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Table 327. | Number of applications, admissions, and enrollees; their distribution across institutions accepting various percentages of applications; and SAT and ACT scores of enrollees, by type and control of institution: 2007–08 |
Application, admission, enrollment, and SAT and ACT score | All institutions | Public institutions | Private institutions | ||||||||||||
Total | 4-year | 2-year | Total | 4-year | 2-year | Total | 4-year | 2-year | Not-for-profit | 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 |
3,959 | 2,290 | 1,669 | 1,639 | 608 | 1,031 | 2,320 | 1,682 | 638 | 1,331 | 1,241 | 90 | 989 | 441 | 548 |
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 | 44.8 | 19.7 | 79.2 | 65.7 | 14.5 | 95.9 | 30.0 | 21.6 | 52.2 | 15.3 | 13.4 | 42.2 | 49.7 | 44.7 | 53.8 |
90 percent or more accepted | 8.4 | 9.3 | 7.1 | 4.1 | 8.1 | 1.7 | 11.4 | 9.8 | 15.7 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 10.0 | 13.5 | 9.8 | 16.6 |
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted | 13.4 | 19.9 | 4.5 | 10.4 | 26.3 | 1.0 | 15.6 | 17.6 | 10.2 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 4.4 | 10.3 | 9.3 | 11.1 |
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted | 21.8 | 33.8 | 5.3 | 14.6 | 38.0 | 0.8 | 26.9 | 32.3 | 12.5 | 37.5 | 38.7 | 21.1 | 12.5 | 14.3 | 11.1 |
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted | 10.1 | 15.1 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 11.5 | 0.6 | 13.9 | 16.3 | 7.5 | 14.6 | 14.7 | 12.2 | 13.0 | 20.9 | 6.8 |
10.0 to 24.9 percent accepted | 1.3 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 8.9 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.5 |
Less than 10 percent accepted | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Number of applications (in thousands) | 6,952 | 6,776 | 176 | 3,833 | 3,758 | 75 | 3,119 | 3,018 | 101 | 2,889 | 2,872 | 17 | 230 | 146 | 84 |
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 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 32.1 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 33.9 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 30.7 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 7.1 | 19.1 | 9.6 | 35.6 |
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted | 17.7 | 17.7 | 16.0 | 21.0 | 21.2 | 11.2 | 13.5 | 13.3 | 19.6 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 10.1 | 17.9 | 15.8 | 21.5 |
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted | 45.5 | 45.8 | 33.4 | 50.8 | 51.0 | 42.3 | 39.0 | 39.4 | 26.7 | 40.0 | 39.9 | 56.7 | 26.0 | 29.2 | 20.5 |
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted | 25.7 | 25.9 | 17.5 | 20.6 | 20.7 | 12.6 | 31.9 | 32.3 | 21.2 | 31.7 | 31.8 | 18.5 | 34.7 | 42.1 | 21.7 |
10.0 to 24.9 percent accepted | 5.9 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 10.1 | 10.4 | 1.8 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 7.5 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 0.6 |
Less than 10 percent accepted | 1.1 | 1.2 | # | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 2.5 | # | 2.6 | 2.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Number of admissions (in thousands) | 4,048 | 3,919 | 129 | 2,412 | 2,355 | 56 | 1,636 | 1,564 | 73 | 1,489 | 1,479 | 10 | 147 | 84 | 63 |
Percentage distribution of admissions 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 | 6.8 | 5.6 | 43.0 | 7.5 | 6.6 | 44.6 | 5.7 | 4.0 | 41.8 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 12.2 | 29.1 | 16.1 | 46.4 |
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted | 24.6 | 24.8 | 18.1 | 27.2 | 27.6 | 12.3 | 20.7 | 20.6 | 22.6 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 14.0 | 23.0 | 22.3 | 24.0 |
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted | 49.4 | 50.0 | 28.4 | 51.1 | 51.4 | 35.8 | 46.8 | 47.9 | 22.7 | 49.0 | 49.0 | 60.5 | 24.4 | 30.0 | 16.8 |
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted | 17.3 | 17.5 | 10.2 | 13.4 | 13.6 | 7.4 | 22.9 | 23.4 | 12.4 | 22.9 | 23.0 | 11.3 | 22.9 | 30.6 | 12.6 |
10.0 to 24.9 percent accepted | 1.8 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 0.4 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.2 |
Less than 10 percent accepted | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | # | # | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Number of enrollees (in thousands) | 1,537 | 1,439 | 98 | 950 | 911 | 39 | 587 | 528 | 59 | 468 | 462 | 6 | 119 | 66 | 53 |
Percentage distribution of enrollees 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 | 9.5 | 7.1 | 44.9 | 9.4 | 7.9 | 44.4 | 9.6 | 5.6 | 45.3 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 18.1 | 28.4 | 12.4 | 48.3 |
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted | 24.7 | 25.2 | 16.9 | 27.1 | 27.7 | 12.5 | 20.8 | 21.0 | 19.8 | 21.0 | 21.2 | 11.4 | 20.1 | 19.5 | 20.7 |
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted | 46.5 | 47.8 | 26.6 | 50.0 | 50.6 | 36.3 | 40.8 | 43.1 | 20.2 | 44.8 | 44.7 | 52.8 | 25.1 | 32.0 | 16.6 |
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted | 16.6 | 16.9 | 11.3 | 12.3 | 12.5 | 6.8 | 23.5 | 24.5 | 14.2 | 22.8 | 23.0 | 14.6 | 25.9 | 35.4 | 14.2 |
10.0 to 24.9 percent accepted | 2.4 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 0.5 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
Less than 10 percent accepted | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | # | # | 0.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
SAT scores of enrollees | |||||||||||||||
Critical reading, 25th percentile2 | 473 | 475 | 408 | 457 | 458 | 411 | 482 | 483 | 405 | 483 | 484 | 405 | 422 | 422 | ‡ |
Critical reading, 75th percentile2 | 584 | 585 | 522 | 566 | 568 | 516 | 593 | 595 | 528 | 594 | 595 | 528 | 542 | 542 | ‡ |
Mathematics, 25th percentile2 | 477 | 479 | 411 | 468 | 469 | 419 | 483 | 484 | 405 | 483 | 485 | 405 | 438 | 438 | ‡ |
Mathematics, 75th percentile2 | 588 | 590 | 520 | 578 | 579 | 532 | 594 | 595 | 511 | 594 | 596 | 511 | 553 | 553 | ‡ |
ACT scores of enrollees | |||||||||||||||
Composite, 25th percentile2 | 19.9 | 20.0 | 16.5 | 19.1 | 19.3 | 16.0 | 20.3 | 20.3 | 17.4 | 20.3 | 20.4 | 17.2 | 18.2 | 18.0 | ‡ |
Composite, 75th percentile2 | 24.9 | 25.0 | 21.3 | 24.0 | 24.1 | 21.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 21.7 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 21.6 | 23.3 | 23.5 | ‡ |
English, 25th percentile2 | 18.9 | 19.0 | 15.4 | 18.0 | 18.1 | 15.1 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 15.9 | 19.5 | 19.6 | 15.5 | 17.1 | 16.7 | ‡ |
English, 75th percentile2 | 25.1 | 25.2 | 21.2 | 24.1 | 24.2 | 21.2 | 25.7 | 25.8 | 21.2 | 25.7 | 25.8 | 21.1 | 22.8 | 22.9 | ‡ |
Mathematics, 25th percentile2 | 18.9 | 18.9 | 16.3 | 18.3 | 18.4 | 15.9 | 19.2 | 19.2 | 16.9 | 19.2 | 19.2 | 16.5 | 17.4 | 16.9 | ‡ |
Mathematics, 75th percentile2 | 24.5 | 24.6 | 20.5 | 23.9 | 24.1 | 20.0 | 24.9 | 25.0 | 21.4 | 24.9 | 25.0 | 21.2 | 22.1 | 22.0 | ‡ |
† Not applicable. # Rounds to zero. ‡ Reporting standards not met. 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 0.4 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. NOTE: Excludes information for the 0.4 percent of institutions that did not respond to survey questions. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2007–08 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, Fall 2007. (This table was prepared July 2008.) |