first‐yearstudentswhosubmittedtestscores.



ScoreRange

ACTEnglish ACTMath ACTReading ACTScience

30‐36 38.2% 15.5% 51.1% 24.2%

24‐29 40.2% 53.4% 31.5% 51.1%

18‐23 18.7% 23.9% 14.6% 22.4%

12‐17 2.9% 7.1% 2.8% 2.0%

6‐11 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.3%

Below6 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Total

100% 100% 100% 100%

C10.ClassRankRanges

ClassRankRange Percent

Percentintoptenthofhighschoolgraduatingclass 28.0%

Percentintopquarterofhighschoolgraduatingclass 59.2%

Percentintophalfofhighschoolgraduatingclass 88.8%

Percentinbottomhalfofhighschoolgraduatingclass 11.2%

Percentinbottomquarterofhighschoolgraduatingclass 1.0%

Percentoftotalfirst‐time,first

‐yearstudentswhosubmittedhighschool

classrank

23.0%

C11.HighSchoolGradePointRange

ScoreRange

Percentof

studentswho

submitted

scores

Percentof

studentswho

didnotsubmit

scores

Percentofall

enrolled

students

PercentwhohadGPAof4.0

42.0% 0.0% 42.0%

PercentwhohadGPAbetween3.75and3.99

20.0% 0.0% 20.0%

PercentwhohadGPAbetween3.50and3.74

16.9% 0.0% 16.9%

PercentwhohadGPAbetween3.25and3.49

10.2% 0.0% 10.2%

Percentwho

hadGPAbetween3.00and3.24

7.3% 0.0% 7.3%

PercentwhohadGPAbetween2.50and2.99

3.6% 0.0% 3.6%

PercentwhohadGPAbetween2.0and2.49

0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

PercentwhohadGPAbetween1.0and1.99

0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

2.IfyouareabletoreportGPArangesseparatelyforstudentsthatalsosubmittedatleastonetestscore

versusthosewhodidnot

submitatestscore,pleasedosointherespectivecolumns.Ifyouareunabletoreportthesedata,pleasereporttherangesforall

students.

Percent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).

Tophalfandbottomhalf

should=100%.

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).

1.Report

informationonlyforthosestudentsfromwhomyoucollectedhighschoolGPA.



PercentwhohadGPAbelow1.0

0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Total

100.0% 0.0% 100.0%

C12.AverageHighSchoolGPA

AveragehighschoolGPAofalldegree‐seeking,first‐time,first‐yearstudentswhosubmittedGPA:

3.74

Percentoftotalfirst‐time,first‐yearstudentswhosubmittedhighschoolGPA: 99.9%

C13.ApplicationFee

Doesyourinstitutionhaveanapplicationfee? No

IfyourinstitutionhaswaiveditsapplicationfeefortheFall2025

applicationcycle,pleaseselectno.

Ifyes,whatistheamountoftheapplicationfee:

Ifyes,canthefeebewaivedforapplicantswithfinancialneed?

Ifyouhavean

applicationfee,andhaveanonlineapplicationoption,

pleaseindicatethepolicyforstudentswhoapplyonline:

Ifyouhaveanapplicationfeeforonlineapplications,canthefeebe

waivedforstudentswithfinancialneed?

C14.ApplicationClosingDate

Doesyourinstitutionhaveanapplicationclosingdate? No

Ifyes,pleaseenterthedatesbelow:

Pleaseusethefollowingformat:(MM/DD)

ApplicationClosingDate(Fall)

PriorityDate

C15.First‐time,first‐yearstudentacceptanceotherthanFal

Arefirst‐time,first‐yearstudentsacceptedfortermsotherthantheFall? Yes

C16.AdmissionsNotificationtoApplicant

Arenotificationstoapplicantsofadmissiondecisionsentonarollingbasis?

Yes

Percentofallenrolledstudentswaspreviouslycollected.Reportingbysubmittedtestscoreisnew.Ifavailable,pleasereport

allthreesegmentsofstudents.



Whatdatedorollingnotificationsbegin?(MM/DD)

10/15

Ifnotificationsofadmissiondecisionaresentbyspecificdate,pleaseenterdate:(MM/DD)

C17.ReplyPolicyforApplicants

Whatisyourinstitution'sreplypolicyforadmittedapplicants?(selectfromdropdownmenuandrelatedfollow‐uptextbox)

Mustreplybysetdate

5/1

Pleaseprovideadmittedapplicantpolicy,ifnoneoftheabovepoliciesapplytoyourinstitution:

Deadlineforhousingdeposits:(MM/DD)

Amountofhousingdeposit:

Arehousingdepositsrefundable

ifstudentdoesnotenroll?

C18.DeferredAdmission

Doesyourinstitutionallowstudentstopostponeenrollmentafteradmission? No

Ifyes,whatisthemaximumperiodofpostponement?

C19.EarlyAdmissions

C20.CommonApplication(QuestionsRemovedfromCDS.

)

IfyouselectedreplybyMay1storwithinasetnumberofweeks,pleaseenternumberofweeks:

Ifyouselectedspecificdate,pleaseenterthedatehere:(MM/DD)

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?



C21.EarlyDecision

Ifyes,pleasecompletethefollowingapplicabledates:

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2023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:

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?



C22.EarlyAction

Ifyes,pleasecompletethefollowing:(MM/DD)

Earlyactionclosingdate:

Earlyactionnotificationdate:

FortheFall2023enteringclass:

Numberofearlyactionapplicationsreceivedbyyourinstitution:

Numberofapplicantsadmittedunderearlyactionplan:

Numberofapplicantsenrolledunderearlyactionplan:

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?

Isyourearlyactionplana"restrictive"planunderwhichyoulimitstudents

fromapplyingtootherearlyplans?

ENDOFSECTIONC



D1. Fall Applicants: Transfer Student Enrollment

Doesyourinstitutionenrolltransferstudents?

Yes

D2. Fall Applicants: Student Counts

Applicants

Admitted

Applicants

Enrolled

Applicants

Men

912 490 131

Women

1,497 836 185

AnotherGender

551

Total

2,414 1,331 317

D3. Enrollment Terms

Pleaseindicatewhichtermsforwhichtransferstudentsmayenroll:(selectallthatapply)

D4. Transfer Applicants Minimum Credits

Yes

Ifyes,whatistheminimumnumberandtheunittype?

Number: 20.0 UnitType: Credit(s)

D5. Requirements for Admission

Pleaseindicateifthebelowitemsarerequired,recommended,ornotoftransferstudentstoapplyforadmission:

Selectfromthedropdownmenu.

RequiredofSome

RequiredofAll

NotRequired

RequiredofSome

D6. Minimum High School GPA Required

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

D7. Minimum College GPA Required

Ifaminimumcollegegradepointaverageisrequiredoftransferapplicants,specificy(ona4.0)scale:

Ifyes,maytransferstudentsearnadvancedstandingcreditbytransferringcreditsearnedfromcoursework

completedatothercolleges/universities?

D. TRANSFER ADMISSION

If NO - Skip to CDS Section E.

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

Ifyourinstitutioncollectsandreportsnon‐binarygenderdata,pleaseusethe"AnotherGender"category.

Essayorpersonalstatement

Interview

Standardardizedtestscores

Statementofgoodstandingfrompriorinstitution(s)

GPARequired:

Must

atransferapplicanthaveaminimumnumberofcredits/coursescompleted

orelsemustapplyasanenteringfirst‐yearstudent?

Highschooltranscript

Collegetranscript(s)

Fall

Winter

Spring

Summer



2.0

GPARequired:



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

D9. Application Specific Dates

PriorityDate ClosingDate

Notification

Date

ReplyDate RollingAdmission

Fall 6/1

Winter

Spring 12/1

Summer

D10. Open Admission Policy

Doesanopenadmissionpolicy,ifreported,applyto

transferstudents?

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.

UseMM/DDformat.

Fall Rolling Admission

Winter Rolling Admission

Spring Rolling Admission

Summer Rolling Admission



D11. Additional Requirements

Pleasedescribeanyadditionalrequirementsfortransferstudents,ifapplicable:

D12. Lowest Grade Allowable for Transfer Credit

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

Lowestgrade:

D13. Maximum Credits Transferred to two-year institutions

Reportthemaximumnumberofcreditsorcoursesthatmaybetransferredfromatwo‐yearinstitution:

Number:

64.0

UnitType:

Credit(s)

D14. Maximum Credits Transferred to four-year institutions

Reportthemaximumnumberofcreditsorcoursesthatmaybetransferredfromafour‐yearinstitution:

Number:

NoMax

UnitType:

Credit(s)

D15. Minimum Credits to Earn Associate Degree

Reporttheminimumnumberofcreditsthattransferstudentsmustcompleteatyourinstitutiontoearnanassociatedegree:

Number:

D16. Minimum Credits to Earn Bachelor's Degree

Reporttheminimumnumberofcreditsthattransferstudentsmustcompleteatyourinstitutiontoearnabachelor'sdegree:

Number:

60.0

D17: Other Credit Policies

Pleasedescribeanyothertransfercreditpolicies:

D18: Military/Veteran Transfer Credits

Doesyourinstitutionacceptthefollowingmilitary/veterantransfercredits:(selectallthatapply)

D19: Maximum Credits Transferred - ACE

Number: UnitType:

D20: Maximum Credits Transferred - CLEP, DSST

Number:

33.0

UnitType:

Credit(s)

ReportthemaximumnumberofcreditsorcoursesthatmaybetransferredbasedonmilitaryeducationevaluatedbytheAmerican

CouncilonEducation(ACE):

Reportthe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)):

American Council on Education (ACE)

DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST)

College Level Examination Program (CLEP)



D21: Published Transfer Policies

Yes

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

D22: Unique Transfer Policies

Pleasedescribeothermilitary/veterantransfercreditpoliciesuniquetoyourinstitution:

Arethemilitary/veterancredittransferpoliciespublishedonyour

website?

ENDOFSECTIOND

http://luc.edu/undergrad/apply/other/veterans



E1. Special study options

Pleaseidentifytheprogramsavailableatyourinstitution.Refertotheglossaryfordefinitions.Selectallthatapply.

Ifother,

pleasespecify:

E2. Removed from the CDS.

E3. Required Coursework for Graduation

E. ACADEMIC OFFERINGS AND POLICIES

Pleaseindicatetheareasinwhichall,ormost,studentsarerequiredtocompletesomecourseworkpriortograduation:

Selectallthatapply.

Acceleratedprogram

Comprehensivetransitionandpostsecondaryprogramfor

studentswithintellectualdisabilities

Cross‐registration

Distancelearning

Doublemajor

Dualenrollment

EnglishasaSecondLanguage(ESL)

Exchangestudentprogram(domestic)

Externaldegreeprogram

Honorsprogram

Independentstudy

Internships

Liberalarts/careercombination

Student‐designedmajor

Studyabroad

Teachercertificationprogram

UndergraduateResearch

Weekendcollege

Other

Arts/finearts

Computerliteracy

English(includingcomposition)

Foreignlanguages

History

PhysicalEducation

Humanities

IntensiveWriting

Mathematics

Philosophy

Sciences(biologicalorphysical)

SocialScience



If"Other"selected,pleasespecifybelow:

END OF SECTION E

Other



F1. First-time, first-year degree-seeking students and undergraduates enrolled

First‐time,

First‐yearStudents

Undergraduates

Percentwhoarefromoutofstate(excludeinternational/

non‐residentsfromthenumeratoranddenominator)

46.0% 42.9%

Percentofmenwhojoinfraternities 7.0% 5.0%

Percentofwomenwhojoinsororities 12.0% 8.0%

Percentwholiveincollege‐owned,‐operated,or‐affiliated

housing

83.0% 44.0%

Percentwholiveoffcampusorcommute 17.0% 56.0%

Percentofstudents

age25orolder 0.0% 5.0%

Averageageoffull‐timestudents 18 21

Averageageofallstudents(full‐timeandpart‐time) 18 21

F2. Activities Offered

Pleaseidentifyallprogramsavailableatyourinstitution.

F. STUDENT LIFE

Pleasecompletethetablebelowwiththepercentagesoraverageageoffirst‐time,first‐yeardegree‐seekingstudentsanddegree‐

seekingundergraduatesenrolledinFall2023whofitintothefollowingcategories:

CampusMinistries

Choralgroups

Concertband

Dance

Drama/theater

InternationalStudentOrganization

Literarymagazine

Marchingband

ModelUN

Musicensembles

Opera

Pepband

Studentgovernment

Studentnewspaper

Student‐runfilmsociety

Symphonyorchestra

Televisionstation

Yearbook



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

select all that apply

ArmyROTCisoffered:

Ifatcooperatinginstitution,pleaselistinstitutionbelow:

NavalROTCisoffered:

Ifatcooperatinginstitution,pleaselistinstitutionbelow:

NorthwesternUniversity

AirForceROTCisoffered:

Ifatcooperatinginstitution,pleaselistinstitutionbelow:

UniversityofChicago

F4. Housing

Pleasecheckalltypesofcollege‐owned,‐operated,or‐affiliatedhousingavailableforundergraduatesatyourinstitution.

Ifselected"OtherHousingOptions",pleasespecifybelow:

END OF SECTION F

Jazzband

OnCampus Atcooperatinginstitution

MarineOption OnCampus Atcooperatingin stitution

OnCampus

Atcooperatinginstitution

Apartmentsformarriedstudents

Apartmentsforsinglestudents

Coedresidencehalls

Cooperativehousing

Fraternity/sororityhousing

LivingLearningCommunities

Men'sresidencehalls

Specialhousingforinternationalstudents

Specialhousingforstudentswithdisabilities

Themehousing

Women'sresidencehalls

OtherHousingOptions

Radiostation

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G0. Net Price Calculator URL

PleaseprovidetheURLofyourinstititution'snetpricecalculator:

FinancialAid|NetPriceCalculator|LoyolaUniversityChicagoNetPriceCalculator:LoyolaUniversityChicago(luc.edu)

TuitionandFeeDataProvidedare: Projections

Approximatedatecostswillbeavailable:

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

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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.)

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Do not include optional fees (e.g., parking, laboratory use).

G. ANNUAL EXPENSES

Forthefollowingsections,pleaseprovide2024‐2025academicyearcostsofattendanceforthefollowingcategoriesthatareapplicableto

yourinstitution.

Ifyourinstitution's2024‐2025academicyearcostsofattendancearenotavailableat thistime,pleaseselectthecheckboxbelowand

entertheapproximatedate(i.e.MM/DD)

whenyourinstitution'sfinal2024‐2025academicyearcostsofattendancewillbeavailable.

List the typical tuition, required fees, and food and housing for a full-time undergraduate student for the full 2024-2025 academic year. (30

semester hours or 45 quarter hours for institutions that derive annual tuition by multiplying credit hour cost by number of credits).

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A full academic year refers to the period of time generally extending from September to June; usually equated to two semesters, two

trimesters, three quarters, or the period covered by a four-one-four plan.



Food and housing is defined as double occupancy and 19 meals per week or the maximum meal plan.

2024‐2025academiccostsnotcurrentlyavailable

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First‐Year Undergraduate

PRIVATEINSTITUTION

Tuition:

$52,230 $52,230

PUBLICINSTITUTION

Tuition:In‐district

Tuition:In‐state(out‐of‐district):

Tuition:Out‐of‐state:

Tuitition:International(non‐resident)

FORALLINSTITUTIONS

RequiredFees:

$1,480 $1,480

FoodandHousing(on‐campus):

$17,010 $17,010

HousingOnly(on‐campus):

$10,630 $10,630

FoodOnly(on‐campusmealplan):

$6,380 $6,380

G2. Credits Per Term

Pleaseenterthenumberofcreditspertermastudentcantakeforthestatedfull‐timetuition:

Minimumnumberofcredits:

12.0

Maximumnumberofcredits:

21.0

G3. Tuition and Fee Variance by Year of Study

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

G4. Tuition and Fee Variance by Undergraduate Instructional Program

Dotuitionandfeesvarybyundergraduateinstructionalprogram?

Ifyes,whatpercentoffull‐timeundergraduatespaymorethanthetuitionandfeesreportedinG1?

G5. Estimated Expenses for Typical Full-Time Undergraduates

Pleaseprovideestimatedexpensesforatypicalfull‐timeundergraduatestudent:

Residents

Commuters

(livingathome)

Commuters

(notlivingathome)

Booksandsupplies:

1,200 1,200 1,200

Housingonly:

Foodonly:

4,006

Foodandhousingtotal*

15,558

Transportation:

450 2,160 450

Otherexpenses:

1,600 1,600 1,600

Ifyourinstitutionhascomprehensivetuition,foodandhousingfees(andcannotprovideseparate

fee

amounts),pleaseenterthatcomprehensiveamount:

*Onlyenter"Foodandhousingtotal"ifyourinstitutioncannotprovideseparatefoodandhousingfiguresforcommutersnotlivingathome.

Othertuitionorfeeinformation:

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G6. Undergraduate Per-Credit-Hour Charges (tuition only)

Pleaseentertheundergraduateper‐credit‐hourcharges(tuitiononly)intheapplicableinstitutiontypeandsegmentofstudents:

PRIVATEINSTITUTIONS

$960.00

PUBLICINSTITUTIONS

In‐districtstudents,per‐credit‐hourcharge(tuitiononly):

‐state(out‐of‐district)students,per‐credit‐hourcharge(tuitiononly):

Out‐of‐statestudents,per‐credit‐hourcharge

(tuitiononly):

END OF SECTION G

International(non‐resident)students,per‐credit‐hourcharge(tuitiononly):

Per‐credit‐hourcharge(tuitiononly):

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H. FINANCIAL AID

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

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

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

Indebtedness:Aggregatedollaramountborrowedthroughanyloanprogram(federal,

state,subsidized,unsubsidized,private,etc.;

excludingparentloans)whilethestudentwasenrolledataninstitution.Studentloansco‐signedbyaparentareassumedtobethe

responsibilityofthestudentandshouldbeincluded.

Institutionalscholarshipsandgrants:Endowedscholarships,annualgiftsandtuitionfundedgrantsforwhichthe

institutiondeterminesthe

recipient.

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

Need‐basedaid:College‐fundedorcollege‐administeredawardfrominstitutional,state,federal,orothersourcesforwhichastudentmust

havefinancialneedtoqualify.Thisincludesbothinstitutionaland

non‐institutionalstudentaid(grants,jobs,andloans).

Need‐basedscholarshiporgrantaid:Scholarshipsandgrantsfrominstitutional,state,federal,orothersourcesforwhichastudentmust

havefinancialneedtoqualify.

Need‐basedself‐helpaid:Loansandjobsfrominstitutional,state,federal,orothersourcesforwhich

astudentmustdemonstratefinancial

needtoqualify.

Non‐need‐basedscholarshiporgrantaid:Scholarshipsandgrants,gifts,ormerit‐basedaidfrominstitutional, state,federal,orother

sources(includingunrestrictedfundsorgiftsandendowmentincome)awardedsolelyonthebasisofacademicachievement,merit,orany

othernon‐

need‐basedreason.WhenreportingquestionsH1andH2,non‐need‐basedaidthatisusedtomeetneedshouldbecountedas

need‐basedaid.

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

1.Non‐needinstuonalgrants6.Non‐needoutsidegrants

2.Non‐needtuionwaivers7.Non‐needstudentloan s

3.Non‐needathlecawards8.Non‐needparentloans

4.Non‐needfederalgrants9.Non‐needwork

5.Non‐needstategrants

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

needtoqualify.

Privatestudentloans:Anonfederalloanmadebyalendersuchasabank,creditunionorprivatelenderusedto

payforuptotheannual

costofeducation,lessanyfinancialaidreceived.

Externalscholarshipsandgrants:Scholarshipsandgrantsreceivedfromoutside(private)sourcesthatstudentsbringwiththem(e.g.,

Kiwanis,NationalMeritscholarships).Theinstitutionmayprocesspaperworktoreceivethedollars,butithasnorolein

determiningthe

recipientorthedollaramountawarded.

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

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H1. Aid Awarded to Enrolled Undergraduates

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

2023‐2024Estimated

Whichneeds‐analysismethodologydoesyourinstitituionuseinawardinginstitutionalaid? (formerlyCDS‐H3)

Federalmethodology(FM)

Need‐Based

(Includenon‐need

basedaidusetomeet

need).

Non‐Need‐

Based

(Excludenon‐need‐

basedaidusetomeet

need).

Federal $20,653,833.07 $2,367,337.50

State‐allstates,notonlythestateinwhich

yourinstitutionislocated

$18,427,322.00 $3,750.00

Instititutional‐Endowedscholarships,annual

giftsandtuitionfundedgrants,awardedbythe

college,excludingathleticaidandtuition

waivers(whicharereportedbelow)

$165,090,869.85 $91,530,307.92

Scholarships/grantsfromexternal

sources(e.g.

Kiwanis,NationalMerit)notawardedbythe

college

$4,481,875.87 $2,317,297.01

TotalScholarships/Grants

$208,653,900.79 $96,218,692.43

Studentloansfromallsources

(excludingparentloans)

$43,734,946.00 $29,712,777.00

FederalWork‐Study

$15,807,435.00

Stateandother(e.g.,institutional)work‐

study/employment(Note:excludesFederal

Work/Studycapturedabove)

$0.00 $0.00

TotalSelf‐Help

$59,542,381.00 $29,712,777.00

ParentLoans

$23,163,629.00 $32,806,103.00

TuitionWaivers

$4,309,674.30 $3,537,261.00

AthleticAwards

$657,330.00 $4,143,374.00

H2. Number of Enrolled Students Awarded Aid

✔Ifthedatabeingreportedarefinalfiguresforthe2022‐2023academicyear,usethe2022‐2023academicyear'sCDSQuestionB1

Cohort.

Scholarships/

Grants

SelfHelp

H1. Aid Awarded to Enrolled Undergraduates

✔ 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.

DoNOTincludeanyaidrelatedtotheCARESActoruniquetotheCOVID‐19pandemic.

✔ 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.

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.

MISC.



Full‐Time,First‐Time,

First‐Year

Full‐TimeUndergrad.

(IncludeFreshman)

LessThanFull‐

TimeUndergrad.

A.Numberofdegree‐seekingundergraduate

students(CDSItemB1ifreportingonFall2023

cohort)

2946 11098 478

B.Numberofstudentsinline(A)whoappliedfor

need‐basedfinancialaid

2633 8367 287

C.Numberofstudentsinline

(B)whowere

determinedtohavefinancialneed

2073 6949 258

D.Numberofstudentsinline(C)whowereawarded

anyfinancialaid

2,072 6,924 241

E.Numberofstudentsinline(D)whowereawarded

anyneed‐basedscholarshiporgrantaid

2,034 6,592 171

F.Numberofstudentsinline(D)whowereawarded

anyneed

‐basedself‐helpaid

1,612 5,561 184

G.Numberofstudentsinline(D)whowereawarded

anynon‐need‐basedscholarshiporgrantaid

307 850 2

H.Numberofstudentsinline(D)whoneedwasfully

met(excludePLUSloans,unsubsidizedloans,and

privatealternativeloans)

370 1,193 11

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).

84.3% 84.9% 56.2%

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).

$44,344.00 $42,934.00 $15,942.00

K.Averageneed‐basedscholarshiporgrantawardof

thoseinline(E)

$31,247.00 $29,066.00 $8,914.00

✔DonotincludeanyaidrelatedtotheCARESActoruniquetotheCOVID‐

19pandemic.

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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.



L.Averageneed‐basedself‐helpaward(excluding

PLUSloans,unsubsidizedloans,andprivate

alternativeloans)ofthoseinline(F)

$4,859.00 $6,332.00 $5,281.00

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

$3,443.00 $4,264.00 $3,880.00

H2A. Number of Enrolled Students Awarded Non-Need-Based Scholarships and Grants

Full‐Time,First‐Time,

First‐Year

Full‐TimeUndergrad.

(IncludeFreshman)

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)

863 3,925 60

O.Average

dollaramountofinstitutionalnon‐need‐

basedscholarshipandgrantaidawardedtostudents

inline(N)

$22,869.00 $22,002.00 $6,295.00

P.Numberofstudentsinline(A)whowereawarded

aninstutionalnon‐need‐basedathleticscholarshipor

grant

42 143 2

Q.Averagedollaramountofinstitutionalnon‐need‐

basedathleticscholarshipsandgrantsawarded

to

studentsinline(P)

$31,701.00 $33,451.00 $7,745.00

ThegraduatesandloantypestoincludeandexcludeinordertofilloutCDSH4andCDSH5arelistedbelow:

INCLUDE:

EXCLUDE:

✔Co‐signedloans.

➖Studentswhotransferredin.

➖Moneyborrowedatotherinstitutions.

✔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.

✔2023undergraduateclass=allstudentswhostartedatyourinstitutionasfirst‐timestudentsandreceivedabachelor'sdegree

betweenJuly1,2022andJune30,2023.

✔Onlyloansmadetostudentswhoborrowedwhileenrolledatyourinstitution.

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.



H4. 2023 Undergraduate Class

1,914

H5. Number/Percent Borrowers and Average Borrowed Amount

Source/TypeofLoan

Numberintheclass

(definedinH4above)

whoborrowedfrom

thetypesofloans

specific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

specific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.

1,092 57% $34,789

B.Federalloanprograms:FederalPerkins,Federal

StaffordSubsidizedandUnsubsidized.Includeboth

FederalDirectStudentLoansandFederalFamily

EducationLoans.

1,072 56% $22,058

C.Institutionalloanprogram 5 0% $910

D.Stateloanprograms

E.Privatestudentloansmadebyabankorlender 245 13% $58,527

➖AnyaidrelatedtotheCARESActoruniquetotheCOVID‐19pandemic.

Providethenumber

ofstudentsinthe2023undergraduateclasswhostartedatyourinstitution

asfirst‐timestudentsandreceivedabachelor'sdegreebetweenJuly1,2022andJune30,2023.

Excludestudentswhotransferredintoyourinstitution.

Providethe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inthetablebelow.

➖Parentloans.

➖Studentswhodidnotgraduateorwhograduatedwithanotherdegreeorcertificate(butnobachelor'sdegree).

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specific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thecumulativeaverageofprivateloans.



H6. Aid to Undergraduate Degree-Seeking Nonresidents

ReportnumbersanddollaramountsforthesameacademicyearascheckedinitemH1.

H1Response: 2023‐2024Estimated

Indicateyourinstititution'spolicyregardinginstitutionalscholarshipandgrantaidforundergraduatedegree‐seekingnonresidents:

243

$19,539.00

$4,748,002.00

H7. Process for Nonresident First-Year Students

Selectallfinancialaidformsthatnonresidentfirst‐yearfinancialaidapplicantsmustsubmit:

Other:

InternationalStudent

Certificationof

Finance

H8. Process for First-Year Students

Selectallfinancialaidformsdomesticfirst‐yearfinancialaidapplicantsmustsubmit:

Other:

H9. Filing Dates for First-Year Students

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

nonresidents:

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:

Averagedollaramountofinstitutionalfinancialaidawardedto

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

Institution'sownfinancialaidform

CSSProfile

Other;pleasespecify.

FAFSA

Institution'sownfinancialaidform

CSSProfile

Stateaidform

Other;pleaseenterbelow.

Business/FarmSupplement



Doesinstitutionhaveadeadlineforfilingrequiredfinancialaidformsforfirst‐yearstudents?

Select"no"ifthereisnodeadlineandapplicationsareprocessedonarollingbasis.

Prioritydateforfilingrequiredfinancialaidforms:(MM/DD)

Deadlineforfilingrequiredfinancialaidforms:(MM/DD)

H10. Notification Dates for First-Year Students

Pleaseenterthedateforonlyoneresponsebelowbasedonwhetherstudentsarenotifiedonacertaindateornotifiedonarollingbasis.

Studentsarenotificedonorabout(date):(MM/DD)

Studentsarenotifiedonarollingbasisstarting(date):(MM/DD) 1/5

H11. Reply Dates for First-Year Students

Studentsmustreplyby(date):(MM/DD) 5/1

orwithin(number)ofweeksofnotification: 3.0

H12. Types of Aid Available - Loans

Pleaseselectalltypesofaidavailabletoundergraduatesatyourinstitution:

Pleasespecify:

H13. Types of Aid Available - Need-Based Scholarships and Grants

Pleaseselectalltypesofaidavailabletoundergraduatesatyourinstitution:

Pleasespecify:

H14. Criteria Used in Awarding Institutional Aid

Pleaseselectallcriteriausedinawarding non-need based institutional aid:

H14. Criteria Used in Awarding Institutional Aid

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

FederalPell

SEOG

Statescholarship/grants

Privatescholarships

College/Universityscholarshiporgrantaidfrominstitutionalfunds

UnitedNegroCollegeFund

FederalNursingScholarship

Other

Academics

Alumniaffiliation

Art

Athletics

Jobskills

ROTC

Leadership

Minoritystatus

Music/drama

Religiousaffiliation

State/districtresidency



Pleaseselectallcriteriausedinawarding need-based institutional aid:

H15. Affordable Policies

ENDOFSECTIONH

Ifyourinstitutionhasrecentlyimplementedanymajorfinancialaidpolicy,program,oriniative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thedetails

below:

Academics

Alumniaffiliation

Art

Athletics

Jobskills

ROTC

Leadership

Religiousaffiliation

State/districtresidency

Minoritystatus

Music/drama



I1.InstructionalFacultybyCategory

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

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

C.Otheradministrators/staffwhoteachoneormorenon‐clinicalcreditcourses

eventhoughtheydonothavefacultystatus

D.Undergraduateorgraduatestudentswhoassistintheinstructionofcourses,

buthavetitles

suchasteachingassistant,teachingfellow,andthelike

E.Facultyonsabbaticalorleavewithpay

F.Facultyonleavewithoutpay

G.Replacementfacultyforfacultyonsabbaticalleaveorleavewithpay

Full‐Time Part‐Time Total

A.Totalnumberofinstructionalfaculty 854 662 1516

B.Totalnumberwhoaremembersofminoritygroups 170 117 287

Totalnumberwhoarewomen 438 385 823

D.Totalnumberwhoaremen 416 277 693

E.Totalnumberwhoareinternational(non‐residents) 42 12 54

Exclude

Include

Exclude

Includeonlyiftheyteach

oneormorenon‐clinical

creditcourses

Include

Exclude

I.INSTRUCTIONALFACULTYANDCLASSSIZE

PleasereportthenumberofinstructionalfacultymembersineachcategoryforFall2023.Includefacultywhoareonyourinstitution’s

payrollonthecensusdateyourinstitutionusesforIPEDS/AAUP.

Thefollowingdefinitionoffull‐timeinstructionalfacultyisusedbytheAmericanAssociationofUniversityProfessors(AAUP)inits

annual

FacultyCompensationSurvey(theparttimedefinitionsarenotusedbyAAUP).InstructionalFacultyisdefinedasthosemembersofthe

instructional‐researchstaffwhosemajorregularassignmentisinstruction,includingthosewithreleasedtimeforresearch.Usethechart

belowtodetermineinclusionsandexclusions:

Full‐Time

Exclude

Part‐Time

Include

onlyiftheyteach

oneormorenon‐clinical

creditcourses

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).



F.Totalnumberwithdocorate,orotherterminaldegrees 724 272 996

G.Totalnumberwhosehighestdegreeisamaster'sdegreebutnotaterminal

master's

79 314 393

H.Totalnumberwhosehighestdegreeisabachelor's 7 41 48

I.Totalnumberwhosehighestdegreeisunknownorother 44 35 79

J.Totalnumberinstand‐alonegraduate/professionalprogramsin

whichfaculty

teachvirtuallyonlygraduate‐levelstudents

216 264 480

NOTE:RowsF,G,HandIshouldequalrowA.

I2.StudenttoFacultyRatio

Fall2023StudenttoFacultyRatio:

13 to 1

Ratioisbasedonnumberofstudents:

13322

Ratioisbasedonnumberoffaculty:

1061

ReporttheFall2023ratiooffull‐timeequivalentstudents(full‐timeplus1/3parttime)tofull‐timeequivalentinstructionalfaculty(fulltime

plus1/3parttime).

Intheratiocalculations,excludebothfacultyandstudentsinstand‐alonegraduateorprofessionalprogramssuchas

medicine,law,veterinary,dentistry,socialwork,business,orpublichealthinwhichfacultyteachvirtuallyonlygraduatelevelstudents.

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



I3.UndergraduateClassSize

Class

Sections

ClassSub‐

Sections

2‐9

266 120

10‐19

749 67

20‐29

628 115

30‐39

512 3

40‐49

250 22

50‐59

35 0

100+

19 0

Total

2459 327

ENDOFSECTIONI

Usingtheabovedefinitions,pleasereportforeachofthefollowingclass‐sizeintervalsthenumberofclasssectionsandclasssubsections

offeredinFall2023.Forexample,alectureclasswith800studentswhometatanothertimein40separatelabswith20studentsshouldbe

countedoncein

the“100+”columnintheclasssectioncolumnand40timesunderthe“20‐29”columnoftheclasssubsectionstable.

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

ClassSections:Aclasssectionisanorganizedcourse

offeredforcredit,identifiedbydisciplineandnumber,meetingatastatedtimeor

timesinaclassroomorsimilarsetting,andnotasubsectionsuchasalaboratoryordiscussionsession.Undergraduateclasssectionsare

definedasanysectionsinwhichatleastonedegree‐seekingundergraduatestudentis

enrolledforcredit.Excludedistancelearningclasses

andnoncreditclassesandindividualinstructionsuchasdissertationorthesisresearch,musicinstruction,orone‐to‐onereadings.Exclude

studentsinindependentstudy,co‐operativeprograms,internships,foreignlanguagetapedtutorsessions,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.

Numberofclasssectionswithundergraduatesenrolled‐‐

UndergraduateClassSize(providenumbers)



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

Category

Diploma/

Certificates

Associate Bachelor's

CIP2020

Categoriesto

Include

Agriculture 0.2 1

Naturalresourcesandconservation 3.0 3

Architecture 4

Area,ethnic,andgenderstudies 0.3 5

Communication/journalism 7.3 9

Communicationtechnologies 10

Computerandinformationsciences 19.5 1.9 11

Personalandculinaryservices 12

Education 2.2 13

Engineering 1.6 14

Engineeringtechnologies 15

Foreignlanguages,literatures,andlinguistics 0.8 16

Family

andconsumersciences 19

Law/legalstudies 68.3 0.2 22

English 1.6 23

Liberalarts/generalstudies 30.9 24

Libraryscience 25

Biological/lifesciences 13.5 26

Mathematicsandstatistics 0.7 27

Militaryscienceandmilitarytechnologies 28and29

Interdisciplinarystudies 55.9 2.4 30

Parksandrecreation 31

Philosophyandreligiousstudies 0.9 38

Theologyandreligiousvocations 0.2 39

Physicalsciences 0.5 40

Sciencetechnologies 41

Psychology 9.2 42

HomelandSecurity,lawenforcement,firefighting,

andprotective

services

3.8 43

Publicadministrationandsocialservices 2.0 44

Socialsciences 6.9 45

Constructiontrades 46

Mechanicandrepairtechnologies 47

Precisionproduction 48

Transportationandmaterialsmoving 49

Visualandperformingarts 2.4 2.7 50

J.DISCIPLINARYAREASofDEGREESCONFERRED

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

and2

majorsforeachCIPcodeasthe

numeratorandthesumoftheGrandTotalby1stMajorsandtheGrandTotalby2

majorasthedenominator.Ifyouprefer,youcan

computethepercentagesusing1

majorsonly.



Healthprofessionsandrelatedprograms 15.3 51

Business/marketing 9.8 13.2 21.2 52

History 1.6 54

Other 100.0 100.0 100.0

ENDOFSECTIONJ



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.

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.

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:

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.



Certificate:SeePostsecondaryaward,certificate,ordiploma.

Classrank:Therelativenumericalpositionofastudentinhisorhergraduatingclass,calculatedbythehighschoolonthebasis

ofgrade‐pointaverage,whetherweightedorunweighted.

College‐preparatoryprogram:Coursesinacademicsubjects(English,historyandsocialstudies,foreign

languages,mathematics,

science,andthearts)thatstresspreparationforcollegeoruniversitystudy.

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.

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.

Carnegieunits:Oneyearofstudyortheequivalentinasecondaryschoolsubject.



*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.

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foodandhousingexpensesand

participateinhouseholdchorestoreducelivingexpenses.

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.

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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.

Degree:Anawardconferredbyacollege,university,orotherpostsecondaryeducationinstitutionasofficialrecognitionforthe

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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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.

Deferredadmission:Thepracticeofpermittingadmittedstudentstopostponeenrollment,usuallyforaperiodofoneacademic

termoroneyear.

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First‐time,first‐yearstudent:Astudentattendinganyinstitutionfor thefirsttimeattheundergraduatelevel.Includesstudents

enrolledinthefalltermwhoattendedcollegeforthefirsttimeinthepriorsummerterm.Alsoincludesstudentswhoentered

withadvancedstanding(collegecreditsearnedbeforegraduation

fromhighschool).

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.

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,

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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).

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

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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.

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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.

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.

Geographicalresidence(asadmissionfactor):Specialconsiderationintheadmissionprocessgiventostudentsfromaparticular

region,state,orcountryofresidence.

Grade‐pointaverage(academichighschoolGPA):Thesumofgradepointsastudenthasearnedinsecondary

schooldividedby

thenumberofcoursestaken.ThemostcommonsystemofassigningnumberstogradescountsfourpointsforanA,threepoints

foraB,twopointsforaC,onepointforaD,andnopointsforanEorF.UnweightedGPA’sassignthe

sameweighttoeach

course.Weightinggivesstudentsadditionalpointsfortheirgradesinadvancedorhonorscourses.

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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.

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.

*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).

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LessThan1AcademicYear : Requirescompletionofanorganizedprogramofstudyatthepostsecondarylevel(belowthe

baccalaureatedegree)inlessthan1academicyear(2semestersor3quarters)orinlessthan900clockhoursbyastudent

enrolledfull‐time.

AtLeast1ButLess

Than2AcademicYears: Requirescompletionofanorganizedprogramofstudyatthepostsecondarylevel

(belowthebaccalaureatedegree)inatleast1butlessthan2full‐timeequivalentacademicyears,ordesignedforcompletionin

atleast30butlessthan60credithours,orinatleast

900butlessthan1,800clockhours.

AtLeast2ButLessThan4AcademicYears: Requirescompletionofanorganizedprogramofstudyatthepostsecondarylevel

(belowthebaccalaureatedegree)inatleast2butlessthan4full‐timeequivalentacademicyears,ordesignedforcompletionin

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.

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:

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

and

furnishings.

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

requirements.

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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.

*Developmentalservices:Instructionalcoursesdesignedforstudentsdeficientinthegeneralcompetenciesnecessaryfora

regularpostsecondarycurriculumandeducationalsetting.

Requiredfees:Fixedsumchargedtostudentsforitemsnotcoveredbytuitionandrequiredofsuchalargeproportionofall

studentsthatthestudentwhodoesNOT

payistheexception.Donotincludeapplicationfeesoroptionalfeessuchaslabfeesor

parkingfees.

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).

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.

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Transferapplicant:Anindividualwhohasfulfilledtheinstitution’srequirementstobeconsideredforadmission(including

paymentorwaivingoftheapplicationfee,ifany)andwhohaspreviouslyattendedanothercollegeoruniversityandearned

college‐levelcredit.

Transferstudent:Astudententeringtheinstitutionforthefirsttime

butknowntohavepreviouslyattendedapostsecondary

institutionatthesamelevel(e.g.,undergraduate).Thestudentmaytransferwithorwithoutcredit.

Transportation(costs):Assumetworoundtripstostudent’shometownperyearforstudentsininstitutionalhousingordaily

traveltoandfromyourinstitutionforcommuterstudents.

Trimestercalendar

system:Anacademicyearconsistingof3termsofabout15weekseach.

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.

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

maximummealplan).

Secondaryschoolrecord(asadmissionfactor):Informationmaintainedbythe

secondaryschoolthatmayincludesuchthingsas

thestudent’shighschooltranscript,classrank,GPA,andteacherandcounselorrecommendations.

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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.

Unit:astandardofmeasurementrepresentinghoursofacademicinstruction(e.g.,semestercredit,quartercredit,clockhour).

Undergraduate:Astudentenrolledinafour‐orfive‐yearbachelor’sdegreeprogram,

anassociatedegreeprogram,ora

vocationalortechnicalprogrambelowthebaccalaureate.

UndergraduateResearch:Opportunitiesofferedtoundergraduatestudentstomakeoriginalcontributionsinanacademic

disciplineviatheexplorationofaspecificresearchtopic.Researchopportunitiesmayormaynotbeassociatedwithaspecific

courseorearncredit.

*Veteran’s

counseling:Helpsveteransandtheirdependentsobtainbenefitsfortheirselectedprogramandprovides

certificationstotheVeteran’sAdministration.Mayalsoprovidepersonalcounselingonthetransitionfromthemilitarytoa

civilianlife.

*Visuallyimpaired:Anypersonwhosesightlossisnotcorrectableandissufficientlysevereastoadversely

affecteducational

performance.

Volunteerwork(asadmissionfactor):Specialconsiderationgiventostudentsforactivitydoneonavolunteerbasis (e.g.,

tutoring,hospitalcare,workingwiththeelderlyordisabled)asaservicetothecommunityorthepublicingeneral.

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.

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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

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

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.

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

theresponsibilityofthestudentandshouldbeincluded.

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Non‐need‐basedself‐helpaid:Loansandjobsfrominstitutional,state,orothersourcesforwhichastudentneednot

demonstratefinancialneedtoqualify.

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

aidawards.

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