Basic Institutional Data Forms

INSTITUTIONAL DATA FORMS

SELF-STUDY REPORT

TO THE

HIGHER LEARNING COMMISSION

HLC COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW

FEBRUARY 2-4, 2004
The Higher Learning Commission of the

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2400, Chicago, IL 60602-2504

(800) 621-7400; (312) 263-0456; Fax: (312) 263-7462

Basic Institutional Data Forms

Table of Contents

Data Form A - Enrollment Trends

Part 1 - Full-time Enrollment

Part 2 - Part-time Enrollment

Part 3 - Full-time Equivalent Enrollment

Part 4 - Other Significant Institutional Enrollments

Data Form B - Student Admissions, Ability

and Performance Measuresand Financial Aid

Part 1 - Student Admissions

Part 2 - Ability Measures of Freshmen

Part 3 - Ability Measures of Entering Graduate Students

Part 4 - Undergraduate Student Financial Aid

Part 5 - Graduate Student Financial Aid

Data Form C - Instructional Staff and Faculty

Part 1 - Full-Time Instructional Staff and Faculty Information

Part 2 - Salaries of Full-Time Instructional Staff and Faculty

Part 3 - Part-Time Instructional Staff and Faculty Information

Part 4 - Salaries of Part-Time Instructional Staff and Faculty

Data Form D - Library/Learning Resource Center

Data Form E - Computer Services

Data Form F - Certificate, Diploma and Degree Programs

Data Form G - Intercollegiate Athletics

The Higher Learning Commission of the

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2400, Chicago, IL 60602-2504

(800) 621-7400; (312) 263-0456; Fax: (312) 263-7462

Basic Institutional Data Form A

PART 1 - FULL-TIME ENROLLMENT (HEADCOUNT)

Opening Fall Enrollment for Current Academic Year and Previous Two Years

Name of institution/campus reported: Southwest Minnesota State University

Two Years Prior / One Year Prior /

Current Year

UNDERGRADUATE / 2000- 2001 / 2001 - 2002 / 2002- 2003
Freshman - Occupationally oriented (Definition 1-A&B) / 566 / 571 / 496
Freshman - Occupationally oriented (Definition I-C)
Freshman - Undeclared
(Definition I-D) / 72 / 68 / 77
Sophomore - Degree oriented (Definition I-A & B) / 497 / 474 / 473
Sophomore - Occupationally oriented (Definition I-C)
Sophomore - Undeclared
(Definition I-D)
Junior / 396 / 442 / 446
Senior / 573 / 662 / 743
TOTAL UNDERGRADUATE / 2104 / 2217 / 2235
GRADUATE
Master's / 270 / 302 / 273
Specialist
Doctoral
TOTAL GRADUATE / 270 / 302 / 273
PROFESSIONAL (by degree)
TOTAL PROFESSIONAL
TOTAL ALL LEVELS / 2374 / 2519 / 2508
OTHER

The Higher Learning Commission of the

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2400, Chicago, IL 60602-2504

(800) 621-7400; (312) 263-0456; Fax: (312) 263-7462

Basic Institutional Data Form A

PART 2 - PART-TIME ENROLLMENT (HEADCOUNT)

Opening Fall Enrollment for Current Academic Year and Previous Two Years

Name of institution/campus reported: Southwest Minnesota State University

Two Years Prior / One Year Prior / Current Year
UNDERGRADUATE / 2000- 2001 / 2001 - 2002 / 2002- 2003
Freshman - Occupationally oriented (Definition 1-A&B) / 81 / 59 / 56
Freshman - Occupationally oriented (Definition I-C)
Freshman - Undeclared
(Definition I-D) / 1490 / 1602 / 2149
Sophomore - Degree oriented (Definition I-A & B) / 28 / 33 / 47
Sophomore - Occupationally oriented (Definition I-C)
Sophomore - Undeclared
(Definition I-D)
Junior / 52 / 70 / 91
Senior / 189 / 165 / 184
TOTAL UNDERGRADUATE / 1840 / 1929 / 2527
GRADUATE
Master's / 191 / 296 / 377
Specialist
Doctoral
TOTAL GRADUATE / 191 / 296 / 377
PROFESSIONAL (by degree)
TOTAL PROFESSIONAL
TOTAL ALL LEVELS / 2031 / 2225 / 2904
OTHER

The Higher Learning Commission of the

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2400, Chicago, IL 60602-2504

(800) 621-7400; (312) 263-0456; Fax: (312) 263-7462

Basic Institutional Data Form A

PART 3 - FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT ENROLLMENT

Opening Fall FTE Enrollment for Current Academic Year and Previous Two Years

Name of institution/campus reported: Southwest Minnesota State University

Two Years Prior / One Year Prior / Current Year
2000- 2001 / 2001 - 2002 / 2002- 2003
UNDERGRADUATE - (see definitions I.A thru D) / 2297.27 / 2475.60 / 2473.30
GRADUATE - (see definition II) / 425.00 / 553.56 / 575.56
PROFESSIONAL - (see definition III)
UNCLASSIFIED - (see definition VI) / 450.40 / 398.87 / 601.73
TOTAL / 3172.67 / 3428.03 / 3650.59

Basic Institutional Data Form A

PART 4 - OTHER SIGNIFICANT INSTITUTIONAL ENROLLMENTS

(e.g., non-credit, summer session, other)

Most Recent Sessions and Previous Two Years

Identify types of enrollment reported: NOT APPLICABLE

Two Years Prior / One Year Prior / Current Year
2000- 2001 / 2001 - 2002 / 2002- 2003
TOTAL UNDERGRADUATE
TOTAL GRADUATE
TOTAL PROFESSIONAL
TOTAL NON-CREDIT CONTINUING EDUCATION ENROLLMENTS (headcount)
TOTAL NON-CREDIT REMEDIAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL ENROLLMENTS (FTE)
TOTAL OTHER
TOTAL

The Higher Learning Commission of the

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2400, Chicago, IL 60602-2504

(800) 621-7400; (312) 263-0456; Fax: (312) 263-7462

Basic Institutional Data Form B

PART 1 - STUDENT ADMISSIONS

Opening Fall Enrollment for Current Academic Year and Previous Two Years

Name of institution/campus reported: Southwest Minnesota State University

Provide as much of the following information as is available about applicants for admission in the current and previous two academic years. If exact figures cannot be supplied, careful estimates may be given. Students enrolled in a previous year should not be included as applicants in a subsequent year.

Open Admissions Institution? Yes X No

Two Years Prior /

One Year Prior

/ Current Year
FRESHMEN / 1999-2000 / 2000-2001 / 2001-2002
Number of applicants with complete credentials for admission to the freshman class / 1292 / 1078 / 1188
Number of applicants accepted / 901 / 830 / 991
Number of freshman applicants actually enrolled / 530 / 474 / 524
TRANSFER
Number of applicants with complete credentials for admission with advanced standing (transfer) / 287 / 498 / 444
Number of advanced-standing undergraduate applicants accepted / 209 / 452 / 388
Number of advanced-standing undergraduate applicants actually enrolled / 273 / 286 / 275
MASTER'S NOT APPLICABLE
Number of applicants with complete credentials for admission to master's programs
Number of applicants accepted for master's programs
Number of applicants actually enrolled in master's programs
SPECIALIST NOT APPLICABLE
Number of applicants with complete credentials for admission to specialist programs
Number of applicants accepted for specialist programs
Number of applicants actually enrolled in specialist programs

The Higher Learning Commission of the

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2400, Chicago, IL 60602-2504

(800) 621-7400; (312) 263-0456; Fax: (312) 263-7462

Basic Institutional Data Form B - Part 1 Continued

Name of institution/campus reported: Southwest Minnesota State University

Two Years Prior / One Year Prior / Current Year
DOCTORAL NOT APPLICABLE / 19 ____ - ____ / 19 ____ - ____ / 19 ____ - ____
Number of applicants with complete credentials for admission to doctoral programs
Number of applicants accepted for doctoral programs
Number of applicants actually enrolled in doctoral programs
Two Years Prior / One Year Prior / Current Year
PROFESSIONAL / Report by degrees / 19 ____ - ____ / 19 ____ - ____ / 19 ____ - ____
Number of
applicants with
complete credentials
for admission to
professional
programs
Number of
applicants
accepted for
professional
programs
Number of
applicants
actually enrolled
in professional
programs

The Higher Learning Commission of the

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2400, Chicago, IL 60602-2504

(800) 621-7400; (312) 263-0456; Fax: (312) 263-7462

Basic Institutional Data Form B

Part 2 - ABILITY MEASURES OF FRESHMEN

Name of institution/campus reported: Southwest Minnesota State University

Specify quarter/semester reported: Fall 2002

Are scores used or routinely collected? Yes X No

A. Class ranking of entering freshmen / B. SAT scores for entering freshmen NOT APLLICABLE / Verbal / Math
Percent in top 10% of high school class / Class average SAT score
Percent in top 25% of high school class / 26.0% / Percent scoring above 500
Percent in top 50% of high school class / 59.8% / Percent scoring above 600
Percent in top 75% of high school class / Percent scoring above 700
C. Mean ACT scores for entering freshmen / D. Other tests used for admission or placement /

Not Applicable

Composite / 21.37 / Test name
Mathematics / Mean or Composite
English / Range
Natural Sciences
Social Studies

Basic Institutional Data Form B

Part 3 - ABILITY MEASURES OF ENTERING GRADUATE STUDENTS

NOT APPLICABLE

(Report for last full academic year)

A Graduate Record ExaminationRange High Low

(for total Graduate School excluding professional schools)

B Miller Analogies TestRange HighLow

(for total Graduate School excluding professional schools)

C On a separate sheet, indicate other test data used for admission to professional programs.

The Higher Learning Commission of the

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2400, Chicago, IL 60602-2504

(800) 621-7400; (312) 263-0456; Fax: (312) 263-7462

Basic Institutional Data Form B

Part 4 - UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT FINANCIAL AID

(Report for last full fiscal year)

Name of institution/campus reported: Southwest Minnesota State University-FY 2000

SOURCE OF / FUNDING / TOTAL $ AMOUNT / NO. OF STUDENTS AIDED
FEDERAL / Grants and Scholarships / $1,530,270 / 772
Loans / $5,487,575 / 1,474
Employment / $ 101,327 / 147
STATE / Grants and Scholarships / $1,369,354 / 829
Loans / $ 202,727 / 66
INSTITUTIONAL / Grants and Scholarships / $ 864,405 / 484
Loans
Employment / $ 510,897 / 438
FROM OTHER SOURCES / Grants and Scholarships / $ 294,647 / 248
Loans / $ 232,303 / 68
Unduplicated number of undergraduate students aided / 1889
Number of students receiving institutional athletic assistance / 187
Percentage of institutional aid for athletic assistance / 31%

Part 5 - GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL STUDENT FINANCIAL AID

(Report for last full fiscal year)

SOURCE OF / FUNDING / TOTAL $ AMOUNT / NO. OF STUDENTS AIDED
FEDERAL / Grants and Scholarships
Loans / $736,276 / 240
Employment
STATE / Grants and Scholarships
Loans
INSTITUTIONAL / Grants and Scholarships
Loans
Employment
FROM OTHER SOURCES / Grants and Scholarships / $ 8,500 / 4
Loans
Unduplicated number of undergraduate students aided / 244

The Higher Learning Commission of the

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2400, Chicago, IL 60602-2504

(800) 621-7400; (312) 263-0456; Fax: (312) 263-7462

Basic Institutional Data Form B

Part 4 - UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT FINANCIAL AID

(Report for last full fiscal year)

Name of institution/campus reported: Southwest Minnesota State University-FY 2001

SOURCE OF / FUNDING / TOTAL $ AMOUNT / NO. OF STUDENTS AIDED
FEDERAL / Grants and Scholarships / $1,716,236 / 775
Loans / $5,822,974 / 1,559
Employment / $ 140,259 / 148
STATE / Grants and Scholarships / $1,443,843 / 855
Loans / $ 287,255 / 122
INSTITUTIONAL / Grants and Scholarships / $ 969,322 / 546
Loans
Employment / $ 485,951 / 383
FROM OTHER SOURCES / Grants and Scholarships / $ 356,233 / 268
Loans / $ 223,280 / 75
Unduplicated number of undergraduate students aided / 2138
Number of students receiving institutional athletic assistance / 185
Percentage of institutional aid for athletic assistance / 30%

Part 5 - GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL STUDENT FINANCIAL AID

(Report for last full fiscal year)

SOURCE OF / FUNDING / TOTAL $ AMOUNT / NO. OF STUDENTS AIDED
FEDERAL / Grants and Scholarships
Loans / $1,526,457 / 262
Employment
STATE / Grants and Scholarships / $ 2,000 / 1
Loans
INSTITUTIONAL / Grants and Scholarships
Loans
Employment
FROM OTHER SOURCES / Grants and Scholarships / $ 8,330 / 2
Loans
Unduplicated number of undergraduate students aided / 263

The Higher Learning Commission of the

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2400, Chicago, IL 60602-2504

(800) 621-7400; (312) 263-0456; Fax: (312) 263-7462

Basic Institutional Data Form B

Part 4 - UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT FINANCIAL AID

(Report for last full fiscal year)

Name of institution/campus reported: Southwest Minnesota State University-FY 2002

SOURCE OF / FUNDING / TOTAL $ AMOUNT / NO. OF STUDENTS AIDED
FEDERAL / Grants and Scholarships / $2,018,248 / 851
Loans / $6,337,429 / 1,592
Employment / $ 147,527 / 151
STATE / Grants and Scholarships / $1,523,309 / 968
Loans / $ 244,110 / 82
INSTITUTIONAL / Grants and Scholarships / $1,175,989 / 618
Loans
Employment / $ 618,022 / 441
FROM OTHER SOURCES / Grants and Scholarships / $ 603,119 / 280
Loans / $ 343,566 / 96
Unduplicated number of undergraduate students aided / 2192
Number of students receiving institutional athletic assistance / 195
Percentage of institutional aid for athletic assistance / 26%

Part 5 - GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL STUDENT FINANCIAL AID

(Report for last full fiscal year)

SOURCE OF / FUNDING / TOTAL $ AMOUNT / NO. OF STUDENTS AIDED
FEDERAL / Grants and Scholarships
Loans / $1,793,916 / 294
Employment / $ 1,872 / 1
STATE / Grants and Scholarships
Loans
INSTITUTIONAL / Grants and Scholarships
Loans
Employment
FROM OTHER SOURCES / Grants and Scholarships / $ 38,176 / 19
Loans
Unduplicated number of undergraduate students aided / 308

The Higher Learning Commission of the

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2400, Chicago, IL 60602-2504

(800) 621-7400; (312) 263-0456; Fax: (312) 263-7462

Basic Institutional Data Form C

Part 1 - FULL-TIME INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF AND FACULTY INFORMATION

Name of institution/campus reported: Southwest Minnesota State University

Specify quarter/semester reported: Fall 1999

Include only personnel with professional status who are primarily assigned to resident instruction and departmental or organized research. Exclude all nonprofessional personnel and those professional personnel whose primary function is not residential instruction, departmental research or organized research.

Distribution by Sex / Distribution by Race / Distribution by Age Range
Male / Female / White / Black / Hispanic / Asian / Native Am. / Other / 20-35 / 35-50 / 50-65 / 65-over
Professor / 28 / 11 / 37 / 2 / 10 / 29
Associate Professor / 19 / 9 / 25 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 16 / 11 / 1
Assistant Professor / 31 / 31 / 51 / 4 / 4 / 3 / 24 / 30 / 8
Instructor / 2 / 2 / 4 / 2 / 2
Teaching Assistants & other teaching personnel
Research staff & Research Assistants
Undesignated rank
Number of instructional staff added for current academic year / 18 / 14 / 24 / 3 / 4 / 1 / 13 / 13 / 6
Number of instructional staff employed in previous academic year, but not reemployed for current academic year / 11 / 2 / 12 / 1 / 1 / 3 / 9

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The Higher Learning Commission of the

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2400, Chicago, IL 60602-2504

(800) 621-7400; (312) 263-0456; Fax: (312) 263-7462

Basic Institutional Data Form C

Part 1 continued- FULL-TIME INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF AND FACULTY INFORMATION

Name of institution/campus reported: Southwest Minnesota State University

Specify quarter/semester reported: Fall 1999

HIGHEST DEGREE EARNED
Diploma, Certificate, or None / Associate / Bachelor's / Master's / Specialist / Doctoral
Professor / 8 / 3 / 28
Associate Professor / 12 / 2 / 14
Assistant Professor / 26 / 5 / 31
Instructor / 4
Teaching Assists. & other teaching peers
Research staff & Research Assists.
Undesignated rank
Number of instructional staff added for current academic year / 11 / 2 / 19
Number of instructional staff employed in previous academic year, but not reemployed for current academic year / 1 / 2 / 1 / 9

Part 2 - SALARIES OF FULL-TIME INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF AND FACULTY

MEAN / RANGE
High / Low
Professor / $59,628 / $70,226 / $46,952
Associate Professor / $46,698 / $62,384 / $40,733
Assistant Professor / $42,709 / $59,498 / $33,703
Instructor / $33,338 / $42,733 / $29,239
Teaching Assists. & other teaching pers.
Research staff and Research Assistants
Undesignated rank

The Higher Learning Commission of the

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2400, Chicago, IL 60602-2504

(800) 621-7400; (312) 263-0456; Fax: (312) 263-7462

Basic Institutional Data Form C

Part 3 - PART-TIME INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF AND FACULTY INFORMATION

Name of institution/campus reported: Southwest Minnesota State University

Specify quarter/semester reported: Fall 1999

Distribution by Sex / Distribution by Race / Distribution by Age Range
Male / Female / White / Black / Hispanic / Asian / Native Am. / Other / 20-35 / 35-50 / 50-65 / 65-over
Professor / 5 / 2 / 7 / 7
Associate Professor / 1 / 1 / 1
Assistant Professor / 1 / 2 / 3 / 1 / 1 / 1
Instructor / 5 / 7 / 11 / 1 / 4 / 7 / 1
Teaching Assistants & other teaching personnel
Research staff & Research Assistants
Undesignated rank
Number of instructional staff added for current academic year / 2 / 4 / 6 / 1 / 4 / 1
Number of instructional staff employed in previous academic year, but not reemployed for current academic year / 2 / 2 / 1 / 1

The Higher Learning Commission of the

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2400, Chicago, IL 60602-2504

(800) 621-7400; (312) 263-0456; Fax: (312) 263-7462

Basic Institutional Data Form C

Part 3 continued- PART-TIME INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF AND FACULTY INFORMATION

Name of institution/campus reported: Southwest Minnesota State University

Specify quarter/semester reported: Fall 1999

HIGHEST DEGREE EARNED
Diploma, Certificate, or None / Associate / Bachelor's / Master's / Specialist / Doctoral
Professor / 1 / 1 / 5
Associate Professor / 1
Assistant Professor / 1
Instructor / 4 / 7 / 1
Teaching Assists. & other teaching peers
Research staff & Research Assists.
Undesignated rank
Number of instructional staff added for current academic year / 3 / 2 / 1
Number of instructional staff employed in previous academic year, but not reemployed for current academic year / 1 / 1

Part 2 - SALARIES OF PART-TIME INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF AND FACULTY

MEAN / RANGE
High / Low
Professor / $64,294 / $68,582 / $56,746
Associate Professor / $51,617 / $51,617 / $51,617
Assistant Professor / $37,134 / $38,849 / $33,703
Instructor / $29,538 / $35,338 / $26,596
Teaching Assists. & other teaching pers.
Research staff and Research Assistants
Undesignated rank

The Higher Learning Commission of the

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2400, Chicago, IL 60602-2504

(800) 621-7400; (312) 263-0456; Fax: (312) 263-7462

Basic Institutional Data Form C

Part 1 - FULL-TIME INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF AND FACULTY INFORMATION

Name of institution/campus reported: Southwest Minnesota State University

Specify quarter/semester reported: Fall 2000

Distribution by Sex / Distribution by Race / Distribution by Age Range
Male / Female / White / Black / Hispanic / Asian / Native Am. / Other / 20-35 / 35-50 / 50-65 / 65-over
Professor / 25 / 11 / 33 / 1 / 2 / 13 / 22 / 1
Associate Professor / 21 / 9 / 26 / 1 / 1 / 2 / 1 / 15 / 13 / 1
Assistant Professor / 30 / 30 / 50 / 3 / 4 / 3 / 20 / 28 / 12
Instructor / 5 / 2 / 6 / 1 / 3 / 4
Teaching Assistants & other teaching personnel
Research staff & Research Assistants
Undesignated rank
Number of instructional staff added for current academic year / 8 / 4 / 10 / 1 / 1 / 2 / 6 / 4
Number of instructional staff employed in previous academic year, but not reemployed for current academic year / 6 / 5 / 10 / 1 / 3 / 4 / 4

The Higher Learning Commission of the

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

30North LaSalle Street, Suite 2400, Chicago, IL 60602-2504

(800) 621-7400; (312) 263-0456; Fax: (312) 263-7462

Basic Institutional Data Form C

Part 1 continued- FULL-TIME INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF AND FACULTY INFORMATION

Name of institution/campus reported: Southwest Minnesota State University

Specify quarter/semester reported: Fall 2000

HIGHEST DEGREE EARNED
Diploma, Certificate, or None / Associate / Bachelor's / Master's / Specialist / Doctoral
Professor / 7 / 3 / 26
Associate Professor / 13 / 2 / 15
Assistant Professor / 26 / 4 / 30
Instructor / 1 / 5 / 1
Teaching Assists. & other teaching peers
Research staff & Research Assists.
Undesignated rank
Number of instructional staff added for current academic year / 6 / 6
Number of instructional staff employed in previous academic year, but not reemployed for current academic year / 5 / 1 / 5

Part 2 - SALARIES OF FULL-TIME INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF AND FACULTY

MEAN / RANGE
High / Low
Professor / $63,009 / $74,445 / $53,438
Associate Professor / $54,437 / $71,001 / $44,216
Assistant Professor / $46,802 / $63,074 / $38,359
Instructor / $40,649 / $52,118 / $30,996
Teaching Assists. & other teaching pers.
Research staff and Research Assistants
Undesignated rank

The Higher Learning Commission of the

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2400, Chicago, IL 60602-2504

(800) 621-7400; (312) 263-0456; Fax: (312) 263-7462

Basic Institutional Data Form C

Part 3 - PART-TIME INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF AND FACULTY INFORMATION

Name of institution/campus reported: Southwest Minnesota State University

Specify quarter/semester reported: Fall 2000