CDS 2002 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 2002. Include early decision, early action, and students who began
studies during summer in this cohort. Applicants include all students who fulfilled
the requirements for consideration for admission (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placement on waiting list, or application withdrawn (by applicant or institution).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 applied: 1,448
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women applied: 2,032
   
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) men admitted: 1,322
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women admitted: 1,851
   
Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men enrolled: 1,020
Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men enrolled: 69
   
Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women enrolled: 1,359
Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women enrolled: 94

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 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?
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 17.5  
English 4  
Mathematics 3  
Science 3  
Of these, units that must be lab    
Foreign language    
Social studies 3  
History    
Academic electives 4.5  

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.

 

 

Very important

Important

Considered

Not considered

Academic
Secondary school record     X  
Class Rank     X  
Recommendation       X
Standardized test scores     X  
Essay       X
 
Nonacademic
Interview       X
Extracurricular activities       X
Talent/ability       X
Character/personal qualities       X
First Generation       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

 

Note: The SAT I is now called SAT Reasoning or the SAT and SAT II Tests are now called
SAT Subject Tests.

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

Please check marks in the appropriate boxes below to reflect your institution’s policies
for use in admission.

ADMISSION

  Require Recommend Require for some Consider if submitted Not used
SAT I          
SAT II          
ACT          
SAT I or ACT – ACT preferred X        
Other (specify)          

 

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

Placement: Yes
Counseling: Yes

 

b. Does your institution use of the SATI or SAT II or the ACT for placement only? No. (ACT is used for Placement and Admission)

If so, please mark the appropriate boxes below:

PLACEMENT

  Require Recommend Require for some
SAT I      
SAT II      
ACT      
SATI or ACT     X
International Students

 

c. Latest date by which SAT I or ACT scores must be received for fall-term admission:
Last Day of Registration

Freshman Profile

 

Provide percentages for all enrolled degree-seeking full-time and part-time, first-time,
first-year (freshman) students enrolled in Fall 2002, 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
2002 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 ACT scores: 99.5%
Number submitting ACT scores: 2,543

  25th percentile 75th percentile
ACT Composite 17 22
ACT English 17 23
ACT Math 16 20

 

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

 

  ACT Composite ACT English ACT Math
30-36 0.4% 1.5% 0.3%
24-29 11.2% 19.6% 9.1%
18-23 60.7% 49.5% 44.0%
12-17 27.6% 25.8% 46.2%
6-11 0.1% 3.6% 0.4%
below 6 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

 

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).

Information Not Available

 

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.

Information Not Available

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

Information Not Available

Admission Policies

C13. Application fee
Does your institution have an application fee? Yes
Amount of application fee: $20
Can it 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): July 15 (last day to apply without a late application fee)
Priority date: Not Applicable
 
C15. Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the fall? Yes
 
C16. Notification to applicants of admission decision sent: on a rolling basis
     
C17. Reply policy for admitted applicants. No set date
 
C18. Deferred admission: Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after
admission?
Yes
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
 
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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