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2005-06 Common Data Set

Section C. First-time, First-year (Freshmen) Admission

C1. First-time, first-year (freshman) students:
Provide the number of degree-seeking first-time, first-year who applied, were admitted, and enrolled (full- or part-time) in Fall 2005. Include early decision, early action, and students who began studies during summer in this cohort. Applicants include all students who fulfilled the requirements for consideration for admission (including payment or waiving of the application fee, if any) and who have been notified of one of the following actions: admission, no admission, placement on waiting list, or application withdrawn (by applicant or institution). Admitted applicants should include wait-listed students who were subsequently offered admission.

Total first-time, first-year (freshman) men who applied 2,995
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who applied 3,768
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) who applied 6,763
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) men who were admitted 2,183
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who were admitted 2,759
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) who were admitted 4,942
Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men who enrolled 994
Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women who enrolled 1,142
Total full-time, first-time , first-year (freshman) who enrolled 2,136
Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men who enrolled 29
Total part-time, first-time , first-year (freshman) women who enrolled 27
Total part-time, first-time , first-year (freshman) who enrolled 56

 

C2. Freshman wait-listed students
(students who met admission requirements but whose final admission was contingent on space availability)

Do you have a policy of placing students on a waiting list?  Yes        No

 

If yes, please answer the questions below for Fall 2005 admissions:

Number of qualified applicants placed on waiting list
Number accepting a place on the waiting list
Number of wait-listed students admitted

 

Admission Requirements

C3. High school completion requirement
High school completion requirement(s) for degree-seeking entering students:

 High school diploma is required and GED is accepted
 High school diploma is required and GED is not accepted
 High school diploma or equivalent is not required

 

C4. Does your institution require or recommend a general college preparatory program for degree-seeking students?

 Require
 Recommend
 Neither require nor recommend

 

C5. Distribution of high school units required and/or recommended.
Specify the distribution of academic high school course units required and/or recommended of all or most degree-seeking students using Carnegie units (one unit equals one year of study or equivalent). If you use a different system for calculating units, please convert.

Units required Units recommended
Total academic units 15
English 4
Mathematics 3 4
Science 3 4
   -of these, units that must be lab 3
Foreign language 1 2
Social Studies 1 2
History 2
Academic electives 1
Other:

Basis for Selection

 

C6. Open admission policy, under which virtually all secondary school graduates or students with GED equivalency diplomas are admitted without regard to academic record, test scores, or other qualifications? If so, check which applies:

 Open admission policy as described above for all students
Open admission policy as described above for most students, but
 selective admission for out-of-state students
 selective admission to some programs
Other (explain) admission is NOT open

 

C7. Relative importance of each of the following academic and nonacademic factors in your first-time, first-year, degree-seeking (freshman) admission decisions.

Very important Important Considered Not considered
Academic
Rigor of secondary school record
Class rank
Academic GPA
Standardized test scores
Application Essay
Recommendation(s)
Non-Academic
Interview
Extracurricular activities
Talent/ability
Character/personal qualities
First Generation
Alumni/ae relation
Geographical residence
State residency
Religious affiliation/commitment
Racial/ethnic status
Volunteer work
Work experience
Level of applicant’s interest

SAT and ACT Policies

C8. Entrance exams

Does your institution make use of SAT, ACT, or SAT Subject Test scores in admission decisions for first-time, first-year degree-seeking applicants?  Yes       No

 

If yes, please select the appropriate boxes below to reflect your institution’s policies for use in admission.

ADMISSIONS
Require Recommend Require for some Consider if submitted Not used
SAT Test only
ACT Only
SAT or ACT
SAT or SAT Subject Tests
SAT and SAT Subject Tests or ACT
SAT Subject Tests only

 

B. If your institution will make use of the ACT in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants for Fall 2007, please indicate which ONE of the following applies:
 ACT with Writing component required
 ACT without Writing component accepted
 ACT with or without Writing component accepted

 

C. If your institution will make use of the new SAT Test scores in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants for Fall 2006, please indicate which ONE of the following applies:
 New SAT Reasoning Test required
 New SAT Test or the “old” SAT I (administered prior to March 2005 and without a writing component) accepted


D.In addition, does your institution use applicants’ test scores for placement or counseling?

Placement  Yes        No
Counseling  Yes        No

 

 

E. Latest date by which SAT or ACT scores must be received for fall-term admission: 04/01
Latest date by which SAT Subject Tests scores must be received for fall-term admission:
F. If necessary, use this space to clarify your test policies (e.g. if tests recommended for some students, or if tests not required of some students):

Freshman Profile

Provide percentages for ALL enrolled, degree-seeking, full-time and part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) students enrolled in Fall 2005, including students who began studies during summer, international students/nonresident aliens, and students admitted under special arrangements.

C9. Percent and number of first-time, first-year (freshman) students enrolled in Fall 2005 who submitted national standardized (SAT/ACT) test scores.
Include information for ALL enrolled, first-time, first-year (freshman) degree-seeking students who submitted test scores. Do not include partial test scores (e.g. mathematics scores but not verbal for a category of students) or combine other standardized test results (such as TOEFL) in this item. The 25th percentile is the score that 25 percent scored at or below; the 75th percentile score is the one that 25 percent scored at or above.

Percent submitting SAT scores 20
Percent submitting ACT scores 79
Number submitting SAT scores 428
Number submitting ACT scores 1,738

 

25th percentile 75th percentile
SAT I Verbal 480 580
SAT I Math 490 600
ACT Composite 20 26
ACT English 20 28
ACT Math 18 25

Percent of first-time, first-year (freshman) students with scores in each range:

SAT I Verbal SAT I Math
700-800 4 5
600-699 15 22
500-599 47 44
400-499 31 27
300-399 3 2
200-299 0 0

 

ACT Composite ACT English ACT Math
30-36 7 15 5
24-29 37 36 30
18-23 51 39 44
12-17 5 10 21
6-11 0 0 0
below 6 0 0 0


C10. Percent of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year (freshman) students who had high school class rank within each of the following ranges (report information for those students from whom you collected high school rank information).

Percent in top 10th of high school graduating class
Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class 47
Percent in top half of high school graduating class 74
Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class 8
Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class 26
Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted high school class rank: 63

 

C11. Percent of all enrolled, degree-seeking first-time, first-year(freshman) students who had high school grade-point averages within each of the following ranges (using 4.0 scale); report information only for those students from whom you collected high school GPA.

Percent who had GPA of 3.75 or higher 25
Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.74 15
Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.49 13
Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.24 15
Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.99 20
Percent who had GPA between 2.00 and 2.49 11
Percent who had a GPA between 1.0 and 1.99
Percent who had a GPA below 1.0

 

C12.

Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time, first year (freshman) students who submitted GPA: 3.25
Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted high school GPA: 99

 

Admission Policies

C13. Application Fee

Does your institution have an application fee?  Yes        No
Amount of application fee 25
Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?  Yes        No
If you have an application fee and an on-line application option, please indicate policy for students who apply on-line:
Same fee:  Yes        No
Free:  Yes        No
Reduced:  Yes        No
Can on-line application fee be waived for applicants with financial need?  Yes        No

 

C14. Application Closing Date

Does your institution have an application closing date?  Yes        No
Application closing date (Fall) 07/20
Priority date 06/15

 

C15.

Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the fall?  Yes        No

 

C16. Notification to applicants of admission decision sent (fill in one only)

On a rolling basis beginning (date) 10/01
By (date)
Other

 

C17. Reply policy for admitted applicants (fill in one only)

Must reply by (date)
No set date
Must reply by May 1 or within weeks if notified thereafter
Other
Deadline for housing deposit (MM/DD):  /
Amount of housing deposit:
Refundable if student does not enroll?  Yes, in full        Yes, in part        No

 

C18. Deferred admission:

Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission?  Yes        No
If yes, maximum period of postponement:

 

C19. Early admission of high school students:

Does your institution allow high school students to enroll as full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) students one year or more before high school graduation?  Yes    No

 

C20. Common application

Will you accept the Common Application distributed by the National Association of Secondary School Principals if submitted?  Yes      No
If “yes,” are supplemental forms required?  Yes      No
Is your college a member of the Common Application Group?  Yes      No

 

Early Decision and Early Action Plans

C21. Early decision

Does your institution offer an early decision plan (an admission plan that permits students to apply and be notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date and that asks students to commit to attending if accepted) for first-time, first-year (freshman) applicants for Fall enrollment?  Yes      No

 

If “yes,” please complete the following:

First or only early decision plan closing date
First or only early decision plan notification date
Other early decision plan closing date
Other early decision plan notification date
Number of early decision applicants received by your institution for the Fall 2005 entering class:
Number of applicants admitted under early decision plan for the Fall 2005 entering class:
Please provide significant details about your early decision plan.

 

C22. Early action:

Do you have a nonbinding early action plan whereby students are notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date but do not have to commit to attending your college?  Yes        No

 

If “yes,” please complete the following:

Early action closing date
Early action notification date
 Rolling    Not Rolling
Is your early action plan a “restrictive” plan under which you limit students from applying to other early plans?  Yes        No
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