Provide the number of degree-seeking who applied, were admitted, and enrolled (full- or part-time) in Fall 2002. Include early decision, early action, and students who began studies during summer in this cohort. Applicants include all students who fulfilled the requirements for consideration for admission (including payment or waiving of the application fee, if any) and who have been notified of one of the following actions: admission, no admission, placement on waiting list, or application withdrawn (by applicant or institution).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 men applied	0
Total women applied	2936
Total men admitted	0
Total women admitted	1518
Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men enrolled	0
Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men enrolled	0
Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women enrolled	582
Total part-time, first-time , first-year (freshman) women enrolled	0

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 1999 admissions:

Number of qualified applicants placed on waiting list	458
Number accepting a place on the waiting list	278
Number of wait-listed students admitted	26

 

Admission Requirements

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

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?

Required
Recommended
Neither required nor recommended

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
English		4
Mathematics		3-4
Science		3-4
-of these, units that must be lab		3
Foreign language		3-4
Social Studies
History		3
Academic electives		1
Other:

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.

Academic	Very important	Important	Considered	Not considered
Class rank	X
Essays	X
Recommendations	X
Secondary school record	X
Standardized test scores			X
Non-Academic
Alumni/ae relation				X
Character/personal qualities			X
Extracurricular activities			X
Geography				X
Interview			X
Minority status			X
Religious affiliation/commitment				X
State residency				X
Talent/ability		X
Volunteer work		X
Work experience		X

SAT and ACT Policies:

C8. Entrance exams

A. Does your institution make use of SAT I, SAT II, or ACT 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.

	Require	Recommend	Require for some	Consider if submitted	Not used
SAT I				X
ACT				X
SAT I or ACT (no preference)				X
SAT I or ACT-SAT I preferred
SAT I or ACT-ACT preferred
SAT I or SAT II				X
SAT I and SAT II or ACT				X
SAT II				X

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

Placement	Yes       No
Counseling	Yes       No

B. Does your institution use the SAT I or II or the ACT for placement only? If so, please mark the appropriate circles below:

		PLACEMENT
		Require	Recommend	Require for some
SAT I
SAT II
ACT
SAT I or ACT

C.Deadlines for SAT I, SAT II, and ACT scores:

Latest date by which SAT I or ACT scores must be received for fall-term admission:	January 15, 2003
Latest date by which SAT II scores must be received for fall-term admission:	January 15, 2003
D. 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 2002, including students who began studies during summer, international students/nonresident aliens, and students admitted under arrangements.

C9. Percent and number of first-time, first-year (freshman) students enrolled in Fall 2002 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	60%
Percent submitting ACT scores	14%
Number submitting SAT score	349
Number submitting ACT score	83

 

		25th percentile	75th percentile
SAT I Verbal		607.5	700
SAT I Math		580	670
ACT Composite		26	30
ACT English		27	31.5
ACT Math		24	29

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

		SAT I Verbal	SAT I Math
700-800		28	15
600-699		52	55
500-599		17	26
400-499		2	3
300-399		0	0
200-299		0	0

	ACT Composite	ACT English	ACT Math
30-36	33%	48%	22%
24-29	63%	48%	63%
18-23	5%	4%	16%
12-17	0%	0%	0%
6-11	0%	0%	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			52%
Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class			84%
Percent in top half of high school graduating class			98%
Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class			2%
Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class			0%
Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted high school class rank:			65%

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			96%
Percent who had a GPA between 2.0 and 2.9			4%
Percent who had a GPA between 1.0 and 1.99			0%
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:			3.66
Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted high school GPA:			84.20%

Admission Policies:

C13. Application Fee

Does your institution have an application fee?			Yes       No
Amount of application fee			$55
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)			1/15
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)				April 1
Other

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

Must reply by (date)			5/1
No set date
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:

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	11/15
First or only early decision plan notification date	1/1
Other early decision plan closing date	1/1
Other early decision plan notification date	2/1
Number of early decision applicants received by your institution for the Fall 2002 entering class:	259
Number of applicants admitted under early decision plan for the Fall 2002 entering class:	168
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