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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 2006. 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have been notified of one of the following actions: admission, nonadmission, placement on waiting list, or application withdrawn (by applicant or institution).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	8294
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who applied	10091
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) men who were admitted	2597
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who were admitted	2837
Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men who enrolled	973
Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men who enrolled	0
Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women who enrolled	1089
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 2006 admissions:

Number of qualified applicants offered a place on waiting list	1572
Number accepting a place on the waiting list	915
Number of wait-listed students admitted	220
Is your waiting list ranked?	Yes No
If yes, do you release that information to students?	___
Do you release that information to school counselors?	___

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
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

SAT and ACT Policies

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 2008.

	ADMISSION
	Require	Recommend	Require for Some	Consider If Submitted	Not Used
SAT or ACT	X
SAT only
ACT only
SAT 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 2008, 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:

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

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

	PLACEMENT
	Require	Recommend	Require for some
SAT
ACT
SAT Subject Tests
AP	X
CLEP
Institutional Exam	X
State Exam (specify):

Freshman Profile

Provide percentages for ALL enrolled, degree-seeking, full-time and part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) students enrolled in fall 2006, 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 2006 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. 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	82%
Number submitting SAT scores	1687
Percent submitting ACT scores	51%
Number submitting ACT scores	1045

	25th Percentile	75th Percentile
SAT Critical Reading	650	740
SAT Math	670	760
SAT Writing
SAT Essay
ACT Composite	29	33
ACT Math	28	34
ACT English	29	34
ACT Writing

	SAT Critical Reading	SAT Math	SAT Writing
700-800	50%	63%
600-699	41%	32%
500-599	8%	5%
400-499	1%	0%
300-399	0%	0%
200-299	0%	0%
Totals should = 100%	100%	100%

	ACT Composite	ACT English	ACT Math
30-36	71%	74%	67%
24-29	25%	23%	29%
18-23	4%	3%	3%
12-17	0%	0%	1%
6-11	0%	0%	0%
Below 6	0%	0%	0%
Totals should = 100%	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	83
Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class	97
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:	49

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	_____
Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.74	_____
Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.49	_____
Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.24	_____
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	_____

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
If you have an application fee and an on-line application option, please indicate policy for students who apply on-line: Same fee Yes Free _____ Reduced _____
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):	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):	April 15
Other:	__________

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

Must reply by (date):	__________
No set date:	__________
Must reply by May 1 or within ___ weeks if notified thereafter	2
Other:	__________
Deadline for housing deposit (MM/DD):	Early Decision - March 15 Regular Decision - May 25
Amount of housing deposit:	$200
Refundable if student does not enroll? Yes, in full 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

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 2006 entering class:

Number of early decision applications received by your institution	1208
Number of applicants admitted under early decision plan	529
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	__________
Is your early action plan a "restrictive" plan under which you limit students from applying to other early plans?	Yes No