Table 338.

Number and percentage of degree-granting institutions with first-year undergraduates using various selection criteria for admission, by type and control of institution: Selected years, 2000-01 through 2009-10

Selection criteria	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 institutions with first-year undergraduates
2000-01	3,717	2,034	1,683	1,647	580	1,067	2,070	1,454	616	1,383	1,247	136	687	207	480
2005-06	3,880	2,198	1,682	1,638	588	1,050	2,242	1,610	632	1,351	1,240	111	891	370	521
2008-09	4,034	2,351	1,683	1,632	609	1,023	2,402	1,742	660	1,333	1,243	90	1,069	499	570
2009-10	4,112	2,404	1,708	1,628	629	999	2,484	1,775	709	1,330	1,247	83	1,154	528	626
	Percent of institutions
Open admissions
2000-01	40.2	12.9	73.2	63.8	12.1	91.9	21.4	13.3	40.7	14.0	11.7	34.6	36.5	22.7	42.5
2005-06	44.7	18.3	79.3	66.1	13.6	95.4	29.2	20.1	52.4	15.3	13.1	40.5	50.2	43.5	54.9
2008-09	45.7	20.2	81.3	65.7	14.9	96.0	32.1	22.0	58.6	15.7	13.4	46.7	52.5	43.3	60.5
2009-10	46.6	21.9	81.3	65.7	17.2	96.3	34.0	23.5	60.2	15.3	13.2	45.8	55.6	47.9	62.1
Some admission requirements1
2000-01	58.4	85.8	25.1	35.4	87.4	7.1	76.6	85.2	56.3	84.5	86.8	63.2	60.7	75.4	54.4
2005-06	53.4	80.5	18.0	33.6	86.1	4.3	67.9	78.5	40.8	84.2	86.5	57.7	43.2	51.6	37.2
2008-09	51.8	78.3	14.7	34.1	84.9	3.9	63.7	76.0	31.4	83.8	86.1	52.2	38.7	50.9	28.1
2009-10	50.7	76.6	14.3	34.2	82.7	3.6	61.6	74.4	29.5	84.2	86.4	51.8	35.5	46.2	26.5
Secondary grades
2000-01	34.6	58.7	5.5	23.9	63.4	2.4	43.0	56.7	10.7	60.1	64.1	23.5	8.7	12.6	7.1
2005-06	34.1	57.1	4.2	25.9	68.4	2.2	40.1	53.0	7.4	62.8	66.2	25.2	5.7	8.6	3.6
2008-09	34.2	56.1	3.5	27.0	69.1	2.0	39.0	51.5	5.9	65.2	68.1	25.6	6.4	10.4	2.8
2009-10	33.9	55.7	3.2	27.5	68.4	1.7	38.1	51.2	5.4	65.8	68.2	28.9	6.2	11.0	2.2
Secondary class rank
2000-01	13.7	24.3	1.0	10.9	30.3	0.3	16.0	21.9	2.3	23.2	25.1	5.9	1.6	2.4	1.3
2005-06	11.3	19.4	0.7	10.4	28.7	0.2	11.9	16.0	1.6	19.3	20.5	6.3	0.7	0.8	0.6
2008-09	9.6	16.0	0.6	9.4	24.6	0.4	9.7	13.0	0.9	17.1	17.9	5.6	0.5	0.8	0.2
2009-10	9.1	15.2	0.5	9.3	23.5	0.4	8.9	12.2	0.7	16.3	17.1	4.8	0.4	0.8	0.2
Secondary school record
2000-01	45.8	70.3	16.2	29.4	72.9	5.8	58.7	69.2	34.1	73.2	75.5	52.2	29.5	30.9	29.0
2005-06	48.5	73.3	15.9	30.8	78.2	4.2	61.4	71.6	35.4	77.6	79.7	55.0	36.7	44.3	31.3
2008-09	46.7	70.6	13.2	31.2	77.3	3.7	57.2	68.3	27.9	77.0	79.1	47.8	32.5	41.3	24.7
2009-10	46.4	70.5	12.5	32.7	79.2	3.4	55.4	67.4	25.4	77.0	79.0	47.0	30.6	40.2	22.5
College preparatory program
2000-01	15.5	27.3	1.2	16.2	44.0	1.1	14.9	20.7	1.3	22.1	24.1	4.4	0.4	0.5	0.4
2005-06	15.2	26.4	0.6	17.4	47.1	0.8	13.6	18.8	0.3	22.4	24.3	1.8	0.2	0.5	0.0
2008-09	15.1	25.5	0.5	17.9	46.8	0.7	13.2	18.1	0.2	23.6	25.2	1.1	0.2	0.4	0.0
2009-10	15.0	25.3	0.4	18.1	45.9	0.6	12.9	18.0	0.1	23.9	25.4	1.2	0.3	0.6	0.0
Recommendations
2000-01	20.4	34.4	3.5	2.7	7.4	0.2	34.4	45.1	9.3	46.6	49.2	22.8	10.0	20.8	5.4
2005-06	19.2	31.9	2.5	2.9	7.7	0.2	31.1	40.8	6.3	49.1	51.5	23.4	3.7	5.1	2.7
2008-09	17.9	29.1	2.3	2.8	7.2	0.2	28.1	36.7	5.6	48.8	50.5	24.4	2.4	2.2	2.6
2009-10	17.8	29.0	2.0	3.0	7.6	0.1	27.5	36.6	4.8	49.5	51.2	25.3	2.2	2.3	2.1
Demonstration of competencies2
2000-01	8.0	12.1	3.0	2.2	5.0	0.7	12.7	15.0	7.1	12.1	12.7	7.4	13.7	29.0	7.1
2005-06	7.0	9.8	3.3	2.3	6.1	0.2	10.3	11.1	8.4	10.2	10.3	9.0	10.5	13.8	8.3
2008-09	6.2	8.7	2.7	2.1	5.3	0.2	9.0	9.9	6.7	9.4	9.3	11.1	8.5	11.4	6.0
2009-10	6.3	8.5	3.1	2.0	4.9	0.2	9.0	9.7	7.2	9.3	9.2	10.8	8.7	11.0	6.7
Test scores3
2000-01	47.2	72.5	16.7	33.2	83.4	5.8	58.5	68.2	35.6	70.3	73.4	41.9	34.6	36.7	33.8
2005-06	36.5	62.5	2.6	31.1	82.3	2.4	40.5	55.2	3.0	65.7	70.5	12.6	2.2	4.1	1.0
2008-09	33.8	56.6	2.1	31.3	80.5	2.1	35.6	48.2	2.1	63.3	66.9	14.4	0.9	1.8	0.2
2009-10	32.4	54.1	1.9	30.2	74.9	2.0	33.9	46.8	1.8	62.6	65.8	13.3	1.0	1.7	0.3
TOEFL4
2000-01	43.4	71.2	9.9	30.2	77.4	4.6	54.0	68.7	19.2	66.2	70.1	30.9	29.3	60.4	15.8
2005-06	41.5	67.9	7.1	31.0	79.3	3.9	49.3	63.8	12.3	67.0	70.6	27.0	22.4	41.1	9.2
2008-09	41.1	65.8	6.7	31.0	77.5	3.3	48.0	61.7	11.8	66.7	69.4	28.9	24.7	42.5	9.1
2009-10	39.3	62.9	6.0	29.6	71.7	3.1	45.6	59.8	10.0	66.6	69.3	26.5	21.4	37.5	7.8
No admission requirements, only    recommendations for admission
2000-01	1.4	1.2	1.7	0.8	0.5	0.9	1.9	1.5	2.9	1.5	1.4	2.2	2.8	1.9	3.1
2005-06	1.8	1.1	2.7	0.3	0.3	0.3	2.9	1.4	6.8	0.5	0.4	1.8	6.6	4.9	7.9
2008-09	2.6	1.5	4.0	0.1	0.2	0.1	4.2	2.0	10.0	0.5	0.5	1.1	8.8	5.8	11.4
2009-10	2.7	1.5	4.3	0.1	0.2	0.1	4.4	2.0	10.3	0.5	0.4	2.4	8.8	5.9	11.3

1 Many institutions have more than one admission requirement.

2 Formal demonstration of competencies (e.g., portfolios, certificates of mastery, assessment instruments).

3 Includes SAT, ACT, or other admission tests.

4 Test of English as a Foreign Language.

NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associate’s or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2000-01 through 2009-10 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, Fall 2000 through Fall 2009. (This table was prepared September 2010.)