Purpose

The purpose of this dashboard is to host preliminary data on completion from the 2018-19 IPEDS data collection in a centralized place. There are two primary sources of data indicated by * and +. Tabs that contain an asterik (*) indicate the use of 150% completion data that originated with the cohort class of fall 2012. Tabs that contain a plus sign (+) indicate the use of “point in time” completion data. This means that the completion numbers (variable name: CSTOTLT (C2019_C; AWLEVELC=5)) “number of students receiving bacehlor’s degrees conferred between July 1, 2018 and June 30, 2019 to all recipients, across all race/ethnicities and both genders”.

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Breakdown of Findings

URM

• Underrepresented Minority (URM) = IPEDS Ethnic/Race reporting categories of Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino, and American Indian/Native American
• Not Underrepresented Minority (Not URM) = IPEDS Ethnic/Race reporting categories of White, Asian, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, Two or More Races, Unknown, and Non-Resident Alien/International.

IPEDS Award Definitions

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• Postsecondary award, certificate, or diploma (less than 1 academic year). An award that requires completion of an organized program of study at the postsecondary level (below the baccalaureate degree) in less than 1 academic year (2 semesters or 3 quarters), or designed for completion in less than 30 semester or trimester credit hours, or in less than 45 quarter credit hours, or in less than 900 clock hours.

• Postsecondary award, certificate, or diploma of at least 1 but less than 4 academic years. 900 or more clock hours, 30 or more semester or trimester credit hours, or 45 or more quarter credit hours

• Associate Degree. An award that normally requires at least 2 but less than 4 years of full-time equivalent college work.

• Bachelor’s Degree. An award (baccalaureate or equivalent degree, as determined by the Secretary, U.S. Department of Education) that normally requires at least 4 but not more than 5 years of full-time equivalent college-level work. This includes all bachelor’s degrees conferred in a 5-year cooperative (work-study) program. A cooperative plan provides for alternate class attendance and employment in business, industry, or government; thus, it allows students to combine actual work experience with their college studies. Also includes bachelor’s degrees in which the normal 4 years of work are completed in 3 years.

• Certificate. A recognized postsecondary credential that is conferred upon the satisfactory completion of a postsecondary education program.

• Post-Baccalaureate Certificate. An award that requires completion of an organized program of study beyond the bachelor’s. It is designed for persons who have completed a baccalaureate degree, but does not meet the requirements of a master’s degree. NOTE: Even though Teacher Preparation certificate programs may require a bachelor’s degree for admission, they are considered sub-baccalaureate undergraduate programs, and students in these programs are undergraduate students.

• Master’s Degree. An award that requires the successful completion of a program of study of at least the full-time equivalent of 1 but not more than 2 academic years of work beyond the bachelor’s degree. Some of these degrees, such as those in Theology (M.Div., M.H.L./Rav) that were formerly classified as “first-professional”, may require more than two full-time equivalent academic years of work.

• Post-Master’s Certificate. An award that requires completion of an organized program beyond the master’s degree, but does not meet the requirements of academic degrees at the doctor’s level.

• Doctor’s Degree. The highest award a student can earn for graduate study. The doctor’s degree classification includes such degrees as Doctor of Education, Doctor of Juridical Science, Doctor of Public Health, and the Doctor of Philosophy degree in any field such as agronomy, food technology, education, engineering, public administration, ophthalmology, or radiology.

• Adjusted cohort. The result of removing any allowable exclusions from a cohort (or subcohort). For the Fall Enrollment component, it is the cohort for calculating retention rate; for the Graduation Rates component, this is the cohort from which graduation and transfer-out rates are calculated; and for the Outcome Measures component, these are the four cohorts (first-time, full-time; first-time, part-time; non-first-time, full-time; or non-first-time, part-time) for which outcomes rates are calculated at 4, 6, and 8 years.

• Exclusions Those students who may be removed (deleted) from a cohort (or subcohort). For the Graduation Rates reporting, students may be removed from a cohort if they left the institution for one of the following reasons: death or total and permanent disability; service in the armed forces (including those called to active duty); service with a foreign aid service of the federal government, such as the Peace Corps; or service on official church missions.

• Adjusted cohort The result of removing any allowable exclusions from a cohort (or subcohort).

• Graduation rate 100% This rate is calculated as the total number of completers within 100% of normal time divided by the GR adjusted cohort.

• Graduation rate 150% The rate required for disclosure and/or reporting purposes under Student Right-to-Know Act. This rate is calculated as the total number of completers within 150% of normal time divided by the GR adjusted cohort.

• Graduation rate 200% This rate is calculated as the total number of completers within 200% of normal time divided by the GR adjusted cohort.

• Normal time to completion The amount of time necessary for a student to complete all requirements for a degree or certificate according to the institution’s catalog. This is typically 4 years (8 semesters or trimesters, or 12 quarters, excluding summer terms) for a bachelor’s degree in a standard term-based institution; 2 years (4 semesters or trimesters, or 6 quarters, excluding summer terms) for an associate’s degree in a standard term-based institution; and the various scheduled times for certificate programs.

Limitations

Note the following limitations for IPEDS completion data:

• The IPEDS graduation rate only counts completions from the same institution where a student started and is only applicable to full-time-first-time students

• IPEDS definition of Completions: The purpose of the Completions component of IPEDS is to collect data on the number of awards conferred by postsecondary institutions during the 12-month time period beginning July 1 of the previous calendar year and ending June 30 of the current calendar year. The awards reported range from sub-baccalaureate certificates to doctor’s degrees and must be recognized postsecondary credentials conferred by the postsecondary institution as the result of completion of an academic or occupational/vocational program of study. The program’s instructional activity can be measured in credit hours, clock hours, or some other unit of measurement. Postsecondary credentials must be recognized by the institution’s appropriate governing body. Data are collected by race/ethnicity and gender for each award level within each program (as defined by 6-digit CIP codes). Data are collected for both first and second major fields of study. A new purpose involves collecting data on whether a program is offered as a distance education program.

Notes on data status

• 1) Collection level data includes data that have been submitted and locked by the IPEDS Keyholder, reviewed by the Help Desk, and migrated to the Collection Level Data Center. These data have not been cleaned or reviewed by the IPEDS Help Desk. Once data are migrated to the Collection Level Data Center, any keyholder whose data have already been migrated can see their own data, as well as the data for all of the other institutions that have already been migrated.
• 2) Preliminary Data occurs after the IPEDS data collection cycle closes. These data are made available through the IPEDS Use the Data portal. Preliminary data have been edited but are subject to further NCES quality control procedures. For example, imputed data for non-responding institutions have not yet been included.
• 3) Provisional Data the third stage, are available after all quality control procedures are complete and data have been imputed for non-responding institutions. Provisional data are made available through the IPEDS Use the Data portal.
• 4) Final Data includes institutional revisions to data in the subsequent data collection year through the prior year revision system. For example, editing 2013-14 Completions data during the 2014- 15 collection cycle. After these revised data are reviewed, final data are made available through the IPEDS Use the Data portal.
• Source: AIR Article

Sources

Last Updated: 2019-12-18
Source: 2018-2019 Preliminary IPEDS data
Overview: 4 Sheets, each includes five degree types in tabs with 4 types (total, age, ethnicity, gender)