Common Data Set 2020-2021
A0
Respondent Information (Not for Publication
)
Name:
Title:
Office: Institutional Research
Mailing Address: 665 Exposition Boulevard, TGF 200
City/State/Zip/Country: Los Angeles, CA. 90089
Phone:
Fax:
E-mail Address:
X
Yes
No
If yes, please provide the URL of the corresponding Web page:
A0A
A1
Address Informatio
n
Name of College/University:
Mailing Address:
City/State/Zip/Country:
Street Address (if different):
City/State/Zip/Country:
Main Phone Number:
WWW Home Page Address:
Admissions Phone Number:
Admissions Toll-Free Phone Number:
Admissions Office Mailing Address:
City/State/Zip/Country:
Admissions Fax Number:
Admissions E-mail Address:
A2
Public
X
Private (nonprofit)
Proprietary
A3
Classify your undergraduate institution
:
X
Coeducational college
Men's college
Women's college
A4
Academic year calendar
:
X
Semester
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
X
Post-master's certificate
X
Doctoral degree research/scholarship
X
Doctoral degree – professional practice
X
Doctoral degree -- other
A5
Doctoral degree -- other
A. General Information
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 This information will not be published but will help the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.
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reference on your institution's Web site?
Source of institutional control (Check only one):
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If your academic year has changed because of the
COVID-19 pandemic, please indicate as other below.
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA. 90089
Los Angeles, CA. 90089
213-821-0200
213-740-2311
www.usc.edu
213-740-1111
USC Office of Admissions (University Park Campus)
CDS-A Page 1
Common Data Set 2020-2021
B1
Men Women Men Women
Undergraduates
Degree-seeking, first-time
freshmen
1623 1,814 15 8
Other first-year, degree-seeking 237 218 17 12
All other degree-seeking 7,049 7,619 478 431
Total degree-seeking
8,909 9,651 510 451
All other undergraduates
enrolled in credit courses
0 0 49 36
Total undergraduates
8,909 9,651 559 487
Graduate
Degree-seeking, first-time 2723 3576 547 828
All other degree-seeking 5921 7362 2093 2398
All other graduates enrolled in
credit courses
229 236 306 282
Total graduate
8873 11174 2946 3508
Total all students
17,782 20,825 3,505 3,995
Total all undergraduates 19,606
Total all graduate 26501
GRAND TOTAL ALL STUDENT
S
46,107
B2
Degree-Seeking
First-Time
First Year
Degree-Seeking
Undergraduates
(include first-time
first-year)
Total
Undergraduates
(both degree- and
non-degree-seeking)
418 2,339 2,351
596 3,228 3,231
204 974 975
1,055 6,853 6,860
42525
931 4,509 4,518
75658
198 1,188 1,190
47 349 398
3,460 19,521 19,606
Persistence
B3
Number of degrees awarded by your institution from July 1, 2019, to June 30, 2020
.
Certificate/diploma
Associate degrees
Bachelor's degrees 5447
Postbachelor's certificates 28
Master's degrees 9757
Post-Master's certificates 1473
Doctoral degrees –
research/scholarship
944
B. ENROLLMENT AND PERSISTENCE
Institutional Enrollment - Men and Women
FULL-TIME PART-TIME
Enrollment by Racial/Ethnic Category.
Provide numbers of students for each of the following categories as of the institution's official fall reporting
date or as of October 15, 2020.
• Note: Report students formerly designated as “first professional” in the graduate cells. For information on
reporting study abroad students please see this link
.
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, 2020
.
• 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."
• Include international students only in the category "Nonresident aliens."
• Complete the “Total Undergraduates” column only if you cannot provide data for the first two columns.
Asian, non-Hispanic
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-
Hispanic
Two or more races, non-Hispanic
Race and/or ethnicity unknown
Black or African American, non-Hispanic
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic
Hispanic/Latino
White, non-Hispanic
TOTAL
Nonresident aliens
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Common Data Set 2020-2021
Doctoral degrees – professional
practice
898
Doctoral degrees – other
B4-B21: Graduation Rates
A
Initial 2014 cohort of first-time, full-
time, bachelor's (or equivalent)
degree-seeking undergraduate
students
571 386 2126 3093
B
Of the initial 2014 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
1 0 11 12
C
Final 2014 cohort, after adjusting for
allowable exclusions
570 386 2125 3081
D
Of the initial 2014 cohort, how many
completed the program in four years
or less (by Aug. 31, 2018)
414 319 1693 2426
E
Of the initial 2014 cohort, how many
completed the program in more than
four years but in five years or less
(after Aug. 31, 2018 and by Aug. 31,
2019)
96 32 228 356
F
Of the initial 2014 cohort, how many
completed the program in more than
five years but in six years or less
(after Aug. 31, 2019 and by Aug. 31,
2020)
7 5 33 45
G
Total graduating within six years (sum
of lines D, E, and F)
517 356 1954 2827
Students who did
not receive either a
Pell Grant or a
subsidized Stafford
Loan
Recipients of a
Federal Pell
Grant
Recipients of a
Subsidized
Stafford Loan who
did not receive a
Pell Grant
• For complete instructions and definitions of data elements, see the IPEDS GRS Forms and Instructions
for the 2020-2021 Survey. https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/use-the-data/survey-components/9/graduation-rates
Total
(sum of 3 columns to
the left)
For Bachelor’s or Equivalent Programs
The items in this section correspond to data elements collected by the IPEDS Web-based Data Collection
System’s Graduation Rate Survey (GRS).
In the following section for bachelor’s or equivalent programs, please disaggregate the Fall 2013 and
Fall 2014 cohorts (formerly CDS B4-B11) into 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 CDS B4-B11).
Please provide data for the Fall 2014 cohort if available. If Fall 2014 cohort data are not available, provide
data for the Fall 2013 cohort.
Fall 2014 Cohort
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Common Data Set 2020-2021
H
Six-year graduation rate for 2014
cohort (G divided by C)
0.907017544 0.922279793 0.919529412 0.917559234
A
Initial 2013 cohort of first-time, full-
time, bachelor's (or equivalent)
degree-seeking undergraduate
students
535 439 1946 2920
B
Of the initial 2013 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
00 5 5
C
Final 2013 cohort, after adjusting for
allowable exclusions
535 439 1941 2915
D
Of the initial 2013 cohort, how many
completed the program in four years
or less (by Aug. 31, 2017)
384 360 1511 2255
E
Of the initial 2013 cohort, how many
completed the program in more than
four years but in five years or less
(after Aug. 31, 2017 and by Aug. 31,
2018)
87 32 235 354
F
Of the initial 2013 cohort, how many
completed the program in more than
five years but in six years or less
(after Aug. 31, 2018 and by Aug. 31,
2019)
963752
G
Total graduating within six years (sum
of lines D, E, and F)
480 398 1783 2661
H
Six-year graduation rate for 2013
cohort (G divided by C)
0.897196262 0.906605923 0.91859866 0.912864494
For Two-Year Institutions
2017 Cohor
t
2016 Cohor
t
B12
B13
B14
00
B15
Fall 2013 Cohort
Total
(sum of 3 columns to
the left)
Completers of programs of less than two years duration (total):
Recipients of 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
Please provide data for the 2017 cohort if available. If 2017 cohort data are not available, provide data for
the 2016 cohort.
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
Initial cohort, total of first-time, full-time degree/certificate-seeking students:
Final cohort, after adjusting for allowable exclusions:
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Common Data Set 2020-2021
B16
B17
B18
B19
B20
B21
B22. Retention Rates
B22
91.29%
For the cohort of all full-time bachelor’s (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate
students who entered your institution as freshmen in Fall 2019 (or the preceding summer
term), what percentage was enrolled at your institution as of the date your institution
calculates its official enrollment in Fall 2020.
Report for the cohort of all full-time, first-time bachelor’s (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate
students who entered in Fall 2019 (or the preceding summer term).
Completers of programs of at least two but less than four years (total):
Completers of programs of at least two but less than four-years within 150
percent of normal time:
Total transfers-out (within three years) to other institutions:
Total transfers to two-year institutions:
Completers of programs of less than two years within 150 percent of normal
time:
• 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.
Total transfers to four-year institutions:
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Common Data Set 2020-2021
C1-C2: Applications
27831
31881
4630
4988
1623
15
1814
8
C2
Yes No
x
TOTA
L
Is your waiting list ranked? Yes No
C3-C5: Admission Requirements
C3
High school completion requiremen
t
x
C4
x
C5
Units
Required
Units
Recommended
Total academic units 16 20
Students who met admission requirements but whose final admission was contingent on space availability
WAITING LIST
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who were admitted
Require
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.
Recommend
Neither require nor recommend
Do you have a policy of placing students on a waiting list?
If yes, do you release that information to students?
Do you release that information to school counselors?
C. FIRST-TIME, FIRST-YEAR (FRESHMAN) ADMISSION
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) men who applied
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who applied
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) men who were admitted
Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men who enrolled
Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men who enrolled
Freshman wait-listed students
Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women who enrolled
Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women who enrolled
If yes, please answer the questions below for Fall 2020 admissions:
Number of qualified applicants offered a place on waiting list:
Number accepting a place on the waiting list:
Number of wait-listed students admitted:
Does your institution require or recommend a general college-preparatory program for degree-
seeking students?
C1 First-time, first-year (freshman) students: Provide the number of degree-seeking, first-time, first-year
students who applied, were admitted, and enrolled (full- or part-time) in Fall 2020.
• Include early decision, early action, and students who began studies during summer in this cohort.
• Applicants should include only those students who fulfilled the requirements for consideration for
admission (i.e., who completed actionable applications) and who have been notified of one of the
following actions: admission, non-admission, placement on waiting list, or application withdrawn (by
applicant or institution).
• Admitted applicants should include wait-listed students who were subsequently offered admission.
Check the appropriate box to identify your high school completion requirement for degree-seeking entering
students:
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
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Common Data Set 2020-2021
English 4 4
Mathematics 3 4
Science 2 3
Of these, units that must be
lab
23
Foreign language 2 3
Social studies 2 3
History
Academic electives 3 3
Computer Science
Visual/Performing Arts
Other (specify)
C6-C7: Basis for Selection
C6
other (explain):
C7
Very Important Important Considered Not Considered
Academic
Rigor of secondary school record
x
Class rank x
Academic GPA x
Standardized test scores x
Application Essay x
Recommendation(s) x
Nonacademic
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
Racial/ethnic status x
Volunteer work x
Work experience x
Level of applicant’s interest x
C8: SAT and ACT Policies
Entrance exams
Yes No
x
C8A
Require Recommend Require for Some
C
ons
id
er
if
Submitted
Not Used
SAT or ACT
x
A
CT Onl
y
Relative importance of each of the following academic and nonacademic factors in your first-time,
first-year, degree-seeking (freshman) admission decisions.
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 most students, but--
Open admission policy as described above for all students
selective admission for out-of-state students
selective admission to some programs
Does your institution make use of SAT, ACT, or SAT Subject Test
scores in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking
applicants?
ADMISSION
If yes, place check marks in the appropriate boxes below to reflect your institution’s policies for use in
admission for Fall 2022.
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Common Data Set 2020-2021
SAT Onl
y
SAT and SAT Subject Tests or
ACT
SAT Subject Tests
x
C8B
x
C8B
x
C8C
SAT essa
y
A
CT essa
y
For admission
For placement
For advising
In place of an application essay
As a validity check on the
application process
No college policy as of now
Not using essay component
xx
C8D
x
Yes
No
C8E
20-Feb
n/a
C8F
C8G
SAT
SAT Subject Tests
x
AP
CLEP
x
Institutional Exam
State Exam (specify):
If necessary, use this space to clarify your test
policies (e.g., if tests are recommended for some
students, or if tests are not required of some
students):
SAT with or without Essay component accepted
SAT with Essay component required
SAT with Essay component recommended
Please indicate which tests your institution uses for placement (e.g., state tests):
In addition, does your institution use applicants' test scores for academic advising?
ACT
If your institution will make use of the SAT in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants for
Fall 2022 please indicate which ONE of the following applies (regardless of whether the Essay score will be used in the
admissions process):
If your institution will make use of the ACT in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants for
Fall 2022 please indicate which ONE of the following applies (regardless of whether the writing score will be used in the
admissions process):
Please indicate how your institution will use the SAT or ACT essay component; check all that apply.
ACT with writing required
ACT with writing recommended
ACT with or without writing accepted
Latest date b
y
which SAT Sub
j
ect Test scores must be received for fall-term admission
Latest date by which SAT or ACT scores must be received for fall-term admission
In addition to the SAT or ACT, home-schooled
students and applicants attending non-traditional or un
-
accredited high schools must submit three SAT
Subject Tests, including one in Math.
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Common Data Set 2020-2021
C9-C12: Freshman Profile
C9
Percent
Number
Submitting SAT Scores
69% 2392
Submitting ACT Scores
41% 1427
Assessmen
t
25th Percentile 75th Percentile
SAT Composite 1360 1510
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and
Writing
660 740
SAT Math 680 790
ACT Composite 30 34
ACT Math 28 34
ACT English 32 35
ACT Writing
Score Range
SAT Evidence-
Based Reading
and Writing
SAT Math
700-800 57.86% 70.15%
600-699 35.28% 22.07%
500-599 6.06% 6.94%
400-499 0.80% 0.75%
300-399 0.00% 0.09%
200-299 0.00% 0.00%
Totals should = 100% 100.00% 100.00%
Score Range
SAT Composite
1400-1600
67.31%
1200-1399
26.38%
1000-1199
5.64%
800-999
0.67%
600-799
0.00%
400-599
0.00%
For each assessment listed below, report the score that represents the 25th percentile (the score that 25
percent of the freshman population scored at or below) and the 75th percentile score (the score that 25 percent
scored at or above).
Percent of first-time, first-year (freshman) students with scores in each range:
• Include information for ALL enrolled, degree-seeking, first-time, first-year (freshman) students
who submitted test scores.
• Do not include partial test scores (e.g., mathematics scores but not critical reading for a category of
students) or combine other standardized test results (such as TOEFL) in this item.
Provide information for ALL enrolled, degree-seeking, full-time and part-time, first-time, first-year
(freshman) students enrolled in Fall 2020, including students who began studies during summer,
international students/nonresident aliens, and students admitted under special arrangements.
• 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 and number of first-time, first-year (freshman) students enrolled in Fall 2020 who submitted
national standardized (SAT/ACT) test scores.
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Common Data Set 2020-2021
Totals should = 100%
100.00%
Score Range ACT Composit
e
A
CT English
A
CT Math
30-36 81.01% 84.19% 64.36%
24-29 15.63% 12.12% 30.50%
18-23 3.22% 3.23% 4.28%
12-17 0.14% 0.46% 0.86%
6-11 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Below 6 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Totals should = 100% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
C10
Percent
Top half +
bottom half = 100%
C11
Percent
26.52%
47.97%
18.24%
4.59%
1.60%
0.96%
0.12%
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
C12
3.83
99.04%
C13-C20: Admission Policies
C13
Application Fee
Yes No
x
85.00$
Yes No
x
x Same fee
Free
Reduced
Assessment
Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshmen) students who submitted
high school class rank:
Score Range
If your institution has waived its application fee for the Fall 2021 admission cycle please select no.
Does your institution have an application fee?
Totals should = 100%
Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year
(freshman) students who submitted GPA:
Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted
high school GPA:
Amount of application fee:
Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?
If you have an application fee and an on-line application option, please indicate policy for students
who apply on-line:
Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.49
Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.24
Percent in top tenth of high school graduating class
Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class
Percent in top half of high school graduating class
Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class
Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class
Percentage of all enrolled, degree-seeking, first-time, first-year (freshman) students who had high
school grade-point averages within each of the following ranges (using 4.0 scale). Report information
only for those students from whom you collected high school GPA.
Percent who had GPA of 4.0
Percent of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year (freshman) students who had high school class
rank within each of the following ranges (report information for those students from whom you
collected high school rank information)
Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.99
Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.49
Percent who had GPA below 1.0
Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.99
Percent who had GPA between 3.75 and 3.99
Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.74
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Common Data Set 2020-2021
Yes No
x
C14
Application closing date
Yes No
x
Date
Application closing date (fall) 1/15
Priority Date 12/1
Yes No
C15
x
C16
Notification to applicants of admission decision sent (fill in one only)
On a rolling basis beginning
x
By (date): 1-Apr
Other:
C17
Reply policy for admitted applicants (fill in one only)
x Must reply by (date):
1-May
No set date
Must reply by May 1st or within weeks if notified thereafter
Other:
Deadline for housing deposit (MMDD):
Amount of housing deposit: 800.00$
Refundable if student does not enroll?
x
Yes, in full
Request By 06/07
Yes, in part
No
C18
Deferred admission
Yes No
x
1 year
C19
Early admission of high school students
Yes No
x
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
x
Does your institution have an application closing
date?
Does your institution offer an early decision plan (an admission plan that
permits students to apply and be notified of an admission decision well
in advance of the regular notification date and that asks students to
commit to attending if accepted) for first-time, first-year (freshman)
applicants for fall enrollment?
If “yes,” please complete the following:
Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the
fall?
Can on-line application fee be waived for
applicants with financial need?
Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after
admission?
If yes, maximum period of postponement:
Does your institution allow high school students to enroll as full-time,
first-time, first-year (freshman) students one year or more before high
school graduation?
First or only early decision plan closing date
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Common Data Set 2020-2021
C22
Early action
Yes No
x
Yes No
Please provide significant details about your early decision plan:
Early action closing date
Early action notification date
For the Fall 2020 entering class:
Number of early decision applications received by your institution
Do you have a nonbinding early action plan whereby students are
notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular
notification date but do not have to commit to attending your college?
If “yes,” please complete the following:
Number of applicants admitted under early decision plan
Other early decision plan closing date
Other early decision plan notification date
Is your early action plan a “restrictive” plan under which you limit
students from applying to other early plans?
First or only early decision plan notification date
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Common Data Set 2020-2021
D1-D2: Fall Applicants
Yes No
D1
x
x
D2
Applicants
Admitted
Applicants
Enrolled
Applicants
Men 4,600 1,126 724
Women 4,246 1,242 723
Total 8,846 2,368 1,447
D3-D11: Application for Admission
D3
x Fall
Winter
x Spring
Summer
Yes No
D4
x
D5
Required of All
Recommended
of All
Recommended
of Some
Required of
Some
Not Required
High school transcript
x
College transcript(s)
x
Essay or personal
statement
x
Interview
x
Standardized test scores
x
Statement of good
standing from prior
institution(s)
x
D6
D7
D8
D9
D9
Priority Date Closing Date Notification Date Reply Date
Rolling
A
dmission
D9 Fall 2/1 5/31 6/30
D9 Winter
D9 Spring
D9 Summer
D. TRANSFER ADMISSION
Provide the number of students who applied, were admitted, and enrolled as degree-seeking transfer
students in Fall 2020.
Indicate all items required of transfer students to apply for admission:
If a minimum high school grade point average is required
of transfer applicants, specify (on a 4.0 scale):
Does your institution enroll transfer students? (If no, please
skip to Section E)
If yes, may transfer students earn advanced standing
credit by transferring credits earned from course work
completed at other colleges/universities?
If yes, what is the minimum number of credits and the
unit of measure?
Indicate terms for which transfers may enroll:
Must a transfer applicant have a minimum number of
credits completed or else must apply as an entering
freshman?
If a minimum college grade point average is required of
transfer applicants, specify (on a 4.0 scale):
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.
List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants:
CDS-D Page 13
Common Data Set 2020-2021
Yes No
D10
x
D11
D12-D17: Transfer Credit Policies
D12
C-
Number Unit Type
D13
64
s
emester credits
Number Unit Type
D14
64
s
emester credits
D15
n/a
D16
64.00
D17
D18-D22: Military Service Transfer Credit Policies
D18 Does your institution accept the following military/veteran transfer credits:
Yes
No
x
x
x
Number
Unit Type
D19
Number
Unit Type
D20
Yes
No
D21
D22
Are the military/veteran credit transfer policies published on your
website?
x
If yes, please provide the URL where the policy can be located:
https://arr.usc.edu/services/articulation/generalinfo.html
Describe other military/veteran transfer credit policies unique to your institution:
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be
transferred from a two-year institution:
Describe other transfer credit policies:
Limits on credit earned pre-high school graduation (32 units total, 16 units for college courses). After
Does an open admission policy, if reported, apply to
transfer students?
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be
transferred from a four-year institution:
Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at
your institution to earn an associate degree:
Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at
your institution to earn a bachelor’s degree:
Report the lowest grade earned for any
course that may be transferred for credit:
After earning 64 semester units at USC, no more than 8 transfer units may be earned and applied,
although subject credit may be given for a course taken elsewhere. After matriculation, transfer credit is
Describe additional requirements for transfer admission, if applicable:
American Council on Education (ACE)
College Level Examination Program (CLEP)
DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST)
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)):
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be
transferred based on military education evaluated by the
American Council on Education (ACE):
64
semester
credits
CDS-D Page 14
Common Data Set 2020-2021
E1
Accelerated program
x
Cooperative education program
Cross-registration
x
Distance learning
x
Double major
Dual enrollment
x
English as a Second Language (ESL)
x
Exchange student program (domestic)
External degree program
x
Honors Program
x
Independent study
x
Internships
x
Liberal arts/career combination
x
Student-designed major
x
Study abroad
Teacher certification program
Weekend college
x
Other (specify):
E2
Has been removed from the CDS.
E3 Areas in which all or most students are required to complete some course
work
p
rior to
g
raduation:
Arts/fine arts
Computer literacy
x
English (including composition)
x
Foreign languages
x
History
x
Humanities
Mathematics
Philosophy
x
Sciences (biological or physical)
x
Social science
x
Other (describe):
E. ACADEMIC OFFERINGS AND POLICIES
Special study options: Identify those programs available at your institution. Refer to the glossary
for definitions.
Learning communities, Thematic Option, Undergraduate Research, and Freshman Seminars
Diversity requirement; Coursework in either arts, literature or philosophy
CDS-E Page 15
Common Data Set 2020-2021
F1
First-time, first-
year (freshman)
students
Admitted
Applicants
49% 39%
0% 11%
3% 14%
98% 98%
2% 2%
0% 3%
18 20
18 20
F2
x
Campus Ministries
x Choral groups
x Concert band
x Dance
x Drama/theater
x
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
x Television station
x Yearbook
F3
At Cooperating
Institution
Army ROTC is offered:
Naval ROTC is offered:
Air Force ROTC is offered:
F4
x Coed dorms
Men's dorms
Women's dorms
x
x
x
x
x Fraternity/sorority housing
x Cooperative housing
x Theme housing
x Wellness housing
x
Other housing options
Apartments for single students
Housing: Check all types of college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing available for
undergraduates at your institution.
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -
affiliated housing
F. STUDENT LIFE
Percent who are from out of state (exclude
international/nonresident aliens from the numerator
and denominator)
Percent of women who join sororities
Percent of men who join fraternities
Percentages of first-time, first-year (freshman) degree-seeking students and degree-
seeking undergraduates enrolled in Fall 2020 who fit the following categories:
Percent who live off campus or commute
Percent of students age 25 and older
Average age of full-time students
Average age of all students (full- and part-time)
x
x
x
On Campus
ROTC (program offered in cooperation with Reserve Officers' Training Corps)
Name of Cooperating
Institution
Activities offered. Identify those programs available at your institution.
International Student Organization
Special housing for international students
Special housing for disabled
Apartments for married students
CDS-F Page 16
Common Data Set 2020-2021
G0 Please provide the URL of your institution’s net price calculator:
x
G1
G1
First-Year Undergraduates
PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS
Tuition:
$59,260 $59,260
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
Tuition: In-district
Tuition: In-state (out-of-district):
Tuition: Out-of-state:
Tuition: Non-resident alien
FOR ALL INSTITUTIONS
Required Fees
$1,465 $1,015
Room and Board (on-campus):
$15,437 $15,437
Room Only (on-campus):
$9,327 $9,327
Board Only (on-campus meal plan):
$6,110 $6,110
Other:
Minimum Maximum
G2
Yes No
G3
x
G4
x
G5
Residents
Commuters
(living at home)
Commuters
(not living at home)
Books and supplies: $1,200 $1,200 $1,200
Room only: $9,327
Board only: $1,812 $6,110
Room and board total*
$15,437
Transportation: $553 $1,920 $1,920
Other expenses: $1,598 $1,598 $1,598
G. ANNUAL EXPENSES
Undergraduate full-time tuition, required fees, room and board
List the typical tuition, required fees, and room and board for a full-time undergraduate student for the FULL
2021-2022 academic year. (30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours for institutions that derive annual tuition
by multiplying credit hour cost by number of credits).
• A full academic year refers to the period of time generally extending from September to June; usually
equated to two semesters, two trimesters, three quarters, or the period covered by a four-one-four plan.
• Room and board is defined as double occupancy and 19 meals per week or the maximum meal plan.
• Required fees include only charges that all full-time students must pay that are not included in tuition
(e.g., registration, health, or activity fees.)
Check here if your institution's 2021-2022 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 2021-2022 academic year
costs of attendance will be available:
• Do not include optional fees (e.g., parking, laboratory use).
Comprehensive tuition and room and board fee (if your college cannot provide
separate tuition and room and board fees):
Provide 2021-2022 academic year costs of attendance for the following categories that are applicable
to your institution.
Number of credits per term a student can take for the stated
full-time tuition.
Do tuition and fees vary by year of study (e.g., sophomore,
junior, senior)?
Do tuition and fees vary by undergraduate instructional
program?
If yes, what percentage of full-time undergraduates pay
more than the tuition and fees reported in G1?
Provide the estimated expenses for a typical full-time undergraduate student:
CDS-G Page 17
Common Data Set 2020-2021
G6
PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS:
$1,995.00
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS:
In-district:
In-state (out-of-district):
Out-of-state:
NONRESIDENT ALIENS:
Undergraduate per-credit-hour charges (tuition only):
* If your college cannot provide separate room and board figures for commuters not living at home
CDS-G Page 18
Common Data Set 2020-2021
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
H1
2020-2021
estimated
2019-2020 Final
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.
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
Work study and employment: Federal and state work study aid, and any employment packaged by your
institution in financial aid awards.
DO NOT INCLUDE ANY AID RELATED TO THE CARES ACT OR UNIQUE THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
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:
Aid Awarded to Enrolled Undergraduates
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 2019-2020 academic year (see the next item below),
use the 2019-2020 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-
• Do NOT include any aid related to the CARES Act or unique to the COVID-19 pandemic.
CDS-H Page 19
Common Data Set 2020-2021
x
x
Need-based
(Include non-
need-based aid
use to meet
need.)
Non-need-
based
(Exclude non-
need-based aid
use to meet
need.)
Scholarships/Grants
$23,867,483 $0
$22,144,835 $0
$290,100,753 $79,594,667
$12,283,828 $19,229,063
$348,396,899 $98,823,730
Self-Help
$38,187,704 $25,904,429
$21,279,959
$0 $0
$59,467,663 $25,904,429
$0 $71,319,989
$13,923,124 $30,765,866
$7,214,955 $15,741,624
H2
First-time Full-
time Freshmen
Full-time
Undergrad
(Incl. Fresh)
Less Than
Full-time
Undergrad
A Number of degree-seeking undergraduate students
(CDS Item B1 if reporting on Fall 2020 cohort)
3,167 19,449 459
B Number of students in line a who applied for need-based
financial aid
1,996 9,814 147
C Number of students in line b who were determined to
have financial need
1,217 7,477 85
D Number of students in line c who were awarded any
financial aid
1,217 7,471 84
E Number of students in line d who were awarded any
need-based scholarship or grant aid
1,036 6,569 64
F Number of students in line d who were awarded any
need-based self-help aid
1,073 6,938 73
G Number of students in line d who were awarded any non-
need-based scholarship or grant aid
896 4,342 29
H Number of students in line d whose need was fully met
(exclude PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private
alternative loans)
1,124 6,795 48
Parent Loans
Tuition Waivers
Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you
choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.
Athletic Awards
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 freshmen
should also be counted as full-time undergraduates.
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition
funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and
tuition waivers (which are reported below).
Federal
Both FM and IM
Which needs-analysis methodology does your institution use in awarding institutional aid? (Formerly H3)
Federal methodology (FM)
Institutional methodology (IM)
State all states, not only the state in which your institution is
located
Indicate the academic year for which data are reported for items H1,
H2, H2A, and H6 below:
Total Self-Help
• Do NOT include any aid related to the CARES Act or unique to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)
Federal Work-Study
State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note:
Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis,
National Merit) not awarded by the college
Total Scholarships/Grants
CDS-H Page 20
Common Data Set 2020-2021
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 of need as
well as any resources that were awarded to replace EFC
(PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative
loans
)
102.3% 99.2% 80.0%
J The average financial aid package of those in line d.
Exclude any resources that were awarded to replace
EFC (PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private
alternative loans
)
$ 58,709 $ 56,626 $ 21,422
K
Average need-based scholarship and grant award of
those in line e
$ 44,175 $ 42,474 $ 16,287
L Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS
loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans)
of those in line f
$ 7,146 $ 8,522 $ 5,695
M Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans,
unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans) of
those in line f who were awarded a need-based loa
n
$ 4,444 $ 5,499 $ 3,688
H2A
First-time
Full-time
Freshmen
Full-time
Undergrad
(Incl. Fresh.)
Less Than
Full-time
Undergrad
N Number of students in line a who had no financial need
and who were awarded institutional non-need-based
scholarship or grant aid (exclude those who were
awarded athletic awards and tuition benefits)
790 4,359 52
O Average dollar amount of institutional non-need-based
scholarship and grant aid awarded to students in line n
$ 19,267 $ 18,243 $ 7,192
P Number of students in line a who were awarded an
institutional non-need-based athletic scholarship or grant
80 366 16
Q Average dollar amount of institutional non-need-based
athletic scholarships and grants awarded to students in
line p
$ 60,605 $ 62,723 $ 23,452
Include:
H4
3365
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.
Provide the number of students in the 2020 undergraduate class who started at
your institution as first-time students and received a bachelor's degree between
July 1, 2019 and June 30, 2020. Exclude students who transferred into your
institution.
• Any aid related to the CARE Act or unique the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Do NOT include any aid related to the CARES Act or unique to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Note: These are the graduates and loan types to include and exclude in order to fill out CDS H4
and H5.
• Students who transferred in.
• 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 freshmen should also
be
• 2020 undergraduate class: all students who started at your institution as first-time students and
received a bachelor's degree between July 1, 2019 and June 30, 2020.
• Only loans made to students who borrowed while enrolled at your institution.
• Co-signed loans.
Exclude
• 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).
CDS-H Page 21
Common Data Set 2020-2021
A
Any loan program: Federal Perkins, Federal Stafford
Subsidized and Unsubsidized, institutional, state, private
loans that your institution is aware of, etc. Include both
Federal Direct Student Loans and Federal Family
Education Loans.
1,094 33% $26,850
B
Federal loan programs: Federal Perkins, Federal
Stafford Subsidized and Unsubsidized. Include both
Federal Direct Student Loans and Federal Family
Education Loans.
1,060 32% $19,640
C Institutional loan programs. 0 0% $0
D State loan programs. 0 0% $0
E Private student loans made by a bank or lender. 176 5% $48,065
H6
740
$16,380
$12,121,505
H7
• Report numbers and dollar amounts for the same academic year checked in item H1
Indicate your institution’s policy regarding institutional scholarship and grant aid for undergraduate degree-
seeking nonresident aliens:
Aid to Undergraduate Degree-seeking Nonresident Aliens
Source/Type of Loan
If institutional financial aid is available for undergraduate degree-seeking nonresident
aliens, provide the number of undergraduate degree-seeking nonresident aliens who
were awarded need-based or non-need-based aid:
International Student’s Certification of Finances
Institutional need-based scholarship or grant aid is available
Institutional non-need-based scholarship or grant aid is available
Percent of the
class (defined
above) who
borrowed from
the types of
loans specified
in the first
column
(nearest 1%)
Number in the
class (defined
in H4 above)
who borrowed
from the types
of loans
specified in the
first column
CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE
International Student’s Financial Aid Application
Institutional scholarship or grant aid is not available
Average dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-
seeking nonresident aliens:
Check off all financial aid forms nonresident alien first-year financial aid applicants must submit:
Institution’s own financial aid form
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.
Total dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-
seeking nonresident aliens:
Average per-
undergraduate-
borrower
cumulative
principal
borrowed from
the types of
loans specified
in the first
column
(nearest $1)
CDS-H Page 22
Common Data Set 2020-2021
Process for First-Year/Freshman Students
H8
X
X
X
X
H9
Priority date for filing required financial aid forms: 17-Feb
Deadline for filing required financial aid forms:
H10
a) Students notified on or about (date):
1-Apr
b) Students notified on a rolling basis:
Yes
No
If yes, starting date:
H11
5/1
Types of Aid Available
Please check off all types of aid available to undergraduates at your institution:
H12
x
x
x
x
x
H13
x
x
x
x
x
H14
Check off all financial aid forms domestic first-year (freshman) financial aid applicants must submit:
Other (specify):
State aid form
Noncustodial PROFILE
FAFSA
Indicate notification dates for first-year (freshman) students (answer a or b):
Institution's own financial aid form
CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE
Business/Farm Supplement
Other (specify):
Indicate reply dates:
Federal Nursing Loans
State Loans
College/university loans from institutional funds
Federal Perkins Loans
Students must reply by (date):
or within _______ weeks of notification.
United Negro College Fund
No deadline for filing required forms
(applications processed on a rolling basis)
Indicate filing dates for first-year (freshman) students:
Loans
Need Based Scholarships and Grants
Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
Direct PLUS Loans
Other (specify):
Federal Nursing Scholarship
Check off criteria used in awarding institutional aid. Check all that apply.
Other (specify):
Federal Pell
SEOG
State scholarships/grants
Private scholarships
College/university scholarship or grant aid from institutional funds
CDS-H Page 23
Common Data Set 2020-2021
Non-Need Based Need-Based
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
H15
Yes
XNo
Music/drama
Religious affiliation
Minority status
Academics
Alumni affiliation
Art
Are these policies related to the COVID-19 pandemic?
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:
For students entering USC in Fall 2020: Students from U.S. families with an annual
income of $80,000 or less with typical assets will attend USC tuition free. Owning a home
will not be counted in the calculation used to determine a student’s financial need.
Ensures total university need-based grant funding will continue to outpace annual tuition
State/district residency
Leadership
Athletics
Job skills
ROTC
CDS-H Page 24
Common Data Set 2020-2021
I-1.
Full-time Part-time
A
Exclude
Include only if
they teach one
or more non-
clinical credit
courses
B
Exclude
Include if they
teach one or
more non-
clinical credit
courses
C
Exclude Include
D
Exclude Exclude
E
Include Exclude
F
Exclude Exclude
G
Exclude Include
I-1. Full-Time Part-Time Total
A 2113 1277 3390
B 759 549 1308
C 872 553 1425
D 1241 724 1965
E 67 4 71
F 1935 825 2760
G 93 151 244
H 79 202 281
I 6 99 105
J 234 181 415
I-2.
Other administrators/staff who teach one or more non-clinical credit courses even though
they do not have faculty status
Total number who are nonresident aliens (international)
Total number who are members of minority groups
Total number who are women
Total number who are men
Student to Faculty Ratio
Report the Fall 2020 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.
Total number with doctorate, or other terminal de
g
ree
Total number whose highest degree is a master’s but not a terminal
master’s
Total number whose highest degree is a bachelor’s
Total number whose highest degree is unknown or other (Note:
Items f, g, h, and i must sum up to item a.)
Total number in stand-alone graduate/professional programs in
which faculty teach virtually only graduate-level students
• Do not count undergraduate or graduate student teaching assistants as faculty.
I. INSTRUCTIONAL FACULTY AND CLASS SIZE
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:
Total number of instructional faculty
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).
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).
Instructional faculty in preclinical and clinical medicine, faculty who are not paid (e.g.,
those who donate their services or are in the military), or research-only faculty, post-
doctoral fellows, or pre-doctoral fellows
Replacement faculty for faculty on sabbatical leave or leave with pay
Undergraduate or graduate students who assist in the instruction of courses, but have
titles such as teaching assistant, teaching fellow, and the like
Faculty on sabbatical or leave with pay
Faculty on leave without pay
Please report the number of instructional faculty members in each category for Fall 2020. Include
faculty who are on your institution’s payroll on the census date your institution uses for
IPEDS/AAUP.
Administrative officers with titles such as dean of students, librarian, registrar, coach, and
the like, even though they may devote part of their time to classroom instruction and may
have faculty status
CDS-I Page 25
Common Data Set 2020-2021
9
to 1 (based on
18,908
students
and 2,244 faculty).
I-3.
2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 100+ Total
633 1273 308 210 234 253 100 3011
2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 100+ Total
221 637 684 74 41 62 26 1745
Undergraduate Class Size (provide numbers)
Fall 2020 Student to Faculty ratio
Undergraduate Class Size
Number of Class Sections with Undergraduates Enrolled
CLASS SUB-
SECTIONS
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 2020. 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.
Class Subsections: A class subsection includes any subsection of a course, such as laboratory,
recitation, and discussion subsections that are supplementary in nature and are scheduled to meet
separately from the lecture portion of the course. Undergraduate subsections are defined as any
subsections of courses in which degree-seeking undergraduate students enrolled for credit. As above,
exclude noncredit classes and individual instruction such as dissertation or thesis research, music
instruction, or one-to-one readings. Each class subsection should be counted only once and should not be
duplicated because of cross-listings.
In the table below, please use the following definitions to report information about the size of classes and
class sections offered in the Fall 2020 term.
• Please include classes that have been moved online in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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
SECTIONS
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J1 Degrees conferred between July 1, 2019 and June 30, 2020
Category Diploma/Certificates Associate Bachelor’s
CIP 2020 Categories
to Include
Agriculture 0% 01
Natural resources and conservation 1% 03
Architecture 4% 04
Area, ethnic, and gender studies 1% 05
Communication/journalism 9% 09
Communication technologies 0% 10
Computer and information sciences 5% 11
Personal and culinary services 0% 12
Education 0% 13
Engineering 8% 14
Engineering technologies 1% 15
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics 1% 16
Family and consumer sciences 0% 19
Law/legal studies 0% 22
English 1% 23
Liberal arts/general studies 0% 24
Library science 0% 25
Biological/life sciences 4% 26
Mathematics and statistics 2% 27
Military science and military technologies 0% 28 & 29
Interdisciplinary studies 6% 30
Parks and recreation 0% 31
Philosophy and religious studies 1% 38
Theology and religious vocations 0% 39
Physical sciences 1% 40
Science technologies 0% 41
Psychology 3% 42
Homeland Security, law enforcement, firefighting,
and protective services
0% 43
Public administration and social services 1% 44
Social sciences 12% 45
Construction trades 0% 46
Mechanic and repair technologies 0% 47
Precision production 0% 48
Transportation and materials moving 0% 49
Visual and performing arts 12% 50
Health professions and related programs 3% 51
Business/marketing 24% 52
History 1% 54
Other
TOTAL (should = 100%) 0.00% 0.00% 100.00%
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.
J. Disciplinary areas of DEGREES CONFERRED
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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
ma
y
be present on individual publishers’ surve
y
s.
*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 ter
m
.
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.
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 room and board 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 requirements for a degree, diploma, certificate, or recognized postsecondary credential.
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.
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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.
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: A program through which high school students may enroll in college courses while still enrolled in high school.
Students are not required to apply for admission to the college in order to participate.
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. Ext
ernal 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 (freshman) 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.
Freshman: A first-year undergraduate student.
*Freshman/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.
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 country of residence.
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.
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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 alien.
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.
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 o
f
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.
Nonresident alien: 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.
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.
*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:
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.
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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 witha
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.
*Remedial services: Instructional courses designed for students deficient in the general competencies necessary for a regular
postsecondary curriculum and educational setting.
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.
Resident alien 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 alien status (and who holds either an alien 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).
Room and board (charges)—on campus: Assume double occupancy in institutional housing and 19 meals per week (or maximum meal
plan).
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.
*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.
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*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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