A Glossary of Terms for the Following Charts
SACSOC The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges — SACSOC is the regional organization of accredited degree-granting higher education institutions in the Southern states—Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia—that share values and practices to assure educational quality. FTE Full-time Enrollment — FTE enrollment is a measure of institutional size that normalizes the mix of full-time and part-time students. RET RATE Retention Rate —This rate measures fall-to-fall retention of first-time, full-time students. It is a key performance indicator of institutional effectiveness used by many universities and organizations across higher education. 4YR GRAD RATE 4-year Graduation Rate — Graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is a key performance indicator of institutional effectiveness used by many universities and organizations across higher education. 6YR GRAD RATE 6-year Graduation Rate — Graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is a key performance indicator of institutional effectiveness used by many universities and organizations across higher education. DEGREES/FTE Degrees per Full-time Enrolled Students — This locally-created metric divides total degrees awarded by student FTE to make ‘apples-to-apples’ comparisons across institutions with different sizes of enrollment. CARNEGIE The Carnegie Classification® —The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education is a framework for classifying colleges and universities in the United States. The framework primarily serves educational and research purposes, where it is often important to identify groups of roughly comparable institutions. DOCTORAL DEGREES Doctoral Degrees — The number of doctoral degrees awarded is a key metric as WT seeks to attain Doctoral Status.
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