FIRST-TIME, FIRST-YEAR (FRESHMEN) ADMISSION

 

Admission Requirements
Basis for Selection
SAT and ACT Policies
Freshman Profile
First-time freshman test scores
Admission Policies
Early Decision and Early Action Plans
C1. First-time, first-year, (freshmen) students: Provide the number of degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students who applied, were admitted, and enrolled (full- or part-time) in fall 2002. Include early decision, early action, and students who began studies during summer in this cohort. Applicants should include only those students who fulfilled the requirements for consideration for admission (i.e., who completed actionable applications) 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have been notified of one of the following actions: admission, nonadmission, placement on waiting list, or application withdrawn (by applicant or institution).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 first-time, first-year (freshman) men who applied 3299
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who applied 4704
 
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) men who applied 2233
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who were admitted 3396
 
Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men who enrolled 1261
Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men who enrolled 39
 
Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women who enrolled 1690
Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women who enrolled 39
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 2002 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 requirements
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 its equivalent). If you use a different system for calculating units, please convert.
  Units
Required		 Units
Recommended
Total academic units 23.5  
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:
Open admission policy as described above for all students
Open admission policy as described above for most students, but
selective admission to some programs
other (explain)
C7. Relative importance of each of the following academic and nonacademic factors in first-time, first-year, degree-seeking (freshman) admission decisions.
Very Important Important Considered Not Considered
Academic
Secondary school record    
Class rank
Recommendation(s)
Standardized test scores 
Essay
Non-Academic
Interview         
Extracurricular activities    
Talent/ability 
Character/personal qualities
Alumni/ae relation
Geographical residence
State residency 
Religious affiliation/commitment
Minority status
Volunteer work
Work experience
SAT and ACT Policies
C8. Entrance exams
C8A.
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
Required Recommended Required for some Consider if Submitted Not Used
SAT I      
ACT
SAT I or ACT (no preference)
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?
      Yes   No
Placement       
Counseling       
C8B. Does your institution use the SAT I or II or the ACT for placement only? If so, please mark the appropriate boxes below:

PLACEMENT
  Required Recommended Required for some
SAT I
SAT II
ACT
SAT I or ACT
Latest date by which SAT I or ACT scores must be received for fall-term admission August 22, 2003
Latest date by which SAT II scores must be received for fall-term admission
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):
Top 25% of class rank has automatic admission
Freshman Profile
Provide percentages for ALL enrolled, degree-seeking, full-time and part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) students enrolled in fall 2002, 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 2002 who submitted national standardized (SAT/ACT) test scores. Include information for ALL enrolled, degree-seeking, first-time, first-year (freshman) 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 87% Number submitting SAT scores 2765
Percent submitting ACT scores 40% Number submitting ACT scores 1275
First-time freshman test scores
  25th Percentile 75th Percentile
SAT I Verbal 480 600
SAT I Math 480 600
ACT Composite 20 25
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% 4%
600-699 23% 23%
500-599 42% 44%
400-499 27% 26%
300-399 4% 3%
200-299 0% 0%
  ACT Composite ACT English ACT Math
30-36 4%    
24-29 34%    
18-23 56%    
12-17 6%    
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 tenth of high school graduating class 15%  
Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class 44%  
Percent in top half of high school graduating class 83%  
Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class 17%  
Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class 2%  
Percent of total first-time freshmen who submitted high school class rank:

    93%
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 N/A
Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.99 N/A
Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.99 N/A
Percent who had GPA below 1.0 N/A
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:   
Admission Policies
C13.
Application Fee
Does your institution have an application fee? Yes No
Amount of application fee:                                                                $40
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):  
Priority date:  
C15.
Are first-time freshmen accepted for terms other than fall? Yes No
C16. Notification to applicants of admission decision sent (fill in one only)
On a rolling basis beginning (date): N/A

By (date):

Other:

C17. Reply policy for admitted applicants:
Must reply by (date):
No set date:
Must reply by May 1 or within _____ weeks if notified thereafter
Other:
C18. Deferred admission
Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission? Yes No
If yes, maximum period of postponement: 1 Year.
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  
For the Fall 2002 entering class:
Number of early decision applications received by your institution  
Number of applicants admitted under early decision plan  
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