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Academic Unit
An entity with management oversight of a curriculum, course or instructor. Abbreviation: AU
All Level Courses
All Lower Level Courses and Upper Level Courses.
American Indian or Alaska Native (IPEDS)
A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America (including Central America) who maintains cultural identification through tribal affiliation or community attachment.
Asian (IPEDS)
A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian Subcontinent, including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam.
BIPOC
BIPOC includes the IPEDS race/ethnicity categories of Hispanic/Latino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Black or African American, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and Two or more races. Excludes IPEDS race/ethnicity categories of white, non-resident alien, and unknown.
BIPOC Four-Year Graduation Rate
The percent of BIPOC students in an entering first-time full-time cohort who have graduated by the fall semester four years after the fall they began attending OWU. BIPOC includes the IPEDS race/ethnicity categories of Hispanic/Latino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Black or African American, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and Two or more races. BIPOC excludes IPEDS race/ethnicity categories of white, non-resident alien, and unknown. This is not a value reported to IPEDS.
BIPOC Six-Year Graduation Rate
The percent of BIPOC students in an entering first-time full-time cohort who have graduated by the fall semester six years after the fall they began attending OWU. BIPOC includes the IPEDS race/ethnicity categories of Hispanic/Latino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Black or African American, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and Two or more races. BIPOC excludes IPEDS race/ethnicity categories of white, non-resident alien, and unknown. This is not a value reported to IPEDS.
Black or African American (IPEDS)
A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa.
CIP Code
A six-digit code in the form xx.xxxx that identifies instructional program specialties within educational institutions.
Cohort Year
The year that an Entering Class of students begins attending college.
Completer
A student who receives a degree, diploma, certificate, or other recognized postsecondary credential. In order to be considered a completer, the degree/award must actually be conferred.
Continuing/Returning Student (undergraduate)
A degree/certificate-seeking student who is not new to the institution during the IPEDS enrollment reporting period, but instead is continuing their studies at the institution (i.e., not an entering first-time or transfer-in student).
Course Academic Unit
The academic unit that manages a course. Each course is managed by a single AU. Abbreviation: Course AU
Course Credit
The OWU Unit value assigned to a course. Typical values include 1.00, 0.5, and 0.25. Courses with an integrated laboratory typically have a Course Credit of 1.25.
Curriculum Academic Unit
The academic unit that manages a curriculum. Each curriculum is managed by a single Academic Unit. Abbreviation: Curriculum AU
%DFW Contribution
Number of PM, LT, and Withdrawn Grades in the group being considered that are D+, D, D-, F, E, W, WP, and WF divided by the total number of University PM, LT, and Withdrawn Grades. A value that illustrates how much the group being considered contributes to the %DFW Grades for the University as a whole. Abbreviation: %DFW Contribution
DFW Count
Number of PM, LT, and Withdrawn Grades in the group being considered that are D+, D, D-, F, E, W, WP, and WF.
%DFW Grades
Percent of all PM, LT, and Withdrawn Grades in the group being considered that are D+, D, D-, F, E, W, WP, and WF. Sometimes referred to as the DFW rate for the group being considered, e.g., academic unit, lower level courses, etc. Abbreviation: %DFW Grades
Entering Students (undergraduates)
Students at the undergraduate level, both full-time and part-time, enrolled at the institution for the first time during the IPEDS enrollment reporting period (e.g., fall term or preceding summer session for Fall Enrollment survey component). This includes all degree/certificate-seeking first-time students, degree/certificate-seeking transfer-in students, and non-degree/non-certificate-seeking students new to the institution (not including high school students).
Faculty Headcount
Number of full-time faculty classified as tenured, tenure-track, or visiting, teaching or on leave, with administrative appointment or not. This is a measure of the number of full-time contracts that have been issued. AAUP / CDS Faculty Count - The count of full-time faculty using the methodology of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) for the purpose of their annual Faculty Compensation Study (FCS). The Common Data Set (CDS) uses the same methodology as the AAUP. This is the count of faculty reported to publications such as US News and used to determine the student to faculty ratio.
First-Time BIPOC Student Retention
Provides the fall-to-fall retention rate for the BIPOC first-time full-time (FTFT) entering cohort from year 1 to year 2 as calculated on census day. BIPOC includes the IPEDS race/ethnicity categories of Hispanic/Latino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Black or African American, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and Two or more races. BIPOC excludes IPEDS race/ethnicity categories of white, non-resident alien, and unknown. The number of BIPOC students from an entering cohort is used as the denominator and the number of those BIPOC students returning the following fall semester is used as the numerator. This figure represents the number of FTFT BIPOC students returning to OWU the fall semester after their fall entry term. This value does not appear in any external reporting. Value is provided entirely for internal tracking purposes.
First-Time Student
A student who has no prior postsecondary experience (except as noted below) attending any institution for the first time at the undergraduate level. This includes students enrolled in academic or occupational programs. It also includes students enrolled in the fall term who attended college for the first time in the prior summer session, and students who entered with advanced standing (college credits or recognized postsecondary credential earned before graduation from high school).
First-Time Student Retention
Fall-to-fall retention rate of the first-time full-time entering cohort from year 1 to year 2 as calculated on census day. Previously referred to as the "freshman" retention rate. This value is reported to IPEDS and US News. This value is calculated on census day and is subject to revision following census day. Because this quantity is linked to the IPEDS definition, it excludes transfer students.
Four-Year Graduation Rate
The percent of students in an entering first-time full-time cohort who have graduated by the fall semester four years after the fall they began attending OWU. IPEDS calls this an institution's 100% graduation rate. This metric employes the IPEDS definition of graduation year so that the value reported in this KPI matches that reported to IPEDS.
Hispanic/Latino (IPEDS)
A person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race.
Instructional Activity
The total number of credit and credit hours all students are engaged in during the specified period.
Instructor Academic Unit
The academic unit to which an instructor is assigned. Sometimes referred to as the instructor's home department or program for purposes of personnel evaluation and management. Abbreviation: Instructor AU
International Students
International students are counted in the IPEDS race/ethnicity category "non-resident alien". The data used to calculate percent International representation comes from the annual CDS report.
Letter Grades
The grades A, B, C, D, E, and F with or without Honors designation. Abbreviation: LT Grades
Lower Level Course
An OWU course with number 0000 through 249 and a transfer course with number 900 through 949.
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (IPEDS)
A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands.
Non-Degree-Seeking Student (undergraduate)
A student enrolled in courses for credit who is not recognized by the institution as seeking a degree or recognized postsecondary credential.
OWU Unit
A unit of instructional measurement representing a minimum of about 630 minutes (10.5 hours) of direct and indirect instructional time per week. Equivalent to 3.70 credit hours. See the University's credit hour policy.
Plus Minus Grades
The grades A+, A, A-, B+, B, B-, C+, C, C-, D+, D, D-, E, and F with or without Honors designation. Abbreviation: PM Grades
Race and Ethnicity Unknown (IPEDS)
The category used to report students or employees whose race and ethnicity are not known.
Sabbatical FTE (Full Year)
The full-time equivalent (FTE) number of faculty on paid professional development leave for the academic year, including regular sabbatical, fourth-year sabbatical, and scholarly leave. Does not include those faculty on unpaid leave. Does not include faculty on paid leave for other reasons such as parental leave. Calculation assumes a professional development leave is equivalent to 3 units per semester and that a full load is 6 units per year.
Six-Year Graduation Rate
The percent of students in an entering first-time full-time cohort who have graduated by the fall semester four years after the fall they began attending OWU. IPEDS calls this an institution's 150% graduation rate. This metric employs the IPEDS definition of graduation year so that the value reported in this KPI matches that reported to IPEDS.
Student Credit Activity
Sum of Student Credits for a collection of courses. For example, the SC Activity for a Course Academic Unit is the total Student Credits for all courses assigned to the Academic Unit. Abbreviation: SC Activity
Student Credits
Course Credit multiplied by the total number of enrolled students after the add/drop deadline. For example, the Student Credits for a 1.25 OWU Unit course with an enrollment of 25 students is 31.25. Abbreviation: SC
Teaching FTE
The equivalent number of individuals teaching a full load of 3 units of instruction in the fall 2023 semester as of November 1 of the current year. Calculated as the total number of units being delivered by full-time faculty divided by 3.
Teaching Headcount
The number of full-time faculty engaged in delivering any portion of a unit of instruction whether on leave or not as of November 1 of the current year. The amount of instruction delivered may be less than a full load.
Tenured / Tenure-Track Headcount
Includes all full-time faculty who are either tenured or on the tenure-track, teaching or not. This excludes visiting faculty. This provides a measure of the institution's "core" faculty for whom OWU generally has an ongoing financial commitment.
Transfer Students (IPEDS)
Students who transfer into an institution with prior postsecondary experience–whether credit was earned or not–are considered transfer-in students. Students who leave an institution without completing their program of study and subsequently enrolled in another institution are defined as transfer-out students.
Transfer Students (CDS)
Transfer applicant: An individual who has fulfilled the institution's requirements to be considered for admission (including payment or waiving of the application fee, if any) and who has previously attended another college or university and earned college-level credit.
Transfer student: A student entering the institution for the first time but known to have previously attended a postsecondary institution at the same level (e.g., undergraduate). The student may transfer with or without credit.
*As reported in OWU's CDS – a transfer applicant must have a minimum of 1 credit per credit hour (3.7 credits per units) completed elsewhere or else must apply as an entering first-year student
Transfer Students (Ohio)
A transfer student is a student who attends one community college or university and then enrolls at a different community college or university to complete their degree or begin a new degree program.
Two or more races (IPEDS)
A person who identifies with more than one of the defined racial categories such as: American Indian or Alaskan Native, Asian, Black or African American, Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, Hispanic or White.
Upper Level Course
An OWU course numbered 250 through 899 and a transfer course with number 950 through 999.
U.S. Non-Resident (IPEDS)
A person who is not a citizen or national of the United States and who is in this country on a visa or temporary basis and does not have the right to remain indefinitely.
%W Contribution
Number of PM, LT, and Withdrawn Grades in the group being considered that are W, WP, and WF divided by the total number of University PM, LT, and Withdrawn Grades. A value that illustrates how much the group being considered contributes to the %W Grades for the University as a whole.
W Count
Number of PM, LT, and Withdrawn Grades in the group being considered that are W, WP, and WF.
White (IPEDS)
A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa.
Withdrawn Grades
The grades W, WP and WF.
%W Grades
Percent of all PM, LT, and Withdrawn Grades in the group being considered that are W, WP, and WF.