FIRST-TIME, FIRST-YEAR (FRESHMAN) ADMISSION

FIRST-TIME, FIRST-YEAR (FRESHMAN) ADMISSION

Applications

 

 
C-1 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 2006. 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have been notified of one of the following actions: admission, nonadmission, placement on waiting list, or application withdrawn (by applicant or institution).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 5,382
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who applied 6,985
Total first-time, first-year (freshman)  who applied 12,367
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) men who were admitted 3,391
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who were admitted 4,726
Total first-time, first-year (freshman)  who were admitted 8,117
Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men who enrolled 1,660
Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men who enrolled 2,123
Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) who enrolled 3,783
Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women who enrolled 42
Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women who enrolled 54
Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman)  who enrolled 96

 

C-2 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?  
If yes, please answer the questions below for fall 2006 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

 

C-3 High School completion requirement
    Yes No
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    


C-4 Does your institution require or recommend a general college-preparatory program for degree-seeking students?
    Yes No
Require  
Recommend
Neither require nor recommend  

 

C-5 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 24 24
English 4 4
Mathematics 4 4
Science 3 3
  Of these, units that must be lab    
Foreign language 3 3
Social studies 2 2
History 2 2
Academic electives 2 2
Other (specify) 0.5 unit in health,1.5 units Physical Education, 0 unit Fine Arts. 4

 

Basis for Selection

   
C-6 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)   


C-7 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    
 
Class rank
     
Academic GPA      
Standardized test scores
     
Application Essay    
 
Recommendation(s)  
   
Nonacademic        
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

 

C-8A 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?   
 
If yes, place marks in the appropriate boxes below to reflect your institution's policies for use in Admission for Fall 2008.
ADMISSION
  Require Recommend Require for Some Consider if Submitted Not Used
SAT or ACT
       
ACT only          
SAT only          
SAT and SAT Subject Tests or ACT          
SAT Subject Tests only          


C-8B If your institution will make use of the ACT in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants for Fall 2008, please indicate which ONE of the following applies: (regardless of whether the writing score will be used in the admissions process):
    Yes No
ACT with Writing Component required  
ACT with Writing component recommended  
ACT with or without Writing component accepted

 

 
C-8C 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  
Not using essay component  

 

C-8D In addition does your institution use applicant's test scores for academic advising?
    Yes No
Placement
Counseling

 

 
C-8E Latest date by which SAT or ACT scores must be received for fall-term admission 8/15
  Latest date by which SAT Subject Test scores must be received for fall-term admission  

 

 
C-8F 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):  
  N/A

 

   
C-8G 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.

         
C-9 Percent and number of first-time, first-year (freshman) students enrolled in fall 2006 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 88
Percent submitting ACT scores 40
Number submitting SAT scores 3,185
Number submitting ACT scores 1,593
  25th Percentile 75th Percentile
SAT Critical Reading      
SAT Math   510 620
SAT Writing   500 610
SAT Essay      
ACT Composite   21 26
ACT Math      
ACT English      
ACT Writing      
Percent of first-time, first-year (freshman) students with scores in each range:
  SAT Critical Reading SAT Math SAT Writing
700-800   4.0%  
600-699   27.0%  
500-599   47.0%  
400-499   21.0%  
300-399   1.0%  
200-299   0%  
Totals should = 100% 0% 100% 0%
  ACT Composite ACT English ACT Math
30-36 4.0%    
24-29 35.0%    
18-23 58.0%    
12-17 2.0%    
6-11 1.0%    
Below 6 0.0%    
Totals should = 100% 100.0% 0% 0%

 

 
C-10 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 20%
Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class 50%
Percent in top half of high school graduating class 89% Top half + 
bottom half = 100%
Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class 1%
Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class 11%
Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshmen) students who submitted high school class rank:   96%

 

     
C-11 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%

 

   
C-12 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:    

 

C-13 Application Fee
    Yes No
Does your institution have an application fee?
 
Amount of application fee: $40.00
  Yes No
Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?
 
If you have an application fee and an-online application option, please indicate policy for students who apply on-line:
  Yes No
Same fee:
Free:  
Reduced:  
Can on-line application fee be waived for applicants with financial need?
 


C-14 Application closing date
    Yes No
Does your institution have an application closing date?
 
Application closing date (fall):   8/19
Priority date:   6/15


    Yes No
C-15 Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the fall?
 


     
C-16 Notification to applicants of admission decision sent (fill in one only)
  On a rolling basis beginning (date):   15-Oct
By (date):    
Other:    


C-17 Reply policy for admitted applicants (fill in one only)
    YES NO
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:  $400.00
  YES NO
Refundable if student does not enroll?  
Yes  
Yes, in full  
Yes, in part
 
No  


C-18 Deferred admission
    Yes No
Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission?
 
If yes, maximum period of postponement: 1 Year


C-19 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?
 

Common Application
Question removed from CDS.

Early Decision and Early Action Plans


C-21 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?   
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 2006 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:    


C-22 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?   
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?    


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