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	7
American Indian/Alaska Native	0
Asian/Pacific Islander	1
Hispanic	5
White, non-Hispanic	228
Categories used in BOTH New and Old:
Nonresident alien	2
Race and ethnicity unknown	13
Total men	256	256
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	12
American Indian/Alaska Native	2
Asian/Pacific Islander	2
Hispanic	7
White, non-Hispanic	364
Categories used in BOTH New and Old:
Nonresident alien	0
Race and ethnicity unknown	22
Total women	409	409
Total men + women	665	665

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	3		0
Hispanic/Latino	5		1
American Indian or Alaska Native			0
Asian	1		0
Black or African American	7		0
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander			0
White	229		4
Two or more races			0
Race and ethnicity unknown	11		0
Total men	256	251	5
Women
Nonresident alien			0
Hispanic/Latino	7		0
American Indian or Alaska Native	3		0
Asian	2		0
Black or African American	11		0
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander			0
White	366		3
Two or more races	1		0
Race and ethnicity unknown	19		0
Total women	409	406	3
Total men + women	665	657	8

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	3				1
Hispanic/Latino	4				1
American Indian or Alaska Native					0
Asian	1				0
Black or African American	7				2
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander					0
White	225				54
Two or more races					0
Race and ethnicity unknown	11				2
Total men	251	0	1	59	60
Women
Nonresident alien					0
Hispanic/Latino	7				3
American Indian or Alaska Native	3				1
Asian	2				0
Black or African American	11				3
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander					0
White	363				105
Two or more races	1				0
Race and ethnicity unknown	19				6
Total women	406	0	3	115	118
Total men + women	657	0	4	174	178

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	3	1			0
Hispanic/Latino	4	1			1
American Indian or Alaska Native					0
Asian	1				0
Black or African American	7	2			2
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander					0
White	225	53			19
Two or more races					0
Race and ethnicity unknown	11	2			0
Total men	251	59	12	25	22
Women
Nonresident alien					0
Hispanic/Latino	7	3			1
American Indian or Alaska Native	3	1			1
Asian	2				0
Black or African American	11	3			1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander					0
White	363	102			14
Two or more races	1				0
Race and ethnicity unknown	19	6			2
Total women	406	115	41	55	19
Total men + women	657	174	53	80	41

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	3	1				1
Hispanic/Latino	4	1				2
American Indian or Alaska Native		0				0
Asian	1	0				1
Black or African American	7	2				4
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander		0				0
White	225	54				69
Two or more races		0				0
Race and ethnicity unknown	11	2				1
Total men	251	60	85	1	27	78
Women
Nonresident alien		0				0
Hispanic/Latino	7	3				0
American Indian or Alaska Native	3	1				1
Asian	2	0				0
Black or African American	11	3				5
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander		0				0
White	363	105				106
Two or more races	1	0				1
Race and ethnicity unknown	19	6				6
Total women	406	118	140	0	29	119
Total men + women	657	178	225	1	56	197

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	1				0
American Indian or Alaska Native	0				0
Asian	0				0
Black or African American	0				0
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0				0
White	4				0
Two or more races	0				0
Race and ethnicity unknown	0				0
Total men	5	0	0	0	0
Women
Nonresident alien	0				0
Hispanic/Latino	0				0
American Indian or Alaska Native	0				0
Asian	0				0
Black or African American	0				0
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0				0
White	3				1
Two or more races	0				0
Race and ethnicity unknown	0				0
Total women	3	0	0	1	1
Total men + women	8	0	0	1	1

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

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					27	34
Men
Nonresident alien	3	0	1	0	33	0
Hispanic/Latino	5	0	1	0	20	0
American Indian or Alaska Native	0	0	0	0
Asian	1	0	0	0	0	0
Black or African American	7	0	2	1	29	14
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0	0
White	229	1	54	78	24	34
Two or more races	0	0	0	0
Race and ethnicity unknown	11	0	2	7	18	64
Total men	256	1	60	86	24	34
Women
Nonresident alien	0	0	0	0
Hispanic/Latino	7	0	3	3	43	43
American Indian or Alaska Native	3	0	1	1	33	33
Asian	2	0	0	2	0	100
Black or African American	11	0	3	3	27	27
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0	0
White	366	0	106	124	29	34
Two or more races	1	0	0	0	0	0
Race and ethnicity unknown	19	0	6	7	32	37
Total women	409	0	119	140	29	34
Total (men and women)
Nonresident alien	3	0	1	0	33	0
Hispanic/Latino	12	0	4	3	33	25
American Indian or Alaska Native	3	0	1	1	33	33
Asian	3	0	0	2	0	67
Black or African American	18	0	5	4	28	22
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0	0
White	595	1	160	202	27	34
Two or more races	1	0	0	0	0	0
Race and ethnicity unknown	30	0	8	14	27	47
Total	665	1	179	226	27	34

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	3	0	0	1	1	0	33	33
Hispanic/Latino	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	25
American Indian or Alaska Native	0	0	0	0	0
Asian	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Black or African American	7	0	0	0	2	0	0	29
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0	0	0
White	225	1	11	34	53	5	15	24
Two or more races	0	0	0	0	0
Race and ethnicity unknown	11	0	1	2	2	9	18	18
Total men	251	1	12	37	59	5	15	24
Women
Nonresident alien	0	0	0	0	0
Hispanic/Latino	7	0	1	2	3	14	29	43
American Indian or Alaska Native	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	33
Asian	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Black or African American	11	0	0	2	3	0	18	27
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0	0	0
White	363	0	37	88	102	10	24	28
Two or more races	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Race and ethnicity unknown	19	0	3	4	6	16	21	32
Total women	406	0	41	96	115	10	24	28
Total (men and women)
Nonresident alien	3	0	0	1	1	0	33	33
Hispanic/Latino	11	0	1	2	4	9	18	36
American Indian or Alaska Native	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	33
Asian	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Black or African American	18	0	0	2	5	0	11	28
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0	0	0
White	588	1	48	122	155	8	21	26
Two or more races	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Race and ethnicity unknown	30	0	4	6	8	13	20	27
Total	657	1	53	133	174	8	20	27

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)	260	276	295	256	1,087
Total exclusions (II,45)		2	1	1	4
Total exclusions (III,45)	1			0	1
Adjusted cohort	259	274	294	255	1,082
Women
Revised cohort (I,01)	419	400	420	409	1,648
Total exclusions (II,45)				0	0
Total exclusions (III,45)				0	0
Adjusted cohort	419	400	420	409	1,648
Total (men and women)
Revised cohort (I,01)	679	676	715	665	2,735
Total exclusions (II,45)		2	1	1	4
Total exclusions (III,45)	1			0	1
Adjusted cohort	678	674	714	664	2,730

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	0
2<4-yr completers (II,12)	3	2	1	1	7
Bachelor's completers (II,18)	58	48	56	59	221
<2-yr completers (III,11)	0			0	0
2<4-yr completers (III,12)	1			0	1
Bachelor's completers (III,18)	1	1	1	0	3
Total completers within 150%	63	51	58	60	232
Women
<2-yr completers (II,11)			2	0	2
2<4-yr completers (II,12)	4	0	3	3	10
Bachelor's completers (II,18)	152	121	137	115	525
<2-yr completers (III,11)	1			0	1
2<4-yr completers (III,12)	0			0	0
Bachelor's completers (III,18)	2	0	1	1	4
Total completers within 150%	159	121	143	119	542
Total (men and women)
<2-yr completers (II,11)			2	0	2
2<4-yr completers (II,12)	7	2	4	4	17
Bachelor's completers (II,18)	210	169	193	174	746
<2-yr completers (III,11)	1			0	1
2<4-yr completers (III,12)	1			0	1
Bachelor's completers (III,18)	3	1	2	1	7
Total completers within 150%	222	172	201	179	774

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)			98	85	183
Transfer-out students (III,30)			2	1	3
Total transfer-out students	0	0	100	86	186
Women
Transfer-out students (II,30)			143	140	283
Transfer-out students (III,30)			3	0	3
Total transfer-out students	0	0	146	140	286
Total (men and women)
Transfer-out students (II,30)			241	225	466
Transfer-out students (III,30)			5	1	6
Total transfer-out students	0	0	246	226	472
4-year average Student-Right-to-Know completion or graduation rate calculation					28
(Total Completers within 150% / Adjusted Cohort)
4-year average Student-Right-to-Know transfer-out rate calculation					17
(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.