Facts about Reed

C. FIRST-TIME, FIRST-YEAR (FRESHMAN) 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 2005. 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have been notified of one of the following actions: admission, nonadmission, placement on waiting list, or application withdrawn (by applicant or institution).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.

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

Admission Requirements
C3. High school completion requirement

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

C4. Does your institution require or recommend a general college-preparatory program for degree-seeking students?

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.

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

If so, check which applies:

□ Open admission policy as described above for all students

Open admission policy as described for all 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.

SAT and ACT Policies
Note: The SAT I is now called SAT Reasoning or the SAT; SAT II Tests are now called SAT Subject Tests. As of March 2005, the SAT Reasoning Test will include a mandatory writing component; the SAT Subject Test in Writing will not be administered after January 2005. The ACT will have an optional writing component as of February 2005.

C8.Entrance exams
A. Does your institution make use of SAT Reasoning Test, ACT, SAT Subject Tests scores in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants? Yes

If yes, place check marks in the appropriate boxes below to reflect your institution's policies for use in admission for Fall 2006.

B. If your institution will make use of the ACT in admission decisions for the first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants for Fall 2006, please indicate which ONE of the following applies:

C. If your institutional will make use of the new SAT Reasoning Test scores in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants for Fall 2006, please indicate which ONE of the following applies:

D. [formerly part of C8A] In addition, does your institution use applicant's test scores for placement or counseling?

Placement No
Counseling Yes

E. [formerly C8B] Does your institution use the SAT Reasoning or SAT Subject Tests or the ACT for placement only? If so, please mark the appropriate boxes below:

F. [formerly C8C] Latest date by which SAT or ACT scores must be received for fall-term admission: March 1

Latest date by which SAT Subject Test scores must be received for fall-term admission: March 1

G. 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 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, degree-seeking, first-time, first-year (freshman) 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 of first-time, first-year (freshman) students with scores in each range:

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).

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.

C12. Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted GPA: 3.9

Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted high school GPA: 85%

Admission Policies

C13.Application fee

Does your institution have an application fee? Yes

Amount of application fee: $40.00

Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?Yes

C14.Application closing date

Does your institution have an application closing date? Yes

Application closing date (fall):January 15

Priority date:

C15.Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the fall? 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

Must reply by (date): May 1

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

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, first-year (freshman) students one year or more before high school graduation? Yes

C20.Common application: Will you accept the common application distributed by the National Association of Secondary School Principals if submitted? Yes

If "yes," are supplemental forms required? Yes

Is your college a member of the Common Application Group? Yes

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

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

Other early decision plan closing date: January 2

Other early decision plan notification date: February 1

For the Fall 2005 entering class:

Number of early decision applications received by your institution: 204

Number of applicants matriculating under early decision plan: 124

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? No

If "yes," please complete the following:

Early action closing date:

Early action notification date: