C. First-time, First-year (Freshman) Admission

Applications

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 2015. 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 has been notified of one of the following actions: admission, nonadmission, placement on a waiting list, or application withdrawn (by applicant or institution).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	2,324
C1	Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who applied	5,232
C1	Total first-time, first-year (freshman) men who were admitted	823
C1	Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who were admitted	1,124
C1	Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men who enrolled	285
C1	Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men who enrolled	0
C1	Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women who enrolled	382
C1	Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women who enrolled	0

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 2013 admissions:

C2	Number of qualified applicants offered a placed on waiting list	1,017
C2	Number accepting a place on the waiting list	485
C2	Number of wait-listed students admitted	10
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
C4	Recommend	x
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 nonacademic 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 2016.

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 2016, 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

C8E	Latest date by which SAT or ACT scores must be received for fall-term admission	2/15
C8E	Latest date by which SAT Subject Test scores must be received for fall-term admission	2/15

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):

2 SAT Subject Tests of student's choice required.

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

C8G	SAT
C8G	ACT
C8G	SAT Subject Tests	x
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 2015, 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 2015 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	59%	Number submitting SAT scores	392
C9	Percent submitting ACT scores	57%	Number submitting ACT scores	382

C9		25th Percentile	75th Percentile	Average	Sums
C9	SAT Critical Reading	670	750	710.0
C9	SAT Math	660	740	700.0	1410.0
	SAT Writing	660	750	705.0	2115.0
	SAT Essay	8	10
C9	ACT Composite	30	33	31.5
C9	ACT Math	27	33
C9	ACT English	31	34
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	58.40%	50.00%	56.30%
C9	600-699	37.20%	45.00%	36.00%
C9	500-599	4.10%	4.10%	4.90%
C9	400-499		0.50%	0.80%
C9	300-399		0.20%
C9	200-299	0.30%	0.20%
	Totals should = 100%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%
C9		ACT Composite	ACT English	ACT Math
C9	30-36	80.00%	85.00%	52.00%
C9	24-29	20.00%	15.00%	46.00%
C9	18-23			2.00%
C9	12-17
C9	6-11
C9	Below 6
	Totals should = 100%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%

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	72%
C10	Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class	96%
C10	Percent in top half of high school graduating class	99%	Top half +
C10	Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class	1%	bottom half = 100%
C10	Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class	1%
C10	Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshmen) students who submitted high school class rank:	62%

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
C11	Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.74
C11	Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.49
C11	Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.24
C11	Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.99
C11	Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.49
C11	Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.99
C11	Percent who had GPA below 1.0
	Totals should = 100%

C12	Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted GPA:
C12	Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted high school GPA:

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 on-line application option, please indicate policy for students who apply on-line:

C13	Same fee:	X
C13	Free:
C13	Reduced:

C13		Yes	No
C13	Can on-line 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):	1/1
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):	1-Apr
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):	5/1
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
C21	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 2015 entering class:
C21	Number of early decision applications received by your institution	692
C21	Number of applicants admitted under early decision plan	269
C21	Please provide significant details about your early decision plan:

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

Is your early action plan a “restrictive” plan under which you limit students from applying to other early plans?