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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, 2004.

 

FULL-TIME

PART-TIME

 

Men

Women

Men

Women

Undergraduates

 

 

 

 

Degree-seeking, first-time freshmen

885 1030 0 0

Other first-year, degree-seeking

67

47

20

41

All other degree-seeking

2723

3088

43

44

Total degree-seeking

3675

4165

63

85

All other undergraduates enrolled in credit courses

4 2 20 17

Total undergraduates

3679

4167

83

102

First-professional

 

 

 

 

First-time, first-professional students

233 205 0 0

All other first-professionals

537

481

1

6

Total first-professional

770

686

1

6

Graduate

 

 

 

 

Degree-seeking, first-time

1104

885

291

205

All other degree-seeking

1778

1452

889

485

All other graduates enrolled in credit courses

23

8

24

25

Total graduate

2905

2345

1204

715

Total all undergraduates: 8031
Total all graduate and professional students: 8632
GRAND TOTAL ALL STUDENTS: 16,663

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, 2004. 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

94 418  

Black, non-Hispanic

105

427

 

American Indian or Alaskan Native

5 20  

Asian or Pacific Islander

314 1340  

Hispanic

122 437  

White, non-Hispanic

1178

4831

 

Race/ethnicity unknown

97 515  

Total

1915 7988  

B3. Number of degrees awarded by your institution from July 1, 2003, to June 30, 2004.

    Certificate/diploma 6
    Associate degrees _____
    Bachelor's degrees 1999
    Postbachelor's certificates _____
    Master's degrees 2616
    Post-master's certificates 102
    Doctoral degrees 367
    First professional degrees 394
    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 2004 Web-based survey.

For Bachelor's or Equivalent Programs
Please provide data for the fall 1998 cohort if available. If fall 1998 cohort data are not available, provide data for the fall 1997 cohort.

1997 Cohort
1998 Cohort
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. Report for the cohort of full-time first-time bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students who entered in fall 1998. Include in the cohort those who entered your institution during the summer term preceding fall 1998.
B4.
Initial 1997 cohort of first-time, full-time bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students; total all students: 1890
B4.
Initial 1998 cohort of first-time, full-time bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students; total all students: 1915
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: 1
B5.
Of the initial 1998 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: 3
B6.
Final 1997 cohort, after adjusting for allowable exclusions:
(Subtract question B5 from question B4)
1889
B6.
Final 1998 cohort, after adjusting for allowable exclusions:
(Subtract question B5 from question B4)
1912
B7.
Of the initial 1997 cohort, how many completed the program in four years or less (by August 31, 2001): 1578
B7.
Of the initial 1998 cohort, how many completed the program in four years or less (by August 31, 2002): 1601
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): 164
B8.
Of the initial 1998 cohort, how many completed the program in more than four years but in five years or less (after August 31, 2002 and by August 31, 2003): 150
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): 17
B9.
Of the initial 1998 cohort, how many completed the program in more than five years but in six years or less (after August 31, 2003 and by August 31, 2004): 10
B10.
Total graduating within six years (sum of questions B7, B8, and B9): 1759
B10.
Total graduating within six years (sum of questions B7, B8, and B9): 1761
B11.
Six-year graduation rate for 1997 cohort (question B10 divided by question B6): 93%
B11.
Six-year graduation rate for 1998 cohort (question B10 divided by question B6): 92%

For Two-Year Institutions:

Please provide data for the 2001 cohort if available. If 2001 cohort data are not available, provide data for the 2000 cohort.

2000 Cohort
2001 Cohort
B12.
Initial 2000 cohort, total of first-time, full-time degree/certificate-seeking students: _______
B12.
Initial 2001 cohort, total of first-time, full-time degree/certificate-seeking students: _______
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: _______
B13.
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: _______
B14.
Final 2000 cohort, after adjusting for allowable exclusions
(Subtract question B13 from question B12)
_______
B14.
Final 2001 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 2003 (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 2003 (or the preceding summer term), what percentage was enrolled at your institution as of the date your institution calculates its official enrollment in fall 2004? 97.5 %

 

 


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