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Enrollment Freeze Dates
Fiscal Year 2009
Term | Enrollment Freeze Date | |
Summer 2008 | Monday, June 9, 2008 | |
Fall 2008 | Wednesday, September 10, 2008 | |
Winter 2009 | Friday, January 9, 2009 | |
Spring 2009 | Wednesday, February 4, 2009 | |
Fiscal Year 2008
Term | Enrollment Freeze Date | |
Summer 2007 | Tuesday, June 12, 2007 | |
Fall 2007 | Wednesday, September 12, 2007 | |
Winter 2008 | Wednesday, January 9, 2008 | |
Spring 2008 | Tuesday, February 5, 2008 | |
Reporting Calendars
- 2008 - 2009 Maryland Higher Education Commission Collection Schedule for Public Institutions
- 2008 - 2009 University System of Maryland Reporting Calendar
Glossary of Terms
Adjusted Full-Time Equivalent Student. The enrollments for the University of Maryland, Baltimore and its funding peers are adjusted to reflect the higher cost of educating first professional students. The AFTES enrollment is weighted to reflect the full instructional cost ratios per full-time equivalent student. Each first professional student is equal to four full-time equivalent students, which is based on a study published in the Journal of Education Finance (Brinkman, Paul T. 1989. "Instructional Costs per Student Credit Hour: Differences by Level of Instruction" Vol. 15 (Summer), pp 34-52). The AFTES enrollment is then calculated by the following formula: AFTES = (full-time undergraduate and graduate students) + (full-time professional students x 4) + 1/3 [(part-time undergraduate and graduate students) + (part-time first professional sudents x 4)]. Source: MHEC Funding Guidelines Enrollment Data Report, July 2002, page 2. | |
| First-Professional Degree | A degree that signifies both completion of the academic requirements for beginning practice in a given profession and a level of professional skill beyond that normally required for a bachelor's degree. UMB confers the following first-professional degrees: medicine (MD); dentistry (DDS); pharmacy (PharmD); and law (JD). Source: National Center for Education Statistics Glossary. |
The number of students enrolled in a professional school or program requiring at least 2 years of academic college work for entrance and a total of at least 6 years for a degree, including both previously required college work and the professional program itself. These programs include dentistry (DDS or DMD), medicine (MD), optometry (OD), osteopathic medicine (DO), pharmacy (DPhar), podiatric medicine (DPM), veterinary medicine (DVM), chiropractic (DC or DCM), law (JD), and theological professions (MDiv or MHL). UMB enrolls students in the following first-professional programs: medicine (MD); dentistry (DDS); pharmacy (PharmD); and law (JD). Source: National Center for Education Statistics Glossary. | |
The State of Maryland and the University System of Maryland report fiscal activity from July 1 through June 30 of the following year, known as a fiscal year. The fiscal year is known by the calendar year in which it ends. Thus, fiscal year 2003 began July 1, 2002 and ends June 30, 2003. Common abbreviations are FY or just "fiscal". Fiscal year enrollment is calculated as the average of the fall and spring enrollment by attendance status and residency for each program. Because it is calculated this way, fiscal year headcount for the entire university or a particular program is not necessary the average of the fall and spring enrollments. | |
Full-Time Equivalent Student. A representation of the number of students enrolled at an institution, each registered for a full credit hour load. FTES are normally calculated on a fiscal year basis, but can be done for an individual term, using a different set of factors. | |
| Headcount | A count of the actual number of students enrolled at a particular point in time, usually two weeks after the beginning of each term. The fall term enrollment is the most widely reported, and is used as the basis of comparison with other peer institutions. Reporting requirements to MHEC and IPEDS use fall headcount enrollment. The attendance status of each student is determined using a pre-determined set of factors applied to the number of credits for which the student is enrolled (with the exception of the Graduate School). |
