Common Data Set 2009-2010

The Purpose of the Common Data Set​​

The Common Data Set (CDS) was developed through collaboration among publishers of college guides, colleges and universities, representatives of higher education organizations, high school counselors, and the National Center for Education Statistics. Many of the items and definitions in the Common Data Set are being used on the surveys of several major publishers. The goal of CDS is to improve the comparability of data reported by colleges and universities, and to ease each institution's burden by asking questions in a standardized way on numerous surveys.

A. General Information
A.General Information    
         
A0 Respondent Information (Not for Publication)      
A0 Name:   Larry Levine    
A0 Title:   Research Analyst    
A0 Office:   Institutional Research, Planning, and Effectiveness    
A0 Mailing Address:   UAB101, University at Albany, 1400 Washington Ave    
A0 City/State/Zip/Country:   Albany, NY 12222    
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A1 Address Information      
A1 Name of College/University: University at Albany - SUNY      
A1 Mailing Address: 1400 Washington Avenue      
A1 City/State/Zip/Country: Albany, NY 12222      
A1 Street Address (if different):        
A1 City/State/Zip/Country:        
A1 Main Phone Number: (518) 442-3300      
A1 WWW Home Page Address: http://albany.edu      
A1 Admissions Phone Number: (518) 442-5435      
A1 Admissions Toll-Free Phone Nu        
A1 Admissions Office Mailing Addre University at Albany, Office of Undergraduate Admissions, University Hall, 1400 Washington Avenue    
A1 City/State/Zip/Country: Albany, NY 12222      
A1 Admissions Fax Number: (518) 442-5383      
A1 Admissions E-mail Address: [email protected]      
A1 If there is a separate URL for the UAlbany online application, please specify: ______________ https://www.albany.edu/admiss      
A1 If you have a mailing address other than the above to which applications should be sent, please provide:        
           
A2 Source of institutional control (Check only one):    
A2 Public X      
A2 Private (nonprofit)        
A2 Proprietary        
           
A3 Classify your undergraduate institution:      
A3 Coeducational college X      
A3 Men's college        
A3 Women's college        
           
A4 Academic year calendar:        
A4 Semester X      
A4 Quarter        
A4 Trimester        
A4 4-1-4        
A4 Continuous        
A4 Differs by program (describe):        
           
A4 Other (describe):        
           
           
A5 Degrees offered by your institution:      
A5 Certificate        
A5 Diploma        
A5 Associate        
A5 Transfer Associate        
A5 Terminal Associate        
A5 Bachelor's X      
A5 Postbachelor's certificate X      
A5 Master's X      
A5 Post-master's certificate X      
A5 Doctoral degree
research/scholarship		 X      
A5 Doctoral degree
professional practice		        
A5 Doctoral degree -- other        
B. Enrollment and Persistence
B. ENROLLMENT AND PERSISTENCE  
             
B1 Institutional Enrollment - Men and Women Provide numbers of students for each of the following categories as of the institution's official fall reporting date or as of October 15, 2009. Note: Report students formerly designated as first professional in the graduate cells.  
B1   FULL-TIME PART-TIME  
B1   Men Women Men Women  
B1 Undergraduates          
B1 Degree-seeking, first-time freshmen 1182 1143 3 5  
B1 Other first-year, degree-seeking 483 399 10 2  
B1 All other degree-seeking 4633 4393 305 239  
B1 Total degree-seeking 6,298 5,935 318 246  
B1 All other undergraduates enrolled in credit courses 55 31 99 132  
B1 Total undergraduates 6,353 5,966 417 378  
B1 Graduate          
B1 Degree-seeking, first-time 346 539 68 140  
B1 All other degree-seeking 589 857 747 1192  
B1 All other graduates enrolled in credit courses 14 29 132 253  
B1 Total graduate 949 1425 947 1585  
B1 Total all undergraduates 13,114  
B1 Total all graduate 4,906  
B1 GRAND TOTAL ALL STUDENTS 18,020  
             
B2 Enrollment by Racial/Ethnic Category. Provide numbers of undergraduate students for each of the following categories as of the institution's official fall reporting date or as of October 15, 2009. Include international students only in the category "Nonresident aliens." Complete the "Total Undergraduates" column only if you cannot provide data for the first two columns.  
B2   Degree-Seeking
First-Time
First Year		 Degree-Seeking
Undergraduates (include first-time first-year)		 Total
Undergraduates (both degree- and non-degree-seeking)		  
B2 Nonresident aliens 69 350 356  
B2 Black, non-Hispanic 251 1,313 1,327  
B2 American Indian or Alaska Native 14 36 39  
B2 Asian or Pacific Islander 195 803 820  
B2 Hispanic 254 1,154 1,160  
B2 White, non-Hispanic 1,390 7,266 7,443  
B2 Race/ethnicity unknown 160 1,875 1,969  
B2 TOTAL 2,333 12,797 13,114  
             
  Persistence          
B3 Number of degrees awarded from July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009    
B3 Certificate/diploma          
B3 Associate degrees          
B3 Bachelor's degrees 2896        
B3 Postbachelor's certificates 24        
B3 Master's degrees 1232        
B3 Post-Master's certificates 40        
B3 Doctoral degrees research/scholarship 131        
B3 Doctoral degrees professional practice          
B3 Doctoral degrees other          
             
  Graduation Rates          
  The items in this section correspond to data elements collected by the IPEDS Web-based Data Collection System's Graduation Rate Survey (GRS). For complete instructions and definitions of data elements, see the IPEDS GRS instructions and glossary on the 2008 Web-based survey.  
             
  For Bachelor's or Equivalent Programs        
             
  Please provide data for the fall 2003 cohort if available. If fall 2003 cohort data are
not available, provide data for the fall 2002 cohort.		    
             
  Fall 2003 Cohort          
  Report for the cohort of full-time first-time bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students who entered in fall 2003. Include in the cohort those who entered your institution during the summer term preceding fall 2003.  
B4 Initial 2003 cohort of first-time, full-time bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students; total all students: 2,145  
B5 Of the initial 2003 cohort, how many did not persist and did not graduate for the following reasons: death, permanent disability, service in the armed forces, foreign aid service of the federal government, or official church missions; total allowable exclusions: 0  
B6 Final 2003 cohort, after adjusting for allowable exclusions: (subtract question B5 from question B4) 2,145  
B7 Of the initial 2003 cohort, how many completed the program in four years or less (by August 31, 2007): 1,143  
B8 Of the initial 2003 cohort, how many completed the program in more than four years but in five years or less (after August 31, 2007 and by August 31, 2008): 183  
B9 Of the initial 2003 cohort, how many completed the program in more than five years but in six years or less (after August 31, 2008 and by August 31, 2009): 31  
B10 Total graduating within six years (sum of questions B7, B8, and B9): 1,357  
B11 Six-year graduation rate for 2003 cohort (question B10 divided by question B6): 63.3%  
             
  Fall 2002 Cohort          
  Report for the cohort of full-time first-time bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students who entered in fall 2002. Include in the cohort those who entered your institution during the summer term preceding fall 2002.  
B4 Initial 2002 cohort of first-time, full-time bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students; total all students: 2,273  
B5 Of the initial 2002 cohort, how many did not persist and did not graduate for the following reasons: death, permanent disability, service in the armed forces, foreign aid service of the federal government, or official church missions; total allowable exclusions:    
B6 Final 2002 cohort, after adjusting for allowable exclusions: (subtract question B5 from question B4) 2,273  
B7 Of the initial 2002 cohort, how many completed the program in four years or less (by August 31, 2006): 1,204  
B8 Of the initial 2002 cohort, how many completed the program in more than four years but in five years or less (after August 31, 2006 and by August 31, 2007): 215  
B9 Of the initial 2002 cohort, how many completed the program in more than five years but in six years or less (after August 31, 2007 and by August 31, 2008): 40  
B10 Total graduating within six years (sum of questions B7, B8, and B9): 1,459  
B11 Six-year graduation rate for 2002 cohort (question B10 divided by question B6): 64.2%  
             
             
  Retention Rates          
  Report for the cohort of all full-time, first-time bachelors (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students who entered in fall 2008 (or the preceding summer term). The initial cohort may be adjusted for students who departed for the following reasons: death, permanent disability, service in the 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 bachelors (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students who entered your institution as freshmen in fall 2008 (or the preceding summer term), what percentage was enrolled at your institution as of the date your institution calculates its official enrollment in fall 2009? 85%  
             
             
             
             

 

C. First-Time, First-Year (Freshman) Admission
C. FIRST-TIME, FIRST-YEAR (FRESHMAN) ADMISSION                                        
                                                   
  Applications                                                
C1 First-time, first-year, (freshmen) students: Provide the number of degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students who applied, were admitted, and enrolled (full- or part-time) in fall 2009. Include early decision, early action, and students who began studies during summer in this cohort. Applicants should include only those students who fulfilled the requirements for consideration for admission (i.e., who completed actionable applications) and who have been notified of one of the following actions: admission, nonadmission, placement on waiting list, or application withdrawn (by applicant or institution). Admitted applicants should include wait-listed students who were subsequently offered admission.                                        
C1 Total first-time, first-year (freshman) men who applied 10770                                          
C1 Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who applied 11418                                          
                                                   
C1 Total first-time, first-year (freshman) men who were admitted 5110                                          
C1 Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who were admitted 5332               Admit Rate                        
                                                   
C1 Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men who enrolled 1182                                          
C1 Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men who enrolled 3                                          
                                                   
C1 Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women who enrolled 1143                                          
C1 Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women who enrolled 5               Yield                          
                                                   
C2 Freshman wait-listed students (students who met admission requirements but whose final admission was contingent on space availability)                                        
    Yes No                                        
C2 Do you have a policy of placing students on a waiting list? X                                          
C2 If yes, please answer the questions below for fall 2009 admissions:                                            
C2 Number of qualified applicants offered a placed on waiting list                                            
C2 Number accepting a place on the waiting list                                            
C2 Number of wait-listed students admitted                                            
C2 Is your waiting list ranked?                                                
C2 If yes, do you release that information to students?                                              
C2 Do you release that information to school counselors?                                              
                                                   
  Admission Requirements                                              
C3 High school completion requirement                                              
C3 High school diploma is required and GED is accepted X                                            
C3 High school diploma is required and GED is not accepted                                              
C3 High school diploma or equivalent is not required                                              
                                                   
C4 Does your institution require or recommend a general college-preparatory program for degree-seeking students?                                        
C4 Require X                                            
C4 Recommend                                              
C4 Neither require nor recommend                                              
                                                   
C5 Distribution of high school units required 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 year of study or its equivalent). If you use a different system for calculating units, please convert.                                        
C5   Units
Required		 Units
Recommended		                                            
C5 Total academic units 18                                              
C5 English 4                                              
C5 Mathematics 2 4                                            
C5 Science 2 3                                            
C5 Of these, units that must be
lab		 2 3                                            
C5 Foreign language 1 3                                            
C5 Social studies 3                                              
C5 History 2                                              
C5 Academic electives 4                                              
C5 Computer Science                                                
C5 Visual/Performing Arts                                                
C5 Other (specify)                                                
                                                   
  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? If so, check which applies:                                        
C6 Open admission policy as described above for all students                                            
C6 Open admission policy as described above for most students, but--                                            
C6 selective admission for out-of-state students                                            
C6 selective admission to some programs                                            
C6 other (explain)                                            
                                               
                                                   
C7 Relative importance of each of the following academic and nonacademic factors in first-time, first-year, degree-seeking (freshman) admission decisions.                                        
C7   Very Important Important Considered Not Considered                                        
C7 Academic                                                
C7 Rigor of secondary school record X                                              
C7 Class rank X                                              
C7 Academic GPA X                                              
C7 Standardized test scores X                                              
C7 Application Essay   X                                            
C7 Recommendation(s) X                                              
C7 Nonacademic                                                
C7 Interview       X                                        
C7 Extracurricular activities     X                                          
C7 Talent/ability     X                                          
C7 Character/personal qualities X                                              
C7 First generation     X                                          
C7 Alumni/ae relation     X                                          
C7 Geographical residence     X                                          
C7 State residency       X                                        
C7 Religious affiliation/commitment       X                                        
C7 Racial/ethnic status                                                
C7 Volunteer work     X                                          
C7 Work experience     X                                          
C7 Level of applicants interest                                                
                                                   
  SAT and ACT Policies                                                
C8 Entrance exams                                                
    Yes No                                        
C8A Does your institution make use of SAT, ACT, or SAT Subject Test scores in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants? X                                          
C8A If yes, place check marks in the appropriate boxes below to reflect your institutions policies for use in admission for Fall 2011.                                        
C8A   ADMISSION                                      
C8A   Require Recommend Require for Some Consider if Submitted Not Used                                      
C8A SAT or ACT X                                              
C8A ACT only                                                
C8A SAT only                                                
C8A SAT and SAT Subject Tests or ACT                                                
C8A SAT Subject Tests only       X                                        
                                                   
C8B If your institution will make use of the ACT in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants for Fall 2010, please indicate which ONE of the following applies: (regardless of whether the writing score will be used in the admissions process):                                      
C8B ACT with Writing Component required X                                          
C8B ACT with Writing component recommended                                            
C8B ACT with or without Writing component accepted                                            
                                                   
C8C Please indicate how your institution will use the SAT or ACT writing component; check all that apply:                                      
C8C       SAT essay ACT essay                                        
C8C For admission                                                
C8C For placement                                                
C8C For advising                                                
C8C In place of an application essay                                                
C8C As a validity check on the application essay                                                
C8C No college policy as of now     X X                                        
C8C Not using essay component                                                
                                                   
C8D In addition, does your institution use applicants' test scores for academic advising?                                        
C8D   Yes No                                            
      X                                            
                                                   
C8E Latest date by which SAT or ACT scores must be received for fall-term admission 3/1                                          
C8E Latest date by which SAT Subject Test scores must be received for fall-term admission NA                                          
                                                   
C8F If necessary, use this space to clarify your test policies (e.g., if tests are recommended for some students, or if tests are not required of some students):                                        
C8F                                          
                                                   
C8G Please indicate which tests your institution uses for placement (e.g., state tests):                                        
C8G SAT                                                
C8G ACT                                                
C8G SAT Subject Tests                                                
C8G AP                                                
C8G CLEP                                                
C8G Institutional Exam                                                
C8G State Exam (specify):                                            
                                                   
  Freshman Profile                                                
  Provide percentages for ALL enrolled, degree-seeking, full-time and part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) students enrolled in fall 2009, 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 2009 who submitted national standardized (SAT/ACT) test scores. Include information for ALL enrolled, degree-seeking, first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted test scores. Do not include partial test scores (e.g., mathematics scores but not critical reading for a category of students) or combine other standardized test results (such as TOEFL) in this item. Do not convert SAT scores to ACT scores and vice versa. The 25th percentile is the score that 25 percent scored at or below; the 75th percentile score is the one that 25 percent scored at or above.   Percent and number of Traditionally Admitted first-time, first-year (freshman) students enrolled in fall 2009 who submitted national standardized (SAT/ACT) test scores. Do not include partial test scores (e.g., mathematics scores but not critical reading for a category of students) or combine other standardized test results (such as TOEFL) in this item. Do not convert SAT scores to ACT scores and vice versa. The 25th percentile is the score that 25 percent scored at or below; the 75th percentile score is the one that 25 percent scored at or above.                            
                                                   
C9 Percent submitting SAT scores 95% Number submitting SAT scores 2220   Percent submitting SAT scores 96% Number submitting SAT scores 1722           Statistics    
C9 Percent submitting ACT scores 26% Number submitting ACT scores 615   Percent submitting ACT scores 29% Number submitting ACT scores 525             act_ir ACT for SDF satm_ir SAT math for SDF satv_ir SAT verbal for SDF totsat total SAT, ecludes ACT, from SDF newsat SAT total, includes ACT, from SDF    
                                  N Valid 615 2220 2220 2220 2302    
C9   25th Percentile 75th Percentile         25th Percentile 75th Percentile               Missing 1718 113 113 113 31    
C9 SAT Critical Reading 500 590       SAT Critical Reading 520 600               Percentiles 25 22.0000 530.0000 500.0000 1050.0000 1050.0000    
C9 SAT Math 530 620       SAT Math 550 630               75 27.0000 620.0000 590.0000 1190.0000 1200.0000    
  SAT Total 1050 1190       SAT Total 1090 1220                                
C9 SAT Writing                                                
C9 SAT Essay           ACT Composite 23 27                                
C9 ACT Composite 22 27       ACT Math                                    
C9 ACT Math           ACT English                                    
C9 ACT English           ACT Writing                                    
C9 ACT Writing                                                
                                                   
C9 Percent of first-time, first-year (freshman) students with scores in each range:   Percent of traditionally admitted first-time, first-year (freshman) students with scores in each range:                            
C9   SAT Critical Reading SAT Math SAT Writing       SAT Critical Reading SAT Math                                
C9 700-800 1.94% 3.33%       700-800 2.50% 3.72%                                
C9 600-699 21.53% 33.20%       600-699 27.53% 41.17%                                
C9 500-599 54.19% 50.36%       500-599 59.58% 51.05%                                
C9 400-499 20.99% 12.16%       400-499 10.39% 4.07%                                
C9 300-399 1.35% 0.95%       300-399 0.00% 0.00%                                
C9 200-299 0.00% 0.00%       200-299 0.00% 0.00%                                
  Totals should = 100% 100.00% 100.00% 0.00%     Totals should = 100% 100.00% 100.00%                                
C9   ACT Composite ACT English ACT Math       ACT Composite                                  
C9 30-36 4.39%         30-36 5.14%                                  
C9 24-29 55.61%         24-29 64.38%                                  
C9 18-23 39.19%         18-23 30.48%                                  
C9 12-17 0.81%         12-17 0.00%                                  
C9 6-11 0.00%         6-11 0.00%                                  
C9 Below 6 0.00%         Below 6 0.00%                                  
  Totals should = 100% 100.00% 0.00% 0.00%     Totals should = 100% 100.00%                                  
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).                                        
C10 Percent in top tenth of high school graduating class 21%                                          
C10 Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class 60%                                          
C10 Percent in top half of high school graduating class 94% Top half +                                        
C10 Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class 6% bottom half = 100%                                      
C10 Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class 0%                                          
C10 Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshmen) students who submitted high school class rank: 54%                                        
                                                   
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.                                        
C11 Percent who had GPA of 3.75 and higher 14.96%                                            
C11 Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.74 21.93%                                            
C11 Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.49 30.14%                                            
C11 Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.24 20.55%                                            
C11 Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.99 11.48%                                            
C11 Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.49 0.90%                                            
C11 Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.99 0.04%                                            
C11 Percent who had GPA below 1.0 0.00%                                            
  Totals should = 100% 100.00%                                            
                                                   
C12 Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted GPA: 3.4                                          
C12 Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted high school GPA: 99.70%                                          
                                                   
  Admission Policies                                                
C13 Application Fee                                                
C13   Yes No                                            
C13 Does your institution have an application fee? X                                              
C13 Amount of application fee: $50.00                                              
C13   Yes No                                            
C13 Can it be waived for applicants with financial need? X                                              
                                                   
C13 If you have an application fee and an on-line application option, please indicate policy for students who apply on-line:                                            
C13 Same fee: X                                              
C13 Free:                                                
C13 Reduced:                                                
                                                   
C13   Yes No                                            
C13 Can on-line application fee be waived for applicants with financial need? X