First-time, First-year (Freshman) Admission
Applications
| C1. First-time, first-year, (freshmen) students |
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Provide the number of degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students who applied, were admitted, and enrolled (full- or part-time) in Fall 2012. 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have been notified of one of the following actions: admission, nonadmission, placement on waiting list, or application withdrawn (by applicant or institution).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.
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| Total first-time, first-year (freshman) men who applied |
3,362 |
| Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who applied |
4,830 |
| Total Applied |
8,192 |
| Total first-time, first-year (freshman) men who were admitted |
2,491 |
| Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who were admitted |
3,765 |
| Total Admitted |
6,256 |
| Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men who enrolled |
886 |
| Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men who enrolled |
0 |
| Total Men Enrolled |
886 |
| Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women who enrolled |
1,166 |
| Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women who enrolled |
1 |
| Total Women Enrolled |
1,167 |
| Total Enrolled |
2,053 |
| C2. Freshmen wait-listed students |
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Students who met admission requirements but whose final admission was contingent on space availability
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| Do you have a policy of placing students on a waiting list? |
Yes |
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If yes, please answer the questions below for Fall 2012 admissions:
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| Number of qualified applicants offered a placed on waiting list |
962 |
| Number accepting a place on the waiting list |
376 |
| Number of wait-listed students admitted |
104 |
| Is your wait list ranked? |
No |
| If yes, do you release that information to students? |
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| Do you release that information to school counselors? |
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Admission Requirements
C3. High School completion requirement: High school diploma is required and GED is accepted
C4. Does your institution require or recommend a general college-prepatory program for degree-seeking students? Recommend
| C5. Distribution of high school units required and/or recommended |
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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.
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Units Required |
Units Recommended |
| Total academic units |
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20 |
| English |
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4 |
| Mathematics |
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4 |
| Science |
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4 |
| Of these, units that must be lab |
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4 |
| Foreign language |
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4 |
| Social Studies |
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2 |
| History |
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2 |
| Academic electives |
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| Computer Science |
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| Visual/Performing Arts |
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| Other (specify): |
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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? No
| C7. Relative importance of each of the following academic and nonacademic factors in first-time, first-year, degree-seeking (freshman) admission decisions |
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Very Important |
Important |
Considered |
Not Conidered |
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| Academic |
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| Rigor of secondary school record |
X |
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| Class rank |
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X |
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| Academic GPA |
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X |
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| Standardized test scores |
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X |
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| Application Essay |
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X |
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| Recommendation(s) |
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X |
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| Nonacademic |
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| Interview |
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X |
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| Extracurricular activities |
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X |
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| Talent/ability |
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X |
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| Character/personal qualities |
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X |
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| First generation |
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X |
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| Alumni/ae relation |
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X |
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| Geographical residence |
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X |
| State residency |
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X |
| Religious affiliation/commitment |
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X |
| Racial/ethnic status |
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X |
| Volunteer work |
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X |
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| Work experience |
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X |
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| Level of applicant's interest |
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X |
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SAT and ACT Policies
C8. ENTRANCE EXAMS
C8A. 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
If yes, place check marks in the appropriate boxes below to reflect your institution's policies for use in admission for Fall 2014.
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Require |
Recommend |
Require for Some |
Consider if Submitted |
Not Used |
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| SAT or ACT |
X |
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| ACT only |
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| SAT only |
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| SAT and SAT Subject Tests or ACT |
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| SAT Subject Tests only |
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C8B. If your institution will make use of the ACT in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants for Fall 2014, please indicate which ONE of the following applies (regardless of whether the writing score will be used in the admissions process): ACT with or without Writing Component accepted
| C8C. Please indicate how your institution will use the SAT or ACT writing component |
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SAT essay |
ACT essay |
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| For placement |
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| For advising |
X |
X |
| In place of an application essay |
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| As a validity check on the application essay |
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| No college policy as of now |
X |
X |
| Not using essay component |
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C8D. In addition, does your institution use applicants' test scores for academic advising? Yes
C8E. Latest date by which SAT or ACT scores must be received for fall-term admission:
C8E. Latest date by which SAT Subject Test scores must be received for fall-term admission:
C8F. 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):
| C8G. Please indicate which tests your institution uses for placement |
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| SAT |
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| ACT |
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| SAT Subject Tests |
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| AP |
X |
| CLEP |
X |
| Institutional Exam |
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| State Exam (specify): |
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Freshman Profile
Provide percentages for ALL enrolled, degree-seeking, full-time and part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) students enrolled in Fall 2012, 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 2012 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 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 submitted SAT scores |
83% |
Number submitted SAT scores |
1,709 |
| Percent submitted ACT scores |
21% |
Number submitted ACT scores |
440 |
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25th Percentile |
75th Percentile |
| SAT Critical Reading |
460 |
540 |
| SAT Math |
460 |
550 |
| SAT Writing |
440 |
530 |
| SAT Essay |
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| ACT Composite |
19 |
23 |
| ACT Math |
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| ACT English |
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| ACT Writing |
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SAT Critical Reading |
SAT Math |
SAT Writing |
| 700-800 |
0.64% |
0.41% |
0.29% |
| 600-699 |
7.37% |
8.54% |
5.45% |
| 500-599 |
41.08% |
44.88% |
35.27% |
| 400-499 |
48.45% |
44.12% |
51.38% |
| 300-399 |
2.46% |
2.05% |
7.61% |
| 200-299 |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| Totals should = 100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
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ACT Composite |
ACT English |
ACT Math |
| 30-36 |
1% |
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| 24-29 |
20% |
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| 18-23 |
66% |
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| 12-17 |
13% |
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| 6-11 |
0% |
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| Below 6 |
0% |
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| Totals should = 100% |
100% |
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| C10. High School Class Rank |
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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).
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| Percent in top tenth of high school graduating class |
6% |
| Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class |
22% |
| Percent in top half of high school graduating class |
61% |
| Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class |
39% |
| Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class |
8% |
| Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshmen) students who submitted high school class rank |
69% |
| C11. High School GPA |
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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.
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| Percent who had GPA of 3.75 and higher |
11% |
| Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.74 |
11% |
| Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.49 |
16% |
| Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.24 |
21% |
| Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.99 |
37% |
| Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.49 |
4% |
| Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.99 |
0% |
| Percent who had GPA below 1.0 |
0% |
| Totals should = 100% |
100% |
| C12. High School GPA |
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| Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted GPA |
3.15 |
| Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted high school GPA |
99% |
| C17. Reply policy for admitted applicants |
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| Must reply by |
05/01 |
| Deadline for housing deposit |
05/01 |
| Amount of housing deposit |
$200.00 |
| Refundable if student does not enroll? |
No |
| C13. Application Fee |
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| Does your institution have an application fee? |
Yes |
| Amount of application fee |
$50.00 |
| Can it be wavied for applicants with financial need? |
Yes |
| If you have an application fee and an on-line application option, please indicate policy for students who apply on-line |
Same Fee |
| Can on-line application fee be waived for applicants with financial need? |
Yes |
| C14. Application Closing Date |
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| Does your institution have an application closing date? |
Yes |
| Application closing date (fall) |
02/01 |
| Priority Date |
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C15. Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the fall? Yes
C16. Notification to applications of admissions decision sent By 04/01
DEFERRED ADMISSION
C18. Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission? Yes
If yes, maximum period of postponment: 1 year
C19. 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? No
Early Decision and Early Action Plans
| C21. Early Decision |
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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?
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No |
