College Research Vocabulary

Any and all types of money offered to students to help pay tuition, room and board, and fees

A student who is enrolled in a 2 or 4 year college who has not yet graduated

Which has to come first: being accepted to a university or enrolling?

Your secondary focus during your undergraduate studies

What does GPA stand for?

Admissions process where you submit all of your materials before Jan 1 and find out by April 1

Ohio University (public) lists two prices for undergraduate tuition: $11,744 & $21,208. Why?

A type of financial aid that is considered free money (not a scholarship)

The standard application form that is accepted by over 450 colleges for admissions.

The graduate degree that you earn after your bachelor's degree. It usually takes 1-2 years.

A type of financial aid that is considered free money and does not get paid back (not grant)

A public, two-year institution where you can earn an associate's degree

The undergraduate degree that you earn from a 4 year college or university

A college that costs the same no matter where you live; funded by private investors

Student housing provided by a college or university

The amount of money you pay for housing and meals

The academic subject area that you focus on during your undergraduate studies

Exams such as the SAT and ACT that colleges use to determine acceptance

The undergraduate degree that you can earn in 2 years from a community college

The amount of money you pay to attend classes at a college or university

Units that a school uses to indicate that a student has completed and passed required courses

A student who does not live in the state where he is trying to go to school

Open to both men and women.

A type of financial aid where you borrow money and agree to pay it back later.

The number of students who attend a particular school

The official record of a student's coursework and grades in high school and/or college

Official recognition that a college or university meets the standards of a national association

The highest degree possible, usually earned after 3 years of graduate studies

A student who already has a degree but is pursuing advanced studies

When you apply to college, they look at certain criteria you submit. What does criteria mean?

It is more expensive to go to this college if you live out of state; it is funded by the public

The application you fill out for financial aid

The ground and buildings where a college is located

Optional activities that students participate in outside of academics

Undergraduate enrollment @Winthrop is 5029; graduate is 1141. How many earned their Bachelor’s?