Recruitment, Enrollment, Retention Incentive Program (RERIP) 

The RERIP program provides schools and departments with the opportunity to earn incentive funds to assist with school/department operations or instructional capacity needs. Calculations for school/department allocations are generated after 10^th day census using the metrics below. All school/department allocations will be sent as a college allocation to the Dean. 

All schools/departments generating RERIP funds will need to discuss plans for RERIP funding and other available permanent budget funding with Deans. Deans will work with their leadership teams to determine processes to allocate funds strategically for initiatives in line with college and university priorities. Funds will be distributed to colleges no later than the last week of September. 

Strategic Budget Carryover (SBC) of these funds will not be approved, as they are intended to help with immediate operating (e.g., travel funds, equipment, accreditation fees) or instructional capacity needs (e.g., NTT funds needed beyond PERM NTT budget, TT overloads created by reassigned time, or GAs).

Funds are being made available by the Office of the Provost in recognition for successful recruiting and/or retention efforts in the two main categories described below:

1. Student Headcount Growth
   10th Day Headcount compared to previous fall (not including FCR courses). NOTE: Because tuition revenue is already shared with schools/departments with Full-Cost Recovery (FCR) courses on a per course and credit hour basis (not headcount), schools/departments with FCR courses are not eligible for the increased headcount portion of RERIP. 
   
   
2. Student Success/Productivity Data
   The following data will be collected and weighted to examine improvement in each area (includes FCR programs/courses):
   • Credit Hour Production (25% weight)
     • Previous year CH production compared to previous 3 – year average
   • Degrees Awarded (10%)
     • Previous year degrees awarded compared to previous 3-year average
   • New FTIC (10%)
     • New first time in college students compared to previous 3-year average
   • New Transfer (10%)
     • New internal/external transfer students compared to previous 3-year average
   • New Graduate Students (5%)
     • New graduate students compared to previous 3-year average
   • Retention Rate (30%)
     • Previous year retention rate compared to previous 3-year average
   • Student Headcount Maintenance (10%)
     • Current fall headcount compared to previous 3-year average
   • NOTE: Weightings will be adjusted for schools/departments that do not have graduate/undergraduate programs.