C. FIRST-TIME, FIRST-YEAR (FRESHMAN) ADMISSION
ApplicationsC1. First-time, first-year (freshman) students: Provide the number of degree-seeking students who applied, were admitted, and enrolled (full- or part-time) in fall 2003. 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have been notified of one of the following actions: admission, nonadmission, placement on waiting list, or application withdrawn (by applicant or institution).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 men applied: 5,501
Total women applied: 7,316
Total men admitted: 3,507
Total women admitted: 4,753
Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men enrolled: 1,494
Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men enrolled: 25
Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women enrolled: 1,949
Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women enrolled: 23
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
- Check the appropriate box to identify your high school completion requirement 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 its equivalent). If you use a different system for calculating units, please convert.
| Units required | Units recommended | |
| Total academic units | 19 | |
| English | 4 | |
| Mathematics | 3 | |
| Science | 3 | |
| Of these, units that must be lab | 3 | |
| Foreign language | 2 | |
| Social studies | 2 | |
| History | 1 | |
| Academic electives | 4 | |
| Other (specify) | 1-PE or ROTC |
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? If so, check which applies:
- Open admission policy as described above for all students? No
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 | | | | |
| Class rank | | | | |
| Recommendation(s) | | | | |
| Standardized test scores | | | | |
| Essay | | | | |
| Nonacademic | ||||
| Interview | | | | |
| Extracurricular activities | | | | |
| Talent/ability | | | | |
| Character/personal qualities | | | | |
| Alumni/ae relation | | | | |
| Geographical residence | | | | |
| State residency | | | | |
| Religious affiliation/commitment | | | | |
| Minority status | | | | |
| Volunteer work | | | | |
| Work experience | | | | |
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, place check marks in the appropriate boxes below to reflect your institution's policies for use in admission.
ADMISSION Require Recommend Require for some Considered if submitted Not used SAT I ACT SAT I or ACT (no preference) SAT I or ACT--SAT I preferred SAT I or ACT--ACT preferred SAT I and SAT II SAT I and SAT II or ACT SAT II 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 boxes below:
PLACEMENT Require Recommend Require for some SAT I SAT II ACT SAT I or ACT
C. Latest date by which SAT I or ACT scores must be received for fall-term admission: March 1
Latest date by which SAT II scores must be received for fall-term admission: Not applicable
D. 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): _____________________________________________________________
Freshman Profile
Provide percentages for ALL enrolled degree-seeking full-time and part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) students enrolled in fall 2003, 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: 82.64 Number submitting SAT scores: 2,885
Percent submitting ACT scores: 17.19 Number submitting ACT scores: 600
| 25th percentile | 75th percentile | |
| SAT I Verbal | 510 | 620 |
| SAT I Math | 520 | 630 |
| ACT Composite | 22 | 27 |
| ACT English | n/a | n/a |
| ACT Math | n/a | n/a |
Percent of first-time, first-year (freshman) students with scores in each range:
| SAT I Verbal | SAT I Math | |
| 700-800 | 6.9 | 6.59 |
| 600-699 | 27.80 | 32.76 |
| 500-599 | 47.45 | 45.93 |
| 400-499 | 17.12 | 14.32 |
| 300-399 | .73 | .42 |
| 200-299 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| ACT Composite | ACT English | ACT Math | |
| 30-36 | 10.83 | n/a | n/a |
| 24-29 | 45.83 | n/a | n/a |
| 18-23 | 42.00 | n/a | n/a |
| 12-17 | 1.33 | n/a | n/a |
| 6-11 | 0.0 | n/a | n/a |
| below 6 | 0 | n/a | n/a |
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: 26.35
Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class: 58.52
Percent in top half of high school graduating class: 90.46
Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class: 9.54
Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class: 1.19
Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted high school class rank: 89.14
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: 93.36
Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.9: 6.61
Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.99: 0.03
Percent who had GPA below 1.0: 0
C12. Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted GPA: 3.77
Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted high school GPA: 97.94%
Admission Policies
C13. Application fee
Does your institution have an application fee? Yes No
Amount of application fee: $40.00
Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?
Yes (SC residents only) No
C14. Application closing date
Does your institution have an application closing date? Yes No
Application closing date (fall:) February 15
Priority date: January 1
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): October 1
By (date): _________
Other__________
C17. Reply policy for admitted applicants (fill in one only)
Must reply by (date): May 1 for scholarship recipients
May 1 for non-scholarship recipients.
Must reply by May 1 or within 2 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__________
First or only early decision plan notification date__________
Other early decision plan closing date__________
Other early decision plan notification date__________
Number of early decision applications received by your institution__________
Number of applicants admitted under early decision plan__________
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__________