Display 1170: Peer, Aspirational, & Proximate Institutions*

For planning purposes, "peer" institutions are those judged to be quite similar, at present, in terms of general attributes, including history, mission, size, context, and governance.  For SSU "peers" do not include special purpose, religious, private for-profits, primarily elite-serving, expensive, 2-year, major research, or non-Southern institutions.  For the most part, they are state operated.

"Aspirational" institutions are those that have been formally identified as having certain enviable practices or outcomes such that SSU may wish to emulate them or some of their practices in the future.

"Proximate" institutions are those in the immediate Chatham County geographical region--competitors to and from which SSU students often or sometimes transfer.

(This set of "peer" and "aspiration" institutions was formally adopted for the University on 2/11/05 by Presidential action. The list of "proximate" institutions as been added here for comparative purposes. )

Unit ID**

Institution

City

 State

Enrollment

 HBCU? Highest Degree % Studs. Af/Amr. % Staff Teaching % Stud.
w/Fin.Aid.		  # Acad.
Programs
(Majors)
                     
140960 Savannah State Savannah GA 2,500/3,000 Y Master 93.5 35.9 96.0  
                     
  Peers:                  
198507 Elizabeth City Elizabeth City NC 2,000/2,500 Y Master 76.9 28.6 96.0  
139719 Fort Valley Fort Valley GA 2,500/3,000 Y Master 92.7 19.6 94.0  
157058 Kentucky State Frankfort KY 2,000/2,500 Y Master 61.9 25.6 96.0  
160649 Louisiana State Shreveport LA 2,000/2,500 N Master 88.0 50.3 98.0  
107983 Southern Ark. Magnolia AR 3,000/3,500 N Master 24.0 51.5 89.0  
102377 Tuskegee Tuskegee AL 2,500/3,000 Y Doctor 71.6 35.0 91.0  
199111 UNC--Ashville Ashville NC 3,000/3,500 N Master 2.8 35.8 64.0  
101879 U. No.Alabama Florence AL 5,500/6,000 N Master 9.1 46.0 80.0  
243665 U. Virgin Islands St.Thomas VI 2,500/3,000 Y Master 62.6 39.9 56.0  
199999 Winston Salem St. WinstonSalem NC 4,000/4,500 Y Master        
                     
  Aspirationals:                  
100654 Alabama A & M Normal AL 6,500/7,000 Y Doctor 86.0 32.2 79.0  
199102 NC A&T State Greensboro NC 10,000/10,500 Y Doctor 87.7 34.0 88.0  
227526 PrairieView A/ M Prairie View TX 7,500/8,000 Y Doctor 98.8 30.8 69.0  
218733 So Carolina State Orangeburg SC 4,500/5,000 Y Doctor 91.6 37.8 93.0  
199218 UNC Wilmington Wilmington NC 10,500/11,000 N Doctor        
                     
  Proximates:                  
138789 Armstrong Atlantic Savannah GA 6,500/7,000 N Master 21.9 53.0 87.0  
139931 Georgia Southern Statesboro GA 15,000/20,000 N Doctor 24.0 38.1 94.0  
141264 Valdosta State Valdosta GA 10,000/15,000 N Doctor 20.0 41.1 94.0  
139579 South University Savannah GA 500/1,000 N Doctor 35.1 64.9 100.0  
140951 Sav.Col.Art/Design Savannah GA 6,000/6,500 N Master 4.6 56.0 79.0  
140942 Savannah Tech. Savannah GA 3,000/3,500 N Associate 65.6 48.4 66.0  
                     

*  Data collected in this table are culled from:
        IPEDS Peer Analysis System, online at http://nces.ed.gov/ipedspas/
        Higher Education Publications (2005), Higher Education Directory, Falls Church, VA.

**  "Unit ID" is a unique number developed and assigned to educational institutions by the U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Educational Statistics for use with the Education Deparatment's IPEDS Reports.  The number is especially valuable for accessing comparative institutional information on line through the IPEDS Peer Analysis System located at http://nces.ed.gov/ipedspas/  Users can enter the Unit IDs for any group of institutions of interest and develop tabular reports for any set of data collected by IPEDS across this select group of institutions.  (To do so, go to the referenced URL and "enter" through the "Institutional Level" access following the clear instructions.  Both the User ID and Password to use are an institution's Unit ID #.)