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Academic preparation of freshman - Admits by residency 1999 - 2009

See explanatory notes
- Pct in top x% of HS class calculated using cases with non-missing HS rank
- CU predicted GPA is primarily a function of HS GPA. Calculation is specific to college.
- CCHE index is a function of test scores and HS GPA/rank

Also see data from - 1988 - 1998 ||  1999 - 2009 ||  2010 - present

 
Residents
Admits Fall of
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Total 4,889 5,248 5,234 5,731 6,013 6,035 6,545 6,586 6,701 6,406 6,503
No high school rank 16% 16% 11% 10% 10% 11% 11% 12% 12% 13% 14%
Top 10% of HS class 33% 32% 32% 34% 34% 36% 31% 30% 32% 36% 33%
Top 20% of HS class 57% 55% 56% 57% 59% 61% 54% 52% 55% 61% 56%
Top 25% of HS class 67% 65% 66% 67% 69% 71% 63% 62% 65% 71% 65%
Top 50% of HS class 95% 93% 95% 96% 96% 97% 93% 93% 95% 97% 95%
Avg high school percentile rank 79.5 78.5 79.3 79.8 80.5 81.3 78.0 77.5 78.9 81.2 79.4
High school GPA 3.54 3.57 3.61 3.64 3.67 3.70 3.65 3.64 3.68 3.72 3.69
SAT-high single adm 1175 1161 1172 1172 . . . . . . .
SAT-high components . . . 1176 1197 1202 1196 1194 1203 1214 1213
ACT-high single adm 25.1 25.1 25.2 25.4 . . . . . . .
ACT-high components . . . 25.6 25.7 26.1 25.7 25.7 26.2 26.6 26.8
Predicted CU GPA 2.92 2.94 2.97 2.99 3.03 3.10 3.06 3.05 3.09 3.14 3.11
CCHE index-Original 113.5 113.8 114.9 115.4 116.5 117.7 . . . . .
CCHE index-2004 revision . . . . . 120.7 119.0 118.6 120.1 121.6 121.2
 



Non-residents
Admits Fall of
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Total 7,440 8,003 9,337 9,548 10,722 10,329 8,384 9,318 9,407 11,457 9,918
No high school rank 46% 46% 40% 43% 45% 48% 51% 54% 55% 56% 59%
Top 10% of HS class 25% 23% 23% 24% 24% 22% 22% 23% 24% 28% 26%
Top 20% of HS class 46% 43% 47% 45% 46% 44% 42% 42% 48% 50% 48%
Top 25% of HS class 55% 53% 58% 56% 57% 55% 53% 53% 58% 60% 58%
Top 50% of HS class 90% 87% 92% 90% 91% 89% 88% 89% 92% 91% 90%
Avg high school percentile rank 74.5 73.1 75.2 74.5 74.9 73.6 73.0 73.4 75.5 76.3 75.3
High school GPA 3.39 3.41 3.48 3.48 3.51 3.48 3.48 3.48 3.52 3.54 3.52
SAT-high single adm 1186 1188 1194 1193 . . . . . . .
SAT-high components . . . 1201 1211 1205 1206 1191 1196 1199 1199
ACT-high single adm 25.5 25.6 25.6 25.5 . . . . . . .
ACT-high components . . . 25.7 26.0 25.9 25.9 25.8 26.2 26.5 26.8
Predicted CU GPA 2.87 2.89 2.93 2.93 2.97 2.97 2.96 2.96 3.00 3.02 3.00
CCHE index-Original 112.2 112.7 114.2 114.2 115.4 114.5 . . . . .
CCHE index-2004 revision . . . . . 117.2 117.0 116.4 117.8 118.2 118.0
 



All
Admits Fall of
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Total 12,329 13,251 14,571 15,279 16,735 16,364 14,929 15,904 16,108 17,863 16,421
No high school rank 34% 34% 30% 31% 32% 34% 34% 37% 37% 41% 41%
Top 10% of HS class 29% 27% 27% 29% 29% 29% 27% 27% 29% 32% 30%
Top 20% of HS class 51% 49% 51% 51% 52% 53% 49% 48% 52% 56% 53%
Top 25% of HS class 61% 59% 62% 61% 62% 63% 59% 58% 62% 66% 62%
Top 50% of HS class 93% 90% 93% 93% 93% 93% 91% 91% 93% 94% 93%
Avg high school percentile rank 77.0 75.8 77.1 77.1 77.5 77.5 76.0 75.7 77.5 78.9 77.7
High school GPA 3.45 3.48 3.53 3.54 3.57 3.56 3.55 3.54 3.59 3.60 3.59
SAT-high single adm 1182 1178 1187 1186 . . . . . . .
SAT-high components . . . 1193 1207 1204 1202 1192 1198 1203 1204
ACT-high single adm 25.2 25.3 25.4 25.4 . . . . . . .
ACT-high components . . . 25.6 25.9 26.0 25.8 25.7 26.2 26.5 26.8
Predicted CU GPA 2.89 2.91 2.95 2.96 2.99 3.02 3.01 2.99 3.03 3.06 3.05
CCHE index-Original 112.7 113.2 114.5 114.6 115.8 115.7 . . . . .
CCHE index-2004 revision . . . . . 118.5 117.9 117.3 118.7 119.5 119.3

Source: SURDS UG applicant files -- may not match other records

Run Date 11/10/2011 -- L:\IR\emgt\ADM\qualcomp_thru20110831.sas

Last revision 11/10/11


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