First-time, first-year, (freshmen) students: 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have been notified of one of the following actions: admission, nonadmission, placement on waiting list, or application withdrawn (by applicant or institution).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.
C1
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) men who applied
2,475
C1
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who applied
5,433
C1
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) men who were admitted
810
C1
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who were admitted
996
C1
Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men who enrolled
294
C1
Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men who enrolled
1
C1
Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women who enrolled
365
C1
Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women who enrolled
Freshman wait-listed students (students who met admission requirements but whose final admission was contingent on space availability)
Yes
No
C2
Do you have a policy of placing students on a waiting list?
X
If yes, please answer the questions below for fall 2012 admissions:
C2
Number of qualified applicants offered a placed on waiting list
1340
C2
Number accepting a place on the waiting list
520
C2
Number of wait-listed students admitted
29
C2
Is your waiting list ranked?
No
C2
If yes, do you release that information to students?
C2
Do you release that information to school counselors?
Admission Requirements
High school completion requirement
C3
High school diploma is required and GED is accepted
X
C3
High school diploma is required and GED is not accepted
C3
High school diploma or equivalent is not required
Does your institution require or recommend a general college-preparatory program for degree-seeking students?
C4
Require
X
C4
Recommend
C4
Neither require nor recommend
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.
C5
Units Required
Units Recommended
C5
Total academic units
20
C5
English
4
C5
Mathematics
4
C5
Science
4
C5
Of these, units that must be lab
3
C5
Foreign language
4
C5
Social studies
2
C5
History
2
C5
Academic electives
C5
Computer Science
C5
Visual/Performing Arts
C5
Other (specify)
Basis for Selection
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:
C6
Open admission policy as described above for all students
C6
Open admission policy as described above for most students, but--
C6
selective admission for out-of-state students
C6
selective admission to some programs
C6
other (explain)
Relative importance of each of the following academic and non-academic factors in first-time, first-year, degree-seeking (freshman) admission decisions.
C7
Very Important
Important
Considered
Not Considered
C7
Academic
C7
Rigor of secondary school record
X
C7
Class rank
X
C7
Academic GPA
X
C7
Standardized test scores
X
C7
Application Essay
X
C7
Recommendation(s)
X
C7
Nonacademic
C7
Interview
X
C7
Extracurricular activities
X
C7
Talent/ability
X
C7
Character/personal qualities
X
C7
First-generation
X
C7
Alumni/ae relation
X
C7
Geographical residence
X
C7
State residency
X
C7
Religious affiliation/commitment
X
C7
Racial/ethnic status
X
C7
Volunteer work
X
C7
Work experience
X
C7
Level of applicant’s interest
X
SAT and ACT Policies
Entrance exams
Yes
No
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?
X
If yes, place check marks in the appropriate boxes below to reflect your institution’s policies for use in admission for Fall 2014.
C8A
ADMISSION
C8A
Require
Recommend
Require for Some
Consider if Submitted
Not Used
C8A
SAT or ACT
C8A
ACT only
C8A
SAT only
C8A
SAT and SAT Subject Tests or ACT
X
C8A
SAT Subject Tests only
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):
C8B
ACT with Writing Component required
X
C8B
ACT with Writing component recommended
C8B
ACT with or without Writing component accepted
Please indicate how your institution will use the SAT or ACT writing component; check all that apply:
C8C
SAT essay
ACT essay
C8C
For admission
X
X
C8C
For placement
C8C
For advising
C8C
In place of an application essay
C8C
As a validity check on the application essay
X
X
C8C
No college policy as of now
C8C
Not using essay component
In addition, does your institution use applicants' test scores for academic advising?
C8D
Yes
No
X
C8E
Latest date by which SAT or ACT scores must be received for fall-term admission
2/15/2013
C8E
Latest date by which SAT Subject Test scores must be received for fall-term admission
2/15/2013
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):
Please indicate which tests your institution uses for placement (e.g., state tests):
C8G
SAT
C8G
ACT
C8G
SAT Subject Tests
C8G
AP
X
C8G
CLEP
C8G
Institutional Exam
X
C8G
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 2012, including students who began studies during summer, international students/nonresident aliens, and students admitted under special arrangements.
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.
C9
Percent submitting SAT scores
75%
Number submitting SAT scores
496
C9
Percent submitting ACT scores
25%
Number submitting ACT scores
164
C9
25th Percentile
75th Percentile
C9
SAT Critical Reading
660
750
C9
SAT Math
650
740
SAT Writing
650
750
SAT Essay
10
8
C9
ACT Composite
29
32
C9
ACT Math
30
34
C9
ACT English
27
33
C9
ACT Writing
8
10
Percent of first-time, first-year (freshman) students with scores in each range:
C9
SAT Critical Reading
SAT Math
SAT Writing
C9
700-800
58.0%
46.8%
54.0%
C9
600-699
35.0%
48.6%
38.5%
C9
500-599
6.7%
4.6%
7.1%
C9
400-499
0.2%
0%
0.4%
C9
300-399
0%
0%
0%
C9
200-299
0%
0%
0%
Totals should = 100%
99.9%
100%
100%
C9
ACT Composite
ACT English
ACT Math
C9
30-36
72.2%
77.4%
45.1%
C9
24-29
27.4%
21.4%
53.0%
C9
18-23
0.4%
1.1%
1.9%
C9
12-17
0%
C9
6-11
0%
C9
Below 6
0%
Totals should = 100%
100%
99.9%
100.0%
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).
C10
Percent in top tenth of high school graduating class
70%
C10
Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class
95%
C10
Percent in top half of high school graduating class
100%
Top half +
C10
Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class
0%
bottom half = 100%
C10
Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class
0%
C10
Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshmen) students who submitted high school class rank:
63%
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.
C11
Percent who had GPA of 3.75 and higher
58.5%
C11
Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.74
28.4%
C11
Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.49
9.9%
C11
Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.24
2.4%
C11
Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.99
0.6%
C11
Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.49
0.2%
C11
Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.99
0%
C11
Percent who had GPA below 1.0
0%
Totals should = 100%
100%
C12
Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted GPA:
3.80
C12
Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted high school GPA:
99.50%
Admission Policies
Application Fee
C13
Yes
No
C13
Does your institution have an application fee?
X
C13
Amount of application fee:
$70.00
C13
Yes
No
C13
Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?
X
If you have an application fee and an online application option, please indicate policy for students who apply online:
C13
Same fee:
X
C13
Free:
C13
Reduced:
C13
Yes
No
C13
Can online application fee be waived for applicants with financial need?
X
Application closing date
C14
Yes
No
C14
Does your institution have an application closing date?
X
C14
Application closing date (fall):
Jan. 1
C14
Priority date:
C15
Yes
No
C15
Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the fall?
X
Notification to applicants of admission decision sent (fill in one only)
C16
On a rolling basis beginning (date):
C16
By (date):
4/1
C16
Other:
Reply policy for admitted applicants (fill in one only)
C17
Must reply by (date):
5/1
C17
No set date:
C17
Must reply by May 1 or within _____ weeks if notified thereafter
C17
Other:
C17
Deadline for housing deposit (MM/DD):
C17
Amount of housing deposit:
C17
Refundable if student does not enroll?
C17
Yes, in full
C17
Yes, in part
C17
No
x
Deferred admission
C18
Yes
No
C18
Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission?
X
C18
If yes, maximum period of postponement:
1 year
Early admission of high school students
C19
Yes
No
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?
X
C20
Common Application
Question removed from CDS.
(Initiated during 2006-2007 cycle)
Early Decision and Early Action Plans
Early Decision
C21
Yes
No
C21
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?
X
If “yes,” please complete the following:
C21
First or only early decision plan closing date
11/15
C21
First or only early decision plan notification date
12/15
C21
Other early decision plan closing date
1/1
C21
Other early decision plan notification date
2/1
C21
For the Fall 2010 entering class:
C21
Number of early decision applications received by your institution
600
C21
Number of applicants admitted under early decision plan
259
C21
Please provide significant details about your early decision plan:
C22
Early action
C22
Yes
No
C22
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?
X
C22
If “yes,” please complete the following:
C22
Early action closing date
C22
Early action notification date
C22
Is your early action plan a “restrictive” plan under which you limit students from applying to other early plans?