Overview

Graduation Rates Overview
	The Graduation Rate component of the IPEDS survey collects data on the cohort of first-time, full-time, degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates and tracks them for 150% of the normal time of their program to see how many complete. This information is collected as part of the Student-Right-to-Know Act.
	Data Reporting Reminders
	Once a student is in the cohort, they remain in the cohort, even if they switch to part-time or drop out. However, adjustments can be made to the initial cohort for exclusions, which include the death of a student, permanent disability, military deployment, or an official church mission.
	Changes for 2011-12
	A column has been added (column 51) to report the number of students still enrolled as of 200% of the normal time to completion of their program. This will provide more information about the status of non-completers.
	Resources: To download the survey materials for this component: Survey Materials
	To access your prior year data submission for this component: Reported Data
If you have questions about completing this survey, please contact the IPEDS Help Desk at 1-877-225-2568.

Screening questions

Does your institution post the Student-Right-to-Know student athlete graduation rates on a website?
	No.
	Yes. Please provide the URL.	http://

Based on your institution's response to the predominant calendar system question (B3) on the Institutional Characteristics Header survey from the IPEDS Fall 2011 Data Collection, your institution must report graduation rates data using a

Fall Cohort

A fall cohort is used by institutions with standard academic terms (semester, trimester, quarter, 4-1-4). A full-year cohort is used by institutions offering primarily occupational/vocational programs and operating on a continuous basis.

You may use the space below to provide context for the data you've reported above. These context notes will be posted on the College Navigator website, and should be written to be understood by students and parents.

Section I - Graduation Rate - Establishing cohorts

Establishing cohorts
NOTE: Reporting using the new race categories is now mandatory. On this screen you will need to revise your 2005 cohort to the new race/ethnicity categories. For information and assistance with this, please visit AIR's Race/Ethnicity FAQ page.
Screen 1 of 2	Cohort year 2005
	Initial cohort	Revised cohort
		(01)
Men
NEW categories:
Notes for NEW categories: Report Hispanic/Latino individuals of any race as Hispanic/Latino Report race for non-Hispanic/Latino individuals only
Hispanic/Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian
Black or African American
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
White
Two or more races
OLD categories:
Black, non-Hispanic	156
American Indian/Alaska Native	12
Asian/Pacific Islander	125
Hispanic	57
White, non-Hispanic	2,565
Categories used in BOTH New and Old:
Nonresident alien	148
Race and ethnicity unknown	62
Total men	3,125	3,125
Women
NEW categories:
Notes for NEW categories: Report Hispanic/Latino individuals of any race as Hispanic/Latino Report race for non-Hispanic/Latino individuals only
Hispanic/Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian
Black or African American
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
White
Two or more races
OLD categories:
Black, non-Hispanic	253
American Indian/Alaska Native	7
Asian/Pacific Islander	110
Hispanic	88
White, non-Hispanic	3,185
Categories used in BOTH New and Old:
Nonresident alien	74
Race and ethnicity unknown	70
Total women	3,787	3,787
Total men + women	6,912	6,912

Section I - Graduation Rate - Establishing cohorts

Incoming students that are seeking a bachelors degree should be reported in column 02. While column 3 will then be generated, it is meant to include any first-time, full-time entering students who are seeking an associates degree or undergraduate certificates. If you have no changes to the preloaded data on this screen, you must click the "Save and Next" button to generate screens to report completers and transfers.
Establishing cohorts
Report Hispanic/Latino individuals of any race as Hispanic/Latino Report race for non-Hispanic/Latino individuals only
Screen 2 of 2	Cohort year 2005
	Cohort	Bachelor's or equivalent degree-seeking subcohort	Other degree-seeking subcohort (Revised cohort – Bachelor’s or equivalent degree-seeking subcohort)
	(01)	(02)	(03)
Men
Nonresident alien	141		0
Hispanic/Latino	60		0
American Indian or Alaska Native	12		0
Asian	127		1
Black or African American	156		1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0		0
White	2,590		9
Two or more races	7		0
Race and ethnicity unknown	32		0
Total men	3,125	3,114	11
Women
Nonresident alien	64		1
Hispanic/Latino	92		0
American Indian or Alaska Native	7		0
Asian	117		1
Black or African American	257		2
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0		0
White	3,195		7
Two or more races	18		0
Race and ethnicity unknown	37		0
Total women	3,787	3,776	11
Total men + women	6,912	6,890	22

Section II - Graduation Rate - Completers within 150%

In the columns below, report the status of the Bachelor's degree-seeking students reported in the subcohort in Col 10. Those undergraduate students who attained OTHER THAN A BACHELOR'S DEGREE within 150% of normal time as of August 31, 2011 should be reported in either Col 11 or 12, depending on the length of the program. Those who attained a bachelor's degree or equivalent within 150% or normal time should be reported in Col 18.

Subcohort of full-time, first-time students seeking a bachelor's or equivalent degree
Report Hispanic/Latino individuals of any race as Hispanic/Latino Report race for non-Hispanic/Latino individuals only
Screen 1 of 4	Cohort year 2005
	Bachelor's or equivalent degree-seeking subcohort	Subcohort students who completed their program within 150% of normal time to completion			Total completers within 150%
		Completers of programs of <2-yrs	Completers of programs of 2<4-yrs	Completers of bachelor's or equivalent degrees
	(10)	(11)	(12)	(18)	(29)
Men
Nonresident alien	141				75
Hispanic/Latino	60				41
American Indian or Alaska Native	12				7
Asian	126				90
Black or African American	155				64
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0				0
White	2,581				1,843
Two or more races	7				4
Race and ethnicity unknown	32				15
Total men	3,114	0	0	2,139	2,139
Women
Nonresident alien	63				48
Hispanic/Latino	92				61
American Indian or Alaska Native	7				3
Asian	116				91
Black or African American	255				126
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0				0
White	3,188				2,453
Two or more races	18				13
Race and ethnicity unknown	37				25
Total women	3,776	0	7	2,813	2,820
Total men + women	6,890	0	7	4,952	4,959

Section II - Graduation Rate - Bachelor's completers by length of time to degree

The students who attained a bachelor's degree or equivalent as reported on the previous page are listed in Col 18. For the other columns below, report these completers according to how long it took them to complete the program.

Subcohort of full-time, first-time students seeking a bachelor's or equivalent degree
Report Hispanic/Latino individuals of any race as Hispanic/Latino Report race for non-Hispanic/Latino individuals only
Screen 2 of 4	Cohort year 2005
	Bachelor's or equivalent degree-seeking subcohort	Completed bachelor's degree or equivalent within 150%	Subcohort students who attained a bachelor's degree or equivalent
			Completed the program in 4 yrs or less	Completed the program in 5 yrs	Completed the program in 6 yrs
	(10)	(18)	(19)	(20)	(21)
Men
Nonresident alien	141	75			14
Hispanic/Latino	60	41			3
American Indian or Alaska Native	12	7			1
Asian	126	90			6
Black or African American	155	64			6
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0			0
White	2,581	1,843			83
Two or more races	7	4			0
Race and ethnicity unknown	32	15			0
Total men	3,114	2,139	1,383	643	113
Women
Nonresident alien	63	48			5
Hispanic/Latino	92	61			1
American Indian or Alaska Native	7	3			0
Asian	116	91			3
Black or African American	255	126			20
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0				0
White	3,188	2,446			111
Two or more races	18	13			2
Race and ethnicity unknown	37	25			2
Total women	3,776	2,813	2,042	627	144
Total men + women	6,890	4,952	3,425	1,270	257

Section II - Graduation Rate - Transfers/exclusions

In the columns below, report the status of the BACHELOR'S DEGREE-SEEKING STUDENTS reported in the subcohort in Col 10, who did not complete a program as of August 31, 2011. Report transfers-out who did not complete a program in Col 30. If the mission of your institution includes providing substantial preparation for students to enroll in another eligible institution WITHOUT having completed their programs, you must report transfer-out data in column 30. A school is required to report only on those students that the school knows have transferred to another school. A school must document that the student actually transferred. If it is not part of your mission, you may report transfer-out data if you wish.

Report exclusions from the cohort in Col 45. The ONLY allowable categories for this column are: students who died or became permanently disabled students who left school to serve in the armed forces (or have been called up to active duty) students who left school to serve with a foreign aid service of the Federal Government students who left school to serve on an official church mission Col 52 [No longer enrolled] will be calculated for you. This includes students who have dropped out or who completed in greater than 150% of normal time. If you do not have any values to enter in either columns 30, 45, or 51, you must enter at least one zero in a field on this screen

Subcohort of full-time, first-time students seeking a bachelor's or equivalent degree
Report Hispanic/Latino individuals of any race as Hispanic/Latino Report race for non-Hispanic/Latino individuals only
Screen 3 of 4	Cohort year 2005
	Bachelor's or equivalent degree-seeking subcohort	Total completers within 150%	Total transfer-out students	Total exclusions	Still enrolled	No longer enrolled
	(10)	(29)	(30)	(45)	(51)	(52)
Men
Nonresident alien	141	75				42
Hispanic/Latino	60	41				6
American Indian or Alaska Native	12	7				2
Asian	126	90				16
Black or African American	155	64				44
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0				0
White	2,581	1,843				273
Two or more races	7	4				1
Race and ethnicity unknown	32	15				6
Total men	3,114	2,139	486	7	92	390
Women
Nonresident alien	63	48				12
Hispanic/Latino	92	61				10
American Indian or Alaska Native	7	3				1
Asian	116	91				8
Black or African American	255	126				51
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0				0
White	3,188	2,453				226
Two or more races	18	13				1
Race and ethnicity unknown	37	25				1
Total women	3,776	2,820	595	2	49	310
Total men + women	6,890	4,959	1,081	9	141	700

Section III - Graduation Rate - Completers within 150%

In the columns below, report the status of the other undergraduate degree or certificate-seeking students reported in the subcohort in Col 10. Those undergraduate students who attained OTHER THAN A BACHELOR'S DEGREE within 150% of normal time as of August 31, 2011 should be reported in either Col 11 or 12, depending on the length of the program. Those who attained a bachelor's degree or equivalent within 150% or normal time should be reported in Col 18.

Subcohort of full-time, first-time students seeking other than a bachelor's degree
Report Hispanic/Latino individuals of any race as Hispanic/Latino Report race for non-Hispanic/Latino individuals only
Screen 1 of 2	Cohort year 2005
	Other degree-seeking subcohort	Subcohort students who completed their program within 150% of normal time to completion			Total completers within 150%
		Completers of programs of <2-yrs	Completers of programs of 2<4-yrs	Completers of bachelor's or equivalent degrees
	(10)	(11)	(12)	(18)	(29)
Men
Nonresident alien	0				0
Hispanic/Latino	0				0
American Indian or Alaska Native	0				0
Asian	1				1
Black or African American	1				0
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0				0
White	9				5
Two or more races	0				0
Race and ethnicity unknown	0				0
Total men	11	0	0	6	6
Women
Nonresident alien	1				1
Hispanic/Latino	0				0
American Indian or Alaska Native	0				0
Asian	1				1
Black or African American	2				2
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0				0
White	7				4
Two or more races	0				0
Race and ethnicity unknown	0				0
Total women	11	0	1	7	8
Total men + women	22	0	1	13	14

Section III - Graduation Rate - Transfers/exclusions

In the columns below, report the status of the OTHER THAN A BACHELOR'S DEGREE-SEEKING STUDENTS reported in the subcohort in Col 10, who did not complete a program as of August 31, 2011. Report transfers-out who did not complete a program in Col 30. If the mission of your institution includes providing substantial preparation for students to enroll in another eligible institution WITHOUT having completed their programs, you must report transfer-out data in column 30. A school is required to report only on those students that the school knows have transferred to another school. A school must document that the student actually transferred. If it is not part of your mission, you may report transfer-out data if you wish.

Report exclusions from the cohort in Col 45. The ONLY allowable categories for this column are: students who died or became permanently disabled students who left school to serve in the armed forces(or have been called up to active duty) students who left school to serve with a foreign aid service of the Federal Government students who left school to serve on an official church mission Col 52 [No longer enrolled] will be calculated for you. This will include students who dropped out as well as those who completed in greater than 150% of normal time. If you do not have any values to enter in either columns 30, 45, or 51, you must enter at least one zero in a field on this screen

Subcohort of full-time, first-time students seeking other than a bachelor's degree
Report Hispanic/Latino individuals of any race as Hispanic/Latino Report race for non-Hispanic/Latino individuals only
Screen 2 of 2	Cohort year 2005
	Other degree-seeking subcohort	Total completers within 150%	Total transfer-out students	Total exclusions	Still enrolled	No longer enrolled
	(10)	(29)	(30)	(45)	(51)	(52)
Men
Nonresident alien	0	0				0
Hispanic/Latino	0	0				0
American Indian or Alaska Native	0	0				0
Asian	1	1				0
Black or African American	1	0				0
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0				0
White	9	5				2
Two or more races	0	0				0
Race and ethnicity unknown	0	0				0
Total men	11	6	3	0	0	2
Women
Nonresident alien	1	1				0
Hispanic/Latino	0	0				0
American Indian or Alaska Native	0	0				0
Asian	1	1				0
Black or African American	2	2				0
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0				0
White	7	4				2
Two or more races	0	0				0
Race and ethnicity unknown	0	0				0
Total women	11	8	1	0	0	2
Total men + women	22	14	4	0	0	4

Graduation and transfer-out rates

Calculation of graduation and transfer-out rates
Screen 1 of 2	Cohort year 2005
	Revised cohort	Total exclusions	Total completers within 150%>	Total transfer-out students	Graduation rate	Transfer-out rate
Overall Rates, will be displayed on College Navigator					72	16
Men
Nonresident alien	141	0	75	7	53	5
Hispanic/Latino	60	0	41	12	68	20
American Indian or Alaska Native	12	0	7	3	58	25
Asian	127	0	91	17	72	13
Black or African American	156	1	64	42	41	27
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0	0
White	2,590	5	1,848	399	71	15
Two or more races	7	0	4	0	57	0
Race and ethnicity unknown	32	1	15	9	48	29
Total men	3,125	7	2,145	489	69	16
Women
Nonresident alien	64	0	49	2	77	3
Hispanic/Latino	92	0	61	17	66	18
American Indian or Alaska Native	7	0	3	3	43	43
Asian	117	0	92	16	79	14
Black or African American	257	0	128	70	50	27
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0	0
White	3,195	2	2,457	473	77	15
Two or more races	18	0	13	4	72	22
Race and ethnicity unknown	37	0	25	11	68	30
Total women	3,787	2	2,828	596	75	16
Total (men and women)
Nonresident alien	205	0	124	9	60	4
Hispanic/Latino	152	0	102	29	67	19
American Indian or Alaska Native	19	0	10	6	53	32
Asian	244	0	183	33	75	14
Black or African American	413	1	192	112	47	27
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0	0
White	5,785	7	4,305	872	75	15
Two or more races	25	0	17	4	68	16
Race and ethnicity unknown	69	1	40	20	59	29
Total	6,912	9	4,973	1,085	72	16

Graduation and transfer-out rates by length of time to degree

Calculation of graduation rates
Screen 2 of 2	Cohort year 2005
	Revised cohort	Total exclusions	Completed bachelor's degree in 4 or less years	Completed bachelor's degree in 5 or less years	Completed bachelor's degree in 6 or less years	4 year graduation rate	5 year graduation rate	6 year graduation rate
Graduation rates displayed below in bold italics will be displayed on College Navigator.
Men
Nonresident alien	141	0	44	61	75	31	43	53
Hispanic/Latino	60	0	24	38	41	40	63	68
American Indian or Alaska Native	12	0	4	6	7	33	50	58
Asian	126	0	56	84	90	44	67	71
Black or African American	155	1	30	58	64	19	38	42
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0	0	0
White	2,581	5	1,213	1,760	1,843	47	68	72
Two or more races	7	0	2	4	4	29	57	57
Race and ethnicity unknown	32	1	10	15	15	32	48	48
Total men	3,114	7	1,383	2,026	2,139	45	65	69
Women
Nonresident alien	63	0	29	43	48	46	68	76
Hispanic/Latino	92	0	37	60	61	40	65	66
American Indian or Alaska Native	7	0	1	3	3	14	43	43
Asian	116	0	76	88	91	66	76	78
Black or African American	255	0	51	106	126	20	42	49
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0	0	0
White	3,188	2	1,828	2,335	2,446	57	73	77
Two or more races	18	0	7	11	13	39	61	72
Race and ethnicity unknown	37	0	13	23	25	35	62	68
Total women	3,776	2	2,042	2,669	2,813	54	71	75
Total (men and women)
Nonresident alien	204	0	73	104	123	36	51	60
Hispanic/Latino	152	0	61	98	102	40	64	67
American Indian or Alaska Native	19	0	5	9	10	26	47	53
Asian	242	0	132	172	181	55	71	75
Black or African American	410	1	81	164	190	20	40	46
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0	0	0
White	5,769	7	3,041	4,095	4,289	53	71	74
Two or more races	25	0	9	15	17	36	60	68
Race and ethnicity unknown	69	1	23	38	40	34	56	59
Total	6,890	9	3,425	4,695	4,952	50	68	72

Graduation rates

Calculation of 4-year average rates: Cohort adjustment
Screen 1 of 3	2002	2003	2004	2005	4-year Total
Men
Revised cohort (I,01)	3,116	2,969	2,899	3,125	12,109
Total exclusions (II,45)	24	3	6	7	40
Total exclusions (III,45)				0	0
Adjusted cohort	3,092	2,966	2,893	3,118	12,069
Women
Revised cohort (I,01)	3,903	3,777	3,409	3,787	14,876
Total exclusions (II,45)	8	4	2	2	16
Total exclusions (III,45)				0	0
Adjusted cohort	3,895	3,773	3,407	3,785	14,860
Total (men and women)
Revised cohort (I,01)	7,019	6,746	6,308	6,912	26,985
Total exclusions (II,45)	32	7	8	9	56
Total exclusions (III,45)				0	0
Adjusted cohort	6,987	6,739	6,300	6,903	26,929

Graduation rates

Calculation of 4-year average rates: Completers within 150% of normal time
Screen 2 of 3	2002	2003	2004	2005	4-year Total
Men
<2-yr completers (II,11)				0	0
2<4-yr completers (II,12)	1	1	3	0	5
Bachelor's completers (II,18)	2,233	2,121	1,999	2,139	8,492
<2-yr completers (III,11)				0	0
2<4-yr completers (III,12)	1	2	1	0	4
Bachelor's completers (III,18)	3	15	7	6	31
Total completers within 150%	2,238	2,139	2,010	2,145	8,532
Women
<2-yr completers (II,11)				0	0
2<4-yr completers (II,12)	4	8	13	7	32
Bachelor's completers (II,18)	2,811	2,770	2,465	2,813	10,859
<2-yr completers (III,11)				0	0
2<4-yr completers (III,12)	4	2	0	1	7
Bachelor's completers (III,18)	15	34	1	7	57
Total completers within 150%	2,834	2,814	2,479	2,828	10,955
Total (men and women)
<2-yr completers (II,11)				0	0
2<4-yr completers (II,12)	5	9	16	7	37
Bachelor's completers (II,18)	5,044	4,891	4,464	4,952	19,351
<2-yr completers (III,11)				0	0
2<4-yr completers (III,12)	5	4	1	1	11
Bachelor's completers (III,18)	18	49	8	13	88
Total completers within 150%	5,072	4,953	4,489	4,973	19,487

Graduation rates

Calculation of 4-year average rates: Transfer-out students and rate calculations
Screen 3 of 3	2002	2003	2004	2005	4-year Total
Men
Transfer-out students (II,30)	14	17	506	486	1,023
Transfer-out students (III,30)			3	3	6
Total transfer-out students	14	17	509	489	1,029
Women
Transfer-out students (II,30)	4	9	635	595	1,243
Transfer-out students (III,30)			1	1	2
Total transfer-out students	4	9	636	596	1,245
Total (men and women)
Transfer-out students (II,30)	18	26	1,141	1,081	2,266
Transfer-out students (III,30)			4	4	8
Total transfer-out students	18	26	1,145	1,085	2,274
4-year average Student-Right-to-Know completion or graduation rate calculation					72
(Total Completers within 150% / Adjusted Cohort)
4-year average Student-Right-to-Know transfer-out rate calculation					8
(Total Transfer-out Students / Adjusted Cohort)

IPEDS collects important information regarding your institution. All data reported in IPEDS survey components become available in the IPEDS Data Center and appear as aggregated data in various Department of Education reports. Additionally, some of the reported data appears specifically for your institution through the College Navigator website and is included in your institution’s Data Feedback Report (DFR). The purpose of this summary is to provide you an opportunity to view some of the data that, when accepted through the IPEDS quality control process, will appear on the College Navigator website and/or your DFR. College Navigator is updated approximately three months after the data collection period closes and Data Feedback Reports will be available through the ExPT and sent to your institution’s CEO in November 2012.

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