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Common Data Set 2003-2004

C. FIRST TIME, FIRST YEAR (FRESHMAN) ADMISSION

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 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have been notified of one of the following actions: admission, nonadmission, placement on waiting list, or application withdrawn (by applicant or institution).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.

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 2002 admissions:

   Number of qualified applicants placed on waiting list 163

   Number accepting a place on the waiting list 85

   Number of wait-listed students admitted 35

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.

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: N/A

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):  

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
Secondary school record	X	--	--	--
Class rank	--	--	--	X
Recommendation(s)	--	--	--	X
Standardized test scores	X	--	--	--
Essay	--	X	--	--
Nonacademic	Very Important	Important	Considered	Not Considered
Interview	--	--	--	X
Extracurricular activities	--	X	--	--
Talent/ability	--	--	X	--
Character/personal qualities	--	--	X	X
Alumni/ae relation	--	--	X	--
Geographical residence	--	--	--	X
State residency	--	--	X	--
Religious affiliation/commitment	--	--	--	X
Minority status	--	--	--	X
Volunteer work	--	X	--	--
Work experience	--	X	--	--

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 institution's policies for use in admission.

Admission

D. 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):December test scores will be accepted for Fall Term Admission.

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 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.

% submitting SAT scores 97   Number submitting SAT scores 2176

% submitting ACT scores 31      Number submitting ACT scores 683

	25th percentile	75th percentile
SAT I Verbal	600	690
SAT I Math	650	740
ACT composite	26	30
ACT English	25	30
ACT Math	27	32

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

	SAT I Verbal	SAT I Math
700-800	23	50
600-699	54	45
500-599	22	5
400-499	2	0
300-399	0	0
200-299	0	0

 

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

C10. Percentage 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 student from whom you collected high school rank information)

Percent in top tenth of high school graduating class __
Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class __
Percent in top half of high school graduating class __
Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class ____
Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class ____

Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshmen) students who submitted high school class rank: __

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 had GPA of 3.0 and higher  99
Percent had GPA between 2.0 and 2.99  1
Percent had GPA between 1.0 and 1.99 0
Percent had GPA below 1.0 0

C12. Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted GPA: 3.72

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? yes
Amount of application fee $50.00
Can it be waived for applicants with financial need? yes

C14. Application closing date

Does your institution have an application closing date? yes
Application closing date (fall) January 15
Priority date __________

C15. Are 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)  March 15
By (date)
Other __________

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

Must reply by (date) April 15
No set date __________
Must reply by May 1 or within __________ weeks if notified thereafter __________
Other __________

C18. Deferred admission: Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission?  No

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

If "yes," are supplemental forms required? __ yes __ no
Is your college a member of the Common Application Group? __ yes __ 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 which asks students to commit to attending if accepted) for first-time, first-year (freshman) applicants for fall enrollment? No

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 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 __________
Early action notification date __________