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	21
American Indian/Alaska Native	0
Asian/Pacific Islander	3
Hispanic	30
White, non-Hispanic	132
Categories used in BOTH New and Old:
Nonresident alien	0
Race and ethnicity unknown	6
Total men	192	192
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	60
American Indian/Alaska Native	1
Asian/Pacific Islander	2
Hispanic	31
White, non-Hispanic	184
Categories used in BOTH New and Old:
Nonresident alien	0
Race and ethnicity unknown	2
Total women	280	280
Total men + women	472	472

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			0
Hispanic/Latino	31		2
American Indian or Alaska Native			0
Asian	3		0
Black or African American	20		1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander			0
White	131		9
Two or more races			0
Race and ethnicity unknown	7		0
Total men	192	180	12
Women
Nonresident alien			0
Hispanic/Latino	31		5
American Indian or Alaska Native	1		0
Asian	2		0
Black or African American	61		8
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander			0
White	181		34
Two or more races			0
Race and ethnicity unknown	4		0
Total women	280	233	47
Total men + women	472	413	59

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					0
Hispanic/Latino	29				5
American Indian or Alaska Native					0
Asian	3				3
Black or African American	19				4
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander					0
White	122				35
Two or more races					0
Race and ethnicity unknown	7				1
Total men	180	0	2	46	48
Women
Nonresident alien					0
Hispanic/Latino	26				5
American Indian or Alaska Native	1				0
Asian	2				0
Black or African American	53				5
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander					0
White	147				47
Two or more races					0
Race and ethnicity unknown	4				0
Total women	233	0	8	49	57
Total men + women	413	0	10	95	105

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					0
Hispanic/Latino	29	4			0
American Indian or Alaska Native					0
Asian	3	3			0
Black or African American	19	4			0
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander					0
White	122	34			7
Two or more races					0
Race and ethnicity unknown	7	1			1
Total men	180	46	19	19	8
Women
Nonresident alien					0
Hispanic/Latino	26	5			2
American Indian or Alaska Native	1				0
Asian	2				0
Black or African American	53	4			3
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander					0
White	147	40			7
Two or more races					0
Race and ethnicity unknown	4				0
Total women	233	49	14	23	12
Total men + women	413	95	33	42	20

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		0				0
Hispanic/Latino	29	5				8
American Indian or Alaska Native		0				0
Asian	3	3				0
Black or African American	19	4				9
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander		0				0
White	122	35				38
Two or more races		0				0
Race and ethnicity unknown	7	1				3
Total men	180	48	58	1	15	58
Women
Nonresident alien		0				0
Hispanic/Latino	26	5				10
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	0				0
Asian	2	0				1
Black or African American	53	5				15
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander		0				0
White	147	47				49
Two or more races		0				0
Race and ethnicity unknown	4	0				2
Total women	233	57	81	0	18	77
Total men + women	413	105	139	1	33	135

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	2				0
American Indian or Alaska Native	0				0
Asian	0				0
Black or African American	1				0
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0				0
White	9				4
Two or more races	0				0
Race and ethnicity unknown	0				0
Total men	12	0	1	3	4
Women
Nonresident alien	0				0
Hispanic/Latino	5				0
American Indian or Alaska Native	0				0
Asian	0				0
Black or African American	8				1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0				0
White	34				6
Two or more races	0				0
Race and ethnicity unknown	0				0
Total women	47	0	0	7	7
Total men + women	59	0	1	10	11

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	2	0				2
American Indian or Alaska Native	0	0				0
Asian	0	0				0
Black or African American	1	0				1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0				0
White	9	4				3
Two or more races	0	0				0
Race and ethnicity unknown	0	0				0
Total men	12	4	2	0	0	6
Women
Nonresident alien	0	0				0
Hispanic/Latino	5	0				5
American Indian or Alaska Native	0	0				0
Asian	0	0				0
Black or African American	8	1				4
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0				0
White	34	6				13
Two or more races	0	0				0
Race and ethnicity unknown	0	0				0
Total women	47	7	13	0	5	22
Total men + women	59	11	15	0	5	28

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					25	33
Men
Nonresident alien	0	0	0	0
Hispanic/Latino	31	0	5	11	16	35
American Indian or Alaska Native	0	0	0	0
Asian	3	0	3	0	100	0
Black or African American	20	1	4	4	21	21
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0	0
White	131	0	39	42	30	32
Two or more races	0	0	0	0
Race and ethnicity unknown	7	0	1	3	14	43
Total men	192	1	52	60	27	31
Women
Nonresident alien	0	0	0	0
Hispanic/Latino	31	0	5	7	16	23
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	0	0	1	0	100
Asian	2	0	0	0	0	0
Black or African American	61	0	6	35	10	57
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0	0
White	181	0	53	49	29	27
Two or more races	0	0	0	0
Race and ethnicity unknown	4	0	0	2	0	50
Total women	280	0	64	94	23	34
Total (men and women)
Nonresident alien	0	0	0	0
Hispanic/Latino	62	0	10	18	16	29
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	0	0	1	0	100
Asian	5	0	3	0	60	0
Black or African American	81	1	10	39	13	49
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0	0
White	312	0	92	91	29	29
Two or more races	0	0	0	0
Race and ethnicity unknown	11	0	1	5	9	45
Total	472	1	116	154	25	33

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	0	0	0	0	0
Hispanic/Latino	29	0	3	4	4	10	14	14
American Indian or Alaska Native	0	0	0	0	0
Asian	3	0	3	3	3	100	100	100
Black or African American	19	1	1	4	4	6	22	22
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0	0	0
White	122	0	12	27	34	10	22	28
Two or more races	0	0	0	0	0
Race and ethnicity unknown	7	0	0	0	1	0	0	14
Total men	180	1	19	38	46	11	21	26
Women
Nonresident alien	0	0	0	0	0
Hispanic/Latino	26	0	1	3	5	4	12	19
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Asian	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Black or African American	53	0	0	1	4	0	2	8
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0	0	0
White	147	0	13	33	40	9	22	27
Two or more races	0	0	0	0	0
Race and ethnicity unknown	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total women	233	0	14	37	49	6	16	21
Total (men and women)
Nonresident alien	0	0	0	0	0
Hispanic/Latino	55	0	4	7	9	7	13	16
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Asian	5	0	3	3	3	60	60	60
Black or African American	72	1	1	5	8	1	7	11
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0	0	0
White	269	0	25	60	74	9	22	28
Two or more races	0	0	0	0	0
Race and ethnicity unknown	11	0	0	0	1	0	0	9
Total	413	1	33	75	95	8	18	23

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)	239	244	229	192	904
Total exclusions (II,45)	2	1		1	4
Total exclusions (III,45)				0	0
Adjusted cohort	237	243	229	191	900
Women
Revised cohort (I,01)	365	418	376	280	1,439
Total exclusions (II,45)				0	0
Total exclusions (III,45)		1	1	0	2
Adjusted cohort	365	417	375	280	1,437
Total (men and women)
Revised cohort (I,01)	604	662	605	472	2,343
Total exclusions (II,45)	2	1		1	4
Total exclusions (III,45)		1	1	0	2
Adjusted cohort	602	660	604	471	2,337

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)	4	4	11	2	21
Bachelor's completers (II,18)	43	48	41	46	178
<2-yr completers (III,11)	1	0	0	0	1
2<4-yr completers (III,12)	4	7	6	1	18
Bachelor's completers (III,18)	4	3	0	3	10
Total completers within 150%	56	62	58	52	228
Women
<2-yr completers (II,11)				0	0
2<4-yr completers (II,12)	8	3	12	8	31
Bachelor's completers (II,18)	66	72	57	49	244
<2-yr completers (III,11)	3	6	3	0	12
2<4-yr completers (III,12)	13	13	6	0	32
Bachelor's completers (III,18)	11	5	8	7	31
Total completers within 150%	101	99	86	64	350
Total (men and women)
<2-yr completers (II,11)				0	0
2<4-yr completers (II,12)	12	7	23	10	52
Bachelor's completers (II,18)	109	120	98	95	422
<2-yr completers (III,11)	4	6	3	0	13
2<4-yr completers (III,12)	17	20	12	1	50
Bachelor's completers (III,18)	15	8	8	10	41
Total completers within 150%	157	161	144	116	578

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)			63	58	121
Transfer-out students (III,30)			10	2	12
Total transfer-out students	0	0	73	60	133
Women
Transfer-out students (II,30)			123	81	204
Transfer-out students (III,30)			18	13	31
Total transfer-out students	0	0	141	94	235
Total (men and women)
Transfer-out students (II,30)			186	139	325
Transfer-out students (III,30)			28	15	43
Total transfer-out students	0	0	214	154	368
4-year average Student-Right-to-Know completion or graduation rate calculation					25
(Total Completers within 150% / Adjusted Cohort)
4-year average Student-Right-to-Know transfer-out rate calculation					16
(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.

Please review your data for accuracy. If you have questions about the data displayed below after reviewing the data reported on the survey screens, please contact the IPEDS Help Desk at: 1-877-225-2568 or ipedshelp@rti.org.