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Dr. Cristi CarsonDirector, Institutional Research and Assessment 

March 20, 2012 

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Table of Contents

Content Page

Admitted Student Enrollment Patterns by Admit Type and Demographic Characteristics

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Admitted Student Enrollment Patterns by Intended Academic Program 6 Admitted Student Enrollment Patterns by Home State and Last Institution Attended

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Academic Majors of Admitted Students Enrolled Elsewhere 8 Characteristics of Institutions Where Admitted Students Enrolled 8 Appendix A Summary Tables 12 Appendix B Customized IPEDS Data Feedback Report 32

Tables

Table 1 Fall 2011 Admitted Student Enrollment Patterns 4 Table 2 Admitted First-Time Student Enrollment Status by College 6 Table 3 Admitted Transfer Student Enrollment Status by College 6 Table A1 Admitted First-Time Student Enrollment Patterns by Academic Program

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Table A2 Admitted Transfer Student Enrollment Patterns by Intended Program

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Table A3 Admitted First-Time Student Enrollment Patterns by State of Origin

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Table A4 Admitted First-Time Student Enrollment Patterns by Last School Attended

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Table A5 Admitted Transfer Student Enrollment Patterns by State of Origin

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Table A6 Admitted Transfer Student Enrollment Patterns by Last Institution Attended

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Table A7 Majors of First-Time Admits Enrolled Elsewhere 25

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Table A8 Majors of Transfer Admits Enrolled Elsewhere 25 Table A9 Admitted First-Time Students’ Selected Institutions 26 Table A10 Admitted Transfer Students’ Selected Institutions 30

Figures

Figure 1 New Admits Enrolled Elsewhere by Age and Sex 3 Figure 2 Admitted Students Enrolled Elsewhere by Entering GPA 4 Figure 3.Admitted Students Enrolled Elsewhere by Admit Date 4 Figure 4 USM Competitors Mission Statement Word Cloud 9 Figure 5 USM Mission Statement Word Cloud 10

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Fall 2011 Admitted Students: Who Enrolled at USM and Who Did Not The enrollment patterns for the University of Southern Maine’s fall 2011 admitted first-year and transfer students have been examined using data obtained from the National Student Loan Clearinghouse. The Clearinghouse is a highly reliable source for tracking students. More than 3,300 colleges and universities, enrolling over 96% of all students in public and private U.S. institutions, regularly submit enrollment data to the Clearinghouse1. Using this source it was found that of the 4,5512 admitted students, 33% (1,494) enrolled at USM, 50% (2,259) enrolled at other institutions and 17% (798) were not enrolled. Admitted Student Enrollment Patterns by Admit Type and Demographic Characteristics

Table 1 Fall 201l Admitted Student Enrollment Patterns

First-time admits are qualitatively different from transfer admits. These differences are reflected in a number of ways, beginning with the percentages of admits from each group who chose to enroll at USM3. Twenty percent of the first-time admits enrolled at USM and over 60% enrolled elsewhere. For transfers, the pattern was reversed. Differences in enrollment patterns were identified for first-time and transfer admits by sex, age, and entering grade point average. Women admits were more likely to enroll elsewhere than men (64% compared to 56% for first-time admits4; 22% compared to 19% for transfer admits). Older students were more likely to enroll at USM than younger students for both admit types. Figure 1 shows the percentages of admitted students5 (first-time and transfer) who enrolled at other institutions by sex and age.

1 Kaplan University is the only institution (with >1,000 students) in Maine that does not participate in the Clearinghouse 2 Six admitted students were excluded from the study due to incomplete or missing data 3 The differences are statistically significant, 2

295. = 749.6, p< .000 4 The differences are statistically significant, 2

295. = 18.7, p< .000 5 The differences are statistically significant, 2

1095. = 743.2, p< .000

Admit Type NotEnrolled 

Enrolled at USM 

Enrolled Elsewhere 

Total

First‐Time       N  576  710  1998  3284 

%  17%  22%  61%   

Transfer          N  222  784  261  1267 

%  17%  62%  21%   

Total                N  798  1494  2259  4551 

%  17%  33%  50%   

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23%15%

57%

21%

13%

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<=19 20‐24 >=25Age

Women

Men

Figure 1 New Admits Enrolled Elsewhere by Age and Sex

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Differences for first-time admits were found using their high school grade point average as an indicator of academic performance. First-time students with higher high school grade point averages were more likely to choose to enroll at another institution6. First-time applicants who were conditionally admitted7 were more likely to enroll at USM than applicants who were admitted to academic programs (33% compared to 20%8). Figure 3 displays the differences in institutional choice by the date the applicant was admitted. First-time and transfer admits who applied earlier were more likely to enroll at another institution9. Looking at this from the vantage of yield rates, 91% of the students who enrolled at USM were admitted before June 1. For transfer admits the percentage was 58%.

6 The differences are statistically significant, 2

695. = 41.3, p< .000 7 GO students 8 The differences are statistically significant, 2

295. = 41.3, p< .000 9 The differences are statistically significant, FT: 2

1295. = 281.7, p< .000, TR: 21295. = 94.4, p< .000

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Figure 2 Admitted Students Enrolled Elsewhere by Entering GPA

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Admitted Student Enrollment Patterns by Intended Academic Program Tables 2 and 3 summarize first-time and transfer admitted student enrollment patterns by their intended College. First-time and transfer admits intending programs offered by the Lewiston Auburn College had the highest yield rates among the five colleges (71.4% and 74.3% respectively).

Table 2 Admitted First-Year Student Enrollment Status by College

College  Admits  Enrollment Status

    Not Enrolled 

Enrolledat USM 

Enrolled Elsewhere 

 Total 

Academic Affairs  N  297  358  963  1618 

   %  18.4%  22.1%  59.5%  100.0% 

Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences  N  92  122  317  531 

   %  17.3%  23.0%  59.7%  100.0% 

Lewiston Auburn  N  2  10  2  14 

   %  14.3%  71.4%  14.3%  100.0% 

Management & Human Services  N  47  74  166  287 

   %  16.4%  25.8%  57.8%  100.0% 

Science, Technology & Health  N  138  146  550  834 

   %  16.5%  17.5%  65.9%  100.0% 

Total  N  576  710  1998  3284 

   %  17.5%  21.6%  60.8%  100.0% 

Table 3 Admitted Transfer Student Enrollment Status by College

College  Admits  Enrollment Status

Not Enrolled 

Enrolled at USM 

Enrolled Elsewhere 

 Total 

Academic Affairs  N  75  176  82  333 

%  22.5%  52.9%  24.6%  100.0% 

Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences  N  31  153  45  229 

%  13.5%  66.8%  19.7%  100.0% 

Lewiston Auburn  N  10  52  8  70 

%  14.3%  74.3%  11.4%  100.0% 

Management & Human Services  N  31  105  31  167 

%  18.6%  62.9%  18.6%  100.0% 

Science, Technology & Health  N  75  298  95  468 

%  16.0%  63.7%  20.3%  100.0% 

Total  N  222  784  261  1267 

%  17.5%  61.9%  20.6%  100.0% 

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Tables A1 and A2 in Appendix A present the enrollment patterns for admitted first-year and transfer students by their intended academic program. The following programs admitted students who enrolled elsewhere at rates of 70% or higher:

Environmental Science (78.3%) Liberal Studies (77.8%) Political Science (77.8%) Nursing (75.6%) Transfer Program in Engineering (74.5%) Mechanical Engineering (71.7%) Finance (70%)

The following programs admitted students who enrolled elsewhere at rates of 26% or higher:

Environmental Science (46.7%) Natural and Applied Science (33.3%) Political Science (30.4%) Linguistics (28.6%) Electrical Engineering (27.3%) English (26.9%) Criminology (26.3%) Social Work (26.2%)

Admitted Student Enrollment Patterns by Home State and Last Institution Attended Appendix tables A3 through A6 present the enrollment patterns for admitted and transfer students by their home state and the school or institution they last attended (schools and institutions with less than 5 admits have not been included in the tables).

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Academic Majors of Admitted Students Enrolled Elsewhere Appendix tables A7 and A8 report the majors of the admitted students who attended other institutions. This is a feature that the National Student Loan Clearinghouse was just added to the StudentTracker. Participating colleges and universities are still working to rebuild their queries to include the new information fields. For this report, 52% of admitted students who were enrolled elsewhere had records containing information about the majors they were pursuing. Characteristics of Institutions Where Admitted Students Enrolled Fifty-nine percent of USM’s first-time fall 2011 admits chose to enroll at institutions outside the state, 20% enrolled in Massachusetts, and 15% enrolled in New Hampshire. In the case of the transfer admits, 43% enrolled at institutions outside the state, 14% in states outside of the Northeast10, 11% in Massachusetts, and 9% in New Hampshire. Tables A9 and A10 list the institutions both admit groups chose to attend (institutions enrolling only one student have not been included). Given the number of institutions that are common to both lists, the 21 institutions that enrolled 20 or more first-time admits will be used as USM’s enrollment competitors. Eleven competitor institutions are public 4-year, 8 are private 4-year, and 2 are public 2-year. Public 4-Year Private 4-Year

Keene State College Colby-Sawyer College Maine Maritime Academy Curry College Plymouth State University Endicott College University of Maine Husson College University of Maine at Farmington Roger Williams University University of Massachusetts-Amherst Saint Joseph’s College of Maine University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth Southern New Hampshire University University of Massachusetts-Lowell University of New England University of New Hampshire University of Rhode Island University of Vermont

Public 2-Year Eastern Maine Community College Southern Maine Community College

10 Northeast defined as Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont

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The customized Data Feedback Report (DFR) in Appendix B contains data extracted from the National Center of Education Statistics’ Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System. The report compares USM to the 21 competitors on selected indicators of institutional effectiveness. An examination of the figures in the DFR prompted the following observations:

USM’s enrollment counts are higher than the competitor medians on all levels except first-time students. The percentage of part-time undergraduate students, 35.9%, is higher than the competitor median of 11.8%. The percentage of part-time graduate students, 58.8%, is on a par with the competitor median of 58.3%.

USM admitted a higher percentage of its first-time applicants (78% compared to 74%), but

enrolled a lower percentage than the competitors (25% compared to 27%)11.

USM’s combined tuition and fees ($8,17412) for undergraduate students is lower than the competitor’s median ($11,917), however the net price of attending USM is higher ($16,937 compared to $15,999). The added monies made available to undergraduate students through institutional grants for this fiscal year should help to alleviate this discrepancy.

The retention rates of USM’s full and part-time first time students (70% and 44%) are lower

than the competitor’s median rates (77% and 50%)

The average salary for all categories of full-time instructional staff is higher at USM than at the competitor institutions ($74,643 compared to $73,171).

Data comparing USM to the competitors on indicators related to residential housing were obtained from IPEDS. The indicator that is most telling is the ratio of housing capacity to the number of undergraduate students. USM’s figure of 20.4%13 is lower than the competitor’s median figure of 52.9% (the competitor median includes the two community colleges which are the only institutions with ratios lower than USM’s). While additional grants may help to raise the number of students who choose to live in the Gorham residence halls (combined room and board charges at USM are roughly equal to the median of the competitors: $9,120 compared to $9,134) the data suggest that students are seeking the experiential advantages offered by campuses with higher residential densities. The institutional culture suggested by USM’s mission statement was compared to the cultures suggested by the combined missions of the competitors using word clouds generated by Wordle. Figures 4 (competitors) and 5 (USM) were the results of this comparison. The word ‘students’ is prominent in the competitor’s missions, and the word ‘faculty is harder to find. In the USM mission statement the word ‘faculty’ is more prominent than the word ‘students’.

11 Institutions with open admissions policies are not included in this calculation. Southern Maine Community College is the only institution with an open admissions policy in the competitor group. 12 The comparison is based on Academic Year 2009-10 data, DFR Figures 10 and 11 13 Defined as dorm capacity divided by total undergraduates

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Appendix A

Table A1 Admitted First-Year Student Enrollment Patterns by Intended Academic Program14

College  Admits  Enrollment Status 

Department   

Not Enrolled 

Enrolled at USM 

Enrolled Elsewhere  Total 

Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences             

           

Art Candidate (ARB)  N  7  11  11  29 

%  24.1%  37.9%  37.9%  100.0% 

Art Candidate (ARC)  N  6  3  13  22 

%  27.3%  13.6%  59.1%  100.0% 

Communication  N  8  10  31  49 

%  16.3%  20.4%  63.3%  100.0% 

Criminology  N  10  12  20  42 

%  23.8%  28.6%  47.6%  100.0% 

Economics  N  2  0  2  4 

%         

English  N  9  13  22  44 

%  20.5%  29.5%  50.0%  100.0% 

French  N  0  0  1  1 

%         

History  N  9  8  25  42 

%  21.4%  19.0%  59.5%  100.0% 

Liberal Studies  N  11  17  98  126 

%  8.7%  13.5%  77.8%  100.0% 

Media Studies  N  6  10  28  44 

%  13.6%  22.7%  63.6%  100.0% 

Music Education  N  6  11  13  30 

%  20.0%  36.7%  43.3%  100.0% 

Music Performance  N  3  11  5  19 

%  15.8%  57.9%  26.3%  100.0% 

Music  N  3  1  0  4 

%         

Musical Theatre  N  0  4  1  5 

%         

Philosophy  N  3  1  3  7 

%         

14 Percentages have been suppressed for programs with less than 10 admits

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Political Science  N  3  3  21  27 

%  11.1%  11.1%  77.8%  100.0% 

Sociology  N  1  1  4  6 

%         

Theatre  N  5  6  19  30 

%  16.7%  20.0%  63.3%  100.0% 

Lewiston Auburn             

              

Arts and Humanities  N  0  1  0  1 

%  0.0%  100.0%  0.0%  100.0% 

Leadership & Org Studies  N  0  3  0  3 

%         

Social & Behav Sciences  N  1  4  2  7 

%  14.3%  57.1%  28.6%  100.0% 

Natural & Applied Sciences  N  1  2  0  3 

%  33.3%  66.7%  0.0%  100.0% 

Management & Human Services             

              

Accounting  N  13  18  24  55 

%  23.6%  32.7%  43.6%  100.0% 

Finance  N  1  2  7  10 

%  10.0%  20.0%  70.0%  100.0% 

General Management  N  26  26  97  149 

%  17.4%  17.4%  65.1%  100.0% 

Geography/Anthropology  N  1  2  1  4 

%         

Marketing  N  3  12  15  30 

%  10.0%  40.0%  50.0%  100.0% 

Sport Management  N  1  7  12  20 

%  5.0%  35.0%  60.0%  100.0% 

Social Work  N  2  7  10  19 

%  10.5%  36.8%  52.6%  100.0% 

Science, Technology, & Health             

              

Athletic Training  N  8  11  28  47 

%  17.0%  23.4%  59.6%  100.0% 

Applied Technical Leadership  N  0  1  0  1 

%         

Biochemistry  N  1  2  2  5 

%         

Biology  N  36  38  149  223 

%  16.1%  17.0%  66.8%  100.0% 

Chemistry  N  2  3  10  15 

%  13.3%  20.0%  66.7%  100.0% 

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Computer Science  N  9  10  26  45 

%  20.0%  22.2%  57.8%  100.0% 

Electrical Engineering  N  2  3  11  16 

%  12.5%  18.8%  68.8%  100.0% 

Environmental Science  N  7  6  47  60 

%         

Exercise Physiology  N  2  2  7  11 

%  18.2%  18.2%  63.6%  100.0% 

Geosciences  N  0  3  1  4 

%         

Health Fitness  N  0  2  2  4 

%         

Health Sciences  N  5  7  19  31 

%  16.1%  22.6%  61.3%  100.0% 

Industrial Technology  N  2  7  5  14 

%  14.3%  50.0%  35.7%  100.0% 

Linguistics  N  5  5  9  19 

%  26.3%  26.3%  47.4%  100.0% 

Mathematics Education  N  1  1  4  6 

%         

Mathematics  N  5  4  4  13 

%  38.5%  30.8%  30.8%  100.0% 

Mechanical Engineering  N  10  5  38  53 

%  18.9%  9.4%  71.7%  100.0% 

Transfer Program in Engineering  N  8  5  38  51 

%  15.7%  9.8%  74.5%  100.0% 

Nursing  N  7  12  59  78 

%  9.0%  15.4%  75.6%  100.0% 

Physics  N  2  2  9  13 

%  15.4%  15.4%  69.2%  100.0% 

Psychology  N  26  16  80  122 

%  21.3%  13.1%  65.6%  100.0% 

Therapeutic Recreation  N  0  1  2  3 

%         

Academic Affairs       

           Conditional Admits (GO)  N  97  156  226  479 

%  20.3%  32.6%  47.2%  100.0% 

Undeclared  N  200  202  736  1138 

%  17.6%  17.8%  64.7%  100.0% 

Women and Gender Studies  N  0  0  1  1 

%         

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Table A2 Admitted Transfer Student Enrollment Patterns by Intended Academic Program15

College  Admits  Enrollment Status 

Department   

Not Enrolled 

Enrolled at USM 

Enrolled Elsewhere  Total 

Arts, Humanities, & Social Science 

          

              

Art Candidate (ARB)  N  1  9  0  10 

%  10.0%  90.0%  .0%  100.0% 

Art Candidate (ARC)  N  1  10  2  13 

%  7.7%  76.9%  15.4%  100.0% 

Communication  N  5  26  6  37 

%  13.5%  70.3%  16.2%  100.0% 

Criminology  N  2  12  5  19 

%  10.5%  63.2%  26.3%  100.0% 

Economics  N  0  6  1  7 

%             

English  N  3  16  7  26 

%  11.5%  61.5%  26.9%  100.0% 

History  N  2  15  4  21 

%  9.5%  71.4%  19.0%  100.0% 

Liberal Studies  N  9  17  6  32 

%  28.1%  53.1%  18.8%  100.0% 

Media Studies  N  2  11  2  15 

%  13.3%  73.3%  13.3%  100.0% 

Music Education  N  0  2  2  4 

%             

Music Performance  N  0  3  0  3 

%             

Music  N  0  1  0  1 

%             

Musical Theatre  N  0  0  1  1 

%             

Philosophy  N  2  1  1  4 

%             

Political Science  N  1  15  7  23 

%  4.3%  65.2%  30.4%  100.0% 

Sociology  N  1  6  0  7 

%             

Theatre  N  2  3  1  6 

%             

Lewiston Auburn             

              

Arts and Humanities  N  1  2  0  3 

%             

Leadership & Org Studies  N  2  17  2  21 

%  9.5%  81.0%  9.5%  100.0% 

Social & Behav Sciences  N  6  24  1  31 

%  19.4%  77.4%  3.2%  100.0% 

Natural & Applied Sciences  N  1  9  5  15 

%  6.7%  60.0%  33.3%  100.0% 

15 Percentages have been suppressed for programs with less than 10 admits

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Management & Human Services             

              

Accounting  N  7  21  5  33 

%  21.2%  63.6%  15.2%  100.0% 

Finance  N  4  8  1  13 

%  30.8%  61.5%  7.7%  100.0% 

General Management  N  7  27  9  43 

%  16.3%  62.8%  20.9%  100.0% 

Geography/Anthropology  N  4  4  2  10 

%  40.0%  40.0%  20.0%  100.0% 

Marketing  N  3  12  3  18 

%  16.7%  66.7%  16.7%  100.0% 

Sport Management  N  0  8  0  8 

%             

Social Work  N  6  25  11  42 

%  14.3%  59.5%  26.2%  100.0% 

Science, Technology, & Health             

              

Athletic Training  N  1  7  2  10 

%  10.0%  70.0%  20.0%  100.0% 

Applied Technical Leadership  N  1  2  0  3 

%             

Biochemistry  N  0  6  1  7 

%             

Biology  N  18  63  20  101 

%  17.8%  62.4%  19.8%  100.0% 

Chemistry  N  1  6  0  7 

%             

Computer Science  N  3  23  3  29 

%  10.3%  79.3%  10.3%  100.0% 

Electrical Engineering  N  1  7  3  11 

%  9.1%  63.6%  27.3%  100.0% 

Environmental Science  N  1  7  7  15 

%  6.7%  46.7%  46.7%  100.0% 

Environmental Planning & Policy  N  0  3  0  3 

%             

Exercise Physiology  N  2  4  2  8 

%             

Geosciences  N  0  3  1  4 

%             

Health Fitness  N  3  3  2  8 

%             

Health Sciences  N  4  22  4  30 

%  13.3%  73.3%  13.3%  100.0% 

Industrial Technology  N  5  28  4  37 

%  13.5%  75.7%  10.8%  100.0% 

Linguistics  N  5  10  6  21 

%  23.8%  47.6%  28.6%  100.0% 

Mathematics Education  N  1  3  1  5 

%             

Mathematics  N  1  5  0  6 

%             

Mechanical Engineering  N  4  8  4  16 

%  25.0%  50.0%  25.0%  100.0% 

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Transfer Program in Engineering  N  0  0  2  2 

%             

Nursing  N  16  51  19  86 

%  18.6%  59.3%  22.1%  100.0% 

Physics  N  1  0  0  1 

%             

Psychology  N  6  35  13  54 

%  11.1%  64.8%  24.1%  100.0% 

Therapeutic Recreation  N  1  2  1  4 

%             

Academic Affairs          

        

Conditional Admits (GO)  N  4  20  5  29 

%  13.8%  69.0%  17.2%  100.0% 

Undeclared  N  71  154  77  302 

%  23.5%  51.0%  25.5%  100.0% 

Women and Gender Studies  N  0  2  0  2 

%             

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Table A3 Admitted First-Time Student Enrollment Patterns by State of Origin

      Enrollment Status 

Total State  Admits  Not 

Enrolled Enrolled at USM 

Enrolled Elsewhere 

CT  N  17  9  79  105 

%  16.2%  8.6%  75.2%  100.0% 

MA  N  90  34  405  529 

%  17.0%  6.4%  76.6%  100.0% 

ME  N  358  614  1053  2025 

%  17.7%  30.3%  52.0%  100.0% 

NH  N  41  18  200  259 

%  15.8%  6.9%  77.2%  100.0% 

NY  N  4  4  48  56 

%  7.1%  7.1%  85.7%  100.0% 

Other  N  26  12  74  112 

%  23.2%  10.7%  66.1%  100.0% 

PA  N  4  2  12  18 

%  22.2%  11.1%  66.7%  100.0% 

RI  N  6  4  31  41 

%  14.6%  9.8%  75.6%  100.0% 

VT  N  27  10  93  130 

%  20.8%  7.7%  71.5%  100.0% 

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Table A4 Admitted First-Year Student Enrollment Patterns by Last School Attended

   Enrollment Status 

Total State 

NotEnrolled 

Enrolled at USM 

Enrolled Elsewhere 

Bonny Eagle High School  15  24  21  60 

Lewiston High School  8  15  32  55 

Windham High School  6  28  18  52 

Biddeford High School  3  21  25  49 

Deering High School  7  22  20  49 

Sanford High School  2  14  31  47 

Westbrook High School  11  12  23  46 

Portland High School  8  16  20  44 

Scarborough High School  8  16  20  44 

Thornton Academy  9  13  20  42 

Noble High School  5  15  21  41 

Oxford Hills High School  8  9  23  40 

South Portland High School  4  19  14  37 

Massabesic High School  4  14  16  34 

Gray‐New Gloucester HS  8  10  15  33 

Gorham High School  7  15  10  32 

Marshwood High School  3  9  20  32 

Greely High School  6  7  18  31 

Mount Ararat School  6  10  15  31 

Brunswick High School  4  9  16  29 

Bangor High School  4  8  14  26 

Kennebunk High School  7  13  6  26 

York High School  2  9  14  25 

Leavitt Area High School  3  16  5  24 

Lincoln Academy  6  10  8  24 

Poland Regional High School  4  8  12  24 

Cony High School  5  7  11  23 

Cape Elizabeth High School  3  8  11  22 

Falmouth High School  4  3  15  22 

Morse High School  1  9  12  22 

Oak Hill High School  5  7  10  22 

Sacopee Valley High School  4  8  10  22 

Camden Hills Regional HS  5  3  11  19 

Edward Little High School  1  4  14  19 

Lisbon High School  2  9  7  18 

Mount Blue High School  6  4  8  18 

Natick High School  4  1  13  18 

Old Town High School  1  7  10  18 

Salem High School  5  2  11  18 

Maranacook Community High Sch  4  3  10  17 

Orono High School  2  2  13  17 

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Washington Academy  3  1  13  17 

Wells High School  0  5  12  17 

Hampden Academy  5  2  9  16 

Nokomis Regional High School  0  5  11  16 

Robert W Traip Academy  3  2  11  16 

Casco Bay High School  6  4  5  15 

Ellsworth High School  3  3  9  15 

Exeter High School  1  2  12  15 

Fort Kent Community High Sch  2  3  10  15 

Franklin High School  1  0  14  15 

Hermon High School  4  3  8  15 

Lake Region High School  1  5  9  15 

Waterville Senior High School  3  0  12  15 

Erskine Academy  3  2  9  14 

Gardiner Area High School  5  5  4  14 

Caribou High School  1  8  4  13 

Cheverus High School  2  2  9  13 

Foxcroft Academy  2  2  9  13 

Fryeburg Academy  4  3  6  13 

Hebron Academy  4  2  7  13 

Home Schooled  3  5  5  13 

John Bapst Memorial HS  1  1  11  13 

Miscellaneous High School  5  7  1  13 

Spaulding High School  1  1  11  13 

Hall‐Dale High School  3  1  8  12 

Messalonskee High School  2  5  5  12 

Mount Desert Island HS  3  2  7  12 

Mountain Valley High School  1  2  9  12 

Penobscot Valley High School  1  0  11  12 

Pinkerton Academy  1  2  9  12 

Reading Memorial High School  2  2  8  12 

Stearns High School  1  2  9  12 

Bridgton Academy  2  3  6  11 

Catherine McAuley High School  2  4  5  11 

Concord High School  1  1  9  11 

Lawrence High School  2  3  6  11 

Oceanside High School – East  2  4  5  11 

Peabody Veterans Memorial HS  0  1  10  11 

Arlington High School  1  1  8  10 

Belfast Area High School  2  2  6  10 

Brewer High School  1  1  8  10 

Freeport High School  0  2  8  10 

Hanover High School  5  0  5  10 

Londonderry High School  0  0  10  10 

Monmouth Academy  1  5  4  10 

Spruce Mountain HS –South Camp  3  2  5  10 

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Boothbay Region High School  4  3  2  9 

Dirigo High School  1  0  8  9 

General Equivalency Diploma  1  5  3  9 

Houlton High School  2  0  7  9 

Medway High School  3  0  6  9 

Spruce Mountain HS‐North Camp  1  3  5  9 

Winslow High School  2  1  6  9 

Carrabec High School  4  1  3  8 

Central High School  1  1  6  8 

George Stevens Academy  2  3  3  8 

Goffstown High School  0  1  7  8 

Mattanawcook Academy  2  2  4  8 

Medomak Valley High School  2  0  6  8 

Mount Abram Regional High Sch  2  0  6  8 

Mount Mansfield Union HS  2  0  6  8 

Old Orchard Beach High School  0  1  7  8 

Skowhegan Area High School  1  1  6  8 

Vergennes Union High School  1  0  7  8 

Winthrop High School  3  1  4  8 

Barrington High School  3  1  3  7 

Fall Mountain Reg High School  3  1  3  7 

Hopkinton High School  2  0  5  7 

Jonesport‐Beals High School  3  0  4  7 

Kennett High School  1  0  6  7 

Kingswood Regional High School  1  0  6  7 

Mansfield High School  1  0  6  7 

Merrimack High School  0  3  4  7 

Milford High School  1  0  6  7 

Mount View High School  1  3  3  7 

Nashua High School South  0  0  7  7 

Saint Dominic Academy  2  1  4  7 

Schenck High School  1  0  6  7 

Telstar Regional High School  2  2  3  7 

Westford Academy  0  0  7  7 

Algonquin Regional High School  1  0  5  6 

Andover High School  1  0  5  6 

Bedford High School  2  1  3  6 

Dexter Regional High School  1  1  4  6 

Greenwich High School  1  0  5  6 

Inter Lakes Junior‐Senior HS  1  0  5  6 

Manchester Central High School  1  0  5  6 

Mount Anthony Union HS  2  0  4  6 

Newton North High School  0  0  6  6 

Northwood School  1  0  5  6 

Plymouth South High School  1  2  3  6 

Rice Memorial High School  0  0  6  6 

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Richmond Middle/High School  2  2  2  6 

Sanborn Regional High School  0  0  6  6 

Scituate High School  4  0  2  6 

Sumner Memorial High School  0  1  5  6 

Westerly High School  1  0  5  6 

Arlington Catholic High School  0  0  5  5 

Ashland Community High School  1  0  4  5 

Brattleboro Union High School  0  1  4  5 

Bucksport High School  2  1  2  5 

Burlington High School  2  0  3  5 

Calais High School  2  0  3  5 

Central Catholic High School  1  0  4  5 

Champlain Valley Union HS  1  0  4  5 

Coe Brown Northwood Academy  0  0  5  5 

Essex High School  1  0  4  5 

Fontbonne Academy  1  0  4  5 

Groton‐Dunstable Regional HS  0  0  5  5 

Guilford High School  1  0  4  5 

Lincoln‐Sudbury Regional HS  2  0  3  5 

Maine Central Institute  2  1  2  5 

Marthas Vineyard Regional HS  2  0  3  5 

Nauset Regional High School  1  1  3  5 

Newburyport High School  1  0  4  5 

North Country Union HS  0  2  3  5 

North Middlesex Regional HS  0  2  3  5 

Pembroke Academy  2  0  3  5 

Portsmouth High School  1  0  4  5 

Presque Isle High School  2  1  2  5 

Searsport District High School  1  0  4  5 

Timberlane Regional High Sch  0  0  5  5 

Wachusett Regional High School  2  0  3  5 

Woburn Memorial High School  1  1  3  5 

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Table A5 Admitted Transfer Student Enrollment Patterns by State of Origin

      Enrollment Status 

Total State  Admits 

Not Enrolled 

Enrolled at USM 

Enrolled Elsewhere 

CT  N  3  1  7  11 

%  27.3%  9.1%  63.6%    

MA  N  8  9  20  37 

%  21.6%  24.3%  54.1%    

ME  N  181  741  176  1098 

%  16.5%  67.5%  16.0%    

NH  N  7  9  17  33 

%  21.2%  27.3%  51.5%    

NY  N  3  1  6  10 

%  30.0%  10.0%  60.0%    

OT  N  16  14  23  53 

%  30.2%  26.4%  43.4%    

PA  N  0  0  5  5 

%  0.0%  0.0%  100.0%    

RI  N  1  1  1  3 

%  33.3%  33.3%  33.3%    

VT  N  2  5  6  13 

%  15.4%  38.5%  46.2%    

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Table A6 Admitted Transfer Student Enrollment Patterns by Last Institution Attended

   Enrollment Status 

Total State 

NotEnrolled 

Enrolled at USM 

Enrolled Elsewhere 

Southern Maine Cmty College  33  169  32  234 

University of Maine  14  80  23  117 

Central Maine Cmty College  21  56  14  91 

York County Community College  10  33  10  53 

Univ New England  7  28  9  44 

Univ of Maine at Farmington  5  22  5  32 

University of Maine Augusta  8  17  3  28 

Eastern Maine Cmty College  1  11  3  15 

Husson University  1  10  4  15 

Kennebec Valley Cmty College  1  11  3  15 

Kaplan University ME  2  10  1  13 

St Joseph’s College ME  1  7  5  13 

Univ New Hampshire Durham  1  6  5  12 

University Maine Presque Isle  0  5  4  9 

Great Bay Cmty Col  2  4  2  8 

Univ of Maine Fort Kent  1  5  2  8 

Franklin Pierce College  0  4  3  7 

Univ Vermont  0  5  2  7 

Keene State College  0  6  0  6 

University of Maine Machias  1  4  1  6 

Colby‐Sawyer College  0  3  2  5 

Lasell College  0  5  0  5 

Plymouth State University  2  3  0  5 

Southern New Hampshire Univ  2  1  2  5 

Thomas College  1  2  2  5 

Univ Phoenix  1  3  1  5 

Washington County Cmty Coll  2  1  2  5 

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Table A7 Majors of First-Time Admits Enrolled Elsewhere

Major  Count  Percent 

General Studies/Undecided  177  8.9% 

Liberal Arts & Sciences, Humanities  147  7.4% 

Health Professions  140  7.0% 

Education  87  4.4% 

Business, Management, Marketing  85  4.3% 

Psychology  53  2.7% 

Engineering  41  2.1% 

Biological, Biomedical Sciences  41  2.1% 

Communication, Journalism  22  1.1% 

Security, Criminal Justice  22  1.1% 

Engineering Technologies  19  1.0% 

Computer, Information Sciences  17  0.9% 

Visual & Performing Arts  17  0.9% 

Non Degree  17  0.9% 

Social Sciences  16  0.8% 

Natural Resources, Conservation  13  0.7% 

English & Literature  12  0.6% 

Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Studies  12  0.6% 

Physical Sciences  10  0.5% 

Family, Consumer, Human Sciences  6  0.3% 

Mathematics & Statistics  6  0.3% 

Public Administration & Social Services  6  0.3% 

Legal Studies  5  0.3% 

History  5  0.3% 

Agriculture  4  0.2% 

Communication Technologies  4  0.2% 

Personal, Culinary Services  3  0.2% 

Interdisciplinary Studies  2  0.1% 

Mechanic & Repair Technologies  2  0.1% 

Precision Production  2  0.1% 

Architecture  1  0.1% 

Foreign Languages  1  0.1% 

Philosophy & Religious Studies  1  0.1% 

Transportation & Materials Moving  1  0.1% 

Total  997  49.9% 

Missing  1001  50.1% 

Total  1998  100.0% 

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Table A8 Majors of Transfer Admits Enrolled Elsewhere

Major  Count  Percent 

Health Professions  40  15.3% 

Liberal Arts & Sciences, Humanities  30  11.5% 

General Studies/Undecided  16  6.1% 

Business, Management, Marketing  12  4.6% 

Non Degree  10  3.8% 

Education  8  3.1% 

Psychology  8  3.1% 

Engineering  6  2.3% 

Engineering Technologies  6  2.3% 

Public Administration & Social Services  5  1.9% 

Social Sciences  5  1.9% 

Natural Resources, Conservation  4  1.5% 

Biological, Biomedical Sciences  4  1.5% 

English & Literature  3  1.1% 

Foreign Languages  2  0.8% 

Physical Sciences  2  0.8% 

Security, Criminal Justice  2  0.8% 

History  2  0.8% 

Agriculture  1  0.4% 

Communication, Journalism  1  0.4% 

Personal, Culinary Services  1  0.4% Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Studies  1  0.4% 

Visual & Performing Arts  1  0.4% 

Total  170  65.1% 

Missing  91  34.9% 

Total  261  100.0% 

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Table A9 Admitted First-Time Students’ Selected Institutions

Institution  Count  Percent 

UNIVERSITY OF MAINE  ORONO  295  14.8% 

UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE  102  5.1% 

UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND  89  4.5% 

UNIVERSITY OF MAINE  FARMINGTON  83  4.2% 

HUSSON COLLEGE  67  3.4% 

SAINT JOSEPH'S COLLEGE OF MAINE  62  3.1% 

PLYMOUTH STATE UNIVERSITY  60  3.0% 

SOUTHERN MAINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE  55  2.8% 

KEENE STATE COLLEGE  38  1.9% 

UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT  32  1.6% 

UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AT AMHERST  28  1.4% 

UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND  26  1.3% 

SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE  24  1.2% 

UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS‐DARTMOUTH  23  1.2% 

CURRY COLLEGE  22  1.1% 

MAINE MARITIME ACADEMY  22  1.1% 

ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY  22  1.1% 

UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AT LOWELL  22  1.1% 

EASTERN MAINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE  21  1.1% 

COLBY SAWYER COLLEGE  20  1.0% 

ENDICOTT COLLEGE  20  1.0% 

WENTWORTH INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY  19  1.0% 

UNIVERSITY OF MAINE  AUGUSTA  17  0.9% 

UNIVERSITY OF MAINE  PRESQUE ISLE  17  0.9% 

UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON  17  0.9% 

THOMAS COLLEGE  16  0.8% 

UNIVERSITY OF MAINE  FT KENT  16  0.8% 

YORK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE  16  0.8% 

CENTRAL MAINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE  15  0.8% 

SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY  15  0.8% 

WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY  15  0.8% 

SAINT ANSELM COLLEGE  14  0.7% 

SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE  14  0.7% 

UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT MACHIAS  14  0.7% 

UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT  13  0.7% 

BRIDGEWATER STATE UNIVERSITY  12  0.6% 

CASTLETON STATE COLLEGE  12  0.6% 

MERRIMACK COLLEGE  12  0.6% 

UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD  12  0.6% 

WORCESTER STATE UNIVERSITY  12  0.6% 

FRANKLIN PIERCE UNIVERSITY  11  0.6% 

CHAMPLAIN COLLEGE  10  0.5% 

CLARK UNIVERSITY  10  0.5% 

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FRAMINGHAM STATE UNIVERSITY  10  0.5% 

JOHNSON STATE COLLEGE  10  0.5% 

NICHOLS COLLEGE  10  0.5% 

ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY  10  0.5% 

MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF PHARMACY  9  0.5% 

QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY  9  0.5% 

SALVE REGINA UNIVERSITY  9  0.5% 

WHEELOCK COLLEGE  9  0.5% 

FITCHBURG STATE UNIVERSITY  8  0.4% 

JOHNSON & WALES UNIVERSITY  8  0.4% 

SUNY COLLEGE PLATTSBURGH  8  0.4% 

WHEATON COLLEGE  8  0.4% 

ASSUMPTION COLLEGE  7  0.4% 

EMMANUEL COLLEGE  7  0.4% 

ITHACA COLLEGE  7  0.4% 

LYNDON STATE COLLEGE  7  0.4% 

NHTI ‐ CONCORD'S COMMUNITY COLLEGE  7  0.4% 

REGIS COLLEGE  7  0.4% 

GREAT BAY COMMUNITY COLLEGE  6  0.3% 

MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS  6  0.3% 

NORWICH UNIVERSITY  6  0.3% 

RIVIER COLLEGE  6  0.3% 

SAINT MICHAELS COLLEGE  6  0.3% 

WESTERN NEW ENGLAND UNIVERSITY  6  0.3% 

BRYANT UNIVERSITY  5  0.3% 

ELMIRA COLLEGE  5  0.3% 

EMERSON COLLEGE  5  0.3% 

LESLEY UNIVERSITY  5  0.3% 

NEW ENGLAND COLLEGE‐SEMESTERS  5  0.3% 

PROVIDENCE COLLEGE  5  0.3% 

RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE  5  0.3% 

EASTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY  4  0.2% 

ELMS COLLEGE  4  0.2% 

GREEN MOUNTAIN COLLEGE  4  0.2% 

MANHATTANVILLE COLLEGE‐BA  4  0.2% 

NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY  4  0.2% 

NORTHERN ESSEX COMMUNITY COLLEGE  4  0.2% 

SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY  4  0.2% 

SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY  4  0.2% 

WESTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY  4  0.2% 

BOSTON UNIVERSITY  3  0.2% 

COLBY COLLEGE  3  0.2% 

COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF VERMONT  3  0.2% 

FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGE  3  0.2% 

HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE  3  0.2% 

HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY  3  0.2% 

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MANCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE  3  0.2% 

SIMMONS COLLEGE  3  0.2% 

SOUTHERN VERMONT COLLEGE  3  0.2% 

STONEHILL COLLEGE  3  0.2% 

UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVEN‐SEMESTERS  3  0.2% 

UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA  3  0.2% 

UTICA COLLEGE  3  0.2% 

ANNA MARIA COLLEGE  2  0.1% 

ARCADIA UNIVERSITY  2  0.1% 

ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY  2  0.1% 

BARRY UNIVERSITY  2  0.1% 

BECKER  COLLEGE  2  0.1% 

BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA  2  0.1% 

BOSTON COLLEGE  2  0.1% 

CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY  2  0.1% 

COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON  2  0.1% 

COLLEGE OF WOOSTER  2  0.1% 

COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF RHODE ISLAND  2  0.1% 

DANIEL WEBSTER COLLEGE  2  0.1% 

DEAN COLLEGE  2  0.1% 

DREW UNIVERSITY  2  0.1% 

ECKERD COLLEGE  2  0.1% 

GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY  2  0.1% 

HARTWICK COLLEGE  2  0.1% 

KENNEBEC VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE  2  0.1% 

LAKE FOREST COLLEGE  2  0.1% 

LAKES REGION COMMUNITY COLLEGE  2  0.1% 

LOYOLA UNIVERSITY IN NEW ORLEANS  2  0.1% 

MARLBORO COLLEGE  2  0.1% 

MOUNT IDA COLLEGE  2  0.1% 

NAZARETH COLLEGE OF ROCHESTER  2  0.1% 

NEW ENGLAND SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATIONS  2  0.1% 

NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY COLLEGE  2  0.1% 

NORTHERN MAINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE  2  0.1% 

NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY  2  0.1% 

QUINCY COLLEGE  2  0.1% 

RIDER UNIVERSITY  2  0.1% 

SMITH COLLEGE  2  0.1% 

SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY  2  0.1% 

ST JOHNS UNIVERSITY  2  0.1% 

ST LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY  2  0.1% 

SUNY ALBANY  2  0.1% 

SUNY COLLEGE ‐ CORTLAND  2  0.1% 

SUNY COLLEGE AT FREDONIA  2  0.1% 

SUNY FASHION INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY  2  0.1% 

SWEET BRIAR COLLEGE  2  0.1% 

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SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY  2  0.1% 

TEMPLE UNIVERSITY  2  0.1% 

THREE RIVERS COMMUNITY COLLEGE  2  0.1% 

UNION COLLEGE  2  0.1% 

UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA  2  0.1% 

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER  2  0.1% 

WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY  2  0.1% 

WILKES UNIVERSITY  2  0.1% 

WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE  2  0.1% 

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Table A10 Admitted Transfer Students’ Selected Institutions

Institution  Count Percent 

UNIVERSITY OF MAINE  ORONO  42  16.1% 

SOUTHERN MAINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE  40  15.3% 

CENTRAL MAINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE  13  5.0% 

UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND  12  4.6% 

UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE  8  3.1% 

YORK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE  8  3.1% 

SAINT JOSEPH'S COLLEGE OF MAINE  7  2.7% 

HUSSON COLLEGE  6  2.3% 

UNIVERSITY OF MAINE  FARMINGTON  6  2.3% 

UNIVERSITY OF MAINE  AUGUSTA  5  1.9% 

SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE  4  1.5% 

KEENE STATE COLLEGE  3  1.1% 

KENNEBEC VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE  3  1.1% 

RUTGERS  3  1.1% 

UNIVERSITY OF MAINE  FT KENT  3  1.1% 

UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AT AMHERST  3  1.1% 

COLBY SAWYER COLLEGE  2  0.8% 

EMERSON COLLEGE  2  0.8% 

ENDICOTT COLLEGE  2  0.8% 

MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF PHARMACY  2  0.8% 

SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE‐ 15WEEK UNGRAD  2  0.8% 

SUNY CLINTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE  2  0.8% 

UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE  2  0.8% 

UNIVERSITY OF MAINE  PRESQUE ISLE  2  0.8% 

UTICA COLLEGE  2  0.8% 

VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY  2  0.8% 

WENTWORTH INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY  2  0.8% 

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NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION STATISTICSWhat Is IPEDS?

The Integrated Postsecondary Education DataSystem (IPEDS) is a system of survey componentsthat collects data from nearly 7,000 institutions thatprovide postsecondary education across the UnitedStates. IPEDS collects institution-level data onstudents (enrollment and graduation rates), studentcharges, program completions, faculty, staff, andfinances.

These data are used at the federal and state level forpolicy analysis and development; at the institutionallevel for benchmarking and peer analysis; and bystudents and parents, through the College Navigator(http://collegenavigator.ed.gov), to aid in the collegesearch process. For more information about IPEDS,see http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds.

What Is the Purpose of This Report?

The Data Feedback Report is intended to provideinstitutions a context for examining the data theysubmitted to IPEDS. Our goal is to produce a reportthat is useful to institutional executives and that mayhelp improve the quality and comparability of IPEDSdata.

What Is in This Report?

The figures provided in this report are thosesuggested by the IPEDS Technical Review Panel.They were developed to provide selected indicatorsand data elements for your institution and acomparison group of institutions. The figures arebased on data collected during the 2010-11 IPEDScollection cycle and are the most recent dataavailable. Additional information about theseindicators is provided in the Methodological Notes atthe end of the report. On the next page is a list of theinstitutions in your comparison group and the criteriaused for their selection. Please refer to "ComparisonGroup" in the Methodological Notes for moreinformation.

Where Can I Do More with IPEDS Data?

The Executive Peer Tool (ExPT) is designed toprovide campus executives easy access toinstitutional and comparison group data. Using theExPT, you can produce reports using differentcomparison groups and access a wider range ofIPEDS variables. The ExPT is available through theIPEDS Data Center (http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/datacenter).

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COMPARISON GROUP

Comparison group data are included to provide a context for interpreting your institution’s statistics. For this report, you specified a customcomparison group.

You described this custom comparison group as follows: USM Right Size Where Admitted First Time Students Enrolled

The custom comparison group chosen by University of Southern Maine includes the following 21 institutions:

Colby-Sawyer College (New London, NH)Curry College (Milton, MA)Eastern Maine Community College (Bangor, ME)Endicott College (Beverly, MA)Husson University (Bangor, ME)Keene State College (Keene, NH)Maine Maritime Academy (Castine, ME)Plymouth State University (Plymouth, NH)Roger Williams University (Bristol, RI)Saint Joseph's College of Maine (Standish, ME)Southern Maine Community College (South Portland, ME)Southern New Hampshire University (Manchester, NH)University of Maine (Orono, ME)University of Maine at Farmington (Farmington, ME)University of Massachusetts Amherst (Amherst, MA)University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth (North Dartmouth, MA)University of Massachusetts-Lowell (Lowell, MA)University of New England (Biddeford, ME)University of New Hampshire-Main Campus (Durham, NH)University of Rhode Island (Kingston, RI)University of Vermont (Burlington, VT)

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Figure 1. Percent of all students enrolled, by race/ethnicity and percent of students who are women: Fall 2010

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

Per

cent

American Indian orAlaska Native

Asian Black orAfrican American

Hispanic/Latino Native Hawaiian or other

Pacific Islander

White Two or more races Race/ethnicityunknown

Nonresident alien Women

1 0 1 1 2 2 2 2 0 0

78 77

1 1

1510

1 1

5955

Race/ethnicity or gender

Your institution Comparison Group Median (N=21)

NOTE: For this survey year, institutions were required to report race and ethnicity using the 1997 (new) Office of Management and Budget categories. For more informationabout disaggregation of data by race and ethnicity, please see the Methodological Notes at the end of this report. Median values for the comparison group will not add to 100percent. See "Use of Median Values for Comparison Group" in the Methodological Notes at the end of this report for how median values are determined. N is the number ofinstitutions in the comparison group.SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS): Spring 2011, Fall Enrollmentcomponent.

Figure 2. Unduplicated 12-month headcount of all students and ofundergraduate students (2009-10), total FTE enrollment(2009-10), and full- and part-time fall enrollment (Fall2010)

0 2,500 5,000 7,500 10,000 12,500 15,000

Number of students

Part-timefall enrollment

Full-timefall enrollment

Total FTEenrollment

Unduplicatedheadcount -

undergraduates

Unduplicatedheadcount - total

1,616

3,946

4,309

5,708

4,440

7,362

4,676

9,610

7,457

12,715

Enrollment measure

Your institution Comparison Group Median (N=21)

NOTE: For details on calculating full-time equivalent (FTE) enrollment, seeCalculating FTE in the Methodological Notes at the end of this report. Totalheadcount, FTE, and full- and part-time fall enrollment include both undergraduateand postbaccalaureate students, when applicable. N is the number of institutions inthe comparison group.SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics,Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS): Fall 2010, 12-monthEnrollment component and Spring 2011, Fall Enrollment component.

Figure 3. Enrollment, by student level: Fall 2010

0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000

Number of students

Graduate

Nondegree/certificate-seeking

undergraduate

Continuing, degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate

Transfer-in, degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate

First-time, degree/certificate-seeking

undergraduate

Undergraduate

Total

1,4902,093

173994

3,0654,874

233811

1,012882

4,3467,561

5,3409,654

Level of student

Your institution Comparison Group Median (N=21)

NOTE: N is the number of institutions in the comparison group.SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics,Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS): Spring 2011, FallEnrollment component.

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Figure 4. Full-time enrollment, by student level: Fall 2010

0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000

Number of students

Graduate

Nondegree/certificate-seeking undergraduate

Continuing, degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate

Transfer-in, degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate

First-time, degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate

Undergraduate

Total full-time

262863

1564

2,3993,363

183594

1,012824

3,5474,845

4,3095,708

Level of full-time student

Your institution Comparison Group Median (N=21)

NOTE: N is the number of institutions in the comparison group.SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics,Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS): Spring 2011, FallEnrollment component.

Figure 5. Part-time enrollment, by student level: Fall 2010

0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000

Number of students

Graduate

Nondegree/certificate-seeking undergraduate

Continuing, degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate

Transfer-in, degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate

First-time, degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate

Undergraduate

Total part-time

7921,230

158930

4931,511

35217

558

6862,716

1,6163,946

Level of part-time student

Your institution Comparison Group Median (N=21)

NOTE: N is the number of institutions in the comparison group.SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics,Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS): Spring 2011, FallEnrollment component.

Figure 6. Student-to-faculty ratio: Fall 2010

0 5 10 15 20

FTE students per FTE instructional staff

Student-to-facultyratio

16

16

Your institution Comparison Group Median (N=21)

NOTE: Student-to-faculty ratio data are presented only for institutions that haveundergraduate students; graduate only institutions are not included. For details,see the Methodological Notes. N is the number of institutions in the comparisongroup.SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics,Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS): Spring 2011, FallEnrollment component.

Figure 7. Percent of applicants admitted, and percent ofadmissions enrolled by full- and part-time status: Fall2010

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

Percent of students

Enrolled part time

Enrolled full time

Admitted

0

2

27

23

74

78

Admissions measure

Your institution Comparison Group Median (N=20)

NOTE: Admissions data are presented only for institutions that do not have an openadmission policy, and apply to first-time, degree/certificate-seeking undergraduatestudents only. For more information, see the Methodological Notes. Median valuesfor the comparison group will not add to 100 percent. See "Use of Median Values forComparison Group" for how median values are determined. N is the number ofinstitutions in the comparison group.SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics,Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS): Fall 2010, InstitutionalCharacteristics component.

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Figure 8. Percentile SAT scores of first-time, degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students: Fall 2010

0 100 200 300 400 500 600

Score

75th percentileMath

25th percentileMath

75th percentileCritical Reading

25th percentileCritical Reading

585

550

475

440

570

550

470

440

Subject and percentile

Your institution Comparison Group Median (N=16)

NOTE: Test score data are presented only for institutions that do not have an openadmission policy, and apply to first-time, degree/certificate-seeking undergraduatestudents only. Institutions report test scores only if they are required for admission.N is the number of institutions in the comparison group.SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics,Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS): Fall 2010, InstitutionalCharacteristics component.

Figure 9. Number of degrees awarded, by level: 2009-10

0 200 400 600 800 1,000 1,200

Number of degrees

Associate's (N=21)

Bachelor's (N=19)

Master's (N=19)

Doctor's Other (N=19)

Doctor's Professional

Practice (N=19)

Doctor's Research/

Scholarship (N=19)

75

9081,142

287463

00

083

04

Level of degree

Your institution Comparison Group Median

NOTE: For additional information about postbaccalaureate degree levels, see theMethodology Notes. N is the number of institutions in the comparison group.SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics,Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS): Fall 2010, Completionscomponent.

Figure 10. Academic year tuition and required fees for full-time,first-time, degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates:2007-08--2010-11

$0 $2,500 $5,000 $7,500 $10,000 $12,500

Tuition and fees

2007-08

2008-09

2009-10

2010-11

$10,106

$6,970

$10,635

$7,724

$11,917

$8,174

$11,917

$8,538

Academic year

Your institution Comparison Group Median (N=21)

NOTE: The tuition and required fees shown here are the lowest reported from thecategories of in-district, in-state, and out-of-state. N is the number of institutions inthe comparison group.SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics,Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS): Fall 2010, InstitutionalCharacteristics component.

Figure 11. Average net price of attendance for full-time, first-time,degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate studentsreceiving grant or scholarship aid: 2007-08--2009-10

$0 $5,000 $10,000 $15,000 $20,000

Net price

2007-08

2008-09

2009-10

$13,836

$14,177

$14,691

$15,940

$15,999

$16,937

Academic year

Your institution Comparison Group Median (N=21)

NOTE: Average net price is for full-time, first-time, degree/certificate-seekingundergraduate students and is generated by subtracting the average amount offederal, state/local government, and institutional grant and scholarship aid from thetotal cost of attendance. For public institutions, this includes only students whopaid the in-state or in-district tuition rate. Total cost of attendance is the sum ofpublished tuition and required fees, books and supplies, and the weighted averageroom and board and other expenses. For more information, see the MethodologicalNotes at the end of this report. N is the number of institutions in the comparisongroup.SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics,Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS): Fall 2010, InstitutionalCharacteristics component; Spring 2011, Student Financial Aid component.

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Figure 12. Percent of full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seekingundergraduate students who received grant orscholarship aid from the federal government, state/localgovernment, or the institution, or loans, by type of aid:2009-10

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

Percent of students

Other loans

Federalloans

Any loans

Institutionalgrants

State/localgrants

Pellgrants

Federalgrants

Any grantaid

1111

7276

7277

7836

2629

2935

2945

8062

Type of aid

Your institution Comparison Group Median (N=21)

NOTE: Any grant aid above includes grant or scholarship aid from the federalgovernment, state/local government, or the institution. Federal grants includes Pellgrants and other federal grants. Any loans includes federal loans and other loans tostudents. For details on how students are counted for financial aid reporting, seeCohort Determination in the Methodological Notes at the end of this report. N is thenumber of institutions in the comparison group.SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics,Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS): Spring 2011, StudentFinancial Aid component.

Figure 13. Average amounts of grant or scholarship aid from thefederal government, state/local government, or theinstitution, or loans received, by full-time, first-timedegree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students, bytype of aid: 2009-10

$0 $2,000 $4,000 $6,000 $8,000 $10,000 $12,000

Aid dollars

Other loans

Federalloans

Any loans

Institutionalgrants

State/localgrants

Pellgrants

Federalgrants

Any grantaid

$10,049$9,856

$5,731$8,368

$7,293$9,789

$4,443$2,925

$1,241$1,119

$3,887$3,937

$5,056$4,241

$7,339$5,324

Type of aid

Your institution Comparison Group Median (N=21)

NOTE: Any grant aid above includes grant or scholarship aid from the federalgovernment, state/local government, or the institution. Federal grants includes Pellgrants and other federal grants. Any loans includes federal loans and other loans tostudents. Average amounts of aid were calculated by dividing the total aid awardedby the total number of recipients in each institution. N is the number of institutionsin the comparison group.SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics,Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS): Spring 2011, StudentFinancial Aid component.

Figure 14. Percent of all undergraduates receiving aid by type ofaid: 2009-10

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

Percent of students

Federalloans

Pell grants

Any grant aid

63

57

24

31

64

46

Type of aid

Your institution Comparison Group Median (N=21)

NOTE: Any grant aid above includes grant or scholarship aid from the federalgovernment, state/local government, the institution, or other sources. Federal loansincludes only federal loans to students. N is the number of institutions in thecomparison group.SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics,Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS): Spring 2011, StudentFinancial Aid component.

Figure 15. Average amount of aid received by all undergraduates,by type of aid: 2009-10

$0 $2,000 $4,000 $6,000 $8,000

Aid dollars

Federal loans

Pell grants

Any grant aid

$6,678

$7,017

$3,802

$3,892

$7,365

$5,346

Type of aid

Your institution Comparison Group Median (N=21)

NOTE: Any grant aid above includes grant or scholarship aid from the federalgovernment, state/local government, the institution, or other sources. Federal loansincludes federal loans to students. Average amounts of aid were calculated bydividing the total aid awarded by the total number of recipients in each institution. Nis the number of institutions in the comparison group.SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics,Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS): Spring 2011, StudentFinancial Aid component.

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Figure 16. Graduation rate and transfer-out rate (2004 cohort);graduation rate cohort as a percent of total enteringstudents and retention rates of first-time students (Fall2010)

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

Percent

Part-time retentionrate (N=13)

Full-time retention rate (N=21)

Graduation rate cohortas a percent of total

entering students (N=21)

Transfer-out rate (N=4)

Graduation rate,overall (N=21)

50

44

77

70

78

35

21

35

57

35

Measure

Your institution Comparison Group Median

NOTE: Graduation rate cohort includes all full-time, first-time, degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students. Entering class includes all students coming to theinstitution for the first time. Only institutions with a mission to prepare students totransfer are required to report transfers out. Graduation and transfer-out rates arethe Student Right-to-Know rates. Retention rates are measured from the fall of firstenrollment to the following fall. 4-yr institutions report retention rates for studentsseeking a bachelor's degree. Median values for the comparison group will not addto 100 percent. N is the number of institutions in the comparison group.SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics,Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS): Spring 2011, GraduationRates component and Fall Enrollment component.

Figure 17. Bachelor's degree graduation rates of full-time,first-time, degree/certificate-seeking undergraduateswithin 4 years, 6 years, and 8 years: 2002 cohort

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

Graduation rate

8 years

6 years

4 years

57

37

56

34

40

13

Time to program completion

Your institution Comparison Group Median (N=19)

NOTE: The 6-year graduation rate is the Student Right-to-Know (SRK) rate; the 4-and 8-year rates are calculated using the same methodology. For more informationsee the Methodological Notes at the end of the report. N is the number ofinstitutions in the comparison group.SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics,Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS): Spring 2011, 200%Graduation Rates component.

Figure 18. Full-time equivalent staff, by assigned position: Fall 2010

0 100 200 300 400 500 600

Number of staff

Non-professional

Other professional(support/service)

Executive/administrative/

managerial

Instruction/ research/

public service

185

324

158

541

52

25

262

465

Staff category

Your institution Comparison Group Median (N=21)

NOTE: Graduate assistants are not included in this figure. For information on thecalculation of FTE of staff, see the Methodological Notes. N is the number ofinstitutions in the comparison group.SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics,Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS): Winter 2010-11, HumanResources component.

Figure 19. Average salaries of full-time instructional staff equatedto 9-month contracts, by academic rank: Academic year2010-11

$0 $20,000 $40,000 $60,000 $80,000 $100,000

Average salary

No academic rank (N=5)

Lecturer (N=13)

Instructor (N=13)

Assistant professor (N=19)

Associate professor (N=19)

Professor (N=19)

All ranks (N=20)

$57,493

$49,199$46,097

$53,105$50,047

$60,949$59,732

$71,347$73,025

$90,415$94,120

$73,171$74,643

Academic rank

Your institution Comparison Group Median

NOTE: Average full-time instructional staff salaries for 11/12-month contracts wereequated to 9-month average salaries by multiplying the 11/12-month salary by .8182.Salaries based on less than 9-month contracts are not included. Medical schoolsalaries are not included. N is the number of institutions in the comparison group.SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics,Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS): Winter 2010-11, HumanResources component.

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Figure 20. Percent distribution of core revenues, by source: Fiscalyear 2010

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

Percent

Other corerevenues

Investment return

Private gifts, grants,and contracts

Government grantsand contracts

Localappropriations

Stateappropriations

Tuition and fees

77

11

45

2127

00

2725

3735

Revenue source

Your institution Comparison Group Median (N=13)

NOTE: The comparison group median is based on those members of thecomparison group that report finance data using the same accounting standards asthe comparison institution. For a detailed definition of core revenues, see theMethodological Notes. N is the number of institutions in the comparison group.SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics,Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS): Spring 2011, Financecomponent.

Figure 21. Core expenses per FTE enrollment, by function: Fiscalyear 2010

$0 $2,000 $4,000 $6,000 $8,000 $10,000

Dollars per FTE

Other coreexpenses

Student services

Institutional support

Academic support

Public service

Research

Instruction

$903$788

$1,797$1,882

$2,177$1,826

$2,230$3,139

$523$3,338

$3,105$1,988

$8,797$9,001

Expense function

Your institution Comparison Group Median (N=13)

NOTE: The comparison group median is based on those members of thecomparison group that report finance data using the same accounting standards asthe comparison institution. Expenses per full-time equivalent (FTE) enrollment,particularly instruction, may be inflated because finance data includes all coreexpenses while FTE reflects credit activity only. For details on calculating FTEenrollment and a detailed definition of core expenses, see the MethodologicalNotes. N is the number of institutions in the comparison group.SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics,Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS): Fall 2010, 12-monthEnrollment component and Spring 2011, Finance component.

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METHODOLOGICAL NOTES

Overview

This report is based on data supplied by institutions to IPEDS during the2010-11 survey year. Response rates exceeded 99 percent for mostsurveys. Detailed response tables are included in IPEDS First Look reports,which can be found athttp://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/getpubcats.asp?sid=010.

Use of Median Values for Comparison Group

The value for the comparison institution is compared to the median valuefor the comparison group for each statistic included in the figure. If morethan one statistic is presented in a figure, the median values aredetermined separately for each indicator or statistic. Medians are notreported for comparison groups with less than three values. Wherepercentage distributions are presented, median values may not add to 100percent. Through the ExPT, users have access to all of the data used tocreate the figures included in this report.

Missing Statistics

If a statistic is not reported for your institution, the omission indicates thatthe statistic is not relevant to your institution and the data were notcollected. As such, not all notes listed below may be applicable to yourreport.

Use of Imputed Data

All IPEDS data are subject to imputation for total (institutional) and partial(item) nonresponse. If necessary, imputed values were used to prepareyour report.

Data Confidentiality

IPEDS data are not collected under a pledge of confidentiality.

Disaggregation of Data by Race/Ethnicity

When applicable, some statistics are disaggregated by race/ethnicity. Datadisaggregated by race/ethnicity have been reported using the 1997 (new)Office of Management and Budget categories. Detailed information aboutthe recent race/ethnicity changes can be found athttp://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/reic/resource.asp.

Postbaccalaureate Degree Categories

The use of new postbaccalaureate degree categories was mandatory in the2010-11 collection year. These categories are: doctor’s degree-research/scholarship, doctor’s degree-professional practice, and doctor’sdegree-other. (The first-professional degree and certificate categories andthe single doctor’s degree category have been eliminated.).

Cohort Determination for Reporting Student Financial Aid andGraduation Rates

Student cohorts for reporting Student Financial Aid and Graduation Ratesdata are based on the reporting type of the institution. For institutions thatreport based on an academic year (those operating on standard academicterms), student counts and cohorts are based on fall term data. Studentcounts and cohorts for program reporters (those that do not operate on

standard academic terms) are based on unduplicated counts of studentsenrolled during a full 12-month period.

Description of Statistics Used in the Figures

Admissions and Test Score Data

Admissions and test score data are presented only for institutions that donot have an open admission policy, and apply to first-time,degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students only. Applicants includeonly those students who fulfilled all requirements for consideration foradmission and who were notified of one of the following actions:admission, non-admission, placement on a wait list, or applicationwithdrawn (by applicant or institution). Admitted applicants (admissions)include wait-listed students who were subsequently offered admission.Early decision, early action, and students who began studies during thesummer prior to the fall reporting period are included. Institutions reporttest scores only if they are required for admission.

Average Institutional Net Price

Average net price is calculated for full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates who were awarded grant or scholarship aid fromthe federal government, state/local government, or the institution anytimeduring the full aid year. For public institutions, this includes only studentswho paid the in-state or in-district tuition rate. Other sources of grant aidare excluded. Average net price is generated by subtracting the averageamount of federal, state/local government, and institutional grant andscholarship aid from the total cost of attendance. Total cost of attendanceis the sum of published tuition and required fees, books and supplies, andthe weighted average room and board and other expenses.

For the purpose of the IPEDS reporting, aid received refers to financial aidthat was awarded to, and accepted by, a student. This amount may differfrom the aid amount that is disbursed to a student.

Core Expenses

Core expenses include expenses for instruction, research, public service,academic support, institutional support, student services, scholarships andfellowships (reported under FASB standards as net grant aid to students),and other expenses. Expenses for operation and maintenance of plant,depreciation, and interest are allocated to each of the other functions. Coreexpenses exclude expenses for auxiliary enterprises (e.g., bookstores,dormitories), hospitals, and independent operations.

Core Revenues

Core revenues for public institutions reporting under GASB standardsinclude tuition and fees; government appropriations (federal, state, andlocal); government grants and contracts; private gifts, grants, andcontracts; sales and services of educational activities; investment income;other operating and non-operating sources; and other revenues andadditions (capital appropriations and grants and additions to permanentendowments). Core revenues for private, not-for-profit institutions (and asmall number of public institutions) reporting under FASB include tuitionand fees; government appropriations (federal, state, and local);government grants and contracts; private gifts, grants, and contracts(including contributions from affiliated entities); investment return; salesand services of educational activities; and other sources. Core revenuesfor private, for-profit institutions reporting under FASB standards includetuition and fees; government appropriations (federal, state, and local);government grants and contracts; private grants and contracts; netinvestment income; sales and services of educational activities; and othersources. In general, core revenues exclude revenues from auxiliaryenterprises (e.g., bookstores, dormitories), hospitals, and independentoperations.

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Endowment Assets

Endowment assets, for public institutions under GASB standards, andprivate, not-for-profit institutions under FASB standards, include grossinvestments of endowment funds, term endowment funds, and fundsfunctioning as endowment for the institution and any of its foundations andother affiliated organizations. Private, for-profit institutions under FASB donot hold or report endowment assets.

Equated Instructional Staff Salaries

Total salary outlays for full-time instructional staff on 11/12-month contractswere equated to 9-month outlays by multiplying the outlay for 11/12-monthcontracted instructional staff by 0.8182. The equated outlays were thenadded to the outlays for 9/10-month instructional staff to determine anaverage salary for each rank. Salaries are not included for medical schoolstaff or staff on less-than-9-month contracts.

FTE for Enrollment

The full-time equivalent (FTE) enrollment used in this report is the sum ofthe institution’s FTE undergraduate enrollment and FTE graduateenrollment (as calculated from or reported on the 12-month Enrollmentcomponent). Undergraduate and graduate FTE are estimated using 12-month instructional activity (credit and/or contact hours). See “Calculationof FTE Students (using instructional activity)” in the IPEDS Glossary athttp://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/glossary/.

FTE for Staff

The full-time equivalent (FTE) of staff is calculated by summing the totalnumber of full-time staff from the Employees by Assigned Position (EAP)section of the Human Resources component and adding one-third of thetotal number of part-time staff.

Graduation Rates and Transfer-out Rate

Graduation rates are those developed to satisfy the requirements of theStudent Right-to-Know and Higher Education Opportunity Acts and aredefined as the total number of individuals from a given cohort of full-time,first-time, degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates who completed adegree or certificate within a given percent of normal time (for the degreeor certificate) before the ending status date of August 31, 2010, divided bythe entire cohort of full-time, first-time, degree/certificate-seekingundergraduates minus any allowable exclusions. Institutions are permittedto exclude from the initial cohort students who died or were totally andpermanently disabled; those who left school to serve in the armed forces orwere called to active duty; those who left to serve with a foreign aid serviceof the federal government, such as the Peace Corps; and those who left toserve on an official church mission. Transfer-out rate is the total number ofstudents from the cohort who are known to have transferred out of thereporting institution within the same time period, divided by the sameadjusted cohort. Only institutions with a mission that includes preparingstudents to transfer are required to report transfers out.

Retention Rates

Full-time retention rates are defined as the number of full-time, first-time,degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students who enter theinstitution for the first time in the fall and who return to the same institutionthe following fall (as either full- or part-time), divided by the total number offull-time, first-time, degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates in the fall of

first entrance. Part-time retention rates are similarly defined. For 4-yearinstitutions offering a bachelor’s degree, this rate is reported only for thosefirst-time students seeking a bachelor’s degree. For less than 4-yearinstitutions, the rate is calculated for all first-time degree/certificate-seekingstudents.

Salaries, Wages, and Benefits

Salaries, wages, and benefits, for public institutions under GASBstandards, and private, not-for-profit institutions under FASB standards,include amounts paid as compensation for services to all employeesregardless of the duration of service, and amounts made to or on behalf ofan individual over and above that received in the form of a salary or wage.Frequently, benefits are associated with an insurance payment. Private, for-profit institutions under FASB standards do not report salaries.

Student-to-Faculty Ratio

The guidance provided to institutions for calculating their student-to-facultyratio is as follows: the number of FTE students (using Fall Enrollment data)divided by the total FTE instructional staff (using the total Primarilyinstruction + Instruction/research/public service staff reported on the EAPsection of the Human Resources component and adding any not primarilyinstructional staff that are teaching a credit course). For this calculation,FTE for students is equal to the number of full-time students plus one-thirdthe number of part-time students; FTE for instructional staff is similarlycalculated. Students enrolled in "stand-alone" graduate or professionalprograms (such as medicine, law, veterinary, dentistry, social work, orpublic health) and instructional staff teaching in these programs areexcluded from the FTE calculations.

Total Entering Undergraduate Students

Total entering students are students at the undergraduate level, both full-and part-time, new to the institution in the fall term (or the prior summerterm who returned in the fall). This includes all first-time undergraduatestudents, students transferring into the institution at the undergraduatelevel, and nondegree/certificate-seeking undergraduates entering in the fall.Only degree-granting, academic year reporting institutions proivde totalentering student data.

Tuition and Required Fees

Tuition is defined as the amount of money charged to students forinstructional services; required fees are those fixed sum charges tostudents for items not covered by tuition that are required of such a largeproportion of all students that the student who does not pay the charge isan exception. The amounts used in this report are for full-time, first-time,degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates and are those used by thefinancial aid office to determine need. For institutions that have differentialtuition rates for in-district or in-state students, the lowest tuition rate is usedin the figure. Only institutions that operate on standard academic terms willhave tuition figures included in their report.

Additional Methodological Information

IPEDS data are not collected under a pledge of confidentiality. Additionalmethodological information on the IPEDS components can be found in thepublications available athttp://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/getpubcats.asp?sid=010.Additional definitions of variables used in this report can be found in theIPEDS online glossary available at http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/glossary/.

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