C. First-Time, First-Year (Freshmen) Admission - 2003

Applications

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 2003. 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have been notified of one of the following actions: admission, nonadmission, placement on waiting list, or application withdrawn (by applicant or institution).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	5,745
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who applied	6,694
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) men who were admitted	4,384
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who were admitted	5,269
Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men who enrolled	1,724
Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men who enrolled	11
Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women who enrolled	1,960
Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women who enrolled	11

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

If yes, please answer the questions below for Fall 2003 admissions:

Number of qualified applicants offered a placed on waiting list:  763

Number accepting a place on the waiting list

Number of wait-listed students admitted:  153

 

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	yes
High school diploma is required and GED is not accepted	no
High school diploma or equivalent is not required	no

C4. Does your institution require or recommend a general college-preparatory program for degree-seeking students?

Required	yes
Recommended	no
Neither required or recommended	no

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.

Academic Units	Units Required	Units Recommended
Total academic units	12	15
English	4	4
Mathematics	3	3
Science	2	3
Of these, units that must be lab	1	2
Foreign language		1
Social studies	3	4
History
Academic electives
Other (specify)

(NOTE: Mathematics must include Algebra I, Algebra II, and either geometry, trigonometry, calculus or analysis. Science must include biology and a physical science)

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? No

C7. Relative importance of each of the following academic and nonacademic factors in your first-time, first-year degree-seeking (freshman) admission decisions.

Academic	Very Important	Important	Considered	Not Considered
Rigor of secondary school record	yes	no	no	no
Class rank	no	no	yes	no
Recommendation(s)	no	no	yes	no
Standardized test scores	yes	no	no	no
Application essay	no	no	no	yes

Nonacademic	Very Important	Important	Considered	Not Considered
Interview	no	no	no	yes
Extracurricular activities	no	no	yes	no
Talent/ability	no	no	yes	no
Character/personal qualities	no	no	no	yes
Alumni/ae relation	no	no	yes	no
Geographical residence	no	no	yes	no
State residency	no	yes	no	no
Religious affiliation/commitment	no	no	no	yes
Minority status	no	no	yes	no
Volunteer work	no	no	yes	no
Work experience	no	no	no	yes

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.

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

If yes, place check marks in the appropriate boxes below to reflect your institutions policies for use in admission for Fall 2005.

Test	Require	Recommended	Require for Some	Consider if Submitted	Not Used
SAT I	no	no	no	no	no
ACT	no	no	no	no	no
SAT I or ACT (no preference)	yes	no	no	no	no
SAT I or ACT - SAT I prefered	no	no	no	no	no
SAT I or ACT - ACT prefered	no	no	no	no	no
SAT I or SAT II	no	no	no	no	no
SAT I and SAT II or ACT	no	no	no	no	no
SAT II	no	no	no	no	no

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

C. Latest date by which SAT I or ACT scores must be received for fall-term admission: August 1

Freshman Profile

Provide percentages for ALL enrolled, degree-seeking, full-time and part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) students enrolled in Fall 2003, 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 2003 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 critical reading 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	Number
Submitting SAT scores	29%	1,072
Submitting ACT scores	71%	2,634

	25th Percentile	75th Percentile
SAT I Verbal	510	600
SAT I Math	520	620
ACT Composite	22	27
ACT English	21	28
ACT Math	20	26

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

Score Range	SAT I Verbal	SAT I Math
700-800	4.7%	7.0%
600-699	22.4%	29.8%
500-599	51.7%	47.1%
400-499	20.1%	14.6%
300-399	1.1%	1.5%
200-299	0.0%	0.0%
Totals should be = 100%	100.00%	100.00%

Score Range	ACT Composite	ACT English	ACT Math
30-36	9.7%	14.8%	7.7%
24-29	46.1%	41.2%	41.3%
18-23	42.0%	39.6%	41.1%
12-17	2.3%	4.5%	9.9%
6-11	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Below 6	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Totals should be = 100%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%

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	30.8%
Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class	54%
Percent in top half of high school graduating class	85%
Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class	15%
Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class	1.9%
Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshmen) students who submitted high school class rank:	68%

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 between 3.00 or higher	86.7%
Percent who had GPA between 2.00 and 2.99	13.7%
Percent who had GPA between 1.00 and 1.99	0.0%
Percent who had GPA below 1.0	0.0%
Totals should be = 100%	100.00%

C12. Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted GPA:  3.55

C12. Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted high school GPA: 99.6 %

Admission Policies

C13. Application Fee

Does your institution have an application fee? Yes

Amount of application fee: $25.00 ($50.00 for international students)

Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?  No

 

C14. Application closing date

Does your institution have an application closing date? Yes

Application closing date (fall):  Approx. August 1 (3 weeks prior to start of semester)

Priority date: 

C15. Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the fall? Yes

C16. Notification to applicants of admission decision sent (fill in one only)

On a rolling basis beginning (date): Continuous

By (date):

Other: 

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

Must reply by (date): 

No set date:

Must reply by May 1 or within 4 weeks if notified thereafter until capacity is reached

C18. Deferred admission

Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission? Yes 

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

C20. Common application

Will you accept the Common Application distributed by the National Association of Secondary School Principals if submitted? No

Is your college a member of the Common Application Group? 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

If "yes," please complete the following:

First or only early decision plan closing date: Nov. 1

First or only early decision plan notification date: Rolling

Other early decision plan closing date:

Other early decision plan notification date:

For the Fall 2003 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?  No

If "yes," please complete the following:

Early action closing date: Three weeks prior to start of semester

Early action notification date: Continuous