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C. First-time, First-year (Freshman) Admission

Applications

C1.

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 2007. 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have been notified of one of the following actions: admission, nonadmission, placement on waiting list, or application withdrawn (by applicant or institution).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 full-time, first-time, first-year (freshmen) men who applied: 4,330
Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshmen) women who applied: 6,233

Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshmen) men who were admitted: 1,951
Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshmen) women who were admitted: 3,134

Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshmen) men who enrolled: 457
Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshmen) men who enrolled: 2

Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women who enrolled: 637
Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women who enrolled: 2

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?   X Yes _ No
If yes, please answer the questions below for fall 2007 admissions:

Number of qualified applicants offered a place on the waiting list: 1467
Number accepting a place on the waiting list: 419
Number of wait-listed students admitted: 79
Is your waiting list ranked? No

Admission Requirements

C3. High school completion requirement

Check the appropriate box to identify your high school completion requirement for degree-seeking entering students.

X 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
X 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 15 19
English 4 4
Mathematics 3 4
Science 3 4
— Of these, units that must be lab  2 3
Foreign language 2 3
Social studies 3 4
History    
Computer science    
Visual/performing arts    
Academic electives    
Other (specify)    

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?   _ Yes X No

C7. Relative importance of each of the following academic and nonacademic factors in your 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

C8. Entrance exams
a. 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 Yes _ No

If yes, place check marks in the appropriate boxes below to reflect your institution's policies for use in admission for Fall 2009.

  Require Recommend Require
for Some
Consider
If Submitted
Not Used
SAT or ACT X        
ACT only          
SAT only          
SAT + SAT Subject Tests or ACT       X  
SAT Subject Tests       X  

b. If your institution will make use of the ACT in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants for Fall 2009, please indicate which ONE of the following applies:

X ACT with Writing component required
_ ACT with Writing component recommended
_ ACT with or without Writing component accepted
 

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

_ For admission
X For placement
X 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

d. In addition, does your institution use applicants' test scores for academic advising? X Yes _ No

e. Latest date by which SAT or ACT scores must be received for fall-term admission: March 1
Latest date by which SAT Subject Test scores must be received for fall-term admission: N/A

f. 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 for some students):   no school policies

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

SAT _
ACT _
SAT subject tests X
AP X
CLEP X
Institutional Exam X
State Exam (specify): _

Freshman Profile
Provide percentages for ALL enrolled degree-seeking full-time and part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) students enrolled in fall 2007, 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 2007 who submitted national standardized (SAT/ACT) test scores. Include information for ALL enrolled, first-time, first-year (freshman) degree-seeking 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. Do not convert SAT scores to ACT scores and vice versa. 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%   Number submitting SAT scores 964
Percent submitting ACT scores 42%   Number submitting ACT scores 458
 
  25th
percentile
75th
percentile
SAT Critical Reading 530 630
SAT Math 550 650
SAT Writing 540 630
SAT Essay    
ACT Composite   24 28
ACT English 23 29
ACT Math 24 28
ACT Writing    

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


SAT
Critical
Reading
SAT
Math
SAT
Writing
700-800   6% 8% 6%
600-699 38% 45% 41%
500-599 44% 37% 42%
400-499 1% 9% 10%
300-399 0% 1% 1%
200-299 0% 0% 0%
Totals 100% 100% 100%

  ACT
Composite
ACT
English
ACT
Math
30-36   14% 22% 15%
24-29 66% 51% 63%
18-23 19% 24% 20%
12-17 1% 3% 2%
6-11 0% 0% 0%
below 6   0% 0% 0%
Totals 100% 100% 100%

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 38%
Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class 74%
Percent in top half of high school graduating class 96%
Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class 4%
Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class   0%
 
Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshman) students
who submitted high school class rank:
73%

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 3.75 and higher 52%
Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.74 26%
Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.49 12%
Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.24 7%
   
Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.99 3%
Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.49 0%
 
Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.99 0%
Percent who had GPA below 1.0 0%
  100%

C12. Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted GPA: 3.76

Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted high school GPA: 100%

Admission Policies

C13.

Application fee

Does your institution have an application fee?   X Yes _ No
Amount of application fee?   $55
Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?  X Yes _ No

If you have an application fee and an on-line appliation option, please indicate policy for students who apply on-line:
   Same fee: X
   Free: _
   Reduced: _

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

C14. Application closing date

Does your institution have an application closing date?  X Yes _ No
Application closing date (fall): March 1
Priority date: January 15

C15. Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the fall?   X Yes _ No

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

On a rolling basis beginning (date) _____
By (date) April 15
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 two weeks if notified thereafter:  X
Other:  _____

Deadline for housing deposit (MMDD):  05/01
Amount of housing deposit:  $150
Refundable if student does not enroll?
   _ Yes, in full
   X Yes, in part
   _ No

C18. Deferred admission: Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission?   X Yes _ No
If yes, maximum period of postponement:   one 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 X 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 X No

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?   X Yes _ No

If "yes," please complete the following:
— Early action closing date:   November 15
— Early action notification date:   January 31
— Is your early action plan a "restrictive" plan under which you limit students from applying to other early plans? _ Yes  X No