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Common Data Set: 2000-2001
C. FIRST-TIME, FIRST-YEAR (FRESHMAN) ADMISSION
| Applications | |
| C1. First-time, first-year (freshman) students: | |
| Total men applied |
693
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| Total women applied |
1,333
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| Total men admitted |
493
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| Total women admitted |
1,014
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| Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men enrolled |
255
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| Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men enrolled |
3
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| Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women enrolled |
495
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| Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women enrolled |
1
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| 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
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| Admission Requirements | |
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| C3. High school completion requirement: | |
| High school diploma is required and GED is accepted. | |
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| C4. Does your institution require or recommend a general college-preparatory program for degree-seeking student? | |
| Recommended | |
| C5. Freshman applicants are not required to complete a specific set of courses; however the following college preparatory courses are strongly recommended: English (four years), mathematics (including first- and second-year algebra and geometry, as well as a third-year course), science (two years, including a laboratory science), foreign language (two years), United States history and government, and strong academic electives (including courses in the fine arts). Prospective students interested in the nursing programs must take at least biology (one year), chemistry (one year), and algebra (two years) in high school. |
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| 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 your first-time, first-year, degree-seeking (freshman) admission decisions. | ||||
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Very important
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Important
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Considered
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Not considered
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| Secondary school record |
X
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| Class rank |
X
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| Recommendations |
X
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| Standardized test scores |
X
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| Essay |
X
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| Interview |
X
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| Extracurricular activities |
X
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| Talent/ability |
X
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| Character/personal qualities |
X
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| Alumni/APU relation |
X
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| Geographical residence |
X
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| State residency |
X
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| Religious affiliation/commitment |
X
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| Minority status |
X
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| Volunteer work |
X
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| Work experience |
X
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| SAT and ACT Policies | ||
| C8. Entrance Exams | ||
| A. Does your institution make use of SAT I, SAT II or ACT in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants? |
Yes
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| Does your institution use applicants' test scores for placement or counseling? |
Yes
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| SAT or ACT (no preference) | For Admission |
Required
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| For Placement |
Required
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| B. Does your institution use the SAT I or II or the ACT for placement only? |
No
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| C. Latest date by which SAT I or ACT scores musts be received for fall-term admission: |
Jun. 1
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| Freshman Profile | ||
| C9. Percent and number of first-time, first-year students enrolled in fall 2001 who submitted national standardized (SAT/ACT) test scores. (Includes all enrolled, first-time, first-year (freshman) degree-seeking students who submitted test scores. | ||
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ACT |
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| Percent submitting scores: | 91% |
25% |
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| Number submitting scores | 638 |
188 |
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| 25th percentile |
75th percentile |
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| SAT I Verbal | 480 |
590 |
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| SAT I Math | 480 |
583 |
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| ACT Composite | 20 |
26 |
| Percent of first-time, first-year (freshman) students with scores in each range | ||
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SAT I Math |
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| 700-800 | 3.3 |
2.7 |
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| 600-699 | 18.5 |
15.7 |
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| 500-599 | 43.9 |
43 |
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| 400-499 | 33 |
26.1 |
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| 300-399 | 1.3 |
2.8 |
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| 200-299 | 0 |
0.3 |
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| ACT Composite | ||
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| 30-36 | 7 |
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| 20-29 | 39 |
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| 18-23 | 54 |
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| 12-l7 | 0 |
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| 6-11 | 0 | |
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| below 6 | 0 |
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| 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. | ||
| Percent in top 10th of high school graduating class | 31 |
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| Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class | 57 |
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| Percent in top half of high school graduating class | 87 |
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| Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class | 12 |
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| Percent of total freshmen students who submitted class rank | 78 |
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| C11. 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: | ||
| Percent who had GPA of 3.0 and higher |
89
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| Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.99 |
11
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| Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.99 |
0
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| Percent who had GPA below 1.0 |
0
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| C12. Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted GPA: |
3.6
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| Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted high school GPA: |
100%
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| Admission Policies | ||
| C13. Application fee | ||
| Does your institution have an application fee? |
Yes
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| Amount of application fee |
$45
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| Can it be waived for applicants with financial need? |
Yes
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| C14. Application closing date: | ||
| Does your institution have an application closing date? |
Yes
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| Application closing date (fall) |
Jun. 1
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| Priority date |
Mar. 1
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| C15. Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the fall? |
Yes
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| C16. Notification to applicants of admission decision sent |
2 weeks
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| C17. Reply policy for admitted applicants | ||
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| C18. Deferred admission: Does your institute allow students to postpone enrollment after admission? |
Yes
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Maximum period of postponement: |
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| C19. Early admission of high school students: | ||
| Does your institution allow high school students to enroll as full-time, first-time, first-year students one year or more before high school graduation |
Yes
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| C20. Common application: Will you accept the Common Application distributed by the National Assoc. of Secondary School Principals if submitted? |
No
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| 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? |
No
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| C22. Early Action: | ||
| Do you have a nonbinding early action plan 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
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| Application deadline |
Dec. 1
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| Admission Notification sent |
Jan. 1
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