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CDS 2023 FIRST-TIME, FIRST-YEAR ADMISSION

Applications

C1.

First-time, first-year students: Provide the number of degree-seeking, first-time,
first-year students who applied, were admitted, and enrolled (full- or part-time)
in Fall 2023. 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 (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on waiting list, or application withdrawn (by applicant or institution).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 men applied:	2,081
Total first-time, first-year women applied:	3,437
TOTAL	5,518

Total first-time, first-year men admitted:	2,002
Total first-time, first-year women admitted:	3,232
TOTAL	5,234

Total full-time, first-time, first-year men enrolled:	573
Total part-time, first-time, first-year men enrolled:	350
TOTAL	923

Total full-time, first-time, first-year women enrolled:	864
Total part-time, first-time, first-year women enrolled:	579
TOTAL	1,443

First-Time, First-Year Student Applicants	In-State	Out-of-State	International	Total
Total first-time first-year (degree-seeking) who applied:	5,066	133	319	5,518
Total first-time, first-year (degree-seeking) who were admitted:	4,794	125	315	5,234
Total first-time, first-year (degree-seeking) enrolled:	2,236	39	64	2,339

C2.	First-time first-year 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?	No

Admission Requirements

C3.	High school completion requirement for degree-seeking entering students:	High school diploma is required and GED is accepted
C4.	Does your institution require or recommend a general college preparatory program for degree-seeking students?	Require

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 required	Units recommended
Total academic units	19
English	4
Mathematics	4
Science	4
Of these, units that must be lab	0
Foreign language	2
Social studies	4
History	0
Academic electives	0
Computer Science	0
Arts	1

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?

C7.

Relative importance of each of the following academic and nonacademic factors in your
first-time, first- year, degree-seeking admission decisions.

	Very important	Important	Considered	Not considered
Academic
Rigor of secondary school record				X
Class Rank				X
Academic GPA	X
Standardized test scores		X
Application Essay				X
Recommendation				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
Volunteer work				X
Work experience				X
Level of applicant’s interest				X

SAT and ACT Policies

C8.

Entrance exams

Does your institution make use of SAT or ACT scores in admission decisions for first-time,
first-year, degree-seeking applicants? Yes

Please check marks in the appropriate boxes below to reflect your institution’s policies
for use in admission for Fall 2024.

ADMISSION
	Required to be considered for admission	Recommended	Required for some	Not required for admission, but considered if submitted	Not considered for admission if submitted
SAT or ACT		X
ACT only		X
SAT only				X

In addition, does your institution use applicants’ test scores for academic advising? Yes

Latest date by which SAT or ACT scores must be received for fall-term admission: August 1

If necessary, use this space to clarify your test policies:

Please indicate which tests your institution uses for placement:

X SATX ACTX APX CLEPX Institutional ExamX State Exam (specify): Accuplacer/ALEKS

First-time First-year Profile

Provide percentages for all enrolled degree-seeking full-time and part-time, first-time,
first-year (freshman) students enrolled in Fall 2023, 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 students enrolled in Fall 2023 who submitted
national standardized (SAT/ACT) test scores. Include information for all enrolled,
first-time, first-year degree-seeking 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.
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 ACT scores: 97.4%

Number submitting ACT scores: 1,695

	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile
ACT Composite	20	22	25
ACT English	20	22	26
ACT Math	18	21	24
ACT Science	20	23	24
ACT Reading	21	23	27

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

	ACT Composite	ACT English	ACT Math	ACT Reading	ACT Science
30-36	4.1%	9.6%	2.5%	13.1%	3.4%
24-29	32.1%	30.0%	26.8%	31.5%	28.3%
18-23	54.6%	48.4%	45.8%	38.0%	52.3%
12-17	6.5%	8.6%	22.3%	7.2%	5.8%
6-11	0.0%	0.7%	0.0%	0.2%	0.1%
below 6	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%

C10.

Percent of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year 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	15.1%
Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class	41.4%
Percent in top half of high school graduating class	77.2%
Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class	22.8%
Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class	6.2%
Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted high school class rank	71.3%

C11.

Percentage of all enrolled, degree-seeking first-time, first-year 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.

Score Range	Percent of students who submitted scores	Percent of students who did not submit scores	Percent of all enrolled students
Percent who had GPA of 4.0	5.6%	2.4%	5.5%
Percent who had GPA of 3.75 and 3.99	22.7%	9.5%	22.3%
Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.74	27.1%	35.7%	27.3%
Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.49	19.9%	28.6%	20.2%
Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.24	12.6%	9.5%	12.6%
Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.99	10.1%	14.3%	10.2%
Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.49	1.7%	0%	1.7%
Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.99	0.3%	0%	0.3%
Percent who had GPA below 1.0	0%	0%	0%

C12.

Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking first-time, first-year students who
submitted GPA:

3.476

Percent of total first-time, first-year students who submitted high school GPA:

97.0%

Admission Policies

C13.	Application fee
	Does your institution have an application fee?	Yes
	Amount of application fee:	$20
	Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?	No
	If you have an application fee and an on-line application option, policy for students who apply on line:	Same fee
	Can on-line application fee be waived for applicants with financial need?	No

C14.	Application closing date
	Does your institution have an application closing date?	Yes
	Application closing date (Fall):	August 1
	Priority date (Fall):	January 15

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

C16.	Notification to applicants of admission decision sent on a rolling basis beginning:	September 15

C17.	Reply policy for admitted applicants.	No set date
	Deadline for housing deposit:	No set date
	Amount of housing deposit:	$400 (includes $100 non-refundable processing fee)
	Refundable if student does not enroll?	Yes, in part

C18.	Deferred admission: Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission?	No
C18.	If yes, maximum period of postponement:

C19.	Early admission of high school students: Does your institution allow high school students to enroll as full-time, first-time, first-year students one year or more before high school graduation?	Yes

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 applicants for fall enrollment?	No

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?	No

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