A0. Respondent Information (Not for Publication)

Name: 

Title: 

Office: 

Mailing Address: 

City/State/Zip/Country: 

Phone: 

Fax: 

E-mail Address: 

Are your responses to the CDS posted for reference on your institution’s Web site?  Yes  No

If yes, please provide the URL of the corresponding Web page:

A0A. We invite you to indicate if there are items on the CDS for which you cannot use the requested analytic convention, cannot provide date 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 This information will not be published but will help the publishers further refine CDS items:

A1. Address Information

Name of College or University: 
 

Mailing Address: 

City: 

State:  Zip:  Country: 
 

Street Address (if different): 

City: 

State:  Zip:  Country: 

Main Phone Number: 

WWW Home Page Address: 
 

Admissions Phone Number: 

Admissions Toll-free Number: 

Admissions Office Mailing Address: 

City: 

State:  Zip:  Country: 

Admissions Fax Number: 

Admissions E-mail Address: 
 

If there is a separate URL for your school’s online application, please specify: 

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

A2. Source of institutional control (check one only)

Public

Private (nonprofit)

Proprietary
 

A3. Classify your undergraduate institution:

Coeducational college

Men's college

Women's college
 

A4. Academic year calendar

A5. Degrees offered by your institution

B. ENROLLMENT AND PERSISTENCE

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 .

Total all undergraduates:

Total all graduate and professional students:

GRAND TOTAL ALL STUDENTS:

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 Undergraduate" column only if you cannot provide data for the first two columns.

Persistence

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

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.

Fall 2001 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.  

B4. Initial 2001 cohort of first-time, full-time bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students; total all students:

B5. Of the initial 2001 cohort, how many did not persist and did not graduate for the following reasons: death, permanent disability, service in the 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)

B7. Of the initial 2001 cohort, how many completed the program in four years or less (by August 31, 2005 ):

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 ):

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 ):

B10. Total graduating within six years (sum of questions B7, B8, and B9):

B11. Six-year graduation rate for 2001 cohort (question B10 divided by question B6): %

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

B5. Of the initial 2000 cohort, how many did not persist and did not graduate for the following reasons: death, permanent disability, service in the armed forces, foreign aid service of the federal government, or official church missions; total allowable exclusions:

B6. Final 2000 cohort, after adjusting for allowable exclusions:
(Subtract question B5 from question B4)

B7. Of the initial 2000 cohort, how many completed the program in four years or less (by August 31, 2004 ):

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 ):

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):

B11. Six-year graduation rate for 2000 cohort (question B10 divided by question B6): %

For Two-Year Institutions

Please provide data for the 2004 cohort if available. If 2004 cohort data are not available, provide data for the 2003 cohort.

2004 Cohort

B12. Initial 2004 cohort, total of first-time, full-time degree/certificate-seeking students:

B13. Of the initial 2004 cohort, how many did not persist and did not graduate for the following reasons: death, permanent disability, service in the armed forces, foreign aid service of the federal government, or official church missions; total allowable exclusions:

B14. Final 2004 cohort, after adjusting for allowable exclusions:
(Subtract question B13 from question B12)

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

B16. Completers of programs of less than two years within 150 percent of normal time:

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

B18. Completers of programs of at least two but less than four years within 150 percent of normal time:

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

B20. Total transfers to two-year institutions:

B21. Total transfers to four-year institutions:

2003 Cohort

B12. Initial 2003 cohort, total of first-time, full-time degree/certificate-seeking students:

B13. Of the initial 2003 cohort, how many did not persist and did not graduate for the following reasons: death, permanent disability, service in the armed forces, foreign aid service of the federal government, or official church missions; total allowable exclusions:

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):

B16. Completers of programs of less than two years within 150 percent of normal time:

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

B18. Completers of programs of at least two but less than four years within 150 percent of normal time:

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

B20. Total transfers to two-year institutions:

B21. Total transfers to four-year institutions:

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, 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? %

C. FIRST-TIME, FIRST-YEAR (FRESHMAN) ADMISSION

Applications
C1. First-time, first-year (freshman) students: Provide the number of degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students who applied, were admitted, and enrolled (full- or part-time) in fall 2007. Include early decision, early action, and students who began studies during summer in this cohort. Applicants should include only those students who fulfilled the requirements for consideration for admission (i.e., who completed actionable applications) and who have been notified of one of the following actions: admission, non-admission, placement on waiting list, or application withdrawn (by applicant or institution). Admitted applicants should include wait-listed students who were subsequently offered admission.

C2. Freshman wait-listed students (students who met admission requirements but whose final admission was contingent on space availability)

Is your waiting list ranked?

                If yes, do you release that information to students?

                Do you release that information to school counselors?

Admission Requirements
C3. High school completion requirement

Check the appropriate box to identify your high school completion requirement for degree-seeking entering students:

C4. Does your institution require or recommend a general college-preparatory program for degree-seeking students?

C5. 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.

Basis for Selection

C6. 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:

C7. Relative importance of each of the following academic and nonacademic factors in your first-time, first-year degree-seeking (freshman) admission decisions.

SAT and ACT Policies

C8. Entrance exams
A. Does your institution make use of SAT, ACT, or SAT Subject Test scores in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants?  Yes  No
If yes, place check marks in the appropriate boxes below to reflect your institution's policies for use in admission for Fall 2009.

B. If your institution will make use of the ACT in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants for Fall 2009, please indicate which ONE of the following applies (regardless of whether the writing score will be used in the admissions process):

ACT with Writing component required 

ACT with Writing component recommended

 ACT with or without Writing component accepted

C. Please indicate how your institution will use the SAT or ACT essay component; check all that apply:

D.  In addition, does your institution use applicants' test scores for academic advising?
  Yes  No
 

E. Latest date by which SAT or ACT scores must be received for fall-term admission:  

    Latest date by which SAT Subject Test scores must be received for fall-term admission:  

F. 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): 

                G. Please indicate which tests your institution uses for placement (e.g., state tests):

                SAT

ACT

            SAT Subject Tests

            AP

            CLEP

            Institutional Exam

                        State Exam (specify):

Freshman Profile

Provide percentages for ALL enrolled, degree-seeking, full-time and part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) students enrolled in fall 2007, including students who began studies during summer, international students/nonresident aliens, and students admitted under special arrangements.

C9. Percent and number of first-time, first-year (freshman) students enrolled in fall 2007 who submitted national standardized (SAT/ACT) test scores. Include information for ALL enrolled, degree-seeking, first-time, first-year (freshman) 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.  Do not convert SAT scores to ACT scores and vice versa.

 The 25th percentile is the score that 25 percent scored at or below; the 75th percentile score is the one that 25 percent scored at or above.

Percent of first-time, first-year (freshman) students with scores in each range:

C10. Percent of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year (freshman) 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).

C11. Percentage of all enrolled, degree-seeking, first-time, first-year (freshman) 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 you collected high school GPA.

C12. Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted GPA: 

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

Admission Policies

C13. Application fee

Does your institution have an application fee?  Yes  No

Amount of application fee: 

Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?  Yes  No
 

                If you have an application fee and an on-line application option, please indicate policy for students who apply on-line:

                                Same fee

                            Free

                                Reduced

Can on-line application fee be waived for applicants with financial need?   Yes  No

C14. Application closing date

Does your institution have an application closing date?  Yes  No

Application closing date (fall): 

Priority date: 
 

C15. Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the fall? Yes  No

C16. Notification to applicants of admission decision sent (fill in one only)

On a rolling basis beginning (date): 

By (date): 

Other: 
 

C17. Reply policy for admitted applicants (fill in one only)

Must reply by (date): 

No set date: 

Must reply by May 1 or within  weeks if notified thereafter

Other: 

Deadline for housing deposit (MM/DD): 

Amount of housing deposit: 

Refundable if student does not enroll?

                Yes, in full

                Yes, in part

                No

C18. Deferred admission: Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission?

Yes  No

If yes, maximum period of postponement: 
 

C19. Early admission of high school students: Does your institution allow high school students to enroll as full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) students one year or more before high school graduation?  Yes  No

C20. Common application: Question removed from CDS. (Initiated during 2006-2007 cycle)
 

Early Decision and Early Action Plans

C21. Early decision: Does your institution offer an early decision plan (an admission plan that permits students to apply and be notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date and that asks students to commit to attending if accepted) for first-time, first-year (freshman) applicants for fall enrollment?  Yes  No

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 2007 entering class:

Number of early decision applications received by your institution: 

Number of applicants admitted under early decision plan: 

Please provide significant details about your early decision plan:

C22. Early action: Do you have a nonbinding early action plan whereby students are notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date but do not have to commit to attending your college?

Yes  No

If "yes," please complete the following:

Early action closing date: 

Early action notification date: 

Is your early action plan a “restrictive” plan under which you limit students from applying to other early plans?

  Yes  No

D. TRANSFER ADMISSION

Fall Applicants

D1. Does your institution enroll transfer students?  Yes  No

(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?  Yes  No
 

D2. Provide the number of students who applied, were admitted, and enrolled as degree-seeking transfer students in fall 2007.

Application for Admission

D3. Indicate terms for which transfers may enroll:

Fall  Winter  Spring  Summer
 

D4. Must a transfer applicant have a minimum number of credits completed or else must apply as an entering freshman?

Yes  No

If yes, what is the minimum number of credits and the unit of measure? 
 

D5. Indicate all items required of transfer students to apply for admission:

D6. If a minimum high school grade point average is required of transfer applicants, specify (on a 4.0 scale): 

D7. If a minimum college grade point average is required of transfer applicants, specify (on a 4.0 scale): 

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

D9. 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.

D10. Does an open admission policy, if reported, apply to transfer students?  Yes  No N/A

D11. Describe additional requirements for transfer admission, if applicable:

Transfer Credit Policies

D12. Report the lowest grade earned for any course that may be transferred for credit: 

D13. Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a two-year institution:

Number:  Unit type: 
 

D14. Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a four-year institution:

Number:  Unit type: 
 

D15. Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn an associate degree: 

D16. Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn a bachelor's degree: 

D17. Describe other transfer credit policies:

E. ACADEMIC OFFERINGS AND POLICIES

E1. Special study options: Identify those programs available at your institution. Refer to the glossary for definitions.

E2. Has been removed from the CDS.

E3. Areas in which all or most students are required to complete some course work prior to graduation:

F. STUDENT LIFE

F1. Percentages of first-time, first-year (freshman) students and all degree-seeking undergraduates enrolled in fall 2007 who fit the following categories:

F2. Activities offered Identify those programs available at your institution.

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

Army ROTC is offered:

On campus

At cooperating institution (name): 

Naval ROTC is offered:

On campus

At cooperating institution (name): 

Air Force ROTC is offered:

On campus

At cooperating institution (name): 
 

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

G. ANNUAL EXPENSES

Provide 2008-2009 academic year costs of attendance for the following categories that are applicable to your institution.

Check here if your institution's 2008-2009 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 2008-2009 academic year costs of attendance will be available: 

G1. 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 2008-2009 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.) 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): 

Other:

G2. Number of credits per term a student can take for the stated full-time tuition: minimum  maximum

G3. Do tuition and fees vary by year of study (e.g., sophomore, junior, senior)? Yes  No

G4. If tuition and fees vary by undergraduate instructional program, describe briefly:

G5. Provide the estimated expenses for a typical full-time undergraduate student:

G6. Undergraduate per-credit-hour charges (tuition only):

H. FINANCIAL AID

Aid Awarded to Enrolled Undergraduates

H1. 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. (Note: If the data being reported are final figures for the 2006-2007 academic year (see the next item below), use the 2006-2007 academic year's CDS Question B1 cohort.) Include aid awarded to international students (i.e., those not qualifying for federal aid). Aid that is non-need-based but that was used to meet need should be reported in the need-based aid columns. (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.)

Indicate the academic year for which data are reported for items H1, H2, H2A, and H6 below:
2007-2008 estimated or  2006-2007 final

H3: Which needs-analysis methodology does your institution use in awarding institutional aid?

Federal methodology (FM)

Institutional methodology (IM)

Both FM and IM
 

H2. Number of Enrolled Students Awarded Aid: List the number of degree-seeking full-time and less-than-full-time undergraduates who applied for and were awarded financial aid from any source. Aid that is non-need-based but that was used to meet need should be counted as need-based aid. Numbers should reflect the cohort awarded the dollars reported in H1. Note: In the chart below, students may be counted in more than one row, and full-time freshmen should also be counted as full-time undergraduates.

H2A. Number of Enrolled Students Awarded Non-need-based Scholarships and Grants: List the number of degree-seeking full-time and less-than-full-time undergraduates who had no financial need and who were awarded institutional non-need-based scholarship or grant aid. Numbers should reflect the cohort awarded the dollars reported in H1. Note: In the chart below, students may be counted in more than one row, and full-time freshmen should also be counted as full-time undergraduates.

H3. Incorporated into H1 above.

Note: These are the graduates and loan types to include and exclude in order to fill out CDS H4, H4a, H5 and H5a.

Include:

* 2007 undergraduate class who graduated between July 1, 2006 and June 30, 2007 who started at your institution as first time students and received a bachelor's degree between July 1, 2006 and June 30, 2007 .

* only loans made to students who borrowed while enrolled at your institution.

* co-signed loans.

Exclude:

* those who transferred in.

* money borrowed at other institutions.

H4. Provide the percentage of the class (defined above) who borrowed at any time through any loan programs (institutional, state, Federal Perkins, Federal Stafford Subsidized and Unsubsidized, private loans that were certified by your institution, etc.; exclude parent loans). Include both Federal Direct Student Loans and Federal Family Education Loans.  %

H4a.  Provide the percentage of the class (defined above) who borrowed at any time through federal loan programs—Federal Perkins, Federal Stafford Subsidized and Unsubsidized. Include both Federal Direct Student Loans and Federal Family Education Loans. NOTE: exclude all institutional, state, private alternative loans and parent loans.  %

H5.  Report the average per-borrower cumulative undergraduate indebtedness of those in line H4. $

H5a. Report the average per-borrower cumulative undergraduate indebtedness through federal loan programs—Federal Perkins, Federal Stafford Subsidized and Unsubsidized. Include both Federal Direct Student Loans and Federal Family Education Loans. These are listed in line H4a. NOTE: exclude all institutional, state, private alternative loans and exclude parent loans. $

Aid to Undergraduate Degree-seeking Nonresident Aliens (Note: Report numbers and dollar amounts for the same academic year checked in item H1.)

H6. Indicate your institution's policy regarding institutional scholarship or grant aid for undergraduate degree-seeking nonresident aliens:

Institutional need-based scholarship or grant aid is available

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

Institutional scholarship and grant aid is not available
 

If institutional financial aid is available for undergraduate degree-seeking nonresident aliens, provide the number of undergraduate degree-seeking nonresident aliens who were awarded need-based or non-need-based aid: 

Average dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresident aliens: $

Total dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresident aliens: $

H7. Check off all financial aid forms nonresident alien first-year financial aid applicants must submit:

Institution's own financial aid form

CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE

International Student's Financial Aid Application

International Student's Certification of Finances

Other: 

Process for First-Year/Freshman Students

H8. Check off all financial aid forms domestic first-year (freshman) financial aid applicants must submit:

FAFSA

Institution's own financial aid form

CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE

State aid form

Noncustodial PROFILE

Business/Farm Supplement

Other: 
 
 

H9. Indicate filing dates for first-year (freshman) students:
 

Priority date for filing required financial aid forms: 

Deadline for filing required financial aid forms: 

No deadline for filing required forms (applications processed on a rolling basis): 
 

H10. Indicate notification dates for first-year (freshman) students (answer a or b):

a) Students notified on or about (date): 
 

b) Students notified on a rolling basis:  Yes  No If yes, starting date: 
 

H11. Indicate reply dates:

Students must reply by (date):  or within  weeks of notification.
 

Types of Aid Available

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

H12. Loans

FEDERAL DIRECT STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM (DIRECT LOAN)
Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
Direct PLUS Loans
 

FEDERAL FAMILY EDUCATION LOAN PROGRAM (FFEL)
FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans
FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
FFEL PLUS Loans

Federal Perkins Loans
Federal Nursing Loans
State Loans
College/university loans from institutional funds
Other (specify): 

H13. Scholarships and Grants

Need-Based:
Federal Pell
SEOG
State scholarships/grants
Private scholarships
College/university scholarship or grant aid from institutional funds
United Negro College Fund
Federal Nursing Scholarship
Other (specify): 

H14. Check off criteria used in awarding institutional aid. Check all that apply.

I. INSTRUCTIONAL FACULTY AND CLASS SIZE

I-1. Please report the number of instructional faculty members in each category for Fall 2007. 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: