Promoting Excellence for All
New Jersey Commission on Higher Education
Public Colleges & Universities
2008 Institutional Profiles


Form and Content - 2008 Institutional Profiles
per resolution of the Commission on Higher Education,
pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 18A:3B-35.

2008 Profiles


A. Accreditation status:
  1. Institutional accreditation
2. Professional accreditation
B. Number of students served:
  1. Number of undergraduates by attendance status
2. Number of graduates and first-professionals by attendance status
3. Number of non-credit students served (Provided by CHE to Community Colleges)
4. Unduplicated number of students for entire academic year
C. Characteristics of undergraduate students:
 

 

  1. Mean math, reading and writing SAT scores (senior public institutions)
  2. Enrollment in remediation courses by subject area
  3. Race/ethnicity, sex, and age (separately)
  4. Numbers of students receiving financial assistance under each state-funded aid program, including both need-based and merit-based, both grants and loans (TAG, EOF, OSRP, Distinguished Scholars, Urban Scholars, NJSTARS and NJCLASS)
  5. Percentage of students who are New Jersey residents
D. Degrees conferred/characteristics of graduates:
  1. By race/ethnicity and sex (separately)
2. By general field
E. Student outcomes:
  1. Graduation rates by race/ethnicity and income:
a. Four-, five- and six-year graduation rate (senior public institutions)
b. Two- and three-year graduation rate (community colleges)
c. Two- and three-year combined graduation and transfer rate (community colleges)
2. Third-semester retention rates:
a. By race/ethnicity
b. For low-income students
3. Transfer:
a. Percentage of entering students who are transfers (senior public institutions)
b. Three-year transfer rate to New Jersey senior public institutions (community colleges)
c. Overall three-year transfer rate (community colleges)
F. Faculty characteristics:
  1. Full-time faculty by race/ethnicity, sex, and tenure status (simultaneously)
2. Percentage of course sections taught by full-time faculty
3. Ratio of full- to part-time faculty
G. Characteristics of the trustees or governors:
  1. Race/ethnicity and sex (simultaneously)
2. List of trustees / governors with titles and affiliations
3. URLs of webpages with information on trustees / governors
H. A profile of the institution:
  1. Degree and certificate programs
2. Other (if desired)
I. Major research and public service activities
J. Major capital projects underway in fiscal 2008
K. Other Institutional Information (if desired)
NOTE: The form and content of the reports from UMDNJ and Thomas Edison State College will vary somewhat, consistent with their mission and programs.

2008 Profiles


updated September 15, 2008