Full-time Equivalent Students (FTES)

Description Full-time equivalent students (FTES) is a standardized measure of student workload, used to account for students taking different number of units. One FTES represents 525 hours of student instruction, typically equivalent to one full-time student taking 15 units per semester for an academic year.
Data Source(s) WVM Data Warehouse
Calculations Calculated as the sum of all students’ enrolled units divided by the number of units that constitute full-time enrollment (15 units), expressed as total full-time equivalent students (FTES).
Denominator NA
Value Type Rate
Notes
  • This measure represents the total course load taken by students, converted into the equivalent number of full-time students. It is especially useful for capturing the enrollment of part-time students in a standardized way, by translating their course load into a fraction of a full-time course load.
  • Values are grouped per academic year (e.g., Summer 2024- Spring 2025).

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Last Updated 12/11/25