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 2015. 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have been notified of one of the following actions: admission, non-admission, placement on waiting list, or application withdrawn (by applicant or institution).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 first-time, first-year (freshman) men who applied	1,942
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who applied	2,004
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) men who were admitted	1,606
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who were admitted	1,645
Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men who enrolled	474
Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men who enrolled	4
Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women who enrolled	389
Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women who enrolled	5

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 waiting list?

Yes
No

If yes, please answer the questions below for Fall 2015 admissions:

If yes, please answer the questions below for Fall 2015 admissions:

Wait List	Number
Number of qualified applicants offered a place on waiting list	0
Number accepting a place on the waiting list	0
Number of wait-listed students admitted	0

Is your waiting list ranked?

Yes
No

If yes, do you release that information to students?

Yes
No

Do you release that information to school counselors?

Yes
No

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	0	0
English	4	0
Mathematics	3	0
Science	3	0
Of these, units that must be lab	0	0
Foreign language	2	3
Social Studies	3	0
History	0	0
Academic electives	0	0
Computer Science	0	0
Visual/Performing Arts	0	0
Other (specify)	0	0

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

Open admission policy as described above for most students, but

Selective admission for out-of-state students
Selective admission to some programs
       Other (explain): Admission to Penn State is based on academic credentials and is competitive.

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

Indicate if each of the following factors is Very important, Important, Considered or Not considered in the admission decision.

Academic

Academic

Factor	Relative Importance
Rigor of Secondary School Record	Important
Class Rank	Considered
Academic GPA	Very important
Standardized Test Scores	Very important
Application Essay	Considered
Recommendation	Not considered

Non-Academic

Non-Academic

Factor	Relative Importance
Interview	Not considered
Extracurricular activities	Considered
Talent/ability	Considered
Character/personal qualities	Considered
First generation	Not considered
Alumni/ae relation	Considered
Geographical residence	Considered
State residency	Considered
Religious affiliation/commitment	N/A
Racial/ethnic status	N/A
Volunteer work	Considered
Work experience	Considered
Level applicant's interest	Not considered

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?

Yes
No

ADMISSION

If yes, place check marks in the appropriate boxes below to reflect your institution's policies for use in admission for Fall 2017.

If yes, place check marks in the appropriate boxes below to reflect your institution's policies for use in admission for Fall 2017.

	Require	Recommend	Require for some	Considered if submitted	Not used
SAT or ACT	Yes
ACT only
SAT Only
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 2017, please indicate which ONE of the following applies (regardless
of whether the writing score will be used in the admissions process):

ACT with Writing required
ACT with Writing recommended
ACT with or without Writing accepted

If your institution will make use of the SAT in admission decisions for first-time, first-year,
degree-seeking applicants for Fall 2017, please indicate which ONE of the following applies (regardless
of whether the Essay score will be used in the admissions process):

SAT with Essay component required
SAT with Essay component recommended
SAT with or without Essay component accepted

C. Please indicate how your institution will use the SAT or ACT essay component; check all that apply:

C. Please indicate how your institution will use the SAT or ACT essay component; check all that apply:

	SAT essay	ACT essay
For admission	No	No
For placement	No	No
For advising	No	No
In place of an application essay	No	No
As a validity check on the application essay	No	No
No college policy as of now	No	No
Not using essay component	No	No

D. In addition, does your institution use applicants' test scores for academic advising?

Yes
No

E. Latest date by which SAT or ACT scores must be received for Fall-term admission:  Rolling Admission

Latest date by which SAT Subject Test scores must be received for Fall-term admission:  

F. If necessary, use this space to clarify your test policies (e.g., if tests recommended for some students, or if tests not required of some students):  

G. Please indicate which tests your institution uses for placement (e.g., state tests):

G. Please indicate which tests your institution uses for placement (e.g., state tests):

Tests Used for Placement	Yes/No
SAT	Yes
ACT	Yes
SAT Subject Tests	No
AP	Yes
CLEP	No
Institutional Exam	Yes
State Exam (specify):

Freshman Profile


Provide percentages for ALL enrolled degree-seeking full-time and part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) students enrolled in Fall 2015, 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 2015 who submitted national standardized (SAT/ACT) test scores. Include information for ALL enrolled, degree-seeking, first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted test scores.

Do not include partial test scores (e.g., mathematics scores but not critical reading for a category of students) or combine other standardized test results (such as TOEFL) in this item. Do not convert SAT scores to ACT scores and vice versa. 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.

C9. Percent and number of first-time, first-year (freshman) students enrolled in Fall 2015 who submitted national standardized (SAT/ACT) test scores. Include information for ALL enrolled, degree-seeking, first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted test scores.

Percent submitting SAT scores	88.19%
Number submitting SAT scores	769
Percent submitting ACT scores	7.22%
Number submitting ACT scores	63

	25th percentile	75th percentile
SAT Critical Reading	420	520
SAT Math	430	570
SAT Writing	410	520
SAT Essay
ACT Composite	19	25
ACT Math	19	28
ACT English	18	25
ACT Writing	18	24

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

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

	SAT Critical Reading	SAT Math	SAT Writing
700-800	0.78%	5.72%	1.17%
600-699	7.80%	14.17%	7.93%
500-599	28.22%	31.86%	24.32%
400-499	45.38%	35.76%	46.55%
300-399	16.64%	11.83%	18.60%
200-299	1.17%	0.65%	1.43%
	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%

	ACT Composite	ACT English	ACT Math
30-36	7.94%	6.35%	12.70%
24-29	30.16%	28.57%	28.57%
18-23	49.21%	41.27%	46.03%
12-17	12.70%	22.22%	12.70%
6-11	0.00%	1.59%	0.00%
Below 6	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%

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).

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).

Students	Percent
Percent in top tenth of high school graduating class	7.58%
Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class	27.46%
Percent in top half of high school graduating class	64.14%
Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class	35.86%
Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class	7.58%
Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted high school class rank	55.96%

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.

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.

Students	Percent
Percent who had GPA of 3.75 and higher	6.62%
Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.74	17.38%
Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.49	18.09%
Percent who had GPA between 3.0 and 3.24	19.15%
Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.99	27.66%
Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.49	10.87%
Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.99	0.24%
Percent who had GPA below 1.0	0.00%
	100.00%

C12. Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking first-time, first-year (freshman) students
who submitted GPA:  3.11


Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted high school GPA:  97.02%


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

If you have an application fee and on-line application option, please indicate policy for students
who apply on-line:

Same Fee
Free
Reduced

Can on-line application fee 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):  Rolling Admission

Priority date:  November 30

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):

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

On a rolling basis beginning (date):	October, 15
By (date):
Other:

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

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:	2 weeks if notified thereafter

Other:

Other:

Deadline for housing deposit(MM/DD):	0
Amount of housing deposit:

Refundable if student does not enroll?

Yes, in full
Yes, in part
No

C18. Deferred admission: Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission?

Yes
No

If yes, maximum period of postponement:	One Year

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: Question removed from CDS. (Initiated during 2006-2007 cycle)

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:

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 2015 entering class

For the Fall 2015 entering class

Number of early decision applications received by your institution:	0
Number of applicants admitted under early decision plan:	0

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 :

If "yes," please complete the following :

Early action closing date:	N/A
Early action notification date:	N/A

Is your early action plan a "restrictive" plan under which you limit students from applying
to other early plans?

Yes
No