Common Data Set 2022-2023
A0
Respondent Information (Not for Publication)
Name:
Joachim Knop
Title:
Director, Institutional Research and Planning
Office:
The Office of Institutional Research & Planning
Mailing Address:
1918 F Street, N.W., Suite 400
City/State/Zip/Country:
Washington, D.C. 20052 USA
Phone:
202.994.6506
Fax:
202.994.1985
E-mail Address:
X Yes
No
If yes, please provide the URL of the corresponding Web page:
A0A
A1
Address Information
Name of College/University:
The George Washington University
Mailing Address:
1918 F Street N.W.
City/State/Zip/Country:
Washington, D.C. 20052 USA
Street Address (if different):
City/State/Zip/Country:
Main Phone Number:
202.994.1000
WWW Home Page Address:
https://www.gwu.edu
Admissions Phone Number:
202.994.6040
Admissions Toll-Free Phone Number:
1.800.447.3765
Admissions Office Mailing Address:
800 21st St NW Suite 100
City/State/Zip/Country:
Washington, D.C. 20052 USA
Admissions Fax Number:
202.994.0325
Admissions E-mail Address:
A2
Public
X
Private (nonprofit)
Proprietary
A3
Classify your undergraduate institution:
X
Coeducational college
Men's college
Women's college
A4
Academic year calendar:
X
Semester
Quarter
Trimester
4-1-4
Continuous
Differs by program (describe):
Other (describe):
A. General Informatio
n
Are your responses to the CDS posted for
reference on your institution's Web site?
https://irp.gwu.edu/common-data-set
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 This information will not be published but will help the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.
If there is a separate URL for your school’s online application, please specify:
https://gwuapplication.gwu.edu/login/login.cfm
If you have a mailing address other than the above to which applications should be sent, please provide:
Source of institutional control (Check only one):
If your academic year has changed because of the
COVID-19 pandemic, please indicate as other below.
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Common Data Set 2022-2023
A5
Degrees offered by your institution:
X
Certificate
Diploma
X
Associate
Transfer Associate
X
Terminal Associate
X
Bachelor's
X
Postbachelor's certificate
X
Master's
X
Post-master's certificate
X
Doctoral degree research/scholarship
X
Doctoral degree – professional practice
Doctoral degree -- other
A5
Doctoral degree -- other
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://diversity.gwu.edu/
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Common Data Set 2021-2022
B1
Men Women Another Gender Men Women Another Gender
Undergraduates
Degree-seeking, first-time, first-year
1,098 1,832 0 3 8 0
Other first-year, degree-seeking
185 319 0 3 10 0
All other degree-seeking
2,498 4,293 0 221 328 0
Total degree-seeking
3,781 6,444 0 227 346 0
A
ll other undergraduates enrolled in credit co
u
30 77 0 138 439 0
Total undergraduates
3,811 6,521 0 365 785 0
Graduate
Degree-seeking, first-time
1277 1814 0 523 981 0
All other degree-seeking
1785 2430 0 1980 3583 0
All other graduates enrolled in credit courses
9 11 0 24 40 0
Total graduate
3071 4255 0 2527 4604 0
Total all students
6,882 10,776 0 2,892 5,389 0
Total all undergraduates 11,482
Total all graduate 14,457
GRAND TOTAL ALL STUDENTS 25,939
B2
Degree-Seeking
First-Time
First Year
Degree-Seeking
Undergraduates
(include first-time
first-year)
Total
Undergraduates (both
degree & non-degree-
seeking)
212 936 1,032
386 1,405 1,488
195 832 937
1,490 5,377 5,574
17 8
448 1,463 1,531
111 12
178 557 579
30 210 321
2,941 10,798 11,482
Persistence
B3
Number of degrees awarded by your institution from July 1, 2021, to June 30, 2022.
Certificate/diploma 2
Associate degrees 22
Bachelor's degrees 2936
Postbachelor's certificates 482
Master's degrees 4127
Post-Master's certificates 103
Doctoral degrees – research/scholarship 208
Doctoral degrees – professional practice 875
Doctoral degrees – other
B4-B21: Graduation Rates
PART-TIMEFULL-TIME
NOTE - Nonresidents are to be reported separately, in the boxes provided, rather than included in any of the seven
racial/ethnic categories or in race/ethnicity unknown.
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.
Enrollment by Racial/Ethnic Category.
Provide numbers of undergraduate students for each of the following categories as of the institution’s official fall reporting date or as of October 19, 2022.
• Include international students only in the category "Nonresidents."
• For information on reporting study abroad students please see: This Document at NCES.GOV
• If your institution collects and reports non-binary gender data, please use the "Another Gender" category.
• In cases where gender information is not provided, please distribute across the two-binary categories.
Race and/or ethnicity unknown
TOTAL
Hispanic/Latino
Black or African American, non-Hispanic
White, non-Hispanic
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic
Asian, non-Hispanic
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic
Two or more races, non-Hispanic
• Complete the “Total Undergraduates” column only if you cannot provide data for the first two columns.
• Report as your institution reports to IPEDS: persons who are Hispanic should be reported only on the
Hispanic line, not under any race, and persons who are non-Hispanic multi-racial should be reported only
under "Two or more races."
Nonresidents
B. ENROLLMENT AND PERSISTENCE
Institutional Enrollment - Men and Women
Provide numbers of students for each of the following categories as of the institution's official fall reporting date or as of October 19, 2022.
• Note: Report students formerly designated as “first professional” in the graduate cells.
• New guidance from IPEDS for reporting aggregate data:
Racial/ethnic designations are requested only for United States citizens, residents, and other eligible non-citizens.
Eligible non-citizens include all students who completed high school or a GED equivalency within the United States
(including DACA and undocumented students) and who were not on an F-1 non-immigrant student visa at the time of
high school graduation.
More information about other eligible (for financial aid purposes) non-citizens is available at
https://studentaid.gov/understandaid/eligibility/requirements/non-us-citizens.
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Common Data Set 2021-2022
A
Initial 2016 cohort of first-time, full-time,
bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking
undergraduate students
362 500 1655 2517
B
Of the initial 2016 cohort, how many did not
persist and did not graduate for the following
reasons:
• Deceased
• Permanently Disabled
• Armed Forces
• Foreign Aid Service of the Federal Government
• Official church missions
• Report Total Allowable Exclusions
0 0 11 11
C
Final 2016 cohort, after adjusting for allowable
exclusions
362 500 1644 2506
D
Of the initial 2016 cohort, how many completed
the program in four years or less (by Aug. 31,
2020)
276 410 1304 1990
E
Of the initial 2016 cohort, how many completed
the program in more than four years but in five
years or less (after Aug. 31, 2020 and by Aug. 31,
2021)
27 14 81 122
F
Of the initial 2016 cohort, how many completed
the program in more than five years but in six
years or less (after Aug. 31, 2021 and by Aug. 31,
2022)
418 13
G
Total graduating within six years (sum of lines D,
E, and F)
307 425 1393 2125
H
Six-year graduation rate for 2016 cohort (G
divided by C)
84.81% 85.00% 84.73% 84.80%
A
Initial 2015 cohort of first-time, full-time,
bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking
undergraduate students
359 503 1716 2578
The items in this section correspond to data elements collected by the IPEDS Web-based Data Collection System’s Graduation Rate Survey (GRS).
• For complete instructions and definitions of data elements, see the IPEDS GRS Forms and Instructions
for the 2022-2023 Survey. https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/use-the-data/survey-components/9/graduation-rates
In the following section for bachelor’s or equivalent programs, please disaggregate the Fall 2015 and Fall 2016 cohorts
(formerly CDS B4-B11) into four groups:
• Students who received a Federal Pell Grant*
• Recipients of a subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
• Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan
• Total (all students, regardless of Pell Grant or subsidized loan status)
*Students who received both a Federal Pell Grant and a subsidized Stafford Loan should be reported in the "Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant" column.
For each graduation rate grid below, the numbers in the first three columns for Questions A-G should sum to the cohort total in the fourth column (formerly
CDS B4-B11).
Fall 2016 Cohort
For Bachelor’s or Equivalent Programs
Please provide data for the Fall 2016 cohort if available. If Fall 2016 cohort data are not available, provide data for the Fall 2015 cohort.
Recipients of a
Federal Pell
Grant
Students who did
not receive either
a Pell Grant or a
subsidized
Stafford Loan
Total
(sum of 3 columns to
the left)
Total
(sum of 3 columns to
the left)
Fall 2015 Cohort
Recipients of a
Federal Pell
Grant
Recipients of a
Subsidized
Stafford Loan who
did not receive a
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
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Common Data Set 2021-2022
B
Of the initial 2015 cohort, how many did not
persist and did not graduate for the following
reasons:
• Deceased
• Permanently Disabled
• Armed Forces
• Foreign Aid Service of the Federal Government
• Official church missions
• Report Total Allowable Exclusions
002 2
C
Final 2015 cohort, after adjusting for allowable
exclusions
359 503 1714 2576
D
Of the initial 2015 cohort, how many completed
the program in four years or less (by Aug. 31,
2019)
255 389 1347 1991
E
Of the initial 2015 cohort, how many completed
the program in more than four years but in five
years or less (after Aug. 31, 2019 and by Aug. 31,
2020)
19 23 91 133
F
Of the initial 2015 cohort, how many completed
the program in more than five years but in six
years or less (after Aug. 31, 2020 and by Aug. 31,
2021)
5 6 20 31
G
Total graduating within six years (sum of lines D,
E, and F)
279 418 1458 2155
H
Six-year graduation rate for 2015 cohort (G
divided by C)
77.72% 83.10% 85.06% 83.66%
For Two-Year Institutions
2019 Cohort 2018 Cohort
B12
B13
B14
00
B15
B16
B17
B18
B19
B20
B21
B22. Retention Rates
B22
89.57%
Total transfers to four-year institutions:
Report for the cohort of all full-time, first-time bachelor’s (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students who entered in Fall 2021 (or the preceding
summer term).
• The initial cohort may be adjusted for students who departed for the following reasons:
For the cohort of all full-time bachelor’s (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students who entered your
institution as first-year students in Fall 2021 (or the preceding summer term), what percentage was enrolled at your
institution as of the date your institution calculates its official enrollment in Fall 2022.
* 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.
Total transfers-out (within three years) to other institutions:
Total transfers to two-year institutions:
Completers of programs of less than two years within 150 percent of normal time:
Completers of programs of at least two but less than four years (total):
Completers of programs of at least two but less than four-years within 150 percent of normal time:
Initial cohort, total of first-time, full-time degree/certificate-seeking students:
Of the initial cohort, how many did not persist and did not graduate for the following reasons:
• Death
• Permanently Disability
• Service in the armed forces,
• Foreign aid service of the federal government
• Official church missions
• Report total allowable exclusions
Final cohort, after adjusting for allowable exclusions:
Completers of programs of less than two years duration (total):
Please provide data for the 2019 cohort if available. If 2019 cohort data are not available, provide data for the 2018 cohort.
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2941
C2
Yes No
X
TOTAL
5098
2014
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Is your waiting list ranked?
Yes No
C3
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C3
High school completion requirement
X
Total first-time, first-year (degree-seeking) who were admitted
Total first-time, first-year (degree-seeking) enrolled
C. FIRST-TIME
,
FIRST-YEAR ADMISSION
• Since the total may include students who did not provide gender data, the detail need not sum to the
total.
C1 First-time, first-year students: Provide the number of degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students who
applied, were admitted, and enrolled (full- or part-time) in Fall 2022.
• Include early decision, early action, and students who began studies during summer in this cohort.
• Applicants should include only those students who fulfilled the requirements for consideration for
admission (i.e., who completed actionable applications) and who have been notified of one of the
following actions: admission, non-admission, placement on waiting list, or application withdrawn (by
applicant or institution).
• 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.
Total first-time, first-year women who applied
Total first-time, first-year men who applied
Check the appropriate box to identify your high school completion requirement for degree-seeking entering
students:
Total part-time, first-time, first-year men who enrolled
Total full-time, first-time, first-year women who enrolled
Total part-time, first-time, first-year women who enrolled
First-time, first-year wait-listed students
If yes, please answer the questions below for Fall 2022 admissions:
WAITING LIST
Number of qualified applicants offered a place on waiting list:
Number accepting a place on the waiting list:
Number of wait-listed students admitted:
Students who met admission requirements but whose final admission was contingent on space availability
Do you have a policy of placing students on a waiting list?
Total first-time, first-year (degree-seeking) who applied
High school diploma is required and GED is accepted
Total first-time, first-year of another gender who applied
Total first-time, first-year women who were admitted
Total part-time, first-time, first-year of another gender who enrolled
Total full-time, first-time, first-year of another gender who enrolled
If yes, do you release that information to students?
Do you release that information to school counselors?
Total first-time, first-year men who were admitted
Total first-time, first-year of another gender who were admitted
Total full-time, first-time, first-year men who enrolled
High school diploma is required and GED is not accepted
High school diploma or equivalent is not required
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Common Data Set 2021-2022
C4
X
C5
Required Recommended
Total academic units
English 4 4
Mathematics 2 4
Science 2 4
Of these, units that must be 1
Foreign language 2 4
Social studies 2 4
History
Academic electives
Computer Science
Visual/Performing Arts
Other (specify)
C6-C7: Basis for Selection
C6
other (explain):
C7
V
ery Important Important Considered Not Considered
A
cademi
c
Rigor of secondary school record
X
Class rank X
Academic GPA
X
Standardized test scores X
Application Essay X
Recommendation(s) X
Nonacademi
c
Interview X
Extracurricular activities X
Talent/ability X
Character/personal qualities X
First generation X
Alumni/ae relation X
Geographical residence X
State residency X
Religious affiliation/commitment X
Racial/ethnic status X
Volunteer work X
Work experience X
Level of applicant’s interest X
C8: SAT and ACT Policies
Neither require nor recommend
Open admission policy as described above for all students
Open admission policy as described above for most students, but--
selective admission for out-of-state students
selective admission to some programs
Relative importance of each of the following academic and nonacademic factors in your first-time,
first-year, degree-seeking general (not including programs with specific criteria) admissions
decisions.
Do you have an open admission policy, under which virtually all secondary school graduates or students with
GED equivalency diplomas are admitted without regard to academic record, test scores, or other
qualifications? If so, check which applies:
Distribution of high school units required and/or recommended. Specify the distribution of academic
high school course units required and/or recommended of all or most degree-seeking students using
Carnegie units (one unit equals one year of study or its equivalent). If you use a different system for
calculating units, please convert.
Please provide additional information if the importance of any specific academic or nonacademic factors differ by academic
program.
Does your institution require or recommend a general college-preparatory program for degree-
seeking students?
Require
Recommend
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Entrance exams
Yes No
X
C8A
Require Recommend Require for Some
Consider if
Submitted
Not
Considered
SAT or ACT
X
ACT Only
SAT Only
C8B
C8C
C8D
X
Yes
No
C8E
5-Jan
5-Jan
C8F
C8G
SAT
X
SAT Subject Tests
AP
CLEP
Institutional Exam
State Exam (specify):
C9
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Percent Number
• Include information for ALL enrolled, degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students who submitted
test scores.
• Do not include partial test scores (e.g., mathematics scores but not critical reading for a category of
students) or combine other standardized test results (such as TOEFL) in this item.
Please indicate which tests your institution uses for placement (e.g., state tests):
ACT
Provide information for ALL enrolled, degree-seeking, full-time and part-time, first-time, first-year
students enrolled in Fall 2022, including students who began studies during summer, international
students/nonresidents, and students admitted under special arrangements.
Has been removed from the CDS.
• Do not convert SAT scores to ACT scores and vice versa.
• If a student submitted multiple sets of scores for a single test, report this information according to how
you use the data. For example:
• If you consider the highest scores from either submission, use the highest combination of scores
(e.g., verbal from one submission, math from the other).
Percent and number of first-time, first-year students enrolled in Fall 2022 who submitted national
standardized (SAT/ACT) test scores.
If yes, place check marks in the appropriate boxes below to reflect your institution’s policies for use in admission for Fall
2023.
Does your institution make use of SAT, ACT, or SAT Subject Test
scores in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking
applicants?
• If you average the scores, use the average to report the scores.
In addition, does your institution use applicants' test scores for academic advising?
Has been removed from the CDS.
Latest date by which SAT or ACT scores must be received for fall-term admission
Latest date b
y
which SAT Sub
j
ect Test scores must be received for fall-term admission
If necessary, use this space to clarify your test
policies (e.g., if tests are recommended for some
students, or if tests are not required of some students
due to differences by academic program, student
academic background, or if other examinations may
be considered in lieu of the SAT and ACT):
ADMISSION
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Common Data Set 2021-2022
Submitting SAT Scores 31% 904
Submitting ACT Scores 15% 446
Assessment 25th Percentile 50th Percentile 75th Percentile
SAT Composite
1340 1410 1470
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and
670 710 740
SAT Math
660 700 750
ACT Composite
31 32 34
ACT Math
27 29 32
ACT English
32 34 35
ACT Writing
ACT Science
29 31 34
ACT Reading
32 34 36
Score Range SAT Evidence
-
SAT Math
700-800 57.85% 54.09%
600-699 37.50% 39.82%
500-599 4.42% 5.75%
400-499 0.22% 0.33%
300-399 0.00% 0.00%
200-299 0.00% 0.00%
Totals should = 100% 100.00% 100.00%
Score Range
SAT Composite
1400-1600
56.42%
1200-1399
40.15%
1000-1199
3.32%
800-999
0.11%
600-799
0.00%
400-599
0.00%
Totals should = 100%
100.00%
Score Range ACT Composite ACT English ACT Math ACT Reading ACT Science
30-36 80.72% 85.87% 48.21% 91.48% 71.08%
24-29 18.16% 12.78% 47.09% 7.85% 26.91%
18-23 1.12% 1.35% 4.26% 0.67% 2.02%
12-17 0.00% 0.00% 0.45% 0.00% 0.00%
6-11 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Below 6 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Totals should = 100% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
C10
Percent
43.66%
78.01%
95.99% Top half +
4.01% bottom half = 100%
0.32%
21.18%
C11
Percent
Percent who had GPA between 3.75 and 3.99
Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.74
Percent in top half of high school graduating class
Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class
Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class
Percent of total first-time, first-year students who submitted high school
class rank:
Percentage of all enrolled, degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students who had high school grade-
point averages within each of the following ranges (using 4.0 scale). Report information only for
those students from whom
y
ou collected hi
g
h school GPA.
Score Range
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
)
.
Percent of first-time, first-year students with scores in each range:
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)
Assessment
Percent in top tenth of high school graduating class
Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class
Percent who had GPA of 4.0
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Application Fee
Yes No
X
80
Yes No
X
X Same fee
Free
Reduced
Yes No
X
C14
Application closing date
Yes No
X
Date
Application closing date (fall)
1/5
Priority Date
11/1
Yes No
C15
X
C16
Notification to applicants of admission decision sent (fill in one only)
On a rolling basis beginning (date):
X
By (date): 1-Apr
Other:
C17
Reply policy for admitted applicants (fill in one only)
Must reply by (date):
No set date
X
Must reply by May 1st or within 2 weeks if notified thereafter
Other:
Deadline for housing deposit (MMD
D
1-May
Amount of housing deposit:
Percent of total first-time, first-year students who submitted high school
GPA:
Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the
fall?
If your institution has waived its application fee for the Fall 2024 admission cycle please select no.
Does your institution have an application fee?
Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year
students who submitted GPA:
Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.49
Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.24
Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.99
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
Totals should = 100%
Amount of application fee:
Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?
If you have an application fee and an on-line application option, please indicate policy for students
who apply on-line:
Can on-line application fee be waived for
applicants with financial need?
Does your institution have an application closing
date?
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Refundable if student does not enroll?
Yes, in full
Yes, in part
X
No
C18
Deferred admission
Yes No
X
C19
Early admission of high school students
Yes No
X
C20
Common Application: Question removed from CDS. (Initiated during 2006-2007 cycle)
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C21
Early Decision
Yes No
X
11/1
12/15
1/5
2/1
1132
748
C22
Early action
Yes No
X
Yes No
Early action notification date
Is your early action plan a “restrictive” plan under which you limit
students from applying to other early plans?
Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after
admission?
If yes, maximum period of postponement:
Does your institution allow high school students to enroll as full-time,
first-time, first-year students one year or more before high school
graduation?
Does your institution offer an early decision plan (an admission plan that
permits students to apply and be notified of an admission decision well
in advance of the regular notification date and that asks students to
commit to attending if accepted) for first-time, first-year applicants for
fall enrollment?
Number of applicants admitted under early decision plan
Please provide significant details about your early decision plan:
If “yes,” please complete the following:
First or only early decision plan closing date
First or only early decision plan notification date
Other early decision plan closing date
Other early decision plan notification date
For the Fall 2022 entering class:
Number of early decision applications received by your institution
Do you have a nonbinding early action plan whereby students are
notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular
notification date but do not have to commit to attending your college?
If “yes,” please complete the following:
Early action closing date
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D1
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Yes No
D1
X
X
D2
Applicants Admitted Enrolled
Men 827 252 122
Women 1,327 488 235
Another Gender 0 0 0
Total 2,154 740 357
D3-D11: A
pp
lication for Admission
D3
X Fall
Winter
X Spring
X Summer
Yes No
D4
X
D5
Required of All
Recommended
of All
Recommended
of Some
Required of Some Not Required
High school transcript X
College transcript(s) X
Essay or personal X
Interview X
Standardized test scores X
Statement of good
standing from prior
X
D6
N/A
D7
N/A
D8
D9
D9
Priority Date Closing Date Notification Date Reply Date
Rolling
Admission
D9
Fall
4/15
D9
Winter
D9
Spring
10/1
D9
Summer
Indicate all items required of transfer students to apply for admission:
If a minimum high school grade point average is required
of transfer applicants, specify (on a 4.0 scale):
List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants:
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.
If a minimum college grade point average is required of
transfer applicants, specify (on a 4.0 scale):
Indicate terms for which transfers may enroll:
If your institution collects and reports non-binary gender data, please use the "Another Gender" category.
Must a transfer applicant have a minimum number of
credits completed or else must apply as an entering first-
year student?
If yes, what is the minimum number of credits and the unit
of measure?
D. TRANSFER ADMISSION
Does your institution enroll transfer students? (If no, please
skip to Section E)
If yes, may transfer students earn advanced standing
credit by transferring credits earned from course work
completed at other colleges/universities?
Provide the number of students who applied, were admitted, and enrolled as degree-seeking transfer
students in Fall
2022.
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Common Data Set 2021-2022
Yes No
D10
N/A
D11
D12
C-
Number Unit Type
D13
Number Unit Type
D14
D15
N/A
D16
60.00
D17
D18
-
D22
:
Mili
tary
S
erv
i
ce
T
rans
f
er
C
re
di
t
P
o
li
c
i
es
D18
Does your institution accept the following military/veteran transfer credits:
Yes
No
Number
Unit Type
D19
Number
Unit Type
D20
Yes
No
D21
D22
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)):
Are the military/veteran credit transfer policies published on your
website?
If yes, please provide the URL where the policy can be located:
Describe other military/veteran transfer credit policies unique to your institution:
Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at
your institution to earn an associate degree:
Describe other transfer credit policies:
Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at
your institution to earn a bachelor’s degree:
American Council on Education (ACE)
College Level Examination Program (CLEP)
DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST)
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be
transferred based on military education evaluated by the
American Council on Education (ACE):
Report the lowest grade earned for any
course that may be transferred for credit:
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be
transferred from a two-year institution:
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be
transferred from a four-year institution:
Does an open admission policy, if reported, apply to
transfer students?
Describe additional requirements for transfer admission, if applicable:
D12-D17: Transfer Credit Policies
CDS-D Page 13
Common Data Set 2021-2022
E1
X
Accelerated program
Comprehensive transition and postsecondary program for students with intellectual disabilities
X
Cross-registration
X
Distance learning
X
Double major
X
Dual enrollment
X
English as a Second Language (ESL)
X
Exchange student program (domestic)
External degree program
X
Honors Program
X
Independent study
X
Internships
X
Liberal arts/career combination
X
Student-designed major
X
Study abroad
X
Teacher certification program
X
Undergraduate Research
Weekend college
Other (specify):
E2
Has been removed from the CDS.
E3 Areas in which all or most students are required to complete some course
work
p
rior to
g
raduation:
X
Arts/fine arts
Computer literacy
X
English (including composition)
Foreign languages
History
Physical Education
X
Humanities
X
Intensive writing
X
Mathematics
Philosophy
X
Sciences (biological or physical)
X
Social science
Other (describe):
E. ACADEMIC OFFERINGS AND POLICIE
S
Special study options: Identify those programs available at your institution. Refer to the glossary
for definitions.
CDS-E Page 14
Common Data Set 2021-2022
F1
First-time, first-
year students
Undergraduate
s
98% 96%
9%
12%
96% 62%
4% 38%
0% 7%
19 20
19 21
F2
X
Campus Ministries
X Choral groups
X Concert band
X Dance
X Drama/theater
X
X Jazz band
Literary magazine
Marching band
X Model UN
X Music ensembles
X Musical theater
Opera
X Pep band
X Radio station
X Student government
X Student newspaper
Student-run film society
Symphony orchestra
X Television station
X Yearbook
F3
On Campus
Army ROTC is offered:
Naval ROTC is offered:
X
Air Force ROTC is offered:
F4
X Coed dorms
Men's dorms
X Women's dorms
X
X Fraternity/sorority housing
Cooperative housing
X Theme housing
Wellness housing
X Living Learning Communities
Other housing options (specify):
Housing: Check all types of college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing available for
undergraduates at your institution.
Name of
Cooperating
Institution
Marine Option
(for Naval ROTC)
X
X
At Cooperating Institution
Apartments for married students
Apartments for single students
Special housing for disabled students
Special housing for international students
Average age of all students (full- and part-time)
International Student Organization
Activities offered. Identify those programs available at your institution.
ROTC (program offered in cooperation with Reserve Officers' Training Corps)
F. STUDENT LIFE
Percentages of first-time, first-year degree-seeking students and degree-seeking
undergraduates enrolled in Fall 2022 who fit the following categories:
Percent who live off campus or commute
Percent of students age 25 and older
Average age of full-time students
Percent who are from out of state (exclude
international/nonresidents from the numerator and
denominator)
Percent of men who join fraternities
Percent of women who join sororities
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -
affiliated housin
g
CDS-F Page 15
Common Data Set 2021-2022
G0
Please provide the URL of your institution’s net price calculator:
G1
G1
First-Year Undergraduates
PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS
Tuition: $64,700 $64,505
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
Tuition: In-district
Tuition: In-state (out-of-district):
Tuition: Out-of-state:
Tuition: Non-resident
FOR ALL INSTITUTIONS
Required Fees $290 $290
Room and Board (on-campus): $16,300 $20,000
Room Only (on-campus): $10,700 $14,400
Board Only (on-campus meal plan):
$5,600 $5,600
Other:
Minimum Maximum
G2
12 18
Yes No
G3
G4
G5
Residents Commuters Commuters
Books and supplies:
$1,400 $1,400 $1,400
Room only:
Board only:
$6,000
Room and board total*
$16,300
Transportation:
$1,075 $1,075 $1,075
Other expenses:
$1,625 $1,625 $1,625
G6
* If your college cannot provide separate room and board figures for commuters not living at home
Undergraduate per-credit-hour charges (tuition only):
Number of credits per term a student can take for the stated
full-time tuition.
Do tuition and fees vary by year of study (e.g., sophomore,
junior, senior)?
Do tuition and fees vary by undergraduate instructional
program?
If yes, what percentage of full-time undergraduates pay more
than the tuition and fees reported in G1?
• Do not include optional fees (e.g., parking, laboratory use).
Comprehensive tuition and room and board fee (if your college cannot provide
separate tuition and room and board fees):
Provide the estimated expenses for a typical full-time undergraduate student:
Undergraduate full-time tuition, required fees, room and board
List the typical tuition, required fees, and room and board for a full-time undergraduate student for the FULL
2023-2024 academic year. (30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours for institutions that derive annual tuition
by multiplying credit hour cost by number of credits).
• A full academic year refers to the period of time generally extending from September to June; usually
equated to two semesters, two trimesters, three quarters, or the period covered by a four-one-four plan.
• Room and board is defined as double occupancy and 19 meals per week or the maximum meal plan.
• Required fees include only charges that all full-time students must pay that are not included in tuition
(e.g., registration, health, or activity fees.)
G. ANNUAL EXPENSES
https://financialaid.gwu.edu/net-price-calculator
Provide 2023-2024 academic year costs of attendance for the following categories that are applicable
to your institution.
Check here if your institution's 2023-2024 academic year costs of attendance are not available at this time
and provide an approximate date (i.e., month/day) when your institution's final 2023-2024 academic year
costs of attendance will be available:
CDS-G Page 16
Common Data Set 2021-2022
PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS: $2,080.00
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS:
In-district:
In-state (out-of-district):
Out-of-state:
NONRESIDENTS: $2,080.00
CDS-G Page 17
Common Data Set 2021-2022
1. Non-need institutional grants
2. Non-need tuition waivers
3. Non-need athletic awards
4. Non-need federal grants
5. Non-need state grants
H1
2022-2023 2021-2022 Final
X
• 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:
Which needs-analysis methodology does your institution use in awarding institutional aid? (Formerly H3)
Private student loans: A nonfederal loan made by a lender such as a bank, credit union or private lender
used to pay for up to the annual cost of education, less any financial aid received.
External scholarships and grants: Scholarships and grants received from outside (private) sources that
students bring with them (e.g., Kiwanis, National Merit scholarships). The institution may process paperwork
to receive the dollars, but it has no role in determining the recipient or the dollar amount awarded.
Work study and employment: Federal and state work study aid, and any employment packaged by your
institution in financial aid awards.
DO NOT INCLUDE ANY AID RELATED TO THE CARES ACT OR UNIQUE THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Aid Awarded to Enrolled Under
g
raduates
Enter total dollar amounts awarded to enrolled full-time and less than full-time degree-seeking
undergraduates (using the same cohort reported in CDS Question B1, “total degree-seeking”
undergraduates) in the following categories.
• If the data being reported are final figures for the 2021-2022 academic year (see the next item below),
use the 2021-2022 academic year's CDS Question B1 cohort.
• Include aid awarded to international students (i.e., those not qualifying for federal aid).
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:
6. Non-need outside grants
7. Non-need student loans
8. Non-need parent loans
9. Non-need work
Non-need-based self-help aid: Loans and jobs from institutional, state, or other sources for which a
student need not demonstrate financial need to qualify.
H. FINANCIAL AI
D
Please refer to the followin
g
financial aid definitions when com
p
letin
g
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).
CDS-H Page 18
Common Data Set 2021-2022
X
Need-based
(Include non-need
-
based aid use to
meet need.)
Non-need-
based
(Exclude non-
need-based aid
use to meet
need.)
Scholarships/Grants
11,539,853$
476,500$
188,691,208$ 59,547,282$
200,707,561$ 59,547,282$
Self-Help
39,009,082$ 7,126,120$
8,264,942$
47,274,024$ 7,126,120$
2,905,586$ 19,989,074$
51,461$ 5,809,997$
2,833,585$ 7,204,306$
H2
Full-time
First-time
First-year
Full-time
Undergrad
(Incl. Fresh)
Less Than
Full-time
Undergrad
A Number of degree-seeking undergraduate students
(CDS Item B1 if reporting on Fall 2022 cohort)
2930 10225 573
B Number of students in line a who applied for need-based
financial aid
1471 4883 199
C Number of students in line b who were determined to
have financial need
1332 4336 50
D Number of students in line c who were awarded any
financial aid
1319 4308 43
E Number of students in line d who were awarded any
need-based scholarship or grant aid
1287 4194 42
F Number of students in line d who were awarded any
need-based self-help aid
1002 3292 20
G Number of students in line d who were awarded any non-
need-based scholarship or grant aid
932 2624 14
H Number of students in line d whose need was fully met
(exclude PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private
alternative loans)
993 2871 23
Total Self-Help
Parent Loans
Tuition Waivers
Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you
choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.
Athletic Awards
Number of Enrolled Students Awarded Aid: List the number of degree-seeking full-time and less-than-full-
time undergraduates who applied for and were awarded financial aid from any source.
• Aid that is non-need-based but that was used to meet need should be counted as need-
based aid.
•
Numbers should reflect the cohort awarded the dollars reported in H1.
• In the chart below, students may be counted in more than one row, and full-time, first-time,
first-year students should also be counted as full-time undergraduates.
• Do NOT include any aid related to the CARES Act or unique to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Federal
State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded
grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic 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
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)
Federal Work-Study
State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note:
Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)
Federal methodology (FM)
Institutional methodology (IM)
Both FM and IM
CDS-H Page 19
Common Data Set 2021-2022
I On average, the percentage of need that was met of
students who were awarded any need-based aid.
Exclude any aid that was awarded in excess of need as
well as any resources that were awarded to replace EFC
(PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative
loans)
94.3 92.52 67.72
J The average financial aid package of those in line d.
Exclude any resources that were awarded to replace
EFC (PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private
alternative loans)
$ 55,370 $ 56,213 $ 12,874
K
Average need-based scholarship and grant award of
those in line e
$ 38,942 $ 39,874 $ 6,064
L Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS
loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans)
of those in line f
$ 7,065 $ 8,453 $ 3,489
M Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans,
unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans) of
those in line f who were awarded a need-based loan
$ 5,513 $ 6,766 $ 3,366
H2A
Full-time
First-time
First-year
Full-time
Undergrad
(Incl. Fresh.)
Less Than
Full-time
Undergrad
N Number of students in line a who had no financial need
and who were awarded institutional non-need-based
scholarship or grant aid (exclude those who were
awarded athletic awards and tuition benefits)
860 2813 56
O Average dollar amount of institutional non-need-based
scholarship and grant aid awarded to students in line n
$ 23,337 $ 23,844 $ 13,228
P Number of students in line a who were awarded an
institutional non-need-based athletic scholarship or grant
29 108 0
Q Average dollar amount of institutional non-need-based
athletic scholarships and grants awarded to students in
line p
$ 43,157 $ 45,863 N/A
Include:
H4
2174
• Money borrowed at other institutions.
• Parent loans
• Students who did not graduate or who graduated with another degree or certificate (but no
bachelor’s degree).
• Any aid related to the CARE Act or unique the COVID-19 pandemic.
Provide the number of students in the 2022 undergraduate class who started at your
institution as first-time students and received a bachelor's degree between July 1,
2021 and June 30, 2022. Exclude students who transferred into your institution.
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
• Do NOT include any aid related to the CARES Act or unique to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Note: These are the graduates and loan types to include and exclude in order to fill out CDS H4
and H5.
• 2022 undergraduate class: all students who started at your institution as first-time students and
received a bachelor's degree between July 1, 2021 and June 30, 2022.
• Only loans made to students who borrowed while enrolled at your institution.
• Co-signed loans.
Exclude
• Students who transferred in.
CDS-H Page 20
Common Data Set 2021-2022
A
Any loan program: Federal Perkins, Federal Stafford
Subsidized and Unsubsidized, institutional, state, private
loans that your institution is aware of, etc. Include both
Federal Direct Student Loans and Federal Family
Education Loans.
938 44.07% 32,730$
B
Federal loan programs: Federal Perkins, Federal
Stafford Subsidized and Unsubsidized. Include both
Federal Direct Student Loans and Federal Family
Education Loans.
900 42.30% 18,993$
C Institutional loan programs.
D State loan programs.
E Private student loans made by a bank or lender.
H6
X
X
132
33,092$
4,368,164$
H7
Institutional non-need-based scholarship or grant aid is available
Institutional scholarship or grant aid is not available
If institutional financial aid is available for undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents,
provide the number of undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents who were awarded
need-based or non-need-based aid:
Average dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-
seeking nonresidents:
Total dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking
nonresidents:
Check off all financial aid forms nonresident first-year financial aid applicants must submit:
Number in the
class (defined
in H4 above)
who borrowed
from the types
of loans
specified in the
first column
Percent of the
class (defined
above) who
borrowed from
the types of
loans specified
in the first
column (nearest
1%)
Average per-
undergraduate-
borrower
cumulative
principal
borrowed from
the types of
loans specified
in the first
column
(nearest $1)
Source/Type of Loan
Aid to Undergraduate Degree-seeking Nonresidents
• Report numbers and dollar amounts for the same academic year checked in item H1
Indicate your institution’s policy regarding institutional scholarship and grant aid for undergraduate degree-
seeking nonresidents:
Institutional need-based scholarship or grant aid is available
H5. Number and percent of students in class (defined in H4 above) borrowing from federal, non-federal,
and any loan sources, and the average (or mean) amount borrowed.
• The “Average per-undergraduate-borrower cumulative principal borrowed,” is designed to provide better
information about student borrowing from federal and nonfederal (institutional, state, commercial) sources.
• The numbers, percentages, and averages for each row should be based only on the loan source specified for
the particular row. For example, the federal loans average (row b) should only be the cumulative average of
federal loans and the private loans average (row e) should only be the cumulative average of private loans.
CDS-H Page 21
Common Data Set 2021-2022
Process for First-Year Students
H8
X
X
X
H9
Priority date for filing required financial aid forms: 5-Jan
Deadline for filing required financial aid forms: 1-Feb
H10
a) Students notified on or about (date):
b) Students notified on a rolling basis:
X
Yes
No
If yes, starting date:
24-Mar
H11
5/1
T
yp
es of Aid Availabl
e
Please check off all types of aid available to undergraduates at your institution:
H12
X
X
X
X
H13
X
X
X
X
Indicate reply dates:
Students must reply by (date):
or within _______ weeks of notification.
Loans
Institution’s own financial aid form
CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE
International Student’s Financial Aid Application
Institution's own financial aid form
CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE
State aid form
Noncustodial PROFILE
Business/Farm Supplement
Other (specify):
Indicate filing dates for first-year students:
Indicate notification dates for first-year students (answer a or b):
Other (specify):
Need Based Scholarships and Grants
Federal Pell
SEOG
State scholarships/grants
Private scholarships
College/university scholarship or grant aid from institutional funds
United Negro College Fund
Federal Nursing Scholarship
Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
Direct PLUS Loans
Federal Perkins Loans
Federal Nursing Loans
State Loans
College/university loans from institutional funds
Other (specify):
No deadline for filing required forms (applications
processed on a rolling basis)
International Student’s Certification of Finances
Other (specify):
Check off all financial aid forms domestic first-year financial aid applicants must submit:
FAFSA
CDS-H Page 22
Common Data Set 2021-2022
H14
Non-Need Based Need-Based
X
X
X
X
X
X
XX
H15
Yes
No
Are these policies related to the COVID-19 pandemic?
Academics
Alumni affiliation
Art
Athletics
Job skills
ROTC
Check off criteria used in awarding institutional aid. Check all that apply.
Leadership
Minority status
Music/drama
Religious affiliation
State/district residency
If your institution has recently implemented any major financial aid policy, program, or
initiative to make your institution more affordable to incoming students such as replacing
loans with grants, or waiving costs for families below a certain income level please provide
details below:
CDS-H Page 23
Common Data Set 2021-2022
I-1.
Full-time Part-time
A
Exclude
Include only if
they teach one
or more non-
clinical credit
courses
B
Exclude
Include if they
teach one or
more non-
clinical credit
courses
C
Exclude Include
D
Exclude Exclude
E
Include Exclude
F
Exclude Exclude
G
Exclude Include
I-1. Full-Time Part-Time Total
A 1158 1492 2650
B 333 382 715
C 548 769 1317
D 610 723 1333
E 21517
F 1096 915 2011
G 59 371 430
H 36164
I 0 145 145
J 175 390 565
I-2.
11.92 to 1 (based on 16086 students
• Do not count undergraduate or graduate student teaching assistants as faculty.
Fall 2022 Student to Faculty ratio
Total number in stand-alone graduate/professional programs in
which faculty teach virtually only graduate-level students
Student to Faculty Ratio
Report the Fall 2022 ratio of full-time equivalent students (full-time plus 1/3 part time) to full-time equivalent
instructional faculty (full time plus 1/3 part time). In the ratio calculations, exclude both faculty and students
in stand-alone graduate or professional programs such as medicine, law, veterinary, dentistry, social work,
business, or public health in which faculty teach virtually only graduate level students.
Total number who are nonresidents (international)
Total number with doctorate, or other terminal de
g
ree
Total number whose highest degree is a master’s but not a terminal
master’s
Total number whose highest degree is a bachelor’s
Total number whose highest degree is unknown or other (Note:
Items f, g, h, and i must sum up to item a.)
Total number of instructional faculty
Total number who are members of minority groups
Total number who are women
Total number who are men
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).
Other administrators/staff who teach one or more non-clinical credit courses even though
they do not have faculty status
Undergraduate or graduate students who assist in the instruction of courses, but have
titles such as teaching assistant, teaching fellow, and the like
Faculty on sabbatical or leave with pay
Faculty on leave without pay
Replacement faculty for faculty on sabbatical leave or leave with pay
I. INSTRUCTIONAL FACULTY AND CLASS SIZ
E
Please report the number of instructional faculty members in each category for Fall 2022. Include
faculty who are on your institution’s payroll on the census date your institution uses for
IPEDS/AAUP.
The following definition of full-time instructional faculty is used by the American Association of University Professors
(AAUP) in its annual Faculty Compensation Survey (the part time definitions are not used by AAUP). Instructional Faculty
is defined as those members of the instructional-research staff whose major regular assignment is instruction, including
those with released time for research. Use the chart below to determine inclusions and exclusions:
Instructional faculty in preclinical and clinical medicine, faculty who are not paid (e.g.,
those who donate their services or are in the military), or research-only faculty, post-
doctoral fellows, or pre-doctoral fellows
Administrative officers with titles such as dean of students, librarian, registrar, coach, and
the like, even though they may devote part of their time to classroom instruction and may
have faculty status
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and 1350 faculty).
I-3.
2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 100+ Total
199 783 265 171 117 128 50 1713
2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 100+ Total
71 169 265 32 4 1 0 542
CLASS SUB-
SECTIONS
Undergraduate Class Size
In the table below, please use the following definitions to report information about the size of classes and
class sections offered in the Fall 2022 term.
• Please include classes that have been moved online in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Class Sections: A class section is an organized course offered for credit, identified by discipline and
number, meeting at a stated time or times in a classroom or similar setting, and not a subsection such as a
laboratory or discussion session. Undergraduate class sections are defined as any sections in which at
least one degree-seeking undergraduate student is enrolled for credit. Exclude distance learning classes
and noncredit classes and individual instruction such as dissertation or thesis research, music instruction,
or one-to-one readings. Exclude students in independent study, co-operative programs, internships, foreign
language taped tutor sessions, practicums, and all students in one-on-one classes. Each class section
should be counted only once and should not be duplicated because of course catalog cross-listings.
Class Subsections: A class subsection includes any subsection of a course, such as laboratory,
recitation, and discussion subsections that are supplementary in nature and are scheduled to meet
separately from the lecture portion of the course. Undergraduate subsections are defined as any
subsections of courses in which degree-seeking undergraduate students enrolled for credit. As above,
exclude noncredit classes and individual instruction such as dissertation or thesis research, music
instruction, or one-to-one readings. Each class subsection should be counted only once and should not be
duplicated because of cross-listings.
Undergraduate Class Size (provide numbers)
CLASS
SECTIONS
Using the above definitions, please report for each of the following class-size intervals the number of class
sections and class subsections offered in Fall 2022. For example, a lecture class with 800 students who
met at another time in 40 separate labs with 20 students should be counted once in the “100+” column in
the class section column and 40 times under the “20-29” column of the class subsections table.
Number of Class Sections with Undergraduates Enrolled
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J1 Degrees conferred between July 1, 2021 and June 30, 2022
Category Diploma/Certificates Associate Bachelor’s
CIP 2020 Categories
to Include
Agriculture 01
Natural resources and conservation 0.8% 03
Architecture 04
Area, ethnic, and gender studies 1.1% 05
Communication/journalism 4.7% 09
Communication technologies 10
Computer and information sciences 100.0% 4.9% 11
Personal and culinary services 12
Education 13
Engineering 5.0% 14
Engineering technologies 15
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics 0.5% 16
Family and consumer sciences 19
Law/legal studies 22
English 1.0% 23
Liberal arts/general studies 59.1% 24
Library science 25
Biological/life sciences 5.0% 26
Mathematics and statistics 0.4% 27
Military science and military technologies 28 & 29
Interdisciplinary studies 0.6% 30
Parks and recreation 31
Philosophy and religious studies 0.5% 38
Theology and religious vocations 39
Physical sciences 0.4% 40
Science technologies 41
Psychology 5.0% 42
Homeland Security, law enforcement, firefighting, 2.4% 43
Public administration and social services 0.6% 44
Social sciences 31.4% 45
Construction trades 46
Mechanic and repair technologies 47
Precision production 48
Transportation and materials moving 49
Visual and performing arts 1.9% 50
Health professions and related programs 40.9% 17.2% 51
Business/marketing 15.1% 52
History 1.3% 54
Other
TOTAL (should = 100%) 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
J. Disci
p
linar
y
areas of DEGREES CONFERRED
For each of the following discipline areas, provide the percentage of diplomas/certificates, associate, and bachelor’s degrees awarded. To
determine the percentage, use majors, not headcount (e.g., students with one degree but a double major will be represented twice).
Calculate the percentage from your institution’s IPEDS Completions by using the sum of 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.
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Common Data Set Definitions
¨ All definitions related to the financial aid section appear at the end of the Definitions document.
¨
Items preceded by an asterisk (*) represent definitions agreed to among publishers which do not appear on the CDS document but
may be present on individual publishers’ surveys.
¨
Additional guidance for some terms, particularly those common with the IPEDS survey, may be found here:
https://surveys.nces.ed.gov/ipeds/public/glossary
*Academic advisement: Plan under which each student is assigned to a faculty member or a trained adviser, who, through regular
meetings, helps the student plan and implement immediate and long-term academic and vocational goals.
Accelerated program: Completion of a college program of study in fewer than the usual number of years, most often by attending
summer sessions and carrying extra courses during the regular academic term.
Admitted student: Applicant who is offered admission to a degree-granting program at your institution.
*Adult student services: Admission assistance, support, orientation, and other services expressly for adults who have started college for
the first time, or who are re-entering after a lapse of a few years.
American Indian or Alaska Native: A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America (including
Central America) and maintaining tribal affiliation or community attachment.
Applicant (first-time, first year): An individual who has fulfilled the institution’s requirements to be considered for admission
(including payment or waiving of the application fee, if any) and who has been notified of one of the following actions: admission,
nonadmission, placement on waiting list, or application withdrawn (by applicant or institution).
Application fee: That amount of money that an institution charges for processing a student’s application for acceptance. This amount is
not creditable toward tuition and required fees, nor is it refundable if the student is not admitted to the institution.
Asian: A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent, including, for
example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Associate degree: An award that normally requires at least two but less than four years of full-time equivalent college work.
Bachelor’s degree: An award (baccalaureate or equivalent degree, as determined by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education)
that normally requires at least four years but not more than five years of full-time equivalent college-level work. This includes ALL
bachelor’s degrees conferred in a five-year cooperative (work-study plan) program. (A cooperative plan provides for alternate class
attendance and employment in business, industry, or government; thus, it allows students to combine actual work experience with their
college studies.) Also, it includes bachelor’s degrees in which the normal four years of work are completed in three years.
Black or African American: A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa.
Board (charges): Assume average cost for 19 meals per week or the maximum meal plan.
Books and supplies (costs): Average cost of books and supplies. Do not include unusual costs for special groups of students (e.g.,
engineering or art majors), unless they constitute the majority of students at your institution.
Calendar system: The method by which an institution structures most of its courses for the academic year.
Campus Ministry: Religious student organizations (denominational or nondenominational) devoted to fostering religious life on college
campuses. May also refer to Campus Crusade for Christ, an interdenominational Christian organization.
*Career and placement services: A range of services, including (often) the following: coordination of visits of employers to campus;
aptitude and vocational testing; interest inventories, personal counseling; help in resume writing, interviewing, launching the job search;
listings for those students desiring employment and those seeking permanent positions; establishment of a permanent reference folder;
career resource materials.
Carnegie units: One year of study or the equivalent in a secondary school subject.
Certificate: See Postsecondary award, certificate, or diploma.
Class rank: The relative numerical position of a student in his or her graduating class, calculated by the high school on the basis of grade
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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.
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Cooperative housing: College-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing in which students share room and board expenses and participate
in household chores to reduce living expenses.
*Counseling service: Activities designed to assist students in making plans and decisions related to their education, career, or personal
development.
Credit: Recognition of attendance or performance in an instructional activity (course or program) that can be applied by a recipient
toward the requirements for a degree, diploma, certificate, or recognized postsecondary credential.
Credit course: A course that, if successfully completed, can be applied toward the number of courses required for achieving a degree,
diploma, certificate, or other recognized postsecondary credential.
Credit hour: A unit of measure representing an hour (50 minutes) of instruction over a 15-week period in a semester or trimester system
or a 10-week period in a quarter system. It is applied toward the total number of hours needed for completing the requirements of a
degree, diploma, certificate, or recognized postsecondary credential.
Cross-registration: A system whereby students enrolled at one institution may take courses at another institution without having to
apply to the second institution.
Deferred admission: The practice of permitting admitted students to postpone enrollment, usually for a period of one academic term or
one year.
Degree: An award conferred by a college, university, or other postsecondary education institution as official recognition for the
successful completion of a program of studies.
Degree-seeking students: Students enrolled in courses for credit who are recognized by the institution as seeking a degree or recognized
postsecondary credential. At the undergraduate level, this is intended to include students enrolled in vocational or occupational programs.
Differs by program (calendar system): A calendar system classification that is used by institutions that have occupational/vocational
p
rograms 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.
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*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 ar
e
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.
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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.
*Remedial services: Instructional courses designed for students deficient in the general competencies necessary for a regular
postsecondary curriculum and educational setting.
Required fees: Fixed sum charged to students for items not covered by tuition and required of such a large proportion of all students that
the student who does NOT pay is the exception. Do not include application fees or optional fees such as lab fees or parking fees.
Room and board (charges)—on campus: Assume double occupancy in institutional housing and 19 meals per week (or maximum meal
plan).
Secondary school record (as admission factor): Information maintained by the secondary school that may include such things as the
student’s high school transcript, class rank, GPA, and teacher and counselor recommendations.
Semester calendar system: A calendar system that consists of two semesters during the academic year with about 16 weeks for each
semester of instruction. There may be an additional summer session.
Student-designed major: A program of study based on individual interests, designed with the assistance of an adviser.
Study abroad: Any arrangement by which a student completes part of the college program studying in another country. Can be at a
campus abroad or through a cooperative agreement with some other U.S. college or an institution of another country.
*Summer session: A summer session is shorter than a regular semester and not considered part of the academic year. It is not the third
term of an institution operating on a trimester system or the fourth term of an institution operating on a quarter calendar system. The
institution may have 2 or more sessions occurring in the summer months. Some schools, such as vocational and beauty schools, have year
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round classes with no separate summer session.
Talent/ability (as admission factor): Special consideration given to students with demonstrated talent/abilities in areas of interest to the
institution (e.g., sports, the arts, languages, etc.).
Teacher certification program: Program designed to prepare students to meet the requirements for certification as teachers in
elementary, middle/junior high, and secondary schools.
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Transfer applicant: An individual who has fulfilled the institution’s requirements to be considered for admission (including payment or
waiving of the application fee, if any) and who has previously attended another college or university and earned college-level credit.
Transfer student: A student entering the institution for the first time but known to have previously attended a postsecondary institution
at the same level (e.g., undergraduate). The student may transfer with or without credit.
Transportation (costs): Assume two round trips to student’s hometown per year for students in institutional housing or daily travel to
and from your institution for commuter students.
Trimester calendar system: An academic year consisting of 3 terms of about 15 weeks each.
Tuition: Amount of money charged to students for instructional services. Tuition may be charged per term, per course, or per credit.
*Tutoring: May range from one-on-one tutoring in specific subjects to tutoring in an area such as math, reading, or writing. Most tutors
are college students; at some colleges, they are specially trained and certified.
Unit: a standard of measurement representing hours of academic instruction (e.g., semester credit, quarter credit, clock hour).
Undergraduate: A student enrolled in a four- or five-year bachelor’s degree program, an associate degree program, or a vocational or
technical program below the baccalaureate.
Undergraduate Research: Opportunities offered to undergraduate students to make original contributions in an academic discipline via
the exploration of a specific research topic. Research opportunities may or may not be associated with a specific course or earn credit.
*Veteran’s counseling: Helps veterans and their dependents obtain benefits for their selected program and provides certifications to the
Veteran’s Administration. May also provide personal counseling on the transition from the military to a civilian life.
*Visually impaired: Any person whose sight loss is not correctable and is sufficiently severe as to adversely affect educational
performance.
Volunteer work (as admission factor): Special consideration given to students for activity done on a volunteer basis (e.g., tutoring,
hospital care, working with the elderly or disabled) as a service to the community or the public in general.
Wait list: List of students who meet the admission requirements but will only be offered a place in the class if space becomes available.
Weekend college: A program that allows students to take a complete course of study and attend classes only on weekends.
White: A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa.
*Women’s center: Center with programs, academic activities, and/or services intended to promote an understanding of the evolving
roles of women.
Work experience (as admission factor): Special consideration given to students who have been employed prior to application, whether
for relevance to major, demonstration of employment-related skills, or as explanation of student’s academic and extracurricular record.
Financial Aid Definitions
External scholarships and grants: Scholarships and grants received from outside (private) sources that students bring with them (e.g.,
Kiwanis, National Merit scholarships). The institution may process paperwork to receive the dollars, but it has no role in determining the
recipient or the dollar amount awarded.
Financial aid applicant: Any applicant who submits any one of the institutionally required financial aid applications/forms, such as the
FAFSA.
Indebtedness: Aggregate dollar amount borrowed through any loan program (federal, state, subsidized, unsubsidized, private, etc.;
excluding parent loans) while the student was enrolled at an institution. Student loans co-signed by a parent are assumed to be the
responsibility of the student and should be included.
Institutional scholarships and grants: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants for which the institution
determines the recipient.
Financial need: As determined by your institution using the federal methodology and/or your institution's own standards.
Need-based aid: College-funded or college-administered award from institutional, state, federal, or other sources for which a student
must have financial need to qualify. This includes both institutional and non-institutional student aid (grants, jobs, and loans).
Need-based scholarship or grant aid: Scholarships and grants from institutional, state, federal, or other sources for which a student
must have financial need to qualify.
Need-based self-help aid: Loans and jobs from institutional, state, federal, or other sources for which a student must demonstrate
financial need to qualify.
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Non-need-based scholarship or grant aid: Scholarships and grants, gifts, or merit-based aid from institutional, state, federal, or other
sources (including unrestricted funds or gifts and endowment income) awarded solely on the basis of academic achievement, merit, or
any other non-need-based reason. When reporting questions H1 and H2, non-need-based aid that is used to meet need should be counted
as need-based aid.
Note: Suggested order of precedence for counting non-need money as need-based:
1.
Non-need institutional grants
2.
Non-need tuition waivers
3.
Non-need athletic awards
4.
Non-need federal grants
5.
Non-need state grants
6.
Non-need outside grants
7.
Non-need student loans
8.
Non-need parent loans
9.
Non-need work
Non-need-based self-help aid: Loans and jobs from institutional, state, or other sources for which a student need not demonstrate
financial need to qualify.
Work study and employment: Federal and state work study aid, and any employment packaged by your institution in financial aid
awards.
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