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Academic preparation of freshman - Applicants 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
Applicants Fall of
2010 2011
Total 332 388
No high school rank 48% 51%
Top 10% of HS class 28% 19%
Top 20% of HS class 49% 47%
Top 25% of HS class 59% 52%
Top 50% of HS class 92% 89%
Avg high school percentile rank 76.4 74.3
High school GPA 3.53 3.54
SAT-high components 1172 1166
ACT-high components 25.9 25.7
Predicted CU GPA 2.72 2.97
CCHE index-2004 revision 116.8 117.2
 



Arts & Sciences
Applicants Fall of
2010 2011
Total 15,066 14,164
No high school rank 53% 55%
Top 10% of HS class 23% 23%
Top 20% of HS class 43% 42%
Top 25% of HS class 52% 51%
Top 50% of HS class 86% 86%
Avg high school percentile rank 72.7 72.4
High school GPA 3.47 3.48
SAT-high components 1175 1174
ACT-high components 25.6 25.8
Predicted CU GPA 2.81 2.90
CCHE index-2004 revision 115.4 115.7
 



Business
Applicants Fall of
2010 2011
Total 2,533 2,724
No high school rank 57% 61%
Top 10% of HS class 26% 21%
Top 20% of HS class 53% 48%
Top 25% of HS class 65% 59%
Top 50% of HS class 92% 91%
Avg high school percentile rank 77.6 75.2
High school GPA 3.60 3.57
SAT-high components 1192 1178
ACT-high components 26.0 26.0
Predicted CU GPA 2.94 3.00
CCHE index-2004 revision 119.0 117.8
 



Engineering
Applicants Fall of
2010 2011
Total 2,831 2,804
No high school rank 48% 50%
Top 10% of HS class 51% 53%
Top 20% of HS class 75% 76%
Top 25% of HS class 81% 83%
Top 50% of HS class 97% 95%
Avg high school percentile rank 85.5 85.9
High school GPA 3.77 3.78
SAT-high components 1295 1288
ACT-high components 28.6 29.0
Predicted CU GPA 3.05 3.06
CCHE index-2004 revision 127.4 128.0
 



Journalism
Applicants 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
Applicants Fall of
2010 2011
Total 176 219
No high school rank 49% 49%
Top 10% of HS class 22% 32%
Top 20% of HS class 44% 53%
Top 25% of HS class 51% 61%
Top 50% of HS class 83% 86%
Avg high school percentile rank 70.7 74.6
High school GPA 3.47 3.58
SAT-high components 1180 1236
ACT-high components 25.3 26.4
Predicted CU GPA 3.12 3.27
CCHE index-2004 revision 115.5 119.4
 



All
Applicants Fall of
2010 2011
Total 20,993 20,369
No high school rank 53% 55%
Top 10% of HS class 28% 27%
Top 20% of HS class 49% 48%
Top 25% of HS class 58% 57%
Top 50% of HS class 88% 88%
Avg high school percentile rank 75.2 75.0
High school GPA 3.53 3.53
SAT-high components 1194 1191
ACT-high components 26.1 26.3
Predicted CU GPA 2.86 2.94
CCHE index-2004 revision 117.4 117.6

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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