2017 Fall Enrollment Report October 2017

Prepared for the State Board of Higher Education

2017 FALL ENROLLMENT

PUBLISHED BY:

NORTH DAKOTA UNIVERSITY SYSTEM

State Capitol Bismarck, ND 58505

Report prepared by

Jennifer Weber, Ph.D., NDUS Inst i tut ional Research

Table of Contents North Dakota State Board of Higher Education ............................................................. 1

Institutional Abbreviations for NDUS Campuses ............................................................. 2

Purpose of Report ........................................................................................................... 3

System Duplicated and Institutional Headcount Enrollments .......................................... 4

Full Time and Part Time Headcount Enrollment .............................................................. 5

High School Students Enrolled in College Courses, Beginning Freshmen and Transfer Students, Developmental and Collaborative Course Enrollments ................................... 6

Full Time Equivalent Enrollments of Part Time and Full Time by Level of Student Based on Total Student Credit Hours ......................................................................................... 7

Trending Headcount, Full Time Enrolled, and FTE of Degree Credit Students ............... 8

Headcount, Full Time, and FTE Trending ....................................................................... 9

Degree Credit Headcount Enrollment by Instructional Mode ......................................... 10

Degree Credit Headcount Enrollment by E-Learning Delivery Method .......................... 11

Undergraduate Headcount Enrollment by State ............................................................ 12

Graduate and Professional Headcount Enrollment by State ......................................... 13

Headcount Enrollments for North Dakota Students by County of Residence ................ 14

Unduplicated Headcount Enrollments for North Dakota Students by County of Residence ..................................................................................................................... 15

All Enrollments for North Dakota Students by County of Residence ............................. 16

Headcount Enrollments and Headcount by Tuition Residency Status .......................... 17

Headcount Enrollment by Age ....................................................................................... 18

Headcount Enrollment by Race ..................................................................................... 19

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North Dakota State Board of Higher Education

Don Morton Chair Fargo

Greg Stemen Vice Chair Oakes

Kevin Melicher, O.D. Member Fargo

Nick Hacker Member Bismarck

Mike Ness Member Hazen

Kathleen Neset Member Tioga

Casey Ryan, M.D. Member Grand Forks

Birgit Pruess, Ph.D. Faculty Adviser Fargo

Jacob Dailey Student Member Fargo

Andy Wakeford Staff Adviser Devils Lake

Mark R. Hagerott, Ph.D. Chancellor North Dakota University System

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Institutional Abbreviations for NDUS Campuses

BSC Bismarck State College — Bismarck, ND 58501 (BSC is a community college that offers one four-year Bachelor's of Applied Science program achieved by completing two years of coursework beyond a two-year associate in an applied science degree.)

DCB Dakota College at Bottineau — Bottineau, ND

DSU Dickinson State University — Dickinson, ND

LRSC Lake Region State College — Devils Lake, ND

MaSU Mayville State University — Mayville, ND

MiSU Minot State University — Minot, ND

NDSCS North Dakota State College of Science — Wahpeton, ND

NDSU North Dakota State University — Fargo, ND

UND University of North Dakota — Grand Forks, ND

VCSU Valley City State University — Valley City, ND

WSC Williston State College — Williston, ND

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Purpose of Report To improve student access and success in North Dakota University System institutions, the State Board of Higher Education has implemented enrollment policies that better reflect the differentiated missions of research universities, regional universities, and community colleges. This report addresses the transition in policy by grouping data by institutional mission.

The North Dakota University System includes:

Two research universities:

- North Dakota State University (NDSU) - University of North Dakota (UND)

Four regional universities:

- Dickinson State University (DSU) - Mayville State University (MaSU) - Minot State University (MiSU) - Valley City State University (VCSU)

Five two-year community colleges:

- Bismarck State College (BSC) - Dakota College of Bottineau (DCB) - Lake Region State College (LRSC) - North Dakota State College of Science (NDSCS) - Williston State College (WSC)

As amended January 19, 2012, State Board of Higher Education Policy 440 states as follows,

“Each campus shall report fall and spring semester enrollments for degree credit students based on the number of students enrolled on the twentieth scheduled class day of the fall and spring semesters. "Enrolled" means: the student has registered and paid tuition and fees, made arrangements to pay or a plan for payment is in place; an extension has been granted as provided by Policy 830.1; or, the institution has other documentation the student is registered and in attendance, including, for example, documented class attendance or student access or use of a learning management system or other online services on or a f t e r the first scheduled class day of the semester.”

As required by the North Dakota State Board of Higher Education, this enrollment report includes all degree credit enrollments for all NDUS institutions and is consistent with protocols implemented by the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System

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Table 1 System Duplicated and Institutional Headcount Enrollments1

Fall 2017

Data Definitions: 1Headcount Enrollment - A student counted as one enrollment in degree credit courses as of the 20th scheduled day of class. Sources: Campus Solutions>Student Records>Enrollment Report>Headcounts and FTE Enrollments (NDUH2SRA) As of 09.18.2017

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Table 2 Full Time and Part Time Headcount Enrollment1

Fall 2017

Data Definitions: 1Headcount Enrollment - A student counted as one enrollment in degree credit courses as of the 20th scheduled day of class. 2Full Time – Undergraduate students enrolled in 12 or more credit hours or graduate and professional students enrolled in 9 or more credit hours (as of the 20th scheduled day of class). 3Part Time – Undergraduate students enrolled in less than 12 credit hours or graduate and professional students enrolled in less than 9 credit hours (as of the 20th scheduled day of class). Sources: Campus Solutions>Student Records>Enrollment Report>Headcounts and FTE Enrollments (NDUH2SRA) As of 09.18.2017

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Table 3 High School Students Enrolled in College Courses, Beginning Freshmen and Transfer Students, Developmental and Collaborative Course Enrollments1

Fall 2017

Data Definitions: 1High School Students Enrolled in College Courses – A high school student who enrolls in college courses. Includes both dual credit and early entry. Totals include only those students enrolled in college courses in the eleven NDUS institutions. 2New Undergraduate Student Enrollments – Includes both incoming freshmen and undergraduate transfer, degree seeking students for the reporting term. 3Beginning Freshmen - Full-time/Part-time student attending any institution for the first time as a freshman. Since part-time students are included, this result is not the same as the IPEDS first-time full-time count. 4Transfer - A student entering an institution for the first time but known to have previously attended a postsecondary institution at the same level. This student may transfer with or without credit. 5Developmental Enrollments- Basic academic skills courses designed to prepare students to complete postsecondary academic degree-credit courses. Do not count as degree credit coursework. 6Collaborative Enrollments - A student who enrolls in a course at a NDUS institution other than his/her home institution.

Sources: Campus Solutions>Student Records>Enrollment Reports>Developmental Course Enrollments (NDU02SRY); Campus Solutions>Student Records>Enrollment Reports>High School Enrolled Students (NDUH2SRW); Campus Solutions>Student Records>Enrollment Reports>Compliance Report (NDUH2SRK) As of 09.18.2017

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Table 4 Full Time Equivalent Enrollments of Part Time and Full Time by Level of Student Based on Total Student Credit Hours1

Fall 2017

Methodology Note: Numbers have been rounded to the nearest whole number Data Definitions: 1Full Time Equivalent Enrollments Based on Total Student Credit Hours - Student credit hours accumulated at the undergraduate level divided by 15 plus student credit hours accumulated at the graduate level divided by 12. Every professional student is counted as one FTE. 2FTE of Part Time - Full time equivalent enrollment of students enrolled in less than twelve credit hours as of the 20th day of classes. 3FTE - Full Time Equivalent based on total student credit hours. 4SCH - Scheduled Credit Hours. The sum of all course credit hours in which students are enrolled as of the 20th day of classes. 5Professional - A student who has completed a baccalaureate degree and is enrolled in a post-baccalaureate program leading to a professional degree in law, medicine, or pharmacy. Sources: Campus Solutions>Student Records>Enrollment Report>Headcounts and FTE Enrollments (NDUH2SRA) As of 09.18.2017

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Table 5 Trending Headcount, Full Time Enrolled, and FTE of Degree Credit Students1

Fall 2017

Data Definitions: 1Degree Credit - All institutional activities that can be applied toward college degree or credit based developmental or remedial courses taken by a degree-seeking student as reported to IPEDS. 2HC - Headcount Enrollment 3FT – Full time student. 4FTE - Full Time Equivalent based on total student credit hours Sources: Campus Solutions>Student Records>Enrollment Report>Headcounts and FTE Enrollments (NDUH2SRA) NDUS Fall 2015 Enrollment Report: Table 5 As of 09.18.2017

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Charts 1, 2, 3 Headcount, Full Time, and FTE Trending

Fall 2013 to Fall 2017

Data Definitions: Headcount Enrollment - A student counted as one enrollment in degree credit courses at his/her home campus as of the 20th scheduled class day. Full Time - Undergraduate students enrolled in 12 or more credit hours or graduate and professional students enrolled in 9 or more credit hours (as of the 20th scheduled day of class). FTE- Full Time Equivalent based on total student credit hours Sources: Trending data charts derived from Table 5. As of 09.18.2017

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Table 6 Degree Credit1 Headcount Enrollment2 by Instructional Mode

Fall 2017 Degree Credit Headcount Enrollment by Instructional Mode

Methodology Note: Report NDUH2SRO is used in reporting as it includes ONLY degree credit coursework. Report NDUH2SRZ includes non-credit coursework, and thus is not used. Data Definitions: 1Degree Credit - Instructional activities associated with the amount of instructor/student contact time that could be applied toward a college degree or developmental/remedial courses taken by a degree-seeking student as reported to IPEDS. 2Headcount Enrollment - A student counted as one enrollment in degree credit courses at his/her home campus as of the 20th scheduled class day. 3Distance Education - courses where a student is not located in a traditional face-to-face classroom on his/her home institution. Includes face-to-face off campus, correspondence, interactive video network, synchronous and asynchronous internet. 4Face-to-face Off Campus – A classroom environment where the instructor and students are physically located in the same place in an off campus location. 5Independent Study – A correspondence course in which all communications between instructor and student is accomplished through the mail, email or fax. 6E-Learn – Instruction in an electronic format via the internet. Includes synchronous and asynchronous internet, and interactive video network (IVN). 7Duplicated – An enrollment count in which an individual student may be counted more than once because they are enrolled in more than one medium or more than one campus. Sources: Campus Solutions>Student Records>Enrollment Report>Degr Crdt H/C by Category (NDUH2SRO) As of 09.18.2017

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Table 7 Degree Credit1 Headcount Enrollment2 by E-Learning3 Delivery Method

Fall 2017

Degree Credit Headcount Enrollment by E-Learning Delivery Method Data Definitions: 1Degree Credit - Instructional activities associated with the amount of instructor/student contact time that could be applied toward a college degree or developmental/remedial courses taken by a degree-seeking student as reported to IPEDS. 2Headcount Enrollment - A student counted as one enrollment in degree credit courses at his/her home campus as of the 20th scheduled class day. 3E-Learning - Instruction in an electronic format via the internet. Includes synchronous and asynchronous internet, and interactive video network (IVN). 4Interactive Video - Two way video system in which the participants can synchronously interact. 5Synchronous Internet - Internet based class where instructor and students are online at the same time in order to interact. 6Asynchronous Internet - Internet based class where instructor and students are not online at the same time. 7Combo - a course that uses a combination of both traditional face-to-face and e-learning. Sources: Campus Solutions> Student Records> Enrollment Reports> E-lrn Degr H/C by dlvry mthd (NDU02SRQ) As of 09.18.2017

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Table 8 Undergraduate Headcount Enrollment by State

Fall 2017

Methodology Note: Home state reported by student. As of 09.18.2017 Data Definitions: 1APO AE/AP – A military post office address. Sources: Campus Solutions>Student Records>Enrollment Report> Enroll total by State/County (NDUH2SRG); Unduplicated numbers determined using system combined csv "F" file: Campus Solutions> Student Records> Student Enroll by State/County (NDUS2SRF)

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Table 9 Graduate1 and Professional2 Headcount Enrollment by State

Fall 2017

Data Definitions: 1Graduate - A student who holds a bachelor's degree or first professional degree, or equivalent, and is enrolled in a graduate degree program. 2Professional - A student who has completed a baccalaureate degree and is enrolled in a post-baccalaureate program leading to a professional degree in law, medicine, or pharmacy. 3APO AE/AP – A military post office address Sources: Campus Solutions>Student Records>Enrollment Report> Enroll total by State/County (NDUH2SRG); Unduplicated numbers determined using system combined csv "F" file: Campus Solutions> Student Records> Student Enroll by State/County (NDUS2SRF) As of 09.18.2017

Graduate and Professional Headcount Enrollment by State

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Table 10

Headcount Enrollments1 for North Dakota Students by County of Residence Fall 2017

Headcount Enrollments for North Dakota Students by County of Residence

Methodology Note: County of Residence reported by student. Data Definitions: 1Headcount Enrollment - A student counted as one enrollment in degree credit courses as of the 20th scheduled day of class. Sources: Campus Solutions>Student Records>Enrollment Report> Enroll total by State/County (NDUH2SRG); Unduplicated numbers determined using system combined csv "F" file: Campus Solutions> Student Records> Student Enroll by State/County (NDUS2SRF). As of 09.18.2017

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Unduplicated Headcount Enrollments for North Dakota Students by County of Residence

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Table 11 All Enrollments1 for North Dakota Students by County of Residence

Fall 2013 through Fall 2017 All Enrollments for North Dakota Students by County of Residence

Methodology Note: County of Residence reported by student Data Definition: 1Enrollments – A student counted as one enrollment in degree credit courses at each campus attending. Sources: Campus Solutions>Student Records>Enrollment Report> Enroll total by State/County (NDUH2SRG) NDUS 2015 Fall Enrollment Report>Table 12 As of 09.18.2017

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Table 12 Headcount Enrollments and Headcount by Tuition Residency Status

Fall 2017

Methodology Note: Tuition Residency Status in this table reflects student status in Campus Solutions. Students indicated as nonresident students at LRSC, MiSU, and NDSCS may pay North Dakota resident rates based on institutional policy. Data Definitions: 1LRSC & WSC – Non-foreign, nonresident students pay the North Dakota in-state tuition rate. 2NDSCS – Nonresident students who live in campus housing pay the North Dakota in-state tuition rate. 3MiSU: All Minot State University students pay the North Dakota in-state tuition rate when enrolling in on-campus courses. 4Midwest Higher Ed (MHEC) - A non-profit regional organization, established by compact statute, to assist Midwestern states in advancing higher education through interstate cooperation and resource sharing. Members are: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. 5Western Exchange (WICHE) – A regional organization created by the Western Regional Education Compact and adopted in the 1950s by western states. WICHE was created to facilitate resources sharing among the higher education systems of the west. Members are: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. Sources: Campus Solutions>Student Records>Enrollment Reports>Student Data Statistics (NDU02SRD) As of 09.18.2017

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Table 13 Headcount Enrollment1 by Age

Fall 2017

Headcount Enrollment by Age Data Definitions: 1Headcount Enrollment - A student counted as one enrollment in degree credit courses at his/her home campus as of the 20th scheduled day of class. 2Age - Students' age is as of the 20th day of classes during the specified term. NDUS reporting truncates student age to whole year classification. Sources: Campus Solutions > Student Records> Enrollment Reports> Enroll Sum of Students by Age (NDUH2SRN) As of 09.18.2017

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Table 14 Headcount Enrollment1 by Race2

Fall 2017

Methodology Note: Race reported by student. Data Definitions: 1Headcount Enrollment - A student counted as one enrollment in degree credit courses at his/her home campus as of the 20th scheduled day of class. Subtotals and totals may reflect duplication due to collaborative students. 2Race - Group or groups with which a person identifies or having origins as identified as valid values for IPEDS reporting. 3White - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa. 4Non Resident Alien – A non-U.S. citizen or resident alien. 5Not Specified - Student did not identify with a selected race. 6Hispanic or Latino - Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race. 7Black or African American - A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa. 8Two or more races - A person having more than one origin. 9American Indian or Alaska Native - Original peoples of North and South America (including Central America) who maintains cultural identification through tribal affiliation or community attachment. 10Asian - Having origin in 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. 11Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands. Sources: Campus Solutions>Student Records>Enrollment Reports>Student Data Statistics (NDU02SRD) As of 09.18.2017

Headcount Enrollment by Race

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