Hamilton College
Common Data Set 2000

Section C. First-time, First-year (Freshmen) Admission

Applications

C1. First-time, first-year (freshman) students: Provide the number of degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students who applied, were admitted, and enrolled (full- or part-time) in fall 2000. Include early decision, early action, and students who began studies during summer in this cohort. Applicants should include only those students who fulfilled the requirements for consideration for admission (i.e., who completed actionable applications) and who have been notified of one of the following actions: admission, nonadmission, placement on waiting list, or application withdrawn (by applicant or institution). Admitted applicants should include wait-listed students who were subsequently offered admission.

Total men applied: 1,938
Total women applied: 1,873
 Total applied: 3,811

Total men admitted: 704
Total women admitted: 801
Total admitted: 1,505

Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men enrolled: 214
Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men enrolled:

Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women enrolled: 251
Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women enrolled:

Total full-time, first time, first-year (freshman) students enrolled: 465
Total part-time, first time, first-year (freshman) students enrolled

C2. Freshman wait-listed students (students who met admission requirements but whose final admission was contingent on space availability)

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

If yes, please answer the questions below for fall 2000 admissions:

Number of qualified applicants placed on waiting list: 549
Number accepting a place on the waiting list:
Number of wait-listed students admitted: 5

 

Admission Requirements

C3. High school completion requirement
Check the appropriate box to identify your high school completion requirement for degree-seeking entering students
High school diploma is required and GED is accepted
High school diploma is required and GED is not accepted
High school diploma or equivalent is not required
 
C4. Does your institution require or recommend a general college preparatory program for degree-seeking students?
Required
Recommended
Neither required nor recommended

C5. Distribution of high school units required and/or recommended. Specify the distribution of academic high school course units required and/or recommended of all or most degree-seeking students using Carnegie units (one unit equals one year of study or its equivalent). If you use a different system for calculating units, please convert.


Units required

Units recommended

Total academic units


16

English


4

Mathematics


3

Science


3

Of these, units that must be lab



Foreign language


3

Social studies


3

History



Academic electives



Other (specify)



 

Basis for Selection

C6. Do you have an open admission policy, under which virtually all secondary school graduates or students with GED equivalency diplomas are admitted without regard to academic record, test scores, or other qualifications? If so, check which applies:


Open admission policy as described above for all students: No
 
Open admission policy as described above for most students, but
selective admission for out-of-state students _____
selective admission to some programs _____
other (explain) ______________________________________________________________
 

C7. Relative importance of each of the following academic and nonacademic factors in your first-time, first- year, degree-seeking (freshman) admission decisions.


Very
Important

Important

Considered

Not
considered

Academic


Secondary school record

Class rank

Recommendation(s)

Standardized test scores

Essay

Nonacademic


Interview

Extracurricular activities

Talent/ability

Character/personal qualities

Alumni/ae relation

Geographical residence

State residency

Religious affiliation/commitment

Minority status

Volunteer work

Work experience

 

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       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)

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 the ACT for placement only? If so, please mark the appropriate boxes below:


PLACEMENT


Require

Recommend

Require
for some

SAT I

SAT II

ACT

SAT I or ACT



C. Latest date bt which SAT I and ACT scores must be received for fall-term admission: February 1


Latest date by which SAT II scores must be received for fall-term admission:

Freshman Profile

Provide percentages for ALL enrolled degree-seeking full-time and part-time, first-year (freshman) students enrolled in fall 2000, 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 2000 who submitted national standardized (SAT/ACT) test scorse. 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 percent scored at or above.


Percent submitting SAT scores: 98%
Number submitting SAT scores: 454

Percent submitting ACT scores: 2%
Number submitting ACT scores: 11


25th percentile

75th percentile

SAT I Verbal

580

670

SAT I Math

580

670

ACT Composite



ACT English



ACT Math




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


SAT I Verbal

SAT I Math

700-800

14%

16%

600-699

55%

54%

500-599

27%

25%

400-499

4%

5%

300-399


1%

200-299




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: 55%
Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class: 85%
Percent in top half of high school graduating class: 99%
Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class: 1%
Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class:

Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted high school class rank: 48%

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:
Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.99:
Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.99:
Percent who had GPA below 1.0:

C12. Average high school GPA of all defree-seeking first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted GPA:

Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted high school GPA:

 

Admission Policies

C13. Application Fee

Does your institution have an application fee?       Yes       No
Amount of application fee: $50
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): January 15
Priority Date:


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):
By (date): April 1
Other:


C17. Reply policy for admitted applicants (fill in one only)

Must reply by (date): May 1
No set date:
Must reply by May 1 or within _____ 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:


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 Schools Principals if submitted?       Yes       No

If "yes," are supplemental forms required?       Yes       No
Is your college a memember 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 fist-time, first-year (freshman) applicants for fall enrollment?       Yes       No


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


Second early decision plan closing date: January 15
Second early decision plan notification date: Rolling


For the Fall 2000 entering class:

Number of early decision applications received by your institution: 294
Number of applicants admitted under early decision plan: 211


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

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Last Updated: September 26, 2000
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