Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions

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2021 Undergraduate Tuition

$17,424

6.11% growth from 2020

2021 Average Net Price

$21,701

After Financial Aid

2021 Acceptance Rate

90.3%

2,773 Applicants

2021 Enrolled Students

24,879

65.7% Full-Time

2021 Graduation Rate

59.8%

671 Graduates

About

Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions is a Carnegie Classification grouping of higher education institutions. In 2021, the most popular Bachelor's Degree concentrations at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions were Teacher Education (1,810 degrees awarded), General Educational Leadership & Administration (1,363 degrees), and Curriculum & Instruction (652 degrees).

In 2021, 10,239 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions. 73.6% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 26.4% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (5,684 degrees), 3.56 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (1,596 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions is $17,424, which is $7,224 more than than the national median of $10,200. The cost of out-of-state tuition is $17,424, which is 100% of the cost for in-state students, and is $2,850 more than than the national median $14,574.

Special Focus Institutions

Costs

The median in-state tuition for Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions is $17,424, which is $7,026 more than than the national median in-state tuition of $10,398. The cost of out-of-state tuition is $17,424, which is 100% of the cost for in-state students, and is $2,850 more than than the national median out-of-state tuition of $14,574.

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $21,701.

Tuition Costs

$17,424

2021 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2021, the cost of out-of-state tuition at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions was $17,424, which is 100% of the cost for in-state students, which was $17,424. The cost of out-of-state tuition at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions is $2,850 more than than the overall (public and private) national median of $14,574, and the in-state tuition is $7,026 more than than the overall (public and private) national median $10,398.

This chart compares the tuition costs of Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions (in red) with those of other similar universities.

Average Net Price

$21,701

2021 Value

4.24%

1 Year Growth

In 2021 Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $21,701. Between 2020 and 2021, the average net price of Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions grew by 4.24%.

This chart compares the average net price of Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions (in red) with that of other similar universities.

Average net price is calculated from full-time beginning undergraduate students who were awarded a grant or scholarship from federal, state or local governments, or the institution.

Other Student Expenses

$9,531

Room and Board

$1,003

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions was of $9,531 in 2021. The cost of room and board increased by 6.22% between 2020 and 2021.

During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,003. The cost of books and supplies decreased by 21.6% during the same period.

This chart compares the average student costs at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions (in red) with that of similar universities.

Financial Aid by Income Level

60%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants

70%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

60% of undergraduate students at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions received financial aid through grants or loans in 2021. This represents a growth of 5.26% with respect to 2020, when 57% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

This chart compares the average award discount at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions (in red) with that of other similar universities.

The average award discount is the ratio between the average grant or scholarship value, and the cost, which is the sum of out-of-state tuition, room, board, book, supplies, and other expenses.

Admissions

Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions received 2,773 undergraduate applications in 2021, which represents a 3.97% annual growth. Out of those 2,773 applicants, 2,503 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 90.3% acceptance rate.

There were 24,879 students enrolled at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions in 2021. 12% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.

Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions has an overall enrollment yield of 42.4%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

Acceptance Rate

90.3%

Acceptance Rate in 2021

2,503

Accepted Out of 2,773

In 2021, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions was 90.3% (2,503 admissions from 2,773 applications). This is higher than the acceptance rate of 2020, which was 87.3%. Between 2020 and 2021, the number of applicants grew by 3.97%, while admissions grew by 7.52%..

This chart compares the acceptance rate of Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions (in red) with that of other similar universities, and the chart below shows the acceptance rate by gender.

SAT Scores

12%

Submission Percentage (2021)

Scores Submitted (2021)

12% of enrolled first-time students at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions in 2021 submitted SAT scores with their applications.

This chart shows the SAT scores for the 25th and 75th percentile of applicants broken out into each section of the test that their are evaluated on.

Enrollment

Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions had a total enrollment of 24,879 students in 2021. The full-time enrollment at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions is 16,352 students and the part-time enrollment is 8,527. This means that 65.7% of students enrolled at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions, both undergraduate and graduate, is 52.6% White, 16.3% Hispanic or Latino, 16% Black or African American, 3.6% Asian, 2.66% Two or More Races, 0.354% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.141% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Female (29.9%), followed by White Male (19.6%) and Black or African American Female (11.1%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly White Female (49.1%), followed by White Male (16.5%) and Hispanic or Latino Female (9.23%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

65.7%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions in 2021, both undergraduate and graduate, is 24,879 students. The full-time enrollment at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions is 16,352 and the part-time enrollment is 8,527. This means that 65.7% of students enrolled at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions are enrolled full-time compared with 69.7% at similar Special Focus Institutions.

This chart shows the full-time vs part-time enrollment status at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions (in red) compares to similar universities.

Retention Rate over Time

65.5%

2021 Retention Rate

Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions was 65.5%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Special Focus Institutions (69%), Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions had a retention rate lower than its peers.

This chart shows the retention rate over time at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions (highlighted in red) compares to similar universities.

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2021)

White
13,084 enrolled students
Hispanic or Latino
4,064 enrolled students
Black or African American
3,973 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions is 52.6% White, 16.3% Hispanic or Latino, 16% Black or African American, 3.6% Asian, 2.66% Two or More Races, 0.354% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.141% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Special Focus Institutions is 43.6% White, 18.4% Hispanic or Latino, and 14% Black or African American.

Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 1,227 students (4.93%) did not report their race.

Graduates

In 2021, 4,831 more women than men received degrees from Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions is white (5,684 degrees awarded). There were 3.56 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (1596 degrees).

The most common Masters Degree concentration at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions is Teacher Education (1,770 degrees awarded), followed by General Educational Leadership & Administration (1,117 degrees) and Curriculum & Instruction (638 degrees).

In 2021, the most specialized majors across all degree types at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are EDUCATION. (6,760 degrees awarded), Personal & Culinary Services (978 degrees), and Legal (420 degrees).

Common Jobs by Major

Elementary & middle school teachers

Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions are Elementary & middle school teachers (1,611,386 people), Secondary school teachers (397,336 people), Education administrators (247,247 people), Special education teachers (169,789 people), and Preschool & kindergarten teachers (162,744 people).

The most specialized majors at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions in 2021 are EDUCATION. (6,760 degrees awarded), Personal & Culinary Services (978 degrees), Legal (420 degrees), Human Sciences (263 degrees), and PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES. (86 degrees) (as of 2021).

Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Surgeons

Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions are Surgeons, Chief executives & legislators, Cardiovascular technologists and technicians, Aerospace engineers, and Computer and information research scientists

The most specialized majors at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions are EDUCATION. (6,760 degrees awarded), Personal & Culinary Services (978 degrees), Legal (420 degrees), Human Sciences (263 degrees), and PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES. (86 degrees) (as of 2021).

Common Industries by Major

Elementary & secondary schools

Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions are Elementary & secondary schools (2,674,753 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (226,935 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (118,267 people), Child day care services (111,860 people), and Religious organizations (74,548 people).

Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions.

Most Common (2021)

Teacher Education
1,770 degree-majors awarded
General Educational Leadership & Administration
1,117 degree-majors awarded
Curriculum & Instruction
638 degree-majors awarded

In 2021, the most common masters degree concentration at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions was Teacher Education with 1,770 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of degree-majors recipients from masters degree programs at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions according to their major.

Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

2,704

Degrees Awarded to Men

in 2021

7,535

Degrees Awarded to Women

in 2021

In 2021, 2,704 degrees were awarded to men at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions, which is 0.359 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (7,535).

This chart displays the sex disparity between the top 5 majors at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions by degrees awarded.

Most Common Male Majors

In 2021, 438 degrees were awarded to men at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions in General Educational Leadership & Administration, which is 0.474 times less than the 925 female recipients with that same degree.

Most Common Female Majors

In 2021, 1398 degrees were awarded to men at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions in Teacher Education, which is 3.39 times more than the 412 male recipients with that same degree.

Time to Complete

35.5%

100% Completion Time

51.5%

150% Completion Time

In 2021, 35.5% of students graduating from Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 51.5% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 53.5% within 200%.

The following chart shows these completion rates over time compared to the average for the Special Focus Institutions Carnegie Classification group.

Graduation rate is defined as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within a specific percentage of "normal time" to completion for their program.

Graduation Rate by Race and Sex

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.

Two or More Races Male

Highest Graduation Rate (100%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate in 2021 at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions is Male and Two or More Races (100% graduation rate). Across all Special Focus Institutions, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (72.9%).

The department of education defines graduation rate as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within 150% of "normal time" to completion.

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) categorizes any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the graduation rate of those students is shown in the chart below. Additionally, 3.73% of graduates (25 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2021)

White
5,684 degrees awarded
Black or African American
1,596 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
1,441 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions is white (5,684 degrees awarded). There were 3.56 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (1596 degrees).

4.65% of degree recipients (476 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2021)

White Female
4,101 degrees awarded
White Male
1,583 degrees awarded
Black or African American Female
1,258 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions is white female (4,101 degrees awarded). There were 2.59 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (1583 degrees).

Operations

Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions has an endowment valued at nearly $16.2M, as of the end of the 2021 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 112M (690%) compared to the 4.56% average return (574k on 12.6M) across all Special Focus Institutions.

In 2021, Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions had a total salary expenditure of 5.21M. Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions employs 158 Instructors, 138 Professors and 136 Assistant professors. Most academics at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions are Female Instructor (100), Male Professor (97), and Female Assistant professor (97).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions are: Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services, with 485 employees, Management, with 433 employees, and Office and Administrative Support with 250 employees.

Endowment

$16.2M

2021 Endowment

12.8%

growth from 2020

Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions has an endowment valued at about $16.2M, as of the end of the 2021 fiscal year. The endowment of Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions grew 12.8% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $3.61M higher than than the median endowment of Special Focus Institutions according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

This line chart shows how the endowment at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions (in red) compares to that of some similar universities.

The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions Carnegie Classification grouping.

Government Grants and Contracts

Grants & Contracts

$69.7M - Federal
$6.12M - State
$3.68M - Local

As of 2021, Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions received $69.7M in grants and contracts from the federal government, $6.12M from state grants and contracts, and $3.68M from local grants and contracts.

Salary Expenditure

$2.55M

2021 Salaries

13.4%

decline from 2020

In 2021, Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions paid a median of $2.55M in salaries, which represents 49% of their overall expenditure ($5.21M) and a 13.4% decline from the previous year.

The median for similar Special Focus Institutions is 3.06M (42.8% of overall expenditures).

Instructional Salaries

$45.5M

Instructional Salaries

554

Number of Employees

In 2021, Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions paid a total of $45.5M to 554 employees working as instructors, which represents 23.2% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $871k (28.4%) for similar Special Focus Institutions.

Occupations by Share

Instructor

Most Common Instructor

158 Employees

Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

485 Employees

In 2021, the most common positions for instructional staff at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions were Instructor with 158 employees, Professor with 138 employees, and Assistant professor with 136 employees.

In 2021, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions were Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 485 employees, Management with 433 employees, and Office and Administrative Support with 250 employees.

Instructors by Academic Rank and Sex

Most Common Demographic (2021)

Female Instructor
Male Professor
Female Assistant professor

In 2021, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions was Female Instructor with 100 employees, Male Professor with 97 employees, and Female Assistant professor with 97 employees.

This chart shows the sex split between each academic rank present at Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions.