| A-21 | OMB Circular A21 |
| ASF | Assignable Square Feet |
| CIP | Classifcation of Instructional Programs (National Center for Education Statistics) |
| DA | Departmental Administration |
| DCA | Division of Cost Allocation |
| DCE | Direct Charge Equivalent |
| DR | Departmental Research |
| F&A | Facilities and Administrative (a.k.a. Indirect Costs) |
| FTE | Full Time Equivalent |
| FUNC | Functional Categories |
| GA | General Administration and General Expenses |
| GRA | Graduate Research Assistant |
| INS or INST | Instruction |
| LIB | Library |
| O&M or OM | Operations and Maintenance |
| OIA | Other Institutional Activities |
| OMB | Office of Managment and Budget |
| ONR | Office of Naval Research |
| OR | Organized Research |
| OSA | Other Sponsored Activities |
| PI | Principal Investigator |
| RA/TA | Research and Teaching Assistants |
| REF | Research Excellence Funds |
| S&W | Salaries and Wages |
| SAS or SS | Student Administration and Services |
| SPA | Sponsored Projects Administration |
| STA | Work Stations |
| USE | Room use codes |