Bridgewater College (VA) 2005 Common Data Set

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

Applications
C1.	First-time freshmen
		Men	Women	Total
	Applied (complete apps. only)	662	840	1,502
	Admitted	549	743	1,292
	Enrolled (full-time)	157	237	394
	Enrolled (part-time)	0	0	0

C2.	Freshman wait-listed students
	Do you have a policy of placing students on a waiting list?				No

Admission Requirements
C3.	High school completion requirements
	High school diploma is required and GED is accepted

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		15	22
	English		4	4
	Mathematics		3	4
	Science		2	4
	Of these, units that must be lab		2	2
	Foreign language		0	3
	Social studies		See "Other"	See "Other"
	History		See "Other"	See "Other"
	Academic electives		4	4
	Other (Social Studies and History)		2	3

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?				No

C7.	Relative importance of each of the following academic and nonacademic factors in first-time, first-year, degree-seeking (freshman) admission decisions.
		Very Important	Important	Considered*	Not Considered
	Academic
	Rigor of secondary school record	X
	Class rank		X
	Academic GPA	X
	Standardized test scores	X
	Application Essay				X
	Recommendation(s)		X
	Nonacademic
	Interview		X
	Extracurricular activities		X
	Talent/ability		X
	Character/personal qualities		X
	First generation				X
	Alumni/ae relation				X
	Geographical residence			X
	State residency			X
	Religious affiliation/commitment				X
	Racial/ethnic status			X
	Volunteer work			X
	Work experience			X
	Level of applicant's interest			X
	* Considered only in special circumstances

SAT and ACT Policies
C8.	Entrance examinations
	(A) Does your institution make use of SAT, ACT, or SAT Subject Test scores in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants?				Yes
	If yes, indicate policies for Fall 2007:
		Require	Recommend	Require for Some	Consider if Submitted	Not Used
	SAT or ACT	X
	ACT only
	SAT only
	SAT and SAT Subject Tests					X
	SAT and SAT Subject Tests or ACT					X
	SAT Subject Tests only					X

	(B) If your institution will make use of the ACT in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants for Fall 2007, please indicate which ONE of the following applies:
	ACT with Writing component required
	ACT without Writing component accepted
	ACT with or without Writing component accepted			X

	(C) Please indicate how your institution will use the SAT or ACT writing component; check all that apply:
	For admission
	For placement
	For advising
	In place of an application essay
	As a validity check on the application essay
	No college policy as of now			X

	(D) In addition, does your institution use applicants' test scores for academic advising?					No

	(E) Latest date by which SAT or ACT scores must be received for all-term admission					Aug 1
	Latest date by which SAT Subject Test scores must be received for fall-term admission					N/App

	(F) 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):
	(G) Please indicate which tests your institution uses for placement (e.g. state tests):
	SAT			X
	ACT			X
	SAT Subject Tests
	AP			X
	CLEP
	Institutional Exam			X
	State Exam (specify):

Freshman Profile
C9.	Degree-seeking, first-time, first-year (freshman) students enrolled in fall 2005 who submitted national standardized (SAT/ACT) test scores.
	Percent submitting SAT scores	96%	Number submitting SAT scores		380
	Percent submitting ACT scores	23%	Number submitting ACT scores		91

	First-time freshman test scores
	SAT Percentiles	25th Percentile	75th Percentile
	SAT I Verbal	480	570
	SAT I Math	480	580
	ACT Composite	19	24
	ACT English	18	24
	ACT Math	18	25

	SAT Categories	Verbal	Math
	700-800	1.85%	2.89%
	600-699	17.37%	17.11%
	500-599	46.05%	49.21%
	400-499	31.05%	30.00%
	300-399	3.68%	0.79%
	200-299	0.00%	0.00%
	Total	100.00%	100.00%

	ACT Categories	Composite	English	Math
	30-36	6.59%	6.59%	3.30%
	24-29	19.78%	21.98%	27.47%
	18-23	59.34%	49.45%	49.45%
	12-17	14.29%	20.88%	19.78%
	6-11	0.00%	1.10%	0.00%
	Below 6	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
	Total	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%

C10.	High School Class Rank
	Percent in top tenth of high school graduating class				17.44%
	Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class				44.48%
	Percent in top half of high school graduating class				85.47%
	Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class				14.53%
	Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class				0.58%
	Percent of total first-time freshmen who submitted high school class rank:				87%

C11.	High School Grade Point Average (4.0 scale)
	Percent who had GPA of 3.75 and higher				28.91%
	Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.74				18.83%
	Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.49				20.96%
	Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.24				15.65%
	Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.99				13.53%
	Percent who had GPA between 2.00 and 2.49				2.12%
	Percent who had GPA between 1.00 and 1.99				0.00%
	Percent who had GPA below 1.0				0.00%
	Total				100.00%

C12.	Average High School Grade Point Average (GPA)				3.5
	Percent of total first-time freshman class submitting high school GPA				96%

Admission Policies
C13.	Application Fee
	Does your institution have an application fee?				Yes
	Amount of application fee:				$30
	Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?				Yes
	If you have an application fee and an on-line application option, please indicate policy for students who apply on-line:
	Same fee:
	Free:				X
	Reduced:
	Can on-line application fee be waived for applicants with financial need?				N/App

C14.	Application closing date
	Does your institution have an application closing date?				No

C15.	Are first-time freshmen accepted for terms other than fall?				Yes

C16.	Notification to applicants of admission decision sent (fill in one only):
	On a rolling bases beginning (date):				September 1
	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:

	Deadline for housing deposit:				N/App

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 freshmen one year or more before high school graduation?				No