COMMON DATA SET: 2004-05
C. FIRST-TIME, FIRST-YEAR (FRESHMAN) ADMISSION

APPLICATIONS

C1. First-time, first-year (freshman) students:
Provide the number of degree-seeking first-time, first-year who applied, were admitted, and enrolled (full- or part-time) in Fall 2004. Include early decision, early action, and students who began studies during summer in this cohort. Applicants 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have been notified of one of the following actions: admission, nonadmission, placement on waiting list, or application withdrawn (by applicant or institution).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	293
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who applied	381
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) men who were admitted	183
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who were admitted	328
Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men who enrolled	73
Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men who enrolled	0
Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women who enrolled	134
Total part-time, first-time , first-year (freshman) women who enrolled	1

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 2003 admissions:

Number of qualified applicants placed on waiting list
Number accepting a place on the waiting list
Number of wait-listed students admitted

Admission Requirements

C3. High school completion requirement
High school completion requirement(s) for degree-seeking entering students:

X	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
X	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		21
English		4
Mathematics		3
Science		3
-of these, units that must be lab		3
Foreign language		2
Social Studies		3
History
Academic electives		6
Other:

Basis for Selection

C6. 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
Secondary school record	X
Class rank				X
Recommendations		X
Standardized test scores	X
Essays				X
Non-Academic
Interview				X
Extracurricular activities				X
Talent/ability				X
Character/personal qualities			X
Alumni/ae relation				X
Geographical residence				X
State residency				X
Religious affiliation/commitment		X
Minority status				X
Volunteer work				X
Work experience				X

SAT and ACT Policies

C8. Entrance exams

A. Does your institution make use of SAT Reasoning Test, AT, or SAT Subject Test CT 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 2006.

	ADMISSIONS
	Require	Recommend	Require for some	Consider if submitted	Not used
SAT Reasoning Test only
ACT only
SAT Reasoning or ACT	X
SAT Reasoning and SAT Subject Tests					X
SAT Reasoning and SAT Subject Tests or ACT					X
SAT Subject Tests only					X

B. If your institution will make use of the ACT in admission decisions for first-time first-year degree-seeking applicants for Fall 2006, please indicate which ONE of the following applies:

C. If your institution will make use of the new SAT Reasoning Test scores in admission decisions for first-time first-year, degree-seeking applicants for Fall 2006, please indicate which ONE of the following applies:

D. In addition, does your institution use applicants' test scores for placement or counseling?

Placement	Yes       No
Counseling	Yes       No

E. Does your institution use the SAT Reasoning or SAT Subject Tests or the ACT for placement only? If so, please mark the appropriate boxes below:
	PLACEMENT
	Require	Recommend	Require for some
SAT Reasoning
SAT Subject Tests
ACT
SAT Reasoning or ACT	X

F. Latest date by which SAT I or ACT scores must be received for fall-term admission:	08/15
Latest date by which SAT II scores must be received for fall-term admission:
G. If necessary, use this space to clarify your test policies (e.g. if tests recommended for some students, or if tests not required of some students):

Freshman Profile

Provide percentages for ALL enrolled, degree-seeking, full-time and part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) students enrolled in Fall 2004, 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 2003 who submitted national standardized (SAT/ACT) test scores.
Include information for ALL enrolled, first-time, first-year (freshman) degree-seeking 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. SAT scores should be recentered scores. 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	85
Percent submitting ACT scores	17
Number submitting SAT scores	176
Number submitting ACT scores	35

		25th percentile	75th percentile
SAT I Verbal		450	590
SAT I Math		450	580
ACT Composite		20	27
ACT English		18	28
ACT Math		18	26

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

		SAT I Verbal	SAT I Math
700-800		7	3
600-699		18	19
500-599		34	41
400-499		32	31
300-399		9	5
200-299		0	1

	ACT Composite	ACT English	ACT Math
30-36	14	17	9
24-29	34	23	29
18-23	37	40	48
12-17	12	14	14
6-11	3	6	0
below 6	0	0	0

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 10th of high school graduating class			18
Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class			35
Percent in top half of high school graduating class			64
Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class			36
Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class			11
Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted high school class rank:			76

C11.Percent 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 a GPA of 3.0 or higher			65
Percent who had a GPA between 2.0 and 2.99			33
Percent who had a GPA between 1.0 and 1.99			2
Percent who had a GPA below 1.0			0

C12.

Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time, first year (freshman) students who submitted GPA:			3.3
Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted high school GPA:			97

Admission Policies

C13. Application Fee

Does your institution have an application fee?			Yes       No
Amount of application fee			25
Can it 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)			08/15
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				as soon as file is complete

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

Must reply by (date)
No set date			X
Must reply by May 1 or within			weeks if notified thereafter
Other

C18. Deferred admission:

Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission?		Yes       No
If yes, maximum period of postponement:		24 months

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

C20. Common application

Will you accept the Common Application distributed by the National Association of Secondary School Principals if submitted?	Yes     No
If "yes," are supplemental forms required?	Yes     No
Is your college a member of the Common Application Group?	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
Number of early decision applicants received by your institution for the Fall 2001 entering class:
Number of applicants admitted under early decision plan for the Fall 2001 entering class:
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

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