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III. DEFINITION OF TERMS

STUDENTS

FRESHMEN

	Applied	Individuals who completed the Admissions process.
	Admitted	Applicants who were admitted to Carnegie Mellon.
	Enrolled	Applicants who were admitted and actually enrolled.
	Yield	Enrolled as a percent of Admitted freshmen.

	Competing Schools: The top 15 schools to which students admitted to Carnegie Mellon also
		submitted applications. The source of this data is the Admissions Office
		Competition Report.

ENROLLMENT

	Students by Level
		Undergraduate	Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior
		Graduate	Students enrolled in Master's or Doctoral programs.
		Non-Degree	Special students who are not enrolled in a degree program.

	Headcount	Each student, full or part time, is counted once.

	Full-Time	Each full-time student is counted once; part-time students are counted based on the
	Equivalent (FTE)	percentage of full-time tuition paid to cover their current courses.

HOUSING TYPE

	University Housing
		On-Campus	CMU owned dormitories physically located on campus.
		Off-Campus	CMU controlled off-campus housing.
		Fraternity/Sorority	Fraternity or Sorority controlled housing.
	Non-University Housing		All other student residence arrangements.

PERSISTENCE

	The percentage of students from an entering cohort who are enrolled in a particular year plus
	those who have graduated.

DEGREES

	Bachelors	B.A., B.S., BFA, B.H.A, B.Arch.
	Masters	M.A., M.S., M.E., MFA, M.A.M., M.P.M, M.S.I.A.
	Doctorates	D.A., Ph.D.
	All degrees are shown by the Department from which they were earned, rather than the
	particular program or emphasis listed on the individual's degree. All degree programs are
	listed in the front of this booklet.

RACE
	NRA-Non-Resident Aliens, AI/AN-American Indian/Alaskan Native, A/PI-Asian/Pacific Islander,
	Hisp.-Hispanic and Unkn.-Unknown


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TEACHING

UNITS

	A student at CMU earns a specified number of units for each course taken at the University. Three (3) units
	are the equivalent of one (1) credit hour. The total units taught by a department is calculated by
	summing the units taken by each student for each course taught by the department.

	Other	Includes units taught to Non-Degree students and students from other colleges
		attending CMU through the Pennsylvania Council of Higher Education (PCHE)
		agreement.
STAFF

Full-time employees includes those on leave and visiting research professionals. Visiting faculty are excluded.

FACULTY


Total Faculty includes three categories of faculty members. They are:

	Tenure/Tenure-Track Faculty		Tenure/Tenure-Track faculty are comprised of four ranks of permanent faculty members
			(subject to the rules of the tenure process): Professor, Associate Professor,
			Assistant Professor, and Instructor. Professors and some Associate
			Professors are tenured; the rest of the Associate Professors and Assistant
			Professors are eligible for tenure, or in the Tenure Stream; and Instructors are
			eligible for promotion into the tenure stream. Instructors are part of the regular
			faculty for whom the tenure probationary period has not yet begun.

	Research Faculty		Research faculty are comprised of several ranks of faculty-equivalent research
			positions of scientists and engineers.

	Lecturer Faculty		Lecturer faculty are comprised of several ranks of permanent faculty members
			including Lecturers, Senior Lecturers, and Principal Lecturers. The primary
			duty of Lecturer faculty is teaching. Lecturer faculty members are not
			eligible for tenure or tenure-track status.

	Special Faculty		Special faculty are comprised of several ranks of part-time or temporary,
			instructional, and research faculty including active Faculty Emeriti, Adjunct
			Faculty, Instructional Staff, Visiting Faculty, Special Research
			Faculty, and Post-Doctoral Associates. Administrators with Special Faculty
			appointments are excluded.

	Method of counting:		Regular and Research faculty may have contractual joint appointments in one or
			more departments, and are split between these appointments accordingly.

	Terminal degree		Terminal degrees are typically recognized in a field as the highest level of
			education attainable. Professional fields often have terminal degrees that are
			not PhD's, e.g.MFA for studio/performance, DA (doctorate of Arts)and DrI (Dr. of
			engineering from Italy).


ALUMNI
	Includes all living persons who attended the university as degree candidates.


FINANCES

TUITION AND FEES

	Undergraduate Tuition		Tuition charged to full-time undergraduate students. This is established at the
			university level.

	Graduate Tuition		Tuition charged to full-time graduate students. This is established by each
			college.

	Average Room		The annual charge for a standard double room. Other options for university
			housing include: Standard and Prime rooms for one, three or four students,
			and several apartment, townhouse or separate house alternatives.


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TUITION AND FEES (cont.)
	Average Board	12 Meals per Week + $170 per Semester Declining Balance.
	Total Estimated Cost	This includes tuition and activities fee, books and supplies,
	of Attending CMU.	incidentals, room and board for residents and lunches and transportation for
		Commuters. This is computed each year by the Financial Aid Office.

UNDERGRADUATE FINANCIAL AID RESOURCES

	Federal Aid	PELL	Federal entitlement grant program.
		SEOG	Supplemental Education Opportunity Grant.

	State Aid	PHEAA	Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency.


	Other State Aid	Aid from states other than Pennsylvania.

	CMU E&GO	Aid provided from Carnegie Mellon Educational and General Operating Expenses.

	CMU Endowed	Aid provided from income from the Carnegie Mellon University Endowment Fund.

	CMU Gifts & Grants	Aid provided through gifts and grants to the University for this purpose.

	ROTC	Money from the Air Force, Army and Navy ROTC programs.

	Other Grant
	Resources	Aid from all other sources, primarily scholarships.


GENERAL FUNDS INCOME, EXPENDITURES, AND TRANSFERS

GENERAL FUNDS		These funds are divided into Unrestricted Funds that can be used for any
		University purpose, Designated Funds that have been set aside for particular
		purposes such as the Summer School program, and Restricted Funds which
		have been given for a specific purpose, such as research projects by the donor
		or granting agency. The General Funds support teaching, research, support
		programs,student services, student aid, administrative and business
		operations, physical plant operations and maintenance and public service.

	INCOME

	Tuition & Fees	Payments made by undergraduate, graduate and special students in accordance
		with University tuition and fee schedules.
	Endowment Income	Income derived from endowment investments
	Gifts and Grants	Restricted and unrestricted gifts given to the university.
	Sponsored Research	Restricted income given for a specific research project by the donor or granting
		agency.
	Auxiliary Services	Income from Auxiliary Services(i.e., housing, food services, parking.)
	Misc. Income	Includes interest on operating funds and reserve holdings, interest on university
		internal loans and miscellaneous charges.

	EXPENDITURES

	Instruction & Dept.
	Research	Expenditures supporting the academic programs and operations in the colleges.
	Carnegie Mellon
	Research Institute	Expenditures from Carnegie Mellon Research Institute.
	Academic Support	Includes: Audio Visual Aids and Computing and Info Services.
	Sponsored Research	Expenditures from restricted funds for research.
	Student Aid	Restricted and unrestricted aid supporting undergraduates.
	Libraries	Expenditures from the libraries.
	Campus Operations	Operation and maintenance of physical plant.
	Utilities	Expenditures for utilities and steam.
	Administration	Expenses supporting administrative units.
	Student Services	Includes Enrollment Planning, Athletics and Student Affairs.


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EXPENDITURES (cont.)
	General Institutional	Includes insurance, legal and investment agent fees.
	Auxiliary Services	Expenditures for the operation of Auxiliary Services units.
	Total Transfers	Includes transfers to capital, debt service, and college reserves.

RESEARCH COSTS

	In the listing by College and Research Center,
	Other includes:	Academic Computing, Computing Systems, Hunt Institute for Botanical
		Documentation, Center for the Design of Educational Computing, Office
		of the Provost, Office of the Vice President for Enrollment and General Institutional.

VOLUNTARY SUPPORT

	Voluntary Support	Contributions supporting the University, excluding: income from endowment and	Contributions supporting the University, excluding: income from endowment and
		other invested funds, and support from federal, state and local governments and their agencies.

TUITION BENEFITS

	Money paid to CMU faculty, staff and their dependents to take courses at CMU or other
	universities.

SPACE AND FACILITIES

USE CATEGORIES
	Classroom	Includes all rooms used for classrooms.
	Laboratory/Studio	Includes laboratory and studio facilities, used both as classrooms and for research.
	Office	Includes offices, office support areas and office-related conference rooms.

	Other	Includes Special Use Facilities (e.g. the gym), General Use Facilities (e.g., lounge or
		dining facilities), Support Facilities (e.g. computer, shop and storage rooms) and Health Care Facilities.

	Building Support	Includes circulation, mechanical and structural areas.

	Univ. Controlled	Represents primarily public spaces which are not under the control of any individual
		department, as well as unassigned space held in reserve by the university to allow for
		future departmental expansion, or for temporary allocation during renovations.