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 2004. 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have been notified of one of the following actions: admission, nonadmission, placement on waiting list, or application withdrawn (by applicant or institution).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.
C1 Total first-time, first-year (freshman) men who applied 239 Totals
C1 Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who applied 276 515
C1 Total first-time, first-year (freshman) men who were admitted 175
C1 Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who were admitted 226 401
C1 Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men who enrolled 94
C1 Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men who enrolled 0 94
C1 Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women who enrolled 90
C1 Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women who enrolled 0 90
184
C2 Freshman wait-listed students (students who met admission requirements but whose final admission was contingent on space availability)
  Yes No
C2 Do you have a policy of placing students on a waiting list?   X
C2 If yes, please answer the questions below for fall 2004 admissions:  
C2 Number of qualified applicants placed on waiting list  
C2 Number accepting a place on the waiting list  
C2 Number of wait-listed students admitted  
Admission Requirements
C3 High school completion requirement
C3 High school diploma is required and GED is accepted X
C3 High school diploma is required and GED is not accepted  
C3 High school diploma or equivalent is not required  
C4 Does your institution require or recommend a general college-preparatory program for degree-seeking students?
C4 Require X
C4 Recommend  
C4 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.
C5   Units
Required
Units
Recommended
 
C5 Total academic units 15  
C5 English 3  
C5 Mathematics 2  
C5 Science 2  
C5     Of these, units that must be
    lab
1  
C5 Foreign language 2  
C5 Social studies 2  
C5 History 0  
C5 Academic electives 3  
C5 Other (specify) 0  
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:
C6 Open admission policy as described above for all students  
C6 Open admission policy as described above for most students, but--  
C6     selective admission for out-of-state students  
C6     selective admission to some programs  
C6 other (explain)  
   
C7 Relative importance of each of the following academic and nonacademic factors in first-time, first-year, degree-seeking (freshman) admission decisions.
C7   Very Important Important Considered Not Considered
C7 Academic        
C7 Secondary school record X      
C7 Class rank     X  
C7 Recommendation(s)   X    
C7 Standardized test scores X      
C7 Essay   X    
C7 Nonacademic        
C7 Interview       X
C7 Extracurricular activities     X  
C7 Talent/ability     X  
C7 Character/personal qualities   X    
C7 Alumni/ae relation       X
C7 Geographical residence       X
C7 State residency       X
C7 Religious affiliation/commitment   X    
C7 Minority status       X
C7 Volunteer work     X  
C7 Work experience       X
SAT and ACT Policies
Note: The SAT I is now called SAT Reasoning or the SAT; SAT II Tests are now called SAT Subject Tests. As of March 2005 the SAT Reasoning Test will include a mandatory writing component; the SAT Subject Test in Writing will not be administered after January 2005.  The ACT will have an optional writing component as of February 2005.
C8 Entrance exams
  Yes No
C8A 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?    X  
C8A If yes, place check marks in the appropriate boxes below to reflect your institution’s policies for use in admission for Fall 2006.
C8A   ADMISSION
C8A   Require Recommend Require for Some Consider if Submitted Not Used
C8A SAT Reasoning Test only          
C8A ACT only          
C8A SAT Reasoning or ACT X        
C8A SAT Reasoning and SAT Subject Tests          
C8A SAT Reasoning and SAT Subject Tests or ACT          
C8A 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 2006, please indicate which ONE of the following applies:
C8B ACT with Writing Component required  
C8B ACT without Writing component accepted  
C8B ACT with or without Writing component accepted X
C8C If your institution will make use of the new SAT Reasoning Test scores in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants for Fall 2006, please indicate which ONE of the following applies:
C8C New SAT Reasoning Test required  
C8C New SAT Reasoning Test or the “old” SAT I (administered prior to March 2005 and without a writing component) accepted X
C8D In addition, does your institution use applicants' test scores for placement or counseling?
C8D   Yes No
C8D Placement X  
C8D Counseling   X
C8E Does your institution use the SAT Reasoning or SAT Subject Tests or the ACT for placement only? If so, please mark the appropriate boxes below:
C8E   PLACEMENT
C8E   Require Recommend Require for Some
C8E SAT Reasoning      
C8E SAT Subject Tests      
C8E ACT      
C8E SAT Reasoning or ACT X    
C8F Latest date by which SAT or ACT scores must be received for fall-term admission rolling
C8F Latest date by which SAT Subject Test scores must be received for fall-term admission rolling
C8D 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): 
C8D  
Freshman Profile
Provide percentages for ALL enrolled, degree-seeking, full-time and part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) students enrolled in fall 2004, 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 2004 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.