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Academic preparation of freshman - Admits by college 2010 - present

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

 
Arch. & Planning
Admits Fall of
2010 2011
Total 291 344
No high school rank 44% 48%
Top 10% of HS class 30% 20%
Top 20% of HS class 52% 48%
Top 25% of HS class 63% 54%
Top 50% of HS class 94% 91%
Avg high school percentile rank 78.0 75.4
High school GPA 3.59 3.59
SAT-high components 1180 1181
ACT-high components 26.1 25.9
Predicted CU GPA 2.75 3.02
CCHE index-2004 revision 118.2 118.3
 



Arts & Sciences
Admits Fall of
2010 2011
Total 12,607 12,555
No high school rank 52% 53%
Top 10% of HS class 26% 24%
Top 20% of HS class 48% 44%
Top 25% of HS class 58% 54%
Top 50% of HS class 91% 89%
Avg high school percentile rank 76.0 74.2
High school GPA 3.54 3.53
SAT-high components 1187 1182
ACT-high components 26.0 26.0
Predicted CU GPA 2.85 2.95
CCHE index-2004 revision 117.4 117.0
 



Business
Admits Fall of
2010 2011
Total 2,050 2,297
No high school rank 53% 58%
Top 10% of HS class 29% 23%
Top 20% of HS class 58% 51%
Top 25% of HS class 69% 63%
Top 50% of HS class 97% 95%
Avg high school percentile rank 80.5 77.7
High school GPA 3.68 3.64
SAT-high components 1207 1189
ACT-high components 26.6 26.3
Predicted CU GPA 3.00 3.07
CCHE index-2004 revision 121.1 119.8
 



Engineering
Admits Fall of
2010 2011
Total 2,328 2,305
No high school rank 43% 44%
Top 10% of HS class 54% 57%
Top 20% of HS class 79% 80%
Top 25% of HS class 85% 88%
Top 50% of HS class 99% 99%
Avg high school percentile rank 87.7 88.6
High school GPA 3.82 3.85
SAT-high components 1308 1307
ACT-high components 29.1 29.5
Predicted CU GPA 3.11 3.14
CCHE index-2004 revision 128.9 130.1
 



Journalism
Admits Fall of
2010 2011
Total 55 70
No high school rank 40% 43%
Top 10% of HS class 61% 63%
Top 20% of HS class 91% 90%
Top 25% of HS class 97% 95%
Top 50% of HS class 100% 100%
Avg high school percentile rank 90.8 90.1
High school GPA 3.94 3.93
SAT-high components 1281 1265
ACT-high components 29.0 28.7
Predicted CU GPA 3.39 3.45
CCHE index-2004 revision 130.5 129.9
 



Music
Admits Fall of
2010 2011
Total 115 163
No high school rank 44% 44%
Top 10% of HS class 31% 37%
Top 20% of HS class 59% 59%
Top 25% of HS class 67% 68%
Top 50% of HS class 97% 96%
Avg high school percentile rank 80.0 80.4
High school GPA 3.67 3.73
SAT-high components 1200 1259
ACT-high components 26.1 27.4
Predicted CU GPA 3.25 3.43
CCHE index-2004 revision 120.2 123.7
 



All
Admits Fall of
2010 2011
Total 17,446 17,734
No high school rank 50% 52%
Top 10% of HS class 31% 29%
Top 20% of HS class 54% 51%
Top 25% of HS class 64% 61%
Top 50% of HS class 93% 91%
Avg high school percentile rank 78.4 77.0
High school GPA 3.60 3.59
SAT-high components 1207 1202
ACT-high components 26.5 26.6
Predicted CU GPA 2.91 2.99
CCHE index-2004 revision 119.4 119.1

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

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

Last revision 11/10/11


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