Table 315.

Number of applications, admissions, and enrollees; their distribution across institutions accepting various percentages of applications; and SAT and ACT scores of applicants, by type and control of institution: 2004–05

Applications, admissions, enrollees, and SAT and ACT scores	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	3,821	2,145	1,676	1,643	583	1,060	2,178	1,562	616	1,349	1,239	110	829	323	506
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	44.4	17.2	79.4	66.1	13.2	95.2	28.1	18.6	52.1	15.0	12.8	40.0	49.3	40.9	54.7
More than 90 percent accepted	9.2	10.7	7.3	4.9	10.3	2.0	12.4	10.9	16.4	11.1	11.1	10.9	14.6	9.9	17.6
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	16.1	25.2	4.5	11.2	29.3	1.2	19.9	23.7	10.2	25.5	27.0	9.1	10.7	11.1	10.5
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	20.6	33.0	4.9	13.1	35.2	1.0	26.3	32.1	11.5	33.7	34.8	21.8	14.2	22.0	9.3
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	8.2	11.8	3.6	3.8	9.8	0.6	11.5	12.5	8.8	11.7	11.6	12.7	11.1	16.1	7.9
10.0 to 24.9 percent accepted	1.3	2.0	0.3	0.8	2.2	0.0	1.6	1.9	0.8	2.6	2.4	4.5	0.0	0.0	0.0
Less than 10 percent accepted	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.9	0.0	0.0	0.0
Number of applications (in thousands)	5,765	5,580	185	3,244	3,149	95	2,521	2,431	90	2,335	2,318	17	186	113	73
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	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
More than 90 percent accepted	4.8	4.0	30.4	5.7	4.8	34.7	3.7	2.9	25.8	2.6	2.5	16.4	17.2	10.3	28.0
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	24.7	24.9	17.8	27.9	28.3	15.1	20.6	20.6	20.6	20.8	20.9	14.9	17.9	15.3	22.0
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	42.2	42.7	25.7	45.7	46.3	24.0	37.6	38.0	27.6	37.6	37.6	47.8	37.5	46.9	22.8
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	21.0	20.8	25.9	15.8	15.5	26.2	27.7	27.7	25.5	27.7	27.7	18.2	27.3	27.4	27.2
10.0 to 24.9 percent accepted	7.2	7.5	0.2	4.9	5.1	0.0	10.2	10.5	0.4	11.0	11.1	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Less than 10 percent accepted	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.8	0.0	0.0	0.0
Number of admissions (in thousands)	3,514	3,382	133	2,082	2,013	69	1,433	1,369	64	1,309	1,298	11	123	71	52
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	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
More than 90 percent accepted	7.5	6.2	41.6	8.4	7.1	47.1	6.3	4.9	35.7	4.4	4.3	23.9	25.6	16.2	38.3
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	33.0	33.4	20.8	35.4	36.0	17.7	29.4	29.6	24.2	30.1	30.2	18.4	22.1	19.6	25.5
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	43.7	44.5	22.6	44.5	45.4	20.5	42.5	43.3	25.0	43.2	43.2	47.0	34.9	45.7	20.2
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	13.7	13.6	14.8	10.2	10.0	14.7	18.7	18.9	15.0	18.9	18.9	10.2	17.4	18.5	16.0
10.0 to 24.9 percent accepted	2.1	2.2	0.0	1.5	1.5	0.0	3.1	3.2	0.1	3.4	3.4	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.0
Less than 10 percent accepted	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
Number of enrollees (in thousands)	1,446	1,340	106	898	843	55	548	497	51	453	445	8	95	51	44
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	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
More than 90 percent accepted	10.0	7.6	39.5	10.6	8.5	42.4	9.0	6.2	36.5	5.4	5.0	26.1	26.3	16.0	38.3
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	32.7	33.8	19.0	35.3	36.5	17.0	28.5	29.3	21.1	30.2	30.4	18.9	20.7	20.1	21.4
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	40.9	42.2	24.0	42.3	43.6	23.0	38.5	39.9	25.2	40.0	39.9	42.4	31.7	39.7	22.1
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	13.6	13.3	17.4	9.9	9.4	17.6	19.6	19.9	17.2	19.3	19.4	12.0	21.4	24.2	18.1
10.0 to 24.9 percent accepted	2.8	3.0	0.0	1.9	2.0	0.0	4.2	4.7	0.1	5.1	5.2	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0
Less than 10 percent accepted	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0
Mean SAT scores of applicants
Critical reading, 25th percentile2	478	480	405	462	466	410	486	488	398	486	488	391	483	475	‡
Critical reading, 75th percentile2	589	591	530	570	573	516	599	600	554	600	600	554	570	570	‡
Mathematics, 25th percentile2	479	482	399	468	472	400	485	487	399	485	487	392	474	468	‡
Mathematics, 75th percentile2	590	592	523	577	581	513	597	598	538	597	598	538	560	560	‡
Mean ACT scores of applicants
Composite, 25th percentile2	19.7	19.9	15.8	19.0	19.3	15.7	20.1	20.1	16.1	20.1	20.1	17.0	18.5	20.4	‡
Composite, 75th percentile2	24.8	25.0	20.5	23.9	24.3	20.1	25.2	25.3	21.6	25.3	25.3	21.6	24.3	24.3	‡
English, 25th percentile2	18.7	18.8	14.6	17.9	18.2	14.7	19.1	19.2	14.4	19.1	19.2	15.4	17.3	20.0	‡
English, 75th percentile2	25.0	25.2	20.8	24.0	24.3	20.5	25.6	25.6	21.5	25.6	25.6	21.5	24.4	24.4	‡
Mathematics, 25th percentile2	18.5	18.7	15.2	18.1	18.4	15.3	18.8	18.9	15.0	18.8	18.9	16.3	16.8	20.0	‡
Mathematics, 75th percentile2	24.3	24.6	19.7	23.7	24.2	19.3	24.7	24.8	21.1	24.7	24.8	21.1	24.2	24.2	‡

†Not applicable. ‡ Reporting standards not met. 1 Excludes institutions not enrolling freshmen. The total on this table differs slightly from other counts of undergraduate institutions because approximately 0.4 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 admissions. NOTE: Excludes information for the 0.4 percent of institutions that did not respond to survey questions. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2004–05 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, Fall 2004. (This table was prepared April 2006.)