Columbus State University - 2002 Common Data Set

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 2002. 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have been notified of one of the following actions: admission, nonadmission, placement on waiting list, or application withdrawn (by applicant or institution).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 875
C1 Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who applied 1,275
C1 Total first-time, first-year (freshman) men who were admitted 611
C1 Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who were admitted 889
C1 Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men who enrolled 373
C1 Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men who enrolled 53
C1 Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women who enrolled 520
C1 Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women who enrolled 63
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 2002 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 requirements
C3 High school diploma is required and GED is accepted  
C3 High school diploma is required and GED is not accepted X
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 16  
C5 English 4  
C5 Mathematics 4  
C5 Science 3  
C5     Of these, units that must be lab    
C5 Foreign language 2  
C5 Social studies 3  
C5 History    
C5 Academic electives    
C5 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:
C6 Open admission policy as described above for all students  
C6 Open admission policy as described above for most students, but  
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
C8 Entrance exams
  Yes No
C8A Does your institution make use of SAT I, SAT II, or ACT 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.
  ADMISSION
  Require Recommend Require for some Consider if submitted Not Used
SAT I          
ACT          
SAT I or ACT (no preference)          
SAT I or ACT--SAT I preferred X        
SAT I or ACT--ACT preferred          
SAT I and SAT II          
SAT I and SAT II or ACT          
SAT II          
C8A In addition, does your institution use applicants' test scores for placement or counseling?
  Yes No
C8A Placement   X
C8A Counseling   X
C8B Does your institution use the SAT I or II or the ACT for placement only? If so, please mark the appropriate boxes below:
C8B   PLACEMENT
C8B   Require Recommend Require for some
C8B SAT I      
C8B SAT II      
C8B ACT      
C8B SAT I or ACT      
C8C Latest date by which SAT I or ACT scores must be received for fall-term admission July 30, 2003
C8C Latest date by which SAT II scores must be received for fall-term admission July 30, 2003
C8D SAT or ACT is required for entering freshmen who graduated from high school wihtin the previous five years.
C8D  
Freshman Profile
Provide percentages for ALL enrolled, degree-seeking, full-time and part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) students enrolled in fall 2002, 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 2002 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.
C9 Percent submitting SAT scores 83% Number submitting SAT scores 885
C9 Percent submitting ACT scores 22% Number submitting ACT scores 237
First-time freshman test scores
C9   25th Percentile 75th Percentile
C9 SAT I Verbal 430 540
C9 SAT I Math 420 530
C9 ACT Composite 16 22
C9 ACT English 16 22
C9 ACT Math 16 21
C9 Percent of first-time, first-year (freshman) students with scores in each range:
C9   SAT I Verbal SAT I Math
C9 700-800 7 7
C9 600-699 77 74
C9 500-599 307 262
C9 400-499 410 441
C9 300-399 84 100
C9 200-299 0 1
C9   ACT Composite ACT English ACT Math
C9 30-36 1 2 1
C9 24-29 24 30 20
C9 18-23 126 119 116
C9 12-17 86 77 100
C9 6-11 0 9 0
C9 Below 6 0 0 0
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).
C10 Percent in top tenth of high school graduating class  
C10 Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class  
C10 Percent in top half of high school graduating class  
C10 Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class  
C10 Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class  
C10 Percent of total first-time freshmen 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.
C11 Percent who had GPA of 3.0 and higher 49.1%
C11 Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.99 49.3%
C11 Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.99 1.6%
C11 Percent who had GPA below 1.0 0.0%
C12 Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted GPA:  2.98
C12 Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted high school GPA:  94.4%
Admission Policies
C13 Application Fee
C13   Yes No
C13 Does your institution have an application fee? X  
C13 Amount of application fee: $25.00
C13   Yes No
C13 Can it be waived for applicants with financial need? X  
C14 Application closing date
C14   Yes No
C14 Does your institution have an application closing date? X  
C14 Application closing date (fall):  7/30/03
C14 Priority date:  7/3/03
C15   Yes No
C15 Are first-time freshmen accepted for terms other than fall? X  
C16 Notification to applicants of admission decision sent (fill in one only)
C16 On a rolling basis beginning (date):  9/1/02  
C16 By (date):     
C16 Other:     
C16      
C17 Reply policy for admitted applicants:
C17 Must reply by (date):   
C17 No set date:  X
C17 Must reply by May 1 or within _____ weeks if notified thereafter  
C17 Other:   
C17    
C18 Deferred admission
C18   Yes No
C18 Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission? X  
C18 If yes, maximum period of postponement:  
C19 Early admission of high school students
C19   Yes No
C19 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
C20   Yes No
C20 Will you accept the Common Application distributed by the National Association of Secondary School Principals if submitted?   X
C20 If “yes,” are supplemental forms required?    
C20 Is your college a member of the Common Application Group?   X
Early Decision and Early Action Plans
C21 Early Decision
C21   Yes No
C21 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?   X
C21 If “yes,” please complete the following:
C21 First or only early decision plan closing date  
C21 First or only early decision plan notification date  
C21 Other early decision plan closing date  
C21 Other early decision plan notification date  
C21 For the Fall 2002 entering class:
C21 Number of early decision applications received by your institution  
C21 Number of applicants admitted under early decision plan  
C21 Please provide significant details about your early decision plan: 
C22 Early action
C22   Yes No
C22 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?   X
C22 If “yes,” please complete the following:
C22 Early action closing date  
C22 Early action notification date  
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