Macalester College
2002 Common Data Set


C. FIRST-TIME, FIRST-YEAR (FRESHMEN) ADMISSION

Applications:

C1. First-time, first-year (freshmen) students

Total first-time, first-year (freshmen) men who applied: 1,598
Total first-time, first-year (freshmen) women who applied: 2,115

Total first-time, first-year (freshmen) men who were admitted: 668
Total first-time, first-year (freshmen) women who were admitted: 975

Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshmen) men who enrolled: 199
Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshmen) men who enrolled: 0

Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshmen) women who enrolled: 242
Total part-time first-time, first-year (freshmen) women who enrolled: 0

C2. Freshman wait-listed students

Do you have a policy of placing students on a waiting list? Yes.

If yes, please answer the questions below for fall 2002 admissions:

Number of qualified applicants placed on waiting list: 239
Number accepting a place on the waiting list: 93
Number of wait-listed students admitted: 6


Admissions Requirements

C3. High school completion requirement: High school diploma or equivalent is not required.

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

C5. Distribution of high school units required and/or recommended.

 

Units required

Units recommended
Total academic units    
English  
4
Mathematics  
3
Science  
3
--of science, those that must be lab  
3
Foreign language  
3
Social studies or history  
3
Academic electives    
Other    


Basis for Selection

C6. Do you have an open admission policy? No.

C7. Relative importance of each of the following factors in your first-time first-year degree-seeking admissions:

Academic  
Secondary school record
very important
Class rank
considered
Recommendations
important
Standardized test scores
important
Essay
important
Non-academic  
Interview
considered
Extracurricular activities
important
Talent/ability
considered
Character/personal qualities
important
Alumnia/relation
considered
Geographical residence
not considered
State residency
not considered
Religious affiliation/commitment
not considered
Minority status
considered
Volunteer work
considered
Work experience
considered


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.

If yes, reflect your institutions policies below:

SAT I or ACT (no preference)
required
SAT II
considered if submitted

Does your institution use applicants test scores for placement or counseling? Placement - yes, counseling - yes.

B. Does your institution use the SAT I or ACT for placement only? No

C. Latest date by which SAT I or ACT scores must be received for fall-term admission: January 15.
Latest date by which SAT II scores must be received for fall-term admission: N/A.

D. Use this space to clarify your test policies: Students whose native language is not English must also submit the results of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the SAT II English Language Proficiency Test (ELPT). SAT verbal is not required of these students.


Freshmen Profile

C9. First-time first-year (freshmen) students enrolled in fall 2002 who submitted SAT/ACT test scores.

Percent submitting SAT scores: 81%
Number submitting SAT scores: 358
Percent submitting ACT scores: 47%
Number submitting ACT scores: 209

 
25th Percentile
75th Percentile
SAT I Verbal
630
730
SAT I Math
620
710
ACT Composite
27.25
31
ACT English    
ACT Math    

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

 
SAT I Verbal
SAT I Math
700-800
46
37
600-699
41
51
500-599
12
12
400-499
1
0
300-399
0
0
200-299
0
0

 
ACT Composite
30-36
49
24-29
49
18-23
2
12-17
0
6-11
0
Below 6
0

C10. First-time, first-year (freshmen) students who had high school class rank with in the following ranges:

Percent in top tenth of high school graduating class: 71%
Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class: 96%
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 who submitted high school class rank: 58%

C11. First-time, first-year (freshmen) students who had high school grade point averages within each of the following ranges (using 4.0 scale). Includes only those from whom you collected high school GPA.

Percent who had GPA of 3.0 and higher: N/A
Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.99: N/A
Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.99: N/A
Percent who had GPA below 1.0: N/A

C12. Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year (freshmen) students who submitted GPA: N/A

Percent of total first-time first-year (freshmen) students who submitted high school GPA: N/A


Admission Policies

C13. Application fee

Does your institution have an application fee? Yes.
Amount of application fee: $40
Can it be waived for applicants with financial need? Yes.

C14. Application closing date

Does your institution have an application closing date? Yes.
Application closing date (fall): January 15
Priority date: None.

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

C16. Notification to applicants of admission decision sent: by April 1st.

C17. Reply policy for admitted applicants: must reply by May 1st.

C18. Deferred admission:

Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission? Yes.
If yes, maximum period of postponement: 1 year.

C19. Early admission of high school students:

Does your institution allow high school students to enroll as full-time, first-time, first-year (freshmen) students one year or more before high school graduation? Yes.

C20. Common application:

Will you accept the Common Application distributed by the National Association of Secondary School Principals
if submitted? Yes.
If yes, are supplemental forms required? Yes.
Is your college a member of the Common Application Group? Yes.


Early Decision and Early Action Plans

C21. Early decision: Does your institution offer an early decision plan? Yes.

If yes, please complete the following:
First or only early decision plan closing date: November 15.
First or only early decision plan notification date: December 15
Other early decision plan closing date: January 15
Other early decision plan notification date: February 7

For the Fall 2002 entering class:
Number of early decision applications received: 201
Number of applicants admitted under early decision plan: 108

C22. Early action: Do you have a non-binding early action plan? No.


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22 October 2002