A0. Respondent Information

• Name: Scott A. Miller
• Title:  DBA Warehouse-Custom Applications
• Office:  Institutional Research
• Mailing Address:  225 South Main Street
• City/State/Zip/Country:  Akron, Ohio 44308-4712
• Phone:  330-972-8685
• Fax:  330-972-5989
• E-mail Address:  scott58@uakron.edu
• Are your responses to the CDS posted for reference on your institution's Web site?  Yes
• If yes, please provide the URL of the corresponding Web page: http://www.uakron.edu/ir
  

• A1. Address Information
• Name of College or University:  The University of Akron
• Stree Address:  302 Buchtel Avenue
• City:  Akron
• State: Ohio, 44325
• Main Phone Number:  330-972-7111
• WWW Home Page Address:  http;//www.uakron.edu
• Admissions Phone Number:  330-972-7077
• Admissions Toll-free Number:  800-655-4884
• Admissions Office Mailing Address:  381 Buchtel Avenue, Akron, OH 44325-2001
• Admissions Fax Number:  330-972-7022
• Admissions E-mail Address:  admissions@uakron.edu
• Admissions Home Page : http://www.uakron.edu/admissions
   

A2. Source of institutional control (check one only)

Public

Private (nonprofit)

Proprietary
 

A3. Classify your undergraduate institution:

Coeducational college

Men's college

Women's college
 

A4. Academic year calendar

A5. Degrees offered by your institution

B. ENROLLMENT AND PERSISTENCE

B1. Institutional Enrollment--Men and Women Provide numbers of students for each of the following categories as of the institution's official fall reporting date or as of October 15, 2004.

Total all undergraduates: 1,690

Total all graduate and professional students:

GRAND TOTAL ALL STUDENTS: 1,690

B2. Enrollment by Racial/Ethnic Category. Provide numbers of undergraduate students for each of the following categories as of theinstitution's official fall reporting date or as of October 15, 2004. Include international students only in the category "Nonresident aliens."Complete the "Total Undergraduate"column only if you cannot provide data for the first two columns.

Persistence

B3. Number of degrees awarded by your institution from July 1, 2003, to June 30, 2004.

Graduation Rates
The items in this section correspond to data elements collected by the IPEDS Web-based Data Collection System's Graduation Rate Survey (GRS). For complete instructions and definitions of data elements, see the IPEDS GRS instructions and glossary on the 2004 Web-based survey.

For Bachelor's or Equivalent Programs

Please provide data for the fall 1998 cohort if available. If fall 1998 cohort data are not available, provide data for the fall 1997 cohort.

Fall 1998 Cohort
Report for the cohort of full-time first-time bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students who entered in fall 1998. Include in the cohort those who entered your institution during the summer term preceding fall 1998.

B4. Initial 1998 cohort of first-time, full-time bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students;total all students:

B5. Of the initial 1998 cohort, how many did not persist and did not graduate for the following reasons: death, permanent disability, service in the armed forces, foreign aid service of the federal government, or official church missions;total allowable exclusions:

B6. Final 1998 cohort, after adjusting for allowable exclusions:
(Subtract question B5 from question B4)

B7. Of the initial 1998 cohort, how many completed the program in four years or less (by August 31, 2002):

B8. Of the initial 1998 cohort, how many completed the program in more than four years but in five years or less (after August 31, 2002 and by August 31, 2003):

B9. Of the initial 1998 cohort, how many completed the program in more than five years but in six years or less (after August 31, 2003 and by August 31, 2004):

B10. Total graduating within six years (sum of questions B7, B8, and B9):

B11. Six-year graduation rate for 1998 cohort (question B10 divided by question B6):

Fall 1997 Cohort
Report for the cohort of full-time first-time bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students who entered in fall 1997. Include in the cohort those who entered your institution during the summer term preceding fall 1997.

B4. Initial 1997 cohort of first-time, full-time bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students;total all students:

B5. Of the initial 1997 cohort, how many did not persist and did not graduate for the following reasons: death, permanent disability, service in the armed forces, foreign aid service of the federal government, or official church missions;total allowable exclusions:

B6. Final 1997 cohort, after adjusting for allowable exclusions:
(Subtract question B5 from question B4)

B7. Of the initial 1997 cohort, how many completed the program in four years or less (by August 31, 2001):

B8. Of the initial 1997 cohort, how many completed the program in more than four years but in five years or less (after August 31, 2001 and by August 31, 2002):

B9. Of the initial 1997 cohort, how many completed the program in more than five years but in six years or less (after August 31, 2002 and by August 31, 2003):

B10. Total graduating within six years (sum of questions B7, B8, and B9):

B11. Six-year graduation rate for 1997 cohort (question B10 divided by question B6):

For Two-Year Institutions

Please provide data for the 2001 cohort if available. If 2001 cohort data are not available, provide data for the 2000 cohort.

2001 Cohort

B12. Initial 2001 cohort, total of first-time, full-time degree/certificate-seeking students:

B13. Of the initial 2001 cohort, how many did not persist and did not graduate for the following reasons: death, permanent disability, service in the armed forces, foreign aid service of the federal government, or official church missions;total allowable exclusions:

B14. Final 2001 cohort, after adjusting for allowable exclusions:
(Subtract question B13 from question B12)

B15. Completers of programs of less than two years duration (total):

B16. Completers of programs of less than two years within 150 percent of normal time:

B17. Completers of programs of at least two but less than four years (total):

B18. Completers of programs of at least two but less than four years within 150 percent of normal time:

B19. Total transfers-out (within three years) to other institutions:

B20. Total transfers to two-year institutions:

B21. Total transfers to four-year institutions:

2000 Cohort

B12. Initial 2000 cohort, total of first-time, full-time degree/certificate-seeking students: 239

B13. Of the initial 2000 cohort, how many did not persist and did not graduate for the following reasons: death, permanent disability, service in the armed forces, foreign aid service of the federal government, or official church missions;total allowable exclusions: 0

B14. Final 2000 cohort, after adjusting for allowable exclusions: 239
(Subtract question B13 from question B12)

B15. Completers of programs of less than two years duration (total):

B16. Completers of programs of less than two years within 150 percent of normal time: 3

B17. Completers of programs of at least two but less than four years (total):

B18. Completers of programs of at least two but less than four years within 150 percent of normal time: 23

B19. Total transfers-out (within three years) to other institutions: 1

B20. Total transfers to two-year institutions:

B21. Total transfers to four-year institutions:

Retention Rates
Report for the cohort of all full-time, first-time bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students who entered in fall 2003 (or the preceding summer term). The initial cohort may be adjusted for students who departed for the following reasons: death, permanent disability, service in the armed forces, foreign aid service of the federal government or official church missions. No other adjustments to the initial cohort should be made.

B22. For the cohort of all full-time bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students who entered your institution as freshmen in fall 2003 (or the preceding summer term), what percentage was enrolled at your institution as of the date your institution calculates its official enrollment in fall 2004? 65%

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 2004. 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? If so, check which applies:

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, or SAT Subject Test 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 for Fall 2006.

B. If your institution will make use of the ACT in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants for Fall 2006, 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

C. If your institution 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:

__New SAT Reasoning Test required

__New SAT Reasoning Test or the "old"SAT I (administered prior to March 2005 and without a writing component) accepted

D. [formerly part of C8A] In addition, does your institution use applicants' test scores for placement or counseling?
Placement  Yes  No
Counseling  Yes  No

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

D. [formerly C8D] 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 2004, 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 2004 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:  2.89

Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted high school GPA:  79%
 

Admission Policies

C13. Application fee

Does your institution have an application fee?  Yes  No

Amount of application fee:  $30.00

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): 

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):  Beginning previous September

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  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:  1 Semester
 

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 School Principals if submitted? Yes  No

If "yes,"are supplemental forms required?  Yes  No

Is your college a member 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 first-time, first-year (freshman) applicants for fall enrollment?  Yes  No

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 2004 entering class:

Number of early decision applications received by your institution: 

Number of applicants admitted under early decision plan: 

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:

Early action closing date:  Feb 01

Early action notification date:  None, on a rolling basis

D. TRANSFER ADMISSION

Fall Applicants

D1. Does your institution enroll transfer students?  Yes  No

(If no, please skip to Section E)

If yes, may transfer students earn advanced standing credit by transferring credits earned from course work completed at other colleges/universities?  Yes  No
 

D2. Provide the number of students who applied, were admitted, and enrolled as degree-seeking transfer students in fall 2004.

Application for Admission

D3. Indicate terms for which transfers may enroll:

Fall  Winter  Spring  Summer
 

D4. Must a transfer applicant have a minimum number of credits completed or else must apply as an entering freshman?

Yes  No

If yes, what is the minimum number of credits and the unit of measure? 
 

D5. Indicate all items required of transfer students to apply for admission:

D6. If a minimum high school grade point average is required of transfer applicants, specify (on a 4.0 scale): 

D7. If a minimum college grade point average is required of transfer applicants, specify (on a 4.0 scale): 

D8. List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants:

The number of credits needed to transfer depends on College requirements.

D9. List application priority, closing, notification, and candidate reply dates for transfer students. If applications are reviewed on a continuous or rolling basis, place a check mark in the "Rolling admission"column.

D10. Does an open admission policy, if reported, apply to transfer students?  Yes  No

D11. Describe additional requirements for transfer admission, if applicable:

Student must have left prior institution in good standing. Assessment of scholastic records may include consideration of prior courses, GPA, credit value, and other factors which the university or individual colleges use to evaluating, ranking, or otherwise determining admission to the university or specific programs.
 

Transfer Credit Polic