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Common Data Set 2001
- 2002 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
2001. 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nonadmission, placement on waiting list, or application withdrawn (by applicant or institution).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:
1,538
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who applied:
140
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) men who were admitted:
1,278
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who were admitted:
112
Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men who enrolled:
537
Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men who enrolled:
0
Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women who enrolled:
33
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? No
Admission Requirements
C3. High
school completion requirement:
Check the appropriate box to identify your high school completion requirement for degree-seeking entering students: High
school diploma is required and GED is accepted
C4.
Does your institution require or recommend a general college-preparatory program for degree-seeking students?
Require
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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Units Required |
Units Recommended |
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Total academic units |
16 |
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English |
4 |
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Mathematics |
3 |
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Science |
2 |
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Of these, units that must be lab |
2 |
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Foreign language |
2 |
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Social studies |
2 |
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History |
1 |
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Academic electives |
1 |
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Other: PE or ROTC
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1 |
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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? 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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Very Important
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Important |
Considered |
Not Considered |
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Academic |
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Secondary school record |
X |
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Class rank |
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X |
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Recommendation(s) |
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X |
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Standardized test scores |
X |
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Essay |
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X |
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Nonacademic |
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Interview |
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X |
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Extracurricular activities |
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X |
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Talent/ability |
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X |
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Character/personal qualities |
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X |
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Alumni/ae relation |
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X |
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Geographical residence |
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X |
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State residency |
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X |
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Religious affiliation/commitment |
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X |
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Minority status |
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X |
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Volunteer work |
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X |
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Work experience |
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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?
Yes
If yes, place check marks in the appropriate boxes below to reflect your institution’s policies for use in admission.
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ADMISSION |
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Require |
Recommend |
Require for Some |
Consider If Submitted |
Not Used |
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SAT I |
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ACT |
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SAT I or ACT (no preference) |
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SAT I or ACT--SAT I preferred |
X |
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SAT I or ACT--ACT preferred |
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SAT I and SAT II |
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SAT I and SAT II or ACT |
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SAT II |
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In addition, does your institution use applicants' test scores for placement or counseling?
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Placement |
Yes |
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Counseling |
No |
B. Does your institution use the SAT I or II or the ACT for
placement only?
No C. Latest date by which SAT I or ACT scores must be received for fall-term
admission: June 1
Freshman Profile
Provide percentages for ALL enrolled, degree-seeking, full-time and part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman)
students enrolled in fall 2001, 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
2001 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.
Percent submitting SAT scores: 84.6%
Number submitting SAT scores: 482
Percent submitting ACT scores: 14.4%
Number submitting ACT scores: 82
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25th Percentile |
75th Percentile |
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SAT I Verbal |
480 |
590 |
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SAT I Math |
490 |
580 |
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ACT Composite |
20 |
25 |
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ACT English |
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ACT Math |
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Percent of first-time, first-year (freshman) students with scores in each range:
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SAT I Verbal |
SAT I Math |
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700-800 |
2.1% |
3.1% |
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600-699 |
20.3% |
18.0% |
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500-599 |
44.2% |
48.1% |
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400-499 |
31.7% |
30.3% |
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300-399 |
1.7% |
0.4% |
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200-299 |
0.0% |
0.0% |
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ACT Composite |
ACT English |
ACT Math |
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30-36 |
1.2% |
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24-29 |
32.9% |
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18-23 |
64.6% |
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12-17 |
1.2% |
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6-11 |
0.0% |
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Below 6 |
0.0% |
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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 in top tenth of high school graduating class:
7.7%
Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class:
29.0%
Percent in top half of high school graduating class:
66.0%
Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class:
34.0%
Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class:
7.9%
Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted high school class rank:
84.0%
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:
56.2%
Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.99:
43.8%
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:
3.08
Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted high school GPA:
99.6%
Admission Policies
C13.
Application fee:
Does your institution have an application fee? Yes
Amount of application fee: $35
Can it be waived for applicants with financial need? Yes
C14. Application
closing date:
Does your institution have an application closing date? No
C15. Are
first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the fall? No
C16. Notification to applicants of admission decision sent:
On a rolling basis beginning (date): September
1
C17. Reply policy for admitted applicants:
Must reply by (date): May 1
C18. Deferred admission:
Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission?
No
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?
No
C20. Common application: Will you accept the Common Application distributed by the National Association of Secondary School Principals if submitted?
No
Is your college a member of the Common Application Group?
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?
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?
No
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