Undergraduate Admissions Fall 2008
| Total | Male | Female |
|---|
| Number of applicants | 6,499 | 2,601 | 3,898 |
| Percent admitted | 36% | 33% | 38% |
| Percent admitted who enrolled | 40% | 45% | 38% |
| Admissions Considerations | Required | Recommended |
|---|
| Secondary school GPA | X |
| Secondary school rank | X | |
| Secondary school record | X |
| Completion of college-preparatory program | X |
| Recommendations | X |
| Formal demonstration of competencies | X | |
| Admission test scores (SAT/ACT) | X |
| Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc) | X |
| TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign language) | X |
Test Scores: Fall 2008 (enrolled first-time students)
| Students submitting scores | Number | Percent |
|---|
| ACT | 917 | 99% |
| Test Scores | 25th Percentile* | 75th Percentile** |
|---|
| ACT Composite | 16 | 20 |
| ACT English | 16 | 21 |
| ACT Math | 16 | 19 |
NOTES:
* 25% of students scored at or below
** 25% of students scored above
Data apply to first-time degree/certificate-seeking students.
Institutions are asked to report test scores only if they are required for admission.
First-to-Second Year Retention Rates
Retention rates measure the percentage of first-time students who return to the institution to continue their studies the following fall.
Retention Rates for First-Time Students
Percentage of Students Who Began Their Studies in Fall 2007 and Returned in Fall 2008
Overall Graduation Rate and Transfer-Out Rate
The overall graduation rate is also known as the "Student Right to Know" or IPEDS graduation rate. It tracks the progress of students who began their studies as full-time, first-time degree- or certificate-seeking students to see if they complete a degree or other award such as a certificate within 150% of "normal time" for completing the program in which they are enrolled.
Some institutions also report a transfer-out rate, which is the percentage of the full-time, first-time students who transferred to another institution.
Note that not all students at the institution are tracked for these rates. Students who have already attended another postsecondary institution, or who began their studies on a part-time basis, are not tracked for this rate.
Overall Graduation and Transfer-Out Rates for Students Who Began Their Studies in Fall 2005
Percentage of Full-time, First-Time Students Who Graduated or Transferred Out Within 150% of "Normal Time" to Completion for Their Program
Overall graduation rate by gender
Percentage of Full-time, First-time Students Who Began Their Studies in Fall 2005 and Graduated Within 150% of "Normal Time" to Completion for Their Program
Overall graduation rate by race/ethnicity
Percentage of Full-time, First-time Students Who Began Their Studies in Fall 2005 and Graduated Within 150% of "Normal Time" to Completion for Their Program
* (!) Interpret data with caution. There are insufficient cases for a reliable estimate.
* One or more categories are not present in the race/ethnicity graph because of an insufficient number of cases.
Graduation Rates by Time to Completion
Graduation rates can be measured over different lengths of time. "Normal time" is the typical amount of time it takes full-time students to complete their program. For example, the "normal" amount of time for many associate's degree programs is 2 years. Not all students complete within the normal time, so graduation rates are measured by other lengths of time as well, including "150% of normal time" (e.g., 3 years for a 2-year program) and "200% of normal time," or twice as long as the normal time (e.g., 4 years for a 2-year program).
Graduation Rates for Students Who Began Their Program in Fall 2004, by Time to Completion
Percentage of Full-time, First-time Students Who Graduated in the Specified Amount of Time