2021 First Year Admissions Data

2021 First Year Admissions Data | Willamette University
C. FIRST-TIME, FIRST-YEAR (FRESHMAN) ADMISSION
C1-C2: 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 2021.
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following actions: admission, non-admission, placement on waiting list, or application withdrawn (by
applicant or institution).
Since the total may include students who did not provide gender data, the detail need not sum to the total.
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) men who applied 1429
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who applied 2251
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) men who were admitted 1070
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who were admitted 1851
Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men who enrolled 108
Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men who enrolled 1
Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women who enrolled 151
Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women who enrolled 0
Total first-time, first-year (degree-seeking) who applied 3680
Total first-time, first-year (degree-seeking) who were admitted 2921
Total first-time, first-year (degree-seeking) who enrolled 260
C2 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 2021 admissions:
       
WAITING LIST TOTAL
Number of qualified applicants offered a place on waiting list: 159
Number accepting a place on the waiting list: 56
Number of wait-listed students admitted: 25
 
Is your waiting list ranked? Yes No
If yes, do you release that information to students?    
Do you release that information to school counselors?    
C3-C5: 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?
  Require
x Recommend
  Neither require nor 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    
English   4
Mathematics   4
Science   4
Of these, units that must be
lab
  2
Foreign language   4
Social studies   4
History    
Academic electives   4
Computer Science    
Visual/Performing Arts   2
Other (specify)    
C6-C7: 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? If so, check which applies:
  Open admission policy as described above for all students
Open admission policy as described above for most students, but--
  selective admission for out-of-state students
  selective admission to some programs
  other (explain):
 
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        
Rigor of secondary school record x      
Class rank x      
Academic GPA x      
Standardized test scores     x  
Application Essay x      
Recommendation(s)   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
Work experience       x
Level of applicant s interest       x
C8: SAT and ACT Policies
Entrance exams
  Yes No
Does your institution make use of SAT, ACT, or SAT Subject Test scores in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants? x  
C8A If yes, place check marks in the appropriate boxes below to reflect your institution s policies for use in admission for Fall 2023.
  ADMISSION
Require Recommend Require for Some Consider if Submitted Not Used
SAT or ACT   x      
ACT Only          
SAT Only          
SAT and SAT Subject Tests or ACT          
SAT Subject Tests          
C8B If your institution will make use of the ACT in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants for Fall 2023 please indicate which ONE of the following applies (regardless of whether the writing score will be used in the admissions process):
  ACT with writing required
x ACT with writing recommended
x ACT with or without writing accepted
C8B If your institution will make use of the SAT in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants for Fall 2023 please indicate which ONE of the following applies (regardless of whether the Essay score will be used in the admissions process):
  SAT with Essay component required
x SAT with Essay component recommended
x SAT with or without Essay component accepted
C8C Please indicate how your institution will use the SAT or ACT essay component; check all that apply.
SAT essay ACT essay
For admission x x
For placement    
For advising    
In place of an application essay    
As a validity check on the application process    
No college policy as of now    
Not using essay component    
C8D In addition, does your institution use applicants' test scores for academic advising?
x Yes
  No
C8E Latest date by which SAT or ACT scores must be received for fall-term admission  
Latest date by which SAT Subject Test scores must be received for fall-term admission  
C8F 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):  
C8G Please indicate which tests your institution uses for placement (e.g., state tests):
  SAT
  ACT
  SAT Subject Tests
x AP
  CLEP
  Institutional Exam
  State Exam (specify):  
C9-C12: Freshman Profile
Provide information for ALL enrolled, degree-seeking, full-time and part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) students enrolled in Fall 2021, 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 2021 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 critical reading for a category of
students) or combine other standardized test results (such as TOEFL) in this item.
Do not convert SAT scores to ACT scores and vice versa.
If a student submitted multiple sets of scores for a single test, report this information according to how
you use the data. For example:
If you consider the highest scores from either submission, use the highest combination of scores
(e.g., verbal from one submission, math from the other).
If you average the scores, use the average to report the scores.
Percent Number
Submitting SAT Scores 28% 73
Submitting ACT Scores 19% 50
For each assessment listed below, report the score that represents the 25th percentile (the score that 25 percent of the freshman population scored at or below) and the 75th percentile score (the score that 25 percent scored at or above).
Assessment 25th Percentile 75th Percentile
SAT Composite 1200 1400
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 620 700
SAT Math 570 710
ACT Composite 32 35
ACT Math    
ACT English    
ACT Writing    
Percent of first-time, first-year (freshman) students with scores in each range:
Score Range SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing SAT Math
700-800 28.78% 27.40%
600-699 53.42% 37.00%
500-599 17.80% 31.50%
400-499   4.10%
300-399    
200-299    
Totals should = 100% 100.00% 100.00%
Score Range SAT Composite
1400-1600 0.27
1200-1399 0.5
1000-1199 0.19
800-999 0.04
600-799  
400-599  
Totals should = 100% 100.00%
Score Range ACT Composite ACT English ACT Math
30-36 48.00%    
24-29 36.00%    
18-23 16.00%    
12-17      
6-11      
Below 6      
Totals should = 100% 100.00% 0.00% 0.00%
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)
Assessment Percent
Percent in top tenth of high school graduating class 31%
Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class 70%
Percent in top half of high school graduating class 95% Top half +
Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class 5% bottom half = 100%
Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class 2%
Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshmen) students who submitted high school class rank: 38%  
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.
Score Range Percent
Percent who had GPA of 4.0 76.00%
Percent who had GPA between 3.75 and 3.99 15.00%
Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.74 8.00%
Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.49  
Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.24 1.00%
Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.99  
Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.49  
Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.99  
Percent who had GPA below 1.0  
Totals should = 100% 100.00%
     
C12 Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted GPA: 3.97%
Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted high school GPA: 100.00%
C13-C20: Admission Policies
C13 Application Fee
If your institution has waived its application fee for the Fall 2022 admission cycle please select no.
Yes No
Does your institution have an application fee? x  
Amount of application fee:  
Yes No
Can it be waived for applicants with financial need? x  
If you have an application fee and an on-line application option, please indicate policy for students who apply on-line:
  Same fee
x Free
  Reduced
Yes No
Can on-line application fee be waived for applicants with financial need? x  
C14 Application closing date
Yes No
Does your institution have an application closing date? x  
  Date
Application closing date (fall) 1/15
Priority Date  
Yes No
C15 Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the fall? x  
C16 Notification to applicants of admission decision sent (fill in one only)
  On a rolling basis beginning (date): 10/1
  By (date):  
  Other:  
C17 Reply policy for admitted applicants (fill in one only)
  Must reply by (date):  
  No set date  
  Must reply by May 1st or within   weeks if notified thereafter
  Other:  
Deadline for housing deposit (MMDD):  
Amount of housing deposit:  
Refundable if student does not enroll?
  Yes, in full
  Yes, in part
  No
C18 Deferred admission
Yes No
Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission? x  
If yes, maximum period of postponement:  
C19 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
C20 Common Application: Question removed from CDS. (Initiated during 2006-2007 cycle)
C21-C22: Early Decision and Early Action Plans
C21 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 11/15
First or only early decision plan notification date 12/30
Other early decision plan closing date  
Other early decision plan notification date  
For the Fall 2021 entering class:
Number of early decision applications received by your institution 17
Number of applicants admitted under early decision plan 13
Please provide significant details about your early decision plan:
 
C22 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 11/15
Early action notification date 12/30
Yes No
Is your early action plan a restrictive plan under which you limit students from applying to other early plans?   x