FIRST-TIME, FIRST-YEAR (FRESHMAN) ADMISSION

FIRST-TIME, FIRST-YEAR (FRESHMAN) ADMISSION

Applications

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 2004. 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have been notified of one of the following actions: admission, nonadmission, placement on waiting list, or application withdrawn (by applicant or institution).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.


Applications
C1
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) men who applied
10059
  Total first-time, first-year (freshman)women who applied 14005
  Total first-time, first-year (freshman) men who were admitted 6288
  Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who were admitted 8906
  Total full-time, first-year (freshman) men who enrolled 1447
  Total part-time, first-year (freshman) men who enrolled 42
  Total full-time, first-year (freshman)wo men who enrolled 1945
  Total part-time, first-year (freshman)wo men who enrolled 46

 

Freshman wait-listed students (students who met admission requirements but whose final admission was contingent on space availability)
C2
Do you have a policy of placing students on a waiting list?
 
If yes, please answer the questions below for fall 2004 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

 

High school completion requirement
C3
High school completion requirementgh 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  

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.


Distribution of high school units required and/or recommended
C5   Units Required Units Recommended
  Total academic units
19
25.5
  English
4
4
  Mathematics
3
4
  Science
3
3
  Of these, units that must be lab
  Foreign language
2
3
  Social studies
2
3
  History
2
2
  Academic electives
0
2.5
  Other (specify)
3
4

Basis for Selection

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:


Basis for Selection
C6
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)
 
Music, Visual Arts, Business
 

 

Relative importance of each of the following academic and nonacademic factors in first-time, first-year, degree-seeking (freshman) admission decisions.
C7   Very Important Important Considered Not Considered
 
Academic
  Secondary school record
     
  Class rank
     
  Recommendation(s)  
   
  Standardized test scores
     
  Essay    
 
 
Nonacademic
  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


Note: The SAT I is now called SAT Reasoning or the SAT; SAT II Tests are now called SAT Subject Tests. As of March 2005 the SAT Reasoning Test will include a mandatory writing component; the SAT Subject Test in Writing will not be administered after January 2005. The ACT will have an optional writing component as of February 2005.

 

Entrance exams
C8
Entrance exams
 
Does your institution make use of SAT Reasoning Test, ACT, or SAT Subject Test scores in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants?
C8A
If yes, place check marks in the appropriate boxes below to reflect your institution's policies for use in admission for Fall 2006 .
 
ADMISSION
    Require Recommend Require for some Consider if Submitted Not Used
  SAT Reasoning Test only          
  ACT only          
  SAT Reasoning or ACT
       
  SAT Reasoning and SAT Subject Tests          
  SAT Reasoning and SAT Subject Tests or ACT          
  SAT Subject Tests only          
C8B If your institution will make use of the ACT in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants for Fall 2006, 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
 
C8C If your institution will make use of the new SAT Reasoning 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 Reasoning Test or the “old” SAT I (administered prior to March 2005 and without a writing component) accepted
 
C8D In addition, does your institution use applicants' test scores for placement or counseling?
  Placement
No
  Counseling
  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):
 
     
C8E Does your institution use the SAT Reasoning or SAT Subject Tests or the ACT for placement only? If so, please mark the appropriate boxes below:  
 
PLACEMENT
  SAT Reasoning
 Require
 Require Recommend
 Require for some
  SAT Subject Tests
        
  ACT
        
  SAT Reasoning or ACT
      
C8F Latest date by which SAT or ACT scores must be received for fall-term admission
August 22, 2005
  Latest date by which SAT Subject Test scores must be received for fall-term admission  

Freshman Profile


Provide percentages for ALL enrolled, degree-seeking, full-time and part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) students enrolled in fall 2004, including students who began studies during summer, international students/nonresident aliens, and students admitted under special arrangements.


Freshman Profile
C9
Percent submitting SAT scores
88%
Number submitting SAT scores
3022
 
Percent submitting ACT scores
41%
Number submitting ACT scores
1417
      25th Percentile 75th Percentile
  SAT Verbal  
500
610
  SAT Math  
500
610
  ACT Composite  
21
26
  ACT English    
  ACT Math    
 
Percent of first-time, first-year (freshman) students with scores in each range:
    SAT Verbal SAT Math
  700-800
4.00%
4.00%
  600-699
23.00%
23.00%
  500-599
46.00%
48.00%
  400-499
26.00%
25.00%
  300-399
1.00%
0.00%
  200-299
0.00%
0.00%
Totals
100.00%
100.00%
    ACT Composite ACT English ACT Math
  30-36
4.00%
 
  24-29
34.00%
 
  18-23
58.00%
 
  12-17
4.00%
 
  6-11
 
  Below 6
 
Totals
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%

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).

 

C10
Percent in top tenth of high school graduating class
16%
  Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class
38%
  Percent in top half of high school graduating class
68%
  Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class
11%
  Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class
1%
  Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted high school class rank:
88%

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.

 

C11
Percent who had GPA of 3.0 and higher
 
  Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.99  
  Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.99  
  Percent who had GPA below 1.0  
Totals 0.00%
  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:

 

 

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
Does your institution have an application fee?
 
Amount of application fee:
$40.00
 
Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?

 

Application closing date
C14 Does your institution have an application closing date?
  Application closing date (fall): 8/19
  Priority date: 6/15

 

First-time freshmen acceptance
C15
Are first-time freshmen accepted for terms other than the fall?
 

 

Notification to applicants of admission decision
C16
Notification to applicants of admission decision sent (fill in one only)
  On a rolling basis beginning (date): 15-Oct
  By (date):  
  Other:  

 

Reply policy
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:  
   

 

Deferred admission
C18
Deferred admission
  
 
Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission?
 
  If yes, maximum period of postponement: 1 year

 

Early admission of high school students
C19
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?

 

Common Application
C20
Will you accept the Common Application distributed by the National Association of Secondary School Principals if submitted?
 
If “yes,” are supplemental forms required?
 
Is your college a member of the Common Application Group?

Early Decision and Early Action Plans

 

Early Decision
C21
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?
 
If “yes,” please complete the following:
If “yes,” please complete the following:
 
First or only early decision plan closing date
First or only early decision plan closing date
 
 
First or only early decision plan notification date
First or only early decision plan notification date
 
 
Other early decision plan closing date
Other early decision plan closing date
 
 
Other early decision plan notification date
Other early decision plan notification date
 
 
For the Fall 2004 entering class:
For the Fall 2004 entering class:
 
Number of early decision applications received by your institution
Number of early decision applications received by your institution
 
 
Number of applicants admitted under early decision plan
Number of applicants admitted under early decision plan
 
 
Please provide significant details about your early decision plan:

Please provide significant details about your early decision plan:
 

 

Early action
C22
Do you have a nonbinding early action plan whereby students are notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date B27but do not have to commit to attending your college?  
  If “yes,” please complete the following:
  Early action closing date
  Early action notification date

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