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 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placement on waiting list, or application withdrawn (by applicant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. Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshmen) men who applied: 2,811 Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshmen) women who applied: 4,812 Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshmen) men who were admitted: 1,755 Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshmen) women who were admitted: 3,268 Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshmen) men who enrolled: 469 Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshmen) men who enrolled: 0 Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women who enrolled: 705 Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women who enrolled: 0 |
| 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 2004 admissions: Number of qualified applicants placed on waiting list: 458 Number accepting a place on the waiting list: 125 Number of wait-listed students admitted: 3 |
| 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? X Require _ 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.
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| 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.
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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? 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 2006.
b. 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:
c. 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:
d. In addition, does your institution use applicants' test scores for placement or counseling?
e. Does your institution use the SAT I or II or the ACT for placement only? If so, please mark the appropriate boxes below:
f. 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 g. If necessary, use this space to clarify your test policies (e.g., if tests recommended for some students, or if tests not required of some students): SAT Writing required for English placement only. AP English (language or literature) with a grade of 4 or 5 may also be used for placement. |
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| C9. | Percent and number of first-time, first-year
(freshman) students enrolled in fall 2004 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 verbal 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.
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| 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 of total first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted high school class rank: 50% |
| 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.
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| C12. | Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking first-time,
first-year (freshman) students who submitted GPA: 3.66
Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted high school GPA: 100% |
| 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 |
| C14. | Application closing date Does your institution have an application closing date? X Yes _ No Application closing date (fall): March 1 Priority date: January 5 |
| 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 Other _____ |
| 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 |
| C20. | Common application: Will you accept the Common Application
distributed by the National Association of Secondary School Principals
if submitted?
X Yes _ No If yes, are supplemental forms required? _ Yes X No Is your college a member of the Common Application Group? _ Yes X No |
| 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 |
