C. First-Time, First-Year (Freshman) Admission

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 2017. 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have been notified of one of the following actions: admission, nonadmission, placement on waiting list, or application withdrawn (by applicant or institution).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.

Total first-time, first-year (freshman) men who applied	2323
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who applied	3712
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) men who were admitted	1820
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who were admitted	3091
Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men who enrolled	723
Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men who enrolled	6
Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women who enrolled	1147
Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women who enrolled	10

*Students who declared an undefined gender were excluded from the applied and admitted totals. **No students who declared an undefined gender enrolled in Fall 2017.

Freshman wait-listed students (students who met admission requirements but whose final admission was contingent on space availability)

Questionnaire	Yes	No
Do you have a policy of placing students on a waiting list?		X
If yes, please answer the questions below for Fall 2017 admissions:
Number of qualified applicants offered a place on waiting list
Number accepting a place on the waiting list
Number of wait-listed students admitted
Is your waiting list ranked?
If yes, do you release that information to students?
Do you release that information to school counselors?

Admission Requirements

C3 High school completion requirement

High school diploma is required and GED is accepted	X
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	X
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.

Distribution	Units Required	Units Recommended
Total academic units	16
English	4
Mathematics	3
Science	3
Of these, units that must be lab	2
Foreign language
Social studies	3
History
Academic electives	3
Computer Science
Visual/Performing Arts
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
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.

Categories	Very Important	Not Considered
Academic
Rigor of secondary school record		X
Class rank		X
Academic GPA	X
Standardized test scores	X
Application Essay		X
Recommendation(s)		X
Nonacademic
Interview		X
Extracurricular activities		X
Talent/ability		X
Character/personal qualities		X
First generation		X
Alumni/ae relation		X
Geographical residence		X
State residency		X
Religious affiliation/commitment		X
Racial/ethnic status		X
Volunteer work		X
Work experience		X
Level of applicant’s interest		X

SAT and ACT Policies

C8 Entrance exams

Question	Yes	No
C8A Does your institution make use of SAT, ACT, or SAT Subject Test scores in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants?	X

If yes, place check marks in the appropriate boxes below to reflect your institution’s policies for use in admission for Fall 2019.

SAT/ACT	ADMISSION
	Require	Recommend	Require for Some	Consider if Submitted	Not Used
SAT or ACT			X
ACT only
SAT only
SAT and SAT Subject Tests or ACT
SAT Subject Tests only

C8B If your institution will make use of the ACT in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants for Fall 2019, 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	X

If your institution will make use of the SAT in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking
for Fall 2019 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	X

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

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

C8D In addition, does your institution use applicants' test scores for academic advising?

Yes	No
X

Latest date by which SAT or ACT scores must be received for fall-term admission	7/15
Latest date by which SAT Subject Test scores must be received for fall-term admission	7/15

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	X
ACT	X
SAT Subject Tests
AP	X
CLEP	X
Institutional Exam
State Exam (specify):

C9 Freshman Profile

Provide information for ALL enrolled, degree-seeking, full-time and part-time, first-time, first-year
(freshman) students enrolled in Fall 2017, including students who began studies during summer, international students/nonresident aliens, and students admitted under special arrangements.

Percent and number of first-time, first-year (freshman) students enrolled in Fall 2017 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 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. Do convert Old SAT scores to New SAT scores using the College Board’s concordance tools and tables (sat.org/concordance).

Percent submitting SAT scores	7%	Number submitting SAT scores	137
Percent submitting ACT scores	94%	Number submitting ACT scores	1778

SAT/ACT	25th Percentile	75th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	510	610
SAT Math	500	590
SAT Essay
ACT Composite	20	26
ACT Math	18	25
ACT English	21	27
ACT Writing	6	8

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

Score	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	SAT Math
700-800	4%	3%
600-699	25%	18%
500-599	52%	55%
400-499	18%	21%
300-399	1%	3%
200-299	0%	0%
Totals should = 100%	100%	100%

Range	ACT Composite	ACT English	ACT Math
30-36	9%	16%	4%
24-29	36%	32%	36%
18-23	54%	45%	42%
12-17	1%	7%	18%
6-11	0%	0%	0%
Below 6	0%	0%	0%
Totals should = 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).

Percent in top tenth of high school graduating class
Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class
Percent in top half of high school graduating class		Top half + bottom half = 100%
Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class		Top half + bottom half = 100%
Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class
Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshmen) students who submitted high school class rank:

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 3.75 and higher	42%
Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.74	19%
Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.49	13%
Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.24	13%
Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.99	13%
Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.49	0%
Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.99	0%
Percent who had GPA below 1.0	0%
Totals should = 100%	100%

C12 Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted GPA: 3.60

Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted high school GPA: 99.58%

Admission Policies

C13 Application Fee

Questions	Yes	No
Does your institution have an application fee?	X
Amount of application fee:	$45
Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?		X

If you have an application fee and an on-line application option,

Same fee:
Free:
Reduced:	$35

Question	Yes	No
Can on-line application fee be waived for applicants with financial need?		X

C14 Application closing date

Questions	Yes	No
Does your institution have an application closing date?	X
Application closing date (fall):	7/15
Priority date:

C15 Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the fall?

Question	Yes	No
	X

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

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

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

Must reply by (date):
No set date:	X
Must reply by May 1 or within _____ weeks if notified thereafter
Other:
Deadline for housing deposit (MM/DD):	3/1
Amount of housing deposit:	150.00
Refundable if student does not enroll?
Yes, in full
Yes, in part	X
No

C18 Deferred admission

Questions	Yes	No
Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission?	X
If yes, maximum period of postponement: 2 years

C19 Early admission of high school students

Question	Yes	No
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?	X

C20 Common Application Question removed from CDS. (Initiated during 2006-2007 cycle)

Early Decision and Early Action Plans

C21 Early Decision

Action Plans	Yes	No
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		X
If “yes,”? please complete the following:
Early action closing date
Early action notification date

C22 Is your early action plan a “restrictive” plan under which you limit students from applying to other early plans?	Yes	No