FIRST-TIME, FIRST-YEAR (FRESHMAN) ADMISSION

FIRST-TIME, FIRST-YEAR (FRESHMAN) ADMISSION

Applications


First-time, first year, (freshman) students: Provide the number of degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students 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 should include only those students who fulfilled the requirements for consideration for admission (i.e., who completed actionable applications) 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have been notified of one of the following actions: admission, nonadmission,placement on waiting list, or application withdrawn (by applicant or institution).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 include wait-listed students who were subsequently offered admission.

Total first-time, first-year (freshman) men who applied
4,853
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who applied
6,429
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) men who were admitted
3,283
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who were admitted
4,551
Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men who enrolled
1552
Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men who enrolled
31
Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women who enrolled
2011
Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women who enrolled
41

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

  Yes No
Do you have a policy of placing students on a waiting list?
 
X
If yes, please answer the questions below for fall 2004 admissions:
 
Number of qualified applicants offered a placed on waiting list
 
Number accepting a place on the waiting list
 
Number of wait-listed students admitted
 
Is your waiting list ranked?
If yes, do you release that information to students?
Do you release that information to school counselors?

Admission Requirements

High School completion requirement

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

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

Require
Recommend
X
Neither require nor recommend

Distribution of high school units 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 ine year of study or its equivalent). If you use a different system for calculating units, please convert.

 
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:

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)
 
 

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
Rigor of secondary school record
X
Class rank
X
Academic GPA
X
Standardized test scores
X
Application Essay
X
Recommendation(s)
X
Nonacademic
Interview
X
Extracurricular activities
X
Talent/ability
X
Character/personal qualities
X
First generation
X
Alumni/ae relation
X
Geographical residence
X
State residency
X
Religious affiliation/commitment
X
Racial/ethnic status
X
Volunteer work
X
Work experience
X
Level of applicant’s interest
X

 

SAT and ACT Policies

Entrance Exams

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


If yes, place marks in the appropriate boxes below to reflect your institution's policies for use in Admission for Fall 2007.

  ADMISSION
 
Require
Recommend
Require for Some
Consider if Submitted
Not Used
SAT or ACT
X
       
ACT only
         
SAT only
         
SAT and SAT Subject Tests
         
SAT and SAT Subject Tests or ACT
         
SAT Subject Tests only
         

If your instituion 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 with Writing component recommended
 
ACT with or without Writing component accepted
X

Please indicate how your institution will use the SAT or ACT writing component; check all that apply:

For admission
 
For placement
 
For advising
   
In place of an application essay
 
As a validity check on the application essay
 
No college policy as of now
X

In addition does your institution use applicant's test scores for academic advising?

 
Yes
No
YES


Latest date by which SAT or ACT scores must be received for fall-term admission
August 15, 2005
Latest date by which SAT Subject Test 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):
 


Please indicate which tests your institution uses for placement (e.g., state tests):

SAT
     
ACT
     
SAT Subject Tests
     
AP
     
CLEP
 
Institutional Exam
 
State Exam (specify):
TOEFL; THEA

 

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 arragements.


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, degree-seeking, first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted test scores. Do not include partial test scores (e.g., mathematics scores but not verabal 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
87%
Number submitting SAT scores
3185
Percent submitting ACT scores
44%
Number submitting ACT scores
1593



  25th Percentile 75th Percentile
SAT Verbal
500
600
SAT Math
500
610
ACT Composite
20
24
ACT English
ACT Math
   


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

  SAT Verbal SAT Math  
700-800
4.70%
5.00%
600-699
24.50%
25.30%
500-599
45.30%
46.60%
400-499
23.50%
21.60%
300-399
2.00%
1.40%
200-299
0.00%
0.10%
Totals should = 100%
100.00%
100.00%
 
ACT Composite
ACT English ACT Math
30-36
3.50%
24-29
36.60%
18-23
55.80%
12-17
4.00%
6-11
0.10%
Below 6
Totals should = 100%
100.00%
0.00%
0.00%

Percent of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year (freshman) students who had high school 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
19%
 
Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class
48%
Percent in top half of high school graduating class
86%
 
Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class
14%
Top half +bottom half = 100%
Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class
1%
Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshmen) students who submitted high school class rank:
94%

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 3.75 and higher
 
Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.74
 
Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.49
 
Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.24
 
Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.99
 
Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.49
 
Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.99
 
Percent who had GPA below 1.0
 
Totals should = 100%
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:
 

Admissions Policies
Application Fee

 
Yes
No
Does your institution have an application fee?
X
Amount of application fee:
$40.00
Yes
No
Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?
X

If you have an application fee and an-online application option, please indicate policy for students who apply on-line:

Same fee:
X
Free:
 
Reduced:
 


 
Yes
No
Can on-line application fee be waived for applicants with financial need?
X
 


Application closing date

 
Yes
No
Does your institution have an application closing date?
X
 
Application closing date (fall):
8/19
Priority date:
6/15


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


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

On a rolling basis beginning (date):
15-Oct
By (date):
 
Other:
 
   

Reply policy for admitted applicants (fill in one only)

Must reply by (date):
   
No set date:
X
Must reply by May 1 or within _____ weeks if notified thereafter
 
Other:
 
   
Deadline for housing deposit (MMDD):
 
Amount of housing deposit:
$400
Refundable if student does not enroll?
Yes, in full
 
Yes, in part
X
No
 

Deferred admission

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

Early admission of high school students

 
Yes
No
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?
X

Common Application

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

 

Early Decision and Early Action Plans

Early Decision

 
Yes
No
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?
X
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 2005 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:

Early Action

 
Yes
No
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?
X

If “yes,” please complete the following:
 
Early action closing date
 
Early action notification date
 

Is your early action plan a "restrictive" plan under which you limit students from applying to other early plans?

Yes
No
X


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