First-time, First-year (Freshman) Students

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Common Data Set

C. FIRST-TIME, FIRST-YEAR (FRESHMAN) ADMISSION

Applications

C1. First-time, first-year (freshman) students: Provide the number of degree-seeking students who applied, were admitted, and enrolled (full- or part-time) in fall 1998. 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have been notified of one of the following actions: admission, nonadmission, placement on waiting list, or application withdrawn (by applicant or institution). Admitted applicants should include wait-listed students who were subsequently offered admission.

Total men applied:2829

Total women applied:3717

Total men admitted:- 2109

Total women admitted: - 2865

Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men enrolled: - 1151

Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men enrolled: - 66

Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women enrolled: - 1491

Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women enrolled: - 73

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 1998 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

Check the appropriate box to identify your high school completion requirement 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?

Required
Recommended
Neither required nor recommended

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 its equivalent). If you use a different system for calculating units, please convert.

	Units required	Units recommended
Total academic units	1
English	4
Mathematics	4
Science	3
Of these, units that must be lab
Foreign language	3
Social studies	4
History
Academic electives	3
Other (specify)	2.5

Basis for Selection

C6. Do you have an 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:- No

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):

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*
Secondary school record	x
Class rank	x
Recommendation(s)		x
Standardized test scores	x
Essay			x
*Nonacademic*
Interview				x
Extracurricular activities			x
Talent/ability			x
Character/personal qualities			x
Alumni/ae relation			x
Geographical residence				x
State residency				x
Religious affiliation/commitment				x
Minority status				x
Volunteer work			x
Work experience			x

SAT and ACT Policies

C8. Entrance exams

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

If yes, place check marks in the appropriate boxes below to reflect your institution's policies for use in admission.

ADMISSION
	Require	Recommend	Require for some	Considered if submitted	Not used
SAT I
ACT
SAT I or ACT (no preference)	x
SAT I or ACT--SAT I preferred
SAT I or ACT--ACT preferred
SAT I and SAT II
SAT I and SAT II or ACT
SAT II

In addition, does your institution use applicants' test scores for placement or counseling?

Placement	Yes	No
Counseling	Yes	No

B. Does your institution use the SAT I or II or ACT for placement only? If yes, please mark the appropriate boxes below.

PLACEMENT
	Require	Recommend	Require for some
SAT I
SAT II
ACT
SAT I or ACT

C. Latest date by which SAT I or ACT scores must be received for fall-term admission: _June 15____

Latest date by which SAT II scores must be received for fall-term admission: _____

D. If necessary, use this space to clarify your test policies (e.g., if tests are recommended for some students, or if tests are 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 1998, 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 1998 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. SAT scores should be recentered scores. 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:- 66%	Number submitting SAT scores:- 2296
Percent submitting ACT scores:- 34%	Number submitting ACT scores:- 1181

	25th percentile	75th percentile
SAT I Verbal	470	590
SAT I Math	470	600
ACT Composite	19	24
ACT English
ACT Math

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	20%	21%
500-599	43%	39%
400-499	28%	29%
300-399	5%	6%
200-299

	ACT Composite	ACT English	ACT Math
30-36	3%
24-29	27%
18-23	58%
12-17	12%
6-11
below 6

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:- 20.74%

Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class:- 47.02%

Percent in top half of high school graduating class:- 82.33%

Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class:- 17.67%

Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class:-2.98%

Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshman)
students who submitted high school class rank:

94.5%

C11. Percentage 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 3.0 and higher: Not Available

Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.9: Not Available

Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.99: Not Available

Percent who had GPA below 1.0:Not Available

C12. Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted GPA:

Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted high school GPA: Not Available

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

C14. Application closing date

Does your institution have an application closing date? Yes No

Application closing date (fall): August 22

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): June 15

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

No set date: 2 to 3 Weeks

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

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