Table 314.

Number and percentage of degree-granting institutions with first-year undergraduates using various selection criteria for admission, by type and control of institution: Selected years, 2000–01 through 2005–06

Selection criteria	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 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
2003–04	3,861	2,158	1,703	1,665	580	1,085	2,196	1,578	618	1,383	1,265	118	813	313	500
2004–05	3,835	2,158	1,677	1,644	584	1,060	2,191	1,574	617	1,355	1,245	110	836	329	507
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
	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
2003–04	43.6	16.9	77.3	66.5	12.9	95.2	26.1	18.4	46.0	14.5	12.6	33.9	46.0	41.5	48.8
2004–05	44.0	17.1	78.1	65.2	13.3	93.0	27.9	18.4	51.9	14.7	12.6	37.3	50.3	42.2	55.4
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
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
2003–04	55.2	82.1	21.1	33.1	86.6	4.5	72.0	80.5	50.3	84.5	86.4	64.4	50.7	56.5	47.0
2004–05	54.2	82.3	18.7	33.3	87.2	4.5	70.1	80.5	43.5	82.8	85.5	54.2	48.5	60.4	41.0
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
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
2003–04	33.9	57.0	4.5	24.6	66.6	2.1	40.9	53.5	8.6	61.5	64.7	27.1	5.9	8.6	4.2
2004–05	34.2	57.7	4.3	25.1	68.3	2.0	41.0	53.9	8.3	61.0	64.5	23.7	7.0	10.9	4.6
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
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
2003–04	11.8	20.5	0.7	10.3	29.3	0.2	12.8	17.2	1.6	19.8	21.1	5.9	1.0	1.6	0.6
2004–05	11.6	20.2	0.7	10.5	29.8	0.2	12.4	16.7	1.6	19.2	20.4	5.9	1.0	1.6	0.6
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
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
2003–04	48.6	73.4	17.3	29.5	77.1	4.1	63.1	72.1	40.3	77.2	78.9	59.3	39.1	44.4	35.8
2004–05	48.3	74.3	15.3	30.0	78.3	4.2	62.1	72.8	34.6	76.4	78.8	50.8	37.6	48.6	30.8
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
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
2003–04	15.5	27.2	0.8	17.5	48.4	0.9	14.0	19.3	0.5	22.2	24.0	2.5	0.1	0.3	0.0
2004–05	15.6	27.4	0.6	17.3	48.1	0.8	14.3	19.8	0.3	22.6	24.6	1.7	0.2	0.6	0.0
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
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
2003–04	19.7	33.0	2.8	2.8	7.6	0.3	32.5	42.4	7.1	49.2	51.8	22.0	3.9	4.5	3.6
2004–05	19.2	32.5	2.3	2.9	7.9	0.2	31.6	41.6	6.1	47.9	50.7	18.6	3.8	4.8	3.2
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
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
2003–04	7.1	9.5	4.1	2.2	5.7	0.3	10.9	11.0	10.7	10.1	10.3	8.5	12.2	13.7	11.2
2004–05	6.9	9.5	3.5	2.2	5.9	0.3	10.4	10.9	9.1	9.7	9.9	7.6	11.6	15.0	9.4
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
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
2003–04	43.3	68.5	11.4	31.3	83.1	3.6	52.4	63.1	25.1	68.4	71.5	34.7	25.2	29.1	22.8
2004–05	39.7	65.0	7.7	31.4	83.4	3.6	46.0	58.2	14.9	66.5	70.3	26.3	11.2	9.6	12.2
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
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
2003–04	42.5	69.3	8.5	30.2	79.5	3.9	51.8	65.6	16.7	67.3	70.8	29.7	25.5	44.4	13.6
2004–05	42.0	69.3	7.4	30.5	80.0	4.0	50.8	65.4	13.4	66.4	70.2	26.3	24.1	46.0	10.4
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
No admission requirements, only  recommendations
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
2003–04	1.2	1.0	1.5	0.4	0.5	0.3	1.9	1.1	3.7	1.0	0.9	1.7	3.3	1.9	4.2
2004–05	1.1	0.6	1.7	0.2	0.2	0.2	1.8	0.8	4.4	0.5	0.4	1.7	4.1	2.6	5.0
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

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: Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2000–01 through 2005–06 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, Fall 2000 through Fall 2005. (This table was prepared September 2006.)