Institutional Research Crosswalk and Glossary
Common Terms
Enrollment
- Course Enrollment
- Enrollment
- First Time in College (FTIC)
- First Time Student
- First Time, First-Year Student
- Full Time
- First Time Undergraduate Student
- First Year Student
- Freshman
- Graduate Student
- New Graduate
- New Law
- New Undergraduate Transfer
- New Student Cohort
- Student 12-Month Enrollment
- Student Full-Time Equivalent Enrollment (FTE)
- Student End of Term Enrollment
Student Demographics
Applied/Admitted
Credit Hours
Attrition
Graduation
Student/Faculty Ratio
Faculty General
Faculty Appointment
Faculty/Student
Faculty Workload
Mandatory Reports
The Department of Institutional Research submitted assorted mandatory reports to Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) and to National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) for their Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). The following is a link to the list of mandatory reports:
External Surveys
On behalf of Texas Tech University, Institutional Research coordinates and completes various surveys from public or private institutions and publications. The following link is a list of these institutions and publications and their websites:
Statutorily Required Reports
Texas Tech University System and it's component institutions submitted required reports to the State of Texas and Federal Agency made available in electronic format listed in the following website link:
| Abbreviation | Definition |
|---|---|
| AACRAO | American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers |
| AASCU | American Association of State Colleges and Universities |
| AAU | American Association of Universities |
| AAUDE | American Association of Universities Data Exchange |
| AAUP | American Association of University Professionals |
| AIR | Association for Institutional Research |
| CBM | Coordinating Board Management Report |
| CDS | Common Data Set |
| CIP | Classification of Instructional Programs |
| CSRDE | Consortium for the Study of Retention Data Exchange |
| CUPA | College and University Professional Association |
| EEOC | Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
| FERPA | Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act |
| FICE | Federal Interagency Commission on Education |
| FTE | Full-Time Equivalent |
| FTFT | First-Time, Full-Time |
| FTIC | First-Time in College |
| IPEDS | Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System |
| LAR | Legislature Appropriations Request |
| LBB | Legislative Budget Board |
| NACUBO | National Association of College and University Business Officers |
| NASULGC | National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges |
| NCAA | National Collegiate Athletic Association |
| NCES | National College Education Survey |
| NSF | National Science Foundation |
| NSSE | National Survey of Student Educaton |
| SACS-COC | Southern Association of Colleges and Schools - Commission on Colleges |
| SAIR | Southern Association for Institutional Research |
| SCH | Semester Credit Hours |
| STEM | Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics |
| SUG | Southern University Group |
| TAIR | Texas Association for Institutional Research |
| THECB (CB) | Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board |
Institutional Research
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Email
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