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SVSU Common Data Set - 2013-2014

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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 2013. 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notified of one of the following actions: admission, nonadmission, placement on the waiting list, or application is withdrawn (by applicant or institution).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                2,348    
C1 Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who applied                3,662    
             
C1 Total first-time, first-year (freshman) men who were admitted                1,834    
C1 Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who were admitted                2,899    
             
C1 Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men who enrolled 640    
C1 Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men who enrolled 8    
             
C1 Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women who enrolled 942    
C1 Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women who enrolled 3    
             
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 2013 admissions:      
C2 Number of qualified applicants offered a placed on the waiting list      
C2 Number accepting a place on the waiting list      
C2 Number of wait-listed students admitted      
C2 Is your waiting list ranked?          
C2 If yes, do you release that information to students?        
C2 Do you release that information to school counselors?        
             
  Admission Requirements          
C3 High school completion requirement        
C3 A high school diploma is required and GED is accepted X      
C3 A 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        
C4 Recommend X      
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          
C5 English 4 4      
C5 Mathematics 3 3      
C5 Science 3 3      
C5 Of these, units that must be lab          
C5 Foreign language   2      
C5 Social studies 3 3      
C5 History          
C5 Academic electives          
C5 Computer Science          
C5 Visual/Performing Arts          
C5 Other           
             
  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  NO    
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 non-academic factors in first-time,   first-year, degree-seeking (freshman) admission decisions.  
C7   Very   Important Important Considered Not   Considered  
C7 Academic          
C7 The rigor of secondary school   record X        
C7 Class rank       X  
C7 Academic GPA X        
C7 Standardized test scores X        
C7 Application Essay       X  
C7 Recommendation(s)       X  
C7 Nonacademic          
C7 Interview       X  
C7 Extracurricular activities X        
C7 Talent/ability X        
C7 Character/personal qualities       X  
C7 First-generation        X  
C7 Alumni/ae relation       X  
C7 Geographical residence       X  
C7 State residency       X  
C7 Religious   affiliation/commitment       X  
C7 Racial/ethnic status       X  
C7 Volunteer work       X  
C7 Work experience       X  
C7 Level of applicant’s interest          
             
  SAT and ACT Policies          
C8 Entrance exams           
    Yes No  
C8A Does your institution make use of SAT, ACT, or SAT Subject Test scores in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants?    X    
C8A If yes, place checkmarks in the appropriate boxes below to reflect your institution’s policies for use in admission for Fall 2015.  
C8A   ADMISSION
C8A   Require Recommend Require for Some Consider if Submitted Not   Used
C8A SAT or ACT          
C8A ACT only X        
C8A SAT only          
C8A SAT 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 2015, please indicate which ONE of the   following applies: (regardless of whether the writing score will be used in the admissions process):
C8B ACT with Writing component required No    
C8B ACT with Writing component recommended      
C8B ACT with or without Writing component accepted      
             
C8C Please indicate how your institution will use the SAT or ACT writing component; check all that apply:
C8C       SAT essay ACT essay  
C8C For admission          
C8C For placement          
C8C For advising          
C8C In place of an application essay          
C8C As a validity check on the   application essay          
C8C No college policy as of now       X  
C8C Not using essay component          
             
C8D In addition, does your institution use applicants' test scores for academic advising?  
C8D   Yes No      
      X      
             
C8E Latest date by which SAT or ACT scores must be received for fall-term admission 09/01    
C8E Latest date by which SAT Subject Test scores must be received for fall-term admission      
             
C8F 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):    
C8F    
             
C8G Please indicate which tests your institution uses for placement (e.g., state tests):  
C8G SAT          
C8G ACT X        
C8G SAT Subject Tests          
C8G AP X        
C8G CLEP X        
C8G Institutional Exam          
C8G State Exam (specify):      
             
  Freshman Profile          
  Provide percentages for ALL enrolled, degree-seeking, full-time and part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) students enrolled in Fall 2013, 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 2013 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 critical reading for a category of students) or combine other standardized test results (such as TOEFL) in this item. Do not convert SAT scores to ACT scores and vice versa. 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   Number submitting SAT scores    
C9 Percent submitting ACT scores 97% Number submitting ACT scores                1,539  
             
C9   25th Percentile        75th        Percentile      
C9 SAT Critical Reading          
C9 SAT Math          
  SAT Writing          
  SAT Essay          
C9 ACT Composite 19 24      
C9 ACT Math 17 24      
C9 ACT English 18 24      
C9 ACT Writing          
             
C9 Percent of first-time, first-year (freshman) students with scores in each range:  
C9   SAT Critical   Reading SAT Math SAT Writing    
C9 700-800          
C9 600-699          
C9 500-599          
C9 400-499          
C9 300-399          
C9 200-299          
  Totals should = 100% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%    
C9   ACT Composite ACT English ACT Math    
C9 30-36 3.70% 6.41% 2.68%    
C9 24-29 28.59% 23.82% 30.87%    
C9 18-23 55.49% 49.22% 41.20%    
C9 12-17 12.22% 19.90% 25.25%    
C9 6-11   0.65%      
C9 Below 6          
  Totals should = 100% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%    
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 the top tenth of high school graduating class 18%    
C10 Percent in the top quarter of high school graduating class 39%    
C10 Percent in the top half of high school graduating class 72% Top half +   
C10 Percent in the bottom half of high school graduating class 28% bottom half = 100%
C10 Percent in the bottom quarter of high school graduating class 7%    
C10 Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshmen) students who submitted high school class rank: 77%  
             
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 a high school GPA.  
C11 Percent who had GPA of 3.75 and higher 22.14%      
C11 Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.74 14.91%      
C11 Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.49 13.93%      
C11 Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.24 12.11%      
C11 Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.99 22.59%      
C11 Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.49 14.19%      
C11 Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.99 0.13%      
C11 Percent who had GPA below 1.0        
  Totals should = 100% 100.00%      
             
C12 Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted GPA:   3.20    
C12 Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted high school GPA:   96.42%    
             
  Admission Policies          
C13 Application Fee          
C13   Yes No      
C13 Does your institution have an application fee? X        
C13 Amount of application fee: $30.00        
C13   Yes No      
C13 Can it be waived for applicants with financial need? X        
             
C13 If you have an application fee and an on-line application option, please indicate policy for students who apply on-line:      
C13 Same fee: X        
C13 Free:          
C13 Reduced:          
             
C13   Yes No      
C13 Can the online application fee 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):            
C14 Priority date:            
             
C15   Yes No  
C15 Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the fall? X    
             
C16 Notification to applicants of admission decision sent (fill in one only)    
C16 On a rolling basis beginning (date):   X        
C16 By (date):            
C16 Other:            
             
             
C17 Reply policy for admitted applicants (fill in one only)      
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 Deadline for housing deposit (MM/DD):         
C17 Amount of housing deposit:   $200        
C17 Refundable if the student does not enroll?        
C17      Yes, in full          
C17      Yes, in part X        
C17      No          
             
C18 Deferred admission          
C18   Yes No  
C18 Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission? X    
C18 If yes, the maximum period of postponement: 1 YR      
             
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 Question removed from CDS. (Initiated during the 2006-2007 cycle)  
             
  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 2013 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      
             
C22 Is your early action plan a “restrictive” plan under which you limit students from applying to other early plans?
C22 Yes No        
C22            

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