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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 | ||||||||||||
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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.) |