Common Data Set 2023-2024

Contents

GENERAL INFORMATION ...............................................................................................3

A0. Respondent Information (Not for Publication) ................................................3
A1. Address Information ..........................................................................................4
A2. Source of institutional control (check one only): ..............................................5
A3. Classify your undergraduate institution: ..........................................................5
A4. Academic year calendar .....................................................................................5
A5. Degrees offered by your institution ...................................................................6
A6. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion ........................................................................7

B. ENROLLMENT AND PERSISTENCE ...........................................................................8

B1. Institutional Enrollment - Men and Women ....................................................8
B2. Enrollment by Racial/Ethnic Category ...........................................................10
B3. Persistence.........................................................................................................11
B4-B21: Graduation Rates…....................................................................................12
B22. Retention Rates ..............................................................................................17

C. FIRST-TIME, FIRST-YEAR ADMISSION ....................................................................18

C1-C2: Applications ................................................................................................18
C3-C5: Admission Requirements...........................................................................20
C6-C7: Basis for Selection ......................................................................................21
C8: SAT and ACT Policies ......................................................................................23
C9-C12: First-time, first-year Profile .....................................................................26
C13-C20: Admission Policies .................................................................................30

D.TRANSFER ADMISSION .............................................................................................35

D1-D2: Fall Applicants ...........................................................................................35
D3-D11: Application for Admission .......................................................................35
D12-D17: Transfer Credit Policies..........................................................................38
D18-D22: Military Service Transfer Credit Policies ..............................................39

E.ACADEMIC OFFERINGS AND POLICIES ..................................................................41

F.STUDENT LIFE ............................................................................................................43

G.ANNUAL EXPENSES ...................................................................................................47

H.FINANCIAL AID ..........................................................................................................51

Aid Awarded to Enrolled Undergraduates ............................................................53
Tuition Waivers ......................................................................................................54
Aid to Undergraduate Degree-seeking Nonresidents ...........................................59
Process for First-Year Students .............................................................................60
Types of Aid Available ............................................................................................61
I.INSTRUCTIONAL FACULTY AND CLASS SIZE .........................................................64

J.Disciplinary areas of DEGREES CONFERRED ...........................................................68

Definitions .........................................................................................................................70
 A. General Information
A0. Respondent Information (not for publication)
First Name: Kymber
Last Name: Taylor
Title: Associate Vice President; Chief Data Officer
Office: Institutional Effectiveness and Planning
Address: 70 N. Professor St.
City: Oberlin
State: Ohio
Zip: 44074
Country: United States
Phone Number: 440-775-8460
Extension:
Email Address: ktaylor1@oberlin.edu

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:
https://www.oberlin.edu/institutional-effectiveness/institutional-
research-analytics/common-data-set

A0A. Comments About CDS (not for publication)

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.
 Enter comments
about CDS here:

A1. Address Information

Please enter general institution information below:
Name of College or University Oberlin College
Street Address: 173 W. Lorain St.
City: Oberlin
State: Ohio
Zip: 44074
Country: United States
Main Institution Phone Number:
Main Institution Website: http://www.oberlin.edu
Main Institution Email: oberlin.admissions@oberlin.edu

Please enter Admissions Office information below:

Street Address: 38 E. College St.
City: Oberlin
State: Ohio
Zip: 44074
Country: United States
Admissions Phone Number: (440)775-8411
Admissions Toll-free Number: (800)622-6243
Admissions https://www.oberlin.edu/admissions-and-aid/arts-and-
Website: sciences
Admissions Email
Address: college.admissions@oberlin.edu

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)

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

Coeducational

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

4-1-4

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:
https://www.oberlin.edu/equity-diversity-inclusion

END OF SECTION A
 B. ENROLLMENT AND PERSISTENCE
B1. Institutional Enrollment
Provide numbers of students for each of the following categories as of the institution’s official fall reporting date or as of October 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.
For more information on how to report study abroad students, please see NCES.GOV documentation.

Men Women Another Gender

Full Time Part Time Full Time Part Time Full Time Part Time
Enrollment Enrollment Enrollment Enrollment Enrollment Enrollment

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS

Degree-seeking, first-time, first-year

323.0 455.0
students

Other first-year, degree-seeking students 7.0 11.0

All other degree-seeking undergraduate

886.0 7.0 1,259.0 2
students

Total degree-seeking undergraduate

1,216.0 7.0 1,725.0 2 0.0 0.0
students

All other undergraduates enrolled in

credit courses

Total Undergraduate Students 1,216.0 7.0 1,725.0 2.0 0.0 0.0

 Total part-time undergraduate degree-seeking
9.0
students
Total full-time undergraduate degree-seeking
2,941.0
students

Total of all undergraduate degree-seeking students 2,950.0

Total of all undergraduate students enrolled 2,950.0

Men Women Another Gender

Full Time Part Time Full Time Part Time Full Time Part Time
Enrollment Enrollment Enrollment Enrollment Enrollment Enrollment
GRADUATE STUDENTS

Degree-seeking, first-time 4.0 0.0

All other degree-seeking 3.0 1.0 2.0

All other graduates enrolled in credit

courses

Total Graduate Students 7.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Total part-time graduate degree-seeking students 1.0

Total full-time graduate degree-seeking students 9.0

Total of all graduate degree-seeking students 10.0

Total of all graduate students enrolled 10.0

B2. Enrollment by Racial/Ethnic Category
Provide numbers of undergraduate students for each of the following categories as of the institution’s official fall reporting date or as of
October 15, 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 graduation."

5. More information about other eligible (for financial aid purposes) non-citizens is available at
https://studentaid.gov/understandaid/eligibility/requirements/non-us-citizens.

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.

Total Undergraduates
Degree-seeking,
(both degree-seeking and
First-time, First-year
non-degree-seeking)

International (nonresidents) 64.0 280.0

Hispanic/Latino 58.0 243.0

Black or African American, non-

28.0 130.0
Hispanic

White, non-Hispanic 507.0 1,828.0

 American Indian or Alaska Native,
0.0 0.0
non-Hispanic

Asian, non-Hispanic 47.0 156.0

Native Hawaiian or other Pacific
Islander, 0.0 1.0
non-Hispanic
Two or more races, non-Hispanic 65.0 275.0

Race and/or ethnicity unknown 9.0 37.0 2,967.0

Total 778.0 2,950.0 2,967.0

B3. Persistence / Degrees

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

Certificate/Diploma 0.0 Associate's Degrees 0.0

Bachelor's Degrees 710.0 Post-Bachelor's Degrees 2.0

Master's Degrees 1.0 Post-Master's Degrees

Doctoral degree - research/scholarship Doctoral degree - professional practice

Doctoral degree - other

B4 - B21. Graduation Rates
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.

For Bachelor’s or Equivalent Programs: Please provide data for the 2017 COHORT (AY - 7)
Fall 2017 cohort if available. If Fall 2017 cohort data are not Recipients Students
available, provide data for the Fall 2016 cohort. of a who did not
Recipients Subsidized receive
of a Stafford either a Pell
Total
Federal Loan, who Grant or a
Pell Grant did not subsidized
receive a Stafford
Pell Grant Loan

A. Initial 2017 cohort of first-time, full-time, bachelor's (or

62.0 179.0 487.0 728.0
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 0.0
- Official church mission
- Permanently Disabled
- Foreign Aid Service of the Federal Government

C. Final 2017 cohort, after adjusting for allowable exclusions 62.0 179.0 487.0 728.0

D. Of the initial 2017 cohort, how many completed the

33.0 109.0 309.0 451.0
program in four years or less (by Aug. 31, 2021)?

E. Of the initial 2017 cohort, how many completed the

program in more than four years but in five years or less 10.0 18.0 67.0 95.0
(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 1.0 12.0 18.0 31.0
Aug. 31, 2022 and by Aug. 31, 2023)?

G. Total graduating within six years

44.0 139.0 394.0 577.0
(Sum of D., E., and F.)

H. Six-year graduation rate for 2017 cohort

71% 78% 81% 79%
(G. divided by C.)
For Bachelor’s or Equivalent Programs: Please provide data for the 2016 COHORT (AY - 8)
Fall 2017 cohort if available. If Fall 2017 cohort data are not Recipients Students
available, provide data for the Fall 2016 cohort. of a who did not
Recipients Subsidized receive
of a Stafford either a Pell
Total
Federal Loan, who Grant or a
Pell Grant did not subsidized
receive a Stafford
Pell Grant Loan
A. Initial 2016 cohort of first-time, full-time, bachelor's (or
equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students 82.0 158.0 523.0 763.0

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) 0.0
- Deceased - Permanently Disabled
- Armed Forces - Foreign Aid Service of the Federal Government
C. Final 2016 cohort, after adjusting for allowable exclusions 82.0 158.0 523.0 763.0
D. Of the initial 2016 cohort, how many completed the
program in four years or less (by Aug. 31, 2020)? 54.0 116.0 376.0 546.0

E. Of the initial 2016 cohort, how many completed the

program in more than four years but in five years or less 8.0 13.0 44.0 65.0
(after Aug. 31, 2020 and by Aug. 31, 2021)?
F. Of the initial 2016 cohort, how many completed the
program in more than five years but in six years or less (after 5.0 5.0 15.0 25.0
Aug. 31, 2021 and by Aug. 31, 2022)?
G. Total graduating within six years
67.0 134.0 435.0 636.0
(Sum of D., E., and F.)
H. Six-year graduation rate for 2016 cohort
(G. divided by C.) 82% 85% 83% 83%
 Two-Year Institutions - Graduation, Completion Counts
Please provide data for the 2020 cohort if available. If 2020 cohort data
are not available, provide data for the 2019 cohort. 2020 Cohort 2019 Cohort

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:
0.0 0.0

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):

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:

B22. Retention Rates

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 initial cohort should be made.

For the cohort of all full-time bachelor’s (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students who entered your institution as
first-year students in Fall 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.

Enter retention rate: 89%

END OF SECTION B
 C. FIRST-TIME, FIRST-YEAR ADMISSION
C1. Applications: First-time, First-year Students
Provide the number of degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students who applied, were admitted, and enrolled
(full- or part-time) in Fall 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.

Men Women Another Gender

Total first-time, first-year students who

4,819.0 6,220.0
applied in Fall 2023

Total first-time, first-year students admitted

1,403.0 2,238.0
in Fall 2023

Total first-time, first-year students enrolled in

323.0 456.0
Fall 2023
 Full-time, first-time, first-year students
enrolled in Fall 2023

Part-time, first-time, first-year students

enrolled in Fall 2023

In-State Out-of-State International Total

Total first-time, first-year (degree seeking) who
703.0 6,696.0 3,640.0 11,039.0
applied
Total first-time, first-year (degree seeking) who
195.0 3,083.0 363.0 3,641.0
were admitted
Total first-time, first-year (degree seeking) 779.0
enrolled 44.0 669.0 66.0

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? Yes
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: 000
Number of wait-listed students admitted:

Is your waiting list ranked? No

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

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 not
accepted

C4. Admission Requirements: General College-Prepatory Program

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

C5. Admission Requirements: High School Units Required/Recommended

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.
 Units Units
Required Recommended
Total Academic Units
English 4.0
Mathematics 3.0
Science 3.0
of Science Units, how many units must be
lab
Foreign language 3.0
Social Studies 2.0
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 Policy

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

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

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.

ACADEMIC
Rigor of secondary school record Very Important
Class rank Very Important
Academic Grade Point Average (GPA) Very Important
Recommendations Important
Standardized test scores Considered
Application essay Important
NONACADEMIC
Interview Considered
Extracurriculuar activities Important
Talent/ability Important
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 Considered
Work experience Considered
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

Does your institution make use of SAT or ACT scores in admissions decisions for first-
time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants?
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

SAT Only
Does your institution use applicants' test scores No
for academic advising?

What is the latest date by which SAT or ACT 2/1/2024

scores must be received for fall-term admission?
Please use the following format: MM/DD/YYYY

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.)

Please indicate which tests your institution uses

for placement
(e.g. state tests):

SAT CLEP

ACT Institutional Exam

AP State Exam

If you selected State Exam, please specify:

C9. First-time, first-year profile: National standardized test scores (SAT/ACT)
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.
2. Do not include partial test scores (e.g., mathematics scores but not critical reading for a category of students) or
3. Do not convert SAT scores to ACT scores and vice versa.
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.

Percent Number
Submitting SAT Scores 35% 276
Submitting ACT Scores 19% 147

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).

50th Percentile
25th Percentile Score 75th Percentile
Assessment
Score (not used in Score
BFCP)
SAT Composite (400 - 1600) 1390 1440 1490
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (200 - 700 730 760
800)
SAT Math (200 - 800) 670 710 750
ACT Composite (0 - 36) 30 32 33
ACT Math (0 - 36) 28 30 32
ACT English (0 - 36) 32 35 35
ACT Reading (0 - 36) 33 34 36
ACT Science (0 - 36) 29 32 33
ACT Writing (0 - 36)
Percent of first-time, first-year students
with scores in each range:
Sum of each column should equal 100%.
SAT Evidence-
Score Range Based Reading SAT Math
and Writing
700-800 78% 58%
600-699 21% 39%
500-599 1% 3%
400-499
300-399
200-299
Total 100% 100%

SAT ACT
Score Range Score Range
Composite Composite
1400-1600 74% 30 - 36 83%
1200-1399 25% 24 - 29 16%
1000-1199 1% 18 - 23 1%
800-999 12 - 17
600-799 6 - 11
400-599 Below 6
Total 100% Total 100%

Score Range ACT English ACT Math ACT Reading ACT Science
30 - 36 85% 50% 90% 71%
24 - 29 14% 48% 10% 27%
18 - 23 1% 2% 1% 1%
 12 - 17
6 - 11
Below 6
Total 100% 100% 100% 100%
C10. Class Rank Ranges

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).

Class Rank Range Percent

Percent in top tenth of high school graduating
52.0%
class
Percent in top quarter of high school graduating
82.0%
class
Percent in top half of high school graduating
97.0%
class Top half and bottom half should =
Percent in bottom half of high school graduating 100%.
3.0%
class
Percent in bottom quarter of high school
graduating class
Percent of total first-time, first-year students
21.2%
who submitted high school class rank

C11. High School Grade Point Ranges

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.
 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 students Percent of students Percent of all

Score Range who submitted who did not enrolled
scores submit scores students
Percent who had GPA of 4.0 11.8%
Percent who had GPA between 3.75 and 3.99 38.2%
Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.74 29.2%
Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.49 13.7%
Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.24 5.9%
Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.99 1.2%
Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.49
Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.99
Percent who had GPA below 1.0
Total 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%

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

C12. Average High School GPA

Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking,

first-time, first-year students who submitted 3.7
GPA:

Percent of total first-time, first-year students who submitted high school GPA: 91.2%
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

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? Yes
If yes, please enter the dates below:
Please use the following format: (MM/DD)

Application Closing Date (Fall) 1/15

Priority Date

C15. First-time, first-year student acceptance other than Fall

Are first-time, first-year students accepted for

terms other than the Fall? No

C16. Admissions Notification to Applicants

Are notifications to applicants of admission

decision sent on a rolling basis?

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

If notifications of admission decision are sent by 4/1

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 May 1st (or within set number of

weeks if notified thereafter)

If you selected reply by May 1st or within a set number of weeks, please enter number of
2
weeks:
If you selected specific date, please enter the date here: (MM/DD)
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? Yes

If yes, what is the maximum period of postponement?

1 Year
C19. Early Admissions

Does your institution allow high school students to enroll as full-time,

No
first-time, first-year students one year or more before high school

C20. Common Application (Questions Removed from CDS.)

C21. Early Decision

Does your institution offer an early decision plan (an admission plan
that permits students to apply and be notified of an admission Yes
decision well in advance of the regular notification date and that asks
students to commit to attending if accepted) for first-time, first-year

If yes, please complete the following applicable dates:

First or only early decision plan closing date: 11/15
First or only early decision plan notification
date: 12/15

Other early decision plan closing date: 1/2

Other early decision plan notification date: 2/1

For the Fall 2023 entering class:

Number of early decision applications received
by your institution: 672
Number of applicants admitted under early
decision plan: 239

Please provide significant details about your

early decision plan:
 C22. Early Action

Do you have a nonbinding early action plan whereby students are

notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular No
notification date but do not have to commit to attending your

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

Early action closing date:
Early action notification date:

Is your early action plan a "restrictive" plan

under which you limit students from applying to

For the Fall 2023 entering class:

er of early action applications received by your institution:
Number of applicants admitted under early action plan:
Number of applicants enrolled under early action plan:

END OF SECTION C
 D. TRANSFER ADMISSION

D1. Fall Applicants: Transfer Student Enrollment

Does your institution enroll transfer students? Yes If NO - Skip to CDS Section E.
If yes, may transfer students earn advanced standing credit by transferring credits earned from course work
completed at other colleges/universities? Yes

D2. Fall Applicants: Student Counts

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.

Admitted Enrolled
Applicants
Applicants Applicants
Men 120 26 8
Women 129 31 11
Another Gender
Total 249 57 19

D3. Enrollment Terms

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

Fall Spring

Winter Summer
D4. Transfer Applicants Minimum Credits

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

Yes
or else must apply as an entering first-year student?

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

Number: 16.0 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.

High school transcript Required of All

College transcript(s) Required of All
Essay or personal statement Required of All
Interview Recommended of All
Standardardized test scores Not Required
Statement of good standing from prior institution(s) Required of All

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:

GPA Required:

D7. Minimum College GPA Required

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

GPA Required: 3.0

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

D9. Application Specific Dates

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.

Closing Notification
Priority Date Reply Date Rolling Admission
Date Date
Fall 4/1 5/15 Fall Rolling Admission
Winter
Spring 11/15 12/15 Winter Rolling Admission
Summer
Spring Rolling Admission

Summer Rolling Admission

D10. Open Admission Policy

Does an open admission policy, if reported, apply to

transfer students? No
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: 32.0 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: 64.0 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: 64.0
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)

American Council on Education (ACE) DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST)

College Level Examination Program (CLEP)

D19: Maximum Credits Transferred - ACE

Report the maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred based on military education evaluated by the
American Council on Education (ACE):
Number: Unit Type:

D20: Maximum Credits Transferred - CLEP, DSST

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)):

Number: Unit Type:

D21: Published Transfer Policies
Are the military/veteran credit transfer policies published on your
website?

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:

END OF SECTION D
 E. ACADEMIC OFFERINGS AND POLICIES

E1. Special study options

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

Accelerated program Honors program

Comprehensive transition and postsecondary program for

Independent study
students with intellectual disabilities

Cross-registration Internships

Distance learning Liberal arts/career combination

Double major Student-designed major

Dual enrollment Study abroad

English as a Second Language (ESL) Teacher certification program

Exchange student program (domestic) Undergraduate Research

External degree program Weekend college

Other

If other,
please specify:

E2. Removed from the CDS.

E3. Required Coursework for Graduation
Please indicate the areas in which all, or most, students are required to complete some course work prior to graduation:
Select all that apply.

Arts / fine arts Intensive Writing

Computer literacy Mathematics

English (including composition) Philosophy

Foreign languages Physical Education

History Sciences (biological or physical)

Humanities Social Science

Other If "Other" selected, please specify below:

END OF SECTION E
 F. STUDENT LIFE

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

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:

First-time,
Undergraduates
First-year Students
Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/
92.0% 91.0%
non-residents from the numerator and denominator)

Percent of men who join fraternities 0.0% 0.0%

Percent of women who join sororities 0.0% 0.0%

Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated
100.0%
housing

Percent who live off campus or commute 0.0% 7.0%

Percent of students age 25 or older 0.0% 0.0%

Average age of full-time students 18 20

Average age of all students (full-time and part-time) 18 20

F2. Activities Offered
Please identify all programs available at your institution.

Campus Ministries Literary magazine Student government

Choral groups Marching band Student newspaper

Concert band Model UN Student-run film society

Dance Music ensembles Symphony orchestra

Drama/theater Opera Television station

International Student Organization Pep band Yearbook

Jazz band Radio station

F3. ROTC (program offered in cooperation

with Reserve Officers' Training Corps)
select all that apply.

Army ROTC is offered: On Campus At cooperating institution

If at cooperating institution, please list institution below:

Naval ROTC is offered: Marine Option On Campus At cooperating institution

If at cooperating institution, please list institution below:

On Campus At cooperating institution

Air Force ROTC is offered: On Campus At cooperating institution

If at cooperating institution, please list institution below:

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

Apartments for married students Men's residence halls

Apartments for single students Special housing for international students

Coed residence halls Special housing for students with disabilities

Cooperative housing Theme housing

Fraternity/sorority housing Women's residence halls

Living Learning Communities

Other Housing Options

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

END OF SECTION F
 G. ANNUAL EXPENSES

G0. Net Price Calculator URL

Please provide the URL of your instititution's net price calculator:
https://www.oberlin.edu/admissions-and-
aid/financial-aid/applying-aid-
prospective-students/myintuition-cost-
estimator

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

Tuition and Fee Data Provided are:

2024-2025 academic costs not currently available Approximate date costs will be available:

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

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).
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.

Required fees include only charges that all full-time students must pay that are not included in tuition
(e.g., registration, health, or activity fees.)
Do not include optional fees (e.g., parking, laboratory use).
 First-Year Undergraduate
PRIVATE INSTITUTION
Tuition: $63,700.00 $63,700.00
PUBLIC INSTITUTION
Tuition: In-district
Tuition: In-state (out-of-district):
Tuition: Out-of-state:
Tuitition: International (non-resident)
FOR ALL INSTITUTIONS
Required Fees: $946.00 $946.00
Food and Housing (on-campus): $18,942.00 $18,942.00
Housing Only (on-campus): $9,398.00 $9,398.00
Food Only (on-campus meal plan): $9,544.00 $9,544.00

If your institution has comprehensive tuition, food and housing fees (and cannot provide separate fee
amounts), please enter that comprehensive amount:

Other tuition or fee information:

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: 14.0

Maximum number of credits: 20.0

G3. Tuition and Fee Variance by Year of Study

Do tuition and fees vary by year of study (e.g. sophomore, junior, senior)? No
G4. Tuition and Fee Variance by Undergraduate Instructional Program
Do tuition and fees vary by undergraduate instructional program? No

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:

Commuters
Commuters
Residents (not living at
(living at home)
home)
Books and supplies: $1,908.00 $1,908.00 $1,908.00
Housing only:
Food only:
Food and housing total*
Transportation:
Other expenses:

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

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
Per-credit-hour charge (tuition only): $2,656.00
 PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
In-district students, per-credit-hour charge (tuition only):

In-state students, per-credit-hour charge (tuition only):

Out-of-state students, per-credit-hour charge (tuition only):
International (non-resident) students, per-credit-hour charge (tuition only):

END OF SECTION G
 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 institutional grants 6. Non-need outside grants

2.Non-need tuition waivers 7. Non-need student loans
3.Non-need athletic awards 8. Non-need parent loans
4.Non-need federal grants 9. Non-need work
5.Non-need state grants

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.

H1. Aid Awarded to Enrolled Undergraduates

Enter total dollar amounts awarded to enrolled full-time and less than full-time degree-seeking undergraduates (using the same
cohort reported in CDS Question B1, “total degree-seeking” undergraduates) in the following categories.
✔ If the data being reported are final figures for the 2022-2023 academic year, use the 2022-2023 academic year's
CDS Question B1 Cohort.
✔ Include aid awarded to international students (i.e., those not qualifying for federal aid).
✔ Aid that is non-need-based but that was used to meet need should be reported in the need-based aid column.
✔ For a suggested order of precedence in assigning categories of aid to cover need, see the entry for “non-need-based
scholarship or grant aid” on the last page of the definitions section.

Do NOT include any aid related to the CARES Act or unique to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Indicate the academic year for which data are reported for items H1, H2, H2A, and H6 below:

2023-2024 Estimated

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

Both FM and IM

Need-Based Non-Need-Based
(Include non-need (Exclude non-need-
H1. Aid Awarded to Enrolled Undergraduates based aid use to based aid use to
meet need). meet need).
Federal $2,093,791.00 $0.00
State - all states, not only the state in $168,900.00 $0.00
which your institution is located
Instititutional - Endowed scholarships,
annual gifts and tuition funded grants,
Scholarships / awarded by the college, excluding athletic $68,553,533.00 $32,002,933.00
Grants aid and tuition waivers (which are
reported below)
Scholarships/grants from external
sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not
awarded by the college
Total Scholarships/Grants $70,816,224.00 $32,002,933.00
Student loans from all sources $9,632,947.00 $2,355,665.00
(excluding parent loans)
Federal Work-Study $2,365,910.00
Self Help State and other (e.g., institutional)
work-study/employment (Note:
excludes Federal Work/Study captured
above)
 Self Help

Total Self-Help $11,998,857.00 $2,355,665.00

Parent Loans $2,709,490.00 $903,553.00
MISC. Tuition Waivers
Athletic Awards

H2. Number of Enrolled Students Awarded Aid

List the number of degree-seeking full-time and less-than-full-time undergraduates who applied for and were awarded financial
aid from any source.
✔ Aid that is non-need-based but that was used to meet need should be counted as need-based aid.
✔ Numbers should reflect the cohort awarded dollars reported in H1.
✔ In the chart below, students may be counted in more than one row, and full-time, first-time, first-year students
should also be counted as full-time undergraduates.
✔ Do not include any aid related to the CARES Act or unique to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Full-Time
Full-Time, First- Undergrad. Less Than Full-
Time, First-Year (Include Time Undergrad.
Freshman)
A. Number of degree-seeking undergraduate
students (CDS Item B1 if reporting on Fall 2023 778 2941 9
cohort)

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

504 1314 9
for need-based financial aid

C. Number of students in line (B) who were

385 1100 6
determined to have financial need

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

385 1100 6
awarded any financial aid
E. Number of students in line (D) who were
awarded any need-based scholarship or grant 385 1099 6
aid

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

340 999 4
awarded any need-based self-help aid

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

awarded any non-need-based scholarship or 385 1,485 6
grant aid
H. Number of students in line (D) who need
was fully met (exclude PLUS loans,
385 1,100 6
unsubsidized loans, and private alternative
loans)
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 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
awarded to replace EFC (PLUS loans,
unsubsidized loans, and private alternative
loans).
J. The average financial aid package of those in
line (D). Exclude any resources that were
awarded to replace EFC (PLUS loans, $54,835.00 $53,764.00 $13,886.00
unsubsidized loans, and private alternative
loans).
K. Average need-based scholarship or grant
$51,240.00 $49,083.00 $11,917.00
award of those in line (E)

L. Average need-based self-help award

(excluding PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and $4,410.00 $5,764.00 $4,371.00
private alternative loans) of those in line (F)
 M. Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS
loans, unsubsidized loans, and private
$2,691.00 $3,987.00 $3,021.00
alternative loans) of those in line (F) who were
awarded a need-based loan

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

List the number of degree-seeking full-time and less-than-full-time undergraduates who had no financial need and who were
awarded institutional non-need-based scholarship or grant aid.
✔Numbers should reflect the cohort awarded the dollars reported in H1.
✔In the chart below, students may be counted in more than one row, and full-time, first-time, first-year students
should also be counted as full-time undergraduates.
✔Do not include any aid related to the CARES Act or unique to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Full-Time
Full-Time, First- Undergrad. Less Than Full-
Time, First-Year (Include Time Undergrad.
Freshman)
N. Number of students in line (A) who had no
financial need and who were awarded
institutional non-need-based scholarship or 393 1,063 3
grant aid (exclude those who were awarded
athletic awards and tuition benefits)

O. Average dollar amount of institutional non-

need-based scholarship and grant aid awarded $23,035.00 $21,582.00 $2,778.00
to students in line (N)
 P. Number of students in line (A) who were
awarded an instutional non-need-based athletic 0 0 0
scholarship or grant

Q. Average dollar amount of institutional non-

need-based athletic scholarships and grants
awarded to students in line (P)

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

INCLUDE:
✔ 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.
✔ Co-signed loans.

EXCLUDE:
➖ Students who transferred in.
➖ Money borrowed at other institutions.
➖ Parent loans.
➖ Students who did not graduate or who graduated with another degree or certificate (but no bachelor's degree).
➖ Any aid related to the CARES Act or unique to the COVID-19 pandemic.

H4. 2023 Undergraduate Class

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 665
and June 30, 2023. Exclude students who transferred into your institution.

H5. Number/Percent Borrowers and Average Borrowed Amount

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.

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.

Average per-
undergraduate-
Percent of the
Number in the borrower
class (defined
class (defined in cumulative
above) who
H4 above) who principal
borrowed from
Source/Type of Loan borrowed from borrowed
the types of
the types of from the types
loans specified in
loans specific in of loans
the first column
the first column specific in the
(nearest 1%)
first column
(nearest $1)
A. Any loan program: Federal Perkins, Federal
Stafford Subsidized and Unsubsidized,
institutional, state, private loans that your
290 44% $27,527
institution is aware of, etc. Include both Federal
Direct Student Loans and Federal Family
Education Loans.
B. Federal loan programs: Federal Perkins,
Federal Stafford Subsidized and Unsubsidized.
267 41% $21,182
Include both Federal Direct Student Loans and
Federal Family Education Loans.
 C. Institutional loan program 0 0% $0

D. State loan programs

E. Private student loans made by a bank or lender 35 5% $22,412

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:

Institutional need-based scholarship or grant aid is available

Institutional non-need-based scholarship or grant aid is available

Institutional scholarship and grant aid is not available

If institutional financial aid is available for undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents,

provide the number of undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents who were awarded 280
need-based or non-need-based aid:

Average dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-

seeking nonresidents: $44,332.00
Total dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-
seeking nonresidents: $12,413,088.00

H7. Process for Nonresident First-Year Students

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

Institution's own financial aid form

CSS Profile

Other; please specify. Other:

H8. Process for First-Year Students

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

FAFSA State aid form

Institution's own financial aid form Business/Farm Supplement

CSS Profile Other; please enter below.

Other:

H9. Filing Dates for First-Year Students

Does institution have a deadline for filing required financial aid forms for first-year students? Yes
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) 2/1

Deadline for filing required financial aid forms: (MM/DD) 2/15

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) 4/1

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

H11. Reply Dates for First-Year Students

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

or within (number) of weeks of notification:
H12. Types of Aid Available - Loans
Please select all types of aid available to undergraduates at your institution:

Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans Federal Nursing Loans

Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans State Loans

Direct PLUS Loans College/University loans from institutional funds

Federal Perkins Loans Other Please specify:

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

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

Federal Pell College/University scholarship or grant aid from institutional funds

SEOG United Negro College Fund

State scholarship/grants Federal Nursing Scholarship

Private scholarships Other Please specify:

H14. Criteria Used in Awarding Institutional Aid

Please select all criteria used in awarding non-need based institutional aid:
Academics Job skills Music/drama

Alumni affiliation ROTC Religious affiliation

Art Leadership State/district residency

Athletics Minority status

H14. Criteria Used in Awarding Institutional Aid

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

Academics Job skills Music/drama

Alumni affiliation ROTC Religious affiliation

Art Leadership State/district residency

Athletics Minority status

H15. Affordable Policies

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:
Every student received $10,000/year

END OF SECTION H
 I. INSTRUCTIONAL FACULTY AND CLASS SIZE
I1. Instructional Faculty by Category
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 Part-Time
A. Instructional faculty in preclinical and clinical medicine, faculty who are Include only if they
not paid (e.g., those who donate their services or are in the military), or Exclude teach one or more non-
research-only faculty, post-doctoral fellows, or pre-doctoral fellows clinical credit courses
B. Administrative officers with titles such as dean of students, librarian, Include only if they
registrar, coach, and the like, even though they may devote part of their Exclude teach one or more non-
time to classroom instruction and may have faculty status clinical credit courses
C. Other administrators/staff who teach one or more non-clinical credit Exclude Include
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 Exclude Exclude
like
E. Faculty on sabbatical or leave with pay Include Exclude
F. Faculty on leave without pay Exclude Exclude
G. Replacement faculty for faculty on sabbatical leave or leave with pay Exclude Include
Full-time instructional faculty: faculty employed on a full-time basis for instruction (including those with released time for
research).

Part-time instructional faculty: Adjuncts and other instructors being paid solely for part-time classroom instruction. Also
includes full-time faculty teaching less than two semesters, three quarters, two trimesters, or two four-month sessions.
Employees who are not considered full-time instruction faculty but who teach one or more non-clinical credit courses may be
counted as part-time faculty.
Minority faculty : includes faculty who designate themselves as Black, non-Hispanic; American Indian or Alaska Native;
Asian, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, or Hispanic.

Doctorate: includes such degrees as Doctor of Philosophy, Doctor of Education, Doctor of Juridical Science, and Doctor of
Public Health in any field such as arts, sciences, education, engineering, business, and public administration. Also includes
terminal degrees formerly designated as “first professional,” including dentistry (DDS or DMD), medicine (MD), optometry
(OD), osteopathic medicine (DO), pharmacy (DPharm or BPharm), podiatric medicine (DPM), veterinary medicine (DVM),
chiropractic (DC or DCM), or law (JD).

Terminal master’s degree: a master’s degree that is considered the highest degree in a field: example, M. Arch (in
architecture) and MFA (master of fine arts in art or theater).
Full-Time Part-Time Total
A. Total number of instructional faculty

B. Total number who are members of minority groups

C. Total number who are women

D. Total number who are men

E. Total number who are international (non-residents)

F. Total number with docorate, or other terminal degrees

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

H. Total number whose highest degree is a bachelor's

I. Total number whose highest degree is unknown or other

J. Total number in stand-alone graduate/professional programs in which
faculty teach virtually only graduate-level students
NOTE: Rows F, G, H and I should equal row A.
I2. Student to Faculty Ratio
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.

Fall 2023 Student to Faculty Ratio: to 1

Ratio is based on number of students:

Ratio is based on number of faculty:

I3. Undergraduate Class Size
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.
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.
Number of class sections with undergraduates enrolled -- Class Class Sub-
Undergraduate Class Size (provide numbers) Sections Sections
2-9 364 84
10 - 19 405 24
20 - 29 137 19
30 - 39 72 7
40 - 49 20 0
50 - 99 5 1
100 + 3 0
Total 1006 135

END OF SECTION I
 J. DISCIPLINARY AREAS of DEGREES CONFERRED

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

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 1st and 2nd
majors for each CIP code as the numerator and the sum of the Grand Total by 1st Majors and the Grand Total by 2nd major as
the denominator. If you prefer, you can compute the percentages using 1st majors only.

CIP 2020
Diploma/
Category Associate Bachelor's Categories
Certificates
to Include
Agriculture 1
Natural resources and conservation 5.3 3
Architecture 4
Area, ethnic, and gender studies 5.3 5
Communication/journalism 9
Communication technologies 10
Computer and information sciences 3.7 11
Personal and culinary services 12
Education 13
Engineering 1.2 14
Engineering technologies 15
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics 5.7 16
Family and consumer sciences 19
Law/legal studies 1.2 22
English 5.6 23
Liberal arts/general studies 24
Library science 25
Biological/life sciences 10.0 26
Mathematics and statistics 3.9 27
Military science and military technologies 28 and 29
Interdisciplinary studies 0.6 30
Parks and recreation 31
Philosophy and religious studies 2.6 38
Theology and religious vocations 39
Physical sciences 4.3 40
Science technologies 41
Psychology 6.3 42
Homeland Security, law enforcement, firefighting,
43
and protective services
Public administration and social services 44
Social sciences 15.9 45
Construction trades 46
Mechanic and repair technologies 47
Precision production 48
Transportation and materials moving 49
Visual and performing arts 23.5 50
Health professions and related programs 51
Business/marketing 52
History 4.9 54
Other
SUM 100.0

END OF SECTION J
 COMMON DATA SET DEFINITIONS
All definitions related to the financial aid section appear at the end of the Definitions document.

Items preceded by an asterisk (*) represent definitions agreed to among publishers which do not appear on the CDS
document but may be present on individual publishers’ surveys.

Additional guidance for some terms, particularly those common with the IPEDS survey, may be found here:
https://surveys.nces.ed.gov/ipeds/public/glossary

01
*Academic advisement: Plan under which each student is assigned to a faculty member or a trained adviser, who,
through regular meetings, helps the student plan and implement immediate and long-term academic and vocational
goals.

Accelerated program: Completion of a college program of study in fewer than the usual number of years, most
often by attending summer sessions and carrying extra courses during the regular academic term.

Admitted student: Applicant who is offered admission to a degree-granting program at your institution.

*Adult student services: Admission assistance, support, orientation, and other services expressly for adults who
have started college for the first time, or who are re-entering after a lapse of a few years.

American Indian or Alaska Native: A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South
America (including Central America) and maintaining tribal affiliation or community attachment.

Applicant (first-time, first year): An individual who has fulfilled the institution’s requirements to be considered
for admission (including payment or waiving of the application fee, if any) and who has been notified of one of the
following actions: admission, nonadmission, placement on waiting list, or application withdrawn (by applicant or
institution).
Application fee: That amount of money that an institution charges for processing a student’s application for
acceptance. This amount is not creditable toward tuition and required fees, nor is it refundable if the student is not
admitted to the institution.

Asian: A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian
subcontinent, including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine
Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Associate degree: An award that normally requires at least two but less than four years of full-time equivalent
college work.

Bachelor’s degree: An award (baccalaureate or equivalent degree, as determined by the Secretary of the U.S.
Department of Education) that normally requires at least four years but not more than five years of full-time
equivalent college-level work. This includes ALL bachelor’s degrees conferred in a five-year cooperative (work-study
plan) program. (A cooperative plan provides for alternate class attendance and employment in business, industry, or
government; thus, it allows students to combine actual work experience with their college studies.) Also, it includes
bachelor’s degrees in which the normal four years of work are completed in three years.

Black or African American: A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa.

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

Books and supplies (costs): Average cost of books and supplies. Do not include unusual costs for special groups of
students (e.g., engineering or art majors), unless they constitute the majority of students at your institution.

Calendar system: The method by which an institution structures most of its courses for the academic year.
Campus Ministry: Religious student organizations (denominational or nondenominational) devoted to fostering
religious life on college campuses. May also refer to Campus Crusade for Christ, an interdenominational Christian
organization.

*Career and placement services: A range of services, including (often) the following: coordination of visits of
employers to campus; aptitude and vocational testing; interest inventories, personal counseling; help in resume
writing, interviewing, launching the job search; listings for those students desiring employment and those seeking
permanent positions; establishment of a permanent reference folder; career resource materials.

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

Certificate: See Postsecondary award, certificate, or diploma.

Class rank: The relative numerical position of a student in his or her graduating class, calculated by the high school
on the basis of grade-point average, whether weighted or unweighted.

College-preparatory program: Courses in academic subjects (English, history and social studies, foreign
languages, mathematics, science, and the arts) that stress preparation for college or university study.

Common Application: The standard application form distributed by the National Association of Secondary School
Principals for a large number of private colleges who are members of the Common Application Group.

*Community service program: Referral center for students wishing to perform volunteer work in the community
or participate in volunteer activities coordinated by academic departments.

Commuter: A student who lives off campus in housing that is not owned by, operated by, or affiliated with the
college. This category includes students who commute from home and students who have moved to the area to attend
college.
Comprehensive transition and postsecondary program for students with intellectual disabilities:
Programs designed to support postsecondary students with intellectual disabilities obtain instruction in academic,
career and technical, and independent living subjects in preparation for employment.

Clock hour: A unit of measure that represents an hour of scheduled instruction given to students. Also referred to as
contact hour.

Continuous basis (for program enrollment): A calendar system classification that is used by institutions that
enroll students at any time during the academic year. For example, a cosmetology school or a word processing school
might allow students to enroll and begin studies at various times, with no requirement that classes begin on a certain
date.
Cooperative education program: A program that provides for alternate class attendance and employment in
business, industry, or government.

Cooperative housing: College-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing in which students share food and housing
expenses and participate in household chores to reduce living expenses.

*Counseling service: Activities designed to assist students in making plans and decisions related to their
education, career, or personal development.

Credit: Recognition of attendance or performance in an instructional activity (course or program) that can be applied
by a recipient toward the requirements for a degree, diploma, certificate, or recognized postsecondary credential.

Credit course: A course that, if successfully completed, can be applied toward the number of courses required for
achieving a degree, diploma, certificate, or other recognized postsecondary credential.

Credit hour: A unit of measure representing an hour (50 minutes) of instruction over a 15-week period in a
semester or trimester system or a 10-week period in a quarter system. It is applied toward the total number of hours
needed for completing the requirements of a degree, diploma, certificate, or recognized postsecondary credential.
Cross-registration: A system whereby students enrolled at one institution may take courses at another institution
without having to apply to the second institution.

Deferred admission: The practice of permitting admitted students to postpone enrollment, usually for a period of
one academic term or one year.

Degree: An award conferred by a college, university, or other postsecondary education institution as official
recognition for the successful completion of a program of studies.

Degree-seeking students: Students enrolled in courses for credit who are recognized by the institution as seeking
a degree or recognized postsecondary credential. At the undergraduate level, this is intended to include students
enrolled in vocational or occupational programs.

Differs by program (calendar system): A calendar system classification that is used by institutions that have
occupational/vocational programs of varying length. These schools may enroll students at specific times depending on
the program desired. For example, a school might offer a two-month program in January, March, May, September,
and November; and a three-month program in January, April, and October.

Diploma: See Postsecondary award, certificate, or diploma.

Distance learning: An option for earning course credit at off-campus locations via cable television, internet, satellite
classes, videotapes, correspondence courses, or other means.

Doctor’s degree-research/scholarship: A Ph.D. or other doctor's degree that requires advanced work beyond the
master’s level, including the preparation and defense of a dissertation based on original research, or the planning and
execution of an original project demonstrating substantial artistic or scholarly achievement. Some examples of this
type of degree may include Ed.D., D.M.A., D.B.A., D.Sc., D.A., or D.M, and others, as designated by the awarding
institution.
Doctor’s degree-professional practice: A doctor’s degree that is conferred upon completion of a program
providing the knowledge and skills for the recognition, credential, or license required for professional practice. The
degree is awarded after a period of study such that the total time to the degree, including both pre-professional and
professional preparation, equals at least six full-time equivalent academic years. Some of these degrees were formerly
classified as “first-professional” and may include: Chiropractic (D.C. or D.C.M.); Dentistry (D.D.S. or D.M.D.); Law
(L.L.B. or J.D.); Medicine (M.D.); Optometry (O.D.); Osteopathic Medicine (D.O); Pharmacy (Pharm.D.); Podiatry
(D.P.M., Pod.D., D.P.); or, Veterinary Medicine (D.V.M.), and others, as designated by the awarding institution.

Doctor’s degree-other: A doctor’s degree that does not meet the definition of a doctor’s degree -
research/scholarship or a doctor’s degree - professional practice.

Double major: Program in which students may complete two undergraduate programs of study simultaneously.

Dual enrollment: A program through which high school students may enroll in college courses while still enrolled in
high school. Students are not required to apply for admission to the college in order to participate.

Early action plan: An admission plan that allows students to apply and be notified of an admission decision well in
advance of the regular notification dates. If admitted, the candidate is not committed to enroll; the student may reply
to the offer under the college’s regular reply policy.

Early admission: A policy under which students who have not completed high school are admitted and enroll full
time in college, usually after completion of their junior year.

Early decision plan: A plan that permits students to apply and be notified of an admission decision (and financial
aid offer if applicable) well in advance of the regular notification date. Applicants agree to accept an offer of admission
and, if admitted, to withdraw their applications from other colleges. There are three possible decisions for early
decision applicants: admitted, denied, or not admitted but forwarded for consideration with the regular applicant
pool, without prejudice.
English as a Second Language (ESL): A course of study designed specifically for students whose native language
is not English.

Exchange student program-domestic: Any arrangement between a student and a college that permits study for
a semester or more at another college in the United States without extending the amount of time required for a
degree. See also Study abroad.

External degree program: A program of study in which students earn credits toward a degree through
independent study, college courses, proficiency examinations, and personal experience. External degree programs
require minimal or no classroom attendance.

Extracurricular activities (as admission factor): Special consideration in the admissions process given for
participation in both school and nonschool-related activities of interest to the college, such as clubs, hobbies, student
government, athletics, performing arts, etc.
First-time student: A student attending any institution for the first time at the level enrolled. Includes students
enrolled in the fall term who attended a postsecondary institution for the first time at the same level in the prior
summer term. Also includes students who entered with advanced standing (college credit earned before graduation
from high school).
First-time, first-year student: A student attending any institution for the first time at the undergraduate level.
Includes students enrolled in the fall term who attended college for the first time in the prior summer term. Also
includes students who entered with advanced standing (college credits earned before graduation from high school).

First-year student: A student who has completed less than the equivalent of 1 full year of undergraduate work; that
is, less than 30 semester hours (in a 120-hour degree program) or less than 900 clock hours.

*New student orientation: Orientation addressing the academic, social, emotional, and intellectual issues involved
in beginning college. May be a few hours or a few days in length; at some colleges, there is a fee.

Full-time student (undergraduate): A student enrolled for 12 or more semester credits, 12 or more quarter
credits, or 24 or more clock hours a week each term.
Geographical residence (as admission factor): Special consideration in the admission process given to students
from a particular region, state, or country of residence.

Grade-point average (academic high school GPA): The sum of grade points a student has earned in secondary
school divided by the number of courses taken. The most common system of assigning numbers to grades counts four
points for an A, three points for a B, two points for a C, one point for a D, and no points for an E or F. Unweighted
GPA’s assign the same weight to each course. Weighting gives students additional points for their grades in advanced
or honors courses.

Graduate student: A student who holds a bachelor’s or equivalent, and is taking courses at the post-baccalaureate
level.

*Health services: Free or low cost on-campus primary and preventive health care available to students.

High school diploma or recognized equivalent: A document certifying the successful completion of a
prescribed secondary school program of studies, or the attainment of satisfactory scores on the Tests of General
Educational Development (GED), or another state-specified examination.

Hispanic or Latino: A person of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, South or Central American, or other Spanish
culture or origin, regardless of race.

Honors program: Any special program for very able students offering the opportunity for educational enrichment,
independent study, acceleration, or some combination of these.

Independent study: Academic work chosen or designed by the student with the approval of the department
concerned, under an instructor’s supervision, and usually undertaken outside of the regular classroom structure.

In-state tuition: The tuition charged by institutions to those students who meet the state’s or institution’s residency
requirements.
International student: See Nonresident.

International student group: Student groups that facilitate cultural dialogue, support a diverse campus, assist
international students in acclimation and creating a social network.

Internship: Any short-term, supervised work experience usually related to a student’s major field, for which the
student earns academic credit. The work can be full- or part-time, on- or off-campus, paid or unpaid.

*Learning center: Center offering assistance through tutors, workshops, computer programs, or audiovisual
equipment in reading, writing, math, and skills such as taking notes, managing time, taking tests.

*Legal services: Free or low cost legal advice for a range of issues (personal and other).

Liberal arts/career combination: Program in which a student earns undergraduate degrees in two separate
fields, one in a liberal arts major and the other in a professional or specialized major, whether on campus or through
cross-registration.

Living learning community: Residential programs that allow students to interact with students who share
common interests. In addition to living together, students may also participate in shared courses, special events, and
group service projects.
Master's degree: An award that requires the successful completion of a program of study of generally one or two full-
time equivalent academic years of work beyond the bachelor's degree. Some of these degrees, such as those in
Theology (M.Div., M.H.L./Rav) that were formerly classified as "first-professional", may require more than two full-
time equivalent academic years of work.

Minority affiliation (as admission factor): Special consideration in the admission process for members of
designated racial/ethnic minority groups.
*Minority student center: Center with programs, activities, and/or services intended to enhance the college
experience of students of color.

Model United Nations: A simulation activity focusing on conflict resolution, globalization, and diplomacy.
Assuming roles as foreign ambassadors and “delegates,” students conduct research, engage in debate, draft
resolutions, and may participate in a national Model UN conference.

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii,
Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands.

Nonresident: A person who is not a citizen or national of the United States and who is in this country on a visa or
temporary basis and does not have the right to remain indefinitely.

*On-campus day care: Licensed day care for students’ children (usually age 3 and up); usually for a fee.

Open admission: Admission policy under which virtually all secondary school graduates or students with GED
equivalency diplomas are admitted without regard to academic record, test scores, or other qualifications.

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

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

Part-time student (undergraduate): A student enrolled for fewer than 12 credits per semester or quarter, or
fewer than 24 clock hours a week each term.
Permanent Resident or other eligible non-citizen: A person who is not a citizen or national of the United
States and who has been admitted as a legal immigrant for the purpose of obtaining permanent resident status (and
who holds either a registration card [Form I-551 or I-151], a Temporary Resident Card [Form I-688], or an Arrival-
Departure Record [Form I-94] with a notation that conveys legal immigrant status, such as Section 207 Refugee,
Section 208 Asylee, Conditional Entrant Parolee or Cuban-Haitian).

*Personal counseling: One-on-one or group counseling with trained professionals for students who want to explore
personal, educational, or vocational issues.

Post-baccalaureate certificate: An award that requires completion of an organized program of study requiring 18
credit hours beyond the bachelor’s; designed for persons who have completed a baccalaureate degree but do not meet
the requirements of academic degrees carrying the title of master.

Post-master’s certificate: An award that requires completion of an organized program of study of 24 credit hours
beyond the master’s degree but does not meet the requirements of academic degrees at the doctoral level.

Postsecondary award, certificate, or diploma: Includes the following three IPEDS definitions for
postsecondary awards, certificates, and diplomas of varying durations and credit/contact/clock hour requirements:

Less Than 1 Academic Year : Requires completion of an organized program of study at the postsecondary level
(below the baccalaureate degree) in less than 1 academic year (2 semesters or 3 quarters) or in less than 900 clock
hours by a student enrolled full-time.
At Least 1 But Less Than 2 Academic Years: Requires completion of an organized program of study at the
postsecondary level (below the baccalaureate degree) in at least 1 but less than 2 full-time equivalent academic years,
or designed for completion in at least 30 but less than 60 credit hours, or in at least 900 but less than 1,800 clock
hours.
At Least 2 But Less Than 4 Academic Years: Requires completion of an organized program of study at the
postsecondary level (below the baccalaureate degree) in at least 2 but less than 4 full-time equivalent academic years,
or designed for completion in at least 60 but less than 120 credit hours, or in at least 1,800 but less than 3,600 clock
hours.
Private institution: An educational institution controlled by a private individual(s) or by a nongovernmental
agency, usually supported primarily by other than public funds, and operated by other than publicly elected or
appointed officials.

Private for-profit institution: A private institution in which the individual(s) or agency in control receives
compensation, other than wages, rent, or other expenses for the assumption of risk.

Private nonprofit institution: A private institution in which the individual(s) or agency in control receives no
compensation, other than wages, rent, or other expenses for the assumption of risk. These include both independent
nonprofit schools and those affiliated with a religious organization.

Proprietary institution: See Private for-profit institution.

Public institution: An educational institution whose programs and activities are operated by publicly elected or
appointed school officials, and which is supported primarily by public funds.

Quarter calendar system: A calendar system in which the academic year consists of three sessions called quarters
of about 12 weeks each. The range may be from 10 to 15 weeks. There may be an additional quarter in the summer.

Race/ethnicity: Category used to describe groups to which individuals belong, identify with, or belong in the eyes of
the community. The categories do not denote scientific definitions of anthropological origins. A person may be
counted in only one group.

Race/ethnicity unknown: Category used to classify students or employees whose race/ethnicity is not known and
whom institutions are unable to place in one of the specified racial/ethnic categories.
Recognized Postsecondary Credential: Includes both Title IV eligible degrees, certificates, and other recognized
postsecondary credentials. Any credential that is received after completion of a program that is eligible for Title IV
federal student aid. Credentials that are awarded to recognize an individual’s attainment of measurable technical or
industry/occupational skills necessary to obtain employment or advance within an industry occupation. (Generally
based on standards developed or endorsed by employers or industry associations).

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.

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.

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.