Table 339.

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: 2009-10

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	4,109	2,401	1,708	1,628	629	999	2,481	1,772	709	1,328	1,245	83	1,153	527	626
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	46.6	21.9	81.3	65.7	17.2	96.3	34.1	23.6	60.2	15.3	13.3	45.8	55.7	48.0	62.1
90 percent or more accepted	7.3	8.7	5.3	3.6	7.8	1.0	9.7	9.1	11.3	9.2	9.0	12.0	10.3	9.3	11.2
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	11.7	17.0	4.3	8.8	21.6	0.8	13.6	15.3	9.2	18.5	19.1	9.6	7.9	6.5	9.1
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	23.7	36.4	6.0	16.3	39.9	1.5	28.6	35.1	12.3	39.8	41.4	15.7	15.6	20.1	11.8
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	9.1	13.8	2.4	4.7	11.9	0.2	11.9	14.4	5.5	13.6	14.0	8.4	9.9	15.6	5.1
10.0 to 24.9 percent accepted	1.3	1.8	0.6	0.7	1.4	0.2	1.7	2.0	1.1	2.7	2.6	4.8	0.6	0.6	0.6
Less than 10 percent accepted	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.4	0.5	0.4	0.8	0.6	3.6	0.0	0.0	0.0
Number of applications (in thousands)	7,934	7,752	182	4,395	4,299	96	3,538	3,452	86	3,263	3,246	16	275	206	70
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	4.1	3.5	27.0	5.1	4.5	31.1	2.8	2.3	22.3	1.7	1.6	15.6	16.6	14.1	23.9
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	14.7	14.8	11.9	16.7	17.0	5.4	12.2	12.1	19.2	12.1	12.1	7.0	14.2	11.6	22.1
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	46.9	46.9	45.6	49.8	49.7	54.9	43.2	43.4	35.2	43.0	43.0	44.8	45.6	49.9	32.9
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	25.9	26.3	10.8	24.1	24.5	3.0	28.3	28.5	19.5	28.8	28.8	24.7	22.5	23.9	18.3
10.0 to 24.9 percent accepted	7.0	7.1	4.7	4.0	3.9	5.7	10.8	11.0	3.6	11.6	11.6	7.4	1.1	0.6	2.7
Less than 10 percent accepted	1.4	1.4	0.1	0.3	0.4	0.0	2.6	2.7	0.1	2.8	2.9	0.6	0.0	0.0	0.0
Number of admissions (in thousands)	4,546	4,419	127	2,671	2,604	68	1,875	1,816	59	1,692	1,682	10	183	134	49
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	6.7	5.8	38.1	7.7	6.8	43.8	5.1	4.2	31.6	3.0	2.9	24.8	24.1	20.9	33.0
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	20.9	21.1	14.0	22.5	23.0	6.2	18.5	18.4	23.0	18.6	18.7	9.3	17.6	14.5	25.8
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	52.1	52.4	40.1	52.2	52.4	46.6	51.8	52.4	32.6	52.7	52.7	47.0	43.7	48.9	29.6
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	17.9	18.2	6.3	16.0	16.4	1.5	20.5	20.8	11.8	21.2	21.3	16.3	14.3	15.6	10.9
10.0 to 24.9 percent accepted	2.3	2.4	1.5	1.4	1.4	2.0	3.7	3.7	0.9	4.0	4.0	2.6	0.3	0.2	0.6
Less than 10 percent accepted	0.2	0.2	#	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.4	0.4	#	0.4	0.4	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
Number of enrollees (in thousands)	1,640	1,544	95	1,010	961	48	630	583	47	480	474	6	150	109	41
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	8.4	6.9	35.4	8.2	7.1	35.5	8.8	6.6	35.4	5.7	5.6	17.6	21.5	13.1	37.7
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	22.0	22.3	18.1	24.7	25.0	17.9	17.6	17.5	18.3	18.0	18.2	1.7	15.9	13.6	20.4
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	48.5	49.2	36.1	51.3	51.6	43.3	43.8	44.9	30.2	47.5	47.6	45.8	28.6	28.8	28.2
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	17.8	18.3	9.8	14.1	14.6	3.3	24.0	24.7	15.2	21.6	21.5	26.0	33.8	44.3	13.7
10.0 to 24.9 percent accepted	2.8	2.9	0.6	1.7	1.7	#	4.7	5.0	1.0	5.8	5.8	8.8	0.2	0.2	#
Less than 10 percent accepted	0.4	0.4	#	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.1	1.1	#	1.3	1.3	#	#	#	0.0
SAT scores of enrollees
Critical reading, 25th percentile2	473	474	405	457	459	404	481	482	406	482	482	406	468	468	‡
Critical reading, 75th percentile2	583	584	522	565	566	516	593	594	529	593	594	529	576	576	‡
Mathematics, 25th percentile2	477	479	400	468	471	403	483	484	396	483	484	396	463	463	‡
Mathematics, 75th percentile2	589	590	513	579	581	519	594	595	506	594	595	506	572	572	‡
ACT scores of enrollees
Composite, 25th percentile2	20.1	20.2	16.8	19.3	19.5	16.3	20.6	20.6	17.8	20.6	20.6	17.4	19.6	19.4	‡
Composite, 75th percentile2	25.2	25.2	21.7	24.3	24.4	21.6	25.7	25.7	22.1	25.7	25.7	21.7	24.2	24.0	‡
English, 25th percentile2	19.1	19.2	15.4	18.2	18.3	15.2	19.7	19.7	15.9	19.7	19.8	15.9	19.0	19.0	‡
English, 75th percentile2	25.4	25.5	21.7	24.3	24.4	22.1	26.1	26.2	21.0	26.1	26.2	21.0	25.0	25.0	‡
Mathematics, 25th percentile2	19.0	19.1	16.2	18.5	18.6	15.9	19.4	19.4	16.8	19.4	19.4	16.8	18.1	18.1	‡
Mathematics, 75th percentile2	24.9	25.0	20.9	24.3	24.5	20.7	25.3	25.3	21.1	25.3	25.3	21.1	24.3	24.3	‡

†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 0.3 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: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.

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