Applications

C1.

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 1999. 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have been notified of one of the following actions: admission, nonadmission, placement on waiting list, or application withdrawn (by applicant or institution).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.

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:
	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.

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?      No    If so, check which applies:

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?    No         If so, please mark the appropriate boxes below:

	C.	Latest date by which SAT I or ACT scores must be received for Fall-term admission:       September 1
		Latest date by which SAT II scores must be received for Fall-term admission:      September 1

	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):
			Students who do not meet subject requirements, who graduated from nonstandard/unaccredited high schools, and students who graduated prior to 1987 must submit test scores.

Freshman Profile

Provide percentages for ALL enrolled degree-seeking full-time and part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) students enrolled in Fall 1999, 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 1999 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.

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).

 

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.

C12.	Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted GPA:              3.40

Admission Policies

C13.	Application Fee:

C14.	Application closing date:

C15.

Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the Fall?

Yes

C16.	Notification to applicants of admission decision sent (fill in one only):

	On a rolling basis beginning (date):   August
	By (date):
	Other:

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

	Must reply by (date):
	No set date
	Must reply by May 1 or within     3     weeks if notified thereafter
	Other:

C18.	Deferred admission: Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission?     Yes
	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?     No

C20.	Common application: Will you accept the Common Application distributed by the National Association of Secondary School Principals if submitted?     Yes
	If "Yes," are supplemental forms required?
	Is your college a member of the Common Application Group?

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
	If Yes, please complete the following:

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
	If Yes, please complete the following: