IPEDS

http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds

College Opportunities On-Line

COOL

IPEDS COOL

• COOL is a direct link to information on over 9,000 postsecondary institutions in the United States.

• COOL includes colleges, universities, community colleges, and trade and technical schools

IPEDS COOLIs designed to help college students, future students, and their families understand the differences between colleges and how much it costs to attend college.

IPEDS COOL can also be used by decision-makers to provide access to data on comparison institutions.

IPEDS COOL

IPEDS COOL

Features of the COOL System

http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds

Institution Search

Enables a user to search for a particular school by name, or for a group of schools using

shared characteristics: type of institution geographic location proximity to a specified zip code instructional programs offered size eligibility for Title IV student financial aid programs

Begin your College Search by selecting criteria in the form below.

Geographic region

AnyUS Service schoolsNew England - CT ME MA NH RI VTMid East - DE DC MD NJ NY PA

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AnyAlabamaAlaskaA merican Samoa

Maximum distance from ZIP code

ZIP code: Distance (miles):

Type of institution Instructional program

AnyPublic, 4-year or abovePrivate not-for-profit, 4-year or abovePrivate for-profit, 4-year or above

AnyAgricultural Business and ProductionA gricultural SciencesConservation & Renew . Natural Resources

Name of institution Students enrolled

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Zip code and maximum distance from zip

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Students enrolled (<1,000, 1,000-5,000, 5,000-10,000, 10,000-20,000, or >20,000) Title IV participating

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Begin your College Search by selecting criteria in the form below.

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AnyUS Service schoolsNew England - CT ME MA NH RI VTMid East - DE DC MD NJ NY PA

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Type of institution Instructional program

AnyPublic, 4-year or abovePrivate not-for-profit, 4-year or abovePrivate for-profit, 4-year or above

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When multiple institutions are found from your search you must select the one institution that you are seeking.

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There are 11 institutions Located in city containing: cincinnati and that are Public, 4-year or above OR Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above Select one of the institutions listed in the search results to view details. Sort by clicking a column header.

Institution City State Size

ART ACADEMY OF CINCINNATI CINCINNATI OH 197

ATHENAEUM OF OHIO CINCINNATI OH 282

CINCINNATI BIBLE COLLEGE AND SEMINARY CINCINNATI OH 912

CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MORTUARY SCIENCE CINCINNATI OH 83

COLLEGE OF MOUNT SAINT JOSEPH CINCINNATI OH 2,068

GODS BIBLE SCHOOL AND COLLEGE CINCINNATI OH 243

HEBREW UNION COLLEGE-JEWISH INSTITUTE OF RELIGION CINCINNATI OH 119

TEMPLE BAPTIST COLLEGE CINCINNATI OH Unknown

UNION INSTITUTE & UNIVERSITY CINCINNATI OH 2,802

UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI-MAIN CAMPUS CINCINNATI OH 26,552

XAVIER UNIVERSITY CINCINNATI OH 6,573

Begin your College Search by selecting criteria in the form below.

Geographic region

AnyUS Service schoolsNew England - CT ME MA NH RI VTMid East - DE DC MD NJ NY PA

State or outlying area City

AnyAlabamaAlaskaA merican Samoa

Maximum distance from ZIP code

ZIP code: 41099

Distance (miles): 15

Type of institution Instructional program

Public, 4-year or abovePrivate not-for-profit, 4-year or abovePrivate for-profit, 4-year or abovePublic, 2-year

AnyAgricultural Business and ProductionA gricultural SciencesConservation & Renew . Natural Resources

Name of institution Students enrolled

Any

Title IV participating

Search

Reset

Zip,

Distance from zip, and

Type of institution

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Selecting Your Institution

When multiple institutions are found from your search you must select the one institution that you are seeking.

There are 15 institutions that are Public, 4-year or above OR Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above OR Public, 2-year and Located within 15 Miles from zipcode 41099 Select one of the institutions listed in the search results to view details. Sort by clicking a column header.

Institution City State Size Distance

ART ACADEMY OF CINCINNATI CINCINNATI OH 197 6

ATHENAEUM OF OHIO CINCINNATI OH 282 6

CINCINNATI BIBLE COLLEGE AND SEMINARY CINCINNATI OH 912 7

CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MORTUARY SCIENCE CINCINNATI OH 83 12

CINCINNATI STATE TECHNICAL AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE CINCINNATI OH 7,539 10

COLLEGE OF MOUNT SAINT JOSEPH CINCINNATI OH 2,068 13

GATEWAY COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE COVINGTON KY 2,552 4

GODS BIBLE SCHOOL AND COLLEGE CINCINNATI OH 243 6

HEBREW UNION COLLEGE-JEWISH INSTITUTE OF RELIGION CINCINNATI OH 119 8

NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS KY 13,715 0

THOMAS MORE COLLEGE CRESTVIEW HILLS KY 1,402 6

UNION INSTITUTE & UNIVERSITY CINCINNATI OH 2,802 7

UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI-MAIN CAMPUS CINCINNATI OH 26,552 7

UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI-RAYMOND WALTERS COLLEGE BLUE ASH OH 4,015 12

XAVIER UNIVERSITY CINCINNATI OH 6,573 8

Information Available in COOLOnce an institution has been selected the data available on the institution is divided into six distinct categories.

1. General Information,

2. Enrollment,

3. Awards and Degrees,

4. Financial Aid,

5. Accreditation

6. Campus Crime Statistics

General InformationThe first page of data available in COOL is

general information about the institution.

– Location of institution

– General phone numbers

– Link to home page

– Levels of degrees and awards offered

– Control (Private, Public, Religious affiliation, etc)

– Carnegie classification

– Accreditation information

– Price Information

NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY IPEDS ID: 157447

General information

General information Financial aid office Admissions office

(859) 572-5100 (859) 572-5143 (859) 572-5220

NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY DR HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, KY 41099

For more information about this institution, visit www.nku.edu

Type of institution: Public, 4-year or above

Federal Aid: Institution has a Program Participation Agreement with the US Department of Education for eligible students to receive Pell Grants and other federal aid (e.g., Direct Loans).

Degrees offered: First-professional, Master's, Bachelor's, Associate's

Certificates offered: Post-Master's, Postbaccalaureate, Less-than-2-years

Carnegie classification: Master’s Colleges and Universities I - These institutions typically offer a wide range of baccalaureate programs, and they are committed to graduate education through the master’s degree. They award 40 or more master’s degrees per year across three or more disciplines.

If you are not familiar with this number write it down.

This is your institution unit id. It is used in

several places within the IPEDS system.

This is the link to your campus website.

General InformationPrice Information

• Undergraduate application fee • 3 years of information on price of

attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate students– tuition and fees– books and supplies– room and board– other expenses

2002–03 Undergraduate application fee: $25

Academic year prices for full-time, first-time undergraduate students

2002–03 2001–02 2000–01

Tuition & fees

In-state $3,216 $2,886 $2,754

Out-of-state $7,464 $7,134 $7,002

Books and supplies $650 $650 $650

On-campus

Room and board $4,862 $4,460 $4,172

Other expenses $1,706 $1,706 $1,706

Off-campus

Room and board $10,500 $10,500 $10,500

Other expenses $1,906 $1,906 $1,706

Off-campus with family

Other expenses $1,706 $1,706 $1,706

Ohio residents from designated counties who earned an Associate's Degree from Cincinnati State Technical & Community College or from the University of Cincinnati or its two year branch colleges and Indiana residents from designated counties are eligible for waivers through agreements with the respective states that reduce their tuition from out-of-state rates. Students from other enrollment target population groups are also eligible for tuition waivers. Complete information is available through the Office of Admissions. Full-time tuition charges apply to undergraduates taking 12 - 16 semester credit hours. Students taking 17 and more hours will be charges a $67.00 non-refundable fee for each additional credit hour.

Undergraduate application fee3 years of information on price of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate studentstuition and fees

books and supplies

room and board

other expenses

Off-campus expenses

Additional price information

Navigating in COOL• Many individuals never get past the general

information pages in COOL, because they do not know how to navigate within the multiple pages of data that are available.

• The menu bar at the top of the COOL pages is the key to navigating within these multiple pages.

• Let us take a closer look at the menu bar.

Navigating!

Most of the menu options are intuitive:–Home – Opening Page of COOL

–Search – Search screen for selecting institutions.–Search Results – Results of your most recent search.

–Detail – The General Information page that we just viewed,

–Enrollment – Enrollment data,–Awards / Degrees -- Awards and Degrees data,–Financial Aid -- Financial Aid data, –Accreditation – Accreditation data, and

–Campus Crime Statistics – link to campus crime statistics.

Enrollment | Awards / Degrees Conferred | Financial Aid | Accreditation Campus Crime Statistics (USDOE Office of Postsecondary Education)

• You will notice that the menu options change across screens.

– The options change as well as the location of the menu bars.

– Also once you have selected an institution, you will have more menu options.

• On the general information or detail page,

– The home and search options are on the top of the page, and

– the options to view other data are found on the bottom of the page.

• On most of the other pages, the entire menu is found at the top of the page.

Home | Search | Search Results

NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY IPEDS ID: 157447

General information

General information Financial aid office Admissions office

(859) 572-5100 (859) 572-5143 (859) 572-5220

NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY DR HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, KY 41099

For more information about this institution, visit www.nku.edu

Type of institution: Public, 4-year or above

Federal Aid: Institution has a Program Participation Agreement with the US Department of Education for eligible students to receive Pell Grants and other federal aid (e.g., Direct Loans).

Degrees offered: First-professional, Master's, Bachelor's, Associate's

Certificates offered: Post-Master's, Postbaccalaureate, Less-than-2-years

Carnegie classification:

Master’s Colleges and Universities I - These institutions typically offer a wide range of baccalaureate programs, and they are committed to graduate education through the master’s degree. They award 40 or more master’s degrees per year across three or more disciplines.

2002–03 Undergraduate application fee:

$25

Provides information on enrollment– total and undergraduate– Percent of undergraduates by gender and by

race/ethnicity– count of full-time, first-time undergraduates– percent of total represented by full-time, first-time

undergraduates– percent of full-time, first-time undergraduates who

received financial aid

EnrollmentEnrollment

Home | Search | Search Results | Detail | Awards / Degrees | Financial Aid Accreditation | Campus Crime Statistics (USDOE Office of Postsecondary Education)

NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY IPEDS ID: 157447

Fall enrollment - 2001

Total enrollment 12,530

Undergraduate enrollment 11,269

Percent of undergraduate enrollment by gender

Men 40.7%

Women 59.3%

Percent of undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity

Non-resident alien 1.3%

Black non-Hispanic 4.5%

American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.3%

Asian or Pacific Islander 0.8%

Hispanic 0.7%

White non-Hispanic 92.3%

Student counts (2000 - 2001)

Full-time, first-time undergraduate students 1,631

Percent full-time, first-time undergraduate 15.0

Percent full-time, first-time undergraduate receiving financial aid 64.0

Programs Offered / Degrees Conferred

• Includes the total number of bachelor’s degrees conferred

• Provides information on the numbers of awards and degrees conferred in the 5 largest programs

• Allows the user to search by instructional program and award level for more detailed information

N O R T H E R N K E N T U C K Y U N IV E R S IT Y IP E D S ID : 1 5 7 4 4 7

A w a rd s /d e g re e s - C o n fe rr e d b e tw e e n J u ly 1 , 2 0 0 1 a n d J u n e 3 0 , 2 0 0 2

B a c h e lo r d e g r e e s , t o t a l 1 ,2 5 9

L a rg e s t p ro g r a m s D e g re e s /c e r t if ic a te s c o n fe r re d

B u s in e s s M a n a g e m e n t & A d m in . S e r v ic e s 3 1 6

E d u c a t io n 1 9 0

S o c ia l S c ie n c e s a n d H is to ry 1 4 3

E n g lis h L a n g u a g e a n d L ite ra tu r e / L e t te rs 1 2 5

C o m m u n ic a t io n s 7 6

T o s e a r c h fo r o th e r d e g r e e s /c e r t if ic a te s a w a r d e d b y th is in s t itu t io n , s e le c t a n a w a r d le v e l a n d a n in s tr u c t io n a l p ro g r a m fr o m th e lis ts b e lo w , t h e n p re s s S e a r c h .

A s s o c ia te d e g re e s

C o n s e r v a tio n a n d R e n e w a b le N a tu ra l R e s o u r c e s

S e a rc h

Using the search function, let us look take a closer look at degree completions at Northern Kentucky University or your institution within either these or other areas.

You will notice that you can search by both instructional program and type of degree.

In addition, you may only select from programs that are offered at the respective institution.

Finally data presented from this search breaks out the instructional category to the four digit CIP code.

N O R T H E R N K E N T U C K Y U N I V E R S I T Y I P E D S I D : 1 5 7 4 4 7

A w a r d s / d e g r e e s - C o n f e r r e d b e t w e e n J u ly 1 , 2 0 0 1 a n d J u n e 3 0 , 2 0 0 2

B a c h e l o r d e g r e e s

E d u c a t i o n D e g r e e s / c e r t if i c a t e s c o n f e r r e d

B u s in e s s T e a c h e r E d u c a t io n ( V o c a ti o n a l) 1 2

E le m e n ta r y T e a c h e r E d u c a ti o n 1 1 9

J r H i g h / I n t e r m e d / M id d le S c h T e a c h E d u c 2 3

P h y s i c a l E d u c a t io n T e a c h i n g a n d C o a c h in g 2 7

P r e - E le m / E r l y C h i ld h d / K G . T e a c h E d u c 4

S c ie n c e T e a c h e r E d u c a t io n , G e n e r a l 2

T r a d e & In d u s t r ia l T e a c h e r E d u c . ( V o c ) 3

T o s e a r c h fo r o t h e r d e g r e e s / c e r t i f ic a t e s a w a r d e d b y t h is in s t i t u t io n , s e le c t a n a w a r d l e v e l a n d a n in s tr u c t io n a l p r o g r a m fr o m th e l i s t s b e lo w , t h e n p r e s s S e a r c h .

B a c h e lo r d e g r e e s E d u c a t io n

S e a r c h

Financial Aid

• percent of students receiving aid• average amount of aid received• by type of aid and source

– Federal Grants– State and Local Grants– Institutional Grants– Loans to Students

Provides information on the types and amounts of financial aid awarded to full-time, first-time undergraduate students

Financial Aid

• In addition, IPEDS COOL provides a direct link to the United States Department of Education’s Financial Aid for Students home page.

• At this site, students can get information on the different types of aid available, and how to apply for financial aid.

http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSFAP/Students/

NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY IPEDS ID: 157447

Financial aid - 2000 - 2001

Financial aid to full-time, first-time undergraduate students

Type of aid Percentage of students receiving aid

Average amount of aid they received

Federal grants (scholarships/fellowships) 26 $1,920

State/local grants (scholarships/fellowships) 32 $861

Institutional grants (scholarships/fellowships) 19 $2,544

Loans to students 55 $3,379

For more information on Student Financial Assistance Programs or to apply for financial aid via the web, visit the Financial Aid for Students Home Page.

Link to U.S. Financial Aid for Students home page

Accreditation• The accreditation pages within IPEDS COOL lists the

agencies and associations that accredit programs at the institution.

• IPEDS COOL only lists those accrediting agencies and associations that are recognized by the Secretary of the United States Department of Education.

• Information on these agencies and accreditation can be found at the following web site:

http://www.ed.gov/offices/OPE/accreditation/natlagencies.html

NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY IPEDS ID: 157447 Accreditation

Regional Institutional Accrediting Agency

(SACSCC) Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

National Institutional and Specialized Accrediting Bodies

American Bar Association

Law (LAW) - Professional schools

Joint Review Committee On Education In Radiologic Technology

Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers

National Association of Schools of Music

Music (MUS) - Baccalaureate and graduate degree programs

National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education

Teacher Education (TED) - Baccalaureate and graduate programs for the preparation of teachers and other professional personnel for elementary and secondary schools

National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission

Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs

Nursing (NUR) - Baccalaureate and higher degree programs

Since all accreditations were self-reported by the institution and were not verified by NCES, prospective students should contact the accrediting agency(ies) to verify accreditations of importance to them in the selection of a school. For more information visit the Nationally Recognized Accrediting Agencies home page.

This information is self-reported by the institution.

To learn more about the accrediting agencies that are recognized by the Secretary of the United States Department of Education, use the link provided on this web page.

http://www.ed.gov/offices/ OPE/accreditation/

natlagencies.html

Other FeaturesIn addition, to the data provided within IPEDS COOL, other features of the system include web links to:

– The institution’s website, where prospective students can go for more specific application and programmatic information, and

– Links to statistics on campus crime for the institution.

•Statistics are obtained from the Office of Postseconday Education

•Information may also be found directly through their web page:

http://ope.ed.gov/SECURITY/

NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY OPE ID: 00927500

General Information

UNIVERSITY DR HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, KY 41099 Campbell County County

For more information about this institution, visit www.nku.edu

Security Officer Information Security Officer: Tim Baker Title: Records Manager Phone: 859-572-5770 / 5991

415 Johns Hill Road HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, KY 41099

Residence Halls:

This institution provides on-campus housing

Local Crime Statistics:

Local statistics were not included with on-campus statistics

Criminal Offenses | Hate Offenses | Arrests | NCES IPEDS COOL | About NCES IPEDS COOL

• The opening page contains basic directory information.

• Specific statistics on campus crime for three years are found via the menu at the bottom of the page.

Campus Crime Statistics

Benefits to Users

• IPEDS COOL provides valid and reliable information on more postsecondary institutions and more types of postsecondary institutions than any other source currently available.

• Plus, it provides 3 years of price information - more than any other source currently available.

Information...

...Invites comparison•3 years of price information enables trend analysis:

Has the price of attending the institution increased in the last 3 years?

Has it remained fairly constant?

•Students can select a group of schools using shared characteristics, and compare price of attendance and student financial aid awards across the group

•COOL also provides valid and reliable information on comparison institutions to academic planners and decision makers.

•COOL can be thought of as being an on-line fact book that is publicly available on almost all institutions of higher education.

Short-ComingsCAUTION

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• The major short-coming of COOL from the administrative perspective is that: This tool provides only limited access to variables that are

available within IPEDS.

The tool invites comparison, but does not allow you to directly compare your institution to comparison institutions on key performance indicators.

• As a result, there is a need for a more advanced tool that provides access to more IPEDS data and enables direct comparisons across multiple institutions. NCES provides such a tool for IPEDS data in the

Peer Analysis System.

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Peer Analysis SystemPeer Analysis System

The Peer Analysis System is a web-based tool that is designed to enable a user to easily retrieve data on a set of postsecondary institutions of the user’s choice.

– In addition, the user can compare one institution to a group of comparison institutions.

– The comparison institutions are selected by the user.

– The system allows the user to generate reports or files using selected IPEDS variables of interest.

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