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Total first-time, first-year (freshman) men who applied

Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who applied

Total first-time, first-year (freshman) who applied *

Total first-time, first-year (freshman) men who were admitted

Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who were admitted

Total first-time, first-year (freshman) who were admitted *

Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men who enrolled

Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men who enrolled

Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women who enrolled

Total part-time, first-time , first-year (freshman) women who enrolled

Total full-time, first-time , first-year (freshman) who enrolled *

Total part-time, first-time , first-year (freshman) who 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?

Yes   No

If yes, please answer the questions below for Fall 2009 admissions:

Number of qualified applicants offered a place on waiting list

Number accepting a place on the waiting list

Number of wait-listed students admitted

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?

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 equivalent). If you use a different system for calculating units, please convert.

Units required

Units recommended

Total academic units

0 0.1 0 0.1

English

0 0.1 0 0.1

Mathematics

0 0.1 0 0.1

Science

0 0.1 0 0.1

Of these, units that must be lab

0 0.1 0 0.1

Foreign language

0 0.1 0 0.1

Social Studies

0 0.1 0 0.1

History

0 0.1 0 0.1

Academic electives

0 0.1 0 0.1

Computer Science

0 0.1 0 0.1

Visual/Performing Arts

0 0.1 0 0.1

Other (explain)

0 0.1          0 0.1 0 0.1

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.

Academic

	Very important	Important	Considered	Not considered
Rigor of secondary school record
Class rank
Academic GPA
Standardized test scores
Application Essay
Recommendation(s)

Non-Academic

	Very important	Important	Considered	Not considered
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's interest

SAT and ACT Policies

C8	Entrance exams

Does your institution make use of SAT, ACT, or SAT Subject Test scores in admission decisions for first-time, first-year degree-seeking applicants?

Yes   No

If yes, please select the appropriate boxes below to reflect your institution's policies for use in admission for Fall 2011.

ADMISSIONS

	Require	Recommend	Require for some	Consider if submitted	Not Used
SAT or ACT
ACT Only
SAT only
SAT and SAT Subject Tests or ACT
SAT Subject Tests only

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 writing 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:

Latest date by which SAT Subject Tests scores must be received for fall-term admission:

F. 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):

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

SAT   ACT   SAT Subject Tests   AP   CLEP   Institutional Exam

State Exam (specify):

Percent submitting SAT scores

%

Percent submitting ACT scores

%

Number submitting SAT scores

Number submitting ACT scores

25th percentile

75th percentile

SAT Critical Reading

0 0.1 0 0.1

SAT Math

0 0.1 0 0.1

SAT Writing

0 0.1 0 0.1

SAT Essay

0 0.1 0 0.1

ACT Composite

0 0.1 0 0.1

ACT Math

0 0.1 0 0.1

ACT English

0 0.1 0 0.1

ACT Writing

0 0.1 0 0.1

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

SAT Critical Reading

SAT Math

SAT Writing

700-800

0 0.1 % 0 0.1 % 0 0.1 %

600-699

0 0.1 % 0 0.1 % 0 0.1 %

500-599

0 0.1 % 0 0.1 % 0 0.1 %

400-499

0 0.1 % 0 0.1 % 0 0.1 %

300-399

0 0.1 % 0 0.1 % 0 0.1 %

200-299

0 0.1 % 0 0.1 % 0 0.1 %

Totals (should = 100%)

0 0.1 % 0 0.1 % 0 0.1 %

ACT Composite

ACT English

ACT Math

30-36

0 0.1 % 0 0.1 % 0 0.1 %

24-29

0 0.1 % 0 0.1 % 0 0.1 %

18-23

0 0.1 % 0 0.1 % 0 0.1 %

12-17

0 0.1 % 0 0.1 % 0 0.1 %

6-11	0 0.1 % 0 0.1 % 0 0.1 %

below 6

0 0.1 % 0 0.1 % 0 0.1 %

Totals (should = 100%)

0 0.1 % 0 0.1 % 0 0.1 %

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

%

Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class

%

Top half + bottom half = 100%

Percent in top half of high school graduating class

%

Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class

%

Totals (should = 100%)

%

Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class

%

Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted high school class rank:

%

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 or 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 3.0 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

%

Totals (should = 100%)

%

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:

%

Admission Policies

C13	Application Fee

Does your institution have an application fee?

Yes   No

Amount of application fee

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   No

Free:

Yes   No

Reduced:

Yes   No

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):

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):

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

Other:

Deadline for housing deposit (MMDD):

0 0.1 0 / 0.1

Amount of housing deposit:

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:

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:

First or only early decision plan notification date:

Other early decision plan closing date:

Other early decision plan notification date:

For the Fall 2009 entering class:

Number of early decision applications received by your institution:

Number of applicants admitted under early decision plan:

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

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