Stanford

University
Common Data Set
2024 - 2025
 Stanford University
Common Data Set
2024 – 2025

Table of Contents

Section Page

A. General Information........................................................................................1
B. Enrollment and Persistence............................................................................3
C. First-Time, First-Year (Freshman) Admission.................................................8
D. Transfer Admission.......................................................................................15
E. Academic Offerings and Policies...................................................................18
F. Student Life ...................................................................................................19
G. Annual Expenses ..........................................................................................21
H. Financial Aid...................................................................................................23
I. Instructional Faculty and Class Size................................................................30
J. Degrees Conferred..........................................................................................33
Definitions.................................................................................................34
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A. GENERAL INFORMATION

A0 Respondent Information (Not for Publication)

Name:
Title:
Office: Office of Institutional Research and Decision Support
Mailing Address: Littlefield Center, 365 Lasuen St
City/State/Zip/Country: Stanford, CA, 94305, United States
Phone:
Fax:
E-mail Address: stanford-ir@lists.stanford.edu

Are your responses to the CDS posted for X Yes

reference on your institution's Web site? No

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

https://irds.stanford.edu/data-findings/cds

A0A We invite you to indicate if there are items on the CDS for which you cannot use the requested analytic
convention, cannot provide data 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 This information will not be published but will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/University: Stanford University
Mailing Address: 450 Jane Stanford Way
City/State/Zip/Country: Stanford, California, 94305, United States
Street Address (if different):
City/State/Zip/Country:
Main Phone Number: (650) 723-2300
WWW Home Page Address: www.stanford.edu
Admissions Phone Number: (650) 723-6050
Admissions Toll-Free Phone Number:
Admissions Office Mailing Address: Montag Hall
City/State/Zip/Country: Stanford, California, 94305, United States
Admissions E-mail Address: admission@stanford.edu
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 only one):

Public
X Private (nonprofit)
Proprietary

A3 Classify your undergraduate institution:

X Coeducational college
Men's college
Women's college

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A4 Academic year calendar:

Semester
X Quarter
Trimester
4-1-4
Continuous
Differs by program (describe):

Other (describe):

A5 Degrees offered by your institution:

Certificate
Diploma
Associate
Transfer Associate
Terminal Associate
X Bachelor's
X Postbachelor's certificate
X Master's
Post-master's certificate
X Doctoral degree research/scholarship
X Doctoral degree – professional practice
Doctoral degree -- other
A5 Doctoral degree -- other
A6 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

If you have a diversity, equity, and inclusion office or department, please provide the URL of the corresponding Web page:
https://diversityandaccess.stanford.edu/

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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, 2024.
• Note: Report students formerly designated as “first professional” in the graduate cells.
• For information on reporting study abroad students please see: https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/pdf/Reporting_Study_Abroad_Students.pdf
• If your institution collects and reports non-binary gender data, please use the "Another Gender" category.
• In cases where gender information is not provided, please distribute across the two-binary categories.
• Dual Enrollment: If your institution enrolls high school students in college courses for credit either within a dual enrollment
program or outside of a dual enrollment program, you may report the unduplicated count as part of the full- or part-time “All other
undergraduates” section.

Undergraduate Students: Full-Time Men Women Another Gender Unknown

Degree-seeking, first-time first-year
students 835 858 0 0
Other first-year, degree-seeking
All other degree-seeking 2,819 3,042
Total degree-seeking 3,654 3,900 0 0
All other undergraduates enrolled in
credit courses 0 0
Total undergraduate Full-Time Students 3,654 3,900 0 0

Undergraduate Students: Part-Time Men Women Another Gender Unknown

Degree-seeking, first-time first-year
students 0 0 0 0
Other first-year, degree-seeking
All other degree-seeking
Total degree-seeking 0 0 0 0
All other undergraduates enrolled in
credit courses 186 164 0 0
Total undergraduate Part-Time Students 186 164 0 0

Undergraduate Students: All Men Women Another Gender Unknown

Total undergraduate Students 3,840 4,064

Graduate Students: Full-Time

Degree-seeking, first-time 1,374 1,282
All other degree-seeking 3,641 3,235
All other graduates enrolled in credit
courses 90 56
Total graduate Full-Time Students 5,105 4,573 0 0

Graduate Students: Part-Time

Degree-seeking, first-time 59 24
All other degree-seeking 185 115
All other graduates enrolled in credit
courses 478 182
Total graduate Part-Time Students 722 321 0 0

Graduate Students: All Men Women Another Gender Unknown

Total Graduate Students 5,827 4,894

All Students: Total Men Women Another Gender Unknown

Total all students 9,667 8,958 0 0

Total all undergraduates 7,904

Total all graduate 10,721
GRAND TOTAL ALL STUDENTS 18,625

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B. ENROLLMENT AND PERSISTENCE

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, 2024.
• Include international students only in the category "Nonresidents."
• Complete the “Total Undergraduates” column only if you cannot provide data for the first two columns.
• Report as your institution reports to IPEDS: persons who are Hispanic should be reported only on the
Hispanic line, not under any race, and persons who are non-Hispanic multi-racial should be reported only
under "Two or more races."
• New guidance from IPEDS for reporting aggregate data:
Racial/ethnic designations are requested only for United States citizens, residents, and other eligible non-citizens.
Eligible non-citizens include all students who completed high school or a GED equivalency within the United States
(including DACA and undocumented students) and who were not on an F-1 non-immigrant student visa at the time of
high school graduation.
More information about other eligible (for financial aid purposes) non-citizens is available at
https://studentaid.gov/understand-aid/eligibility/requirements/non-us-citizens.
Nonresident - A person who is not a citizen or national of the United States and who is in this country on a student visa
or temporary basis and does not have the right to remain indefinitely. Do not include DACA, undocumented, or other
eligible noncitizens in this category.
NOTE - Nonresidents are to be reported separately, in the boxes provided, rather than included in any of the seven
racial/ethnic categories or in race/ethnicity unknown.
Dual Enrollment: If your institution enrolls high school students in college courses for credit either within a dual
enrollment program or outside of a dual enrollment program, you may report the unduplicated count as part of the
non-degree-seeking students included in the “Total Undergraduates (both degree & non-degree-seeking)” section.

Total
Degree-Seeking
Degree-Seeking Undergraduates
Undergraduates
First-Time (both degree &
(include first-time
First Year non-degree-seek
first-year)
ing)
Nonresidents 242 965 965
Hispanic/Latino 248 1,289 1,501
Black or African American, non-Hispanic 76 560 644
White, non-Hispanic 408 1,737 1,754
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic 12 60 62
Asian, non-Hispanic 559 2,170 2,199
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic 2 14 16
Two or more races, non-Hispanic 141 724 724
Race and/or ethnicity unknown 5 35 39
TOTAL 1,693 7,554 7,904

Persistence
B3 Number of degrees awarded by your institution from July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024.
Certificate/diploma
Associate degrees
Bachelor's degrees 1,828
Postbachelor's certificates
Master's degrees 2,634
Post-Master's certificates
Doctoral degrees – research/scholarship 739
Doctoral degrees – professional practice 275
Doctoral degrees – other

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B4-B21: 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 Forms and Instructions
for the 2024-2025
g Survey. https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/use-the-data/survey-components/9/graduation-rates
g , gg g y
four groups:
• Students who received a Federal Pell Grant*
• Recipients of a subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
• Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan
• Total (all students, regardless of Pell Grant or subsidized loan status)

*Students who received both a Federal Pell Grant and a subsidized Stafford Loan should be reported in the "Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant" column.

For each graduation rate grid below, the numbers in the first three columns for Questions A-G should sum to the cohort total in the fourth column (formerly
For Bachelor’s or Equivalent Programs
Please provide data for the Fall 2018 cohort if available. If Fall 2018 cohort data are not available, provide data for the Fall 2017 cohort.
Fall 2018 Cohort
Recipients of a
Students who did
Subsidized Total
Recipients of a not receive either
Stafford Loan
Federal Pell a Pell Grant or a
who did not (sum of 3 columns
Grant subsidized
receive a Pell to the left)
Stafford Loan
Grant
A Initial 2018 cohort of first-time, full-time,
bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking 299 30 1,367 1,696
undergraduate students
B Of the initial 2018 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
• Official church missions
• Report Total Allowable Exclusions
C Final 2018 cohort, after adjusting for
299 30 1,367 1,696
allowable exclusions
D Of the initial 2018 cohort, how many
completed the program in four years or 138 16 708 862
less (by Aug. 31, 2022)
E Of the initial 2018 cohort, how many
completed the program in more than four
97 11 445 553
years but in five years or less (after Aug.
31, 2022 and by Aug. 31, 2023)
F Of the initial 2018 cohort, how many
completed the program in more than five
27 2 115 144
years but in six years or less (after Aug. 31,
2023 and by Aug. 31, 2024)
G Total graduating within six years (sum of
262 29 1,268 1,559
lines D, E, and F)
H Six-year graduation rate for 2018 cohort
87.6% 96.7% 92.8% 91.9%
(G divided by C)

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Fall 2017 Cohort

Recipients of a
Students who did
Subsidized Total
Recipients of a not receive either
Stafford Loan
Federal Pell a Pell Grant or a
who did not (sum of 3 columns
Grant subsidized
receive a Pell to the left)
Stafford Loan
Grant
Initial 2017 cohort of first-time, full-time,
A bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking 275 28 1,397 1,700
undergraduate students
Of the initial 2017 cohort, how many did
not persist and did not graduate for the
following reasons:
• Deceased
• Permanently Disabled
B
• Armed Forces
• Foreign Aid Service of the Federal
Government
• Official church missions
• Report Total Allowable Exclusions
Final 2017 cohort, after adjusting for
C 275 28 1,397 1,700
allowable exclusions
Of the initial 2017 cohort, how many
D completed the program in four years or 151 16 821 988
less (by Aug. 31, 2021)
Of the initial 2017 cohort, how many
completed the program in more than four
E 83 6 384 473
years but in five years or less (after Aug.
31, 2021 and by Aug. 31, 2022)
Of the initial 2017 cohort, how many
completed the program in more than five
F 12 1 104 117
years but in six years or less (after Aug. 31,
2022 and by Aug. 31, 2023)
Total graduating within six years (sum of
G 246 23 1,309 1,578
lines D, E, and F)
Six-year graduation rate for 2016 cohort
H 89.5% 82.1% 93.7% 92.8%
(G divided by C)

For Two-Year Institutions

Please provide data for the 2021 cohort if available. If 2021 cohort data are not available, provide data for the 2020 cohort.
2021 Cohort 2020 Cohort
B12 Initial cohort, total of first-time, full-time degree/certificate-seeking students:
B13 Of the initial cohort, how many did not persist and did not graduate for the following reasons:
• Death
• Permanently Disability
• Service in the armed forces,
• Foreign aid service of the federal government
• Official church missions
• Report total allowable exclusions
B14 Final cohort, after adjusting for allowable exclusions:
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:

B22. Retention Rates

Report for the cohort of all full-time, first-time bachelor’s (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students who entered in Fall 2023 (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
* Official church missions
* No other adjustments to the initial cohort should be made.

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B22 For the cohort of all full-time bachelor’s (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students who entered your
institution as first-year students in Fall 2023 (or the preceding summer term), what percentage was enrolled at your 98.2%
institution as of the date your institution calculates its official enrollment in Fall 2024.

Total students retained = students from the Fall 2023 cohort who are still enrolled as of Fall 2024 + students from Fall 2023
cohort who completed their bachelor’s program as of Fall 2024

(Students from the Fall 2023 cohort still enrolled as of Fall 2024 + Students from Fall 2023 cohort who completed their bachelor’s
program as of Fall 2024)/(Adjusted Fall 2023 cohort) *100

Note: The number of first-time students seeking a bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) who attain a bachelor’s degree (or
equivalent) by their second fall term is expected to be zero or very small. In exceptional cases when a first-time student does
satisfy all degree requirements including full credit completion (e.g., typically 120 credit hours) and is awarded a bachelor’s
degree (or equivalent) by their second fall term, they are to be considered “retained” for EF reporting purposes.

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C. FIRST-TIME, FIRST-YEAR ADMISSION

C1-C2: Applications
C1 First-time, first-year students: Provide the number of degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students who
applied, were admitted, and enrolled (full- or part-time) in Fall 2024.
• 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).
• Since the total may include students who did not provide gender data, the detail need not sum to the
total.
• If your institution collects and reports non-binary gender data, please use the "Another Gender"
category.
• Note that recent high school graduates and other students without prior postsecondary experience
will still be considered "first-time students" for fall enrollment reporting purposes even if they enrolled in
the summer prior to fall enrollment.
• Provide numbers of students for each of the following categories as of the institution’s official fall
reporting date or as of October 15, 2024.

First-Time, First-Year Student Applicants Total

Total first-time, first-year men who applied 29,602
Total first-time, first-year women who applied 27,724
Total first-time, first-year another gender who applied
Total first-time, first-year unknown gender who applied

First-Time, First-Year Student Admits Total

Total first-time, first-year men who were admitted 1,015
Total first-time, first-year women who were admitted 1,052
Total first-time, first-year another gender who were admitted
Total first-time, first-year unknown gender who were admitted

First-Time, First-Year Student Enrollees by Status Total

Total full-time, first-time, first-year men who enrolled 835
Total part-time, first-time, first-year men who enrolled
Total full-time, first-time, first-year women who enrolled 858
Total part-time, first-time, first-year women who enrolled
Total full-time, first-time, first-year another gender who enrolled
Total part-time, first-time, first-year another gender who enrolled
Total full-time, first-time, first-year unknown gender who enrolled
Total part-time, first-time, first-year unknown gender who enrolled

If available, please provide residency breakdowns for total applicants, admits, and enrolled students: Fall 2024
Please report based on known physical address at time of application.

First-Time, First-Year Student Applicants Total In-State Out-of-State International Unknown

Total first-time, first-year who applied 57,326
Total first-time, first-year who were admitted 2,067
Total first-time, first-year who enrolled 1,693

C2 First-time, first-year wait-listed students

Students who met admission requirements but whose final admission was contingent on space
availability
Yes No
Do you have a policy of placing students on a
X
waiting list?

If yes, please answer the questions below for Fall 2024 admissions:

WAITING LIST TOTAL

Number of qualified applicants offered a place on waiting list: 483
Number accepting a place on the waiting list: 414
Number of wait-listed students admitted: 25

Yes No
Is your waiting list ranked? X
If yes, do you release that information to students?
Do you release that information to school
counselors?

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C3-C5: 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?
Require
X Recommend
Neither require nor recommend

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 Units
Distribution of high school units Required Recommended
Total academic units 20 +
English 4
Mathematics 4
Science 3 +
Of these, units that must be
lab
Foreign language 3 +
Social studies 3 +
History Included Above
Academic electives
Computer Science
Visual/Performing Arts
Other (specify)

C6-C7: 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:
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 general (not including programs with specific criteria) admissions
decisions.
Academic Very Important Important Considered Not Considered
Rigor of secondary school record X
Class rank X
Academic GPA X
Standardized test scores X
Application Essay X
Recommendation(s) X
Nonacademic Very Important Important Considered Not Considered
Interview X
Extracurricular activities X
Talent/ability X
Character/personal qualities X
First generation X
Alumni/ae relation X
Geographical residence X
State residency X
Religious affiliation/commitment X
Volunteer work X
Work experience X
Level of applicant’s interest X

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Please provide additional information if the importance of any specific academic or nonacademic factors differ by academic program.

C8: SAT and ACT Policies

Entrance exams
Yes No
Does your institution make use of SAT or ACT scores in admission
X
decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants?

If yes, place check marks in the appropriate boxes below to reflect your institution’s policies for use in admission for
C8A
students applying for Fall 2026.
Not
Not required considered
Required to be
Required for for admission, for
Admission considered for Recommended
some but considered admission,
admission
if submitted even if
submitted
SAT or ACT X
ACT Only
SAT Only

C8B Has been removed from the CDS.

C8C Has been removed from the CDS.

C8D In addition, does your institution use applicants' test scores for academic advising?

Yes
X No

C8E Latest date by which SAT or ACT scores must be received for fall-term admission 1/15

C8F If necessary, use this space to clarify your test Stanford will resume requiring either the SAT or the
policies (e.g., if tests are recommended for some ACT for undergraduate admission, beginning with
students, or if tests are not required of some students applying in fall 2025 for admission to the
students due to differences by academic program, Class of 2030.
student academic background, or if other
examinations may be considered in lieu of the SAT
and ACT):

C8G Please indicate which tests your institution uses for placement (e.g., state tests):
SAT
ACT
X AP
CLEP
Institutional Exam
State Exam (specify):

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C9-C12: First-time, first-year Profile

Provide information for ALL enrolled, degree-seeking, full-time and part-time, first-time, first-year
students enrolled in Fall 2024, including students who began studies during summer, international
students/nonresidents, and students admitted under special arrangements.
C9 Percent and number of first-time, first-year students enrolled in Fall 2024 who submitted national
standardized (SAT/ACT) test scores.
• Include information for ALL enrolled, degree-seeking, first-time, first-year 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.
• If a student submitted multiple sets of scores for a single test, report this information according to how
you use the data. For example:
• If you consider the highest scores from either submission, use the highest combination of scores
(e.g., verbal from one submission, math from the other).
• If you average the scores, use the average to report the scores.
Percent Number
Submitting SAT Scores 50.3% 857
Submitting ACT Scores 19.0% 324

For each assessment listed below, report the score that represents the 25th percentile (the score that 25 percent
of the first-time, first-year population scored at or below) and the 75th percentile score (the score that 25 percent
scored at or above).
Assessment 25th Percentile 50th Percentile 75th Percentile
SAT Composite 1,510 1,540 1,570
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and
740 760 780
Writing
SAT Math 770 790 800
ACT Composite 34 35 35
ACT Math 33 35 36
ACT English 35 35 36
ACT Writing
ACT Science 33 35 36
ACT Reading 34 36 36

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

SAT
Evidence-Based
Score Range SAT Math
Reading and
Writing
700-800 95.8% 97.2%
600-699 4.1% 2.5%
500-599 0.1% 0.4%
400-499 0.0% 0.0%
300-399 0.0% 0.0%
200-299 0.0% 0.0%
Totals should = 100% 100.0% 100.0%

Score Range SAT Composite

1400-1600 97.3%
1200-1399 2.5%
1000-1199 0.2%
800-999 0.0%
600-799 0.0%
400-599 0.0%
Totals should = 100% 100.0%

Score Range ACT Composite ACT English ACT Math ACT Reading ACT Science
30-36 99.1% 98.1% 95.4% 98.5% 96.3%
24-29 0.6% 1.9% 4.0% 1.2% 3.4%
18-23 0.3% 0.0% 0.6% 0.3% 0.3%
12-17 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
6-11 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Below 6 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Totals should = 100% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

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C10 Percent of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year 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)
Assessment Percent
Percent in top tenth of high school graduating class 97.8%
Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class 100.0%
Percent in top half of high school graduating class 100.0% Top half +
Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class 0.0% bottom half = 100%
Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class 0.0%
Percent of total first-time, first-year students who submitted high
school class rank: 18.8%

C11 Percentage of all enrolled, degree-seeking, first-time, first-year 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.
* If you are able to report GPA ranges separately for students that also submitted at
least one test score versus those who did not submit a test score, please do so in
the respective columns. If you are unable to report these data, please report the
ranges for all students.

Score Range Percent Percent Percent (All

(Students who (Students who enrolled
submitted did not submit students)
scores) scores)
Percent who had GPA of 4.0 73.3%
Percent who had GPA between 3.75 and 3.99 16.5%
Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.74 6.7%
Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.49 3.0%
Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.24 0.3%
Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.99 0.3%
Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.49
Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.99
Percent who had GPA below 1.0
Totals should = 100% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%

C12 Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year

3.94
students who submitted GPA:
Percent of total first-time, first-year students who submitted high
68.1%
school GPA:

C13-C20: Admission Policies

C13 Application Fee

If your institution has waived its application fee for the Fall 2026 admission cycle please select no.

Yes No
Does your institution have an application fee? X

Amount of application fee: $90

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

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

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

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C14 Application closing date

Yes No
Does your institution have an application closing
X
date?

Date
Application closing date (fall) 1/5
Priority Date

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

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

On a rolling basis beginning

(date):
X By (date): 4/1
Other:

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

X Must reply by (date): 5/1

No set date
Must reply by May 1st or within weeks if notified thereafter
Other:

Deadline for housing deposit (MMDD):

Amount of housing deposit:

Refundable if student does not enroll?

Yes, in full
Yes, in part
No

C18 Deferred admission

Yes No
Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after
X
admission?
If yes, maximum period of postponement: 2 years

C19 Early admission of high school students

Yes No
Does your institution allow high school students to enroll as full-time,
first-time, first-year students one year or more before high school X
graduation?

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

C21-C22: Early Decision and Early Action Plans

C21 Early Decision

Yes No
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 X
students to commit to attending if accepted) for first-time, first-year
applicants for fall enrollment?
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

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C. FIRST-TIME, FIRST-YEAR ADMISSION

For the Fall 2024 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

Yes No
Do you have a nonbinding early action plan whereby students are
notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular
X
notification date but do not have to commit to attending your
college?
If “yes,” please complete the following:
Early action closing date 11/1
Early action notification date 12/15

Yes No
Is your early action plan a “restrictive” plan under which you limit
X
students from applying to other early plans?

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D. TRANSFER ADMISSION

D1-D2: Fall Applicants

Yes No
D1 Does your institution enroll transfer students? (If no,
X
please skip to Section E)
If yes, may transfer students earn advanced standing
credit by transferring credits earned from course work X
completed at other colleges/universities?

D2 Provide the number of students who applied, were admitted, and enrolled as degree-seeking transfer
students in Fall 2024.
If your institution collects and reports non-binary gender data, please use the "Another Gender"
category.
Admitted Enrolled
Transfer Admission Applicants
Applicants Applicants
Men 2,383 40 32
Women 1,737 25 24
Another Gender
Unknown
Total 4,120 65 56

D3-D11: Application for Admission

D3 Indicate terms for which transfers may enroll:

X Fall
Winter
Spring
Summer
Yes No
D4 Must a transfer applicant have a minimum number of
credits completed or else must apply as an entering X
first-year student?
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:

Recommend Recommend
Required of Required of
Requirements ed ed Not Required
All Some
of All of Some
High school transcript X
College transcript(s) X
Essay or personal
X
statement
Interview X
Standardized test scores X
Statement of good
standing from prior X
institution(s)

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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:

https://admission.stanford.edu/apply/transfer/index.html

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.
D9 Notification Rolling
Term Priority Date Closing Date Reply Date
Date Admission
D9 Fall 3/15 5/15 6/1
D9 Winter
D9 Spring
D9 Summer

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

D11 Describe additional requirements for transfer admission, if applicable:

D12-D17: Transfer Credit Policies

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

Number Unit Type

D13 Maximum number of credits or courses that may be
90 Credit(s)
transferred from a two-year institution:

Number Unit Type

D14 Maximum number of credits or courses that may be
90 Credit(s)
transferred from a four-year institution:

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

90
at your institution to earn a bachelor’s degree:

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D17 Describe other transfer credit policies:

https://studentservices.stanford.edu/my-academics/earn-my-degree/undergraduate-degree-progress/t
est-transfer-credit/undergraduate/how-do

D18-D22: Military Service Transfer Credit Policies

D18 Does your institution accept the following military/veteran transfer credits:

Yes
American Council on Education (ACE) X
College Level Examination Program (CLEP)
DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST)

Number Unit Type

D19 Maximum number of credits or courses that may be
transferred based on military education evaluated by the 90 Credit(s)
American Council on Education (ACE):

Number Unit Type

D20 Maximum number of credits or courses that may be
transferred based on Department of Defense supported
prior learning assessments (College Level Examination
Program (CLEP) or DANTES Subject Standardized Tests
(DSST)):

Yes No
D21 Are the military/veteran credit transfer policies published
X
on your website?

If yes, please provide the URL where the policy can be located:
https://bulletin.stanford.edu/academic-polices/veterans-military-benefits/certification

D22 Describe other military/veteran transfer credit policies unique to your institution:

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E. ACADEMIC OFFERINGS AND POLICIES

E1 Special study options: Identify those programs available at your institution.

Refer to the glossary for definitions.

Accelerated program
Comprehensive transition and postsecondary program for students with intellectual disabilities
Cross-registration
X Distance learning
X Double major
X Dual enrollment
English as a Second Language (ESL)
X Exchange student program (domestic)
External degree program
X Honors Program
X Independent study
X Internships
Liberal arts/career combination
X Student-designed major
X Study abroad
X Teacher certification program
X Undergraduate Research
Weekend college
X Other (specify):
Community-engaged learning

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:
Arts/fine arts
Computer literacy
English (including composition)
X Foreign languages
History
Physical Education
Humanities
X Intensive writing
Mathematics
Philosophy
Sciences (biological or physical)
Social science
X Other (describe):
COLLEGE requirement (first-year COLLEGE courses or enrollment in SLE, ITALIC or ESF); Ways
of Thinking, Ways of Doing (11 courses across 8 Ways categories); a senior year capstone and
other requirements tied to one's major.

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F. STUDENT LIFE
F1 Percentages of first-time, first-year degree-seeking students and
degree-seeking undergraduates enrolled in Fall 2024 who fit the following
categories:
First-time,
first-year Undergraduates
students
Percent who are from out of state
(exclude international/nonresidents from 55.2% 57.1%
the numerator and denominator)
Percent of men who join fraternities 0.0% 20.9%
Percent of women who join sororities 0.0% 24.9%
Percent who live in college-owned,
100.0% 96.0%
-operated, or -affiliated housing
Percent who live off campus or commute 0.0% 4.0%
Percent of students age 25 and older 0.0% 1.7%
Average age of full-time students 19 21
Average age of all students (full- and
19 21
part-time)

F2 Activities offered. Identify those

programs available at your institution.

X Campus Ministries
X Choral groups
X Concert band
X Dance
X Drama/theater
X International Student Organization
X Jazz band
X Literary magazine
X Marching band
X Model UN
X Music ensembles
X Musical theater
X Opera
X Pep band
X Radio station
X Student government
X Student newspaper
X Student-run film society
X Symphony orchestra
Television station
Yearbook

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

Name of
Marine Option At Cooperating
Programs On Campus Cooperating
(for Naval ROTC) Institution
Institution
Santa Clara
X
Army ROTC is offered: University
Naval ROTC is offered: X UC Berkeley
San Jose State
X
Air Force ROTC is offered: University

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F. STUDENT LIFE

F4 Housing: Check all types of college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing available for undergraduates at your
institution.
X Coed dorms
Men's dorms
Women's dorms
X Apartments for married students
X Apartments for single students
X Special housing for disabled students
X Special housing for international students
X Fraternity/sorority housing
X Cooperative housing
X Theme housing
X Wellness housing
Living Learning Communities
Other housing options (specify):

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G. ANNUAL EXPENSES

G0 Please provide the URL of your institution’s net price calculator:

https://financialaid.stanford.edu/undergrad/how/calculator/index.html#net-price-calculator

Provide 2024-2025 academic year costs of attendance for the following categories that are applicable
to your institution.

Check here if your institution's 2025-2026 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 2025-2026 academic year
costs of attendance will be available:

G1 Undergraduate full-time tuition, required fees, food and housing

List the typical tuition, required fees, and food and housing for a full-time undergraduate student for the
FULL 2025-2026 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.
• Food and housing 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).

G1 PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS First-Year Undergraduates

Tuition: $67,731 $67,731

PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS First-Year Undergraduates

Tuition: In-district
Tuition: In-state (out-of-district):
Tuition: Out-of-state:
Tuition: Non-resident

FOR ALL INSTITUTIONS First-Year Undergraduates

Required Fees: $813 $813
Food and housing (on-campus): $22,167 $22,167
Housing Only (on-campus): $14,223 $14,223
Food Only (on-campus meal plan): $7,944 $7,944

Comprehensive tuition and food and housing fee (if your college cannot provide
separate tuition and food and housing fees):

Other:

Minimum Maximum
G2 Number of credits per term a student can take for the stated
12 23
full-time tuition.

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Yes No
G3 Do tuition and fees vary by year of study (e.g., sophomore,
X
junior, senior)?
G4 Do tuition and fees vary by undergraduate instructional
X
program?
If yes, what percentage of full-time undergraduates pay
more than the tuition and fees reported in G1?

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

Commuters Commuters
Residents
(living at home) (not living at home)
Books and supplies: $840 $840 $840
Housing only: Not Applicable Not Applicable
Food only: Not Applicable $11,835
Food and housing total* Not Applicable Not Applicable $22,167
Transportation: varies $1,818 varies
Other expenses: $4,962 $4,140 $4,962
* If your college cannot provide separate food and housing figures for commuters not living at home

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

PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS:
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS:
In-district:
In-state (out-of-district):
Out-of-state:
NONRESIDENTS:

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H. FINANCIAL AID
Please refer to the following financial aid definitions when completing Section H.
Awarded aid: The dollar amounts offered to financial aid applicants.
Financial aid applicant: Any applicant who submits any one of the institutionally required financial aid
applications/forms, such as the FAFSA.
Indebtedness: Aggregate dollar amount borrowed through any loan program (federal, state, subsidized,
unsubsidized, private, etc.; excluding parent loans) while the student was enrolled at an institution. Student loans
co-signed by a parent are assumed to be the responsibility of the student and should be included.
Institutional scholarships and grants: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants for which
the institution determines the recipient.
Financial need: As determined by your institution using the federal methodology and/or your institution's own
standards.
Need-based aid: College-funded or college-administered award from institutional, state, federal, or other sources
for which a student must have financial need to qualify. This includes both institutional and non-institutional
student aid (grants, jobs, and loans).
Need-based scholarship or grant aid: Scholarships and grants from institutional, state, federal, or other sources
for which a student must have financial need to qualify.
Need-based self-help aid: Loans and jobs from institutional, state, federal, or other sources for which a student
must demonstrate financial need to qualify.
Non-need-based scholarship or grant aid: Scholarships and grants, gifts, or merit-based aid from institutional,
state, federal, or other sources (including unrestricted funds or gifts and endowment income) awarded solely on
the basis of academic achievement, merit, or any other non-need-based reason. When reporting questions H1 and
H2, non-need-based aid that is used to meet need should be counted as need-based aid.
Note: Suggested order of precedence for counting non-need money as need-based:
1. Non-need institutional grants 6. Non-need outside grants
2. Non-need tuition waivers 7. Non-need student loans
3. Non-need athletic awards 8. Non-need parent loans
4. Non-need federal grants 9. Non-need work
5. Non-need state grants
Non-need-based self-help aid: Loans and jobs from institutional, state, or other sources for which a student need
not demonstrate financial need to qualify.
Private student loans: A nonfederal loan made by a lender such as a bank, credit union or private lender used to
pay for up to the annual cost of education, less any financial aid received.
External scholarships and grants: Scholarships and grants received from outside (private) sources that students
bring with them (e.g., Kiwanis, National Merit scholarships). The institution may process paperwork to receive the
dollars, but it has no role in determining the recipient or the dollar amount awarded.
Work study and employment: Federal and state work study aid, and any employment packaged by your
institution in financial aid awards.

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.
• If the data being reported are final figures for the 2023-2024 academic year (see the next item below), use the
2023-2024 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 column.
• 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.

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2024-2025 2023-2024
estimated Final
Indicate the academic year for which data are reported for items H1, H2, H2A,
X
and H6 below:
Which needs-analysis methodology does your institution use in awarding institutional aid? (Formerly H3)

Federal methodology (FM)

Institutional methodology (IM)
X Both FM and IM

Non-need-bas
Need-based
ed
(Include
(Exclude
non-need-base
non-need-base
d aid use to
d aid use to
meet need.)
Aid Awarded meet need.)
Scholarships/Grants
Federal $10,559,186 $3,539
State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located $3,254,150
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants,
awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are
reported below). $242,724,957 $1,546,833
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not
awarded by the college $8,446,264 $8,098,227
Total Scholarships/Grants $264,984,557 $9,648,599
Self-Help
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans) $2,110,952 $6,512,665
Federal Work-Study $2,484,122
State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes
Federal Work-Study captured above.) $4,848,245 $455,162
Total Self-Help $9,443,319 $6,967,827
Parent Loans $6,939,259
Tuition Waivers
Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to
report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere. $77,164 $5,243,020
Athletic Awards $4,331,040 $30,872,620

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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.
• In the chart below, students may be counted in more than one row, and full-time first-year students
should also be counted as full-time undergraduates.

Full-time Less Than

First-time Full-time
Number of Enrolled Students Awarded Aid Undergrad Full-time
First-year Students
(Incl. First-Year) Undergrad
A Number of degree-seeking undergraduate
students (CDS Item B1 if reporting on Fall 2024 1,699 7,841
cohort)
B Number of students in line a who applied for
1,107 4,470
need-based financial aid
C Number of students in line b who were
843 3,928
determined to have financial need
D Number of students in line c who were awarded
843 3,928
any financial aid
E Number of students in line d who were awarded
833 3,885
any need-based scholarship or grant aid
F Number of students in line d who were awarded
540 2,898
any need-based self-help aid
G Number of students in line d who were awarded
5 80
any non-need-based scholarship or grant aid
H Number of students in line d whose need was
fully met (exclude PLUS loans, unsubsidized 808 3,405
loans, and private alternative loans)
I On average, the percentage of need that was met
of students who were awarded any need-based
aid. Exclude any aid that was awarded in excess
100.0% 100.0%
of need as well as any resources that were
awarded to replace EFC (PLUS loans,
unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans)
J The average financial aid package of those in line
d. Exclude any resources that were awarded to
$74,244 $72,172
replace EFC (PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and
private alternative loans)
Average need-based scholarship and grant award
K $70,114 $68,013
of those in line e
L Average need-based self-help award (excluding
PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private $2,827 $3,096
alternative loans) of those in line f
M Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans,
unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans)
$3,243 $4,205
of those in line f who were awarded a need-based
loan

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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.
• In the chart below, students may be counted in more than one row, and full-time first-year students should also
be counted as full-time undergraduates.

Full-time
First-time Less Than
Number of Enrolled Students Awarded Undergrad
Full-time Full-time
Non-need-based Scholarships and Grants (Incl.
First-year Students Undergrad
First-year.)
N Number of students in line a who had no
financial need and who were awarded
institutional non-need-based scholarship or 2 44
grant aid (exclude those who were awarded
athletic awards and tuition benefits)
O Average dollar amount of institutional
non-need-based scholarship and grant aid $4,150 $7,017
awarded to students in line n
P Number of students in line a who were awarded
an institutional non-need-based athletic 139 529
scholarship or grant
Q Average dollar amount of institutional
non-need-based athletic scholarships and grants $56,823 $58,360
awarded to students in line p

Note: These are the graduates and loan types to include and exclude in order to fill out CDS H4 and H5.
Include:
• 2024 undergraduate class: all students who started at your institution as first-time students and
received a bachelor's degree between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024.
• Only loans made to students who borrowed while enrolled at your institution.
• Co-signed loans.
Exclude
• Students who transferred in.
• Money borrowed at other institutions.
• Parent loans
• Students who did not graduate or who graduated with another degree or certificate (but no
bachelor’s degree).

H4 Provide the number of students in the 2024 undergraduate class who started at your
institution as first-time students and received a bachelor's degree between July 1, 2023 and 1,743
June 30, 2024. Exclude students who transferred into your institution.

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H5. Number and percent of students in class (defined in H4 above) borrowing from federal, non-federal, and any
loan sources, and the average (or mean) amount borrowed.
• The “Average per-undergraduate-borrower cumulative principal borrowed,” is designed to provide better
information about student borrowing from federal and nonfederal (institutional, state, commercial) sources.
• The numbers, percentages, and averages for each row should be based only on the loan source specified for the
particular row. For example, the federal loans average (row b) should only be the cumulative average of federal loans and
the private loans average (row e) should only be the cumulative average of private loans.

Average
Percent of the per-undergrad
class (defined uate-borrower
above) who cumulative
Number in the class
borrowed principal
(defined in H4 above)
from the types borrowed
Source/Type of Loan who borrowed from the
of loans from the types
types of loans specified
specified in of loans
in the first column
the first specified in
column the first
(nearest 1%) column
(nearest $1)
Any loan program: Federal Perkins, Federal
Stafford Subsidized and Unsubsidized,
institutional, state, private loans that your
A 211 12% $26,815
institution is aware of, etc. Include both Federal
Direct Student Loans and Federal Family
Education Loans.
Federal loan programs: Federal Perkins, Federal
Stafford Subsidized and Unsubsidized. Include
B 186 11% $12,844
both Federal Direct Student Loans and Federal
Family Education Loans.
C Institutional loan programs. 18 1% $6,225
D State loan programs. 0 0% $0
E Private student loans made by a bank or lender. 57 3% $55,384

Aid to Undergraduate Degree-seeking Nonresidents

• Report numbers and dollar amounts for the same academic year checked in item H1

H6 Indicate your institution’s policy regarding institutional scholarship and grant aid for undergraduate
degree-seeking nonresidents:
X Institutional need-based scholarship or grant aid is available
X Institutional non-need-based scholarship or grant aid is available
Institutional scholarship or grant aid is not available

If institutional financial aid is available for undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents, provide

the number of undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents who were awarded need-based or 252
non-need-based aid:

Average dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking

$79,692
nonresidents:

Total dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking

$20,082,413
nonresidents:

H7 Check off all financial aid forms nonresident first-year financial aid applicants must submit:
Institution’s own financial aid form
X CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE
X Other (specify):

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Process for First-Year Students

H8 Check off all financial aid forms domestic first-year financial aid applicants must submit:

X FAFSA
Institution's own financial aid form
X CSS PROFILE
State aid form
Noncustodial PROFILE
Business/Farm Supplement
Other (specify):

H9 Indicate filing dates for first-year students:

Priority date for filing required financial aid forms: 2/16
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 students (answer a or b):

a) Students notified on or about (date):
4/3

b) Students notified on a rolling basis:

Yes
No
If yes, starting date:

H11 Indicate reply dates:

Students must reply by (date): 5/1
or within _______ weeks of notification.

Types of Aid Available

Please check off all types of aid available to undergraduates at your institution:
H12 Loans
X Federal Direct Subsidized Loans
X Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loans
X Federal Direct PLUS Loans
Federal Nursing Loans
State Loans
College/university loans from institutional funds
Other (specify):

H13 Need Based Scholarships and Grants

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

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H14 Check off criteria used in awarding institutional aid. Check all that apply.
Non-Need Based Need-Based
Academics
Alumni affiliation
Art
Athletics X
Job skills
ROTC
Leadership
Music/drama
Religious affiliation
State/district residency

H15 If your institution has recently implemented any major financial aid policy, program, or initiative
to make your institution more affordable to incoming students such as replacing loans with
grants, or waiving costs for families below a certain income level please provide details below:

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I. INSTRUCTIONAL FACULTY AND CLASS SIZE

I-1. Please report the number of instructional faculty members in each category for Fall 2024. 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:
Full-time Part-time
Include
only if
they
Instructional faculty in preclinical and clinical medicine, faculty who are not teach
A paid (e.g., those who donate their services or are in the military), or Exclude one or
research-only faculty, post-doctoral fellows, or pre-doctoral fellows more
non-clini
cal credit
courses
Include if
they
teach
Administrative officers with titles such as dean of students, librarian,
one or
B registrar, coach, and the like, even though they may devote part of their time Exclude
more
to classroom instruction and may have faculty status
non-clini
cal credit
courses
Other administrators/staff who teach one or more non-clinical credit courses
C Exclude Include
even though they do not have faculty status
Undergraduate or graduate students who assist in the instruction of courses,
D Exclude Exclude
but have titles such as teaching assistant, teaching fellow, and the like
E Faculty on sabbatical or leave with pay Include Exclude
F Faculty on leave without pay Exclude Exclude
G Replacement faculty for faculty on sabbatical leave or leave with pay Exclude Include

Full-time instructional faculty: faculty employed on a full-time basis for instruction (including those
with released time for research)
Part-time instructional faculty: Adjuncts and other instructors being paid solely for part-time
classroom instruction. Also includes full-time faculty teaching less than two semesters, three quarters,
two trimesters, or two four-month sessions. Employees who are not considered full-time instruction
faculty but who teach one or more non-clinical credit courses may be counted as part-time faculty.
Minority faculty: includes faculty who designate themselves as Black, non-Hispanic; American Indian
or Alaska Native; Asian, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, or Hispanic.
Doctorate: includes such degrees as Doctor of Philosophy, Doctor of Education, Doctor of Juridical
Science, and Doctor of Public Health in any field such as arts, sciences, education, engineering,
business, and public administration. Also includes terminal degrees formerly designated as “first
professional,” including dentistry (DDS or DMD), medicine (MD), optometry (OD), osteopathic medicine
(DO), pharmacy (DPharm or BPharm), podiatric medicine (DPM), veterinary medicine (DVM),
chiropractic (DC or DCM), or law (JD).

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Terminal master’s degree: a master’s degree that is considered the highest degree in a field: example,
M. Arch (in architecture) and MFA (master of fine arts in art or theater).

I-1. Full-Time Part-Time Total

A Total number of instructional faculty 1,717 496 2,213
B Total number who are members of minority groups 427 110 537
C Total number who are women 654 233 887
D Total number who are men 1,063 263 1,326
E Total number who are nonresidents (international)
F Total number with doctorate, or other terminal degree
Total number whose highest degree is a master’s but not a
G
terminal master’s
H Total number whose highest degree is a bachelor’s
Total number whose highest degree is unknown or other (Note:
I
Items f, g, h, and i must sum up to item a.)
Total number in stand-alone graduate/professional programs in
J 461 141 602
which faculty teach virtually only graduate-level students

I-2. Student to Faculty Ratio

Report the Fall 2024 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, dentistry, 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 2024 Student to Faculty ratio 6 to 1 (based on 7,671 students

and 1,374 faculty).
I-3. 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 2024 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
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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 2024. 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

Undergraduate Class Size (provide numbers)

2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 100+ Total
CLASS
625 696 193 82 80 123 85 1,884
SECTIONS

2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 100+ Total

CLASS
275 213 56 9 5 2 0 560
SUB-SECTIONS

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J1 Degrees conferred between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024
For each of the following discipline areas, provide the percentage of diplomas/certificates, associate, and bachelor’s degrees awarded.
To determine the percentage, use majors, not headcount (e.g., students with one degree but a double major will be represented twice).
Calculate the percentage from your institution’s IPEDS Completions by using the sum of 1st and 2nd majors for each CIP code as the
numerator and the sum of the Grand Total by 1st Majors and the Grand Total by 2nd major as the denominator. If you prefer, you can
compute the percentages using 1st majors only.

CIP 2020 Categories

Category Diploma/ Certificates Associate Bachelor's
to Include
Agriculture 01
Natural resources and conservation 03
Architecture 04
Area, ethnic, and gender studies 2.5% 05
Communication/journalism 1.1% 09
Communication technologies 10
Computer and information sciences 17.9% 11
Personal and culinary services 12
Education 13
Engineering 16.1% 14
Engineering technologies 3.3% 15
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics 2.0% 16
Family and consumer sciences 19
Law/legal studies 22
English 1.8% 23
Liberal arts/general studies 24
Library science 25
Biological/life sciences 4.2% 26
Mathematics and statistics 4.9% 27
Military science and military technologies 28 & 29
Interdisciplinary studies 15.2% 30
Parks and recreation 31
Philosophy and religious studies 1.5% 38
Theology and religious vocations 39
Physical sciences 4.6% 40
Science technologies 41
Psychology 4.2% 42
Homeland Security, law enforcement, 43
firefighting, and protective services
Public administration and social services 0.8% 44
Social sciences 16.5% 45
Construction trades 46
Mechanic and repair technologies 47
Precision production 48
Transportation and materials moving 49
Visual and performing arts 2.5% 50
Health professions and related programs 51
Business/marketing 52
History 1.1% 54
Other
TOTAL (should = 100%) 0.00% 0.00% 100.0%

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COMMON DATA SET DEFINITIONS

¨ All definitions related to the financial aid section appear at the end of the Definitions document.

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

¨ Additional guidance for some terms, particularly those common with the IPEDS survey, may be found here:
https://surveys.nces.ed.gov/ipeds/public/glossary

*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 and South America (including Central America)
and maintaining tribal affiliation or community attachment.
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: A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent, including, for example,
Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Associate 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 of the 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 or African American: A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa.
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.
Campus Ministry: Religious student organizations (denominational or nondenominational) devoted to fostering religious life on college campuses.
May also refer to Campus Crusade for Christ, an interdenominational Christian organization.
*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
students desiring 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 Secondary School Principals for a large number of
private colleges who are members of the Common Application Group.
*Community service program: Referral center for students wishing to perform volunteer work in the community or participate in volunteer
activities coordinated by academic departments.
Commuter: A student who lives off campus in housing that is not owned by, operated by, or affiliated with the college. This category includes
students who commute from home and students who have moved to the area to attend college.
Comprehensive transition and postsecondary program for students with intellectual disabilities: Programs designed to support
postsecondary students with intellectual disabilities obtain instruction in academic, career and technical, and independent living subjects in
preparation for employment.
Clock hour: A unit of measure that represents an hour of scheduled instruction given to students. Also referred to as contact hour.
Continuous basis (for program enrollment): A calendar system classification that is used by institutions that enroll students at any time during the
academic year. For example, a cosmetology school or a word processing school might allow students to enroll and begin studies at various times,
with no requirement that classes begin on a certain date.
Cooperative education program: A program that provides for alternate class attendance and employment in business, industry, or government.
Cooperative housing: College-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing in which students share food and housing expenses and participate in
household chores to reduce living expenses.
*Counseling service: Activities designed to assist students in making plans and decisions related to their education, career, or personal
development.
Credit: Recognition of attendance or performance in an instructional activity (course or program) that can be applied by a recipient toward the
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Credit course: A course that, if successfully completed, can be applied toward the number of courses required for achieving a degree, diploma,
certificate, or other recognized postsecondary credential.
Credit hour: A unit of measure representing an hour (50 minutes) of instruction over a 15-week period in a semester or trimester system or a
10-week period in a quarter system. It is applied toward the total number of hours needed for completing the requirements of a degree, diploma,
certificate, or recognized postsecondary credential.
Cross-registration: A system whereby students enrolled at one institution may take courses at another institution without having to apply to the
second institution.
Deferred admission: The practice of permitting admitted students to postpone enrollment, usually for a period of one academic term or one year.
Degree: An award conferred by a college, university, or other postsecondary education institution as official recognition for the successful
completion of a program of studies.
Degree-seeking students: Students enrolled in courses for credit who are recognized by the institution as seeking a degree or recognized
postsecondary credential. At the undergraduate level, this is intended to include students enrolled in vocational or occupational programs.
*Developmental services: Instructional courses designed for students deficient in the general competencies necessary for a regular postsecondary
curriculum and educational setting.
Differs by program (calendar system): A calendar system classification that is used by institutions that have occupational/vocational programs of
varying length. These schools may enroll students at specific times depending on the program desired. For example, a school might offer a
two-month program in January, March, May, September, and November; and a three-month program in January, April, and October.
Diploma: See Postsecondary award, certificate, or diploma.
Distance learning: An option for earning course credit at off-campus locations via cable television, internet, satellite classes, videotapes,
correspondence courses, or other means.
Doctor’s degree-research/scholarship: A Ph.D. or other doctor's degree that requires advanced work beyond the master’s level, including the
preparation and defense of a dissertation based on original research, or the planning and execution of an original project demonstrating substantial
artistic or scholarly achievement. Some examples of this type of degree may include Ed.D., D.M.A., D.B.A., D.Sc., D.A., or D.M, and others, as
designated by the awarding institution.
Doctor’s degree-professional practice: A doctor’s degree that is conferred upon completion of a program providing the knowledge and skills for
the recognition, credential, or license required for professional practice. The degree is awarded after a period of study such that the total time to the
degree, including both pre-professional and professional preparation, equals at least six full-time equivalent academic years. Some of these degrees
were formerly classified as “first-professional” and may include: Chiropractic (D.C. or D.C.M.); Dentistry (D.D.S. or D.M.D.); Law (L.L.B. or J.D.);
Medicine (M.D.); Optometry (O.D.); Osteopathic Medicine (D.O); Pharmacy (Pharm.D.); Podiatry (D.P.M., Pod.D., D.P.); or, Veterinary Medicine (D.V.M.),
and others, as designated by the awarding institution.
Doctor’s degree-other: A doctor’s degree that does not meet the definition of a doctor’s degree - research/scholarship or a doctor’s degree -
professional practice.
Double major: Program in which students may complete two undergraduate programs of study simultaneously.
Dual enrollment: Refers to high school students enrolled in college courses for credit. In accordance with IPEDS, student performance is recorded
on a college transcript and postsecondary credit is awarded for a passing grade in the course. Dual enrollment includes: All postsecondary courses,
independent of course delivery mode, course location, course instructor, whether secondary credit is also offered, and whether the student enrolls
through a formal state/local program or enrolls outside a formal state/local program. Dual enrollment excludes: Credit-by-exam models such as
Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) in which the student is not enrolled in a postsecondary institution.
Early action plan: An admission plan that allows students to apply and be notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular
notification dates. If admitted, the candidate is not committed to enroll; the student may reply to the offer under the college’s regular reply policy.
Early admission: A policy under which students who have not completed high school are admitted and enroll full time in college, usually after
completion of their junior year.
Early decision plan: A plan that permits students to apply and be notified of an admission decision (and financial aid offer if applicable) well in
advance of the regular notification date. Applicants agree to accept an offer of admission and, if admitted, to withdraw their applications from other
colleges. There are three possible decisions for early decision applicants: admitted, denied, or not admitted but forwarded for consideration with
the regular applicant pool, without prejudice.
English as a Second Language (ESL): A course of study designed specifically for students whose native language is not English.
Exchange student program-domestic: Any arrangement between a student and a college that permits study for a semester or more at another
college in the United States without extending the amount of time required for a degree. See also Study abroad.
External degree program: A program of study in which students earn credits toward a degree through independent study, college courses,
proficiency examinations, and personal experience. External degree programs require minimal or no classroom attendance.
Extracurricular activities (as admission factor): Special consideration in the admissions process given for participation in both school and
nonschool-related activities of interest to the college, such as clubs, hobbies, student government, athletics, performing arts, etc.
First-time student: A student attending any institution for the first time at the level enrolled. Includes students enrolled in the fall term who
attended a postsecondary institution for the first time at the same level in the prior summer term. Also includes students who entered with
advanced standing (college credit earned before graduation from high school).
First-time, first-year student: A student attending any institution for the first time at the undergraduate level. Includes students enrolled in the fall
term who attended college for the first time in the prior summer term. Also includes students who entered with advanced standing (college credits
earned before graduation from high school).
First-year student: A student who has completed less than the equivalent of 1 full year of undergraduate work; that is, less than 30 semester hours
(in a 120-hour degree program) or less than 900 clock hours.
Food and housing (charges)—on campus: Assume double occupancy in institutional housing and 19 meals per week (or maximum meal plan).
Full-time student (undergraduate): A student enrolled for 12 or more semester credits, 12 or more quarter credits, or 24 or more clock hours a
week each term.
Geographical residence (as admission factor): Special consideration in the admission process given to students from a particular region, state, or
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Grade-point average (academic high school GPA): The sum of grade points a student has earned in secondary school divided by the number of
courses taken. The most common system of assigning numbers to grades counts four points for an A, three points for a B, two points for a C, one
point for a D, and no points for an E or F. Unweighted GPA’s assign the same weight to each course. Weighting gives students additional points for
their grades in advanced or honors courses.
Graduate student: A student who holds a bachelor’s or equivalent, and is taking courses at the post-baccalaureate level.
*Health services: Free or low cost on-campus primary and preventive health care available to students.
High school diploma or recognized equivalent: A document certifying the successful completion of a prescribed secondary school program of
studies, or the attainment of satisfactory scores on the Tests of General Educational Development (GED), or another state-specified examination.
Hispanic or Latino: A person of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race.
Honors program: Any special program for very able students offering the opportunity for educational enrichment, independent study, acceleration,
or some combination of these.
Independent study: Academic work chosen or designed by the student with the approval of the department concerned, under an instructor’s
supervision, and usually undertaken outside of the regular classroom structure.
In-state tuition: The tuition charged by institutions to those students who meet the state’s or institution’s residency requirements.
International student: See Nonresident.
International student group: Student groups that facilitate cultural dialogue, support a diverse campus, assist international students in
acclimation and creating a social network.
Internship: Any short-term, supervised work experience usually related to a student’s major field, for which the student earns academic credit. The
work can be full- or part-time, on- or off-campus, paid or unpaid.
*Learning center: Center offering assistance through tutors, workshops, computer programs, or audiovisual equipment in reading, writing, math,
and skills such as taking notes, managing time, taking tests.

*Legal services: Free or low cost legal advice for a range of issues (personal and other).

Liberal arts/career combination: Program in which a student earns undergraduate degrees in two separate fields, one in a liberal arts major and
the other in a professional or specialized major, whether on campus or through cross‑registration.
Living learning community: Residential programs that allow students to interact with students who share common interests. In addition to living
together, students may also participate in shared courses, special events, and group service projects.
Master's degree: An award that requires the successful completion of a program of study of generally one or two full-time equivalent academic
years of work beyond the bachelor's degree. Some of these degrees, such as those in Theology (M.Div., M.H.L./Rav) that were formerly classified as
"first-professional", may require more than two full-time equivalent academic years of work.
Minority affiliation (as admission factor): Special consideration in the admission process for members of designated racial/ethnic minority
groups.
*Minority student center: Center with programs, activities, and/or services intended to enhance the college experience of students of color.

Model United Nations: A simulation activity focusing on conflict resolution, globalization, and diplomacy. Assuming roles as foreign ambassadors
and “delegates,” students conduct research, engage in debate, draft resolutions, and may participate in a national Model UN conference.

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands.
*New student orientation: Orientation addressing the academic, social, emotional, and intellectual issues involved in beginning college. May be a
few hours or a few days in length; at some colleges, there is a fee.
Nonresident: A person who is not a citizen or national of the United States and who is in this country on a visa or temporary basis and does not have
the right to remain indefinitely.
*On-campus day care: Licensed day care for students’ children (usually age 3 and up); usually for a fee.
Open admission: 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.
Other expenses (costs): Include average costs for clothing, laundry, entertainment, medical (if not a required fee), and furnishings.
Out-of-state tuition: The tuition charged by institutions to those students who do not meet the institution’s or state’s residency requirements.
Outside a dual enrollment program: High school students who simply enroll in credit courses through your institution and are treated as regularly
enrolled college students.
Part-time student (undergraduate): A student enrolled for fewer than 12 credits per semester or quarter, or fewer than 24 clock hours a week each
term.
Permanent Resident or other eligible non-citizen: A person who is not a citizen or national of the United States and who has been admitted as a
legal immigrant for the purpose of obtaining permanent resident status (and who holds either a registration card [Form I-551 or I-151], a Temporary
Resident Card [Form I-688], or an Arrival-Departure Record [Form I-94] with a notation that conveys legal immigrant status, such as Section 207
Refugee, Section 208 Asylee, Conditional Entrant Parolee or Cuban-Haitian).
*Personal counseling: One-on-one or group counseling with trained professionals for students who want to explore personal, educational, or
vocational issues.
Post-baccalaureate certificate: An award that requires completion of an organized program of study requiring 18 credit hours beyond the
bachelor’s; designed for persons who have completed a baccalaureate degree but do not meet the requirements of academic degrees carrying the
title of master.
Post-master’s certificate: An award that requires completion of an organized program of study of 24 credit hours beyond the master’s degree but
does not meet the requirements of academic degrees at the doctoral level.
Postsecondary award, certificate, or diploma: Includes the following three IPEDS definitions for postsecondary awards, certificates, and diplomas
of varying durations and credit/contact/clock hour requirements:

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Less Than 1 Academic Year: Requires completion of an organized program of study at the postsecondary level (below the baccalaureate degree) in
less than 1 academic year (2 semesters or 3 quarters) or in less than 900 clock hours by a student enrolled full-time.

At Least 1 But Less Than 2 Academic Years: Requires completion of an organized program of study at the postsecondary level (below the
baccalaureate degree) in at least 1 but less than 2 full-time equivalent academic years, or designed for completion in at least 30 but less than 60
credit hours, or in at least 900 but less than 1,800 clock hours.

At Least 2 But Less Than 4 Academic Years: Requires completion of an organized program of study at the postsecondary level (below the
baccalaureate degree) in at least 2 but less than 4 full-time equivalent academic years, or designed for completion in at least 60 but less than 120
credit hours, or in at least 1,800 but less than 3,600 clock hours.

Private institution: An educational institution controlled by a private individual(s) or by a nongovernmental agency, usually supported primarily by
other than public funds, and operated by other than publicly elected or appointed officials.
Private for-profit institution: A private institution in which the individual(s) or agency in control receives compensation, other than wages, rent, or
other expenses for the assumption of risk.
Private nonprofit institution: A private institution in which the individual(s) or agency in control receives no compensation, other than wages, rent,
or other expenses for the assumption of risk. These include both independent nonprofit schools and those affiliated with a religious organization.
Proprietary institution: See Private for-profit institution.
Public institution: An educational institution whose programs and activities are operated by publicly elected or appointed school officials, and
which is supported primarily by public funds.
Quarter calendar system: A calendar system in which the academic year consists of three sessions called quarters of about 12 weeks each. The
range may be from 10 to 15 weeks. There may be an additional quarter in the summer.
Race/ethnicity: Category used to describe groups to which individuals belong, identify with, or belong in the eyes of the community. The categories
do not denote scientific definitions of anthropological origins. A person may be counted in only one group.
Race/ethnicity unknown: Category used to classify students or employees whose race/ethnicity is not known and whom institutions are unable to
place in one of the specified racial/ethnic categories.
Recognized Postsecondary Credential: Includes both Title IV eligible degrees, certificates, and other recognized postsecondary credentials. Any
credential that is received after completion of a program that is eligible for Title IV federal student aid. Credentials that are awarded to recognize an
individual’s attainment of measurable technical or industry/occupational skills necessary to obtain employment or advance within an industry
occupation. (Generally based on standards developed or endorsed by employers or industry associations).
Religious affiliation/commitment (as admission factor): Special consideration given in the admission process for affiliation with a certain church
or faith/religion, commitment to a religious vocation, or observance of certain religious tenets/lifestyle.
*Religious counseling: One-on-one or group counseling with trained professionals for students who want to explore religious problems or issues.
Required fees: Fixed sum charged to students for items not covered by tuition and required of such a large proportion of all students that the
student who does NOT pay is the exception. Do not include application fees or optional fees such as lab fees or parking fees.
Secondary school record (as admission factor): Information maintained by the secondary school that may include such things as the student’s
high school transcript, class rank, GPA, and teacher and counselor recommendations.
Semester calendar system: A calendar system that consists of two semesters during the academic year with about 16 weeks for each semester of
instruction. There may be an additional summer session.
Student-designed major: A program of study based on individual interests, designed with the assistance of an adviser.
Study abroad: Any arrangement by which a student completes part of the college program studying in another country. Can be at a campus abroad
or through a cooperative agreement with some other U.S. college or an institution of another country.
*Summer session: A summer session is shorter than a regular semester and not considered part of the academic year. It is not the third term of an
institution operating on a trimester system or the fourth term of an institution operating on a quarter calendar system. The institution may have 2 or
more sessions occurring in the summer months. Some schools, such as vocational and beauty schools, have year-round classes with no separate
summer session.
Talent/ability (as admission factor): Special consideration given to students with demonstrated talent/abilities in areas of interest to the
institution (e.g., sports, the arts, languages, etc.).
Teacher certification program: Program designed to prepare students to meet the requirements for certification as teachers in elementary,
middle/junior high, and secondary schools.
Transfer applicant: 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 previously attended another college or university and earned college-level credit.

Transfer student: A student entering the institution for the first time but known to have previously attended a postsecondary institution at the
same level (e.g., undergraduate). The student may transfer with or without credit.
Transportation (costs): Assume two round trips to student’s hometown per year for students in institutional housing or daily travel to and from
your institution for commuter students.
Trimester calendar system: An academic year consisting of 3 terms of about 15 weeks each.
Tuition: Amount of money charged to students for instructional services. Tuition may be charged per term, per course, or per credit.

*Tutoring: May range from one-on-one tutoring in specific subjects to tutoring in an area such as math, reading, or writing. Most tutors are college
students; at some colleges, they are specially trained and certified.

Unit: a standard of measurement representing hours of academic instruction (e.g., semester credit, quarter credit, clock hour).
Undergraduate: A student enrolled in a four- or five-year bachelor’s degree program, an associate degree program, or a vocational or technical
program below the baccalaureate.

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Unduplicated Count of High School Students Enrolled for Credit: Include all high school students enrolled in college courses for credit within or
outside of a dual enrollment program.
Undergraduate Research: Opportunities offered to undergraduate students to make original contributions in an academic discipline via the
exploration of a specific research topic. Research opportunities may or may not be associated with a specific course or earn credit.
*Veteran’s counseling: Helps veterans and their dependents obtain benefits for their selected program and provides certifications to the Veteran’s
Administration. May also provide personal counseling on the transition from the military to a civilian life.
*Visually impaired: Any person whose sight loss is not correctable and is sufficiently severe as to adversely affect educational performance.
Volunteer work (as admission factor): Special consideration given to students for activity done on a volunteer basis (e.g., tutoring, hospital care,
working with the elderly or disabled) as a service to the community or the public in general.
Wait list: List of students who meet the admission requirements but will only be offered a place in the class if space becomes available.
Weekend college: A program that allows students to take a complete course of study and attend classes only on weekends.
White: A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa.
Within a dual enrollment program: Program within an organized system with special guidelines that allows high school students to take
college-level courses. The guidelines might have to do with entrance or eligibility requirements, funding, limits on course taking, etc.
*Women’s center: Center with programs, academic activities, and/or services intended to promote an understanding of the evolving roles of
women.
Work experience (as admission factor): Special consideration given to students who have been employed prior to application, whether for
relevance to major, demonstration of employment-related skills, or as explanation of student’s academic and extracurricular record.

Financial Aid Definitions

External scholarships and grants: Scholarships and grants received from outside (private) sources that students bring with them (e.g., Kiwanis,
National Merit scholarships). The institution may process paperwork to receive the dollars, but it has no role in determining the recipient or the
dollar amount awarded.

Financial aid applicant: Any applicant who submits any one of the institutionally required financial aid applications/forms, such as the FAFSA.

Indebtedness: Aggregate dollar amount borrowed through any loan program (federal, state, subsidized, unsubsidized, private, etc.; excluding
parent loans) while the student was enrolled at an institution. Student loans co-signed by a parent are assumed to be the responsibility of the
student and should be included.

Institutional scholarships and grants: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants for which the institution determines the
recipient.

Financial need: As determined by your institution using the federal methodology and/or your institution's own standards.

Need-based aid: College-funded or college-administered award from institutional, state, federal, or other sources for which a student must have
financial need to qualify. This includes both institutional and non-institutional student aid (grants, jobs, and loans).

Need-based scholarship or grant aid: Scholarships and grants from institutional, state, federal, or other sources for which a student must have
financial need to qualify.

Need-based self-help aid: Loans and jobs from institutional, state, federal, or other sources for which a student must demonstrate financial need to
qualify.
Non-need-based scholarship or grant aid: Scholarships and grants, gifts, or merit-based aid from institutional, state, federal, or other sources
(including unrestricted funds or gifts and endowment income) awarded solely on the basis of academic achievement, merit, or any other
non-need-based reason. When reporting questions H1 and H2, non-need-based aid that is used to meet need should be counted as need-based aid.

Note: Suggested order of precedence for counting non-need money as need-based:

1. Non-need institutional grants

2. Non-need tuition waivers
3. Non-need athletic awards
4. Non-need federal grants
5. Non-need state grants
6. Non-need outside grants
7. Non-need student loans
8. Non-need parent loans
9. Non-need work

Non-need-based self-help aid: Loans and jobs from institutional, state, or other sources for which a student need not demonstrate financial need
to qualify.

Work study and employment: Federal and state work study aid, and any employment packaged by your institution in financial aid awards.

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