C. FIRST-TIME, FIRST-YEAR (FRESHMAN) ADMISSION

Applications

C1. First-time, first-year (freshman) students: Provide the number of degree-seeking students who applied, were admitted, and enrolled (full- or part-time) in fall 1998. 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 (including payment or waiving of the application fee, if any) 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have been notified of one of the following actions: admission, nonadmission, placement on waiting list, or application withdrawn (by applicant or institution).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  7,036
Total women applied  7,806
   
Total men admitted  4,460
Total women admitted  4,862
   
Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men enrolled 1,175
Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men enrolled  
   
Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women enrolled 1,200
Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women enrolled  
 

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: X  No: ___
If yes, please answer the questions below for fall 1997 admissions:
   
Number of qualified applicants placed on waiting list  
Number accepting a place on the waiting list  
Number of wait-listed students admitted  
 

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 18   
English 4   
Mathematics 2  4
Science 2 3
Of these, units in lab   2
Foreign language   3
Social studies  3  
History    
Academic electives 5  
Other (specify) 
 		    
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(s)     [X]   
Standardized test scores [X]       
Essay     [X]   
Nonacademic
Interview       [X] 
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?
 
   Yes [X]  No[   ]

If yes, place check marks in the appropriate boxes below to reflect your institution's policies for use in admission.
 
  ADMISSION 
  Required   Recommend   Required for some   Considered if submitted   Not used  
SAT I          
ACT          
SAT I or ACT (no preference          
SAT I or ACT--SAT I preferred [X]         
SAT I or ACT--ACT preferred          
SAT I and SAT II          
SAT I and SAT II or ACT          
SAT II          
 b. Does your institution use applicants' test scores for placement or counseling?
 
Placement [  ] Yes 
[X ] No
Counseling [  ] Yes 
[X] No		  
 
 
Latest date by which SAT I or ACT scores must be received for fall-term admission 02/15
 
Latest date by which SAT II scores must be received for fall-term admission  
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):_______________________________________________
 
Freshman Profile

Provide percentages for ALL enrolled degree-seeking full-time and part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) students enrolled in fall 1998, 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 1998 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 percen scored at or above.

 
Percent submitting SAT scores 99%  Number submitting SAT scores _____ 
Percent submitting ACT scores 1%  Number submitting ACT scores  _____ 
 
 
  25th percentile 75th percentile
SAT I Verbal 510  600
SAT I Math 520 620 
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 5 4 
600-699 23 29
500-599 54 50
400-499 17 16
300-399 1 1
200-299 0  0 
 

For our traditionally admitted students (excluding those students who enrolled in special admission programs), the following SAT-Score profile applies:
 
 
  25th percentile 75th percentile
SAT I Verbal 530  610 
SAT I Math 540 630 
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 6 5 
600-699 28  35 
500-599 57 53 
400-499 9  7 
300-399 0 0 
200-299 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).
 
Percent in top 10th of high school graduating class 14%
Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class 48%
Percent in top half of high school graduating class 89%
Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class 11%
Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class  0%
Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted high school class rank: 78%
C12. Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted GPA: 87.4

Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted high school GPA: 83%

Admission Policies

C13. Application fee
 
Does your institution have an application fee? [X] Yes [   ] No
Amount of application fee $ 30
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) _02/15
Priority date _11/15
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) 01/01
By (date)  
Other  
C17. Reply policy for admitted applicants (fill in one only)
 
Must reply by (date)  05/01
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? [X] Yes [   ] 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 [   ] No
C20. Common application:
 
Will you accept the Common Application distributed by the National Association of Secondary School Principals if submitted? [   ] Yes [X] No
If "yes", are supplemental forms required? [   ] Yes [   ] No
Is your college a member of the Common Application Group? [  ] 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?
 
  [X] Yes [   ] No
If "yes," please complete the following :
First or only early decision plan closing date 11/15
First or only early decision plan notification date 12/15
 
Other early decision plan closing date  
Other early decision plan notification date  
 
Number of early decision applications received by your institution 60
Number of applicants admitted under early decision plan 58
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?
 
  [   ] Yes [X] No
If "yes," please complete the following :
Early action closing date__________
Early action notification date__________
 
 

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