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have been notified of one of the following actions: admission, non-admission, placement on waiting list, or application withdrawn (by applicant or institution).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 men applied _3758_

Total women applied _5090_

Total men admitted _2515_

Total women admitted _3463_

Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men enrolled _872_

Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men enrolled __8_

Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women enrolled _1282_

Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women enrolled ___24_

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)    
 
        3 of the additional 6 required units should be in foreign language,
            math or social sciences
 
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

If yes, place check marks in the appropriate boxes below to reflect your institution’s policies for use in admission  
 
ADMISSION 
 
Require 
Recommend 
Require for some 
Considered if submitted 
Not used 
SAT I          
ACT          
SAT I or ACT (no preference)    X        
SAT I or ACT--SAT I preferred          
SAT I or ACT--ACT preferred          
SAT I and SAT II          
SAT I and SAT II or ACT          
SAT II          
  In addition, does your institution use applicants' test scores for placement or counseling?  
Placement           No
Counseling           No

B: Does your institution use the SAT I or II or the ACT for placement only?   No
 
 
 
PLACEMENT 
 
Require 
Recommend 
Require for some 
SAT I      
SAT II      
ACT      
SAT I or ACT      

C. Latest date by which SAT I or ACT scores must be received for fall-term admission__June 1__

Latest date by which SAT II 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 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 percent scored at or above.

Percent submitting SAT scores _95%__ Number submitting SAT scores _2186_

Percent submitting ACT scores __4% _ Number submitting ACT scores _93__

  
  25th percentile 75th percentile
SAT I Verbal       450       570 
SAT I Math       450       560 
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       2%        2% 
600-699      14%       13% 
500-599      41%       39% 
400-499      34%       40% 
300-399       8%        6% 
200-299       1%        0% 
 
 
  ACT Composite ACT English ACT Math
30-36      
24-29      
18-23      
12-17      
6-11      
Below 6      
  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          42%

Percent in top half of high school graduating class               78%

Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class         22%

Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class     3%

Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted high school class rank: __74%___

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.

                HIGH SCHOOL GPA NOT RECORDED
 

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

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

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?     Yes

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)__November 1__

C17. Reply policy for admitted applicants 

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

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

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