Office of Institutional Research and Reporting

George Mason University 2000-2001 Common Dataset

A. General Information
B. Enrollment and Persistence
C. First-time, First-year (Freshmen) Admission
D. Transfer Admission
E. Academic Offerings and Policies
F. Student Life
G. Annual Expenses
H. Financial Aid
I. Instructional Faculty and Class Size
J. Degrees Conferred
Common Data Set Definitions 2000-2001
Financial Aid Definitions

A. General Information
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A1. Address Information

Name of College or University

George Mason University

Mailing Address, City/State/Zip

4400 University Drive
Fairfax, Virginia 22030-4444

Main phone

(703) 993-1000

WWW Home Page Address

www.gmu.edu

Admissions Phone Number

(703) 993-2400

Admissions Office Mailing Address, City/State/Zip

Undergraduate Admissions Office
4400 University Drive
MSN 3A4
Fairfax, Virginia 22030-4444

Admissions Fax number

(703) 993-2392

Admissions E-mail Address

admissions@gmu.edu

Is there a separate URL application site on the Internet? If so, please specify:

admissions.gmu.edu/onapps.html

A2. Source of institutional control (check one only)

X Public
  Private (nonprofit)
  Proprietary

A3. Classify your undergraduate institution

X Coeducational college
  Men’s college
  Women’s college

A4. Academic year calendar

X Semester    4-1-4
  Quarter   Continuous
  Trimester   Differs by program
  Other    

A5. Degrees offered by your institution

  Certificate X Postbachelor’s certificate
  Diploma X Master’s
  Associate X Post-master’s certificate
  Transfer X Doctoral
  Terminal X First professional
X Bachelor’s   First professional certificate

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, 2000.

  Full-Time Part-Time
Men
(2000 IPEDS col. 15)
Women
(2000 IPEDS col. 16)
2000 IPEDS line Men
(2000 IPEDS col. 15)
Women
(2000 IPEDS col. 16)
2000 IPEDS line
Undergraduates  
Degree-seeking, first-time freshmen 966 1,134 line 1 39 30 line 15
Other first-year, degree-seeking 555 640 line 2 142 148 line 16
All other degree-seeking 3,136 4,257 lines 3-6 1,552 1,885 lines 17-20
Total degree-seeking 4,657 6,031   1,733 2,063  
All other undergraduates enrolled in credit courses 20 20 line 7 290 371 line 21
Total undergraduates 4,677 6,051 line 8 2,023 2,434 line 22
First-professional  
First-time, first-professional students 53 47 line 9 51 30 line 23
All other first-professionals 130 121 line 10 170 92 line 24
Total first-professional 183 168   221 122  
Graduate  
Degree-seeking, first-time 214 267 line 11 576 731 line 25
All other degree-seeking 272 408 line 12 1,653 1,863 line 26
All other graduates enrolled in credit courses 10 16 line 13 427 1,092 line 27
Total graduate 496 691   2,656 3,686  

Total all undergraduates:  15,185
Total all graduate and professional students:  8,223
GRAND TOTAL ALL STUDENTS:  23,408

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, 2000.

  Degree-seeking First-time First year
(IPEDS sum of lines 1 and 15)
Degree-seeking Undergraduates
(IPEDS sum of lines 1-6 and line 15-20)
Total Undergraduates
(Is not the sum of the Degree-seeking UGs and First year Students Columns)
Non-resident aliens
(IPEDS cols. 1-2)
51 521 565
Black, non-Hispanic
(IPEDS cols. 3-4)
178 1,351 1,406
American Indian or Alaskan Native
(IPEDS cols. 5-6)
5 50 53
Asian or Pacific Islander
(IPEDS cols. 7-8)
374 2,351 2,411
Hispanic
(IPEDS cols. 9-10)
156 1,082 1,115
White, non-Hispanic
(IPEDS cols. 11-12)
1,405 9,129 9,635
Race/ethnicity unknown
(IPEDS cols. 13-14)
0 0 0
Total
(IPEDS cols. 15-16)
2,169 14,484 15,185


Persistence

B3. Number of degrees awarded by your institution from July 1, 1999, to June 30, 2000.

Certificate/diploma:  _____
Associate degrees:  _____
Bachelor’s degrees:  2,792
Postbachelor’s certificates:  319
Master’s degrees:  1,915
Post-master’s certificates:  _____
Doctoral degrees:  132
First professional degrees:  206
First professional certificates:  _____


Graduation Rates

The information in this section comes from the IPEDS Graduation Rate Survey (GRS) formerly collected by IPEDS or currently collected by the IPEDS Web-based Data Collection System's GRS. For complete instructions and definitions of data elements, see the IPEDS GRS instructions and glossary on the 1999 paper-based survey or the 2000 Web-based survey.


For Bachelor’s or Equivalent Programs

Report for the cohort of full-time first-time bachelor’s (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students who entered in fall 1994. Include in the cohort those who entered your institution during the summer term preceding fall 1994.

B4. Initial 1994 cohort of first-time, full-time bachelor’s (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students; Total all students: 1,729   (IPEDS GRS, Section II, Part A, line 10, sum of columns 15 and 16)

B5. Of the initial 1994 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: 1   (IPEDS GRS, Section II, Part C, line 45, sum of columns 15 and 16)

B6. Final 1994 cohort, after adjusting for allowable exclusions: 1,728   (Subtract question B5 from question B4)

B7. Of the initial 1994 cohort, how many completed the program in four years or less (by August 31, 1998): 439   (IPEDS GRS, Section II, Part A, line 19, sum of columns 15 and 16)

B8. Of the initial 1994 cohort, how may completed the program in more than four years but in five years or less (after August 31, 1998 and by August 31, 1999): 292   (IPEDS GRS, Section II, Part A, line 20, sum of columns 15 and 16)

B9. Of the initial 1994 cohort, how many completed the program in more than five years but in six years or less (after August 31, 1999 and by August 31, 2000): 100   (IPEDS GRS, Section II, Part A, line 21, sum of columns 15 and 16)

B10. Total graduating within six years (sum of questions B7, B8, and B9): 831   (IPEDS GRS, Section II, Part A, line 18, sum of columns 15 and 16)

B11. Six-year graduation rate for 1994 cohort (question B10 divided by question B6): 48.1%


Retention Rates

Report for the cohort of all full-time, first-time bachelor’s (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students who entered in fall 1999 (or the preceding summer term). The initial cohort may be adjusted for students who departed for the following reasons: deceased, permanently disabled, 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 1999 (or the preceding summer term), what percentage was enrolled at your institution as of the date your institution calculates it official enrollment in fall 2000? 75.6%

C. First-time, First-Year (Freshmen) Admission
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Applications

C1. First-time, first-year (freshman) students:

Provide the number of degree-seeking students who applied, were admitted, and enrolled (full- or part-time) in fall 2000. Include early decision, early action, and students who began studies during summer in this cohort. Applicants include all students who fulfilled the requirements for consideration for admission (including payment or waiving of the application fee, if any) and who have been notified of one of the following actions: admission, nonadmission, placement on waiting list, or application withdrawn (by applicant or institution). Admitted applicants should include wait-listed students who were subsequently offered admission.

Total men applied:  3,400
Total women applied:  4,006
Total men admitted:  2,006
Total women admitted:  2,496
Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men enrolled:  966
Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men enrolled:  39
Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women enrolled:  1,134
Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women enrolled:  30

C2. Freshman wait-listed students (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? Yes: X   No: __

If yes, please answer the questions below for Fall 2000 admissions:

Number of qualified applicants placed on waiting list:  431
Number accepting a place on the waiting list:  233
Number of wait-listed students admitted:  96


Admission Requirements

C3. High school completion requirement

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

X High school diploma is required and GED is accepted
  High school diploma is required and GED is not accepted
  High school diploma or equivalent is not required

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

X Required
  Recommended
  Neither required nor recommended

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.

  Units required Units recommended
Total academic units 18 24
English 4 4
Mathematics 3 4
Science 3 4
Of these, units that must be lab 3 4
Foreign language 2 3
Social studies 3 4
History    
Academic electives 3 5
Other (specify)    


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: Not Applicable

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 ___
Other (explain) ___

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

  Very Important Important Considered Not Considered
Academic        
Secondary school record X      
Class rank     X  
Recommendation(s)   X    
Standardized test scores   X    
Essay   X    
Nonacademic        
Interview     X  
Extracurricular activities     X  
Talent/ability   X    
Character/personal qualities   X    
Alumni/ae relation     X  
Geographical residence     X  
State residency     X  
Religious affiliation/commitment       X
Minority status     X  
Volunteer work     X  
Work experience     X  


SAT and ACT Policies

C8. Entrance exams

a. Does your institution make use of SAT I, SAT II, or ACT scores in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants? Yes: X   No: __

If yes, place check marks in the appropriate boxes below to reflect your institution’s policies for use in admission.

ADMISSION
  Require Recommend Require for some Considered if
submitted
Not used
SAT I          
ACT          
SAT I or ACT (no preference) X        
SAT I or ACT--SAT I preferred          
SAT I or ACT--ACT preferred          
SAT I and SAT II          
SAT I and SAT II or ACT          
SAT II       X  

b. Does your institution use applicants' test scores for placement or counseling?

Placement Yes:   No: X
Counseling Yes: X No:  

If used for placement, place check marks in the appropriate boxes below to reflect your institution’s policies for use in placement:

PLACEMENT
  Require Recommend Require for some
SAT I      
SAT II      
ACT      
SAT I or ACT      
Other (specify):      

c.Latest date by which SAT I or ACT scores must be received for fall-term admission: April 1

Latest date by which SAT II scores must be received for fall-term admission: _____

d.If necessary, use this space to clarify your test policies (e.g., if tests recommended for some students, or if tests not required of some students): _____


Freshman Profile

Provide percentages for ALL enrolled degree-seeking full-time and part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) students enrolled in fall 2000, 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 2000 who submitted national standardized (SAT/ACT) test scores. Include information for ALL enrolled, first-time, first-year (freshman) degree-seeking students who submitted test scores. Do not include partial test scores (e.g., mathematics scores but not verbal for a category of students) or combine other standardized test results (such as TOEFL) in this item. SAT scores should be recentered scores. 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 submitting SAT scores:  99%
Number submitting SAT scores:  2,147
Percent submitting ACT scores:  10.2%
Number submitting ACT scores:  222

  25th percentile 75th percentile
SAT I Verbal 480 590
SAT I Math 490 590
ACT Composite 19 24
ACT English 18 25
ACT Math 18 24

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

  SAT I Verbal SAT I Math
700-800 3.4 3.3
600-699 19.1 20.6
500-599 44.7 48.3
400-499 27.9 26.3
300-399 4.7 1.5
200-299 0.2 0

  ACT Composite ACT English ACT Math
30-36 3.6 4.1 1.8
24-29 21.3 27.6 25.8
18-23 61.1 48.0 52.9
12-17 14.0 19.0 19.5
6-11 0 1.3 0
below 6 0 0 0

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). WE DO NOT RECORD CLASS RANK.

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

Percent who had GPA of 3.0 and higher:  71%
Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.9:  29%
Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.9:  0%
Percent who had GPA below 1.0:  0%

C12. Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted GPA:  3.20

Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted high school GPA:  99.5%


Admission Policies

C13. Application fee

Does your institution have an application fee? Yes: X  No: __
Amount of application fee:  $30
Can it be waived for applicants with financial need? Yes: X  No: __

C14. Application closing date

Does your institution have an application closing date? Yes: X  No: __
Application closing date (Fall): February 1st
Priority date: N/A

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

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

On a rolling basis beginning (date): _____
By (date): April 1st
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 3 weeks if notified thereafter _____
Other: _____

C18. Deferred admission

Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission? Yes: X  No: __

If yes, maximum period of postponement: One academic year.

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: X  No: __

C20. Common application

Will you accept the Common Application distributed by the National Association of Secondary School Principals if submitted? Yes: X  No: __

If yes, are supplemental forms required? Yes: X  No: __
Is your college a member of the Common Application Group? Yes: X  No: __


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: X

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: _____
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: X

If yes, please complete the following:

Early action closing date: Early action notification date:

D. Transfer Admission
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Fall Applicants

D1. Does your institution enroll transfer students? Yes: X  No: __  (If no, please skip to Academic Offerings and Policies)

If yes, may transfer students earn advanced standing credit by transferring credits earned from course work completed at other colleges/universities? Yes: X  No: __

D2. Provide the number of students who applied, were admitted, and enrolled as degree-seeking transfer students in fall 2000.

  Applicants Admitted applicants Enrolled applicants
Men 1,888 1,209 779
Women 2,628 1,879 1,166
Total 4,516 3,088 1,945


Application for Admission

D3. Indicate terms for which transfers may enroll:

Fall X
Winter n/a
Spring X
Summer* X
*Summer is not an application term, but students admitted to the fall may begin in the summer.

D4. Must a transfer applicant have a minimum number of credits completed or else must apply as a an entering freshman? Yes: X  No: __

If yes, what is the minimum number of credits and the unit of measure? 9 semester hours

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

  Required of
all
Recommended for
all
Recommended for
some
Required for
some
Not required
High school transcript       X  
College transcript(s) X        
Essay or personal statement   X      
Interview       X  
Standardized test scores       X  
Statement of good standing from
prior institution(s)
      X  

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): 2.0

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.

  Priority date Closing date Notification date Reply date Rolling admission
Fall   March 15 June 15    
Winter          
Spring   Nov 1 Jan 1    
Summer          

D10. Does an open admission policy, if reported, apply to transfer students? Yes: __  No: X

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: C

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

Unit type: semester hours

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

Unit type: semester hours

D15. Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn an
associate’s degree: N/A

D16. Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn a
bachelor’s degree: 30 semester hours

D17. Describe other transfer credit policies: _____

E. Academic Offerings and Policies
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E1. Special study options

Identify those programs available at your institution. Refer to the glossary for definitions.

X Accelerated program X Honors program
X Cooperative (work-study) program X Independent study
X Cross-registration X Internships
X Distance learning X Liberal arts/career combination
X Double major X Student-designed major
X Dual enrollment X Study abroad
X English as a Second Language X Teacher certification program
X Exchange student program (domestic)   Weekend college
X External degree program    
  Other (specify):    

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.

X Arts/fine arts X Humanities
X Computer literacy X Mathematics
X English (including composition) X Philosophy
X Foreign languages X Sciences (biological or physical)
X History X Social science
  Other (describe):    


Library Collections

Report the number of holdings. Refer to the 1998 IPEDS Academics Libraries Survey, Part, D for corresponding equivalents.

E4. Books, serial backfiles, electronic documents, and government documents (titles) that are accessible through the library’s catalog: 947,288 (sum of lines 27 and 29, column 2)

E5. Current serial subscriptions (paper, microform, eletronic): 18,820 (sum of lines 30 and 31, column 2)

E6. Microforms (units): 1,360,150 (line 28, column 2)

E7. Audiovisual materials (units): 233,891 (line 32, column 2)

F. Student Life
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F1. Percentages of first-time, first-year (freshman) students and all degree-seeking undergraduates enrolled in Fall 2000 who fit the following categories

  First-time, first-year
(freshman) students
Undergraduates
Percent who are from out of state
(exclude international/nonresident aliens)
14% 9%
Percent of men who join fraternities N/A 3%
Percent of women who join sororities N/A 3%
Percent who live in college-owned, operated, or
affiliated housing
54% 19%
Percent who live off campus or commute 46% 81%
Percent of student age 25 and older 0.5% 32.2%
Average age of full-time students 18.3 22.2
Average age of all students (full- and part-time) 18.5 24.2

F2. Activities offered

Identify those programs available at your institution.

X Choral groups   Marching band X Student government
X Concert band X Music ensembles X Student newspaper
X Dance X Musical theater X Student-run film society
X Drama/theater X Opera X Symphony orchestra
X Jazz band X Pep band X Television station
X Literary magazine X Radio station X Yearbook on Video

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

Army ROTC is offered:

X On campus
  At cooperating institution (name):

Naval ROTC is offered:

  On campus
  At cooperating institution (name):

Air Force ROTC is offered:

  On campus
X At cooperating institution (name): University of Maryland--College Park

F4. Housing

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

X Coed dorms X Special housing for disabled students
X Men's dorms   Special housing for international students
X Women's dorms   Fraternity/sorority housing
  Apartments for married students   Cooperative housing
X Apartments for single students    
  Other housing options (specify)    

G. Annual Expenses
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Provide 2001-2002 academic year costs for the following categories that are applicable to your institution.

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 2001-2002 academic year. A full academic year refers to the period of time generally extending from September to June; usually equated to two semesters or 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).

 

First-Year

Undergraduates

Private Institutions:    
Public Institutions (in-district):    
In-state (out-of-district): $2,376 $2,376
Out-of-state: $11,220 $11,220
Non-resident Aliens: $11,220 $11,220
Required Fees: $1,392 $1,392
Room and Board: (on-campus) $5,400 $5,400
Room Only: (on-campus) $3,280 $3,280
Board Only:(on-campus meal plan) $2,120 $2,120

Comprehensive tuition/room/board fee (if your college cannot provide separate tuition/room/board/fees): _____
Other: _____

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

Minimum: 12
Maximum: 17

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

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

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

  Residents Commuters (living at home) Commuters (not living at home)
Books and supplies: $750 $750 $750
Room only:     N/A
Board only:   N/A N/A
Transportation: N/A N/A N/A
Other expenses: $1,284 $1,284 $1,716

G6. Undergraduate per-credit-hour charges:

Private Institutions:  
Public Institutions (in-district):  
In-state (out-of-district): $157
Out-of-state: $525.50
Non-resident Aliens: $525.50

H. Financial Aid
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Aid Awarded to Enrolled Undergraduates

** Information as of December 11, 2000 **

** Note: This information may not reflect the same cohort reported on question B1 **

H1. Enter total dollar amount awarded to 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. 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 gift 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:
XX 2000-2001 estimated (as of 12/11/2000) or ________ 1999-2000 final

  Need-based Non-need-based
  $ $
Scholarships/Grants    
Federal 6,574,959 0
State 5,347,843 0
Institutional (endowment, alumni, or other institutional awards)
and external funds awarded by the college excluding athletic aid
and tuition waivers (which are reported below)
388,952 852,077
Scholarships/grants from external sources
(e.g., Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college
26,463 939,763
Total Scholarships/Grants 12,338,217 1,791,840
Self-Help    
Student loans from all sources
(excluding parent loans)
22,720,582 6,319,101
Federal Work-Study 1,720,208  
State and other work study/employment 0 0
Total Self-Help 24,440,790 6,319,101
Parent Loans 549,599 3,101,219
Tuition Waivers 0 679,295
Athletic Awards 0 1,921,637

H2. Number of Enrolled Students Receiving Aid: List the number of degree-seeking full-time and less-than-full-time undergraduates who applied for and received financial aid. 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 receiving 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.

  First-time
Full-time Freshman
Full-time
Undergraduates
(Incl. Fresh)
Less Than
Full-time
Undergraduates
a) Number of degree-seeking undergraduate students (CDS Item B1 if reporting on Fall 2000 Cohort) 2100 10688 3797
b) Number of students in line a who were financial aid applicants (include applicants for all types of aid) 1546 8471 459
c) Number of students in line b who were determine to have financial aid 890 5640 377
d) Number of students in line c who received any financial need 781 4776 363
e) Number of students in line d who received any need-based gift aid 548 3249 217
f) Number of students in line d who received any need-based self-help aid 644 4063 305
g) Number of students in line d who received any non-need-based gift aid 283 710 9
h) Number of students in line d need was fully met (exclude PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans 576 2963 146
i) On average, the percentage of need that was met of students who received any need-based aid. Exclude any resources that were awarded to replace EFC (PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans) 76% 80% 60%
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) $6202 $6321 $4144
k) Average need-based gift award of those in line e $4270 $3686 $2086
l) Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans) of those in line f $3249 $3867 $3402
m) Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans) of those in line f who received a need-based loan $2635 $3547 $3343

H2A. Number of Enrolled Students Receiving Non-need-based Grants and Scholarships: List the number of degree-seeking full-time and less-than-full-time undergraduates who had no financial need and who received non-need-based gift aid. Numbers should reflect the cohort receiving 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.

  First-time
Full-time Freshman
Full-time
Undergraduates
(Incl. Fresh)
Less Than
Full-time
Undergraduates
n) Number of students in line a who had no financial need and who received non-need-based gift aid (exclude those receiving athletic awards and tuition benefits 251 1263 73
o) Average dollar amount of non-need-based gift aid awarded to students in line n $4527 $5074 $3756
p) Number of students in line a who received a non-need-based athletic grant or scholarship 51 200 3
q) Average dollar amount of non-nned-based athletic grants and scholarships awarded to students in line p $9510 $9538 $1102

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

X Federal methodology (FM)
  Institutional methodology (IM)
  Both FM and IM

H4. Percent of 2000 undergraduate class who graduated between July 1, 1999 and June 30, 2000 and borrowed through any loan programs (federal, state, subsidized, private, etc.; exclude parent loans). Include only students who borrowed while enrolled at your institution.  31%

H5. Average per-borrower cumulative undergraduate indebtedness of those in line H4. Do not include money borrowed at other institutions: $13,600

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 financial aid for undergraduate degree-seeking nonresident aliens:

  College-administered need-based financial aid is available
  College-administered non-need-based financial aid is available
X College-administered financial aid is not available


Process for First-Year/Freshman Students

H7. Check off all financial aid forms domestic first-year (freshman) financial aid applicants must submit:

X FAFSA
  Institution’s own financial aid form
  CSS/Financial Aid Profile
  State aid form
  Noncustodial (Divorced/Separated) Parent’s Statement
  Business/Farm Supplement
  Other

H8. Check off all financial aid forms international (non-resident alien) first-year financial aid applicants must submit:

  Institution’s own financial aid form
  CSS/Financial Aid Profile
  Foreign Student’s Financial Aid Application
  Foreign Student’s Certification of Finances
  Other

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

Priority date for filing required financial aid forms March 1
Deadline for filing required financial aid forms:  
No deadline for filing required forms (applications process 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
If yes, starting date: April 1

H11. Indicate reply dates:

Students must reply by (date): _____ or within 3 weeks of notification.


Types of Aid Available

H12. Loans

Federal Direct Student Loan Program (Direct Loan)

X Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
X Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
X Direct PLUS Loans

Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFEL)

  FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans
  FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  FFEL PLUS Loans
X Federal Perkins Loans
  Federal Nursing Loans
  State Loans
  College/university loans from institutional funds
  Other (specify)

H13. Scholarships and Grants

Need-based:

X Federal Pell
X SEOG
X State scholarships/grants
X Private scholarships
X College/university gift 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.

Non-need Need-based   Non-need Need-based  
X   Academics     Leadership
    Alumni affiliations X   Minority status
    Art     Music/drama
X   Athletics     Religious affiliation
    Job Skills X X State/district residency
X   ROTC      

I. Instructional Faculty and Class Size
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I1. Please report number of instructional faculty members in each category for Fall 2000.

The following definition of instructional faculty is used by the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) in its annual Faculty Compensation Survey. 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. Institutions are asked to EXCLUDE:
(a) instructional faculty in preclinical and clinical medicine
(b) 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,
(c) undergraduate or graduate students who assist in the instruction of courses, but have titles such as teaching assitant, teaching fellow, and the like
(d) faculty on leave without pay, and
(e) replacement faculty for faculty on sabbatical leave.

Full-time: faculty employed on a full-time basis
Part-time: faculty teaching less tan two semesters, three quarters, two trimesters, or two four-month sessions. Also includes adjuncts and part-time instructors.
Minority faculty: includes faculty who designate themselves as black, non-Hispanic, American Indian or Alaskan native; Asian or Pacific Islander; or Hispanic
Doctorate: includes such degrees as Doctor of Education, Doctor of Juridical Science, Doctor of Public Health, and Doctor of Philosophy degree in any field such as agronomy, food technology, education, engineering, public administration, ophthalmology, or rediology.
First-professional: includes the fields of dentistry (DDS or DMD), medicine (MD), optometry (OD), osteopathic medicine law (DO), pharmacy (DPharm or BPharm), podiatric medicine (DPM), veterinary medicine (DVM), chiropractic (DC or DCM), law (JD) and theological professions (MDiv, MHL)
Terminal degree: the highest degree in a field: example, M.Arch (architecture) and MFA (master of fine arts).

  Full-time Part-time Total
a.) Total number of instructional faculty 788 613 1,401
b.) Total number who are members of minority groups 98 55 153
c.) Total number who are women 293 301 594
d.) Total number who are men 495 312 807
e.) Total number who are nonresident aliens (international) 25 17 42
f.) Total number with doctorate, first professional, or other terminal degree 665 104 769
g.) Total number whose highest degree is a master's but not a terminal master's 88 90 178
h.) Total number whose highest degree is a bachelor's 15 29 44
i.) Total number whose highest degree is unknown or other (Note: Items f, g, h, and i must sum up to item a.) 20 390 410

I2. Student to Faculty Ratio

Report the Fall 2000 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, denistry, social work, business, or public health in which faculty teach virtually only graduate level students. Do not count undergraduate or graduate student teaching assistants as faculty.

Fall 2000 Student to Facutly ratio: 16 to 1.

I3. 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 2000 term.

Class Sections: A class section is an organized course offered for credit, identified by discipline and number, meeting at a stated time or times in a classroom or similar setting, and not a subsection such as a laboratory or discussion session. Undergraduate class sections are defined as any sections in which at least one degree-seeking undergraduate student is enrolled for credit. Exclude distance learning classes and noncredit classes and individual instruction such as dissertation or thesis research, music instruction, or one-to-one readings. Exclude students in independent study, co-operative programs, internships, foreign language taped tutor sessions, practicums, and all students in one-on-one classes. Each class section should be counted only once and should not be duplicated because of course catalog cross-listings.

Class Subsections: A class subsection includes any subsection of a course, such as laboratory, recitation, and discussion subsections that are supplementary in nature and are scheduled to meet separately from the lecture portion of the course. Undergraduate subsections are defined as any subsections of courses in which degree-seeking undergraduate students enrolled for credit. As above, exclude noncredit classes and individual instruction such as dissertation or thesis research, music instruction, or one-to-one readings. Each class subsection should be counted only once and should not be duplicated because of cross-listings.

Using the above definitions, please report for each of the following class-size intervals the number of class sections and class subsections offered in Fall 2000. For example, a lecture class with 800 students who met at another time in 40 separate labs with 20 students should be counted once in the "100+" column in the class section column and 40 times under the "20-29" column of the class subsections table.

Number of Class Sections with Undergraduates Enrolled

Class Sections 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 100+ Total
164 468 462 219 141 208 48 1,710

Class Sub-Sections 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 100+ Total
55 178 124 36 2 7 3 405

J. Degrees Conferred
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Degrees conferred between July 1, 1999 and June 30, 2000

For each of the following discipline areas, provide the percentage of diplomas/certificates, associate, and bachelor's degrees awarded.

Category Diploma/Certificates Associate Bachelor's CIP Categories to Include
Agriculture       1 and 2
Architecture       4
Area and ethnic studies       5
Biological/life sciences     5% 26
Business/marketing     28% 8 and 52
Communications/communication technologies     7% 9 and 10
Computer and information sciences     6% 11
Education     3% 13
Engineering/engineering technologies     3% 14 and 15
English     5% 23
Foreign languages and literature     1% 16
Health professions and related sciences     6% 51
Home economics and vocational home economics       19 and 20
Interdisciplinary studies     8% 30
Law/legal studies       22
Liberal arts/general studies       24
Library science       25
Mathematics     .5% 27
Military science and technologies       28 and 29
Natural resources/environmental science       3
Parks and recreation       31
Peronal and miscellaneous services       12
Philosophy, religion, theology     .5% 38 and 39
Physical sciences       40 and 41
Protective services/public administration     4% 43 and 44
Psychology     11% 42
Social sciences and history     10% 45
Trade and industry       46, 47, 48, and 49
Visual and performing arts     2% 50

Definitions

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

*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 America and who maintains cultural identification through tribal affiliation or community recognition.

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 or Pacific Islander: A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, the Indian Subcontinent, or Pacific Islands. This includes people from China, Japan, Korea, the Philippine Islands, American Samoa, India, and Vietnam.

Associate’s 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, 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, non-Hispanic: A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa (except those of Hispanic origin).

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.

*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 desiring students employment and those seeking permanent positions; establishment of a permanent reference folder; career resource materials.

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

Certificate: See Postsecondary award, certificate, or diploma.

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

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

Common Application: The standard application form distributed by the National Association of Seco