Common Data Set C: First-Time, First-Year (Freshman) Admission (2020-2021)

C1-C2: Applications

C1. First-time, first-year (freshmen) students:

Provide the number of degree-seeking first-time, first-year students who applied, were admitted, and enrolled (full- or part-time) in Fall 2020.

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have been notified of one of the following actions: admission, no admission, placement on waiting list, or application withdrawn (by applicant or institution).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 first-time, first-year (freshman) men who applied 14,389
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who applied 20,568
 
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) men who were admitted 10,088
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who were admitted 13,806
 
Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men who enrolled 2,561
Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men who enrolled 4
 
Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women who enrolled 3,173
Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women who enrolled 4



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 2020 admissions:

Number of qualified applicants offered a place on waiting list 2,588
Number accepting a place on the waiting list 11
Number of wait-listed students admitted 8

 

Is your waiting list ranked? Yes       No      
If yes, do you release that information to students? Yes       No      
Do you release that information to school counselors? Yes       No      


C3-C5: 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?
Require    
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 its equivalent). If you use a different system for calculating units, please convert.
  Units
Required		 Units
Recommended
Total academic units 20  
English 4  
Mathematics 4  
Science 3  
    Of these, units that must be lab 3  
Foreign language 2  
Social studies 2  
History 1  
Academic electives 2  
Computer Science    
Visual/Performing Arts 1  
Other (specify) 1 PE/ROTC  


C6-C7: 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   
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 first-time, first-year, degree-seeking (freshman) admission decisions.

  Very important Important Considered Not considered
Academic        
Rigor of secondary school record
Class rank
Academic GPA
Standardized test scores
Application Essay
Recommendations
Non-Academic        
Interview
Extracurricular activities
Talent/ability
Character/personal qualities
First generation
Alumni/ae relation
Geographical residence
State residency
Religious affiliation/commitment
Racial/ethnic status
Volunteer work
Work experience
Level of applicant's interest


C8: SAT and ACT Policies

Entrance exams
Does your institution make use of SAT, ACT, or SAT Subject Test scores in admission decisions for first-time, first-year degree-seeking applicants? Yes       No   

C8A If yes, place check marks in the appropriate boxes below to reflect your institution's policies for use in admission for Fall 2022.

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

C8B If your institution will make use of the ACT in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants for Fall 2022, please indicate which ONE of the following applies (regardless of whether the writing score will be used in the admissions process):
ACT with Writing required   
ACT with Writing recommended   
ACT with or without Writing accepted   

 

C8B If your institution will make use of the SAT in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants for Fall 2022, please indicate which ONE of the following applies (regardless of whether the Essay score will be used in the admissions process):
SAT with Essay component required   
SAT with Essay component recommended   
SAT with or without Essay component accepted   



C8C Please indicate how your institution will use the SAT or ACT essay component; check all that apply:

  SAT Essay ACT Essay
For admission
For placement
For advising
In place of an application essay
As a validity check on the application process
No college policy as of now
Not using essay component


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

C8E Latest date by which SAT or ACT scores must be received for fall-term admission: 02/01
Latest date by which SAT Subject Test scores must be received for fall-term admission:  
C8F 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):
  

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):


C9-C12: Freshman Profile

Provide information for ALL enrolled, degree-seeking, full-time and part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) students enrolled in Fall 2020, 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 2020 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 critical reading for a category of students) or combine other standardized test results (such as TOEFL) in this item.

Do not convert SAT scores to ACT scores and vice versa.

If a student submitted multiple sets of scores for a single test, report this information according to how you use the data. For example:

  • If you consider the highest scores from either submission, use the highest combination of scores (e.g., verbal from one submission, math from the other).
  • If you average the scores, use the average to report the scores.
Percent Number
Submitting SAT Scores 61% 3,522
Submitting ACT Scores 38% 2,153

For each assessment listed below, report the score that represents the 25th percentile (the score that 25 percent of the freshman population scored at or below) and the 75th percentile score (the score that 25 percent scored at or above).

Assessment 25th Percentile 75th Percentile
SAT Composite 1140 1330
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 580 670
SAT Math 560 670
ACT Composite 25 31
ACT Math 23 28
ACT English 23 33
ACT Writing    

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

Score Range
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing
SAT Math
700-800 15.11% 16.61%
600-699 51.68% 40.23%
500-599 31.52% 39.95%
400-499 1.65% 3.12%
300-399 0.06% 0.09%
200-299    
Totals should = 100%
100%
100%

Score Range SAT Composite
1400-1600 13.34%
1200-1399 48.78%
1000-1199 36.71%
800-999 1.14%
600-799 0.03%
400-599  
Totals should = 100% 100%

Score Range ACT Composite ACT English ACT Math ACT Reading
30-36 36.79% 43.43% 18.63% 58.29%
24-29 45.15% 30.98% 51.05% 27.17%
18-23 17.70% 23.73% 24.57% 13.66%
12-17 0.37% 1.86% 5.76% 0.88%
6-11        
Below 6        
Totals should = 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

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).

Assessment Percent
Percent in top tenth of high school graduating class 28%
Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class 58%
Percent in top half of high school graduating class 88%
Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class 12%
Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class 2%
Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshmen) students who submitted high school class rank: 69.38%

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.

Score Range Percent
Percent who had GPA of 4.0 11%
Percent who had GPA between 3.75 and 3.99 23%
Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.74 23%
Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.49 21%
Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.24 13%
Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.99 8%
Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.49 1%
Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.99  
Percent who had GPA below 1.0  
Totals should = 100% 100.00%

C12.

Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time, first year (freshman) students who submitted GPA: 3.53
Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted high school GPA: 96.91%



C13-C20: Admission Policies

C13. Application Fee

If your institution has waived its application fee for the Fall 2021 admission cycle please select no.

Does your institution have an application fee? Yes       No      
Amount of application fee $65  
Can it be waived for applicants with financial need? Yes       No      


If you have an application fee and an online application option, please indicate policy for students who apply online:
Same fee
Free
Reduced


Can online application fee 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) 12/01
Priority date 12/01

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) 3rd week of March
Other  

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

Must reply by (date) 05/01
No set date
Must reply by May 1 or within 2 weeks if notified thereafter
Other  
Deadline for housing deposit (MM/DD): 05/01
Amount of housing deposit: $100
Refundable if student does not enroll? Yes, in full     Yes, in part     No    

C18. Deferred admission:

Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission? Yes     No    
If yes, maximum period of postponement: 1 year

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: Question removed from CDS. (Initiated during 2006-2007 cycle)


C21-C22: 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  

For the Fall 2020 entering class:

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 3rd week of December
Early action notification date  


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

 

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