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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, 2003.

 

FULL-TIME

PART-TIME

 

Men

Women

Men

Women

Undergraduates

 

 

 

 

Degree-seeking, first-time freshmen

904 1037 0 0

Other first-year, degree-seeking

53

49

0

1

All other degree-seeking

2734

3012

50

56

Total degree-seeking

3691

4098

50

57

All other undergraduates enrolled in credit courses

 3 5 36 61

Total undergraduates

3694

4103

86

118

First-professional

 

 

 

 

First-time, first-professional students

210 202 1 1

All other first-professionals

509

458

4

4

Total first-professional

719

660

5

5

Graduate

 

 

 

 

Degree-seeking, first-time

1072

852

307

203

All other degree-seeking

1740

1363

834

441

All other graduates enrolled in credit courses

22

12

16

14

Total graduate

2834

2227

1157

658
Total all undergraduates: 8001
Total all graduate and professional students: 8265
GRAND TOTAL ALL STUDENTS: 16,266

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, 2003. 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

103 415  

Black, non-Hispanic

89

424

 

American Indian or Alaskan Native

2 18  

Asian or Pacific Islander

320 1331  

Hispanic

104 396  

White, non-Hispanic

1199

4742

 

Race/ethnicity unknown

124 570  

Total

1941 7896  

B3. Number of degrees awarded by your institution from July 1, 2002, to June 30, 2003.

    Certificate/diploma 14
    Associate degrees _____
    Bachelor's degrees 2084
    Postbachelor's certificates _____
    Master's degrees 2479
    Post-master's certificates 27
    Doctoral degrees 370
    First professional degrees 395
    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 2003 Web-based survey.

For Bachelor's or Equivalent Programs
Please provide data for the fall 1997 cohort if available. If fall 1997 cohort data are not available, provide data for the fall 1996 cohort.

1996 Cohort
1997 Cohort
Report for the cohort of full-time first-time bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students who entered in fall 1996. Include in the cohort those who entered your institution during the summer term preceding fall 1996. Report for the cohort of full-time first-time bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students who entered in fall 1997. Include in the cohort those who entered your institution during the summer term preceding fall 1997.
B4.
 Initial 1996 cohort of first-time, full-time bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students; total all students: 1947
B4.
 Initial 1997 cohort of first-time, full-time bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students; total all students:  
  (2002 IPEDS GRS, Section II, Part A, line 10, sum of columns 15 and 16) 1890
B5.
 Of the initial 1996 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:  
  (2002 IPEDS GRS, Section II, Part A, line 10, sum of columns 15 and 16) 0
B5.
 Of the initial 1997 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:  
  (2002 IPEDS GRS, Section II, Part C, line 45, sum of columns 15 and 16) 1
B6.
 Final 1996 cohort, after adjusting for allowable exclusions:
(Subtract question B5 from question B4) 		1947
B6.
 Final 1997 cohort, after adjusting for allowable exclusions:
(Subtract question B5 from question B4) 		1889
B7.
 Of the initial 1996 cohort, how many completed the program in four years or less (by August 31, 2000): 1639
B7.
 Of the initial 1997 cohort, how many completed the program in four years or less (by August 31, 2001):  
  (2002 IPEDS GRS, Section II, Part A, line 19, sum of columns 15 and 16) 1578
B8.
 Of the initial 1996 cohort, how many completed the program in more than four years but in five years or less (after August 31, 2000 and by August 31, 2001): 156
B8.
 Of the initial 1997 cohort, how many completed the program in more than four years but in five years or less (after August 31, 2001 and by August 31, 2002):  
  (2002 IPEDS GRS, Section II, Part A, line 20, sum of columns 15 and 16) 164
B9.
 Of the initial 1996 cohort, how many completed the program in more than five years but in six years or less (after August 31, 2001 and by August 31, 2002): 17
B9.
 Of the initial 1997 cohort, how many completed the program in more than five years but in six years or less (after August 31, 2002 and by August 31, 2003):  
  (2002 IPEDS GRS, Section II, Part A, line 21, sum of columns 15 and 16) 17
B10.
 Total graduating within six years (sum of questions B7, B8, and B9): 1812
B10.
 Total graduating within six years (sum of questions B7, B8, and B9):  
  (2002 IPEDS GRS, Section II, Part A, line 18, sum of columns 15 and 16) 1759
B11.
 Six-year graduation rate for 1996 cohort (question B10 divided by question B6): 93%
B11.
 Six-year graduation rate for 1997 cohort (question B10 divided by question B6): 93%

For Two-Year Institutions:

Please provide data for the 2000 cohort if available. If 2000 cohort data are not available, provide data for the 1999 cohort.

1999 Cohort
2000 Cohort
B12.
 Initial 1999 cohort, total of first-time, full-time degree/certificate-seeking students: _______
B12.
 Initial 2000 cohort, total of first-time, full-time degree/certificate-seeking students: _______
B13.
 Of the initial 1999 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 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: _______
B14.
 Final 1999 cohort, after adjusting for allowable exclusions
(Subtract question B13 from question B12) 		_______
B14.
 Final 2000 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 2002 (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 2002 (or the preceding summer term), what percentage was enrolled at your institution as of the date your institution calculates its official enrollment in fall 2003? 97 %

 

  


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