Institutional Research & Analysis

CSU Book of Trends

The Book of Trends 2009 represents the continuing commitment of the Office of Institutional Research and Analysis (IRAA) to present updated information about Cleveland State University (CSU). A variety of tables and charts provide trend information over a five-year period as well as some key attributes and characteristics of the University for the current academic year.

1. The student information presented in the Book of Trends for 2009 is based on the End of Semester files specified by the Ohio Board of Regents (OBOR) unless specifically noted from a different data source.

2. Students exclusively enrolled in English as a Second Language, Study Abroad or other zero credit hour courses are included in the Book of Trends for years 2006-09. In the Book of Trends 2005, such students were excluded. Again, please note that the numbers published might be different between publication years.

3. Calculation of retained in table 5.7 has changed in two ways: (a) the time frame for a year is fall, spring and, summer. In the past the period was summer, fall and spring. (b) This year’s table includes only bachelor’s degrees. In prior years bachelor’s degrees and certificates were counted.

4. Table 4.13 was added to provide a snapshot of a few selected grant and research highlights at Cleveland State University. The various Deans’ offices provided IRAA with a set of grant/highlight information to choose from. IRAA was forced to restrict these selections somewhat to meet space requirements. This table is not intended to be a comprehensive listing, but merely to reflect some of the interesting activities of our faculty, students & staff.

5. Each year we attempt to provide comparative data to other colleges and universities in Ohio. These comparisons are typically centered on information available from the Ohio Board of Regents’ Higher Education Information System (HEI). At the time of publication a few of the tables normally presented here were not available due to some schools updating prior years’ data along with technical changes in the HEI system. Please be aware that the HEI tables presented in this year’s book represent various states of completion:

The purpose of this publication is to provide the readers with frequently requested statistical information used in planning, reporting, and assessment. In order to serve the campus community more effectively, we welcome suggestions and comments. Please direct questions and/or suggestions to 216-687-4700. The entire Book of Trends series is available online on the IRAA website (http://www.csuohio.edu/iraa/bot/bookoftrends.html).

We encourage you to reference the web version of the Book of Trends because we can easily make changes/updates if necessary. By the same token, if a URL is provided in the book such as the ones linked to Research Centers & Institutes, the Ohio Board of Regents, etc., we encourage you to refer to the linked site for the most up-to-date information.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank all members of the campus community as well as our graduate assistants for their support and contributions to this publication.

Institutional Research & Analysis
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