Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City

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What Is IPEDS?

The Integrated Postsecondary Education DataSystem (IPEDS) is a system of survey componentsthat collects data from all institutions that providepostsecondary education and are eligible to receiveTitle IV funding across the United States and otherU.S. jurisdictions.

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(https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/), an online toolto aid in the college search process. Additionalinformation about IPEDS can be found on thewebsite at https://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. The purpose of this report is toprovide institutional executives a useful resource andto help improve the quality and comparability ofIPEDS data.

What Is in This Report?

The figures in this report provide a selection ofindicators for your institution to compare with a groupof similar institutions. The figures draw from the datacollected during the 2020-21 IPEDS collection cycleand are the most recent data available. The insidecover of this report lists the pre-selected comparisongroup of institutions and the criteria used for theirselection. The Methodological Notes at the end of thereport describe additional information about theseindicators and the pre-selected comparison group.

Where Can I Do More with IPEDS Data?

Each institution can access previously released DataFeedback Reports from 2005 and customize this2021 report by using a different comparison groupand IPEDS variables of its choosing. To learn how tocustomize the 2021 report, visit this resource pagehttps://nces.ed.gov/Ipeds/Help/View/2. To downloadarchived reports or customize the current DataFeedback Report, visit the ‘Use the Data’ portal onthe IPEDS website https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds andclick on Data Feedback Report.

Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City

Kansas City, MO


COMPARISON GROUPComparison group data are included to provide a context for interpreting your institution’s indicators. If your institution did not define a customcomparison group for this report by July 15, 2021 NCES selected a comparison group for you. (In this case, the characteristics used to definethe comparison group appears below.) The customized Data Feedback Report function available at https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/use-the-data/can be used to reproduce the figures in this report using different peer groups.

The custom comparison group chosen by Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City includes the following 15 institutions:

Austin Community College District (Austin, TX)Camden County College (Blackwood, NJ)Community College of Allegheny County (Pittsburgh, PA)Community College of Baltimore County (Baltimore, MD)Cuyahoga Community College District (Cleveland, OH)Harrisburg Area Community College (Harrisburg, PA)Henry Ford College (Dearborn, MI)Macomb Community College (Warren, MI)Montgomery College (Rockville, MD)Pima Community College (Tucson, AZ)Saint Louis Community College (Bridgeton, MO)Salt Lake Community College (Salt Lake City, UT)San Jacinto Community College (Pasadena, TX)Tulsa Community College (Tulsa, OK)Valencia College (Orlando, FL)

The figures in this report have been organized and ordered into the following topic areas:

Topic Area Figures Pages1) Admissions (only for non-open-admissions schools) [No charts applicable]2) Student Enrollment 1, 2, 3 and 4 3 and 43) Awards 5 44) Charges and Net Price 6 and 7 45) Student Financial Aid 8 and 9 56) Military Benefits* [No charts applicable]7) Retention and Graduation Rates 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 5, 6, 7 and 88) Finance 19 and 20 99) Staff 21 and 22 9 and 1010) Libraries* 23 and 24 10

*These figures only appear in customized Data Feedback Reports (DFRs), which are available through Use the Data portal on the IPEDS website.

IPEDS DATA FEEDBACK REPORT 2

Image description.Bar chart with 10 groups with 2 items per group.X scale titled Scale label.Y scale titled Percent.Group 1, American Indian or Alaska Native.Item 1, Your institution 0.01.Item 2, Comparison Group Median (N=15) 0.01.Group 2, Asian.Item 1, Your institution 3.Item 2, Comparison Group Median (N=15) 4.Group 3, Black or African American.Item 1, Your institution 15.Item 2, Comparison Group Median (N=15) 14.Group 4, Hispanic/ Latino.Item 1, Your institution 12.Item 2, Comparison Group Median (N=15) 13.Group 5, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander.Item 1, Your institution 0.01.Item 2, Comparison Group Median (N=15) 0.01.Group 6, White.Item 1, Your institution 58.Item 2, Comparison Group Median (N=15) 51.Group 7, Two or more races.Item 1, Your institution 7.Item 2, Comparison Group Median (N=15) 4.Group 8, Race/ethnicity unknown.Item 1, Your institution 2.Item 2, Comparison Group Median (N=15) 3.Group 9, Nonresident alien.Item 1, Your institution 1.Item 2, Comparison Group Median (N=15) 2.Group 10, Women.Item 1, Your institution 61.Item 2, Comparison Group Median (N=15) 60.Race/ethnicity or gender Shapeline, Label: ShapeInstitutionLegend, Label: Your institution ShapeComparisonGroupLegend, Label: Comparison Group Median (N=15) End of image description.

Image description.Enrollment measureHorizontal Bar chart with 7 groups with 2 items per group.X scale titled Number of students.Y scale titled Scale label.Group 1, Unduplicated headcount - total.Item 1, Your institution 21040.Item 2, Comparison Group Median (N=15) 27402.Group 2, Full-time undergraduate unduplicated headcount.Item 1, Your institution 8088.Item 2, Comparison Group Median (N=15) 6718.Group 3, Part-time undergraduate unduplicated headcount.Item 1, Your institution 12952.Item 2, Comparison Group Median (N=15) 20468.Group 4, Total FTE enrollment.Item 1, Your institution 10315.Item 2, Comparison Group Median (N=15) 12589.Group 5, Total fall enrollment.Item 1, Your institution 13085.Item 2, Comparison Group Median (N=15) 16736.Group 6, Full-time undergraduate fall enrollment.Item 1, Your institution 5915.Item 2, Comparison Group Median (N=15) 5030.Group 7, Part-time undergraduate fall enrollment.Item 1, Your institution 7170.Item 2, Comparison Group Median (N=15) 12179. Shapeline, Label: ShapeInstitutionLegend, Label: Your institution ShapeComparisonGroupLegend, Label: Comparison Group Median (N=15) End of image description.

Image description.Distance education participationHorizontal Bar chart with 3 groups with 2 items per group.X scale titled Percent of students.Y scale titled Scale label.Group 1, Students exclusively in distance education.Item 1, Your institution 87.Item 2, Comparison Group Median (N=15) 48.Group 2, Students in at least one but not all distance education courses.Item 1, Your institution 5.Item 2, Comparison Group Median (N=15) 22.Group 3, Students not in any distance education.Item 1, Your institution 8.Item 2, Comparison Group Median (N=15) 20. Shapeline, Label: ShapeInstitutionLegend, Label: Your institution ShapeComparisonGroupLegend, Label: Comparison Group Median (N=15) End of image description.


Figure 1. Percent of all students enrolled, by race/ethnicity, and percent of students who are women: Fall 2020

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Your institution Comparison Group Median (N=15)

NOTE: For more information about disaggregation of data by race and ethnicity, see the Methodological Notes. Median values for the comparison group will not add to 100%. See 'Use ofMedian Values for Comparison Group' for how median values are determined. 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 2021, Fall Enrollment component.

Figure 2. 12-month FTE enrollment, total unduplicated headcount,full- and part-time undergraduate headcount (2019-20)and total fall enrollment, full-time and part-timeundergraduate fall enrollment (Fall 2020)

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Unduplicatedheadcount - total

12,1797,170

5,0305,915

16,73613,085

12,58910,315

20,46812,952

6,7188,088

27,40221,040

Enrollment measure


NOTE: For details on calculating full-time equivalent (FTE) enrollment, see CalculatingFTE in the Methodological Notes. Total headcount, FTE, and full- and part-time fallenrollment include both undergraduate and postbaccalaureate students, when applicable.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 2020, 12-monthEnrollment component and Spring 2021, Fall Enrollment component.

Figure 3. Percent of students enrolled in distance educationcourses, by amount of distance education: Fall 2020

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Students not in anydistance education

Students in at least onebut not all distance education courses

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Distance education participation


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 2021, Fall Enrollmentcomponent.


Image description.Distance education participationHorizontal Bar chart with 3 groups with 2 items per group.X scale titled Percent.Y scale titled Scale label.Group 1, Students exclusively in distance education.Item 1, Your institution 14.Item 2, Comparison Group Median (N=15) 19.Group 2, Students in at least one but not all distance education courses.Item 1, Your institution 35.Item 2, Comparison Group Median (N=15) 30.Group 3, Students not in any distance education.Item 1, Your institution 51.Item 2, Comparison Group Median (N=15) 49. Shapeline, Label: ShapeInstitutionLegend, Label: Your institution ShapeComparisonGroupLegend, Label: Comparison Group Median (N=15) End of image description.

Image description.Award levelHorizontal Bar chart with 5 groups with 2 items per group.X scale titled Number of awards.Y scale titled Scale label.Group 1, Associate's.Item 1, Your institution 1857.Item 2, Comparison Group Median (N=15) 2050.Group 2, Certificates of at least 2 but less than 4 years.Item 1, Your institution 0.01.Item 2, Comparison Group Median (N=15) 0.01.Group 3, Certificates of at least 1 but less than 2 years.Item 1, Your institution 1342.Item 2, Comparison Group Median (N=15) 307.Group 4, Certificates of at least 12 weeks but less than 1 year.Item 1, Your institution 307.Item 2, Comparison Group Median (N=15) 506.Group 5, Certificates of less than 12 weeks.Item 1, Your institution 0.01.Item 2, Comparison Group Median (N=15) 0.01. Shapeline, Label: ShapeInstitutionLegend, Label: Your institution ShapeComparisonGroupLegend, Label: Comparison Group Median (N=15) End of image description.

Image description.Academic yearHorizontal Bar chart with 4 groups with 2 items per group.X scale titled Tuition and fees.Y scale titled Scale label.Group 1, 2020-21 .Item 1, Your institution $3240.Item 2, Comparison Group Median (N=15) $3445.Group 2, 2019-20.Item 1, Your institution $3240.Item 2, Comparison Group Median (N=15) $3437.Group 3, 2018-19 .Item 1, Your institution $3120.Item 2, Comparison Group Median (N=15) $3375.Group 4, 2017-18 .Item 1, Your institution $3120.Item 2, Comparison Group Median (N=15) $3285. Shapeline, Label: ShapeInstitutionLegend, Label: Your institution ShapeComparisonGroupLegend, Label: Comparison Group Median (N=15) End of image description.

Image description.Academic yearHorizontal Bar chart with 3 groups with 2 items per group.X scale titled Net price.Y scale titled Scale label.Group 1, 2019-20 .Item 1, Your institution $7170.Item 2, Comparison Group Median (N=15) $6313.Group 2, 2018-19 .Item 1, Your institution $6997.Item 2, Comparison Group Median (N=15) $6812.Group 3, 2017-18 .Item 1, Your institution $6475.Item 2, Comparison Group Median (N=15) $7378. Shapeline, Label: ShapeInstitutionLegend, Label: Your institution ShapeComparisonGroupLegend, Label: Comparison Group Median (N=15) End of image description.


Figure 4. Percent of students enrolled in distance educationcourses, by amount of distance education and studentlevel: 2019-20

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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): Fall 2020, 12-monthEnrollment component.

Figure 5. Number of subbaccalaureate degrees and certificatesawarded, by level: 2019-20

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Certificates of lessthan 12 weeks

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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): Fall 2020, Completionscomponent.

Figure 6. Tuition and required fees for full-time, first-timedegree/certificate-seeking undergraduates: Academicyears 2017-18 to 2020-21

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

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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 in thecomparison group.SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics,Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS): Fall 2020, InstitutionalCharacteristics component.

Figure 7. Average net price of attendance for full-time, first-timedegree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students, whowere awarded grant or scholarship aid: 2017-18 to 2019-20

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$7,378

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NOTE: Average net price is for full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seekingundergraduate students and is generated by subtracting the average amount of federal,state/local government, and institutional grant and scholarship awarded aid from the totalcost of attendance. Total cost of attendance is the sum of published tuition and requiredfees (lower of in-district or in-state for public institutions), books and supplies, and theweighted average of room and board and other expenses. For details, 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): Fall 2020, InstitutionalCharacteristics component and Winter 2020-21, Student Financial Aid component.


Image description.Type of aidHorizontal Bar chart with 8 groups with 2 items per group.X scale titled Percent of students.Y scale titled Scale label.Group 1, Any grant aid.Item 1, Your institution 84.Item 2, Comparison Group Median (N=15) 66.Group 2, Federal grants.Item 1, Your institution 49.Item 2, Comparison Group Median (N=15) 57.Group 3, Pell grants.Item 1, Your institution 45.Item 2, Comparison Group Median (N=15) 50.Group 4, State/local grants.Item 1, Your institution 59.Item 2, Comparison Group Median (N=15) 21.Group 5, Institutional grants.Item 1, Your institution 23.Item 2, Comparison Group Median (N=15) 9.Group 6, Any loans.Item 1, Your institution 4.Item 2, Comparison Group Median (N=15) 14.Group 7, Federal loans.Item 1, Your institution 4.Item 2, Comparison Group Median (N=15) 14.Group 8, Other loans.Item 1, Your institution 0.01.Item 2, Comparison Group Median (N=15) 0.01. Shapeline, Label: ShapeInstitutionLegend, Label: Your institution ShapeComparisonGroupLegend, Label: Comparison Group Median (N=15) End of image description.

Image description.Type of aidHorizontal Bar chart with 8 groups with 2 items per group.X scale titled Aid dollars.Y scale titled Scale label.Group 1, Any grant aid (N=15).Item 1, Your institution $4601.Item 2, Comparison Group Median $5376.Group 2, Federal grants (N=15).Item 1, Your institution $4566.Item 2, Comparison Group Median $4936.Group 3, Pell grants (N=15).Item 1, Your institution $4490.Item 2, Comparison Group Median $4919.Group 4, State/local grants (N=14).Item 1, Your institution $2456.Item 2, Comparison Group Median $1918.Group 5, Institutional grants (N=14).Item 1, Your institution $767.Item 2, Comparison Group Median $1406.Group 6, Any loans (N=15).Item 1, Your institution $4551.Item 2, Comparison Group Median $4543.Group 7, Federal loans (N=15).Item 1, Your institution $4551.Item 2, Comparison Group Median $4464.Group 8, Other loans (N=4).Item 1, Your institution No data.Item 2, Comparison Group Median $6471. Shapeline, Label: ShapeInstitutionLegend, Label: Your institution ShapeComparisonGroupLegend, Label: Comparison Group Median End of image description.

Image description.Attendance statusHorizontal Bar chart with 2 groups with 2 items per group.X scale titled Percent.Y scale titled Scale label.Group 1, Full-time retention rate (N=11).Item 1, Your institution 58.Item 2, Comparison Group Median 59.Group 2, Part-time retention rate (N=12).Item 1, Your institution 32.Item 2, Comparison Group Median 40. Shapeline, Label: ShapeInstitutionLegend, Label: Your institution ShapeComparisonGroupLegend, Label: Comparison Group Median End of image description.

Image description.MeasureHorizontal Bar chart with 2 groups with 2 items per group.X scale titled Percent.Y scale titled Scale label.Group 1, Graduation rate.Item 1, Your institution 27.Item 2, Comparison Group Median (N=15) 18.Group 2, Transfer-out rate.Item 1, Your institution 15.Item 2, Comparison Group Median (N=15) 22. Shapeline, Label: ShapeInstitutionLegend, Label: Your institution ShapeComparisonGroupLegend, Label: Comparison Group Median (N=15) End of image description.


Figure 8. Percent of full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seekingundergraduate students who were awarded grant orscholarship aid, or loans, by type of aid: 2019-20

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NOTE: Any grant aid above includes grant or scholarship aid awarded from the federalgovernment, state/local government, or the institution. Federal grants include Federal Pellgrants and other federal grants. Any loans include federal loans and other loans awardedto students. For details on how students are counted for financial aid reporting, see CohortDetermination in the Methodological Notes. 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): Winter 2020-21, StudentFinancial Aid component.

Figure 9. Average amounts of awarded grant or scholarship aid, orloans awarded to full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students, by type of aid: 2019-20

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

Aid dollars

Other loans (N=4)

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$6,471

$4,464$4,551

$4,543$4,551

$1,406$767

$1,918$2,456

$4,919$4,490

$4,936$4,566

$5,376$4,601

Type of aid

Your institution Comparison Group Median

NOTE: Any grant aid above includes grant or scholarship aid awarded from the federalgovernment, state/local government, or the institution. Federal grants include Federal Pellgrants and other federal grants. Any loans include federal loans and other loans awardedto students. Average amounts of aid were calculated by dividing the total aid awarded bythe unduplicated count of recipients at each institution. 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): Winter 2020-21, StudentFinancial Aid component.

Figure 10. Retention rates of first-time degree/certificate seekingstudents, attendance status: Fall 2019 cohort

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NOTE: Retention rates are measured from the fall of first enrollment to the following fall.Academic reporting institutions report retention data for the Fall 2019 cohort of studentswho are still enrolled as of the institution's official fall reporting date or as of October 15,2020. Program reporters determine the cohort with enrollment any time between August 1- October 31, 2019 and retention based on August 1, 2020.SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics,Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS): Spring 2021, Fall Enrollmentcomponent.

Figure 11. Graduation and transfer-out rates of full-time, first-timedegree/certificate-seeking undergraduates within 150%of normal time to program completion: 2017 cohort

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NOTE: Graduation rate cohort includes all full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seekingundergraduate students. Graduation and transfer-out rates are the Student Right-to-Knowrates. Only institutions with mission to prepare students to transfer are required to reporttransfer out. For more details, 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 2020-21, GraduationRates component.


Image description.Bar chart with 10 groups with 2 items per group.X scale titled Scale label.Y scale titled Percent.Group 1, Total (N=15).Item 1, Your institution 27.Item 2, Comparison Group Median 18.Group 2, American Indian or Alaska Native (N=15).Item 1, Your institution 0.01.Item 2, Comparison Group Median 11.Group 3, Asian (N=15).Item 1, Your institution 22.Item 2, Comparison Group Median 19.Group 4, Black or African American (N=15).Item 1, Your institution 14.Item 2, Comparison Group Median 9.Group 5, Hispanic/ Latino (N=15).Item 1, Your institution 24.Item 2, Comparison Group Median 16.Group 6, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander (N=13).Item 1, Your institution 75.Item 2, Comparison Group Median 0.01.Group 7, White (N=15).Item 1, Your institution 31.Item 2, Comparison Group Median 25.Group 8, Two or more races (N=15).Item 1, Your institution 19.Item 2, Comparison Group Median 13.Group 9, Race/ethnicity unknown (N=15).Item 1, Your institution 37.Item 2, Comparison Group Median 19.Group 10, Nonresident alien (N=15).Item 1, Your institution 21.Item 2, Comparison Group Median 22.Graduation rates by race/ethnicity Shapeline, Label: ShapeInstitutionLegend, Label: Your institution ShapeComparisonGroupLegend, Label: Comparison Group Median End of image description.

Image description.Type of aidHorizontal Bar chart with 3 groups with 2 items per group.X scale titled Percent.Y scale titled Scale label.Group 1, Pell grant.Item 1, Your institution 20.Item 2, Comparison Group Median (N=15) 15.Group 2, Stafford loan.Item 1, Your institution 29.Item 2, Comparison Group Median (N=15) 18.Group 3, Neither Pell grant or Stafford loan.Item 1, Your institution 32.Item 2, Comparison Group Median (N=15) 23. Shapeline, Label: ShapeInstitutionLegend, Label: Your institution ShapeComparisonGroupLegend, Label: Comparison Group Median (N=15) End of image description.

Image description.Time to program completionHorizontal Bar chart with 3 groups with 2 items per group.X scale titled Percent.Y scale titled Scale label.Group 1, Normal time.Item 1, Your institution 13.Item 2, Comparison Group Median (N=11) 8.Group 2, 150% of normal time.Item 1, Your institution 23.Item 2, Comparison Group Median (N=11) 20.Group 3, 200% of normal time.Item 1, Your institution 27.Item 2, Comparison Group Median (N=11) 25. Shapeline, Label: ShapeInstitutionLegend, Label: Your institution ShapeComparisonGroupLegend, Label: Comparison Group Median (N=11) End of image description.


Figure 12. Graduation rates of full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates within 150% of normal time to programcompletion, by race/ethnicity: 2017 cohort

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NOTE: For more information about disaggregation of data by race and ethnicity, see the Methodological Notes. The graduation rates are the Student Right-to-Know (SRK) rates. Medianvalues for the comparison group will not add to 100%. 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 2020-21, Graduation Ratescomponent.

Figure 13. Graduation rates of full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates within 150% of normal time toprogram completion, by type of aid: 2017 cohort

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NOTE: Graduation rate cohort includes all full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seekingundergraduate students. Data were collected on those students, who at entry of thecohort, were awarded a Pell Grant and students who were awarded a Subsidized Staffordloan, but did not receive a Pell Grant. Graduation rates are the Student Right-to-Knowrates. For more details, see the Methodological Notes. 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): Winter 2020-21, GraduationRates component.

Figure 14. Graduation rates of full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates within normal time, and 150%and 200% of normal time to program completion: 2016cohort

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NOTE: The 150% graduation rate is the Student Right-to-Know (SRK) rates; the Normaltime and 200% rates are calculated using the same methodology. For details, 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): Winter 2020-21, 200%Graduation Rates component.


Image description.Bar chart with 11 groups with 2 items per group.X scale titled Scale label.Y scale titled Percent.Group 1, Received award in 4 years.Item 1, Your institution 18.Item 2, Comparison Group Median 13.Group 2, Received award in 6 years.Item 1, Your institution 22.Item 2, Comparison Group Median 17.Group 3, Received award in 8 years.Item 1, Your institution 23.Item 2, Comparison Group Median 19.Group 4, Still enrolled at same institution.Item 1, Your institution 1.Item 2, Comparison Group Median 3.Group 5, Enrolled at another institution.Item 1, Your institution 20.Item 2, Comparison Group Median 22.Group 6, .Item 1, Your institution No data.Item 2, Comparison Group Median No data.Group 7, Received award in 4 years.Item 1, Your institution 25.Item 2, Comparison Group Median 22.Group 8, Received award in 6 years.Item 1, Your institution 28.Item 2, Comparison Group Median 28.Group 9, Received award in 8 years.Item 1, Your institution 30.Item 2, Comparison Group Median 30.Group 10, Still enrolled at same institution.Item 1, Your institution 2.Item 2, Comparison Group Median 2.Group 11, Enrolled at another institution.Item 1, Your institution 27.Item 2, Comparison Group Median 29.Award and enrollment measures Shapeline, Label: ShapeInstitutionLegend, Label: Your institution ShapeComparisonGroupLegend, Label: Comparison Group Median End of image description.


Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City Figure 15. Award and enrollment rates of first-time, full-time, degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates after 8 years of entry, by Pell status:

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NOTE: Award measures are based on the highest award received after 8 years of entry and enrollment measures are based on students who did not receive an award after 8 years ofentry. Student cohorts (i.e., First-time, full-time; First-time, part-time; Non-first-time, full-time; and Non-first-time, part-time) are degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students whoentered the institution between July 1, 2012-June 30, 2013. Pell recipients are students with demonstrated financial need. For more details, see the Methodological Notes. N is thenumber of institutions in the comparison group. Medians are not reported for comparison groups with less than three values.SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS): Winter 2020-21, Outcome Measurescomponent.

Figure 16. Award and enrollment rates of first-time, part-time, degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates after 8 years of entry, by Pellstatus: 2012-13 cohort


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Image description.Revenue sourceHorizontal Bar chart with 7 groups with 2 items per group.X scale titled Percent of total core revenues.Y scale titled Scale label.Group 1, Tuition and fees.Item 1, Your institution 17.Item 2, Comparison Group Median (N=15) 21.Group 2, State appropriations.Item 1, Your institution 22.Item 2, Comparison Group Median (N=15) 20.Group 3, Local appropriations.Item 1, Your institution 30.Item 2, Comparison Group Median (N=15) 25.Group 4, Government grants and contracts.Item 1, Your institution 25.Item 2, Comparison Group Median (N=15) 20.Group 5, Private gifts, grants, and contracts.Item 1, Your institution 0.01.Item 2, Comparison Group Median (N=15) 1.Group 6, Investment return.Item 1, Your institution 2.Item 2, Comparison Group Median (N=15) 1.Group 7, Other core revenues.Item 1, Your institution 4.Item 2, Comparison Group Median (N=15) 7. Shapeline, Label: ShapeInstitutionLegend, Label: Your institution ShapeComparisonGroupLegend, Label: Comparison Group Median (N=15) End of image description.

Image description.Expense functionHorizontal Bar chart with 7 groups with 2 items per group.X scale titled Dollars per FTE.Y scale titled Scale label.Group 1, Instruction.Item 1, Your institution $5679.Item 2, Comparison Group Median (N=15) $6507.Group 2, Research.Item 1, Your institution $0.01.Item 2, Comparison Group Median (N=15) $0.01.Group 3, Public service.Item 1, Your institution $53.Item 2, Comparison Group Median (N=15) $13.Group 4, Academic support.Item 1, Your institution $1552.Item 2, Comparison Group Median (N=15) $1493.Group 5, Institutional support.Item 1, Your institution $1984.Item 2, Comparison Group Median (N=15) $3228.Group 6, Student services.Item 1, Your institution $1864.Item 2, Comparison Group Median (N=15) $1745.Group 7, Other core expenses.Item 1, Your institution $1494.Item 2, Comparison Group Median (N=15) $2531. Shapeline, Label: ShapeInstitutionLegend, Label: Your institution ShapeComparisonGroupLegend, Label: Comparison Group Median (N=15) End of image description.

Image description.Bar chart with 10 groups with 2 items per group.X scale titled Scale label.Y scale titled Number of staff.Group 1, Instructional.Item 1, Your institution 757.Item 2, Comparison Group Median (N=15) 581.Group 2, Research.Item 1, Your institution 5.Item 2, Comparison Group Median (N=15) 0.01.Group 3, Public service.Item 1, Your institution 0.01.Item 2, Comparison Group Median (N=15) 0.01.Group 4, Instructional support occupations.Item 1, Your institution 77.Item 2, Comparison Group Median (N=15) 129.Group 5, Management.Item 1, Your institution 104.Item 2, Comparison Group Median (N=15) 95.Group 6, Business and financial opr.Item 1, Your institution 12.Item 2, Comparison Group Median (N=15) 89.Group 7, Computer, eng., and science.Item 1, Your institution 59.Item 2, Comparison Group Median (N=15) 63.Group 8, Community srv, legal/arts/media.Item 1, Your institution 92.Item 2, Comparison Group Median (N=15) 49.Group 9, Healthcare.Item 1, Your institution 1.Item 2, Comparison Group Median (N=15) 1.Group 10, Other.Item 1, Your institution 378.Item 2, Comparison Group Median (N=15) 370.Occupational category Shapeline, Label: ShapeInstitutionLegend, Label: Your institution ShapeComparisonGroupLegend, Label: Comparison Group Median (N=15) End of image description.


Figure 19. Percent distribution of core revenues, by source: Fiscalyear 2020

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NOTE: The comparison group median is based on those members of the comparisongroup that report finance data using the same accounting standards as the comparisoninstitution. For more information, 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): Spring 2021, Financecomponent.

Figure 20. Core expenses per FTE enrollment, by function: Fiscalyear 2020

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NOTE: Expenses per full-time equivalent (FTE) enrollment, particularly instruction, may beinflated because finance data includes all core expenses while FTE reflects credit activityonly. For details on calculating FTE enrollment and a detailed definition of core expenses,see the Methodological 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 2020, 12-monthEnrollment component and Spring 2021, Finance component.

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Image description.Academic rankHorizontal Bar chart with 7 groups with 2 items per group.X scale titled Average salary.Y scale titled Scale label.Group 1, All ranks (N=15).Item 1, Your institution $67711.Item 2, Comparison Group Median $67527.Group 2, Professor (N=11).Item 1, Your institution No data.Item 2, Comparison Group Median $77380.Group 3, Associate professor (N=10).Item 1, Your institution No data.Item 2, Comparison Group Median $67478.Group 4, Assistant professor (N=10).Item 1, Your institution No data.Item 2, Comparison Group Median $61583.Group 5, Instructor (N=9).Item 1, Your institution No data.Item 2, Comparison Group Median $52734.Group 6, Lecturer (N=3).Item 1, Your institution No data.Item 2, Comparison Group Median $48458.Group 7, No academic rank (N=7).Item 1, Your institution $67711.Item 2, Comparison Group Median $61809. Shapeline, Label: ShapeInstitutionLegend, Label: Your institution ShapeComparisonGroupLegend, Label: Comparison Group Median End of image description.

Image description.Material typeHorizontal Bar chart with 7 groups with 2 items per group.X scale titled Percent of library collection.Y scale titled Scale label.Group 1, Physical books.Item 1, Your institution 27.Item 2, Comparison Group Median (N=15) 29.Group 2, Digital/Electronic books.Item 1, Your institution 72.Item 2, Comparison Group Median (N=15) 21.Group 3, Physical media.Item 1, Your institution 1.Item 2, Comparison Group Median (N=15) 1.Group 4, Digital/Electronic media.Item 1, Your institution 0.01.Item 2, Comparison Group Median (N=15) 21.Group 5, Physical serials.Item 1, Your institution 0.01.Item 2, Comparison Group Median (N=15) 0.01.Group 6, Digital/Electronic serials.Item 1, Your institution 0.01.Item 2, Comparison Group Median (N=15) 12.Group 7, Databases.Item 1, Your institution 0.01.Item 2, Comparison Group Median (N=15) 0.01. Shapeline, Label: ShapeInstitutionLegend, Label: Your institution ShapeComparisonGroupLegend, Label: Comparison Group Median (N=15) End of image description.

Image description.FunctionHorizontal Bar chart with 6 groups with 2 items per group.X scale titled Percent of library expenses.Y scale titled Scale label.Group 1, Salaries and wages.Item 1, Your institution 62.Item 2, Comparison Group Median (N=15) 64.Group 2, Fringe benefits.Item 1, Your institution 17.Item 2, Comparison Group Median (N=15) 16.Group 3, One-time purchases.Item 1, Your institution 3.Item 2, Comparison Group Median (N=15) 3.Group 4, Ongoing commitments to subscriptions.Item 1, Your institution 12.Item 2, Comparison Group Median (N=15) 11.Group 5, Other materials/services.Item 1, Your institution 0.01.Item 2, Comparison Group Median (N=15) 0.01.Group 6, Operations and maintenance.Item 1, Your institution 5.Item 2, Comparison Group Median (N=15) 4. Shapeline, Label: ShapeInstitutionLegend, Label: Your institution ShapeComparisonGroupLegend, Label: Comparison Group Median (N=15) End of image description.


Figure 22. Average salaries of full-time instructional non-medicalstaff equated to 9-months worked, by academic rank:Academic year 2020-21

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NOTE: See Methodology Notes for more details on average salary. 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 2021, HumanResources component.

Figure 23. Percent distribution of library collection, by materialtype: Fiscal Year 2020

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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 2021, AcademicLibraries component.

Figure 24. Percent distribution of library expenses, by function:Fiscal Year 2020

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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 2021, AcademicLibraries component.



METHODOLOGICAL NOTES

Overview

This report is based on data supplied by institutions to IPEDS during 2020-21 data collection year. Response rates exceeded 99% for mostsurveys. IPEDS data release memos at https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/use-the-data/survey-components provide an overview of the number ofinstitutions responding to the survey components. Furthermore, data used in this report are provisional level and may be revised for a limitedtime through the IPEDS Prior Year Revision system.

Use of Median Values for Comparison Group

This report compares your institution’s data to the median value for the comparison group for each indicator shown in the figure. If more thanone indicator is present in a figure, the median values are determined separately for each indicator. Medians are not displayed for comparisongroups with fewer than three values. Where percentage distributions are presented, median values may not add to 100%. To access all thedata used to create the figures included in this report, go to ‘Use the Data’ portal on the IPEDS website at this provided link(https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds).

Missing Indicators

If a indicator is not reported for your institution, the omission indicates that the indicator is not relevant to your institution and the data were notcollected. Not all notes may be applicable to your report.

Use of Imputed Data

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

Data Confidentiality

IPEDS data are not collected under a pledge of confidentiality.

Disaggregation of Data by Race/Ethnicity

When applicable, some indicators are disaggregated by race/ethnicity. Data disaggregated by race/ethnicity have been reported using the1997 Office of Management and Budget categories. Detailed information about the race/ethnicity categories can be found athttps://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/Section/Resources.

Cohort Determination for Reporting Student Financial Aid, Graduation Rates, and Outcome Measures

Student cohorts for reporting Student Financial Aid and Graduation Rates data are based on the reporting type of the institution. Forinstitutions that report based on an academic year (those operating on standard academic terms), student counts and cohorts are based onfall term data. Student counts and cohorts for program reporters (those that do not operate on standard academic terms) are based onunduplicated counts of students enrolled during a full 12-month period.

Student cohorts for reporting Outcome Measures are based on a full-year cohort from July 1-June 30 for all degree-granting institutions.

DESCRIPTION OF INDICATORS USED IN THE FIGURES

Admissions (only for non-open-admissions schools)

Admissions and Test Score Data

Admissions and test score data are presented only for institutions that do not have an open admission policy, and apply to first-time,degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students only. Applicants include only those students who fulfilled all requirements for considerationfor admission 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 offeredadmission. Early decision, early action, and students who began studies during the summer prior to the fall reporting period are included. Forcustomized Data Feedback Reports, test scores are presented only if scores are required for admission.



Student Enrollment

Enrollment Counts

12-month Enrollment captures a cumulative unduplicated headcount of enrollment over the full 12-month period beginning July 1 and endingJune 30. In contrast, Fall Enrollment captures number of students enrolled on a particular date in the fall. Fall enrollment is often referred to asa "snapshot" of an institution’s enrollment at a specific time.

FTE Enrollment

The full-time equivalent (FTE) enrollment used in this report is the sum of the institution’s FTE undergraduate enrollment and FTE graduateenrollment (as calculated from or reported on the 12-month Enrollment component). Undergraduate and graduate FTE are estimated using12-month instructional activity (credit and/or contact hours). See “Calculation of FTE Students (using instructional activity)” in the IPEDSGlossary at https://surveys.nces.ed.gov/ipeds/VisGlossaryAll.aspx.

Completions

Completions and Completers

Completions collects data on undergraduate and graduate completions and completers in a 12-month period. Completions are the counts ofpostsecondary awards granted where each award reported once but multiple awards may be reported for one recipient. Completers are thecounts of students granted postsecondary awards. The count of completers is collected in two ways. The first way counts all completers, whilethe second way counts completers by award level (e.g., number of associate’s completers, number of bachelor’s completers).

Student Financial Aid

Financial Aid Recipients and Amounts

Student Financial Aid collects the counts of undergraduate students awarded different types of financial aid and the total amounts of aidawarded. The average dollar amount of aid awarded is then calculated. In addition, Student Financial Aid collects counts of full-time, first-timeundergraduate student awarded aid and amounts of aid, and counts and disbursed amounts for undergraduate and graduate studentsreceiving military education benefits.

Charges and Average Net Price

Average Institutional Net Price

IPEDS collects data to calculate average net price at each institution for two groups of undergraduate students: those awarded grant andscholarship aid and those awarded Title IV federal aid.

Average net price is calculated for full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates who were awarded grant or scholarship aidfrom the federal government, state/local government, or the institution anytime during the academic year. For public institutions, this includesonly students who paid the in-state or in-district tuition rate. Other sources of grant aid are excluded. Average net price is generated bysubtracting the average amount of federal, state/local government, and institutional grant and scholarship aid from the total cost ofattendance. Total cost of attendance is the sum of published tuition and required fees (lower of in-district or in-state for public institutions),books and supplies, and the weighted average of room and board, and other expenses.

For the purpose of the IPEDS reporting, aid awarded refers to financial aid that was awarded to, and accepted by, a student. This amountmay differ from the aid amount that is disbursed to a student.

Retention, Graduation Rates, and Outcome Measures

Retention Rates

Retention rates are measures of the rate at which students persist in their educational program at an institution, expressed as a percentage.For four-year institutions, this is the percentage of first-time bachelors (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduates from the previous fallwho are again enrolled in the current fall. For all other institutions this is the percentage of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students fromthe previous fall who either re-enrolled or successfully completed their program by the current fall. The full-time retention rate is calculatedusing the percentage of full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates, while the part-time rate is calculated using thepercentage of part-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates.



Graduation Rates and Transfer-out Rate

Graduation rates are those developed to satisfy the requirements of the Student Right-to-Know Act and Higher Education Act, as amended,and are defined as the total number of individuals from a given cohort of full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates whocompleted a degree or certificate within a given percent of normal time to complete all requirements of the degree or certificate program;divided by the total number of students in the cohort of full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates minus any allowableexclusions. Institutions are permitted to exclude from the cohort students who died or were totally and permanently disabled; those who leftschool to serve in the armed forces or were called up to active duty; those who left to serve with a foreign aid service of the federalgovernment, such as the Peace Corps; and those who left to serve on an official church mission.

A further extension of the traditional Graduation Rates (GR) component which carries forward 100% and 150% graduation rates datapreviously reported in the GR component is the Graduation Rates 200% (GR200) component, which requests information on any additionalcompleters and exclusions from the cohort between 151% and 200% normal time for students to complete all requirements of their program ofstudy.

Transfer-out rate is the total number of students from the cohort who are known to have transferred out of the reporting institution (withoutearning a degree/award) and subsequently re-enrolled at another institution within the same time period; divided by the same adjusted cohort(initial cohort minus allowable exclusions) as described above. Only institutions with a mission that includes providing substantial preparationfor students to enroll in another eligible institution are required to report transfers out.

Outcome Measures Data

Alternative measures of student success are reported by degree-granting institutions to describe the outcomes of four degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate student groups: First-time, full-time (FTFT); First-time, part-time (FTPT); Non-first-time, full-time entering (NFTFT); andNon-first-time, part-time entering (NFTPT). Additionally, each of the four cohorts collects data on two subcohorts: Pell grant recipients and non-Pell grant recipients. These measures provide the 4-year, 6-year, and 8-year award rates (or completions rates) after entering an institution.NCES calculates award rates by dividing a cohort’s or subcohort’s adjusted cohort into the number of total awards at 4-year, 6-year, and 8-year status points.

The initial cohort can be revised and take allowable exclusions resulting in an adjusted cohort. Institutions are permitted to exclude from theinitial cohort students who died or were totally and permanently disabled; those who left school to serve in the armed forces or were called upto active duty; those who left to serve with a foreign aid service of the federal government, such as the Peace Corps; and those who left toserve on an official church mission.

The highest award and the type of award (i.e., certificate, Associate’s, or Bachelor’s) are reported at each status point. For students who didnot earn an undergraduate award after 8-years of entry, the enrollment statuses are reported as either still enrolled at the institution, orsubsequently transferred out of the institution. Unlike the Graduation Rates data, all institutions must report on a full-year cohort (studentsentering July 1 of one year to June 30 to the next) and on their transfer out students, regardless if the institution has a mission that providessubstantial transfer preparation.

Finance

Core Revenues

Core revenues for public institutions reporting under GASB standards include tuition and fees; government (federal, state, and local)appropriations and operating and nonoperating grants/contracts; private gifts, grants, and contracts (private operating grants/contracts plusgifts and contributions from affiliated entities); sales and services of educational activities; investment income; other operating andnonoperating sources; and other revenues and additions (capital appropriations and grants and additions to permanent endowments). “Othercore revenues” include federal appropriations, sales and services of educational activities, other operating and nonoperating sources, andother revenues and additions.

Core revenues for private, not-for-profit institutions (and a small number of public institutions) reporting under FASB standards include tuitionand fees; government (federal, state, and local) appropriations and grants/contracts; private gifts, grants and contracts (including contributionsfrom affiliated entities); investment return; sales and services of educational activities; and other sources (a generated category of totalrevenues minus the sum of core and noncore categories on the Finance component). “Other core revenues” include government (federal,state, and local) appropriations, sales and services of educational activities, and other sources.

Core revenues for private, for-profit institutions reporting under FASB standards include tuition and fees; government (federal, state, andlocal) appropriations and grants/contracts; private grants/ contracts; investment income; sales and services of educational activities; and othersources (a generated category of total revenues minus the sum of core and noncore categories on the Finance component). “Other corerevenues” include government (federal, state, and local) appropriations and other sources.



At degree-granting institutions, core revenues exclude revenues from auxiliary enterprises (e.g., bookstores and dormitories), hospitals, andindependent operations. Non-degree-granting institutions do no report revenue from auxiliary enterprises in a separate category, and thusmay include these amounts in the core revenues from other sources.

Core Expenses

Core expenses include expenses for instruction, research, public service, academic support, student services, institutional support,scholarships and fellowships (GASB) or net grant aid to students (FASB) and other expenses. Core expenses exclude expenses for auxiliaryenterprises, hospitals, and independent operations. “Other core expenses” is the sum of grant aid/scholarships and fellowships and otherexpenses.

Endowment Assets

Endowment assets, for public institutions under GASB standards, and private, not-for-profit institutions under FASB standards, include grossinvestments of endowment funds, term endowment funds, and funds functioning as endowment for the institution and any of its foundationsand other affiliated organizations. Private, for-profit institutions under FASB do not hold or report endowment assets.

Salaries and Wages

Salaries and wages for public institutions under GASB standards and private (not-for-profit and for-profit) institutions under FASB standards,include amounts paid as compensation for services to all employees regardless of the duration of service, and amounts made to or on behalfof an individual over and above that received in the form of a salary or wage.

Staff

FTE Staff

The full-time-equivalent (FTE) by occupational category is calculated by summing the total number of full-time staff and adding one-third ofthe total number of part-time staff. Occupational categories include instructional staff, research staff, public service staff, instructional supportstaff, management staff, and other occupations. Instructional staff are primarily engaged in teaching and do a combination of teaching,research, and/or public service. Research staff are staff whose primary function is research while public service staff are staff whose primaryfunction is public service. Instructional support occupations include archivists, curators, and museum technicians; librarians and mediacollections specialists; librarian technicians; student and academic affairs and other education services occupations. Other staff include staffin service occupations; sales and related occupations; office and administrative support occupations; natural resources, construction, andmaintenance occupations; production, transportation and material moving occupations; and military specific occupations. Graduate assistantsare not included.

Equated Instructional Non-Medical Staff Salaries

Institutions reported the number of full-time nonmedical instructional staff and their salary outlays by academic rank, gender, and the numberof months worked (9-, 10-, 11-, and 12-months). Salary outlays for staff who worked 10-, 11-, and 12-months were equated to 9-months ofwork by multiplying the outlays reported for 10-months by 0.90, the outlays reported for 11 months by 0.818, and the outlays reported for 12-months by 0.75. The equated 10-, 11-, and 12-outlays were then added to the outlays for instructional staff that worked 9-months to generatea total 9-month equated salary outlay. The total 9-month equated outlay was then divided by total number of instructional non-medical staff todetermine an equated 9-month average salary. This calculation was done for each academic rank. Salary outlays were not reported for staffthat work less than 9-months and were excluded.

Student-to-Faculty Ratio

Institutions can provide their institution’s student-to-faculty ratio (i.e., student-to-instructional staff) for undergraduate programs or follow theNCES guidance in calculating their student-to-faculty ratio, which is as follows: the number of FTE students (using Fall Enrollment surveydata) divided by total FTE instructional staff (using the total Primarily instruction + Instruction/research/public service staff reported in HumanResources component and adding any not primarily instructional staff that are teaching a credit course). For this calculation, FTE for studentsis equal to the number of the full-time students plus one-third the number of part-time students; FTE for instructional staff is similarlycalculated. Students in "stand-alone" graduate or professional programs (such as, medicine, law, veterinary, dentistry, social work, or publichealth) and instructional staff teaching in these programs are excluded from the FTE calculations.



Additional Resources

Additional information on the IPEDS survey components, including survey methodology, survey forms, and frequently asked questions, canbe found at https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/use-the-data/survey-components.

Additional definitions of variables used in this report can be found in the IPEDS glossary available at https://surveys.nces.ed.gov/ipeds/VisGlossaryAll.aspx.

Additional resources on the IPEDS Data Feedback Report, including the instructions on creating a custom comparison report, FAQs, andvideo tutorials, can be found at https://nces.ed.gov/Ipeds/Help/View/2.


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