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Table 316. | 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: 2006-07 |
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 |
3,931 | 2,251 | 1,680 | 1,637 | 593 | 1,044 | 2,294 | 1,658 | 636 | 1,348 | 1,243 | 105 | 946 | 415 | 531 |
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 | 44.8 | 19.5 | 78.6 | 66.0 | 14.2 | 95.5 | 29.6 | 21.5 | 50.8 | 15.7 | 13.7 | 40.0 | 49.4 | 44.8 | 52.9 |
90 percent or more accepted | 9.2 | 10.4 | 7.6 | 4.6 | 9.4 | 1.8 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 17.0 | 10.0 | 10.1 | 9.5 | 16.1 | 13.0 | 18.5 |
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted | 14.1 | 21.3 | 4.5 | 10.6 | 27.2 | 1.1 | 16.7 | 19.2 | 10.1 | 21.7 | 22.7 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 8.7 | 10.2 |
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted | 21.5 | 33.4 | 5.5 | 14.7 | 37.9 | 1.4 | 26.3 | 31.7 | 12.3 | 36.0 | 37.4 | 19.0 | 12.6 | 14.7 | 10.9 |
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted | 8.8 | 13.2 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 10.1 | 0.0 | 12.5 | 14.4 | 7.7 | 12.9 | 13.0 | 12.4 | 11.9 | 18.6 | 6.8 |
10.0 to 24.9 percent accepted | 1.2 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 7.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Less than 10 percent accepted | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
Number of applications (in thousands) | 6,512 | 6,333 | 178 | 3,607 | 3,521 | 86 | 2,904 | 2,812 | 92 | 2,675 | 2,657 | 19 | 229 | 156 | 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 | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † |
90 percent or more accepted | 4.6 | 3.9 | 29.3 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 30.4 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 28.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 5.4 | 22.6 | 17.3 | 34.0 |
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted | 19.6 | 19.6 | 20.9 | 22.3 | 22.3 | 22.1 | 16.2 | 16.1 | 19.8 | 16.3 | 16.3 | 15.5 | 15.3 | 12.6 | 20.9 |
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted | 44.7 | 44.8 | 38.8 | 49.3 | 49.4 | 46.7 | 38.9 | 39.1 | 31.4 | 39.7 | 39.7 | 47.0 | 29.1 | 29.9 | 27.4 |
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted | 24.8 | 25.3 | 8.5 | 20.4 | 20.9 | 0.0 | 30.3 | 30.8 | 16.5 | 30.2 | 30.2 | 19.5 | 32.4 | 40.3 | 15.7 |
10.0 to 24.9 percent accepted | 5.6 | 5.7 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 9.8 | 10.0 | 3.2 | 10.6 | 10.6 | 7.9 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
Less than 10 percent accepted | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 4.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Number of admissions (in thousands) | 3,873 | 3,740 | 133 | 2,305 | 2,237 | 68 | 1,568 | 1,503 | 65 | 1,419 | 1,408 | 10 | 150 | 95 | 55 |
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 | 7.3 | 6.2 | 38.8 | 8.5 | 7.6 | 38.5 | 5.6 | 4.1 | 39.1 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 9.4 | 33.3 | 26.8 | 44.6 |
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted | 26.8 | 26.9 | 23.2 | 28.5 | 28.6 | 23.4 | 24.3 | 24.3 | 22.9 | 24.8 | 24.8 | 21.7 | 19.6 | 17.5 | 23.1 |
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted | 47.9 | 48.5 | 32.8 | 49.5 | 49.9 | 38.0 | 45.6 | 46.3 | 27.4 | 47.6 | 47.5 | 52.4 | 26.5 | 28.6 | 22.8 |
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted | 16.3 | 16.7 | 4.6 | 13.0 | 13.4 | 0.0 | 21.1 | 21.6 | 9.4 | 21.2 | 21.3 | 12.7 | 20.4 | 27.1 | 8.8 |
10.0 to 24.9 percent accepted | 1.6 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
Less than 10 percent accepted | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Number of enrollees (in thousands) | 1,520 | 1,422 | 97 | 945 | 898 | 47 | 574 | 524 | 50 | 463 | 456 | 7 | 111 | 68 | 43 |
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 | 9.4 | 7.5 | 36.8 | 10.0 | 8.6 | 37.5 | 8.3 | 5.6 | 36.2 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 13.2 | 28.0 | 20.5 | 39.9 |
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted | 27.4 | 27.6 | 23.5 | 29.9 | 30.2 | 24.6 | 23.2 | 23.3 | 22.5 | 24.7 | 24.7 | 21.9 | 17.1 | 13.7 | 22.5 |
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted | 45.5 | 46.3 | 33.2 | 47.8 | 48.3 | 37.8 | 41.6 | 42.8 | 28.8 | 44.6 | 44.6 | 46.1 | 29.0 | 30.9 | 26.0 |
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted | 15.3 | 16.0 | 5.8 | 11.3 | 11.9 | 0.0 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 11.4 | 21.1 | 21.2 | 14.7 | 25.6 | 35.0 | 10.8 |
10.0 to 24.9 percent accepted | 2.3 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 1.1 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 3.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
Less than 10 percent accepted | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
SAT scores of applicants | |||||||||||||||
Critical reading, 25th percentile2 | 476 | 478 | 412 | 462 | 463 | 426 | 483 | 485 | 400 | 484 | 485 | 412 | 418 | 444 | ‡ |
Critical reading, 75th percentile2 | 588 | 590 | 529 | 571 | 572 | 535 | 597 | 598 | 525 | 597 | 598 | 520 | 592 | 599 | ‡ |
Mathematics, 25th percentile2 | 481 | 482 | 416 | 473 | 474 | 435 | 485 | 486 | 402 | 485 | 487 | 408 | 411 | 424 | ‡ |
Mathematics, 75th percentile2 | 592 | 594 | 525 | 583 | 584 | 529 | 597 | 599 | 521 | 598 | 599 | 518 | 572 | 578 | ‡ |
ACT scores of applicants | |||||||||||||||
Composite, 25th percentile2 | 19.8 | 19.9 | 16.0 | 19.0 | 19.2 | 16.0 | 20.1 | 20.2 | 15.8 | 20.2 | 20.2 | 16.6 | 16.8 | 17.7 | ‡ |
Composite, 75th percentile2 | 24.8 | 24.9 | 20.3 | 24.0 | 24.1 | 20.7 | 25.2 | 25.3 | 19.5 | 25.3 | 25.4 | 19.2 | 23.3 | 23.6 | ‡ |
English, 25th percentile2 | 18.7 | 18.9 | 14.9 | 17.9 | 18.1 | 14.9 | 19.2 | 19.3 | 15.0 | 19.3 | 19.3 | 15.8 | 15.9 | 16.8 | ‡ |
English, 75th percentile2 | 25.0 | 25.2 | 20.8 | 24.1 | 24.3 | 20.8 | 25.6 | 25.7 | 20.8 | 25.7 | 25.7 | 21.0 | 22.9 | 23.6 | ‡ |
Mathematics, 25th percentile2 | 18.6 | 18.7 | 15.5 | 18.2 | 18.4 | 15.6 | 18.9 | 18.9 | 15.4 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 16.3 | 15.4 | 16.1 | ‡ |
Mathematics, 75th percentile2 | 24.4 | 24.5 | 19.6 | 23.8 | 24.1 | 19.5 | 24.7 | 24.8 | 19.7 | 24.8 | 24.8 | 20.8 | 21.6 | 23.0 | ‡ |
† 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 admission. 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, 2006–07 Integrated Postsecondary EduÂcation Data System, Fall 2006. (This table was prepared June 2007.) |