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 2006. Include early decision, early action, and students who began studies during summer in this cohort. Applicants only 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have been notified of one of the following actions: admission, non-admission, placement on waiting list, or application withdrawn (by applicant or institution).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 _7,502_

Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women applied _10,638_

Total first-time, first-year (freshman) men admitted _4,692_

Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women admitted _6,260_

Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men enrolled _1,745_

Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men enrolled __21_

Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women enrolled _2,106_

Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women enrolled __16_

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: ___ No: _X__
 

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?

Required

 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         22 
English          4           4 
Mathematics          3           4 
Science          2          3 
Of these, units that must be lab          1           2
Foreign language          2          2 
Social studies          2           2 
History          1           2 
Academic electives          1           3 
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
Academic GPA           X      
Recommendation(s)        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
Racial/ethnic status               X
Volunteer work             X  
Level of applicant interest               X
Work experience             X  

SAT and ACT Policies

C8. Entrance exams

A. Does your institution make use of SAT, ACT, 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 or SAT Subject Tests or ACT          
ACT          
SAT Subject Tests          

 

B: If your institution 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

C. Please indicate how your institution will use the SAT or ACT writing component; check all that apply.

For admission

D. In Addition, does your institution use applicant's test scores for academic advising?

        No

E. Latest date by which SAT or ACT scores must be received for fall-term admission: _April 1__

Latest date by which SAT subject Test scores must be received for fall-term admission:

__Not Applicable__

F. If necessary, use this space to clarify your test policies (e.g.,) if tests are recommended for some students, or if tests are not required for some students):

G. Please indicate which tests your institution uses for placement (e.g., state tests): Institutional Placement Exams
 

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, first-time, first-year (freshman) degree-seeking students who submitted test scores. Do not include partial test scores (e.g., mathematics scores but not critical reading for a category of students) or combine other standardized test results (such as TOEFL) in this item. 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 _98%__ Number submitting SAT scores _3902_

Percent submitting ACT scores __7% _ Number submitting ACT scores _287__

 

 
 

25th percentile

75th percentile
SAT  Critical Reading       490       590 
SAT  Math       500       600 
SAT Writing        480       580
SAT Essay           7           9
ACT Composite           20         25
ACT English    
ACT Math    

 

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

  SAT  Reading SAT  Math    SAT Writing
700-800       3%         3%       1%
600-699      21%       22%    19%
500-599      48%       50%    49%
400-499      26%       23%     28%

 
300-399        2%         2%      3%
200-299        0%        0%      0%
         100%      100%

 

  ACT Composite ACT English ACT Math
30-36            4%    
24-29          32%    
18-23          57%    
12-17           7%    
6-11           0%    
Below 6           0%    
  100% 100% 100%

 

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                18%

Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class          50%

Percent in top half of high school graduating class               88%

Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class           12%

Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class      1%

Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted high school class rank: __64%___

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 3.75 and higher                             15%

Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.75                      17%

Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.49                      20%

Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.24                      20%

Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.99                      23%

Percent who had GPA between 2.00 and 2.49                        5%              

Percent who had GPA between 1.00 and 1.99                        0%

Percent who had GPA below 1.00                                           0%

    100%

C12. Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted GPA:__3.26__

Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted high school GPA: __99___%

Admission Policies

C13. Application fee

Does your institution have an application fee?     Yes

Amount of application fee__$50 for paper ; $25 for on-line __

If you have an application fee and an on-line application option, please indicate policy for students who apply on-line:

        Reduced

Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?     Yes

C14. Application closing date

Does your institution have an application closing date?     Yes

IF you have an application fee and an on-line application option, please indicate policy for students who apply online: Same fee

        Application closing date (fall) __April 1__

Priority date__________

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 beginning (date) December 1_

C17. Reply policy for admitted applicants 

Must reply by May 1 or within __2__ weeks if notified thereafter

Deadline for Housing deposit (MM/DD):   05/01

Amount of Housing deposit:  $250

Refundable if student does not enroll?  Yes, in full

C18. Deferred admission: Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission? Yes

If yes, maximum period of postponement:_1 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

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