Table 343.

Number of applications, admissions, and enrollees; their distribution across institutions accepting various percentages of applications; and SAT and ACT scores of enrollees, by control and level of institution: 2010-11

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	4,049	2,421	1,628	1,614	637	977	2,435	1,784	651	1,296	1,216	80	1,139	568	571
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	49.1	23.1	87.7	65.7	17.7	96.9	38.1	25.1	73.9	15.7	13.2	53.8	63.6	50.4	76.7
90 percent or more accepted	6.6	8.1	4.4	4.0	8.8	0.9	8.4	7.9	9.7	8.7	8.7	8.8	8.0	6.2	9.8
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	10.6	16.1	2.4	8.6	21.0	0.4	12.0	14.3	5.4	17.0	17.8	5.0	6.2	7.0	5.4
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	20.9	32.8	3.3	15.8	38.1	1.2	24.3	30.8	6.5	39.5	41.0	16.3	7.0	9.0	5.1
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	11.1	17.4	1.7	5.3	12.7	0.4	14.9	19.1	3.7	15.1	15.4	11.3	14.7	26.9	2.6
10.0 to 24.9 percent accepted	1.3	2.0	0.3	0.6	1.4	0.1	1.8	2.2	0.6	3.1	3.0	3.8	0.4	0.5	0.2
Less than 10 percent accepted	0.3	0.5	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.5	0.6	0.3	0.8	0.8	1.3	0.1	0.0	0.2
Number of applications (in thousands)	8,174	8,057	117	4,473	4,405	68	3,701	3,652	49	3,479	3,467	12	222	185	37
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	4.0	3.5	35.3	5.6	5.2	35.0	2.0	1.6	35.7	1.4	1.3	22.1	11.6	5.9	39.9
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	14.7	14.8	10.3	17.1	17.3	2.9	11.8	11.7	20.5	11.2	11.3	2.2	21.3	20.3	26.2
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	45.7	45.8	39.3	48.4	48.4	48.1	42.5	42.7	27.1	43.3	43.3	52.7	29.0	31.0	19.1
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	26.1	26.4	9.7	24.3	24.5	6.2	28.4	28.6	14.5	27.8	27.8	19.5	37.4	42.3	13.0
10.0 to 24.9 percent accepted	7.1	7.1	5.0	4.2	4.2	7.8	10.5	10.6	1.1	11.1	11.1	3.5	0.4	0.4	0.3
Less than 10 percent accepted	2.4	2.4	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.0	4.8	4.9	1.1	5.1	5.1	#	0.2	0.0	1.5
Number of admissions (in thousands)	4,612	4,527	85	2,706	2,658	48	1,906	1,869	37	1,769	1,762	8	136	107	29
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	6.6	5.8	47.5	8.6	7.9	48.5	3.8	2.9	46.2	2.6	2.5	33.0	18.4	10.0	49.6
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	21.2	21.4	11.8	23.1	23.5	3.3	18.5	18.4	23.0	17.7	17.8	2.9	28.2	28.2	28.2
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	51.2	51.5	34.1	50.7	50.8	42.4	51.9	52.5	23.2	53.6	53.6	51.7	30.2	34.1	15.8
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	18.2	18.5	5.0	16.1	16.3	3.3	21.3	21.5	7.3	21.1	21.2	11.4	23.0	27.5	6.2
10.0 to 24.9 percent accepted	2.4	2.4	1.6	1.5	1.4	2.6	3.8	3.9	0.3	4.1	4.1	1.1	0.1	0.2	0.1
Less than 10 percent accepted	0.4	0.4	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.8	0.8	0.1	0.8	0.8	0.0	#	#	0.2
Number of enrollees (in thousands)	1,582	1,517	64	994	958	36	588	560	28	479	475	4	109	85	24
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	1.1	1.1	#	1.3	1.3	0.0	#	0.0	#
SAT scores of enrollees
Critical reading, 25th percentile2	471	472	405	458	459	403	479	480	406	479	481	406	419	419	‡
Critical reading, 75th percentile2	583	584	512	567	568	518	591	592	507	591	593	507	556	556	‡
Mathematics, 25th percentile2	478	479	394	471	473	388	482	483	400	483	484	400	431	431	‡
Mathematics, 75th percentile2	588	590	514	580	582	505	593	594	523	594	595	523	539	539	‡
ACT scores of enrollees
Composite, 25th percentile2	20.2	20.3	16.1	19.5	19.7	16.2	20.6	20.7	16.1	20.7	20.7	17.5	17.5	18.8	‡
Composite, 75th percentile2	25.3	25.4	21.3	24.4	24.5	20.7	25.8	25.8	22.2	25.8	25.9	21.7	24.0	23.8	‡
English, 25th percentile2	19.2	19.4	14.4	18.5	18.7	15.1	19.7	19.8	13.2	19.8	19.8	14.6	16.0	17.7	‡
English, 75th percentile2	25.6	25.7	21.5	24.6	24.7	21.3	26.2	26.3	22.0	26.2	26.3	21.3	24.8	24.4	‡
Mathematics, 25th percentile2	19.1	19.2	15.6	18.6	18.8	15.9	19.4	19.5	15.1	19.5	19.5	16.0	17.4	18.6	‡
Mathematics, 75th percentile2	25.0	25.1	20.8	24.4	24.5	20.4	25.4	25.4	21.5	25.4	25.5	21.6	22.4	22.6	‡

†Not applicable.

#Rounds to zero.

‡Reporting standards not met (too few cases).

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 3.8 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 2010, Institutional Characteristics component. (This table was prepared August 2011.)