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Image description. Cover Image End of image description. What Is IPEDS? The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) is a system of survey components that collects data from all institutions that provide postsecondary education and are eligible to receive Title IV funding across the United States and other U.S. jurisdictions. These data are used at the federal and state level for policy analysis and development; at the institutional level for benchmarking and peer analysis; and by students and parents, through the College Navigator (https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/), an online tool to aid in the college search process. Additional information about IPEDS can be found on the website at https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds. What Is the Purpose of This Report? The Data Feedback Report is intended to provide institutions a context for examining the data they submitted to IPEDS. The purpose of this report is to provide institutional executives a useful resource and to help improve the quality and comparability of IPEDS data. What Is in This Report? The figures in this report provide a selection of indicators for your institution to compare with a group of similar institutions. The figures draw from the data collected during the 2019-20 IPEDS collection cycle and are the most recent data available. The inside cover of this report lists the pre-selected comparison group of institutions and the criteria used for their selection. The Methodological Notes at the end of the report describe additional information about these indicators and the pre-selected comparison group. Where Can I Do More with IPEDS Data? Each institution can access previously released Data Feedback Reports from 2005 and customize this 2020 report by using a different comparison group and IPEDS variables of its choosing. To learn how to customize the 2020 report, visit this resource page https://nces.ed.gov/Ipeds/Help/View/2. To download archived reports or customize the current Data Feedback Report, visit the ‘Use the Data’ portal on the IPEDS website https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds and click on Data Feedback Report. Ferrum College Ferrum, VA Ferrum College COMPARISON GROUP Comparison group data are included to provide a context for interpreting your institution’s indicators. If your institution did not define a custom comparison group for this report by July 13, 2020 NCES selected a comparison group for you. (In this case, the characteristics used to define the comparison group appears below.) The customized Data Feedback Report function available at https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/use-the-data/ can be used to reproduce the figures in this report using different peer groups. The custom comparison group chosen by Ferrum College includes the following 61 institutions: Alderson Broaddus University (Philippi, WV) Union College (Barbourville, KY) Alice Lloyd College (Pippa Passes, KY) University of Charleston (Charleston, WV) Barton College (Wilson, NC) University of Mount Union (Alliance, OH) Bethany College (Bethany, WV) University of Pikeville (Pikeville, KY) Bluefield College (Bluefield, VA) University of the Cumberlands (Williamsburg, KY) Brevard College (Brevard, NC) Virginia Wesleyan University (Virginia Beach, VA) Bridgewater College (Bridgewater, VA) Warren Wilson College (Swannanoa, NC) Bryan College-Dayton (Dayton, TN) Wartburg College (Waverly, IA) Campbellsville University (Campbellsville, KY) Wesleyan College (Macon, GA) Carson-Newman University (Jefferson City, TN) West Virginia Wesleyan College (Buckhannon, WV) Catawba College (Salisbury, NC) Wheeling University (Wheeling, WV) Davis & Elkins College (Elkins, WV) Emory & Henry College (Emory, VA) Florida Southern College (Lakeland, FL) Greensboro College (Greensboro, NC) Guilford College (Greensboro, NC) Hampden-Sydney College (Hampden-Sydney, VA) Hendrix College (Conway, AR) Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion (Marion, IN) Johnson University (Knoxville, TN) Kansas Wesleyan University (Salina, KS) Kentucky Christian University (Grayson, KY) Kentucky Wesleyan College (Owensboro, KY) King University (Bristol, TN) LaGrange College (Lagrange, GA) Lebanon Valley College (Annville, PA) Lee University (Cleveland, TN) Lees-McRae College (Banner Elk, NC) Lenoir-Rhyne University (Hickory, NC) Lincoln Memorial University (Harrogate, TN) Lindsey Wilson College (Columbia, KY) Lycoming College (Williamsport, PA) Mars Hill University (Mars Hill, NC) Mary Baldwin University (Staunton, VA) Maryville College (Maryville, TN) Millsaps College (Jackson, MS) Montreat College (Montreat, NC) Ohio Valley University (Vienna, WV) Ohio Wesleyan University (Delaware, OH) Presbyterian College (Clinton, SC) Radford University (Radford, VA) Randolph College (Lynchburg, VA) Randolph-Macon College (Ashland, VA) Roanoke College (Salem, VA) Seton Hill University (Greensburg, PA) Stonehill College (Easton, MA) Sweet Briar College (Sweet Briar, VA) Tennessee Wesleyan University (Athens, TN) The College of Saint Scholastica (Duluth, MN) Tusculum University (Greeneville, TN) The figures in this report have been organized and ordered into the following topic areas: Topic Area Figures Pages 1) Admissions (only for non-open-admissions schools) 1 and 2 3 2) Student Enrollment 3, 4 and 5 3 and 4 3) Awards 6 4 4) Charges and Net Price 7 and 8 4 and 5 5) Student Financial Aid 9 and 10 5 6) Military Benefits* [No charts applicable] 7) Retention and Graduation Rates 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17 5, 6, 7 and 8 8) Finance 18 and 19 8 9) Staff 20 and 21 9 10) Libraries* 22 and 23 9 *These figures only appear in customized Data Feedback Reports (DFRs), which are available through Use the Data portal on the IPEDS website. IPEDS DATA FEEDBACK REPORT 2 Ferrum College Figure 1. Number of first-time undergraduate students who Figure 2. Percent of first-time undergraduate applicants admitted, applied, were admitted, and enrolled full and part time: and percent of admitted students enrolled full and part Fall 2019 time: Fall 2019 Image description. Image description. HorizontalAdmissions Bar measure chart with 4 groups with 2 items per group. HorizontalAdmissions Bar measure chart with 3 groups with 2 items per group. YX scale titled ScaleNumber label. of students. YX scale titled ScalePercent label. of students. ItemGroup 1, 1,Your Applied institution (N=59). 3770. ItemGroup 1, 1,Your Admitted. institution 73. GroupItem 2, 2, Comparison Admitted (N=59). Group Median 2287. GroupItem 2, 2, Comparison Enrolled full Group time. Median (N=59) 68. Item 2,1, ComparisonYour institution Group 2758. Median 1467. Item 2,1, ComparisonYour institution Group 13. Median (N=59) 21. ItemGroup 1, 3,Your Enrolled institution full time 355. (N=59). ItemGroup 1, 3,Your Enrolled institution part time.0.01. GroupItem 2, 4, Comparison Enrolled part Group time Median (N=39). 273. Item 2, Comparison Group Median (N=59) 0.01. Item 2,1, ComparisonYour institution Group No data.MedianAdmissions 1. measure line, Shape Label: Admissions measure Shape InstitutionLegend, Shape Label: Your institution line,Shape Label: ComparisonGroupLegend, Shape Label: Comparison Group Median (N=59) InstitutionLegend,Shape Label: Your institution End of image description. ComparisonGroupLegend,End of image description. Label: Comparison Group Median 3,770 Applied 73 (N=59) 2,287 Admitted 68 Admitted 2,758 (N=59) 1,467 13 Enrolled full time 21 Enrolled full time 355 (N=59) 273 0 Enrolled part time Enrolled part time 0 (N=39) 1 0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Number of students Percent of students Your institution Comparison Group Median Your institution Comparison Group Median (N=59) NOTE: Admissions data are presented only for institutions that do not have an open NOTE: Admissions data are presented only for institutions that do not have an open admission policy, and apply to first-time, degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate admission policy, and apply to first-time, degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students only. For details, see the Methodological Notes. N is the number of institutions in students only. For details, see the Methodological Notes. See 'Use of Median Values for the comparison group. Comparison Group' for how median values are determined. N is the number of institutions SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, in the comparison group. Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS): Winter 2019-20, Admissions SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, component. Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS): Winter 2019-20, Admissions component. Figure 3. Percent of all students enrolled, by race/ethnicity, and percent of students who are women: Fall 2019 Image description. XBar scale chart titled with Scale 10 groups label. with 2 items per group. GroupY scale 1, titled American Percent. Indian or Alaska Native. Item 2,1, ComparisonYour institution Group 1. Median (N=61) 0.01. ItemGroup 1, 2,Your Asian. institution 0.01. GroupItem 2, 3, Comparison Black or African Group American. Median (N=61) 1. Item 2,1, ComparisonYour institution Group 30. Median (N=61) 9. ItemGroup 1, 4,Your Hispanic/ institution Latino. 5. GroupItem 2, 5, Comparison Native Hawaiian Group or Median other Pacific(N=61) Islander. 5. Item 2,1, ComparisonYour institution Group 0.01. Median (N=61) 0.01. ItemGroup 1, 6,Your White. institution 52. GroupItem 2, 7, Comparison Two or more Group races. Median (N=61) 68. Item 2,1, ComparisonYour institution Group 7. Median (N=61) 3. ItemGroup 1, 8,Your Race/ethnicity
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