Listing and definitions of frequently used terms.
This component collects data annually (for the prior academic year) on recognized degree completions in postsecondary education programs by level (associate's, bachelor's, master's, doctor's, and first-professional) and on other formal awards by length of program.
The EAP collects headcount information (as of November 1 of the current academic year) by full- and part-time status; by function or occupational category; and by faculty status and tenure status (if applicable).
The primary purpose of this component is to collect data (as of November 1 of the current academic year) on the number of full-time instructional faculty by rank, gender, and length of contract; total salary outlay; and fringe benefits information and number of full-time instructional faculty covered by these benefits.
This annual collection is used to describe the financial condition of postsecondary education in the nation; to monitor changes in postsecondary education finance; and to promote research involving institutional financial resources and expenditures.
This component is required biennially, in odd-numbered years, from all Title IV institutions with 15 or more full-time employees. It collects data on the numbers of full- and part-time institutional staff as of November 1 of the current academic year.
Data are requested on the number of students entering the institution as full-time, first-time degree- or certificate-seeking students in a particular year (cohort), by race/ethnicity and gender; number completing their program within 150 percent of normal time to completion; number who transferred to other institutions; and number receiving athletically related student aid. Worksheets automatically calculate rates, including average rates over 4 years.
This component collects data annually on the number of full- and part-time students enrolled in the fall in postsecondary institutions, by level (undergraduate, first-professional, and graduate) and by race/ethnicity and gender of student.