| AAUP |
American Association of University Professors |
| AIR |
Association for Institutional Research |
| AJCU |
Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities |
| AY (Academic Year) |
Two full semesters, starting in the fall and continuing into the spring |
| CDS |
Common Data Set |
| CIC |
Council of Independent Colleges |
| CIP |
Classification of Instructional Programs |
| CIRP |
Cooperative Institutional Research Program |
| CUPA |
College and University Professional Association |
| FTE |
Full-Time Equivalency |
| FTEE |
Full-Time Equivalent Enrollment |
| FTEF |
Full-Time Equivalent Faculty |
| HEDS |
Higher Education Data Sharing |
| HERI |
Higher Education Research Institute |
| IPEDS |
Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System |
| IR |
Institutional Research |
| MIGRATION |
The geographical origin of the student |
| NACUBO |
National Association of College and University Business Officers |
| NAICU |
National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities |
| NEAIR |
Northeastern Association of Institutional Research |
| NCES |
National Center for Education Statistics |
| NRA |
Non-Resident Alien |
| NSSE |
National Survey of Student Engagement |
| NYSED |
New York State Education Department |
| OIR |
Office of Institutional Research |
| SCUP |
Society for College and University Planning |
| SFR |
Student Faculty Ratio |