1997- 98 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

A2. Source of Institutional Control
 

X	Public
	Private (nonprofit)
	Proprietary

A3. Classify your undergraduate institution
 

X	Co-educational college
	Men’s college
	Women’s college

A4. Academic year calendar
 

X	Semester			4-1-4
	Quarter			Continuous
	Trimester			Differs by program
	Other

A5. Degrees offered by your institution
 

	Certificate			Post-bachelor’s certificate
	Diploma		X	Master’s
	Associate		X	Post-master’s certificate
	Transfer		X	Doctoral
	Terminal		X	First professional
X	Bachelor’s			First professional certificate

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	14	136
Black, non-Hispanic IPEDS cols. 3-4	13	51
American Indian or Alaskan Native IPEDS cols. 5-6	23	92
Asian or Pacific Islander IPEDS cols. 7-8	38	142
Hispanic IPEDS cols. 9-10	52	159
White, non-Hispanic IPEDS cols. 11-12	1,663	7,332
Race/ethnicity unknown IPEDS cols. 13-14	74	417
Total IPEDS cols. 15-16	1,877	7,829

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	1,550
Postbachelor’s certificates	0
Master’s degrees	388
Post-master’s certificates	35
Doctoral degrees	68
First professional degrees	95
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 1991. Include in the cohort those who entered your institution during the summer term preceding fall 1991.

B4.
 

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

1,265

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

B5.
 

Of the initial 1991 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):

1,265

(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, 1995):

141

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

B8.
 

Of the initial 1991 cohort, how many completed the program in more than four years but in five years or less (after August 31, 1995 and by August 31, 1996):

361

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

B9.
 

Of the initial 1991 cohort, how many completed the program in more than five years but in six years or less (after August 31, 1996 and by August 31, 1997):

115

(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):

617

(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):

48.8%

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 1996 (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 1996 (or the preceding summer term), what percentage was enrolled at your institution as of the date your institution calculates its official enrollment in fall 1997?

76%

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	3,128
Total admitted	2,215
Total full-time, first-time, first year (freshman) students enrolled	648	661
Total part-time, first-time, first year (freshman) students enrolled	27	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.

  b. Does your institution use applicants’ test scores for placement or counseling?
 

Placement Yes

Counseling Yes

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

Test Type	Require	Recommend	Require for some
SAT I
SAT II
ACT
SAT I or ACT	X
Other (specify)

Latest date by which SAT I or ACT scores must be received for fall term admission: August 1

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 1997, 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 1997 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	52%	Number submitting SAT scores	687
Percent submitting ACT scores	75%	Number submitting ACT scores	985

 
 

Test Type	25th percentile	75th percentile
SAT I Verbal	480	610
SAT I Math	490	610
ACT Composite	20	26
ACT English	19	26
ACT Math	19	26

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

	SAT I Verbal	SAT I Math
700-800	4%	5%
600-699	24%	24%
500-599	42%	43%
400-499	25%	25%
300-399	5%	3%
200-299	0%	0%

 
 

	ACT Composite	ACT English	ACT Math
30-36	6%
24-29	41%
18-23	44%
12-17	9%
6-11	0%
Below 6	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	22%
Top quarter of high school graduating class	47%
Top half of high school graduating class	80%
Bottom half of high school graduating class	20%
Bottom quarter of high school graduating class
Percent of freshmen who submitted high school class rank	95%

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	80%
2.0 - 2.9	20%
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:  3.37
 

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			399
Women			302
Total			701

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:
 
 

E2. Core curriculum: Must students complete a core curriculum prior to graduation? Yes

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 1997. 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: 600,328 *(IPEDS line 25, col. 2)

E5. Current serials (titles): Include periodicals, newspapers, and government documents: 10,777 (IPEDS line 29, col. 2)

E6. Microform (titles): 99,787 (IPEDS line 31, col. 2)

E7. Video and audio (titles): 2,868 (ref. IPEDS sum of lines 36 and 38, col. 2)

 * Additional government documents 1,257,535
 
 

F2. Activities offered. Identify those programs available at your institution.
 

X	Choral groups		X	Marching band		X	Student government
X	Concert band		X	Music ensembles		X	Student newspaper
X	Dance		X	Musical theater		X	Student-run film society
X	Drama/theater		X	Opera			Symphony orchestra
X	Jazz band		X	Pep band		X	Television station
X	Literary magazine		X	Radio station		X	Yearbook

F3. ROTC (program offered in cooperation with Reserve Officers’ Training Corps):
 

Army ROTC is offered:
X	On campus
	At cooperating institution (name):
Naval ROTC is offered
X	On campus
	At cooperating institution (name):
Air Force ROTC is offered
	On campus
X	At cooperating institution (name): Washington State University

F4. Housing: Check all types of college-owned-operated-affiliated housing available for students at your institution.
 

X	Co-ed dorms			Special housing for disabled students
X	Men’s dorms		X	Special housing for international students
X	Women’s dorms		X	Fraternity/sorority housing
X	Apartments for married students		X	Cooperative housing
X	Apartments for single students
	Other housing options (specify):

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