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1 Cover Image End of image description. NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS What Is IPEDS? The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) is a system of survey components that collects data from about 7,5 institutions that provide postsecondary education across the United States. IPEDS collects institution-level data on student enrollment, graduation rates, student charges, program completions, faculty, staff, and finances. These data are used at the federal and state level for policy analysis and development; at the institutional level for benchmarking and peer analysis; and by students and parents, through the College Navigator ( an online tool to aid in the college search process. For more information about IPEDS, see What Is the Purpose of This Report? The Data Feedback Report is intended to provide institutions a context for examining the data they submitted to IPEDS. The purpose of this report is to provide institutional executives a useful resource and to help improve the quality and comparability of IPEDS data. What Is in This Report? As suggested by the IPEDS Technical Review Panel, the figures in this report provide selected indicators for your institution and a comparison group of institutions. The figures are based on data collected during the IPEDS collection cycle and are the most recent data available. This report provides a list of pre-selected comparison group institutions and the criteria used for their selection. Additional information about these indicators and the preselected comparison group are provided in the Methodological Notes at the end of the report. Where Can I Do More with IPEDS Data? Each institution can access previous Data Feedback Reports as far back as 25 and customize this latest report by using a different comparison group and IPEDS variables of its choosing. To download archived reports or customize the current Data Feedback Report (DFR), please visit our web site at Waterbury, CT

2 COMPARISON GROUP Comparison group data are included to provide a context for interpreting your institution s statistics. If your institution did not define a custom comparison group for this report by July, NCES selected a comparison group for you. (In this case, the characteristics used to define the comparison group appears below.) The Customize Data Feedback Report functionality on the IPEDS Data Center ( can be used to reproduce the figures in this report using different peer groups. The custom comparison group chosen by includes the following 19 institutions: Bristol Community College (Fall River, MA) Capital Community College (Hartford, CT) Community College of Vermont (Montpelier, VT) Gateway Community College (New Haven, CT) Holyoke Community College (Holyoke, MA) Housatonic Community College (Bridgeport, CT) Hudson County Community College (Jersey City, NJ) Manchester Community College (Manchester, CT) Massachusetts Bay Community College (Wellesley Hills, MA) Massasoit Community College (Brockton, MA) Middlesex Community College (Bedford, MA) North Shore Community College (Danvers, MA) Northern Essex Community College (Haverhill, MA) Norwalk Community College (Norwalk, CT) Orange County Community College (Middletown, NY) Passaic County Community College (Paterson, NJ) Quinsigamond Community College (Worcester, MA) Southern Maine Community College (South Portland, ME) Springfield Technical Community College (Springfield, MA) The figures in this report have been organized and ordered into the following topic areas: 1) Admissions (only for non-open-admissions schools) [No charts applicable] 2) Student Enrollment Fig. 1 and 2 Pg. 3 3) Awards Fig. 3 Pg. 3 4) Charges and Net Price Fig. 4 and 5 Pg. 4 5) Student Financial Aid Fig. 6, 7, 8 and 9 Pg. 4 and 5 6) Military Benefits* [No charts applicable] 7) Retention and Graduation Rates Fig. 1, 11, 12 and 13 Pg. 5 and 6 8) Finance Fig. 14 and 15 Pg. 6 and 7 9) Staff Fig. 16 and Pg. 7 1) Libraries* [No charts applicable] *These figures only appear in customized Data Feedback Reports (DFR), which are available through Use the Data portal on the IPEDS website. 2

3 Figure 1. Percent of all students enrolled, by race/ethnicity, and percent of students who are women: Fall 215 Bar Y scale chart titled with Percent. 1 groups with 2 items per group. Group 1, 1, Your American institution Indian.1, or hover Alaska text Native. Item 2, on image. Group 2, Asian..1, hover text on image. Item 1, 2, Your Comparison institution Group 3, hover Median text (N=19) on image. Group 3, Black or African American. 3, hover text on image. Item 1, 2, Your Comparison institution Group 1, hover Median text (N=19) on image. Group 4, Hispanic/Latino. 13, hover text on image. Item 1, 2, Your Comparison institution Group 26, hover Median text (N=19) on image. Group 5, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander. 24, hover text on image. Item 1, 2, Your Comparison institution Group.1, Median hover text (N=19) on image. Group 6, White..1, hover text on image. Item 1, 2, Your Comparison institution Group 54, hover Median text (N=19) on image. Group 7, Two or more races. 54, hover text on image. Item 1, 2, Your Comparison institution Group 2, hover Median text (N=19) on image. Group 8, Race/ethnicity unknown. 2, hover text on image. Item 1, 2, Your Comparison institution Group 4, hover Median text (N=19) on image. Group 9, Nonresident alien. 4, hover text on image. Item 1, 2, Your Comparison institution Group.1, Median hover text (N=19) on image. Group 1, Women..1, hover text on image. 1, Your 1 Item 2, Comparison institution Group 57, hover Median text (N=19) on image. 58, hover text on image. Race/ethnicity Shape or gender 9 8 Percent American Indian or Alaska Native 3 3 Asian 1 13 Black or African American Hispanic/Latino Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander White Two or more races Race/ethnicity unknown Nonresident alien Women Race/ethnicity or gender NOTE: For more information about disaggregation of data by race and ethnicity, see the Methodological Notes. Median values for the comparison group will not add to 1%. See "Use of Median Values for Comparison Group" for how median values are determined. N is the number of institutions in the comparison group. Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS): Spring 216, Fall Enrollment component. Figure 2. Unduplicated 12-month headcount (214-15), total FTE enrollment (214-15), and full- and part-time fall enrollment (Fall 215) Figure 3. Number of subbaccalaureate degrees and certificates awarded, by level: Enrollment Horizontal Bar measure X scale titled Number chart with of students. 4 groups with 2 items per group. Group 1, 1, Your Unduplicated institution headcount - total. Item Group 2, 2, Comparison Total FTE enrollment. Group Median (N=19) Item 1, 2, Your Comparison institution Group Group 3, Full-time fall enrollment. Median (N=19) Item 1, 2, Your Comparison institution Group Group 4, Part-time fall enrollment. Median (N=19) Item 1, 2, Your Comparison institution Group Median (N=19) 449. Shape Enrollment measure Level Horizontal of award X scale titled Bar Number chart with of awards. 4 groups with 2 items per group. Group 1, 1, Your Associate's. Item 2, Comparison institution Group 849. Group 2, Certificates of at least Median 2 but (N=19) less than ,.1. 4 years. Item Group 2, 3, Comparison Certificates Group of at least Median 1 but (N=19) less than.1. 1, years. Item Group 2, 4, Comparison Certificates Group of less Median than 1 (N=19) year. 23. Item 1, 2, Your Comparison institution Group 345. Median (N=19) 141. Shape Level of award Unduplicated headcount - total 9,529 1,293 Associate's Total FTE enrollment 4,257 4,439 Certificates of at least 2 but less than 4 years Full-time fall enrollment 2,362 2,618 Certificates of at least 1 but less than 2 years Part-time fall enrollment 4,614 4,49 Certificates of less than 1 year , 4, 6, 8, 1, 12, Number of students NOTE: For details on calculating full-time equivalent (FTE) enrollment, see Calculating FTE in the Methodological Notes. N is the number of institutions in the comparison group. Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS): Fall 215, 12-month Enrollment component and Spring 216, Fall Enrollment component , Number of awards NOTE: N is the number of institutions in the comparison group. Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS): Fall 215, Completions component. 3

4 Figure 4. Academic year tuition and required fees for full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates: to Figure 5. Average net price of attendance for full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students, who were awarded grant or scholarship aid: to Academic Horizontal year X scale titled Bar Tuition chart with and 4 fees. groups with 2 items per group. Group 1, 1, Your Item 2, Comparison institution Group $472. Group 2, Median (N=19) $4488. Item 1, 2, Your Comparison institution Group $3886. Group 3, Median (N=19) $4296. Item 1, 2, Your Comparison institution Group $386. Group 4, Median (N=19) $4166. Item 1, 2, Your Comparison institution Academic Group $3618. Median (N=19) $456. year Shape Academic Horizontal year X scale titled Bar Net chart price. with 3 groups with 2 items per group. Group 1, 1, Your Item 2, Comparison institution Group $6196. Group 2, Median (N=19) $7248. Item 1, 2, Your Comparison institution Group $6493. Group 3, Median (N=19) $6946. Item 1, 2, Your Comparison institution Group $5767. Median (N=19) $79. Shape Academic year $4,72 $4, $6,196 $7, $3,886 $4,296 $3,86 $4, $6,493 $6, $3,618 $4, $5,767 $7,9 $ $1, $2, $3, $4, $5, Tuition and fees NOTE: The tuition and required fees shown here are the lowest reported from the categories of in-district, in-state, and out-of-state. N is the number of institutions in the comparison group. Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS): Fall 215, Institutional Characteristics component. $ $2, $4, $6, $8, Net price NOTE: Average net price is for full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students and is generated by subtracting the average amount of federal, state/local government, and institutional grant and scholarship awarded aid from the total cost of attendance. Total cost of attendance is the sum of published tuition and required fees, books and supplies, and the average room and board and other expenses. For details, see the Methodological Notes. N is the number of institutions in the comparison group. Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS): Fall 215, Institutional Characteristics component and Winter , Student Financial Aid component. Figure 6. Percent of full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students who were awarded grant or scholarship aid from the federal government, state/local government, or the institution, or loans, by type of aid: Figure 7. Average amounts of grant or scholarship aid from the federal government, state/local government, or the institution, or loans awarded to full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students, by type of aid: Type Horizontal of aid X scale titled Bar Percent chart with of students. 8 groups with 2 items per group. Group 1, 1, Your Any institution grant aid. Item 2, Comparison Group 69. Group 2, grants. Median (N=19) 69. Item 1, 2, Your Comparison institution Group 59. Group 3, Pell grants. Median (N=19) 6. Item 1, 2, Your Comparison institution Group 55. Group 4, State/local grants. Median (N=19) 6. Item 1, 2, Your Comparison institution Group 14. Median Type Group 5, Institutional grants. (N=19) 47. of aid Item 1, 2, Your Comparison institution Group 34. Group 6, Any loans. Median (N=19) 18. Item 1, 2, Your Comparison institution Group 5. Group 7, loans. Median (N=19) 22. Item 1, 2, Your Comparison institution Group 5. Group 8, Other loans. Median (N=19) 21. Item 1, 2, Your Comparison institution Group.1. Median (N=19).1. Shape ComparisonGroupLegendLine1, Any grant Shape aid Type Horizontal of aid X scale titled Bar Aid chart dollars. with 8 groups with 2 items per group. Group 1, 1, Your Any institution grant aid $5147. (N=19). Item Group 2, 2, Comparison grants Group (N=19). Median $4832. Item 1, 2, Your Comparison institution Group $5. Group 3, Pell grants (N=19). Median $448. Item 1, 2, Your Comparison institution Group $4952. Group 4, State/local grants Median (N=19). $432. Item 1, 2, Your Comparison institution Group $1673. Group 5, Institutional grants Median (N=19). $2. Item 1, 2, Your Comparison institution Group $119. Group 6, Any loans (N=19). Median $973. Item 1, 2, Your Comparison institution Group $4281. Group 7, loans (N=19). Median $45. Item 1, 2, Your Comparison institution Group $4281. Group 8, Other loans (N=5). Median $3973. Item 1, 2, Your Comparison institution Group No data. Median $5762. Shape Comparison Group Median ComparisonGroupLegendLine1, Any grant Shape aid (N=19) Type of aid $4,832 $5,147 grants 59 6 grants (N=19) $4,48 $5, Pell grants 55 6 Pell grants (N=19) $4,32 $4,952 State/local grants State/local grants (N=19) $1,72 $1,673 Institutional grants Institutional grants (N=19) $1,19 $973 Any loans 5 22 Any loans (N=19) $4,281 $4,5 loans 5 21 loans (N=19) $4,281 $3,973 Other loans Other loans (N=5) $5, Percent of students NOTE: Any grant aid above includes grant or scholarship aid awarded from the federal government, state/local government, or the institution. grants includes Pell grants and other federal grants. Any loans includes federal loans and other loans awarded to students. For details on how students are counted for financial aid reporting, see Cohort Determination in the Methodological Notes. N is the number of institutions in the comparison group. Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS): Winter , Student Financial Aid component. $ $1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, Aid dollars Comparison Group Median NOTE: Any grant aid above includes grant or scholarship aid awarded from the federal government, state/local government, or the institution. grants includes Pell grants and other federal grants. Any loans includes federal loans and other loans awarded to students. Average amounts of aid were calculated by dividing the total aid awarded by the total number of recipients in each institution. N is the number of institutions in the comparison group. Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS): Winter , Student Financial Aid component. 4

5 Figure 8. Percent of all undergraduates awarded aid, by type of aid: Figure 9. Average amount of aid awarded to all undergraduates, by type of aid: Type Horizontal of aid X scale titled Bar Percent chart with of students. 3 groups with 2 items per group. Group 1, 1, Your Any institution grant aid. Item 2, Comparison Group 54. Group 2, Pell grants. Median (N=19) 57. Item 1, 2, Your Comparison institution Group 42. Group 3, loans. Median (N=19) 47. Item 1, 2, Your Comparison institution Group 5. Median (N=19) 19. Shape Type of aid Type Horizontal of aid X scale titled Bar Aid chart dollars. with 3 groups with 2 items per group. Group 1, 1, Your Any institution grant aid $587. (N=19). Item Group 2, 2, Comparison Pell grants Group (N=19). Median $371. Item 1, 2, Your Comparison institution Group $4668. Group 3, loans (N=18). Median $342. Item 1, 2, Your Comparison institution Group $3725. Median $4287. Shape Type of aid Comparison Group Median Any grant aid Any grant aid (N=19) $3,71 $5,87 Pell grants Pell grants (N=19) $3,42 $4,668 loans 5 19 loans (N=18) $3,725 $4, Percent of students NOTE: Any grant aid above includes grant or scholarship aid awarded from the federal government, state/local government, the institution, or other sources. loans includes only federal loans awarded to students. N is the number of institutions in the comparison group. Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS): Winter , Student Financial Aid component. $ $1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, Aid dollars Comparison Group Median NOTE: Any grant aid above includes grant or scholarship aid from the federal government, state/local government, the institution, or other sources. loans includes federal loans to students. Average amounts of aid were calculated by dividing the total aid awarded by the total number of recipients in each institution. N is the number of institutions in the comparison group. Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS): Winter , Student Financial Aid component. Figure 1. Retention rates of full-time, first time degree/certificate seeking students (Fall 214 cohort) Figure 11. Graduation and transfer-out rates of full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates within 15% of normal time to program completion (212 cohort) Measure Horizontal X scale titled Bar Percent. chart with 2 groups with 2 items per group. Group 1, 1, Your Full-time institution retention 65. rate. Item Group 2, 2, Comparison Part-time retention Group Median rate. (N=19) 58. Item 1, 2, Your Comparison institution Group 48. Median (N=19) 45. Shape Measure Measure Horizontal X scale titled Bar Percent. chart with 2 groups with 2 items per group. Group 1, 1, Your Graduation institution rate, 14. Overall. Item Group 2, 2, Comparison Transfer-out Group rate. Median (N=19). Item 1, 2, Your Comparison institution Group. Median (N=19) 19. Shape Measure Full-time retention rate Graduation rate, Overall 14 Part-time retention rate Transfer-out rate Percent NOTE: Retention rates are measured from the fall of first enrollment to the following fall. Academic reporting institutions report retention data as of the institution's official fall reporting date or as of October 15, 214. Program reporters determine the cohort with enrollment any time between August 1-October 31, 214 and retention based on August 1, 215. For more details, see the Methodological Notes. N is the number of institutions in the comparison group. Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS): Spring 216, Fall Enrollment component Percent NOTE: Graduation rate cohort includes all full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students. Graduation and transfer-out rates are the Student Right-to-Know rates. Only institutions with mission to prepare students to transfer are required to report transfer out. For more details, see the Methodological Notes. N is the number of institutions in the comparison group. Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS): Winter , Graduation Rates component. 5

6 Figure 12. Graduation rates of full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates within 15% of normal time to program completion, by race/ethnicity: 212 cohort Bar Y scale chart titled with Percent. 1 groups with 2 items per group. Group 1, 1, Your Graduation institution rate, 14, Overall hover text (N=19). Item 2, Comparison Group Median, on hover image. Group 2, American Indian or Alaska Native (N=15). text on image. Item 1, 2, Your Comparison institution Group No data, Median hover.1, text hover on image. Group 3, Asian (N=19). text on image. Item 1, 2, Your Comparison institution Group 14, hover Median text 18, on hover image. Group 4, Black or African American (N=19). text on image. Item 1, 2, Your Comparison institution Group 1, hover Median text 9, on hover image. Group 5, Hispanic /Latino (N=19). text on image. Item 1, 2, Your Comparison institution Group 1, hover Median text 11, on hover image. Group 6, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander text on (N=11). image. Item 1, 2, Your Comparison institution Group.1, Median hover text.1, on hover image. Group 7, White (N=19). text on image. Item 1, 2, Your Comparison institution Group, hover Median text 2, on hover image. Group 8, Two or more races (N=18). text on image. Item 1, 2, Your Comparison institution Group 16, hover Median text 13, on hover image. Group 9, Race/ethnicity unknown (N=18). text on image. Item 1, 2, Your Comparison institution Group 11, hover Median text 15, on hover image. Group 1, Nonresident alien (N=15). text on image. 1, Your 1 Item 2, Comparison institution Group No data, Median hover, text hover on text image. on image. Graduation Shape rates by race/ethnicity Comparison Group Median Percent Graduation rate, Overall (N=19) American Indian or Alaska Native (N=15) Asian (N=19) Black or African American (N=19) Hispanic /Latino (N=19) Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander (N=11) 2 White (N=19) Two or more races (N=18) Race/ethnicity unknown (N=18) Nonresident alien (N=15) Comparison Group Median Graduation rates by race/ethnicity NOTE: For more information about disaggregation of data by race and ethnicity, see the Methodological Notes. The graduation rates are the Student Right-to-Know (SRK) rates. Median values for the comparison group will not add to 1%. N is the number of institutions in the comparison group. Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS): Winter , Graduation Rates component. Figure 13. Graduation rates of full-time, first-time degree/ certificate-seeking undergraduates within normal time, and 15% and 2% of normal time to completion: 211 cohort Figure 14. Percent distribution of core revenues, by source: Fiscal year 215 Time Horizontal to program Bar chart completion X scale titled Graduation with 3 rate. groups with 2 items per group. Group 1, 1, Your Normal institution time. Item 2, Comparison Group 3. Group 2, 15% of normal time. Median (N=19) 5. Item 1, 2, Your Comparison institution Group 13. Group 3, 2% of normal time. Median (N=19) 15. Item 1, 2, Your Comparison institution Group 2. Median (N=19) 22. Shape Time to program completion 3 Normal time 5 Revenue Horizontal source X scale titled Bar Percent. chart with 7 groups with 2 items per group. Group 1, 1, Your Tuition institution and fees. Item 2, Comparison Group 13. Group 2, State appropriations. Median (N=19) 23. Item 1, 2, Your Comparison institution Group 32. Group 3, Local appropriations. Median (N=19) 37. Item 1, 2, Your Comparison institution Group.1. Group 4, Government grants Median and contracts. (N=19).1. Item 1, 2, Your Comparison institution Group 14. Group 5, Private gifts, grants, Median and contracts. (N=19) 29. Item 1, 2, Your Comparison institution Group.1. Group 6, Investment return. Median (N=19) 1. Item 1, 2, Your Comparison institution Group.1. Group 7, Other core revenues. Median (N=19).1. Item 1, 2, Your Comparison institution Group 41. Median (N=19) 7. Shape Tuition and fees State appropriations Revenue source Local appropriations 15% of normal time Government grants and contracts Private gifts, grants, and contracts 1 2% of normal time 2 22 Investment return Other core revenues Graduation rate NOTE: The 15% graduation rate is the Student Right-to-Know (SRK) rates; the Normal time and 2% rates are calculated using the same methodology. For details, see the Methodological Notes. N is the number of institutions in the comparison group. Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS): Winter , 2% Graduation Rates component Percent NOTE: The comparison group median is based on those members of the comparison group that report finance data using the same accounting standards as the comparison institution. For a detailed definition of core revenues, see the Methodological Notes. N is the number of institutions in the comparison group. Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS): Spring 216, Finance component. 6

7 Figure 15. Core expenses per FTE enrollment, by function: Fiscal year 215 Figure 16. Full-time equivalent staff, by occupational category: Fall 215 Expense Horizontal function X scale titled Bar Dollars chart with per FTE. 7 groups with 2 items per group. Group 1, 1, Your Instruction. Item 2, Comparison institution Group $7559. Group 2, Research. Median (N=19) $6272. Item 1, 2, Your Comparison institution Group $.1. Group 3, Public service. Median (N=19) $.1. Item 1, 2, Your Comparison institution Group $278. Group 4, Academic support. Median (N=19) $8. Item 1, 2, Your Comparison institution Group $3518. Group 5, Institutional support. Median (N=19) $2. Item 1, 2, Your Comparison institution Group $1677. Group 6, Student services. Median (N=19) $24. Item 1, 2, Your Comparison institution Group $1348. Group 7, Other core expenses. Median (N=19) $1579. Item 1, 2, Your Comparison institution Group $166. Median (N=19) $1111. Shape Instruction Expense function $6,272 $7,559 Staff Horizontal category X scale titled Bar Number chart with of staff. 8 groups with 2 items per group. Group 1, 1, Your Postsecondary institution 221. Teachers and staff. Item Group 2, 2, Comparison Instructional Group support Median occupations. (N=19) 248. Item 1, 2, Your Comparison institution Group 54. Group 3, Management. Median (N=19) 68. Item 1, 2, Your Comparison institution Group 27. Group 4, Business and financial Median operations. (N=19) 49. Item 1, 2, Your Comparison institution Group 15. Group 5, Computer, engineering, Median and (N=19) science.. Item 1, 2, Your Comparison institution Group 8. Group 6, Community service, Median legal, (N=19) arts, and 16. 1, 3. media. Item Group 2, 7, Comparison Healthcare. Group Median (N=19) 13. Item 1, 2, Your Comparison institution Group.1. Group 8, Other. Median (N=19) 1. Item 1, 2, Your Comparison institution Group 9. Median (N=19) 128. Shape Staff category Postsecondary Teachers and staff Research Public service Academic support Institutional support Student services $ $ $278 $8 $1,677 $2,4 $1,348 $1,579 $2, $3,518 Instructional support occupations Management Business and financial operations Computer, engineering, and science Community service, legal, arts, and media Healthcare Other core expenses $1,66 $1,111 Other $ $2, $4, $6, $8, Dollars per FTE NOTE: Expenses per full-time equivalent (FTE) enrollment, particularly instruction, may be inflated because finance data includes all core expenses while FTE reflects credit activity only. For details on calculating FTE enrollment and a detailed definition of core expenses, see the Methodological Notes. N is the number of institutions in the comparison group. Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS): Fall 215, 12-month Enrollment component and Spring 216, Finance component Number of staff NOTE: Graduate assistants are not included. For calculation details, see the Methodological Notes. N is the number of institutions in the comparison group. Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS): Spring 216, Human Resources component. Figure. Average salaries of full-time instructional non-medical staff equated to 9-month contracts, by academic rank: Academic year Academic Horizontal rank X scale titled Bar Average chart with salary. 7 groups with 2 items per group. Group 1, 1, Your All ranks institution (N=18). Item 2, Comparison Group $ Group 2, Professor (N=18). Median $6246. Item 1, 2, Your Comparison institution Group $9423. Group 3, Associate professor Median (N=18). $ Item 1, 2, Your Comparison institution Group $ Group 4, Assistant professor Median (N=18). $582. Item 1, 2, Your Comparison institution Group $ Group 5, Instructor (N=16). Median $ Item 1, 2, Your Comparison institution Group $ Group 6, Lecturer (N=5). Median $ Item 1, 2, Your Comparison institution Group $ Group 7, No academic rank Median (N=2). $ Item 1, 2, Your Comparison institution Group No data. Median No data. Shape Comparison Group Median Academic rank All ranks (N=18) $62,46 $81,558 Professor (N=18) Associate professor (N=18) Assistant professor (N=18) Instructor (N=16) $58,2 $64,845 $53,582 $55,359 $48,321 $69,422 $79,848 $9,423 Lecturer (N=5) No academic rank (N=2) $47,952 $64,467 $ $2, $4, $6, $8, $1, Average salary Comparison Group Median NOTE: Average salaries of full-time instructional non-medical staff equated to 9-month contracts was calculated by multiplying the average monthly salary by 9. The average monthly salary was calculated by dividing the total salary outlays by the total number of months covered by staff on 9, 1, 11 and 12-month contracts. Medians are not reported for comparison groups with less than three values. Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS): Spring 216, Human Resources component. 7

8 METHODOLOGICAL NOTES Overview This report is based on data supplied by institutions to IPEDS during the data collection year. Response rates exceeded 99% for most surveys. Detailed response tables are included in IPEDS First Look reports at Use of Median Values for Comparison Group The value for the comparison institution is compared to the median value for the comparison group for each statistic included in the figure. If more than one statistic is presented in a figure, the median values are determined separately for each indicator or statistic. Medians are not reported for comparison groups with fewer than three values. Where percentage distributions are presented, median values may not add to 1%. To access all the data used to create the figures included in this report, go to Use the Data portal on the IPEDS website ( Missing Statistics If a statistic is not reported for your institution, the omission indicates that the statistic is not relevant to your institution and the data were not collected. Not all notes may be applicable to your report. Use of Imputed Data All IPEDS data are subject to imputation for total (institutional) and partial (item) nonresponse. If necessary, imputed values were used to prepare your report. Data Confidentiality IPEDS data are not collected under a pledge of confidentiality. Disaggregation of Data by Race/Ethnicity When applicable, some statistics are disaggregated by race/ethnicity. Data disaggregated by race/ethnicity have been reported using the 1997 Office of Management and Budget categories. Detailed information about the race/ethnicity categories can be found at Cohort Determination for Reporting Student Financial Aid and Graduation Rates Student cohorts for reporting Student Financial Aid and Graduation Rates data are based on the reporting type of the institution. For institutions that report based on an academic year (those operating on standard academic terms), student counts and cohorts are based on fall term data. Student counts and cohorts for program reporters (those that do not operate on standard academic terms) are based on unduplicated counts of students enrolled during a full 12-month period. DESCRIPTION OF STATISTICS USED IN THE FIGURES Admissions (only for non-open-admissions schools) Admissions and Test Score Data Admissions and test score data are presented only for institutions that do not have an open admission policy, and apply to first-time, degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students only. Applicants include only those students who fulfilled all requirements for consideration for admission and who were notified of one of the following actions: admission, non-admission, placement on a wait list, or application withdrawn (by applicant or institution). Admitted applicants (admissions) include wait-listed students who were subsequently offered admission. Early decision, early action, and students who began studies during the summer prior to the fall reporting period are included. For customized Data Feedback Reports, test scores are presented only if they are required for admission. 8

9 Student Enrollment FTE Enrollment The full-time equivalent (FTE) enrollment used in this report is the sum of the institution s FTE undergraduate enrollment and FTE graduate enrollment (as calculated from or reported on the 12-month Enrollment component). Undergraduate and graduate FTE are estimated using 12 -month instructional activity (credit and/or contact hours). See Calculation of FTE Students (using instructional activity) in the IPEDS Glossary at Total Entering Undergraduate Students Total entering students are students at the undergraduate level, both full- and part-time, new to the institution in the fall term (or the prior summer term who returned in the fall). This includes all first-time undergraduate students, students transferring into the institution at the undergraduate level, and non-degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates entering in the fall. Only degree-granting, academic year reporting institutions provide total entering student data. Charges and Net Price Average Institutional Net Price Average net price is calculated for full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates who were awarded grant or scholarship aid from the federal government, state/local government, or the institution anytime during the full aid year. For public institutions, this includes only students who paid the in-state or in-district tuition rate. Other sources of grant aid are excluded. Average net price is generated by subtracting the average amount of federal, state/local government, and institutional grant and scholarship aid from the total cost of attendance. Total cost of attendance is the sum of published tuition and required fees, books and supplies, and the average room and board and other expenses. For the purpose of the IPEDS reporting, aid awarded refers to financial aid that was awarded to, and accepted by, a student. This amount may differ from the aid amount that is disbursed to a student. Retention and Graduation Rates Graduation Rates and Transfer-out Rate Graduation rates are those developed to satisfy the requirements of the Student Right-to-Know Act and Higher Education Act, as amended, and are defined as the total number of individuals from a given cohort of full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates who completed a degree or certificate within a given percent of normal time to complete all requirements of the degree or certificate program before the ending status date of August 31, 214; divided by the total number of students in the cohort of full-time, first-time degree/certificateseeking undergraduates minus any allowable exclusions. Institutions are permitted to exclude from the cohort students who died or were totally and permanently disabled; those who left school to serve in the armed forces or were called up to active duty; those who left to serve with a foreign aid service of the federal government, such as the Peace Corps; and those who left to serve on an official church mission. Transfer-out rate is the total number of students from the cohort who are known to have transferred out of the reporting institution (without earning a degree/award) and subsequently re-enrolled at another institution within the same time period; divided by the same adjusted cohort (initial cohort minus allowable exclusions) as described above. Only institutions with a mission that includes providing substantial preparation for students to enroll in another eligible institution are required to report transfers out. Retention Rates Retention rates are measures at which students persist in their educational program at an institution, expressed as a percentage. For fouryear institutions, this is the percentage of first-time bachelors (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduates from the previous fall who are again enrolled in the current fall. For all other institutions this is the percentage of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students from the previous fall who either re-enrolled or successfully completed their program by the current fall. The full-time retention rate is calculated using the percentage of full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates, while the part-time rate is calculated using the percentage of part-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates. Finance Core Revenues Core revenues for public institutions reporting under GASB standards include tuition and fees; state and local appropriations; government grants and contracts; private gifts, grants, and contracts; sales and services of educational activities; investment income; other operating and 9

10 non-operating sources; and other revenues and additions (federal and capital appropriations and grants and additions to permanent endowments). Core revenues for private, not-for-profit institutions (and a small number of public institutions) reporting under FASB standards include tuition and fees; government appropriations (federal, state, and local); government grants and contracts; private gifts, grants, and contracts (including contributions from affiliated entities); investment return; sales and services of educational activities; and other sources. Core revenues for private, for-profit institutions reporting under FASB standards include tuition and fees; government appropriations, grants, and contracts (federal, state, and local); private grants and contracts; investment income; sales and services of educational activities; and other sources. At degree-granting institutions, core revenues exclude revenues from auxiliary enterprises (e.g., bookstores, dormitories), hospitals, and independent operations. Nondegree-granting institutions do no report revenue from auxiliary enterprises in a separate category. These amounts may be included in the core revenues from other sources. Core Expenses Core expenses include expenses for instruction, research, public service, academic support, institutional support, student services, scholarships and fellowships (net of discounts and allowances), and other expenses. Expenses for operation and maintenance of plant, depreciation, and interest are allocated to each of the other functions. Core expenses at degree-granting institutions exclude expenses for auxiliary enterprises (e.g., bookstores, dormitories), hospitals, and independent operations. Nondegree-granting institutions do not report expenses for auxiliary enterprises in a separate category. These amounts may be included in the core expenses as other expenses. Endowment Assets Endowment assets, for public institutions under GASB standards, and private, not-for-profit institutions under FASB standards, include gross investments of endowment funds, term endowment funds, and funds functioning as endowment for the institution and any of its foundations and other affiliated organizations. Private, for-profit institutions under FASB do not hold or report endowment assets. Salaries, Wages, and Benefits Salaries, wages, and benefits, for public institutions under GASB standards, and private, not-for-profit institutions under FASB standards, include amounts paid as compensation for services to all employees regardless of the duration of service, and amounts made to or on behalf of an individual over and above that received in the form of a salary or wage. Frequently, benefits are associated with an insurance payment. Private, for-profit institutions under FASB standards do not report salaries. Staff FTE Staff The full-time-equivalent (FTE) of staff is calculated by summing the total number of full-time staff and adding one-third of the total number of part-time staff. Graduate assistants are not included. Equated Instructional Non-Medical Staff Salaries Institutions reported total salary outlays by academic rank and gender, and the number of staff by academic rank, contract length (9-, 1-, 11-, and 12-month contracts), and gender. The total number of months covered by salary outlays was calculated by multiplying the number of staff reported for each contract length period by the number of months of the contract, and summing across all contract length periods. The weighted average monthly salary for each academic rank and gender was calculated by dividing the total salary outlays by the total number of months covered. The weighted average monthly salary was then multiplied by 9 to determine an equated 9-month salary for each rank. Student-to-Faculty Ratio The guidance provided to institutions for calculating their student-to-faculty ratio is as follows: the number of FTE students (using Fall Enrollment data) divided by the total FTE instructional staff (using the total Primarily instruction + Instruction/research/public service staff reported on the EAP section of the Human Resources component and adding any not primarily instructional staff that are teaching a credit course). For this calculation, FTE for students is equal to the number of full-time students plus one-third the number of part-time students; FTE for instructional staff is similarly calculated. Students enrolled in "stand-alone" graduate or professional programs (such as medicine, law, veterinary, dentistry, social work, or public health) and instructional staff teaching in these programs are excluded from the FTE calculations. Additional Methodological Information Additional methodological information on the IPEDS components can be found in the publications available at Additional definitions of variables used in this report can be found in the IPEDS online glossary available at 1