Undergraduate Learning Definitions

See Undergraduate Learning Metrics
Code
Metric
   Data Definition
U-1
Enrollment
   Number of undergraduate students enrolled Fall term
U-2
Number of Entering Freshmen
   Number of students entering as first-time freshmen (FTF) enrolled Fall semester, including students who started Summer and were also enrolled Fall (federal definition including any student who graduated from high school previous Spring as FTF, even if college-level work completed prior to high school graduation)
U-3
Number of Entering Transfer Students
   Number of students entering for the first time during Fall semester as transfers from another postsecondary institution; does not include any student who graduated from high school previous Spring regardless of any college-level work completed prior to graduation
U-4
Number of International Students
   Number of undergraduate students with citizenship code of NA (non-resident alien) for Fall semester
U-5
Percentage Minority Enrollment
   Percentage of undergraduate students who are minority (whose race is Black, Asian, Hispanic, American Indian, or Multicultural and are US citizens/Permanent Residents); Fall
U-6
Minority Enrollment
   Number of undergraduate students who are minority (whose race is Black, Asian, Hispanic, American Indian, or Multicultural and are US citizens/Permanent Residents); Fall
U-7
Average ACT of Entering Freshmen
   Average composite score for entering freshmen who took the ACT (includes some crosswalked SAT scores)
U-8
Percentage of Students Satisfied with Campus Life
   Percentage of students Very or Somewhat Satisfied in Graduating Student Survey results; based on responses of previous year's surveys
U-9
Number of Students Participating in Internships, Co-op, Student Teaching, Clinical Activities, Research, Service Learning, and Study Away
   Total of students participating in identified activities; duplicated headcount; based on previous year
U-10
Number of Students Participating in Honors Programs
   Total number of students participating in University-wide Honors and School/Departmental Honors programs; duplicated headcount (students can be enrolled in both)
U-11
Number of Students Receiving National Honors
   Number of students receiving national scholarships such as Rhodes, Marshall, Truman, Goldwater, Fulbright, Phi Kappa Phi, USA All-Academic Team, Gates-Cambridge, Mitchell, Jack Kent Cooke, Alpha Lambda Delta, Soros, Hertz, NSF, FSEP (Boren); previous academic year
U-12
Percentage of Courses Utilized in Blackboard
   Percentage of all courses that are utilized in Blackboard; excludes seminars, labs, workshops; Fall of each year
U-13
Number of Freshman Learning Communities
   Number of learning communities offered in Fall semester
U-14
Number of Freshmen Participating in Learning Communities
   Number of freshmen enrolled in learning communities in Fall semester
U-15
Retention Rate (to second year)
   Percentage of Fall cohort of first-time, full-time bachelor's seeking students returning in the following Fall, 2009 data based on 2008 cohort
U-16
Graduation Rate
   Percentage of Fall cohort of first-time, full-time bachelor's seeking students entering 6 years earlier who graduated within 6 years, 2009 data based on 2003 cohort
U-17
Student Success Rate
   Percentage of first-time full-time students who six years later had graduated from UAB or another institution with a 2-year or 4-year degree or continued in enrollment at UAB or another institution
U-18
Number of Students Living in On-campus Housing
   All students living on campus in residence halls Fall semester; does not include students who occupy non-revenue generating beds (e.g., resident assistants, residence life coordinators, etc.)