Common Data Set 2005

A. General Information

A1. Address Information

A2. Source of institutional control:

A3. Classify your undergraduate institution

A4. Academic year calendar

A5. Degrees offered by your institution

Certificate
Diploma
Associate
Transfer Associate
Terminal Associate
Bachelor's	X
Postbachelor's certificate
Master's
Post-master's certificate
Doctoral
First professional
First professional certificate

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.

B2. Enrollment by Racial/Ethnic Category
Provide numbers of undergraduate students for each of the following categories as of the institution's official fall reporting date or as of October 15, 2004.

Persistence

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

Graduation Rates

Fall 1998 Cohort

Retention Rate

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? 88%

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have been notified of one of the following actions: admission, nonadmission, placement on waiting list, or application withdrawn (by applicant or institution).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

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.

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? No

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

C8. Entrance exams
A. Does your institution make use of SAT I, SAT II, or ACT scores in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants? Yes

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.

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.

Admission Policies

C13. Application fee

Does your institution have an application fee? Yes

Amount of application fee: $50.00

Can it be waived for applicants with financial need? Yes

C14. Application closing date

Does your institution have an application closing date? Yes

Application closing date (fall): 1/15

Priority date:

C15. Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the fall? No

C16. Notification to applicants of admission decision sent

By: 4/1

C17. Reply policy for admitted applicants

Must reply by (date): 5/1

C18. Deferred admission: Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission? Yes

Maximum period of postponement: 1 year

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? No

C20. Common application: Will you accept the common application distributed by the National Association of Secondary School Principals if submitted? Yes

Are supplemental forms required? Yes

Is your college a member of the Common Application Group? Yes

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? No

For the Fall 2004 entering class:

Number of early decision applications received by your institution:

Number of applicants matriculating 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

If "yes," please complete the following:

Early action closing date: 12/1

Early action notification date: 1/1

D. TRANSFER ADMISSION

D1. Does your institution enroll transfer students? Yes

May transfer students earn advanced standing credit by transferring credits earned from course work completed at other colleges/universities? Yes

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:

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

What is the minimum number of credits and the unit of measure? 16 sem units

D4. 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): n/a

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

D8 . List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants: Must complete English Comp.

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?

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

Transfer Credit Policies

D12. Report the lowest grade earned for any course that may be transferred for credit: 2.0

D15. Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn an associate degree: n/a

D16. Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn a bachelor’s degree: 64 semester units

D17. Describe other transfer credit policies: All courses must be completed with a minimum C grade. All courses msut be academic in nature. Only subjects taught at Pitzer or the other Claremont Colleges will be accepted.

E. ACADMIC OFFERINGS AND POLICIES

E1. Special study options: Identify those programs available at your institution. Refer to the glossary for definitions.

E3. Areas in which all or most students are required to complete some course work prior to graduation:

F. STUDENT LIFE

F1. Percentages of first-time, first-year (freshman) students and all degree-seeking undergraduates enrolled in fall 2004 who fit the following categories:

F2. Activities offered Identify those programs available at your institution.

F3. ROTC (program offered in cooperation with Reserve Officers' Training Corps)

F4. Housing: Check all types of college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing available for undergraduates at your institution.

G. ANNUAL EXPENSES

Provide 2004-2005 academic year costs for the following categories that are applicable to your institution: Available April 2005.

G1. Undergraduate full-time tuition, required fees, room and board
List the typical tuition, required fees, and room and board for a full-time undergraduate student for the FULL 2006-2007 academic year (30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours for institutions that derive annual tuition by multiplying credit hour cost by number of credits). A full academic year refers to the period of time generally extending from September to June; usually equated to two semesters, two trimesters, three quarters, or the period covered by a four-one-four plan. Room and board is defined as double occupancy and 19 meals per week or the maximum meal plan. Required fees include only charges that all full-time students must pay that are not included in tuition (e.g., registration, health, or activity fees.) Do not include optional fees (e.g., parking, laboratory use).

Comprehensive tuition and room and board fee (if your college cannot provide separate tuition and room and board fees):

G3. Do tuition and fees vary by year of study (e.g., sophomore, junior, senior)? No

G4. If tuition and fees vary by undergraduate instructional program, describe briefly:

G5. Provide the estimated expenses for a typical full-time undergraduate student:

G6. Undergraduate per-credit-hour charges:

H. FINANCIAL AID

Aid Awarded to Enrolled Undergraduates

H1. Enter total dollar amounts awarded to full-time and less-than-full-time degree-seeking undergraduates (using the same cohort reported in CDS Question B1, "total degree-seeking" undergraduates) in the following categories.

Indicate the academic year for which data are reported for items H1, H2, H2A, and H6: 2003-2004 Final

Which needs-analysis methodology does your institution use in awarding institutional aid? Both Federal Methodology and Institutional Methodology

H2. Number of Enrolled Students Awareded Aid: List the number of degree-seeking full-time and less-than-full-time undergraduates who applied for and were awarded financial aid from any source.

H2A. Number of Enrolled Students Receiving Non-need-based Grants and Scholarships: List the number of degree-seeking full-time and less-than-full-time undergraduates who had no financial need and who received non-need-based gift aid. Numbers should reflect the cohort receiving the dollars reported in H1. Note: In the chart below, students may be counted in more than one row, and full-time freshmen should also be counted as full-time undergraduates.

H4. Percent of 2004 undergraduate class who graduated between July 1, 2003 and June 30, 2004 and borrowed through any loan programs (federal, state, subsidized, unsubsidized, private, etc.; exclude parent loans). Include only students who borrowed while enrolled at your institution. 60%

H5. Average per-borrower cumulative undergraduate indebtedness of those in line H4. Do not include money borrowed at other institutions: $20,900

Aid to Undergraduate Degree-seeking Nonresident Aliens
(Note: Report numbers and dollar amounts for the same academic year checked in item H1.)

H6. Indicate your institution's policy regarding financial aid for undergraduate degree-seeking nonresident aliens:

Process for First-Year/Freshman Students

H7. Check off all financial aid forms domestic first-year (freshman) financial aid applicants must submit:

H8. Check off all financial aid forms nonresident alien first-year financial aid applicants must submit:

H9. Indicate filing dates for first-year (freshman) students:

Priority date for filing required financial aid forms:

Deadline for filing required financial aid forms: 2/1

H10. Indicate notification dates for first-year (freshman) students:

a) Students notified on or about (date): 4/1

b) Students notified on a rolling basis: No

H11. Indicate reply dates:

Students must reply by (date): 5/1

Types of Aid Available

H12. Loans

FEDERAL DIRECT STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM (DIRECT LOAN)

FEDERAL FAMILY EDUCATION LOAN PROGRAM (FFEL)

H13. Scholarships and Grants

Need-Based:

H14. Check off criteria used in awarding institutional aid. Check all that apply.

I. INSTRUCTIONAL FACULTY AND CLASS SIZE

Please report the number of instructional faculty members in each category for Fall 2004. Include faculty who are on your institution’s payroll on the census date your institution uses for IPEDS/AAUP.