Table 374.

Institutions’ acceptance rates; number of applications, admissions, and enrollees; and enrollees’ SAT and ACT scores, by control and level of institution: 2011-12

Acceptance rates, applications, admissions, enrollees, and SAT and ACT scores	All institutions			Public institutions			Private institutions
	Total	4-year	2-year	Total	4-year	2-year	Total	4-year	2-year	Nonprofit			For-profit
										Total	4-year	2-year	Total	4-year	2-year
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
Number of undergraduate institutions    reporting application data1	4,263	2,543	1,720	1,606	640	966	2,657	1,903	754	1,330	1,236	94	1,327	667	660
Percentage distribution of institutions    by their acceptance of applications	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
No application criteria	50.4	25.0	88.0	65.5	17.5	97.3	41.3	27.6	76.0	16.3	13.8	50.0	66.4	53.2	79.7
90 percent or more accepted	6.5	8.0	4.3	3.2	6.9	0.8	8.5	8.4	8.8	8.3	8.4	6.4	8.7	8.4	9.1
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	11.4	16.9	3.2	8.8	21.1	0.6	12.9	15.4	6.5	16.2	16.7	10.6	9.6	13.2	5.9
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	22.1	34.7	3.5	15.5	37.7	0.8	26.1	33.7	6.9	41.2	42.5	24.5	11.0	17.5	4.4
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	8.0	12.9	0.7	6.1	14.8	0.3	9.1	12.2	1.2	14.1	14.8	4.3	4.1	7.5	0.8
10.0 to 24.9 percent accepted	1.2	2.0	0.2	0.8	1.9	0.1	1.5	2.0	0.3	2.9	3.1	1.1	0.1	0.0	0.2
Less than 10 percent accepted	0.4	0.5	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.5	0.6	0.4	1.0	0.8	3.2	0.1	0.1	0.0
Number of applications (in thousands)	8,576	8,456	121	4,638	4,574	64	3,939	3,882	57	3,737	3,722	15	201	159	42
Percentage distribution of applications    by institutions' acceptance of    applications	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
No application criteria	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
90 percent or more accepted	3.0	2.5	37.3	3.5	2.9	44.4	2.5	2.1	29.3	1.3	1.3	1.4	24.9	21.1	39.4
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	15.6	15.6	16.8	18.7	18.8	9.3	11.9	11.7	25.3	11.1	11.1	15.5	27.2	26.7	28.9
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	43.2	43.3	35.3	44.8	45.0	32.9	41.2	41.3	38.1	41.8	41.7	65.9	29.9	30.4	27.9
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	28.3	28.6	10.1	29.5	29.7	13.3	27.0	27.3	6.5	27.4	27.5	14.3	18.0	21.8	3.7
10.0 to 24.9 percent accepted	7.3	7.4	0.1	3.2	3.2	0.1	12.2	12.3	0.1	12.8	12.9	0.3	#	0.0	#
Less than 10 percent accepted	2.6	2.7	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.0	5.3	5.3	0.7	5.5	5.5	2.6	0.0	0.0	0.0
Number of admissions (in thousands)	4,763	4,669	93	2,754	2,704	50	2,008	1,965	44	1,863	1,853	9	146	112	34
Percentage distribution of applications    by institutions' acceptance of    applications	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
No application criteria	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
90 percent or more accepted	5.2	4.3	47.7	5.6	4.7	56.8	4.6	3.9	37.3	2.4	2.4	2.2	32.9	28.6	47.1
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	22.7	22.8	18.1	25.6	25.9	10.1	18.8	18.6	27.2	17.9	17.8	19.9	30.2	30.5	29.3
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	49.2	49.6	29.2	47.9	48.3	26.8	50.8	51.3	31.9	52.7	52.7	67.9	26.6	28.1	21.8
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	20.1	20.4	4.9	19.8	20.0	6.2	20.5	20.9	3.5	21.3	21.4	9.6	10.3	12.8	1.8
10.0 to 24.9 percent accepted	2.5	2.5	#	1.0	1.0	#	4.5	4.6	#	4.8	4.8	0.1	#	0.0	#
Less than 10 percent accepted	0.4	0.4	#	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.8	0.8	0.1	0.9	0.9	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
Number of enrollees (in thousands)	1,568	1,508	60	991	959	31	577	548	28	489	483	6	88	65	23
Percentage distribution of applications    by institutions' acceptance of    applications	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
No application criteria	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
90 percent or more accepted	7.6	6.2	45.2	7.3	5.9	52.0	8.2	6.7	37.7	3.3	3.4	2.6	35.3	31.4	46.4
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	23.4	23.6	18.3	25.7	26.1	13.2	19.5	19.3	24.0	17.9	17.9	18.0	28.6	29.7	25.5
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	46.9	47.5	31.4	48.1	48.7	28.4	44.8	45.3	34.7	48.4	48.2	70.4	24.6	24.2	25.9
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	18.2	18.7	5.0	17.4	17.8	6.4	19.5	20.4	3.5	21.0	21.1	8.4	11.5	14.7	2.3
10.0 to 24.9 percent accepted	3.1	3.2	#	1.4	1.4	#	6.1	6.4	#	7.2	7.2	0.1	#	0.0	#
Less than 10 percent accepted	0.8	0.8	#	0.1	0.1	0.0	1.8	1.9	0.1	2.2	2.2	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0
SAT scores of enrollees
Critical reading, 25th percentile2	469	470	405	457	459	414	476	477	394	477	478	385	439	436	‡
Critical reading, 75th percentile2	580	581	507	564	566	515	589	590	495	590	591	484	562	560	‡
Mathematics, 25th percentile2	478	479	413	472	473	416	482	483	408	483	483	407	444	446	‡
Mathematics, 75th percentile2	586	587	508	579	580	516	591	592	496	591	592	484	560	558	‡
ACT scores of enrollees
Composite, 25th percentile2	20.3	20.4	16.7	19.5	19.7	16.3	20.8	20.8	17.6	20.8	20.9	17.6	18.1	18.1	‡
Composite, 75th percentile2	25.3	25.4	21.1	24.5	24.6	21.2	25.9	25.9	20.9	25.9	25.9	20.9	24.5	24.5	‡
English, 25th percentile2	19.4	19.5	15.6	18.5	18.6	15.2	20.0	20.0	16.3	20.0	20.1	16.3	17.8	17.8	‡
English, 75th percentile2	25.6	25.8	21.2	24.6	24.7	21.8	26.3	26.4	20.1	26.3	26.4	20.1	25.4	25.4	‡
Mathematics, 25th percentile2	19.3	19.4	16.6	18.8	18.9	16.2	19.7	19.7	17.3	19.7	19.7	17.3	17.8	17.8	‡
Mathematics, 75th percentile2	25.0	25.1	20.9	24.4	24.6	20.8	25.4	25.5	20.9	25.5	25.5	20.9	24.2	24.2	‡

†Not applicable.

#Rounds to zero.

‡Reporting standards not met (too few cases for a reliable estimate).

1 Excludes institutions not enrolling first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates. The total on this table differs slightly from other counts of undergraduate institutions because approximately 0.5 percent of undergraduate institutions did not report application information.

2 Data are only for institutions that require test scores for admission. Relatively few 2-year institutions require test scores for admission. The SAT Critical reading and Mathematics scales range from 200 to 800. The ACT Composite, English, and Mathematics scales range from 1 to 36.

NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Fall 2011, Institutional Characteristics component. (This table was prepared September 2012.)