HOW WAS THE ETBU PEER GROUP SELECTED?
For university planning purposes, it is common to select one or more groups of institutions for comparison purposes. One such group commonly used consists of peer institutions that are in many ways alike. The ETBU Peer Group is one such group. A number of factors went into deciding which schools would be in the ETBU Peer Group: Geographical region. The geographical region for ETBU peers was selected to be made up of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana. Enrollment patterns. Total enrollment; undergraduate enrollment; percentage of undergraduates who are full-time; and number of first-time, full-time undergraduates were considered. (The chart following this narrative details these data.) Degrees awarded. While it was determined that a limited graduate program was acceptable, it was decided that the peer institutions should, if possible, be “characterized by their primary emphasis on general undergraduate baccalaureate-level education.” (This is the definition used by the AAUP and Th
