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A. Does your institution make use of SAT Reasoning Test, ACT or SAT Subject Test 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.

B. If your institution will make use of the ACT in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants for Fall 2006, please indicate which ONE of the following applies:

ACT with Writing component required.

ACT with Writing component recommended.

ACT with or without Writing component accepted

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

For admission

For placement

For advising

In place of an application essay

No college policy as of now

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

Yes No

E. Latest date by which SAT or ACT scores must be received for fall-term admission:  0801

Latest date by which SAT Subject Test scores must be received for fall-term admission: _____

F. 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):

G. Please indicate which tests your institution uses for placement (e.g., state tests):

SAT
ACT
SAT Subject Tests
AP
CLEP
Institutional Exam
State Exam

Freshman Profile

Provide percentages for ALL enrolled degree-seeking full-time and part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) students enrolled in fall 2005, 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 20054 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 percen scored at or above.

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

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:    35.9%
Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class:  66.6%
Percent in top half of high school graduating class:    91.2%
Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class:   8.5%
Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class: 1.1%

Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted high school class rank:  78%

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 :    33%
Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.74: 22%
Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.49: 9 %
Percent who had GPA of 3.0 and 3.24:  15%

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:  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:  3.50

Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted high school GPA:   99.7%

C13. Application fee

Does your institution have an application fee?   Yes  ; No

Amount of application fee: $35.00

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): 0801

Priority date: 1201
 
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): 0901

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 __ 2___ weeks if notified thereafter __________

Other:

Deadline for housing deposit (MMDD): 0501

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:

Will you accept the Commom 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

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 2005 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:

Early action notification date:

Is your early action plan a "restrictive" plan under which you limit students from applying to other plans?

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