University of California, Irvine
Common Data Set

Section C. First-time, First-year (Freshmen) Admission

C1. First-time, first-year (freshman) students: Provide the number of degree-seeking students who applied, were admitted, and enrolled (full- or part-time) in fall 2003. Include early decision, early action, and students who began studies during summer in this cohort. Applicants include all students who fulfilled the requirements for consideration for admission (including payment or waiving of the application fee, if any) and who have been notified of one of the following actions: admission, nonadmission, placement on waiting list, or application withdrawn (by applicant or institution). Admitted applicants should include wait-listed students who were subsequently offered admission.

Total men applied 15,943
Total women applied 18,474

Total men admitted 8,530
Total women admitted 9,987

Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men enrolled 2,049
Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men enrolled 16

Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women enrolled 1,965
Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women enrolled 13

Updated: February 4, 2004

C2. Freshman wait-listed students (students who met admission requirements but whose final admission was contingent on space availability)

Do you have a policy of placing students on a waiting list? No

If yes, please answer the questions below for fall 2003 admissions:

Number of qualified applicants placed on waiting list
Number accepting a place on the waiting list
Number of wait-listed students admitted

Admission Requirements

C3. High school completion requirement

Check the appropriate box to identify your high school completion requirement for degree-seeking entering students

High school diploma is required and GED is accepted

High school diploma is required and GED is not accepted

High school diploma or equivalent is not required

 

C4. Does your institution require or recommend a general college preparatory program for degree-seeking students?

Required

Recommended

Neither required nor recommended

C5. Distribution of high school units required and/or recommended. Specify the distribution of academic high school course units required and/or recommended of all or most degree-seeking students using Carnegie units (one unit equals one year of study or its equivalent). If you use a different system for calculating units, please convert.

	Units required	Units recommended
Total academic units	15	18
English	4	4
Mathematics	3	4
Science	2	3
Of these, units that must be lab	2	3
Foreign language	2	3
Social studies	0	0
History / Social Science	2	2
Academic electives	1	1
Other (specify): Visual / Performing Arts	1	1

Basis for Selection

C6. Do you have an open admission policy, under which virtually all secondary school graduates or students with GED equivalency diplomas are admitted without regard to academic record, test scores, or other qualifications? If so, check which applies:No

Open admission policy as described above for all students No

 

Open admission policy as described above for most students, but

selective admission for out-of-state students No

selective admission to some programs No

other (explain) ______________________________________________________________

 

C7. Relative importance of each of the following academic and nonacademic factors in your first-time, first- year, degree-seeking (freshman) admission decisions.

	Very Important	Important	Considered	Not considered
Academic
Secondary school record
Class rank
Recommendation(s)
Standardized test scores
Essay
Nonacademic
Interview
Extracurricular activities
Talent/ability
Character/personal qualities
Alumni/ae relation
Geographical residence
State residency
Religious affiliation/commitment
Minority status
Volunteer work
Work experience

Updated: February 4, 2004

SAT and ACT Policies

C8. Entrance exams

a. Does your institution make use of SAT I, SAT II, or ACT scores in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants?       Yes       No

If yes, place check marks in the appropriate boxes below to reflect your institution's policies for use in admission.

	ADMISSION
	Require	Recommend	Require for some	Considered if submitted	Not used
SAT I
ACT
SAT I or ACT (no preference)
SAT I or ACT--SAT I preferred
SAT I or ACT--ACT preferred
SAT I and SAT II
SAT I and SAT II or ACT
SAT II

b. Does your institution use applicants' test scores for placement or counseling?
    Placement       Yes       No
    Counseling       Yes       No

If used for placement, place check marks in the appropriate boxes below to reflect your institution's policies for use in placement:

	PLACEMENT
	Require	Recommend	Require for some
SAT I
SAT II
ACT
SAT I or ACT
Other (specify):

Latest date by which SAT I or ACT scores must be received for fall-term admission: December test date

Latest date by which SAT II scores must be received for fall-term admission: December test date

If necessary, use this space to clarify your test policies (e.g., if tests recommended for some students, or if tests not required of some students):_______________________________________________________________

Freshman Profile

Provide percentages for ALL enrolled degree-seeking full-time and part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) students enrolled in Fall 2003, including students who began studies during summer, international students/nonresident aliens, and students admitted under special arrangements.

C9. Percent and number of first-time, first-year (freshman) students enrolled in Fall 2003 who submitted national standardized (SAT/ACT) test scores. Include information for ALL enrolled, first-time, first-year (freshman) degree-seeking students who submitted test scores. Do not include partial test scores (e.g., mathematics scores but not verbal for a category of students) or combine other standardized test results (such as TOEFL) in this item. SAT scores should be recentered scores. The 25th percentile is the score that 25 percent scored at or below; the 75th percentile score is the one that 25 percent scored at or above.

Percent submitting SAT score 100%     Number submitting SAT scores 4,027
Percent submitting ACT scores 0  Number submitting ACT scores 0

	25th percentile	75th percentile	Average
SAT I Verbal	519	620	576
SAT I Math	567	675	625
ACT Composite
ACT English
ACT Math

Percent of first-time, first-year (freshman) students with scores in each range:

	SAT I Verbal	SAT I Math
700-800	7	189
600-699	32	46
500-599	47	29
400-499	12	5
300-399	2	1
200-299	0	0

	ACT Composite	ACT English	ACT Math
30-36
24-29
18-23
12-17
6-11
below 6

Updated: February 10, 2004

C10. Percent of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year (freshman) students who had high school class rank within each of the following ranges (report information for those students from whom you collected high school rank information).

Percent in top 10th of high school graduating class: 96%

Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class: 100%

Percent in top half of high school graduating class: 100%

Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class: 0%

Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class: 0%

Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted high school class rank: 86%

Updated: February 26, 2004

C11. Percentage of all enrolled, degree-seeking first-time, first-year (freshman) students who had high school grade-point averages within each of the following ranges (using 4.0 scale); report information only for those students from whom you collected high school GPA

Percent who had GPA of 3.0 and higher: 100%
Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.9: 0%
Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.99: 0%
Percent who had GPA below 1.0: 0%

Updated: February 26, 2004

C12. Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted GPA: 3.61

Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted high school GPA: 99%

Updated: February 4, 2004

Admission Policies

C13. Application fee

Does your institution have an application fee?       Yes       No
Amount of application fee $40
Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?       Yes       No

C14. Application closing date

Does your institution have an application closing date?       Yes       No

Application closing date (fall)__________
Priority date Nov. 30

C15. Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the fall?       Yes       No

C16.Notification to applicants of admission decision sent (fill in one only)

On a rolling basis beginning (date)__________
By (date) March 30
Other__________

C17. Reply policy for admitted applicants (fill in one only)

Must reply by (date) May 1
No set date__________
Must reply by May 1 or within _____ weeks if notified thereafter__________
Other__________

C18. Deferred admission: Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission?
      Yes       No
If yes, maximum period of postponement:_______

C19. Early admission of high school students: Does your institution allow high school students to enroll as full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) students one year or more before high school graduation?       Yes       No

C20. Common application: Will you accept the Common Application distributed by the National Association of Secondary School Principals if submitted?       Yes       No
If "yes," are supplemental forms required?       Yes       No
Is your college a member of the Common Application Group?       Yes       No

Early Decision and Early Action Plans

C21. Early decision: Does your institution offer an early decision plan (an admission plan that permits students to apply and be notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date and that asks students to commit to attending if accepted) for first-time, first-year (freshman) applicants for fall enrollment?       Yes       No

If "yes," please complete the following :

First or only early decision plan closing date__________
First or only early decision plan notification date__________

Other early decision plan closing date__________
Other early decision plan notification date__________

Number of early decision applications received by your institution__________
Number of applicants admitted under early decision plan__________

Please provide significant details about your early decision plan _____________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________

C22. Early action: Do you have a nonbinding early action plan whereby students are notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date but do not have to commit to attending your college?

      Yes       No

If "yes," please complete the following:

Early action closing date__________
Early action notification date__________

Updated: February 4, 2004

For more information and to make suggestions, send mail to oir@uci.edu.