C. First Time, First-Year (Freshman) Admission
Note: All responses by the college are in red, bold text or as checked boxes (like 
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Applications
C1. First-time, first-year (freshman) students:
Provide the number of degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students who applied, were admitted, and enrolled (full- or part-time) in fall 2000. 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 (i.e., who completed actionable applications) 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have been notified of one of the following actions: admission, nonadmission, placement on waiting list, or application withdrawn (by applicant or institution).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.
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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 
No
If yes, please answer the questions below for fall 2000 admissions:
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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?
- 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
RequiredUnits
RecommendedTotal academic units 18 English 4 Mathematics 3 4 Science 2 Of these, units that must be lab 2 Foreign language 2 3 Social studies 2 3 History 1 Academic electives 2 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? If so, check which applies:
- Open admission policy as described above for all students
- Selective admission for out-of-state students
- Selective admission to some programs
Other:
C7. Relative importance of each of the following academic and nonacademic factors in your first-time, first-year degree-seeking (freshman) admission decisions.
Very
ImportantImportant Considered Not
ConsideredAcademic 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.
Require Recommend Require for Some Consider 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:
Require Recommend Require
for SomeSAT 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: 2/15
Latest date by which SAT II scores must be received for fall-term admission:
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 2000, 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 2000 who submitted national standardized (SAT/ACT) test scores. Include information for ALL enrolled, degree-seeking, first-time, first-year (freshman) 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:93 Number submitting
SAT scores:299 Percent submitting
ACT scores:13 Number submitting
ACT scores:44 25th Percentile 75th Percentile SAT I Verbal 650 510 SAT I Math 620 490 ACT Composite 28 20 ACT English ACT Math Percent of first-time, first-year (freshman) students with scores in each range:
SAT I Verbal SAT I Math 700-800 10 6 600-699 32 28 500-599 38 38 400-499 18 25 300-399 3 2 200-299 0 0 ACT Composite ACT English ACT Math 30-36 14 24-29 45 18-23 36 12-17 5 6-11 0 Below 6 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 tenth of high school graduating class 18 Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class 42 Percent in top half of high school graduating class 82 Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class 18 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 60 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 60 Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.99 39 Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.99 0 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: 3.14
Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted high school GPA: 98%
Admission Policies
C13. Application fee
Does your institution have an application fee?
Yes No Amount of application fee: $25
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): 2/15
Priority date: 1/15C15. 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): 4/01
Other:C17. Reply policy for admitted applicants (fill in one only)
Must reply by (date): 5/01
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: 12 months
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: 11/01
First or only early decision plan notification date: 12/15
Other early decision plan closing date:
Other early decision plan notification date:
For the Fall 2000 entering class:
Number of early decision applications received by your institution: 52
Number of applicants admitted under early decision plan: 46
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: 1/15
Early action notification date: 2/15