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

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 2008 year . 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have been notified of one of the following actions: admission, non-admission, placement on waiting list, or application withdrawn (by applicant or institution). Admitted applicants should include wait-listed students who were subsequently offered admission.

		Male	Female	Unknown	Total
Applicants		5,044	7,876	0	12,920
Admitted		3,107	5,195	0	8,302
Enrolled	Full_Time	1,051	1,502		2,555
	Part_Time	1	1

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

If Yes, please answer the questions below for fall 2008 admissions:

Number of qualified applicants placed on waiting list:	N/A
Number accepting a place on the waiting list:	N/A
Number of wait-listed students admitted:	N/A

Is your waiting list ranked?   Yes       No

If Yes, do you release that information to students?	Yes       No
Do you release that information to school counselors?	Yes       No

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
	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?

	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	12	2
English	4	0
Mathematics	3	0
Science	3	0
Of these, units that must be lab	2	0
Foreign language	0	2
Social studies	0	0
History	0	0
Academic electives	0	0
Computer Science	0	0
Visual/Perform Arts	0	0
Other (specify):        Social Science/History	2	0

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?

Yes        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
Class rank
Academic GPA
Standardized test scores
Application Essay
Recommendation(s)
Nonacademic
Interview
Extracurricular activities
Talent/ability
Character/personal qualities
First Generation
Alumni/ae relation
Geographical residence
State residency
Religious affiliation/commitment
Racial/ethnic status
Volunteer work
Work experience
Level of Applicant Interest

SAT and ACT Policies

C8. Entrance exams

A. Does your institution make use of SAT, ACT  or SAT subject tests scores in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants?

        Yes        No

        If Yes, place check marks in the appropriate boxes below to reflect your institution’s policies for use in admission for Fall 2010, please indicate which ONE of the following applies (regardless of whether the writing score will be used in the admissions process):

	ADMISSION
	Require	Recommend	Require for Some	Considered if Submitted	Not Used
SAT only
ACT only
SAT or ACT (no preference)
SAT and SAT Subject Tests or 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 2010, 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
	ACT with Writing component recommended
	ACT with or without Writing component accepted

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

	SAT essay	ACT essay
For admission
For placement
For advising
In place of an application essay
As a validity check on the application essay
No college policy as of now
Not using essay component

D. In addition, does your institution use applicants' test scores for academic advising?

Yes      No

E. Latest date by which SAT or ACT scores must be received for fall-term admission: February 1, 2008

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

SAT
ACT
SAT Subject Tests
AP
CLEP
Institutional Exam

Freshman Profile

Provide percentages for ALL enrolled, degree-seeking, full-time and part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) students enrolled in fall 2008, 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 2008 who submitted national standardized (SAT/ACT) test scores. Include information for ALL enrolled, first-time, first-year (freshman) degree-seeking, full-time and part-time 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. 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:	24.2%
Percent submitting ACT scores:	88.4%
Number submitting SAT scores:	618
Number submitting ACT scores:	2,258

	25th percentile	75th percentile
SAT Critical Reading	520	630
SAT Math	510	620
SAT Writing	525	630
SAT Essay	7	9
ACT Composite	22	27
ACT Math	21	27
ACT English	22	29
ACT Writing	8	9

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

	Submitted Scores
	SAT Critical Reading	SAT Math	SAT Writing
700-800	6.8%	5.0%	7.0%
600-699	32.9%	29.1%	34.0%
500-599	45.9%	46.3%	44.7%
400-499	14.1%	18.3%	13.5%
300-399	0.3%	1.3%	0.8%
200-299	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%

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

	Submitted Scores
	ACT Composite	ACT English	ACT Math
30-36	10.5%	19.6%	9.8%
24-29	53.0%	45.9%	48.8%
18-23	35.7%	32.3%	34.6%
12-17	0.8%	2.1%	6.8%
6-11	0.0%	0.1%	0.0%
Below 6	0.0%	0.0%	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	21.7%
Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class	47.9%
Percent in top half of high school graduating class	83.3%
Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class	16.7%
Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class	1.0%
Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted high school class rank	64.6%

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	28.7%
Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.74	18.6%
Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.49	16.6%
Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.24	17.4%
Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.99	17.5%
Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.49	1.3%
Percent who had GPA between 1.00 and 1.99	0.0%
Percent who had GPA below 1.00	0.0%

C12. Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted GPA:      3.5

Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted high school GPA:     96.7% .

Admission Policies

C13. Application fee

Does your institution have an application fee?    Yes     No

Amount of application fee:  $40

Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?     Yes    No

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

Same fee:
Free:
Reduced to $25

Can on-line application fee be waived for applicants with financial need?     Yes    No

C14. Application closing date

Does your institution have an application closing date?     Yes      No

Application closing date (Fall):   February 1st, Applications are accepted after February 1st as space is available.  

         Priority date:   November 15th  

C15. Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the fall?

 Yes     No

C16. Notification to applicants of admission decision sent (fill in one only)

On a rolling basis beginning (date):

By (date): March 15th

Other:      

C17. Reply policy for admitted applicants (fill in one only)

Must reply by May 1 or within     2    weeks if notified thereafter.

Deadline for housing deposit (MM/DD):   As soon as possible after admission offer.  

Amount of housing deposit:  $500  

Refundable if student does not enroll?

Yes, in full (If refund is requested in writing on or before May 1st.)
Yes in part
No

C18. Deferred admission:

Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission?   Yes      No

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       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?

Yes       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?

Yes      No

If Yes, please complete the following:

Early action closing date: November 15th
Early action notification date: By January 15th

Is your early action plan a “restrictive” plan under which you limit students from applying to other early plans?

Yes      No

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