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

 

The University of Texas Pan American

Common Data Set - 2006

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 2006. Include early decision, early action, and students who began studies during summer in this cohort. Applicants 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have been notified of one of the following actions: admission, non admission, placement on waiting list, or application withdrawn (by applicant or institution).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  
Total women applied  
Total men admitted  
Total women admitted  
Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men enrolled

1228

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

61

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

1,467

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

51

 

Total degree-seeking freshmen

2,807

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?

NO

 

Admission Requirements

C3. High school completion requirement

Check the appropriate box to identify your high school completion requirement for degree-seeking entering students

X 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?

Require

 

Recommend

X

Neither require nor recommend

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

24

 

English

4

 

Mathematics

3

 

Science

3

 

Of these, units that must be lab

 

 

Foreign language

2

 

Social studies

4

 

History

   

 

Economics

0.5  

Physical Education

1.5  

Health Education

.5  

Technology Application

1  

Fine Arts

1  

Speech

0.5  

Academic electives

4

 

Other (specify):  Algebra 2 required of business and engineering majors. Geometry, trigonometry, chemistry, and Physics required of engineering majors.

Basis for Selection

C6. Please use the following lines to write a brief statement about how your admission decisions are reached.  If your institution has an open admission policy but has specific admission criteria for certain groups of students or for certain program, explain those qualifications here:

Minimum ACT score of 15.  For regular admission, rank in top quartile of class or acceptable ACT/SAT scores required.  Students who do not meet criteria for regular or clear admission placed in PEP (Provisional Enrollment Program).

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

Academic

Very important

Important

Considered

Not Considered

Rigor of secondary school record

  

X    

Class rank

  

X    

Academic GPA

  X    

Recommendations

     

X

Standardized Test Scores

X

   

Application Essay

  

 

   

X

 

Nonacademic

Very Important

Important

Considered

Not Considered

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

SAT and ACT Policies

C8. Entrance exams

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?

X

Yes

 

No

If yes, place check marks in the appropriate boxes below to reflect your institution's policies for use in admission for Fall 2007.

ADMISSION

Require

Recommend

Require for some

Considered if submitted

Not used

SAT or ACT

X        

ACT only

X        

SAT only

  

X      

SAT and SAT Subject Tests

         

SAT and SAT Subject Tests or ACT

         

SAT Subject tests

         

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 with Writing component recommended

X

ACT with or without Writing component accepted

C. Indicate how your institution will use the SAT or ACT writing component; check all that apply:

For admission

X

For placement

X

For advising

X

Freshman Profile

Provide percentages for ALL enrolled degree-seeking full-time and part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) students enrolled in fall 2005, 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 2005 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 percent scored at or above.

Percent submitting SAT scores

40.0%

Percent submitting ACT scores

100.0%

 

 

25th percentile

75th percentile

SAT Verbal

410

520

SAT Math

420

530

ACT Composite

16

21

C10. Percent of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year (freshman) enrolled 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

17.0%

Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class

44.0%

Percent in top half of high school graduating class

75.0%

Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class

25.0%

Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class

6.0%

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

94.0%

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

N/A

Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.9

N/A

Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.99

N/A

Percent who had GPA below 1.0

N/A

Admission Policies and Procedures: Fall 2007

C13. Application fee

Does your institution have an application fee?

NO

Amount of application fee:

    

Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?

 

Indicate alternative formats in which your institution's application is available:

X

Online through college's own Web site

 

Does your institution have an application closing date?

YES

Application closing date (fall)

8/11

Priority date

02/01

C16. Notification to applicants of admission decision sent (fill in one only)

On a rolling basis beginning (date):

 

By (date):

   

Other:

As Received

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

Must reply by (date):

 

No set date:

X

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

X

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

 X

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

X

No