BELMONT UNIVERSITY
2001-02 COMMON DATA SET
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) |
X |
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| 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 | |||||
In addition, does your institution use applicants' test scores for placement or counseling?
| Placement |
Yes |
No |
| Counseling |
Yes |
No |
B. Does your institution use the SAT I or II or ACT for placement only? If yes, please mark the appropriate boxes below.
| PLACEMENT | |||
| Require | Recommend | Require for some | |
| SAT I |
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| SAT II |
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| ACT |
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| SAT I or ACT |
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C. Latest date by which SAT I or ACT scores must be received for fall-term admission: 0801
Latest date by which SAT II scores must be received for fall-term admission: _____
D. If necessary, use this space to clarify your test policies
(e.g., if tests are recommended for some students, or if tests are
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 2001, 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 2001 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 percen scored at or above.
| Percent submitting SAT scores: 53.6% | Number submitting SAT scores: 263 |
| Percent submitting ACT scores: 77.6% | Number submitting ACT scores: 381 |
| 25th percentile | 75th percentile | |
| SAT I Verbal |
520 |
620 |
| SAT I Math |
500 |
610 |
| ACT Composite |
22 |
27 |
| ACT English |
23 |
28 |
| ACT Math |
19 |
26 |
Percent of first-time, first-year (freshman) students with scores in each range
| SAT I Verbal | SAT I Math | |
| 700-800 |
7 |
5 |
| 600-699 |
32 |
28 |
| 500-599 |
46 |
44 |
| 400-499 |
14 |
22 |
| 300-399 |
1 |
1 |
| 200-299 |
| ACT Composite | ACT English | ACT Math | |
| 30-36 |
7 |
16 |
8 |
| 24-29 |
49 |
50 |
38 |
| 18-23 |
43 |
32 |
46 |
| 12-17 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
| 6-11 | |||
| below 6 |
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:
30.3%
Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class:
62.6%
Percent in top half of high school graduating class:
85.8%
Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class:
14.2%
Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class:
7.0%
Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshman) students who
submitted high school class rank: 76%
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:
70%
Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.99:
29%
Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.99: 1%
Percent who had GPA below 1.0:
C12. Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking first-time,
first-year (freshman) students who submitted GPA: 3.24
Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshman) students who
submitted high school GPA:
96.4%
Admission Policies
C13. Application fee
Does your institution have an application fee?
Yes
No
Amount of application fee: $35.00
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): 0501
Priority date:
0315
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): 0501
By (date):
Other:
C17. Reply policy for admitted applicants
(fill in one only)
Must reply by (date):
No set date:
Must reply by May 1 or within __ 2___ 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: 12 months
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:
For the Fall 2000 entering class
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:
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