Facts & FiguresCommon Data Set 2006-2007
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 2006. 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have been notified of one of the following actions: admission, nonadmission, placement on waiting list, or application withdrawn (by applicant or institution).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 | 6,367 |
| Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who applied | 3,022 |
| Total first-time, first-year (freshman) men who were admitted | 4,427 |
| Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who were admitted | 2,027 |
| Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men who enrolled | 1,949 |
| Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men who enrolled | 0 |
| Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women who enrolled | 890 |
| 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? yes
If yes, please answer the questions below for fall 2006 admissions:
Number of qualified applicants offered a place on waiting list 504
Number accepting a place on the waiting list 293
Number of wait-listed students admitted 156
Is your waiting list ranked? No
If yes, do you release that information to students?
Do you release that information to school counselors?
Admission Requirements
C3. High school completion requirement
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.
| Units Required |
Units Recommended |
|
| Total Academic Units | 16 |
|
| English | 4 |
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| Mathematics | 4 |
|
| Science | 3 |
|
| Of these (science), units must be lab | 2 |
|
| Foreign language | 2 |
|
| Social Studies | 3 |
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| History | n/a |
|
| Academic electives | n/a |
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| Other |
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: 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.
Rigor of secondary school record Class rank Academic GPA Standardized test scores Application Essay Recommendation(s) Interview Extracurricular activities Talent/ability Character/personal qualities First generation Alumni/ae relation Geographical residence State residency Religious affiliation/commitment Racial/ethnic status Volunteer work Work experience Level of applicant's interest 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? yes
If yes, place check marks in the appropriate boxes below to reflect your institution's policies for use in admission for Fall 2008.
Admission
| Require | Recommend | Require for Some | Considered if Submitted | Not Used | |
| SAT or ACT | X | -- | -- | -- | |
| ACT only | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| SAT only | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| SAT and SAT Subject Tests or ACT | -- | -- | -- | -- | X |
| SAT Subject Test Only | -- | -- | -- | -- | X |
B. If your insitution will make use of the ACT in admission decisions
for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants for Fall
2008, please indicate which ONE of the following applies: (regardless
of whether the writing score will be used in the admissions process):
| ACT with Writing Component required | X |
ACT with Writing component recommended |
|
| ACT with or without Writing component accepted |
C. Please indicate how your institution will use the SAT or ACT writing
component; check all that apply:
| For admission | |
| For placement | |
| For advising | |
| In place of an application essay | |
| As a validity check on the application essay | |
| No college policy as of now | X |
| Not using essay component |
D. In addition, does your institution use applicants' test scores for academic advising?
E. Latest date by which SAT or ACT scores must be received for fall-term
admission. 01/15
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 not required
of some students):
F. Will accept up through Nov. test scores
for competition in the President's Scholarship Program; will accept scores
through the December test dates for admission consideration.
G. Please indicate which tests your institution uses for placement (e.g., state tests):
SAT ACT SAT Subject Tests AP CLEP Institutional Exam 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 2006, 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 2006 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. Do not covert 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.
% submitting SAT scores 96% Number submitting SAT scores 2,730
% submitting ACT scores 35% Number submitting ACT scores 1,001
25th percentile
75th percentile
SAT Critical Reading SAT Math SAT Writing SAT Essay ACT Composite ACT Math ACT English ACT Writing Percent of first-time, first-year (freshman) students with scores in each range
SAT Verbal
SAT Math
700-800 18.17%
44.36%
600-699 52.67%
47.98%
500-599 26.56%
7.22%
400-499 2.56%
0.44%
300-399 200-299
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 degree-seeking, first-time, first-year
(freshman) students who had high school class rank within
each of the following ranges (report information
only for those students from whom you collected high school rank information).
Percent who had GPA of 3.75 and higher |
51.53% |
Percent who had GPA between 3.5 and 3.74 |
25.40% |
Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.49 |
15.99% |
Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.24 |
6.66% |
Percent who had GPA between 2.5 and 2.99 |
0.32% |
Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.49 |
0.10% |
Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.99 |
0.0% |
Percent who had GPA below 1.0 |
0.0% |
C12. Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted GPA: 3.70
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? yes
Amount of application fee $50.00
Can it be waived for applicants with financial need? yesIf you have an application fee and an on-line application 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? No
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) May 1
No set date __________
Must reply by May 1 or within _2_weeks if notified thereafter __________
Other __________Deadline for housing deposit: May 1
Amount of housing deposit: $600.00
Refundable if student does not enroll? Yes, in part
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: Question removed from CDS
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? 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 2006 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 __________Is your early action plan a "restrictive" plan under which you limit students from applying to other early plans?
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