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Vol. 21 No. 5
January 2007
SPECIAL ISSUE
CB 21st Annual National Admissions Trends Survey
Huge Imbalances in Male/Female
Freshmen Classes
HOW DID THE RECORD
NUMBER of high school graduates translate into college
applications in 2006? Are colleges using their Wait Lists? What
percent of new freshmen received financial aid and how much assistance
did they get? These are a few of the questions CB sought
to answer with our 21st Annual National Survey of College Admissions
Trends.
As CB went to print, we had heard from admissions officers
at 63 representative colleges and universities, large and small,
public and private, from coast to coast about their new first-year
classes. Here is the preliminary report of what they told us.
The complete text of their answers will appear in CB's
annual book, Who Got In?, later this year.
MALE/FEMALE
RATIOS
Perhaps the most dramatic numbers that the colleges
and universities submitted in CB's 2006 survey were the
percentages of male and female students in their new first-year
classes. While some schools enrolled more men than women, a whopping
66 percent of colleges in the survey landed new classes that
tipped toward young women. This ratio may be of particular interest
to 2007 college applicants, since it can make a big difference
in the social atmosphere they encounter on campus.
Below are the colleges reporting at press time (and the percent
of male/female students is in parenthesis.) Binghamton U., State
University of New York (51/49), Boise State U. in Idaho (44/56),
Brandeis U. in Massachusetts (45/55), California State U., Stanislaus
(33/67), Campbellsville U. in Kentucky (48/52), Case Western
Reserve U. in Ohio (57/43), Centre C. in Kentucky (47/53), Chapman
U. in California (40/60), Claremont McKenna C. in California
(55/45), Colgate U. in New York (46/54), Cornell C. in Iowa (47/53),
C. of Mount St. Joseph in Ohio (43/57), Creighton U. in Nebraska
(39/61), DePauw U. in Indiana (56/44), Duke U. in North Carolina
(51/49), Elizabethtown C. in Pennsylvania (34/65), Elon U. in
North Carolina (42/58), Fordham U. in New York (45/55), Grinnell
C. in Iowa (49/51).
Also, Hampden-Sydney C. in Virginia (100/0), Harris-Stowe
State U. in Missouri (30/70), Harvard C. in Massachusetts (48/52),
Harvey Mudd C. in California (68/32), Hope C. in Michigan (40/60),
Husson C. in Maine (47/53), Kettering U. in Michigan (84/16),
Lawrence U. in Wisconsin (48/52), Lehigh U. in Pennsylvania (58/42),
Longwood U. in Virginia (36/64), Marygrove C. in Michigan (21/79),
Marymount Manhattan C. in New York (25/75), Massachusetts C.
of Liberal Arts (42/58), Messiah C. in Pennsylvania (36/64),
Michigan State U. (43/57) and Midwestern State U. in Texas (47/53).
And, Muhlenberg C. in Pennsylvania (39/61), North Carolina
State U. (55/45), Oberlin C. in Ohio (45/55), Ohio U. (48/52),
The Ohio State U. (49/51 estimated), Philadelphia Biblical U.
(47/53), Purdue U. in Indiana (58/42), Reed C. in Oregon (45/55),
Saint Michael's C. in Vermont (42/58), Scripps C. in California
(0/100), St. Lawrence U. in New York (47/53), Texas Lutheran
U. (49/51), The U. of the Arts in Pennsylvania (48/52), U. of
California, Berkeley (46/54), U. of California, Davis (58/42),
U. of Charleston in West Virginia (46/54), U. of Colorado at
Boulder (52/48), U. of Idaho (55/45), U. of Iowa (46/54), U.
of Maryland (50/50), U. of Maryland Eastern Shore (37/63), U.
of North Dakota (54/46), U.S. Coast Guard Academy in Connecticut
(77/23), Valparaiso U. in Indiana (52/48), Virginia Tech (55/45),
Wagner C. in New York (38/62) and Westminster C. in Missouri
(50/50).
APPLICATIONS
STILL SOARING
The number of applications continued to increase at
most of the colleges and universities in the 2006 survey. About
74 percent of the schools received more applications in 2006
than in 2005.
Institutions with more applications (in parenthesis) include:
Binghamton U., SUNY (22,750), Boise State U. (4,417), Brandeis
U. (7,640), Case Western Reserve U. (7,508), Centre C. (2,092),
Chapman U. (5,228), Cornell C. (1,718), C. of Mount St. Joseph
(1,080), DePauw U. (4,953), Duke U. (19,386), Elizabethtown C.
(3,393), Elon U. (9,204), Fordham U. (18,161), Hampden-Sydney
C. (1,509), Harris-Stowe State U. (966), Harvey Mudd C. (2,119),
Husson C. (1,357), Lawrence U. (2,315), Lehigh U. (10,685), Longwood
U. (4,016), Marygrove C. (1,026), Marymount Manhattan C. (2,100),
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (1,250), Michigan State
U. (23,247), Midwestern State U. (3,527), Muhlenberg C. (4,347)
and Oberlin C. (6,686).
Also with more applications: Ohio U. (12,684), The
Ohio State U. (18,908), Philadelphia Biblical U. (719), Purdue
U. (24,883), Reed C. (3,054), Saint Michael's C. (3,073), Scripps
C. (1,873), St. Lawrence U. (3,192), Sweet Briar C. in Virginia
(640), U. of the Arts (2,793), U. of California, Berkeley (41,750),
U. of California Davis (32,437), U. of Charleston (1,581), U.
of Colorado at Boulder (18,173), U. of Iowa (14,350), U. of Maryland
(23,578), U. of Maryland Eastern Shore (4,114), Valparaiso U.
(4,728), Virginia Tech (19,046) and Wagner C. (2,862).
Colleges that received fewer applications in 2006 include:
California State U., Stanislaus (3,003), Campbellsville U. (1,293),
Claremont McKenna C. (3,593), Colgate U. (7,873), Grinnell C.
(3,703), Kettering U. (2,157), Messiah C. (2,569), Texas Lutheran
U. (1,138), U. of Idaho (5,613), U. of North Dakota (3,698) and
Westminster C. (1,175).
Schools with about the same number of applicants in 2006
as 2005 include: Creighton U. (3,404), Harvard C. (22,754),
Hope C. (2,666) and the U.S. Coast Guard Academy (1,340). And,
North Carolina State U. received 15,541 applications.
EARLY DECISION/EARLY
ACTION
About 51 percent of the colleges and universities
in the 2006 survey used either Early Decision or Early Action.
Among those that do use ED/EA, nearly 66 percent received more
applications for 2006 than for 2005.
These schools received more. (In parenthesis are the
number of ED/EA applications, and the percent of the first-year
class accepted ED/EA.) Binghamton U., SUNY (3,700/19 percent),
Case Western Reserve U. (1,634/26 percent), Centre C. (841/50
percent), Chapman U. (1,700/35 percent), Colgate U. (640/44 percent),
Cornell C. (993/63 percent), DePauw U. (57), Duke U. (1,499/28
percent), Fordham U. (3,957/27 percent) and Grinnell C. (161/29
percent).
Also, Harvey Mudd C. (118/40 percent), Lawrence U. (597/36
percent), Lehigh U. (734/35 percent), Longwood U. (1,500/19 percent),
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (157/17 percent), Muhlenberg
C. (460/49 percent), Oberlin C. (339/29 percent), Reed C. (209),
Scripps C. (73), Valparaiso U. (2,051/90 percent) and Virginia
Tech (2,479/23 percent).
Colleges that received fewer applications ED/EA: Brandeis
U. (259/23 percent), Harvard (3,869/38 percent), Saint Michael's
C. (45 percent), St. Lawrence U. (183/23 percent), Sweet Briar
C. (27 percent) and Wagner C. (130/15 percent).
Schools that received about the same number of ED/EA applications
for 2006 as for 2005: Claremont McKenna C. (176/27 percent),
Hampden-Sydney C. (102/24 percent) and U.S. Coast Guard Academy
(581/20 percent).
Also using ED/EA: Elon U. (4,580/60 percent) and North Carolina
State U. (75 percent).
MORE TOTAL
ACCEPTED
With record levels of applications at many schools,
about 67 percent of the colleges in CB's survey then accepted
more students overall in 2006.
Those that accepted more include: Binghamton U., SUNY
(9,661), Boise State U. (3,098), California State U., Stanislaus
(2,799), Campbellsville U. (961), Case Western Reserve U. (5,002),
Centre C. (1,254), Claremont McKenna C. (805), Colgate U. (2,217),
C. of Mount St. Joseph (792), Creighton U. (3,030), DePauw U.
(2,804), Duke U. (4,101), Elizabethtown C. (1,944), Fordham U.
(8,449), Grinnell C. (1,401), Hampden-Sydney C. (1,041), Harris-Stowe
State U. (826), Harvard (2,125), Harvey Mudd C. (646), Hope C.
(2,102), Husson C. (1,182), Longwood U. (2,698), Marygrove C.
(453), Massachusetts C. of Liberal Arts (895), Michigan State
U. (17,046), Midwestern State U. (2,351), Muhlenberg C. (1,903)
and Oberlin C. (2,266).
Others that accepted more: Purdue U. (21,042), Reed
C. (1,223), Saint Michael's C. (2,230), St. Lawrence U. (1,878),
Sweet Briar C. (505), U. of the Arts (1,323), U. of California,
Berkeley (9,944), U. of California, Davis (22,141), U. of Charleston
(1,141), U. of Colorado at Boulder (15,971), U. of Iowa (11,880),
U. of Maryland Eastern Shore (2,696), Valparaiso U. (3,605) and
Virginia Tech (12,601).
Colleges that admitted fewer students in 2006: Brandeis
U. (2,776), Cornell C. (1,073), Kettering U. (1,534), Lawrence
U. (1,304), Lehigh U. (4,189), Messiah C. (1,945), Ohio U. (10,781),
The Ohio State U. (12,325), Philadelphia Biblical U. (516), Scripps
C. (846), Texas Lutheran U. (804), U. of Idaho (4,495), U. of
Maryland (10,502), Wagner C. (1,698) and Westminster C. (906).
Institutions that accepted about the same number in 2006
as 2005: Elon U. (3,838), U. of North Dakota (2,725) and
the U.S. Coast Guard Academy (394). And, Chapman U. accepted
2,769 and North Carolina State U. accepted 9,462 students, while
Marymount Manhattan accepted 1,815 applicants.
LARGE WAIT
LISTS, FEW TAKEN
Not all colleges use wait lists. In CB's 2006
survey, 46 percent of the schools said they use them. Of those
that do use wait lists, 31 percent admitted more students from
their lists, 34 percent admitted fewer and 28 percent admitted
the same number in 2006 as in 2005.
Colleges that admitted more students from their wait list
in 2006 than in 2005 (with the number on the wait list and
the number admitted in parenthesis) include: Case Western
Reserve U. (956/186), Cornell C. (99/30), Fordham U. (3,268/117),
Hope C. (240/62), Lawrence U. (111/19), Lehigh U. (1,900/2),
Saint Michael's C. (326/53), Scripps C. (422/3), Virginia Tech
(1,123/52) and Wagner C. (93/7).
Schools that admitted fewer from their wait list: Brandeis
U. (1,168/47), Centre C. (130/4), Chapman U. (100/0), Colgate
U. (1,190/5), Elizabethtown C. (100/0), Harvey Mudd C. (30/3),
Grinnell C. (800/25), Muhlenberg C. (586/7) and St. Lawrence
U. (249/16).
Colleges that admitted the same number in 2006 as 2005:
Binghamton U., SUNY (500/53), Claremont McKenna C. (648/0), Creighton
U., Elon U. (3,147/39), Oberlin C. (846/33), Reed (600/14), U.
of the Arts (48/6) and the U. of Iowa. And, Harvard admitted
17 wait list students. The Ohio State U. (148/0).
LARGER 2006
FIRST-YEAR CLASSES
As a result of more applications and more admitted
students, 60 percent of the schools in CB's 2006 survey
ended up with larger first-year classes.
Those with larger freshmen classes (with the number
of students in parenthesis) were: Binghamton U., SUNY (2,330),
Boise State U. (2,261), Brandeis U. (765), California State U.,
Stanislaus (946), Centre C. (327), Chapman U. (940), Claremont
McKenna C. (294), Colgate U. (744), DePauw U. (635), Elizabethtown
C. (545), Elon U. (1,283), Grinnell C. (405), Hampden-Sydney
C. (346), Harris-Stowe State U., Harvard C. (1,684), Husson C.
(542), Longwood U. (990), Marygrove C. (225), Massachusetts College
of Liberal Arts (307), Messiah C. (736), Muhlenberg C. (615),
The Ohio State U. (6,162), Purdue U. (7,518), Reed C. (376) and
St. Lawrence U. (611).
Others with larger first-year classes: Sweet Briar
C. (209), Texas Lutheran U. (387), U. of the Arts (688), U. of
California, Berkeley (4,157), U. of California, Davis (5,513),
U. of Charleston (315), U. of Colorado at Boulder (5,645), U.
of Iowa (4,289), U. of Maryland Eastern Shore (1,181), U. of
North Dakota (1,900), Valparaiso U. (886), Virginia Tech (5,185)
and Westminster C. (278).
Colleges and universities that selected smaller first-year
classes in 2006: Case Western Reserve U. (1,015), Cornell
C. (248), Duke U. (1,687), Fordham U. (1,722), Harvey Mudd C.
(185), Kettering U. (399), Lawrence U. (372), Lehigh U. (1,217),
Michigan State U. (7,256), Midwestern State U. (454), Oberlin
C. (718), Ohio U. (4,075), Philadelphia Biblical U. (287), Saint
Michael's C. (584), Scripps C. (223), U. of Idaho (1,612), U.
of Maryland (3,962) and Wagner C. (529).
Schools with about the same size classes in 2006 as in
2005: Campbellsville U. (355), C. of Mount St. Joseph (307),
Creighton U. (965), Hope C. (761), Marymount Manhattan C. (561)
and the U.S. Coast Guard Academy (275). North Carolina State
U. matriculated 4,500 students.
2006 YIELDS
In the end, about 32 percent of the colleges and universities
in CB's 21st annual survey had a higher yield in 2006
than in 2005.
Those with higher yields include: Boise State U. (73
percent), California State U., Stanislaus (34 percent), Centre
C. (26 percent), Claremont McKenna C. (37 percent), Colgate U.
(35 percent), Elon U. (33 percent), Grinnell C. (28 percent),
Harvard C. (79 percent), Messiah C. (76 percent), Muhlenberg
C. (32 percent), The Ohio State U. (50 percent), Reed C. (31
percent), St. Lawrence U. (36 percent), Sweet Briar C. (40 percent),
U. of California, Davis (25 percent), U. of Colorado at Boulder
(35 percent), U. of Iowa (36 percent), U. of North Dakota (70
percent) and Westminster C. (33 percent).
Thirty percent had lower yields. Colleges that recorded
lower yields in 2006: Case Western Reserve U. (20 percent),
Cornell C. (23 percent), C. of Mount St. Joseph (39 percent),
DePauw U. (23 percent), Elizabethtown C. (28 percent), Fordham
U. (20 percent), Hampden-Sydney C. (33 percent), Husson C. (42
percent), Kettering U. (26 percent), Longwood U. (37 percent),
Michigan State U. (42 percent), Midwestern State U. (58 percent),
Philadelphia Biblical U. (61 percent), Saint Michael's C. (26
percent), Texas Lutheran U. (71 percent), U. of Idaho (50 percent),
U. of Maryland Eastern Shore (50 percent), Virginia Tech (41
percent) and Wagner C. (31 percent).
Thirty percent recorded about the same yield as the previous
year.
GRADUATION
RATES
More and more college-bound students are interested
in knowing the number of matriculated students who actually graduate
from the schools where they are headed. (Here are four-year and
six-year graduation rates respectively in parenthesis.)
Binghamton U., SUNY (67/79), Boise State U. (6/25), Brandeis
U. (88), California State U., Stanislaus (21/52), Campbellsville
U. (30/42), Case Western Reserve U. (57/79), Centre C. (77/79),
Chapman U. (70 in six), Claremont McKenna C. (89/91), Colgate
U. (84/89), Cornell C. (65/66), C. of Mount St. Joseph (60/69),
DePauw U. (83 in four) and Duke U. (94/98), Elizabethtown C.
(64/71), Elon U. (74 in six), Grinnell C. (82/87), Hampden-Sydney
C. (58/63), Harvard C. (97 percent), Harvey Mudd C. (91), Hope
C. (63/76), Kettering U. (61 in six), Lehigh U. (78/88), Longwood
U. (64 in six), Marymount Manhattan C. (90/100), Massachusetts
C. of Liberal Arts (39/52), Messiah C. (68/73), Michigan State
U. (41/74), Midwestern State U. (10/28), Muhlenberg C. (80/85),
North Carolina State U. (45/55), Oberlin C. (85 in six), Ohio
U. (48/71) and The Ohio State U. (42/71).
Also, Philadelphia Biblical U. (35/64), Purdue U. (40/72),
Reed C. (60/75), Saint Michael's C. (77/78), Scripps C. (75/76),
St. Lawrence U. (72/76), Sweet Briar C. (70/70), Texas Lutheran
U. (37/50), U. of the Arts (54 in four), U. of California, Berkeley
(61/87), U. of California, Davis (42/80), U. of Charleston (31/51),
U. of Colorado at Boulder (41/66), U. of Idaho (21/48), U. of
Iowa (40/66), U. of Maryland (59/79), U. of Maryland Eastern
Shore (25/42), U. of North Dakota (23/56), U.S. Coast Guard Academy
(75), Virginia Tech (50/76) and Westminster C. (47/63).
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More Minority Students
About 59 percent of the colleges and universities in CB's
2006 survey admitted more minority students than in the previous
year.
Schools admitting more minority students (with the
percent of admitted students who are African Americans/Hispanics/Asian-Americans/Native
Americans noted in parenthesis): Boise State U. (2/8/4/1), Brandeis
U. (4/5/9/0), Campbellsville U. (7/1/1/0), California State U.,
Stanislaus (4/37/11/1), Case Western Reserve U. (5/2/24/1), Centre
C. (16/14/14/3), Chapman U. (4/11/9/1), Claremont McKenna C.
(5/19/16/1), Colgate U. (6/8/10/3), Duke U. (9/7/25/.3), Elizabethtown
C. (3/3/4/1), Fordham U. (5/12/9/.3), Grinnell C. (6/6/9/1),
Hampden-Sydney C. (62/11/16/2), Harris-Stowe State U. (90/.32/.19/.19),
Harvard C. (10/10/18/1), Husson C., Lehigh U. (4/6/10/less than
1), Marygrove C. (68/3/1/1), Massachusetts C. of Liberal Arts
(6/5/2/.3), Muhlenberg C. (2/3/2/.5) and Ohio U. (5/2/1/0).
Others with more minority students: Purdue U. (5/4/11/less
than 1), Reed C. (4/9/13/2), St. Lawrence U. (2/2/1/less than
1), Texas Lutheran U. (10/18/2/.2), U. of California, Berkeley
(3/13/39/.6), U. of California, Davis (3/13/40/.06), U. Colorado
at Boulder (1/7/6/1), U. of Iowa (2/3/5/1), U. of Maryland (16/7/14/.4),
U. of Maryland Eastern Shore (96/2/2/.2), U. of North Dakota
(1/1/2/3), U.S. Coast Guard Academy (5/7/4/1), Valparaiso U.
(5/4/2/1), Virginia Tech (4/3/8/.2) and Wagner C. (4/6/3/.4).
School that admitted fewer minority students in 2006:
Cornell C. (1/2/1/0), C. of Mount St. Joseph (8/.65/.32/.32),
Hope C. (2/3/2/.5), Husson, Longwood, Scripps C. (.5/2/3/.2),
U. of Charleston and Westminster C. (3/1/1/2).
And colleges that admitted about the same number of minority
students as the previous year include: Creighton U., Elon
U. (5/3/3/NA), Harvey Mudd C. (3/8/NA/1), Kettering U., Lawrence
U. (2/2/4/.2), Longwood U., Marymount Manhattan C. (9/12/2/1),
Messiah C. (3/2/2/0), Michigan State U. (9/2/8/.6), Oberlin C.
(5/5/8/1), The Ohio State U. (7/3/7/less than 1), Philadelphia
Biblical U. (14/3/4/.1), Saint Michael's C. and U. of the Arts
(11/6/3/0). Also, Binghamton U., SUNY admitted (6/7/17/.3), noting
that about 20 percent of students no longer report ethnicity;
DePauw (7/5/6/.3) and North Carolina State U. (9/3/5/1).
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THE COUNSELOR'S
CORNER
2006 GPAs, Test Scores
(and Comments on the New Writing Tests)
COLLEGE-BOUND STUDENTS
often wonder what kind of grades and test scores matriculated
students post at the colleges they seek to enter. Here are some
stats from CB's 2006 National Survey that can answer some
of those questions. Also, college admissions officers comment
on how they are using the new SAT/ACT Writing tests.
AVERAGE
HIGH SCHOOL GPA'S OF ADMITTED STUDENTS
Binghamton U., SUNY (93), Boise State U. (3.3), Brandeis
U. (3.83), California State U., Stanislaus (3.2), Campbellsville
U. (3.28), Centre C. (3.6), Chapman U. (3.62), Claremont McKenna
C. (4.2 weighted), Colgate U. (3.71), Cornell C. (3.51), C. of
Mount St. Joseph (3.25), Creighton U. (3.8), DePauw U. (3.63),
Elon U. (3.9), Fordham U. (3.66), Hampden-Sydney C. (3.22), Hope
C. (3.74), Husson C. (3.4), Kettering U. (3.54), Lawrence U.
(3.45), Longwood U. (3.31), Marygrove C. (2.67), Marymount Manhattan
C. (3.15), Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (3.01), Michigan
State U. (3.61), Midwestern State U. (3.29), Muhlenberg C. (3.41),
North Carolina State U. (3.5 unweighted), Oberlin C. (3.6 unweighted),
Ohio U. (3.35), Philadelphia Biblical U. (3.34), Purdue U. (3.5),
Reed C. (3.8), Scripps C. (3.9), St. Lawrence U. (90), Sweet
Briar (3.4) Texas Lutheran U. (3.54), U. of the Arts (2.96),
U. of California, Berkeley (3.86), U. of California, Davis (3.7),
U. of Charleston (3.41), U. of Colorado at Boulder (3.52), U.
of Idaho (3.36), U. of Iowa (3.56), U. of Maryland (3.89), U.
of Maryland Eastern Shore (2.7), U. of North Dakota (2.85), U.S.
Coast Guard Academy (3.8), Valparaiso U. (3.43), Virginia Tech
(3.8), Wagner C. (88.3) and Westminster C. (3.5).
AVERAGE
STANDARDIZED TEST SCORES
Here are the average SAT/ACT test scores as reported
by some schools. Some reported Critical Reading and Math scores
only. Others reported those scores and the Writing scores (scores
usually above 1600): Binghamton U., SUNY (1262/29), Boise State
U. (1049/21.5), Brandeis U. (1367), Campbellsville U. (ACT 21),
Case Western Reserve U. (ACT 26-31), California State U., Stanislaus
(949/20), Centre C. (1240/27), Chapman U. (1820/27), Claremont
McKenna C. (2100/32), Colgate U. (1310-1480/29-33), Cornell C.
(1214/26), C. of Mount St. Joseph (ACT 21.4), Creighton U. (1200/26.1),
DePauw U. (1230/27), Duke U. (2060-2340/29-34), Elon U. (1217/27),
Fordham U. (1201/26), Grinnell C. (1336/30.5), Hampden-Sydney
C. (1122/22), Hope C. (1200/26), Husson C. (931/17), Kettering
U. (1210/26), Lawrence U. (1313/28), Lehigh U. (1303), Longwood
U. (1078), Marygrove C. (ACT 17), Marymount Manhattan C. (1060/24),
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (1054/21), Messiah C. (1159/25),
Michigan State U. (1151/24.6), Midwestern State U. (988/20.4),
Muhlenberg C. (1828/27.5), North Carolina State U. (1200/28),
Oberlin C. (1367/30), Ohio U. (1090/23), The Ohio State U. (1200/26.4),
Philadelphia Biblical U. (1050/20.2), Purdue U. (1142/25), Reed
C. (1375/30), Saint Michael's C. (1660/24), Scripps C. (2000),
St. Lawrence U. (1788/26), Sweet Briar (1130),Texas Lutheran
U. (1033/21.8), U. of the Arts (1060), U. of California, Berkeley
(1311), U. of California, Davis (1715/24), U. of Charleston (983/22),
U. of Colorado at Boulder (1167/25), U. of Idaho (1091/22.92),
U. of Maryland (1190-1370), U. of Maryland Eastern Shore (814/16),
U. of North Dakota (ACT 23.1), U.S. Coast Guard Academy (1270/27),
Valparaiso U. (1159/25.5), Virginia Tech (1231/25.7), Wagner
C. (1130 old, 1690 new/25) and Westminster C. (1590/25).
COMMENTS
ON THE NEW SAT AND SAT WRITING TEST
Additionally, CB asked college admissions officers
to comment on the New SAT and SAT/ACT Writing Tests. Here are
a few of their comments.
Brandeis U. said that the "SAT writing test is required
for 07/08 applicants." Campbellsville U. said, "We
are not using it." Case Western Reserve U. "considers
the composite score, which includes the writing score, in making
decisions for admission and merit aid." Claremont McKenna
C. said it is "too early to tell." Colgate U. "won't
be using the writing section for the class of 2011." Cornell
C. doesn't "see much change in students' scores." C.
of Mount St. Joseph is "still evaluating" the test.
Elon U. will be using the writing results for admission 2007/2008.
Fordham U. gives "less weight to writing at this time."
Grinnell C. "is not using it for evaluative purposes."
Lawrence U. said, "The new SAT provided great timing for
our decision to go test optional." Lehigh U. "saw a
drop (in scores) that mirrored the national result." Longwood
U. is "not using the writing section yet." Marymount
Manhattan C. is "not using" the writing section. "We
need more historical data."
Massachusetts C. of Liberal Arts found that the "class
average was lower." Midwestern State U. said they "love
it." Muhlenberg C. "only uses the Critical Reading
and Math scores in our initial review of a file. We are aware
of the Writing score as a tip factor in Committee." The
Ohio State U. "is waiting to see more research." Reed
C. "de-emphasizes the writing section." Saint Michael's
C. is "still evaluating. We will know more once this incoming
class has completed its first year of study." St. Lawrence
U. "is test optional." U. of Idaho "does not use
writing scores in the admission process." U. of Maryland
uses "the Verbal/Math combined SAT." Westminster C.
said, "So few of our Missouri kids take it, so no comment."
CB ALSO ASKED, "HAVE
THE ACT/SAT WRITING TESTS MET YOUR EXPECTATIONS?"
About 16 Percent said "Yes?" About 10 percent
said "No?" The vast majority had no comment at this
time.
Additionally, Case Western Reserve U. explained, "The
writing score will be considered, if a student takes only the
ACT (and not the SAT). Then the ACT writing section is required.
The writing score is considered, but the ACT/SAT essays are not
read by the admission committee." Cornell C. reported, "We
don't use it. Poor quality." Fordham U. said, "Less
weight given at this time. But they provide a nice comparison
with the college essay." Hampden-Sydney C. reported, "It
gives us a little more information about a student." Husson
C. noted, "We use them for placement."
Muhlenberg C. explained, "It is still hard to say exactly
what the Writing score means. There is not validity data available.
Also, what, exactly, did the drop in Critical Reading and Math
scores nationwide mean? Even the College Board seems unsure."
The Ohio State U. said, "We are waiting to see more research."
Reed C. said, "Standardized tests of writing are inherently
flawed."
More comments from Admissions Officers next month.
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International Students
In 2006, 44 percent of the colleges and universities in CB's
survey admitted more international students.
Among those who admitted more (with the number admitted
in parenthesis) are: Binghamton U., SUNY (400), Boise State U.
(105), California State U., Stanislaus (18), Campbellsville U.
(19), Colgate U. (99), Cornell C. (8), Creighton U. (28), DePauw
U. (34), Duke U. (152), Hampden-Sydney C. (24), Lawrence U. (84),
Lehigh U. (128), Longwood U. (5), Marymount Manhattan C. (20),
Michigan State U. (722), Oberlin C. (60), The Ohio State U. (117),
Purdue U. (1,586), Reed, Saint Michael's C. (20), Texas Lutheran
U. (14), U. of the Arts (24), U. of California, Davis (509),
U. Colorado at Boulder (60), U. of Iowa (225), U. of Maryland
Eastern Shore (181), Valparaiso U. (156) and Westminster C. (135).
Those that admitted fewer international students in 2006
than in 2005: Brandeis U. (45), Grinnell C. (129), Hope C.
(15), Husson C. (22), Kettering U. (9), Marygrove C. (4), Messiah
C. (29), Ohio U. (438), St. Lawrence U. (76), U. of Charleston
(66), U. of North Dakota (373), Virginia Tech (293) and Wagner
C. (2).
Colleges that admitted about the same number of international
students in 2006 as in 2005: Centre C. (13), Chapman U. (72),
Claremont McKenna C. (26), C. of Mount St. Joseph, Elizabethtown
C. (14), Elon U. (132), Harris-Stowe State U. (12), Harvard C.
(184), Harvey Mudd C. (18), Massachusetts C. of Liberal Arts
(2), Muhlenberg C. (2), Scripps C. (5), U. of California, Berkeley
(228), U. of Idaho (94), U. of Maryland (208), U. of North Dakota
(373) and the U.S. Coast Guard Academy (4).
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Reed; Illustration: Louis Coronel; Board of Advisors:
David Breeden, Edina High School, Minnesota; Claire
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Greene and Matthew Greene, authors, The Greenes'
Guides to Educational Planning Series; Frank C. Leana,
Ph.D., educational counselor; M. Fredric Volkmann,
Washington University in St. Louis; Mary Ann Willis, Bayside
Academy (Daphne, Ala.). Contributor: Emma Schwartz
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