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2012 Tuition Discounting Survey Instrument

Below is a copy of the 2012 Tuition Discounting Survey Instrument. Please use this for the purposes of planning and gathering your data to complete the survey online. You must use the link in your email invitation to access the online survey and submit your responses.

Institutional Financial Aid

Tuition and Mandatory Fees and Revenue

0. Total gross tuition and mandatory fee revenue for all undergraduate students: What percentage (approximately) of your total undergraduate institutional grant aid awarded in fall 2011 was funded by earnings from your endowment? ________________ %

Applied, Admitted and changes in enrollment

0. Provide the number of first-time, first-year (freshman) students who applied and were admitted in fall 2011 (as reported in Common Data Set, section C). [Help]

Total number of first-time, full-time, degree or certificate seeking freshmen who applied for admission: __________

Total number of first-time, full-time, degree or certificate seeking freshmen who were admitted: _________

 11.    What percentage Increase or decrease (approximately) have you experienced in your freshman enrollment over the last three years (Fall 2010-Fall 2012)?  If your enrollment has stayed the same, please select zero.  [In the actual survey, there will be an interactive slide scale to select the percentage increase or decrease.]

Institutional Grants Meeting Need

12.    What percentage (approximately) of your total institutional grant aid awarded to all undergraduates in fall 2011 (as reported in Question 5) met students' financial need?(Include any institutional scholarships, grants, or fellowships that were used to meet students' financial need. Any non-need-based grants that were used to meet students' financial need should be counted as aid that meets need. Do NOT include tuition remission). (This data should be similar to that reported in section H of the Common Data Set) [Help]

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        (___) Please check here if your institution cannot or will not respond to this question.

Strategies and Practices

0. What strategies (or combination of strategies) did your institution implement to attempt to increase net tuition revenue in FY12? Were these strategies successful?

(Ex: Have you increased or decreased enrollment, the discount rate and/or tuition and fees? Have you implemented any new programs that direct aid to first-time, full-time freshmen?) [Help]

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0. Do you have any other comments you would like to share about tuition discounting practices at your institution?

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Help Text

Question 1: Include all undergraduates (including the freshman that you will count in question 2) who were enrolled on a full- or part-time basis in the fall term. Part-time students, guests, and special students should also be included. Please use the same census date that you used for the IPEDS survey (approximately October 1st) for your "Fall 2011" and "Fall 2012 estimated" figures.

Question 2: Include only those new degree- or certificate-seeking freshman students who matriculated on a full-time basis in the fall term. Part-time students, guests, and special students SHOULD NOT be included. Please use the same census date that you used for the IPEDS survey (approximately October 1^st) for your "Fall 2011" and "Fall 2012 estimated" figures.

Question 3: Include grants funded by your institution that were awarded to any full- or part-time undergraduates. These include grants awarded on the basis of students' financial need, academic merit, athletics, or any other criteria your institution may use. Also include that any grants that were funded by restricted and unrestricted endowment income. DO NOT include: federal or state grant aid, private scholarships, institutional matches for externally funded student aid grants, transfers from the current fund to student loan funds, tuition remission, tuition benefits for institutional employees or their dependents, or tuition exchange programs.

Question 4: Include grants funded by your institution that were awarded to entering first-time, full-time freshman. These include grants awarded on the basis of students' financial need, academic merit, athletics, or any other criteria your institution may use. Also include that any grants that were funded by restricted and unrestricted endowment income. DO NOT include: federal or state grant aid, private scholarships, institutional matches for externally funded student aid grants, transfers from the current fund to student loan funds, tuition waivers/tuition remission, tuition benefits for institutional employees or their dependents, or tuition exchange programs.

Question 5: Include grants funded by your institution that were awarded to any full- or part-time undergraduates in the Fall semester for the academic year. (*Note this is not asking for the amount disbursed in the fall semester, rather the dollar amount that was determined to be awarded for the full academic year as of the fall). These include grants awarded on the basis of students' financial need, academic merit, athletics, or any other criteria your institution may use. Also include that any grants that were funded by restricted and unrestricted endowment income. DO NOT include: federal or state grant aid, private scholarships, institutional matches for externally funded student aid grants, transfers from the current fund to student loan funds, tuition remission, tuition benefits for institutional employees or their dependents, or tuition exchange programs.

Question 6: Include grants funded by your institution that were awarded to entering first-time, full-time freshman in the Fall semester for the academic year. (*Note this is not asking for the amount disbursed in the fall semester, rather the dollar amount that was determined to be awarded for the full academic year as of the fall). These include grants awarded on the basis of students' financial need, academic merit, athletics, or any other criteria your institution may use. Also include that any grants that were funded by restricted and unrestricted endowment income. DO NOT include: federal or state grant aid, private scholarships, institutional matches for externally funded student aid grants, transfers from the current fund to student loan funds, tuition remission, tuition benefits for institutional employees or their dependents, or tuition exchange programs.

Question 7: Include the published price of tuition plus all mandatory fees (or "sticker price") for full-time, full-year undergraduate students for the academic year (as defined as a regular academic year, not including summer). This rate SHOULD NOT charges for room, board, books, supplies, or any other education-related expenses. If tuition charges differ by class level or academic program (differential tuition), please report on the tuition and mandatory fee rate that the majority of undergraduate students pay. This figure should be the same as the IPEDS Institutional Characteristics Survey Part D, Price of Attendance.

Question 8: Include the gross revenue received from tuition and fees from all undergraduate students for the requested academic year. This figure SHOULD NOT include any revenue received from room, board, or any other charges.

Question 10: Provide the number of degree or certificate-seeking, first-time, first-year students who applied, were admitted in Fall 2011. Include early decision, early action, and students who began studies during summer in this cohort. Applicants should include only those students who fulfilled the requirements for consideration for admission (i.e., who completed actionable applications) and who have been notified of one of the following actions: admission, non-admission, placement on waiting list, or application withdrawn (by applicant or institution). Admitted applicants should include wait-listed students who were subsequently offered admission. For additional description, please refer to the Common Data Set, section C1, First-Time, First-Year (Freshman) Admission.

Question 12: Include any institutionally awarded scholarships, fellowships, or grants that were used to meet recipients' demonstrated financial need. INCLUDE any athletic, merit, or other non-need based grants that were used to meet financial need. For Example, if there is an academic merit award that meets a student's financial need, then the award should be counted as a grant meeting student need. (This data should be similar to that reported in section H of the Common Data Set)DO NOT include: federal or state grant aid, private scholarships, institutional matches for externally funded student aid grants, transfers from the current fund to student loan funds, tuition waivers/tuition remission, tuition benefits for institutional employees or their dependents, or tuition exchange programs. If your institution cannot or will not answer this question, please check the box indicating so.

Question 13: At most institutions, Fiscal Year 2012 refers to the period from July 1, 2011 - June 30, 2012.