About Student Data

Enrollment Figures

Enrollment figures are based on the official census enrollment reports for the University used for internal and external reporting. The reports include students who participated in instructional activity for at least 14 days of a given term. Attendance is captured based on course registration status recorded in the student information system (Banner).

Full-time Equivalent (FTE)

The following method is used to calculate FTE:

Graduate/Professional level FTE – Full-time post-baccalaureate headcount (those attempting 9 or more hours in a given term) plus the quotient of total credit hours attempted by part-time post-baccalaureate students divided by 9.

Undergraduate level FTE – Full-time undergraduate headcount (those attempting 12 or more hours in a given term) plus the quotient of total credit hours attempted by part-time undergraduate students divided by 12.

New Students

Fall new students are composed of students who matriculated in Fall and those who matriculated in Summer and continued enrollment in the subsequent Fall term.

Graduation Figures

Graduation figures represent degrees and certificates awarded in a given year (Fall, Spring, Summer). UT System and IPEDS report degrees and certificates awarded on a July 1 – June 30 cycle (Summer, Fall, Spring). Please note that UT System Board of Trustees reports on completions do not currently include certificates.

Student level

Generally, two student levels are used: Undergraduate and Graduate. Graduate level includes both graduate and professional students/degrees. In some reports this group is split into Graduate Academic and Graduate Professional. Even though there are several graduate professional programs at UTHSC, Graduate Professional in these reports includes only Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmacy students in order to be consistent with THEC definitions.

Degree Levels

Degree levels include Baccalaureate, Master’s, Doctorate, and Professional Doctorate. Even though UTHSC has several professional doctoral degree programs, professional doctorate level in these reports includes only DDS, MD, PharmD degrees in order to be consistent with THEC classifications.