1998-99 University of Idaho

Note: Information provided by the institution (including information indicating time period) appears in purple.
 
 

CONTENTS

    A. General Information
    B. Enrollment and Persistence
    C. First-time, First-year (Freshman) Admission
    D. Transfer Admission
    E. Academic Offerings and Policies
    F. Student Life
    G. Annual Expense
    H. Financial Aid

B2. Enrollment by Racial/Ethnic Category. . Provide numbers of students reported on IPEDS Fall Enrollment Survey for current year, as of the institution’s official fall reporting date, or as of October 15 of current academic year. Refer to IPEDS EF-1 Part A or IPEDS EF-2 Part A surveys based on column and line numbers in grid for totals.
 

	All First-year	All Undergraduates
	IPEDS Sum of lines 1, 2, 15 and 16	IPEDS Sum of lines 8 and 22
Non-resident aliens IPEDS cols. 1-2	24	135
Black, non-Hispanic IPEDS cols. 3-4	9	47
American Indian or Alaskan Native IPEDS cols. 5-6	25	88
Asian or Pacific Islander IPEDS cols. 7-8	33	152
Hispanic IPEDS cols. 9-10	58	173
White, non-Hispanic IPEDS cols. 11-12	1,759	7,379
Race/ethnicity unknown IPEDS cols. 13-14	75	491
Total IPEDS cols. 15-16	1,983	8,465

Persistence

B3. Number of degrees awarded by your institution from July 1 to June 30 of the past academic year, as reported on IPEDS current fall Completions.
 
 

Certificates/diplomas	0
Associate degrees	0
Bachelor’s degrees	1,561
Postbachelor’s certificates	0
Master’s degrees	410
Post-master’s certificates	34
Doctoral degrees	71
First professional degrees	86
First professional certificates	0

Graduation Rates

The information in this section comes from the IPEDS Graduation Rate Survey (GRS). For complete instructions and definitions of data elements, see the IPEDS GRS instructions and glossary.

For Bachelor’s or Equivalent Programs

Report for the cohort of full-time, first-time bachelor’s (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students who entered in fall 1992. Include in the cohort those who entered your institution during the summer term preceding fall 1992.

B4.
 

Initial cohort of first time, full time bachelor’s degree seeking undergraduate students:

1,285

(IPEDS GRS, Section II, Part A, line 10, sum of columns 15 and 16)

B5.
 

Of the initial 1992 cohort, the number which did not persist and did not graduate for the following reasons: deceased, permanently disabled, armed forces, foreign aid service of the federal government, or official church missions: Total allowable exclusions:

n/a

(IPEDS GRS, Section II, Part C, line 45, sum of columns 15 and 16)

B6.
 

Final cohort size, after adjusting for allowable exclusions (subtract question B5 from B4):

1,285

(Subtract question B5 from question B4)

B7.
 

Of the initial cohort, the number who completed the program in four years or less (by August 31, 1996):

170

(IPEDS GRS, Section II, Part A, line 19, sum of columns 15 and 16)

B8.
 

Of the initial 1992 cohort, how many completed the program in more than four years but in five years or less (after August 31, 1996 and by August 31, 1997):

341

(IPEDS GRS, Section II, Part A, line 20, sum of columns 15 and 16)

B9.
 

Of the initial 1992 cohort, how many completed the program in more than five years but in six years or less (after August 31, 1997 and by August 31, 1998):

111

(IPEDS GRS, Section II, Part A, line 21, sum of columns 15 and 16)

B10.
 

Total graduating within six years (sum of questions B7, B8 and B9):

622

(IPEDS GRS, Section II, Part A, line 18, sum of columns 15 and 16)

B11.
 

Six year graduation rate for cohort (question B10 divided by question B6):

48.4%

B12 - B21. Questions relating to two-year institutions are omitted.
 

Retention Rates

Report for the cohort of all full-time, first-time bachelor’s (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students who entered in the fall 1997 (or the preceding summer term). The initial cohort may be adjusted for students who departed for the following reasons: deceased, permanently disabled, armed forces, foreign aid service of the federal government or official church missions. No other adjustments to the initial cohort should be made.

B22.
 

For the cohort of all full-time bachelor’s (or equivalent) degree seeking undergraduate students who entered your institution as freshman in fall 1997 (or the preceding summer term), what percentage was enrolled at your institution as of the date your institution calculates its official enrollment in fall 1998?

78%

C1. First-time, first-year (freshman) students: Provide the number of degree-seeking students who applied, were admitted, and enrolled (full or part-time) in fall 1997. Include early decision, early action, and students who began studies during summer in this cohort. Applications include all students who fulfilled the requirements for consideration for admission (including payment or waiving of the application fee, if any) and who have been notified of one of the following actions: admission, non-admission, placement on waiting list, or application withdrawn (by applicant or institution). Admitted applicants should include wait-listed students who were subsequently offered admission.
 

Application/admission/enrollment status	Men	Women
Total applied	1,676	1,641
Total admitted	1,450	1,465
Total full-time, first-time, first year (freshman) students enrolled	721	715
Total part-time, first-time, first year (freshman) students enrolled	30	20

C2. Freshman wait-listed students (those who met admission requirements but whose final admission was contingent on space availability).
 

Do you have a policy of placing students on a waiting list?

No

Admission Requirements

C3. High school completion requirement
 

X	High school diploma is required and GED is accepted
	High school diploma is required and GED is not accepted
	High school diploma or equivalent is not required

C4. Does your institution require or recommend a general college preparatory program for degree-seeking students?
 

	Required
	Recommended
X	Neither required nor recommended

C5. Distribution of high school units requires and/or recommended. Specify the distribution of academic high school course units required and/or recommended of all or most degree-seeking students using Carnegie units (one unit equals one full year of study or its equivalent). If you use a different system for calculating units, please convert.
 

High school unit type	Units required	Units recommended
Total academic units	15
English	4
Mathematics	3
Science	3
Of science, units that must be lab	1
Foreign language	1
Social studies	2.5
History	*
Academic electives	1.5
Other (specify)

* Up to 1 unit of history, literature, philosophy, or fine-arts may be subsituted for the foreign language requirement, although foreign language is strongly recommended.

Basis for Selection

C6. Do you have an open admission policy, under which virtually all secondary school graduates or students with GED equivalency diplomas are admitted without regard to academic record, test scores, or other qualifications? No

Open admission policy as described above for all students_____

Open admission policy as described above for most students, but

selective admission for out-of-state students______

selective admission to some programs______

other (explain) ____________________________________________

C7. Relative importance of each of the following academic and nonacademic factors in your first-time, first-year, degree-seeking (freshman) admission decisions.
 
 

Academic	Very important	Important	Considered	Not considered
Secondary school record	X
Class rank				X
Recommendation(s)	*
Standardized test scores	X
Essay	*

* Only considered for "provisional admission."
 
 

Nonacademic	Very important	Important	Considered	Not considered
Interview				X
Extracurricular activities				X
Talent/ability				X
Character/personal qualities				X
Alumni/alumnae relation				X
Geographical residence				X
State residency				X
Religious affiliation/commitment				X
Minority status				X
Volunteer work				X
Work experience				X

SAT and ACT Policies

C8. Entrance Exams

a. Does your institution make use of SAT I, SAT II or ACT scores in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants? Yes

If yes, please place check marks in the appropriate boxes below to reflect your institution’s policies for use in admission.

Latest date by which SAT II scores must be received for fall term admission: Not applicable

If necessary, use this space to clarify your test policies (e.g. if tests recommended for some students, or if tests not required for some students):
 
 

Freshman Profile

Provide percentages for ALL enrolled degree-seeking full-time and part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) students enrolled in fall 1998, including students who began studies during summer, international students/nonresident aliens, and students admitted under special arrangements.

C9. Percent and number of first-time, first-year (freshman) students enrolled in fall 1998 who submitted national standardized (SAT/ACT) test scores. Include information for ALL enrolled, first-time, first-year (freshman) degree-seeking students who submitted test scores. Do not include partial test scores (e.g., mathematics scores but not verbal for a category of students) or combine other standardized test results (such as TOEFL) in this item. SAT scores should be re-centered scores. The 25th percentile is the score that 25 percent scored at or below; the 75th percentile is the score that 25 percent scored at or above.
 
 

Percent submitting SAT scores	53%	Number submitting SAT scores	758
Percent submitting ACT scores	74%	Number submitting ACT scores	1,058

 
 

Test Type	25th percentile	75th percentile
SAT I Verbal	490	610
SAT I Math	490	620
ACT Composite	20	26
ACT English	19	25
ACT Math	19	27

  Percent of first-time, first-year (freshman) students with scores in each range.
 

	SAT I Verbal	SAT I Math
700-800	5%	6%
600-699	24%	27%
500-599	45%	41%
400-499	23%	23%
300-399	3%	3%
200-299	0%	0%

 
 

	ACT Composite	ACT English	ACT Math
30-36	9%	6%	11%
24-29	37%	35%	34%
18-23	47%	45%	42%
12-17	7%	14%	13%
6-11	0%	0%	0%
Below 6	0%	0%	0%

C10. Percent of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year (freshman) students who had high school class rank within each of the following ranges (report information for those students from whom you collected high school rank information).
 

High school rank ranges	Percent
Top 10th of high school graduating class	21%
Top quarter of high school graduating class	50%
Top half of high school graduating class	82%
Bottom half of high school graduating class	18%
Bottom quarter of high school graduating class
Percent of freshmen who submitted high school class rank	92%

C11. Percentage of all enrolled, degree-seeking first-time, first-year (freshman) students who had high school grade point averages within each of the following ranges (using 4.0 scale); report information only for those students from whom you collected high school GPA.
 

High school GPA ranges	Percent
3.0 and higher	82%
2.0 - 2.9	18%
1.0 - 1.99	0%
Below 1.0	0%

C12. Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted GPA:  3.41
 

Percentage of total first time, first year (freshman) who submitted high school GPA:

97%

Admission Policies

C13. Application fee
 

Does your institution have an application fee?	Yes
Amount of application fee	$30
Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?	No

C14. Application closing date
 

Does your institution have an application closing date?	Yes
Application closing date (fall)	August 1
Priority date

C15. Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the fall?   Yes

C16. Notification to applicants of admission decision sent (fill in one only)
 

On a rolling basis beginning (date)	February 15
By (date)
Other

C17. Reply policy for admitted applicants (fill in one only)
 

Must reply by (date)
No set date			X
Must reply by May 1 or within		weeks if notified thereafter
Other

C18. Deferred admission: Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission? Yes
 

If yes, maximum period of postponement:

C19. Early admission of high school students: Does your institution allow high school students to enroll as full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) students one year or more before high school graduation? No

C20. Common application:
 

Will you accept Common Application distributed by the National Association of Secondary School Principals if submitted?	No
If "yes," are supplemental forms required?
Is college a member of Common Application Group?	No

Early Decision and Early Action Plans

C21. Early decision: Does your institution offer an early decision plan (an admission plan that permits students to apply and be notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date and that asks students to commit to attend if accepted) for first-time, first-year (freshman) applicants for fall enrollment?   No

If "yes," please complete the following:
 

First or only early decision plan closing date
First or only early decision plan notification date
Other early decision plan closing date
Other early decision plan notification date
Number of early decision applications received by your institution
Number of applicants admitted under early decision plan
Please provide significant details about your early decision plan:

C22. Early action: Do you have a non-binding early action plan whereby students are notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date but do not have to commit to attending your college?   No

If "yes," please complete the following:
 

Early action closing date
Early action notification date

D1. Does your institution enroll transfer students? Yes

If "yes", may transfer students earn credit by transferring credits earned from course work completed at other colleges/universities? Yes

D2. Provide the number of degree-seeking transfer students who applied, were admitted, and enrolled (full or part-time) in fall of the current academic year.
 

	Applicants	Admitted applicants	Enrolled applicants
Men	759	531	347
Women	636	502	313
Total	1,396	1,033	660

Application for Admission

D3. Indicate terms for which transfers may enroll: Fall, Spring, Summer

D4. Must a transfer applicant have a minimum number of credits completed or else must apply as an entering freshman? Yes

If "yes", what is the minimum number of credits and the unit of measure? 14 transferable units

D5. Indicate all items required of transfer student to apply for admission:
 

	Required of all	Recommended for all	Recommended for some	Required for some	Not required
High school transcript	X
College transcript(s)	X
Essay or personal statement					X
Interview					X
Standardized test scores		X
Statement of good standing from prior institution(s)					X

D6. If a minimum high school grade point average is required of transfer applicants, specify (on a 4.0 scale):

D7. If a minimum college grade point average is required of transfer applicants, specify (on a 4.0 scale):

D8. List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants:

D9. List application priority, notification and candidate reply dates for transfer students. If applications are reviewed on a continuous or rolling basis, place a check mark in the "Rolling admission" column.
 

	Priority date	Closing date	Notification date	Reply date	Rolling admission
Fall					X
Winter
Spring					X
Summer					X

D10. Does an open admission policy, if reported, apply to transfer students? No

D11. Describe additional requirements for transfer admission, if applicable:
 

Transfer credit policies

D12. Report the lowest grade earned for any course that may be transferred for credit: D

D13. Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a two year institution: 70 semester credits

D14. Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a four year institution:

D15. Minimum number of credits or courses that transfers must complete at your institution to earn an associate’s degree: N/A

D16. Minimum number of credits or courses that transfers must complete at your institution to earn a bachelor’s degree: 32

D17. Describe other transfer credit policies:
 
 

E3. Areas in which all or most students are required to complete some course work prior to graduation.
 

X	Arts/fine arts		X	Humanities
	Computer literacy		X	Mathematics
X	English (including composition)			Philosophy
X	Foreign languages		X	Sciences (biological or physical)
X	History		X	Social science
X	Other Communication

Library Collections

Report the number of holdings at the end of fiscal year 1998. Refer to IPEDS Library Survey, Part D, for corresponding equivalents.

E4. Books, serial backfiles, and government documents (titles) that are accessible through the library’s catalog - include bound periodicals and newspapers and exclude microforms: 1,235,434 (IPEDS line 27, col. 2)

E5. Current serials (titles): Include periodicals, newspapers, and government documents: 10,497 (IPEDS line 30, col. 2)

E6. Microform (titles): 1,373,002 (IPEDS line 28, col. 2)

E7. Video and audio (titles): 7,931 (IPEDS line 32, col. 2)
 
 

G1. Undergraduate, full-time tuition, required fees, room and board

NOTE: Data for 1998-99, unavailable when the CDS was originally completed, are now presented in addition to the 1997-98 data.

List the typical tuition, required fees, and room and board for a full-time undergraduate student for the FULL 1998-99 academic year. A full academic year refers to the period of time generally extending from September to June; usually equated to two semesters or trimesters, three quarters, or the period covered by a four-one-four plan. Required fees include only charges that all full-time students must pay that are not included in tuition (e.g., registration, health, or activity fees.) Do not include optional fees (such as parking, laboratory use).
 

	1997-98		1998-99
	First-year	Undergraduates	First-year	Undergraduates
PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS:
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS In-district:
In-state (out of district):	0	0	0	0
Out-of-state:	5,800	5,800	6,000	6,000
NONRESIDENT ALIENS:	5,800	5,800	6,000	6,000
REQUIRED FEES:	1,942	1,942	2,136	2,136
ROOM AND BOARD: (on-campus)	3,824	3,824	3,977	3,977
ROOM ONLY: (on-campus)
BOARD ONLY: (on-campus)

Comprehensive tuition/room/board fee (if your college cannot provide separate tuition/room/board/fees): ________

Other________________________________________

G2. Number of credits per term a student can take for the stated full-time tuition:8 minimum __maximum

G3. Do tuition and fees vary by year of study (e.g., sophmore, junior, senior)? No

G4. If tuition and fees vary by undergraduate instructional program, describe briefly:

G5. Provide the estimated expenses for a typical full-time, undergraduate student:
 

	1997-98			1998-99
	Residents	Commuters  (living at home)	Commuters (not living at home)	Residents	Commuters (living at home)	Commuters (not living at home)
Books and supplies:	910	910	910	976	976	976
Room and Board:	3500		3500	3,830		3,830
Transportation:	930	930	930	948	948	948
Other expenses:	1,836	1,836	1,836	1,860	1,860	1,860

G6. Undergraduate per-credit-hour charges:
 

	1997-98	1998-99
PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS:
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS In-district:	97	107
In-state (out-of-district):	97	107
Out-of-state	192	202
NON-RESIDENT ALIENS:	192	202

H1. Enter total dollar amount awarded in the 1998-99 academic year to full-time and part-time degree-seeking undergraduates (using the same cohort reported in CDS Question B1, "total degree-seeking" undergraduates) in the following in the following categories. Include aid awarded to international students (i.e., those not qualifying for federal aid). Do not include non-need-based athletically related aid or tuition waivers that are personnel benefits.

Number of Undergraduates (U): Please provide the number of degree-seeking undergraduates who were awarded aid.

Number of First-year students (F): Please provide the number of degree-seeking, first-time, first-year (freshman) students who were awarded aid.

Include the first-year students in the undergraduate count. Students may be counted in more than one row. Aid that is non-need-based but is used to meet need should be counted as need-based aid.

If data reported are not for AY98-99, what is the AY of reported data? _________________
 

	Need-based aid			Non-need-based aid
	$	#U	#F	$	#U	#F
Scholarships/Grants
Federal	6,273,502	2,842	700
State	180,730	502	200	119,875	62	28
Other external scholarships/grants administered by college				1,084,419	1200	700
Institutional	920,000	700	400	4,194,527	3100	900
Total Scholarship/Grants	7,374,232	4,044	1,300	5,398,821	4,362	1,628
Self-Help
Student loans	20,073,861	4,200	800	10,567,429	2,270	200
Federal Work Study	655,000	630	400
State and other work study/employment	281,000	257	125
Total Self-Help	21,009,861	4,300	800	10,567,429	2,270	200
Parent Loans				624,963	192	94

Note: Some publishers may do a simple calculation with the above dollar amounts and number of recipients in order to calculate average grant award, average loan, etc., made to undergraduates.

H2. If need-based gift aid is awarded based on additional criteria, check off all other criteria used in making award decisions.
 

	Academics			Job skills			Religious affiliation
	Alumni affiliation			Leadership			State/district residency
	Art			Minority status			Other:
	Athletics			Music/drama

Number of Enrolled Students Receiving Aid Fall Semester

H3. List the number of degree-seeking students who applied for and received financial aid.

Note: In the chart below, students may be counted in more than one row, and full-time freshmen should also be counted as full-time undergraduates.
 

		First-time, full-time freshmen	Full-time undergrads	Less than full-time undergrads
A	Number of degree-seeking students (CDS item B1)	1,480	7,244	1,921
B	Number of students in line A who were financial aid recipients	1,090	5,600	350
C	Number of students in line B who were determined to have financial need	850	5,200	220
D	Number of students in line C who received any need-based gift aid	550	3,170	90
E	Number of students in line C who received any need-based self help aid	850	5,200	220
F	Number of students in line C who received any non-need-based gift aid	0	0	0
G	Number of students in line C who received any non-need-based self help aid	0	0	0
H	Number of students in line C whose need was fully met	730	4,010	0
I	On average, percentage of need that was met of students who received any need-based aid. Exclude any resources that were awarded to replace EFC.	85	80	55
J	The average financial aid package of those in line C. Exclude any resources that were awarded to replace EFC.	4,850	5,170	2,600

H4. Percent of prior academic year’s graduating class who have borrowed through all loan programs (federal, state, subsidized, unsubsidized, etc.): 46 %

H5. Average per-student cumulative indebtedness of those in line H4: 15,500

H6. Indicate your institution’s policy regarding financial aid for undergraduate, international (non-resident alien) students:
 

	College administered need-based financial aid is available for international students
X	College administered non-need-based financial aid is available for international students
	College administered financial aid is not available for international students

If College administered need-based financial aid is available for undergraduate international students, provide the number of international students who received need-based or non-need-based aid in the last academic year:
 

65

Average dollar amount awarded to international students in the last academic year:
 

$5,500

Total dollar amount awarded to international students in the last academic year:
 

$357,500

Process for First-Year/freshman Students

H7. Check off all financial aid forms which domestic first-year (freshman) financial aid applicants must submit:
 

X	FAFSA
	Institution’s own financial aid form
	CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE
	State aid form
	Noncustodial (Divorced/separated) Parent’s Statement
	Business/Farm Supplement
	Other:

H8. Check off all financial aid forms which international (non-resident alien) first-year (freshman) financial aid applicants must submit:
 

	Institution’s own financial aid form
	CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE
	State aid form
	Foreign Student’s Financial Aid Application
	Foreign Student’s Certification of Finances
	Other (OSAP form-Canadians/Ontario)

H9. Indicate filing dates for first-year (freshman) students:
 

Priority date for filing required financial aid forms	2/15
Deadline for filing required financial aid forms
No deadline for filing required forms (applications processed on a rolling basis):

H10. Indicate notification dates for first-year (freshman) students:
 

Students notified on or about (date):
Students notified on a rolling basis: (if YES, starting date) :	Yes, April 1

H11. Indicate reply dates:

Students must reply by (date): __________ or within 3 weeks of notification.

Types of Aid Available

Please check off all types of aid available at your institution:

H12. Loans

FEDERAL DIRECT STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM (DIRECT LOAN)
 

X	Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
X	Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
X	Direct PLUS Loans
X	Direct Consolidation Loans

FEDERAL FAMILY EDUCATION LOAN PROGRAM (FFEL)
 

	FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans
	FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
	FFEL PLUS Loans
	FFEL Consolidation Loans

X	Federal Perkins Loans
	Federal Nursing Loans
	State Loans
X	College/university loans from institutional funds
	Other (specify):

H13. Scholarships and Grants

Need based:
 

X	Federal Pell
X	SEOG
X	State scholarships/grants
X	Private scholarships
X	College/university gift aid from institutional funds
	United Negro College Fund
	Federal Nursing Scholarship
	Other - third party payments

Non-need based (college-administered):
 

X	State
X	Academic
X	Creative arts/performance
X	Special achievements/activities
X	Special characteristics
X	Athletic
X	ROTC
	Other - third party payments

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