2000-2001 COMMON DATA SET
FIRST-TIME, FIRST-YEAR ADMISSION

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 2000. 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have been notified of one of the following actions: admission, nonadmission, placement on waiting list, or application withdrawn (by applicant or institution).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 men applied
2,289
Total men admitted
1,175
Total women applied
3,192
Total women admitted
1,608
Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men enrolled
  544
Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men enrolled
   16
Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women enrolled
 613
Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women enrolled
  23

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?

If yes, please answer the questions below for fall 1999 admissions:

     X  Yes  ___No
Number of qualified applicants placed on waiting list:
150
Number accepting a place on the waiting list:
100
Number of wait-listed students admitted:
40

 
 

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?
 

 X
Required
 
Recommended
 
Neither required nor recommended

 
 
 
 
 

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
 16
  
English
 4
  
Mathematics
 3
  
Science
 2
  
Of these, units that must be lab
 2
  
Foreign language    
Social studies
 2
  
History    
Academic electives    
Other (specify below):
 5
  
5 additional college preparatory courses (in Advanced Math, Literature, Foreign Language and Social Science) are also required. 

 

    

 
 
 

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? 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 below):
  
 

 
 

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        
Secondary school record
 X
 
    
Class rank
 
X
 
  
Recommendation(s)    
 X
  
Standardized test scores
 X
 
    
Essay    
 X
  
Nonacademic        
Interview        
Extracurricular activities    
 X
  
Talent/ability    
 X
  
Character/personal qualities    
X
  
Alumni/ae relation    
X
  
Geographical residence      
X
State residency      
X
Religious affiliation/commitment      
X
Minority status    
X
  
Volunteer work    
 X
  
Work experience      
X

 
 
 
 

SAT and ACT Policies
 

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?

If yes, place check marks in the appropriate boxes below to reflect your institution's policies for use in admission. 
X    Yes  ___No
ADMISSION
 
Require
Recommend
Require for some
Considered if submitted
Not used
SAT I
 
 
 
 
 
ACT
          
SAT I or ACT
 X
 
 
 
  
SAT I or ACT--SAT I preferred
          
SAT I or ACT--ACT preferred
          
SAT I and SAT II
          
SAT I and SAT II or ACT
          
SAT II
          

 
 

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

Placement ___Yes XNo
Counseling ___Yes X No

 
 

B. Does your institution use the SAT I or II or ACT for placement only? If yes, please mark the appropriate boxes below.
 

PLACEMENT
 
Require
Recommend
Require for some
SAT I
 
 
 
SAT II
 
 
 
ACT
 
 
 
SAT I or ACT
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
C.  Latest date by which SAT I or ACT scores must be received for fall-term admission:  May 1
Latest date by which SAT II scores must be received for fall-term admission:  
D.  If necessary, use the space below to clarify your test policies (e.g., if tests are recommended for some students, or if tests are not required of some students): 
 

 
 

Freshman Profile

Provide percentages for ALL enrolled degree-seeking full-time and part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) students enrolled in Fall 2000, 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 2000 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.
 

Percent submitting SAT scores:
 94
Percent submitting ACT scores:
 --
Number submitting SAT scores:
 1,126
Number submitting ACT scores
 --

 
 
 
 
25th percentile
75th percentile
SAT I Verbal
 450
 550
SAT I Math
 460
 550
ACT Composite    
ACT English    
ACT Math    

 
 

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

 
SAT I Verbal
SAT I Math
700-800
1.5%
1.0%
600-699
10.0%
12.0%
500-599
42.0%
44.0%
400-499
38.0%
36.0%
300-399
8.0%
6.5%
200-299
0.5%
0.5%

 
 
 
ACT Composite
ACT English
ACT Math
30-36      
24-29      
18-23      
12-17      
6-11      
below 6      

 
 
 

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 10th of high school graduating class:
 12
Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class:
 31
Percent in top half of high school graduating class:
 71
Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class:
 29
Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class:  
Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted high school class rank:
78

 
 
 
 
 
 

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 3.0 and higher:		  
Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.9:  
Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.99  
Percent who had GPA below 1.0:  

 
 
 
 

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

Average GPA  
Percent of total first time first year (freshman) students who submitted high school GPA:  

 
 

Admission Policies

C13. Application fee
 

Does your institution have an application fee? 

 X Yes ___No
Amount of application fee
 $35.00
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):  May 1
Priority date:  April 1

 
 
 
 
 

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):		               10/01/01 
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  2    weeks if notified thereafter 
X
Other (Describe below):

 
 
 
 

 

 
 

C18. Deferred admission:
 

Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission?  X Yes ___No
If yes, maximum period of postponement  1 Semester

 
 
 

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? X Yes ___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? 

If "yes," please complete the following:
 

___Yes  X   No
First or only early decision plan closing date:  
Other early decision plan closing date:  
Other early decision plan closing date:  
Other early decision plan closing date:  
Other early decision plan notification date:  
Number of early decision applications received by your institution in Fall 2000:   
Number of applicants admitted under early decision plan in Fall 2000:  
Please provide significant details about your early decision plan below:
 

 
 
 

C22. Early action:
 

Do you have a nonbinding early action plan whereby students are notified ofan 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 :

 X Yes   ___ No
Early action closing date: 
1/30
Early action notification date:
Immediate