What’s New in IPEDS

1. What’s New in IPEDS New Strategies for Data Collection& Data AccessTools 2005 OkAIRP Annual Conference Broken Arrow, OK Nov 4, 2005

2. Agenda • Collection Schedule • 2005 Changes • Compliance Report • Future Changes • New Data Access Tools

3. 2005-06 IPEDS Schedule

4. Fall Collection Components: • Institutional Characteristics • Completions Schedule: • Sept 7 Open • Oct 19 Institution close • Nov 2 Coordinator close

5. Winter Collection Components: • Human Resources • Employees by Assigned Position • Fall Staff • Salaries • Enrollment & Finance(available) Schedule: • Dec 7 Open • Jan 25 Institution close • Feb 8 Coordinator close

6. Spring Collection Components: • Enrollment • Student Financial Aid • Finance • Graduation Rates Schedule: • Mar 8 Open • Apr 19 Institution close • May 3 Coordinator close

7. Changes to 2005-06 Data Collections

8. Institutional Characteristics Collection of accreditation information was removed for 2005-06 because the Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE) implemented their Accreditation website. These data are no longer needed; IPEDS now links to the OPE website for accreditation information

9. InstitutionalCharacteristics Collection of information on student services was reduced in scope based on an analysis of responses to these items. Data will be available on IPEDS College Opportunities On-Line (IPEDS COOL) in order to satisfy the need for better consumer information on topics of importance to entering students (e.g., the availability of on-campus day care).

10. IC – Applicants, Admissions, & Enrolled Total Column was added for those institutions that do not have complete gender data

11. First-time, degree/certificate- seeking undergraduate students R = Reported

13. Completions • CIP:2000 • Mandatory in Fall 2005

14. Human Resources Assigned Position, Salaries, & Fall Staff surveys merged into one. Reduce collection burden & increase integrity of data. Combined survey was reorganized & instructions and definitions improved.

15. Medical School • Expand definition of “Medical School” • Any school that grants an MD or DO • Medical School pages • Include all employees affiliated with (housed with or under the authority of) the Medical School • Do not include any employeesin health disciplines notconsidered part of theMedical School

16. Also… • Out • Faculty with less than 9-month contracts • Continue to collect headcount • Eliminate collection of salary and expenditure information • In • Add ability to report staff without faculty status in the Fall Staff section so that numbers correspond with EAP

18. Cleaned it up • A statement of purpose has been added to beginning of instructions to communicate intent • FAQs have been provided • A question has been added at the end to determine if there were any employees that were difficult to categorize or that were not reported (and why)

20. And Finally… • Institutions with <15 FT employees • Will do short Fall Staff section (collects data by primary occupational activity, by race/ethnicity and gender)

21. Finance • Timing of collection • Beginning 2005-06, will be available in both Winter and Spring collections • This optionalready availablefor Enrollment

22. Finance Additions Question added to General Information page: If your institution participates in intercollegiate athletics, are the revenues and expenses accounted for as auxiliary enterprises or treated as student services?

23. Finance Additions

24. Finance Additions Also (FASB)… Does your institution account for Pell grants as pass through (or agency) transactions or as federal grant revenues to the institution?

25. Finance Additions

26. IPEDS Reporting Compliance

27. Fall Noncompliance

28. Winter Noncompliance

29. Spring Noncompliance

30. 2003-04 Actions • 69 noncompliant institutions • 39 institutions fined • Total of $433,000 in fines • Ranged from $2,000-22,500 per institution • Ranged from $500-7,500 per missed survey • 30 institutions warned

31. Changes to Future Data Collections

32. Preliminary Early Estimateof Fall Enrollment R = ReportedCV = Calculated Value

33. Fall Enrollment • Degree-granting institutions get new column • Divides Other degree/certificate-seeking students into: • Transfers into the institution (first time at institution) • Other degree/certificate-seeking students • Full Time and Part Time

34. Fall Enrollment – Transfers In R = reported value; CV=calculated value

35. No news on new categories Old categories will be used in 2005-06 reporting KEEP WATCH AND BE PREPARED Race/Ethnicity

36. New Data Access Tools

37. Contact Us • LTyree@osrhe.edu • Tom-Hardy@ouhsc.edu