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C. First-Time, First-Year (Freshman) Admission 2008-09	A. General Information
	B. Enrollment & Persistence
	C. Freshman Admission
	D. Transfer Admission
	E. Academic Offerings
	F. Student Life
	G. Annual Expenses
	H. Financial Aid
	I. Instructional Faculty
	J. Degrees Conferred
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C1. First-time, first-year (freshmen) students: Provide the number of degree-seeking students who applied, were admitted, and enrolled (full- or part-time) in fall 2008. 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 and who have been notified of one of the following actions: admission, non-admission, placement on waiting list, or application withdrawn (by applicant or institution).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 applied:	5,861
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women applied:	7,289

Total first-time, first-year (freshman) men admitted:	2,950
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women admitted:	3,438

Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshmen) men enrolled:	1,230
Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshmen) men enrolled:	112

Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshmen) women enrolled:	1,352
Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshmen) women enrolled	106


C2. Freshmen 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 X



Admission Requirements

C3. High school completion requirement: Check the appropriate box to identify your high school completion requirement 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?
X	Require
	Recommend
	Neither require or 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 its equivalent). If you use a different system for calculating units, please convert.

	Units required	Units recommended
Total academic units	18	19
English	4	4
Mathematics	3	4
Science	3	3
Of these, units that must be lab	2	2
Foreign language	2	2
Social studies	3	3
History	0	0
Academic Electives	3	3
Computer Science	0	0
Visual/performing arts	0	0
Other (specify)



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 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 (freshmen) admission decisions.
	Very Important	Important	Considered	Not Considered
Academic
Rigor of secondary school record		X
Class rank		X
Academic GPA	X
Standardized test scores	X
Application essay			X
Recommendation			X
Nonacademic
Interview				X
Extracurricular activities			X
Talent/ability			X
Character/personal qualities			X
First generation			X
Alumni/ai relation			X
Geographical residency				X
State residency				X
Religious affiliation/commitment				X
Racial/ethnic status				X
Volunteer work			X
Work experience				X
Level of applicant's interest			X


SAT and ACT Policies

C8. Entrance Exams:
C8A. Does your institution make use of SAT Reasoning Test, ACT, or SAT Subject Test scores in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants? X Yes No

If yes, place check marks in the appropriate boxes below to reflect your institution's policies for use in admission for Fall 2009.


	ADMISSION
	Required	Recommend	Required For Some	Considered If Submitted	Not Used
SAT or ACT	X
ACT only
SAT only
SAT and SAT Subject Tests or ACT
SAT Subject Tests only

C8B. If your institution will make use of the ACT in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants for Fall 2008, please indicate which ONE of the following applies (regardless of whether the writing score will be used in the admission process):
	ACT with Writing component required
	ACT without Writing component recommended
X	ACT with or without Writing component accepted

C8C. Please indicate how your institution will use the SAT or ACT essay component; check all that apply:
	For admission
	For placement
	For advising
	In place of an application essay
	As a validity check on the application essay
X	No college policy as of now
	Not using essay component

C8D. In addition, does your institution use applicants' test scores for academic advising?
	Yes
X	No

C8E. Latest date by which SAT or ACT scores must be received for fall-term admission: May 1
Latest date by which SAT Subject Test scores must be received for fall-term admission: n/a

C8F. If necessary, use this space to clarify your test policies (e.g., if tests are recommended for some students, or it tests are not required of some students):

C8G. 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)



Freshmen Profile

Provide percentages for ALL enrolled degree-seeking full-time and part-time, first-time, first-year (freshmen) students enrolled in fall 2008, 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 (freshmen) students enrolled in fall 2008 who submitted national standardized (SAT/ACT) test scores. Include information for ALL enrolled, first-time, first-year (freshmen) degree-seeking 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 combined 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 is the one that 25 percent scored at or above.

Percent submitting SAT scores 90%			Number submitting SAT scores	2,535
Percent submitting ACT scores 49%			Number submitting ACT scores	1,386


	25th Percentile	75th Percentile
SAT Critical Reading	470	560
SAT I Math	480	570
SAT Writing	450	540
SAT Essay	7	8
ACT Composite	20	23
ACT Math
ACT English
ACT Writing	7	8


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


	SAT Critical Reading	SAT Math	SAT Writing
700 - 800	1.0%	0.8%	0.6%
600 - 699	11.2%	13.1%	7.6%
500 - 599	44.5%	50.2%	40.6%
400 - 499	41.3%	35.0%	47.0%
300 - 399	1.8%	1.0%	4.1%
200 - 299	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%


	ACT Composite	ACT English	ACT Math
30 - 36	1.9%
24 - 29	18.5%
18 - 23	73.7%
12 - 17	6.0%
6 - 11	0.0%
Below 6	0.0%
	100.0%	100%	100%

C10. Percent of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year (freshmen) 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:	8%
Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class:	33%
Percent in top half of high school graduating class:	75%
Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class:	25%
Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class:	4%
Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshmen) students who submitted high school class rank:		78%

C11. Percentage of all enrolled, degree-seeking first-time, first-year (freshmen) 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 and higher	13.5%
Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.74	11.8%
Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.49	15.7%
Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.24	26.0%
Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.99	30.3%
Percent who had GPA between 2.00 and 2.49	2.6%
Percent who had GPA between 1.00 and 1.99	0.1%
Percent who had GPA below 1.00	0.0%
	100.0%

C12. Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted GPA: 3.2

Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted high school GPA: 100%



Admission Policies

C13. Application fee:

Does you institution have an application fee?	X Yes	No
Amount of application fee:	$30
Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?	X 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: X
Fee:
Reduced:

Can on-line application fee be waived for applicants with financial need? Yes

C14. Application closing date:

Does your institution have an application closing date? X Yes		No
Application closing date (Fall):	June 1
Priority date:	February 15

C15. Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the fall?
X Yes No

C16. Notification to applicants of admission decision sent:

On a rolling basis beginning (date): September 15

C17. Reply policy for admitted applicants:

Must reply by (date):
No set date:
Must reply be May 1 or within __2__ weeks if notified thereafter ___X____
Other: _______
Deadline for housing deposit (MMDD): _deposit is due when Housing contract is signed and returned__
Amount of housing deposit: $200.00
Refundable is student does not enroll?
Yes, in full
X Yes, in part
No

C18. Deferred admission:

X Yes No
f yes, maximum period of postponement: within one academic year

C19. Early admission of high school students: Does your institution allow high school students to enroll as full-time, first-time, first-year (freshmen) students one year or more before high school graduation? X Yes No

C20. Common Application: Question removed from CDS



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 X No

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 X No

Is your early action plan a "restrictive" plan under which you limit students from applying to other early plans? Yes No



Revised: January 2009

Early Decision and Early Action Plans