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Definitions - Fall Enrollment, Degrees and Discipline Cost Study

Fall Enrollment

Enrollments reported in Integrated Postsecondary Data System (IPEDS) Fall enrollment survey as of 10th day fall semester and includes both Macomb and Quad Cities campuses as well as Extension enrollment.

Degrees

Degrees reported in the IPEDS Degree survey by fiscal year and CIP category.    For example, the FY2003 column represents total degrees conferred in summer 2002, fall 2002 and spring 2003.

Discipline Cost Per Credit Hour

The annual costs from appropriated funding associated with:  direct instruction, indirect instruction, departmental research, and departmental and college overheads divided by annual credit hours in this CIP program.  Source data for these costs are from the university’s Faculty Activity Analysis and the university cost study. 

Credit Hours Per Staff Year 

The annual number of credits taught per faculty staff year for faculty instructing in this discipline.  Faculty here includes tenured/tenure track faculty, non-tenure track faculty, administrative professionals and graduate assistants.  Instructional fiscal years encompass summer, fall and spring credit hours. 

Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Code

This is the organizational taxonomy for collecting and reporting university data used in all National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES) surveys.  Degree programs are assigned six digit CIPS, based on the degree discipline. 

All Western Illinois University degree programs are assigned a CIP category by the Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE). 

Staff Year Calculation

Number of months employed times the percent appointment, divided by 12.  Example:  One nine month, 100% faculty=.75 staff year  (9 X 1.00/12 = .75 staff year)