Consumer Disclosure & Federal Data Collections

Consumer DisclosureConsumer Disclosure

Pamela Maimer

Program Analyst, Policy & Budget Development Unit

Office of Postsecondary Education

U.S. Department of Education

Consumer Disclosure & Federal Data Collections

OverviewConsumer DisclosuresOverviewConsumer Disclosures

Available financial aid program, including how a student applies for student aid;Cost of attendance, return of Title IV aid, and refund policies;Degree and training programs;Accreditation status;Graduation rates; Campus security statistics and crime prevention programs; andParticipation, coaches, revenues and expenditures for men’s and women’s athletic programs.

Campus SecurityCampus Security

HEA requires the Department to collect, analyze, and report to Congress on the incidence of crime on campuses and facilities of postsecondary education institutions.

One-time report to CongressOn-going, annual data collection

Campus SecurityCampus Security

The purpose of the campus crime report is to:

enhance campus safety; andallow students (and parents) to make more informed decisions about where to enroll in postsecondary education.

Make the data available seamlessly with other postsecondary education data collected by ED including accreditation, enrollment, degrees awarded, price, and financial aid.

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The campus crime report includes statistics concerning the occurrence of certain crimes:

on campus (including in-residence halls), in or on non-campus buildings or property, and on nearby public property.

An institution must include in these statistics the criminal offenses reported to campus security authorities or local police agencies.

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Criminal offenses that must be reported:criminal homicide, sex offenses, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, motor vehicle theft, manslaughter and arson.

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Arrests and referrals for campus disciplinary action for:

liquor law violations, drug-related violations, and weapons possession.

Hate crimes – where the victim was selected because of the actual or perceived race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, ethnicity or disability of the victim -- must also be reported.

Campus SecurityWhat did we learn?Campus SecurityWhat did we learn?

13

5

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20

3

1

7

4

0

9

11

00

5

10

15

20

1997 1998 1999 2000

On-Campus Criminal Homicides

PublicPrivate, non-profitPrivate, for-profit

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1417

707

16

1524

798

15

1549

887

33

1596

870

20

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

1997 1998 1999 2000

On-Campus Sex Offenses

Private, for-profitPrivate, non-profitPublic

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1133

565

112

1084

639

139

1005

733

259

976

764

193

0

500

1000

1500

2000

1997 1998 1999 2000

On-Campus Robbery

Private, for-profitPrivate, non-profitPublic

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Mail User Ids & Passwords ~ July 29

Data Collection Begins ~ August 8

Data to Public Site ~ Sept 15

Data Collection Ends ~ Oct 7

Tentative Schedule for 2002 Data Collection

Equity in Athletics Disclosure ActEquity in Athletics Disclosure Act

The Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act (EADA) requires institutions to disclose a variety of financial and statistical information on collegiate athletics programs to students, prospective students, etc.

The Secretary of Education is required to collect this information, make it available to the public and to subsequently report to Congress.

Allow students and prospective students to make a more informed decisions about where to enroll in postsecondary education.

Enrollment & Participation in AthleticsEnrollment & Participation in Athletics

3,058,686

3,855,044

230,696314,217

0

500,000

1,000,000

1,500,000

2,000,000

2,500,000

3,000,000

3,500,000

4,000,000

4,500,000

Men Women

StudentsEnrolled

Athletes

Preliminary Data

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N/A

NCAA I-A

NCAA I-AA

NCAA I-AAA

NCAA II (with football)

NCAA II (without football)

NCAA III (with football)

NCAA III (without football)

NAIA I

NAIA II

NAIA III

NJCAA-I

NJCAA-II

NJCAA-III

NCCAA-I

NCCAA-II

Other

Men

Women

Enrollment by Sanctioning BodyAt Institutions Reporting EADA Statistics

Enrollment by Sanctioning BodyAt Institutions Reporting EADA Statistics

Preliminary Data

Athletic Participation by SportAthletic Participation by SportMen Women Men Women

Sport Number Average Number Average Sport Number AverageBASKETBALL 28,799 15 25,504 14 SWIMMING 1,135 11

BASEBALL 43,946 29 0 0 SYNC SWIMMING 0 0CROSS COUNTRY 12,665 12 13,459 12 TEAM HANDBALL 2,198 9DIVING 543 2 0 0 TENNIS 9,829 9EQUESTRIAN 1,102 2 2 24 VOLLEYBALL 6,065 13BADMINTON 141 0 0 WATER POLO 1,695 18SWIMMING AND DIVING 7,232 20 9,291 22 WRESTLING 7,660 25FENCING 630 19 625 15 ARCHERY 635 9

FIELD HOCKEY 1 1 5,706 22 BOWLING 530 7

FOOTBALL 75,726 91 0 0TRACK AND FIELD (IN/OUT), X-C 35,368 32

GOLF 11,289 10 4,088 7 ROWING 2,993 36GYMNASTICS 372 15 1,442 16 TRACK AND FIELD, IN 20,867 31

ICE HOCKEY 4,180 28 1,502 22TRACK AND FIELD, OUTDOOR 25,793 30

LACROSSE 6,892 30 5,760 23 RODEO 1,199 18RIFLE 240 8 147 5 SAILING 759 14SKIING 673 14 634 12 BEACH VOLLEYBALL 138 6SOCCER 28,458 24 26,219 21 WEIGHT LIFTING 321 11SOFTBALL 0 0 26,666 17 TABLE TENNIS 126 4

SQUASH 387 15 368 14Other Sports (Not Specified) 827 15

Preliminary Data

Athletically-Related Student AidAthletically-Related Student Aid

$486,272

$640,936

$299,244

$394,422

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$100,000

$200,000

$300,000

$400,000

$500,000

$600,000

$700,000

Men's Team Women's Team

Total Amount($ in 000's)

Average PerInstitution

Preliminary Data

• More female undergraduates but fewer women participating in sports.

• Football has the largest average squad size. This drives up the statistics in other areas related to football. Football produces the largest amount of revenue.

• Women’s teams have more head coaches that are women, but more women are part-time coaches.

• Few women are head or assistant coaches of Men’s teams.

Equity in Athletics Disclosure ActEquity in Athletics Disclosure Act

Preliminary Summary of Key Findings

Equity in Athletics Disclosure ActEquity in Athletics Disclosure Act

• Men’s teams receive more athletically-related student aid in the aggregate but less on a per athlete basis.

• Men’s teams, in the aggregate, spend twice as much on recruiting than Women’s teams.

Preliminary Summary of Key Findings

Equity in Athletics DisclosureEquity in Athletics Disclosure

Mail User Ids & Passwords ~ August 15

Data Collection Begins ~ September 15

Data Collection Ends ~ October 30

Data to Public Site ~ December 1

Tentative Schedule for 2002 Data Collection

Consumer Disclosure & Federal Data CollectionsConsumer Disclosure & Federal Data Collections

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