Columbus State University, Common Data Set 2004
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have been notified of one of the following actions: admission, nonadmission, placement on waiting list, or application withdrawn (by applicant or institution).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			1025
C1	Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who applied			1591
C1	Total first-time, first-year (freshman) men who were admitted			712
C1	Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who were admitted			1059
C1	Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men who enrolled			377
C1	Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men who enrolled			56
C1	Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women who enrolled			565
C1	Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women who enrolled			60
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
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	Units
		Required	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 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
C7	Class rank				X
C7	Recommendation(s)				X
C7	Standardized test scores
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 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
C8F	Latest date by which SAT or ACT scores must be received for fall-term admission			July 28, 2005
C8F	Latest date by which SAT Subject Test scores must be received for fall-term admission			July 28, 2005
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.
C9	Percent submitting SAT scores	83%	Number submitting SAT scores		939
C9	Percent submitting ACT scores	27%	Number submitting ACT scores		299
C9		25th Percentile	75th Percentile
C9	SAT Verbal	440	550
C9	SAT Math	430	540
C9	ACT Composite	17	22
C9	ACT English	17	22
C9	ACT Math	17	21
C9	Percent of first-time, first-year (freshman) students with scores in each range:
C9		SAT Verbal	SAT Math
C9	700-800	0.96%	1.40%
C9	600-699	11.30%	7.80%
C9	500-599	34.90%	32.70%
C9	400-499	47.20%	49.70%
C9	300-399	5.40%	8.10%
C9	200-299	0.24%	0.30%
	Totals should = 100%	94.36%	91.60%
C9		ACT Composite	ACT English	ACT Math
C9	30-36	0.67%	3.30%	1.00%
C9	24-29	12.00%	11.70%	9.00%
C9	18-23	61.50%	55.90%	49.20%
C9	12-17	25.40%	27.80%	40.80%
C9	6-11	0.43%	1.30%	0.00%
C9	Below 6	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
	Totals should = 100%	193.93%	190.30%	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 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				Top half +
C10	Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class				bottom half = 100%
C10	Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class
C10	Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshmen) students 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		50.80%
C11	Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.99		47.50%
C11	Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.99		1.70%
C11	Percent who had GPA below 1.0
	Totals should = 100%		98.30%
C12	Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted GPA:			3.00
C12	Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted high school GPA:			96.80%
	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):	7/28
C14	Priority date:	7/2
C15				Yes	No
C15	Are first-time freshmen 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):	9/1/2004
C16	By (date):
C16	Other:
C17	Reply policy for admitted applicants (fill in one only)
C17	Must reply by (date):
C17	No set date:
C17	Must reply by May 1 or within _____ weeks if notified thereafter
C17	Other:
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 2004 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 B27but 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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