Common Data Set 2002 First-Time First-Year Admission

First-Time, First-Year(Freshman) Admission

Applications
First-time, first-year, (freshmen) 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 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have been notified of one of the following actions: admission, nonadmission, placement on waiting list, or application withdrawn (by applicant or institution).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				789
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who applied				851

Total first-time, first-year (freshman) men who were admitted				635
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who were admitted				726

Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men who enrolled				172
Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men who enrolled				0

Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women who enrolled				181
Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women who enrolled				0
Freshman wait-listed students (students who met admission requirements but whose final admission was contingent on space availability)
			Yes	No
Do you have a policy of placing students on a waiting list?			X
If yes, please answer the questions below for fall 2002 admissions:
Number of qualified applicants placed on waiting list				133
Number accepting a place on the waiting list				103
Number of wait-listed students admitted				28

Admission Requirements
High school completion requirements
High school diploma is required and GED is accepted				X
High school diploma is required and GED is not accepted
High school diploma or equivalent is not required
Does your institution require or recommend a general college-preparatory program for degree-seeking students?
Require
Recommend				X
Neither require nor recommend
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
English				4
Mathematics				4
Science				3
Of these, units that must be lab
Foreign language				3
Social studies				3
History
Academic electives
Other (specify)
Basis for Selection
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? If so, check which applies:				NO
Open admission policy as described above for all students
Open admission policy as described above for most students, butselective admission to some programs

Other (explain)

Relative importance of each of the following academic and nonacademic factors in 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
Entrance exams
			Yes	No
Does your institution make use of SAT I, SAT II, or ACT scores in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants?			X
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	Consider if submitted
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				X

In addition, does your institution use applicants' test scores for placement or counseling?
			Yes	No
Placement				X
Counseling				X

Does your institution use the SAT I or II or the ACT for placement only? If so, please mark the appropriate boxes below:				No
		PLACEMENT
		Require	Recommend	Require for some
SAT I
SAT II
ACT
SAT I or ACT

Latest date by which SAT I or ACT scores must be received for fall-term admission				2/1
Latest date by which SAT II scores must be received for fall-term admission				NA

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 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 2002, including students who began studies during summer, international students/nonresident aliens, and students admitted under special arrangements.

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, 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	97.7%	Number submitting SAT scores		345
Percent submitting ACT scores	36.5%	Number submitting ACT scores		129

First-time freshman test scores
			25th Percentile	75th Percentile
SAT I Verbal			560	680
SAT I Math			560	660
ACT Composite			25	30
ACT English			24	30
ACT Math			24	29
Percent of first-time, first-year (freshman) students with scores in each range:
			SAT I Verbal	SAT I Math
700-800			19.7%	16.8%
600-699			44.1%	41.8%
500-599			31.0%	33.3%
400-499			5.2%	7.8%
300-399			0%	0.3%
200-299			0%	0%
		ACT Composite	ACT English	ACT Math
30-36		29.5%	29.1%	21.3%
24-29		51.1%	50.4%	56.7%
18-23		18.6%	18.9%	20.4%
12-17		0.8%	1.6%	1.6%
6-11		0%	0%	0%
Below 6		0%	0%	0%
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				42.5%
Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class				73.3%
Percent in top half of high school graduating class				94.3%
Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class				5.7%
Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class				0.8%
Percent of total first-time freshmen who submitted high school class rank:				70%

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				89.7%
Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.99				10.3%
Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.99				0%
Percent who had GPA below 1.0				0%

Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted GPA:				3.59
Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted high school GPA:				99.4%

Admission Policies
Application Fee
			Yes	No
Does your institution have an application fee?			X
Amount of application fee:			$50
			Yes	No
Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?			X

Application closing date
			Yes	No
Does your institution have an application closing date?			X
Application closing date (fall):			2/1
Priority date:			2/1

			Yes	No
Are first-time freshmen accepted for terms other than fall?			X

Notification to applicants of admission decision sent (fill in one only)
On a rolling basis beginning (date):
By (date):				4/1
Other:

Reply policy for admitted applicants:
Must reply by (date):
No set date:
Must reply by:			May 1 or within 2 weeks if notified thereafter
Other:

Deferred admission
			Yes	No
Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission?			X
If yes, maximum period of postponement:			1 year, 2 years in some cicumstances

Early admission of high school students
			Yes	No
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?				X

Common application
			Yes	No
Will you accept the Common Application distributed by the National Association of Secondary School Principals if submitted?			X
If “yes,” are supplemental forms required?			X
Is your college a member of the Common Application Group?			X

Early Decision and Early Action Plans
Early Decision
			Yes	No
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
If “yes,” please complete the following:
First or only early decision plan closing date
First or only early decision plan notification date
Other early decision plan closing date
Other early decision plan notification date
For the Fall 2002 entering class:
Number of early decision applications received by your institution
Number of applicants admitted under early decision plan
Please provide significant details about your early decision plan:

Early action
			Yes	No
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?			X
If “yes,” please complete the following:
Early action closing date				12/1
Early action notification date				1/15