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 1999. 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have been notified of one of the following actions: admission, non admission, placement on waiting list, or application withdrawn (by applicant or institution).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
2,188
Total women applied
2,828
Total men admitted
2,188
Total women admitted
2,828
Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men enrolled
Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men enrolled
Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women enrolled
Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women enrolled
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?
NO
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?
X
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
24
English
4
Mathematics
3
Science
3
Of these, units that must be lab
Foreign language
2
Social studies
3.5
History
Economics
0.5
Physical Education
1.5
Health Education
.5
Technology Application
1
Fine Arts
1
Speech
0.5
Academic electives
3.5
Other (specify): Algebra 2 required of business and engineering majors. Geometry, trigonometry, chemistry, and Physics required of engineering majors. Algebra I and II, geometry, trigonometry, physics, or chemistry required of architecture majors.
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?
YES
C7. Relative importance of each of the following academic and nonacademic factors in your first-time, first- year, degree-seeking (freshman) admission decisions.
Academic
Very important
Important
Considered
Not Considered
Secondary school record
X
Class rank
X
Recommendation (s)
X
Standardized test scores
X
Essay
X
Nonacademic
Very important
Important
Considered
Not Considered
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?
X
Yes
No
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
X
ACT
X
SAT I or ACT (no preference)
X
SAT I or ACT--SAT I preferred
X
SAT I or ACT--ACT preferred
X
SAT I and SAT II
X
SAT I and SAT II or ACT
X
SAT II
X
In addition, does your institution use applicants' test scores for placement or counseling?
Placement
X
Yes
No
Counseling
X
Yes
No
b. Does your institution use the SAT I or II or the ACT for placement only? If so, please mark the appropriate boxes below to reflect your institution's policies for use in placement:
PLACEMENT
Require
Recommend
Require for some
SAT I
SAT II
ACT
SAT I or ACT
Other (specify):
c. Latest date by which SAT I or ACT scores must be received for fall-term admission:
d. Latest date by which SAT II scores must be received for fall-term admission
Freshman Profile
Provide percentages for ALL enrolled degree-seeking full-time and part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) students enrolled in fall 1999, 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 1999 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
36%
Number submitting SAT scores
524
Percent submitting ACT scores
64%
Number submitting ACT scores
916
25th percentile
75th percentile
SAT I Verbal
380
480
SAT I Math
392
490
ACT Composite
15
19
ACT English
13
19
ACT Math
15
19
Percent of first-time, first-year (freshman) students with scores in each range
SAT I Verbal
SAT I Math
700-800
0
0
600-699
3%
4%
500-599
17%
20%
400-499
50%
51%
300-399
26%
22%
200-299
4%
3%
ACT Composite
ACT English
ACT Math
30-36
0
0
0
24-29
3%
5%
3%
18-23
37%
28%
34%
12-17
58%
52%
62%
6-11
2%
15%
1%
below 6
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
10%
Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class
35%
Percent in top half of high school graduating class
67%
Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class
33%
Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class
11%
Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted high school class rank:
91%
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 3.0 and higher
N/A
Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.9
N/A
Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.99
N/A
Percent who had GPA below 1.0
N/A
C12. Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted GPA:
Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted high school GPA:
N/A
Admission Policies
C13. Application fee
Does your institution have an application fee?
NO
Amount of application fee:
Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?
C14. Application closing date
Does your institution have an application closing date?
YES
Application closing date (fall)
7/10
Priority date
2/01
C15.
Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the fall?
YES
C16. Notification to applicants of admission decision sent (fill in one only)
On a rolling basis beginning (date):
By (date):
Other:
As Received
C17. Reply policy for admitted applicants (fill in one only)
Must reply by (date):
No set date:
X
Must reply by May 1 or within
weeks if notified thereafter
Other
C18. Deferred admission:
Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission?
Yes
X
No
If yes, maximum period of postponement:
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
X
C20. Common application:
Will you accept the Common Application distributed by the National Association of Secondary School Principals if submitted?
Yes
X
No
If "yes," are supplemental forms required?
Yes
No
Is your college a member of the Common Application Group?
Yes
X
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
X
No
C22. Early action: Do you have a non binding 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?
