Council on Postsecondary Education

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Fall 2011 Enrollment Student enrollment is expressed as a headcount of individual students by institution. If a student is enrolled at more than one institution in a given semester, they would be counted at each school and counted twice in the overall state total. This data is updated annually in the spring.

• Total enrollment of Kentuckians - Fall 2011

Student Enrollment (Headcount) Student enrollment is expressed as a headcount of individual students by institution. If a student is enrolled at more than one institution in a given semester, they would be counted at each school and counted twice in the overall state total. This data is updated annually in the spring.

• Total Headcount Enrollment by Level -- Public Institutions Over Time

Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Enrollment Full-time equivalent (FTE) enrollment is a single value providing a meaningful combination of full-time and part-time students, and is calculated using the total number of student credit hours (SCH) in a semester. Further information is available in the technical definitions below. This data is updated annually in the spring.

• Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Enrollment by Institution and Level Over Time - Two-Year Public Institutions
• Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Enrollment by Institution and Level Over Time - Independent Institutions
• Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Enrollment by Residency, Institution and Level Over Time - Four-Year Public Institutions

Enrollment Details More information about student headcount enrollment in Kentucky. For enrollment information by race/ethnicity, gender, age, and other demographic characteristics, visit the Diversity and Demographics page of this Data Portal. This data is updated annually in the spring.

• Full and Part-time Enrollment by Sector and Level - Public and Independent Sectors Over Time
  • By Public Institutions Over Time
  • By Independent Institutions Over Time
• First-Time Student Enrollment by Sector - Public and Independent Sectors Over Time
  • By Public Institution Over Time
  • By Independent Institution Over Time
• Major of Enrollment by Level and Sector - Public and Independent Sectors
  • Major of Enrollment by Public Institutions
  • Major of Enrollment by Independent Institutions

• Enrollment and Graduate Summary by Degree level and Program

Technical Definitions

Full-Time Equivalency (FTE):

The full-time equivalent (FTE) of students is a single value providing a meaningful combination of full time and part time students. CPE calculates FTE using the following formula:
FTE = (undergraduate student credit hours/15) + (graduate SCH/12) + (law SCH/12) + (headcount of medical, dental, and pharmacy students) + (headcount of doctoral dissertation students) + (headcount of post-doctoral students) + (headcount of house staff)

Independent Institutions:

Institutions that are solely funded by tuition or through private sources. Many tables include only those schools who are member institutions of the Association of Independent Kentucky Colleges and Universities. Other independent institutions include proprietary (for-profit) institutions, two-year occupational institutions, bible colleges, and seminaries.

Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS):

IPEDS consists of institution-level data that can be used to describe trends in postsecondary education at the institution, state and/or national levels. It is a single, comprehensive system that encompasses all identified institutions whose primary purpose is to provide postsecondary education.

Level:

Postsecondary educational level is defined as undergraduate and graduate and/or by the level of credential being sought, such as a certificate, bachelor’s degree, or masters degree.

Public Institutions:

Four-year and KCTCS two-year postsecondary institutions that are funded through legislative appropriations.

Sector:

Identifies institutions based on funding types and the level of degrees offered: two-year public, four-year public, and independent.

Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM):

Student majors or degrees that fall under the federal Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) list of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics programs based on their federal Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) codes.

Student Credit Hours (SCH):

The number of total credit hours generated by all students in all courses. For example, if two students each enrolled in six hours of courses and another student enrolled in 12 hours of courses, the total SCH would be 24.

Student Enrollment or Headcount:

Student enrollment is expressed as a count of individual students by institution. If a student is enrolled at more than one institution in a given semester, they would be counted at each school and, consequently, counted twice in the overall state total.

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