2007-08 Enrollment and Persistence, Common Data Set

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	2008-09
	2007-08
	A.	General information
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	J.	Degrees conferred
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B. ENROLLMENT AND PERSISTENCE
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B1. 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 15, 2007.

FULL-TIME

PART-TIME

Men

Women

Men

Women

Undergraduates

Degree-seeking, first-time freshmen
925 1,056 0 0

Other first-year, degree-seeking

65

62

0

0

All other degree-seeking

2,838

3,154

39

37

Total degree-seeking

3,828

4,272

39

37

All other undergraduates enrolled in credit courses
7 4 35 62

Total undergraduates

3,835

4,276

74

99

First-professional

First-time, first-professional students
236 211 0 0

All other first-professionals

558

481

5

4

Total first-professional

794

692

5

4

Graduate

Degree-seeking, first-time

1,154

971

349

291

All other degree-seeking

2,143

1,778

894

571

All other graduates enrolled in credit courses

6

13

43

36

Total graduate

3,303

2,762

1,286

898

Total all undergraduates:	8,284
Total all graduate and professional students:	9,744
GRAND TOTAL ALL STUDENTS:	18,028

B2. Enrollment by Racial/Ethnic Category

Provide numbers of undergraduate students for each of the following categories as of the institution's official fall reporting date or as of October 15, 2007. Include international students only in the category "Nonresident aliens." Complete the "Total Undergraduates" column only if you cannot provide data for the first two columns.

Degree-seeking
First-time First year

Degree-seeking Undergraduates (include first-time first-year)

Total Undergraduates
(both degree- and non-degree-seeking)

Nonresident aliens
94 407

Black, non-Hispanic

110

480

American Indian or Alaskan Native
4 10

Asian or Pacific Islander
380 1,395

Hispanic
146 546

White, non-Hispanic

1,116

4,864

Race/ethnicity unknown
131 474

TOTAL
1,981 8,176 0

Persistence
B3. Number of degrees awarded by your institution from July 1, 2006, to June 30, 2007.

Certificate/diploma	16
Associate degrees	_____
Bachelor's degrees	2089
Postbachelor's certificates	_____
Master's degrees	2665
Post-master's certificates	33
Doctoral degrees	462
First professional degrees	416
First professional certificates	_____

Graduation Rates
The items in this section correspond to data elements collected by the IPEDS Web-based Data Collection System's Graduation Rate Survey (GRS). For complete instructions and definitions of data elements, see the IPEDS GRS instructions and glossary on the 2007 Web-based survey.

For Bachelor's or Equivalent Programs
Please provide data for the fall 2001 cohort if available. If fall 2001 cohort data are not available, provide data for the fall 2000 cohort.

2001 Cohort

2000 Cohort

Report for the cohort of full-time first-time bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students who entered in fall 2001. Include in the cohort those who entered your institution during the summer term preceding fall 2001.

Report for the cohort of full-time first-time bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students who entered in fall 2000. Include in the cohort those who entered your institution during the summer term preceding fall 2000.

B4.

Initial 2001 cohort of first-time, full-time bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students; total all students:

1948

B4.

Initial 2000 cohort of first-time, full-time bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students; total all students:

1876

B5.

Of the initial 2001 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, or official church missions; total allowable exclusions:

B5.

Of the initial 2000 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, or official church missions; total allowable exclusions:

B6.

Final 2001 cohort, after adjusting for allowable exclusions:
(Subtract question B5 from question B4)

1947

B6.

Final 2000 cohort, after adjusting for allowable exclusions:
(Subtract question B5 from question B4)

1876

B7.

Of the initial 2001 cohort, how many completed the program in four years or less (by August 31, 2005):

1682

B7.

Of the initial 2000 cohort, how many completed the program in four years or less (by August 31, 2004):

1612

B8.

Of the initial 2001 cohort, how many completed the program in more than four years but in five years or less (after August 31, 2005 and by August 31, 2006):

115

B8.

Of the initial 2000 cohort, how many completed the program in more than four years but in five years or less (after August 31, 2004 and by August 31, 2005):

117

B9.

Of the initial 2001 cohort, how many completed the program in more than five years but in six years or less (after August 31, 2006 and by August 31, 2007):

B9.

Of the initial 2000 cohort, how many completed the program in more than five years but in six years or less (after August 31, 2005 and by August 31, 2006):

B10.

Total graduating within six years (sum of questions B7, B8, and B9):

1810

B10.

Total graduating within six years (sum of questions B7, B8, and B9):

1740

B11.

Six-year graduation rate for 2001 cohort (question B10 divided by question B6):

93%

B11.

Six-year graduation rate for 2000 cohort (question B10 divided by question B6):

93%

For Two-Year Institutions:

Please provide data for the 2003 cohort if available. If 2003 cohort data are not available, provide data for the 2002 cohort.

2002 Cohort

2003 Cohort

B12.

Initial 2002 cohort, total of first-time, full-time degree/certificate-seeking students:

_______

B12.

Initial 2003 cohort, total of first-time, full-time degree/certificate-seeking students:

_______

B13.

Of the initial 2002 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, or official church missions; total allowable exclusions:

_______

B13.

Of the initial 2003 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, or official church missions; total allowable exclusions:

_______

B14.

Final 2002 cohort, after adjusting for allowable exclusions
(Subtract question B13 from question B12)

_______

B14.

Final 2003 cohort, after adjusting for allowable exclusions
(Subtract question B13 from question B12)

_______

B15.

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

_______

B15.

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

_______

B16.

Completers of programs of less than two years within 150 percent of normal time:

_______

B16.

Completers of programs of less than two years within 150 percent of normal time:

_______

B17.

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

_______

B17.

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

_______

B18.

Completers of programs of at least two but less than four-years within 150 percent of normal time:

_______

B18.

Completers of programs of at least two but less than four-years within 150 percent of normal time:

_______

B19.

Total transfers-out (within three years) to other institutions:

_______

B19.

Total transfers-out (within three years) to other institutions:

_______

B20.

Total transfers to two-year institutions:

_______

B20.

Total transfers to two-year institutions:

_______

B21.

Total transfers to four-year institutions:

_______

B21.

Total transfers to four-year institutions:

_______

Retention Rates

Report for the cohort of all full-time, first-time bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students who entered in fall 2006 (or the preceding summer term). The initial cohort may be adjusted for students who departed for the following reasons: death, permanent disability, or service in the armed forces, foreign aid service of the federal government or official church missions. No other adjustments to the initial cohort should be made.

B22.

For the cohort of all full-time bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students who entered your institution as freshmen in fall 2006 (or the preceding summer term), what percentage was enrolled at your institution as of the date your institution calculates its official enrollment in fall 2007?

96 %

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