This is one in a series of data briefs developed by the Delta Cost Project at AIR using data from the IPEDS Analytics: Delta Cost Project Database 1987-2010, which was released on August 14, 2012, by the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics. The intent of this series is to update key tables and figures from Trends in College Spending. This brief looks at two degree-related measures: 

  • Degree and completion ratios that compare the number of degrees or completions (total awards) to student enrollment
  • The cost per the total number of degrees or completions awarded, which looks at education and related (E&R) costs (spending focused solely on the educational mission of colleges and universities) through the lens of student outcomes rather than enrollment