Table 305.30.

Number and percentage of degree-granting postsecondary institutions with first-year undergraduates using various selection criteria for admission, by control and level of institution: Selected years, 2000-01 through 2015-16

Selection criteria	All institutions			Public institutions			Private institutions
	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 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
2010-11	4,208	2,487	1,721	1,614	637	977	2,594	1,850	744	1,320	1,238	82	1,274	612	662
2015-16	4,147	2,584	1,563	1,578	669	909	2,569	1,915	654	1,400	1,298	102	1,169	617	552
	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
2010-11	47.2	22.5	83.0	65.6	17.6	96.9	35.8	24.2	64.7	15.5	13.0	52.4	56.9	46.9	66.2
2015-16	51.1	27.7	89.8	64.5	19.4	97.7	42.9	30.7	78.9	18.7	15.4	60.8	71.9	62.7	82.2
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
2010-11	50.1	75.6	13.2	34.4	82.4	3.1	59.9	73.3	26.6	84.2	86.7	47.6	34.7	46.2	24.0
2015-16	47.7	71.5	8.4	35.4	81.0	1.9	55.3	68.2	17.6	79.3	83.4	26.5	26.6	36.1	15.9
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
2010-11	33.3	54.2	3.2	27.8	67.8	1.7	36.7	49.5	5.1	66.1	68.7	26.8	6.4	10.6	2.4
2015-16	35.3	55.2	2.4	30.3	69.7	1.3	38.4	50.2	4.0	64.8	68.7	14.7	6.8	11.2	2.0
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
2010-11	8.4	13.9	0.4	9.2	22.9	0.3	7.8	10.8	0.5	15.0	15.8	3.7	0.4	0.7	0.2
2015-16	6.0	9.5	0.3	7.8	18.2	0.1	4.9	6.4	0.6	8.8	9.3	2.0	0.3	0.3	0.4
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
2010-11	45.9	70.1	10.8	33.0	78.8	3.1	53.9	67.1	21.0	77.1	79.4	42.7	29.8	42.3	18.3
2015-16	44.0	65.9	7.8	34.0	77.9	1.8	50.1	61.7	16.2	71.6	75.3	24.5	24.3	32.9	14.7
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
2010-11	14.7	24.4	0.6	18.3	45.4	0.7	12.4	17.1	0.5	24.0	25.4	2.4	0.3	0.3	0.3
2015-16	14.7	23.3	0.5	19.3	44.4	0.8	12.0	16.0	0.2	21.9	23.6	1.0	0.0	0.0	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
2010-11	18.1	29.2	2.1	3.3	8.3	0.1	27.3	36.3	4.7	51.6	53.3	25.6	2.0	2.0	2.1
2015-16	17.9	27.7	1.7	4.5	10.5	0.1	26.2	33.8	3.8	46.0	48.5	13.7	2.4	2.8	2.0
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
2010-11	5.8	8.0	2.5	1.8	4.6	0.0	8.2	9.2	5.8	8.9	8.8	9.8	7.6	10.1	5.3
2015-16	4.1	5.7	1.3	1.6	3.9	0.0	5.6	6.4	3.2	7.6	7.8	5.9	3.1	3.4	2.7
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
2010-11	31.3	51.6	1.9	30.4	73.9	1.9	31.8	43.9	1.7	61.7	64.9	13.4	0.9	1.6	0.3
2015-16	30.7	48.6	1.2	32.3	74.7	1.1	29.7	39.5	1.2	54.1	57.7	7.8	0.6	1.1	0.0
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
2010-11	38.7	61.9	5.1	29.9	71.6	2.7	44.1	58.6	8.2	66.3	69.1	24.4	21.2	37.4	6.2
2015-16	35.7	55.7	2.8	30.1	69.2	1.3	39.2	50.9	4.7	59.6	63.5	10.8	14.6	24.5	3.6
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
2010-11	2.6	1.8	3.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.3	2.5	8.7	0.3	0.3	0.0	8.4	6.9	9.8
2015-16	1.3	1.0	1.7	0.3	0.0	0.4	1.9	1.3	3.5	2.2	1.4	12.7	1.5	1.1	1.8

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. Excludes institutions not enrolling any first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates. 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 2000 through Fall 2010, Institutional Characteristics component; and Winter 2015-16, Admissions component. (This table was prepared November 2016.)