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C. FIRST-TIME, FIRST-YEAR (FRESHMAN) ADMISSION
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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 2004. 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have been notified of one of the following actions: admission, nonadmission, placement on waiting list, or application withdrawn (by applicant or institution).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	7169
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who applied	8468
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) men who were admitted	2471
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who were admitted	2213
Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men who enrolled	885
Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men who enrolled	0
Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women who enrolled	1030
Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women who enrolled	0

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 2004 admissions:

Number of qualified applicants placed on waiting list	1199
Number accepting a place on the waiting list	643
Number of wait-listed students admitted	155

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?

Require
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		16
English		4
Mathematics		3
Science		2
Of these, units that must be lab		2
Foreign language		2
Social studies		2
History
Academic electives		1
Other (specify)

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
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

Note: The SAT I is now called SAT Reasoning or the SAT; SAT II Tests are now called SAT Subject Tests. As of March 2005 the SAT Reasoning Test will include a mandatory writing component; the SAT Subject Test in Writing will not be administered after January 2005. The ACT will have an optional writing component as of February 2005.

C8. Entrance exams

A. Does your institution make use of SAT Reasoning Test, ACT, or SAT Subject Test 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 2006.

	ADMISSION
	Require	Recommend	Require for Some	Consider If Submitted	Not Used
SAT Reasoning Test only
ACT only
SAT Reasoning or ACT	X
SAT Reasoning and SAT Subject Tests
SAT Reasoning and SAT Subject Tests or ACT
SAT Subject Tests only		X	X

B. If your institution will make use of the ACT in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants for Fall 2006, please indicate which ONE of the following applies:

ACT with Writing component required
ACT without Writing component accepted
ACT with or without Writing component accepted

C. If your institution will make use of the new SAT Reasoning Test scores in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants for Fall 2006, please indicate which ONE of the following applies:

New SAT Reasoning Test required
New SAT Reasoning Test or the "old" SAT I (administered prior to March 2005 and without a writing component) accepted

D. In addition, does your institution use applicants' test scores for placement or counseling? [formerly part of C8A]

Placement
Yes
No

Counseling
Yes
No

E. Does your institution use the SAT Reasoning or Subject Tests or the ACT for placement only? If so, please mark the appropriate boxes below: [formerly part of C8B]

	PLACEMENT
	Require	Recommend	Require for some
SAT Reasoning
SAT Subject Tests
ACT
SAT Reasoning or ACT

Freshman Profile

Provide percentages for ALL enrolled, degree-seeking, full-time and part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) students enrolled in fall 2004, 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 2004 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	84%
Number submitting SAT scores	1609
Percent submitting ACT scores	52%
Number submitting ACT scores	995

	25th Percentile	75th Percentile
SAT Verbal	650	740
SAT Math	670	760
ACT Composite	29	33
ACT English	29	34
ACT Math	28	33

	SAT Verbal	SAT Math
700-800	51	63
600-699	40	31
500-599	8	6
400-499	1	0
300-399	0	0
200-299	0	0
	100%	100%

	ACT Composite	ACT English	ACT Math
30-36	68	70	60
24-29	29	27	36
18-23	3	3	4
12-17	0	0	0
6-11	0	0	0
Below 6	0	0	0
	100%	100%	100%

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 tenth of high school graduating class	82
Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class	96
Percent in top half of high school graduating class	100	}	Top half + bottom half = 100%
Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class	0
Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class	0
Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted high school class rank:	56

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	_____
Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.99	_____
Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.99	_____
Percent who had GPA below 1.0	_____

Admission Policies

C13. Application fee

Does your institution have an application fee?	Yes No
Amount of application fee:	$65
Can it 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):	01/01
Priority date:	__________

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):	04/15
Other:	__________

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

Must reply by (date):	05/01
No set date:	__________
Must reply by May 1 or within 2 weeks if notified thereafter
Other:	__________

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

C20. Common application:

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

If "yes," please complete the following: First or only early decision plan closing date 11/01 First or only early decision plan notification date 12/15 Other early decision plan closing date __________ Other early decision plan notification date __________

For the Fall 2004 entering class:

Number of early decision applications received by your institution	1110
Number of applicants admitted under early decision plan	552
Please provide significant details about your early decision plan:	__________

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	__________
Early action notification date	__________