Table 316.

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: 2006-07

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	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	3,931	2,251	1,680	1,637	593	1,044	2,294	1,658	636	1,348	1,243	105	946	415	531
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	19.5	78.6	66.0	14.2	95.5	29.6	21.5	50.8	15.7	13.7	40.0	49.4	44.8	52.9
90 percent or more accepted	9.2	10.4	7.6	4.6	9.4	1.8	12.5	10.8	17.0	10.0	10.1	9.5	16.1	13.0	18.5
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	14.1	21.3	4.5	10.6	27.2	1.1	16.7	19.2	10.1	21.7	22.7	9.5	9.5	8.7	10.2
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	21.5	33.4	5.5	14.7	37.9	1.4	26.3	31.7	12.3	36.0	37.4	19.0	12.6	14.7	10.9
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	8.8	13.2	2.9	3.7	10.1	0.0	12.5	14.4	7.7	12.9	13.0	12.4	11.9	18.6	6.8
10.0 to 24.9 percent accepted	1.2	1.7	0.5	0.4	1.2	0.0	1.7	1.9	1.4	2.9	2.5	7.6	0.1	0.0	0.2
Less than 10 percent accepted	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.7	0.6	0.8	0.8	0.7	1.9	0.4	0.2	0.6
Number of applications (in thousands)	6,512	6,333	178	3,607	3,521	86	2,904	2,812	92	2,675	2,657	19	229	156	73
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	4.6	3.9	29.3	5.7	5.1	30.4	3.2	2.3	28.3	1.5	1.5	5.4	22.6	17.3	34.0
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	19.6	19.6	20.9	22.3	22.3	22.1	16.2	16.1	19.8	16.3	16.3	15.5	15.3	12.6	20.9
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	44.7	44.8	38.8	49.3	49.4	46.7	38.9	39.1	31.4	39.7	39.7	47.0	29.1	29.9	27.4
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	24.8	25.3	8.5	20.4	20.9	0.0	30.3	30.8	16.5	30.2	30.2	19.5	32.4	40.3	15.7
10.0 to 24.9 percent accepted	5.6	5.7	1.6	2.2	2.2	0.0	9.8	10.0	3.2	10.6	10.6	7.9	0.6	0.0	2.0
Less than 10 percent accepted	0.7	0.7	0.9	0.0	0.0	0.8	1.6	1.6	1.0	1.8	1.7	4.7	0.0	0.0	0.0
Number of admissions (in thousands)	3,873	3,740	133	2,305	2,237	68	1,568	1,503	65	1,419	1,408	10	150	95	55
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	7.3	6.2	38.8	8.5	7.6	38.5	5.6	4.1	39.1	2.6	2.6	9.4	33.3	26.8	44.6
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	26.8	26.9	23.2	28.5	28.6	23.4	24.3	24.3	22.9	24.8	24.8	21.7	19.6	17.5	23.1
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	47.9	48.5	32.8	49.5	49.9	38.0	45.6	46.3	27.4	47.6	47.5	52.4	26.5	28.6	22.8
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	16.3	16.7	4.6	13.0	13.4	0.0	21.1	21.6	9.4	21.2	21.3	12.7	20.4	27.1	8.8
10.0 to 24.9 percent accepted	1.6	1.7	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.0	3.2	3.3	1.0	3.5	3.5	3.1	0.2	0.0	0.6
Less than 10 percent accepted	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.3	0.3	0.1	0.3	0.3	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.0
Number of enrollees (in thousands)	1,520	1,422	97	945	898	47	574	524	50	463	456	7	111	68	43
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	9.4	7.5	36.8	10.0	8.6	37.5	8.3	5.6	36.2	3.5	3.4	13.2	28.0	20.5	39.9
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	27.4	27.6	23.5	29.9	30.2	24.6	23.2	23.3	22.5	24.7	24.7	21.9	17.1	13.7	22.5
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	45.5	46.3	33.2	47.8	48.3	37.8	41.6	42.8	28.8	44.6	44.6	46.1	29.0	30.9	26.0
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	15.3	16.0	5.8	11.3	11.9	0.0	22.0	23.0	11.4	21.1	21.2	14.7	25.6	35.0	10.8
10.0 to 24.9 percent accepted	2.3	2.4	0.6	1.0	1.0	0.0	4.4	4.7	1.1	5.4	5.4	3.1	0.3	0.0	0.8
Less than 10 percent accepted	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.6	0.6	0.1	0.7	0.7	0.9	0.0	0.0	0.0
SAT scores of enrollees
Critical reading, 25th percentile2	476	478	412	462	463	426	483	485	400	484	485	412	418	444	‡
Critical reading, 75th percentile2	588	590	529	571	572	535	597	598	525	597	598	520	592	599	‡
Mathematics, 25th percentile2	481	482	416	473	474	435	485	486	402	485	487	408	411	424	‡
Mathematics, 75th percentile2	592	594	525	583	584	529	597	599	521	598	599	518	572	578	‡
ACT scores of enrollees
Composite, 25th percentile2	19.8	19.9	16.0	19.0	19.2	16.0	20.1	20.2	15.8	20.2	20.2	16.6	16.8	17.7	‡
Composite, 75th percentile2	24.8	24.9	20.3	24.0	24.1	20.7	25.2	25.3	19.5	25.3	25.4	19.2	23.3	23.6	‡
English, 25th percentile2	18.7	18.9	14.9	17.9	18.1	14.9	19.2	19.3	15.0	19.3	19.3	15.8	15.9	16.8	‡
English, 75th percentile2	25.0	25.2	20.8	24.1	24.3	20.8	25.6	25.7	20.8	25.7	25.7	21.0	22.9	23.6	‡
Mathematics, 25th percentile2	18.6	18.7	15.5	18.2	18.4	15.6	18.9	18.9	15.4	19.0	19.0	16.3	15.4	16.1	‡
Mathematics, 75th percentile2	24.4	24.5	19.6	23.8	24.1	19.5	24.7	24.8	19.7	24.8	24.8	20.8	21.6	23.0	‡

† Not applicable. ‡ Reporting standards not met. 1 Excludes institutions not enrolling freshmen. 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, 2006–07 Integrated Postsecondary Edu­cation Data System, Fall 2006. (This table was prepared June 2007.)