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Academic preparation of freshman - Admits by residency 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

 
Residents
Admits Fall of
2010 2011
Total 6,590 6,538
No high school rank 26% 27%
Top 10% of HS class 34% 31%
Top 20% of HS class 58% 53%
Top 25% of HS class 67% 62%
Top 50% of HS class 96% 93%
Avg high school percentile rank 80.4 78.2
High school GPA 3.70 3.67
SAT-high components 1226 1224
ACT-high components 26.4 26.5
Predicted CU GPA 3.03 3.08
CCHE index-2004 revision 121.2 120.6
 



Non-residents
Admits Fall of
2010 2011
Total 10,856 11,196
No high school rank 65% 67%
Top 10% of HS class 27% 26%
Top 20% of HS class 49% 48%
Top 25% of HS class 59% 58%
Top 50% of HS class 90% 89%
Avg high school percentile rank 75.9 75.3
High school GPA 3.53 3.54
SAT-high components 1200 1195
ACT-high components 26.7 26.6
Predicted CU GPA 2.78 2.94
CCHE index-2004 revision 118.3 118.2
 



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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