Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2015-2016 Pension Liabilities Update

THIS SURVEY HAS NO NEW CHANGES AND IS NOT
SUBJECT TO CHANGE. THE FULL CONTENT OF THIS
DOCUMENT HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY APPROVED ON
DEC 2013. THIS COLLECTION IS CURRENTLY OPEN.

Admissions
Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
(IPEDS)

This IPEDS Admissions data collection instrument was used during the 2014-15
data collection and will be used during the 2015-16 data collection.

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Admissions
Overview 
Admissions Overview
Welcome to the IPEDS Admissions (ADM) survey component. The primary purpose of ADM is to collect basic
information about the undergraduate selection process for entering first-time, degree/certificate-seeking students. This
includes information about admissions considerations, admissions yields, and SAT and ACT test scores (if test scores
are required for admission). ADM will be collected only from institutions that do not have an open admissions policy for
entering first-time students.
Recent changes
The items in ADM were moved from the Institutional Characteristics component. There will be no change to the data
items collected, only to the collection period in which the data are submitted.
In previous collections, institutions selected from two reporting period options. Admissions data from the prior year
could be provided if current year data were not available at the time of reporting. Beginning with the current Winter
2015-16 collection, all institutions must use the most recent Fall reporting period.
Data Reporting Reminders
• ADM covers data for the most recent Fall period.
• ADM is only applicable to first-time entering students; do not include other students in the number of
applicants, number of admits, and number (of admitted) that enrolled. Only include levels (full-time,
part-time) that you indicated were offered in the IC Header. If you made an error in the IC Header,
please call the IPEDS Help Desk.

Resources:
To download the survey materials for this component: Survey Materials
To access your prior year data submission for this component: Reported Data
If you have questions about completing this survey, please contact the IPEDS Help Desk at 1-877-225-2568.

Admissions Considerations, 1 
1. Please select the option that best describes how your institution uses any of the following data in its
undergraduate selection process.
Admission Considerations

Required Recommended Neither Required Don't
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Secondary school GPA
Secondary school rank
Secondary school record
Completion of college-preparatory program
Recommendations
Formal demonstration of competencies (e.g., portfolios,
certificates of mastery, assessment instruments)
Admission test scores
SAT / ACT
Other Test (ABT, Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)
Note: If this is the only requirement other than a diploma or
equivalent, and few students are not admitted due to this test,
your institution is open enrollment. Please contact the Help
Desk to correct your response to this question.
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
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2. Provide the number of first-time, degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students who applied, who were
admitted, and who enrolled (either full- or part-time) at your institution for Fall 2015. Include early decision,
early action, and students who began studies during the summer prior to Fall 2015.
Remember that this question is only applicable to first-time students, do not include other students in these totals.
Only include levels that you indicated were offered in the IC Header. If you made an error in the IC Header, please
remember to fix the error the next year.
Men
Number of applicants
Number of admissions
Number (of admitted) that enrolled full-time
Number (of admitted) that enrolled part-time
Total enrolled full-time and part-time
Percent of admissions enrolled full-time and part-time

Women

Total

Selection Process - Test Scores 
3. Provide writing test scores only if used for admission. Provide data for Fall 2015. Include new students
admitted the summer prior to Fall 2015.
DO NOT convert test scores (e.g., do not convert an SAT score to an ACT scale, etc.). If you have numbers for both
SAT and ACT scores, provide the percentiles for both tests.
Number of enrolled students that submitted SAT scores
Percent of enrolled students that submitted SAT scores
Number of enrolled students that submitted ACT scores
Percent of enrolled students that submitted ACT scores

25th Percentile

75th Percentile

SAT Critical Reading
SAT Math
SAT Writing
ACT Composite
ACT English
ACT Math
ACT Writing
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Admissions full instructions

Purpose of Admissions Survey
Changes in Reporting
General Instructions
Reporting Period for Admissions
Context Boxes

Coverage
Where to Get Help
Where the Data Will Appear
Reporting Directions
Purpose of Survey
The primary purpose of the IPEDS Admissions (ADM) component is to collect basic information about the
undergraduate selection process for entering first-time, degree/certificate-seeking students. This includes information
about admissions considerations, admissions yields, and SAT and ACT test scores (if test scores are required for
admission). The ADM component will be collected only from institutions that do not have an open admissions policy for
all or most entering first-time students.

Changes in Reporting
The items in the ADM component were moved from the Institutional Characteristics component. There will be no
change to the data items collected, only to the collection period in which the data are submitted.
In previous collections, institutions selected from two reporting period options. Admissions data from the prior year
could be provided if current year data were not available at the time of reporting. Beginning with the current Winter
2015-16 collection, all institutions must use the most recent Fall reporting period.
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General Instructions
Reporting period covered
ADM covers data for the most recent Fall period.

Context Boxes
Context boxes are provided to allow institutions to provide more information regarding survey component items. Note
that some context boxes are posted on the College Navigator Website, which is the college search tool offered by
NCES. NCES will review entries in these context boxes for applicability and appropriateness before posting them on the
College Navigator Website; institutions should check grammar and spelling of their entries.
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Coverage
ADM is only applicable to first-time entering students; do not include other students in the number of applicants,
number of admits, and number (of admitted) that enrolled.
Only include levels (full-time, part-time) that you indicated were offered in the IC Header. If you made an error in the
IC Header, please call the IPEDS Help Desk and correct your error.
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Where to Get Help with Reporting

IPEDS Help Desk
Phone: 1-877-225-2568
Email: ipedshelp@rti.org

Web Tutorials
You can also consult the IPEDS website which contains several tutorials on IPEDS data collection, a self-paced
overview of IPEDS tools, and other valuable resources.

IPEDS Resource Page
The IPEDS Resource Page (located on the IPEDS homepage) contains frequently asked questions, a link to the IPEDS
Glossary, data tip sheets, an archive of survey instruments, information on the race/ethnicity categories, and other
valuable information.
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Where the Reported Data Will Appear
Data collected through IPEDS will be accessible at the institution- and aggregate-levels.
At the institution-level, data will appear in the:

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College Navigator Website
IPEDS Data Center
IPEDS Data Feedback Reports
College Affordability and Transparency Center Website

At the aggregate-level, data will appear in:

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IPEDS First Looks
IPEDS Table Library
IPEDS Data Feedback Reports
The Digest of Education Statistics
The Condition of Education

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Reporting Directions
Admission considerations
Select the option that best describes how your institution uses the following considerations as part of the selection
process for entering first-time, degree/certificate-seeking students. For each consideration, indicate whether it is
required, recommended, neither required nor recommended, or you do not know:

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Secondary school GPA
Secondary school rank
Secondary school record
Completion of college-preparatory program
Recommendations
Formal demonstration of competencies (e.g., portfolios, certificates of mastery, assessment instruments)
Admission test scores
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SAT/ACT
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Other test (ABT, Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)
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TOEFL

Note: if ABT, Wonderlic, WISC-III (or similar) test is the only requirement other than a diploma or equivalent, and few
students are not admitted due to this test, please call the IPEDS Help Desk so that your response to the screening
question for this component can be corrected.
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Selection process
Applicants/admitted/enrolled students
Provide the number of men, women, and total first-time, degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students who
applied, who were admitted, and who enrolled (either full- or part-time) at your institution for Fall 2015. Include
information for all first-time students for whom admissions criteria (other than a school diploma) were required.
Since the total may include students who did not provide gender data, the detail need not sum to the total.
You should not report admissions data for any level that you did not report as an offering on the Enrollment levels
question in IC-Header. For example, if you indicated that you do not enroll part-time, first-time students leave those
boxes blank.

Number of applicants
Applicants should include only those students who fulfilled all requirements for consideration for admission and who
have been notified of one of the following actions: admission, non-admission, placement on a wait list, or application
withdrawn (by applicant or institution). Admitted applicants (admissions) should include wait-listed students who were
subsequently offered admission.

Number of admissions
Include all students who were offered admission to your institution. This would include:
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early decision students who were notified of an admissions decision prior to the regular notification date and
who agreed to accept;
early action students who were notified of an admission decision prior to the regular notification date with no
commitment to accept; and
admitted students who began studies during the summer prior to Fall 2015.

Number (of admitted) that enrolled
Remember that this question is only applicable to first-time students; do not include other students in these totals.
Include students enrolled in the fall term who attended college for the first time in the prior summer term. Also include
students who entered with advanced standing (college credits earned before graduation from high school).
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Selection process
Test scores
If test scores are required for admission for first-time, degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students, provide the
number and percentage of enrolled students submitting SAT and/or ACT scores, as well as the 25th and 75th
percentile scores for each test.

Number and percent of enrolled students that submitted test scores
Provide data for Fall 2015. Include information for ALL enrolled, degree/certificate-seeking, first-time (freshman)
students for whom test scores were required. Include new students admitted the summer prior to Fall 2015.

Test Scores
Provide data for Fall 2015. Report the scores used in the admission decision.
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If students submitted both SAT and ACT scores, but only SAT scores were considered for admission, only
report the SAT scores (and vice versa).
If students submitted both SAT and ACT scores, and both SAT and ACT scores were considered for admission,
report both scores.
If a student submitted two sets of scores for a single test, report this information according to how you use the
data. For example:
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If you consider the highest scores from either submission, use the highest combination of scores (e.g.,
verbal from one submission, math from the other).
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If you average the scores, use the average to report the scores.

Do not convert test scores (e.g., do NOT convert an ACT score into a SAT score); scores must be reported separately.
Do not include partial test scores (e.g., mathematics scores but not verbal scores for a category of students) or
combine other standardized test results (such as TOEFL) in this item.
Provide writing test scores only if used for admission.
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Glossary
Term

Definition

ACT

ACT, previously known as the American College Testing program, measures educational development and readiness
to pursue college-level coursework in English, mathematics, natural science, and social studies. Student performance
does not reflect innate ability and is influenced by a student's educational preparedness.

Admissions

This annual component is required of all currently operating Title IV postsecondary institutions in the United States
and other areas that are do not have an open admissions policy. Eligibility for Admissions is determined using a
screening question in the Institutional Characteristics – Header component and open admissions institutions will not
see the component. Admissions data are collected for the current fall reporting period. Data are collected on
admissions requirements, the number of applicants, admitted students, the number of admitted students that
subsequently enrolled, and percentiles for ACT and SAT test scores. The number of applicants, admitted, and
enrolled students is disaggregated by gender; enrolled students are further disaggregated by part-time and full-time
status. Prior to the 2014-15 data collection cycle, Admissions was part of the Institutional Characteristics
components. In 2014-15, it became part of the Winter data collection.

Admissions test scores

Scores on standardized admissions tests or special admissions tests.

Admitted students

Applicants that have been granted an official offer to enroll in a postsecondary institution.

Applicant

An individual who has fulfilled the institution's requirements to be considered for admission (including payment or
waiving of the application fee, if any) and who has been notified of one of the following actions: admission,
nonadmission, placement on waiting list, or application withdrawn by applicant or institution.

First-time student
(undergraduate)

A student who has no prior postsecondary experience (except as noted below) attending any institution for the first
time at the undergraduate level. This includes students enrolled in academic or occupational programs. It also
includes students enrolled in the fall term who attended college for the first time in the prior summer term, and
students who entered with advanced standing (college credits earned before graduation from high school).

Full-time student

Undergraduate: A student enrolled for 12 or more semester credits, or 12 or more quarter credits, or 24 or more
contact hours a week each term. Graduate: A student enrolled for 9 or more semester credits, or 9 or more quarter
credits, or a student involved in thesis or dissertation preparation that is considered full-time by the institution.
Doctor's degree - Professional practice - as defined by the institution.

Integrated Postsecondary
Education Data System
(IPEDS)

The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), conducted by the NCES, began in 1986 and involves
annual institution-level data collections. All postsecondary institutions that have a Program Participation Agreement
with the Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE), U.S. Department of Education (throughout IPEDS referred to as
"Title IV") are required to report data using a web-based data collection system. IPEDS currently consists of the
following components: Institutional Characteristics (IC); 12-month Enrollment (E12);Completions (C); Admissions
(ADM); Student Financial Aid (SFA); Human Resources (HR) composed of Employees by Assigned Position, Fall Staff,
and Salaries; Fall Enrollment (EF); Graduation Rates (GR); Outcome Measures (OM); Finance (F); and Academic
Libraries (AL).

Part-time student

Undergraduate: A student enrolled for either less than 12 semester or quarter credits, or less than 24 contact hours
a week each term. Graduate: A student enrolled for less than 9 semester or quarter credits.

SAT

Previously known as the Scholastic Aptitude Test, this is an examination administered by the Educational Testing
Service (ETS) and used to predict the facility with which an individual will progress in learning college-level academic
subjects.

Test of English as a Foreign
Language (TOEFL)

The standardized test designed to determine an applicant's ability to benefit from instruction in English.

Title IV institution

An institution that has a written agreement with the Secretary of Education that allows the institution to participate
in any of the Title IV federal student financial assistance programs (other than the State Student Incentive Grant
(SSIG) and the National Early Intervention Scholarship and Partnership (NEISP) programs).

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Admissions
Click one of the following questions to view the answer.
General
1) When reporting admitted students, do I include early admits?
2) Why can’t I report Admissions data for transfer students?
3) What do I do about students that were considered for admission, even though they did not submit all application materials?
4) Some students send us both ACT and SAT scores. How should we report the data for these students?
5) My institution does not use ACT scores for admission, so if a student submits an ACT score we convert it to an SAT score.
Can I report that converted score to IPEDS so that it doesn’t look like we accept ACT scores?
6) How do I report to IPEDS when my institution uses the highest of multiple test scores to evaluate students for admission?
7) How do I report to IPEDS when my institution averages multiple test scores to evaluate students for admission?
8) How do I report TOEFL or other standardized test scores (other than ACT and SAT)?

Answers:
General
1) When reporting admitted students, do I include early admits?
Yes, include all students who were offered admission to your institution. This would include early decision students who were
notified of an admission decision prior to the regular notification date and who agreed to accept; early action students who were
notified of an admission decision prior to the regular notification date with no commitment to accept; and the admitted students
who began studies during the summer prior to the fall reporting period.
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2) Why can’t I report Admissions data for transfer students?
Admissions requirements for transfer students are often different from the requirements for first-time students. In order to
make the data useful to students, it is important that you not report data for transfer students. 
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3) What do I do about students that were considered for admission, even though they did not submit all
application materials?
If a student provided enough information that a decision could be made (admitted, not admitted, waitlisted), they should be
included in the counts. However, institutions should only report this way if it is part of their institution’s formal application
review process. 
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4) Some students send us both ACT and SAT scores. How should we report the data for these students?
Report both scores to IPEDS. This may mean that the total number of students reported in test scores is greater than the total
number of admitted students.
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5) My institution does not use ACT scores for admission, so if a student submits an ACT score we convert it to an
SAT score. Can I report that converted score to IPEDS so that it doesn’t look like we accept ACT scores?
No. There is no approved methodology for converting test scores, so any conversion would render the data unusable.
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6) How do I report to IPEDS when my institution uses the highest of multiple test scores to evaluate students for
admission?
Report to IPEDS the test score that is used to make the admissions decision. This may include a mix of scores from tests taken
at different times. 
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7) How do I report to IPEDS when my institution averages multiple test scores to evaluate students for
admission?
Report to IPEDS the averaged test score used that is used to make the admissions decision.
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8) How do I report TOEFL or other standardized test scores (other than ACT and SAT)?
For IPEDS purposes, TOEFL scores and other standardized test scores (other than ACT and SAT) are not reported. 
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date: 8/4/2015

Admissions
Edit specifications for the 2015-16 IPEDS Web-Based Data Collection
Admissions (ADM) Component
Applicable to institutions that indicated in IC Header component that they do not have Open Admission
NOTE: The specifications in this document apply to all institutions completing the IPEDS Admissions component.
Some sections and parts may not apply to your particular institution. Please read the specifications carefully to
determine which sections and/or parts apply to your institution.
All screens must be completed in order to lock the survey.

Admission Considerations
Selection Process - Applicants/Admissions/Enrolled
Selection Process - Test Scores
Admission Considerations
On this screen, you must indicate which considerations are used as part of the selection process for entering first-time,
degree/certificate-seeking students.
Note: For existing institutions, this information is preloaded by the system.
Select the option that best describes how your institution uses each of the following Admission Considerations in its
selection process for entering first-time, degree/certificate-seeking students:
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Secondary school GPA
Secondary school rank
Secondary school record
Completion of college-preparatory program
Recommendations
Formal demonstration of competencies (e.g., portfolios, certificates of mastery, assessment instruments)
Admission test scores: SAT/ACT
Admission test scores: Other test (ABT, Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)
Admission test scores: TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

For each of the above listed admission considerations, you must choose one of the following options:
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Required
Recommended
Neither Required nor Recommended
Don’t Know

The system will perform the following edits on the data entered:
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You must select a response for each admission consideration.
You must select Required for at least one admission consideration.

Note: If Admissions: Test Scores are required for admission, then your institution will be required to complete the Test
Scores screen of this survey. Your institution will not be required to complete the Applicants/Admissions/Enrolled screen
if Secondary School Record is the only required admission consideration.
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Selection Process - A/A/E (Applicants/Admissions/Enrolled)
On this screen, you must provide the number of first-time, degree/certificate-seeking students who applied, were admitted,
and enrolled (either full-time or part-time) at your institution for Fall 2015. This includes early decision students, early action
students, and students who began studies during the summer prior to the selected fall reporting period.
Indicate the number of Men, Women, and Total first-time, degree/certificate-seeking students in each of the following
categories:
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Number of applicants
Number of admissions
Number (of admitted) that enrolled full-time

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Number (of admitted) that enrolled part-time

Note: Since the Total may include students who did not provide gender data, the Men and Women columns are not required
to sum to the Total column.
The system will perform the following edits on the data entered:
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The Total Number of applicants must be greater than 0.
The Total Number of applicants must be greater than or equal to the sum of Men and Women in that category.
The Total Number of applicants must be greater than or equal to the Total Number of admissions reported.
If the Total Number of applicants is greater than 25, then the sum of Men and Women in that category must be
greater than 0.
The Number of applicants that are Men must be greater than or equal to the Number of admissions that are
Men.
The Number of applicants that are Women must be greater than or equal to the Number of admissions that are
Women.
The Total Number of admissions must be greater than 0.
The Total Number of admissions must be greater than or equal to the sum of Men and Women in that category.
A certain percentage of applicants are expected to be admitted, as outlined below:
◦ If your institution is a 4-year Public or 4-year Private-not-for-profit institution, then the Total Number
of admissions must be greater than or equal to 10% of the Total Number of applicants, otherwise a fatal
error will occur.
◦ If your institution is a 4-year Public or 4-year Private-not-for-profit institution, and the Total Number of
admissions is between 10% and 20% of the Total Number of applicants, then an explanation must be
provided.
◦ If your institution is a 4-year Private-for-profit or Less-than-4 year institution, then the Total Number of
admissions must be greater than or equal to 20% of the Total Number of applicants, otherwise a fatal
error will occur.
◦ If your institution is a 4-year Private-for-profit or Less-than-4 year institution, and the Total Number of
admissions is between 20% and 30% of the Total Number of applicants, then an explanation must be
provided.
The Total Number of admissions must be greater than or equal to the sum of the Total Number (of admitted)
that enrolled full-time and the Total Number (of admitted) that enrolled part-time.
If the Total Number of admissions is greater than 25, then the sum of Men and Women in that category must be
greater than 0.
The Number of admissions that are Men must be greater than or equal to the sum of the Number (of admitted)
that enrolled full-time and those that enrolled part-time that are Men.
The Number of admissions that are Women must be greater than or equal to the sum of the Number (of
admitted) that enrolled full-time and those that enrolled part-time that are Women.
The sum of the Number (of admitted) that enrolled full-time and those that enrolled part-time must be greater
than 0.
The Number (of admitted) that enrolled full-time must be greater than or equal to the sum of Men and Women
in that category.
If you indicated that you enroll full-time, first-time students in the IC Header survey, then the Total Number (of
admitted) that enrolled full-time must be greater than 0.
If the Total Number (of admitted) that enrolled full-time is greater than 25, then the sum of Men and Women
in that category must be greater than 0.
The Number (of admitted) that enrolled part-time must be greater than or equal to the sum of Men and Women
in that category.
If you indicated that you enroll part-time, first-time students in the IC Header survey, then the value entered on this
screen for the Total Number (of admitted) that enrolled part-time must be greater than 0.
If you indicated that you do NOT enroll part-time, first-time students in the IC Header survey, then the value entered
on this screen for the Total Number (of admitted) that enrolled part-time must be 0 or blank.
If the Total Number (of admitted) that enrolled part-time is greater than 25, then the sum of Men and Women
in that category must be greater than 0.
A certain percentage of admissions are expected to be enrolled, as outlined below:
◦ If your institution is a 4-year Public or 4-year Private-not-for-profit institution, then the Total Percent of
admissions enrolled full-time and part-time must be less than or equal to 90%, otherwise a fatal error
will occur.
◦ If your institution is a 4-year Public or 4-year Private-not-for-profit institution, and the Total Percent of
admissions enrolled full-time and part-time is between 80% and 90%, then an explanation must be
provided.
◦ If your institution is a 4-year Private-for-profit or Less-than-4 year institution, then the Total Percent of
admissions enrolled full-time and part-time must be less than or equal to 70%, otherwise a fatal error
will occur.
◦ If your institution is a 4-year Private-for-profit or Less-than-4 year institution, and the Total Percent of
admissions enrolled full-time and part-time is between 60% and 70%, then an explanation must be
provided.

Selection Process - Test Scores
Applicable to institutions that indicated on the Admissions Considerations screen that test scores are "Required"
On this screen, you must provide SAT and ACT test score data for first-time, degree/certificate-seeking students who enrolled
at your institution for Fall 2015. This data should include first-time students who were admitted during the summer prior to
the selected fall reporting period.
You must enter the following information:
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The number of enrolled students that submitted SAT scores
The percent of enrolled students that submitted SAT scores
The number of enrolled students that submitted ACT scores
The percent of enrolled students that submitted ACT scores

The system will perform the following edits on the data entered:
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The total number of enrolled students that submitted test score data (SAT plus ACT) must be greater than or equal to
the Total enrolled full-time and part-time reported on the Selection Process - A/A/E screen.
The Number of enrolled students that submitted SAT scores must be less than or equal to the Total enrolled
full-time and part-time  reported on the Selection Process - A/A/E screen.
If the Number of enrolled students that submitted SAT scores is greater than 0, then the Percent of enrolled
students that submitted SAT scores must also be greater than 0.
The Percent of enrolled students that submitted SAT scores must be less than or equal to 100%.
The Number of enrolled students that submitted ACT scores must be less than or equal to the Total enrolled
full-time and part-time  reported on the Selection Process - A/A/E screen.
If the Number of enrolled students that submitted ACT scores is greater than 0, then the Percent of enrolled
students that submitted ACT scores must also be greater than 0.
The Percent of enrolled students that submitted ACT scores must be less than or equal to 100%.

Next, then you must also provide the 25th Percentile and 75th Percentile test score data for first-time, degree/certificateseeking students who enrolled at your institution during the selected reporting period for each of the following test categories,
as applicable to your institution:
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SAT Critical Reading
SAT Math
SAT Writing
ACT Composite
ACT English
ACT Math
ACT Writing

The system will perform the following edits on the data entered:
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For each test category, if a 25th Percentile score is reported, then you must also report a 75th Percentile score in
that same test category; and vice versa.
For each test category, scores reported for the 75th Percentile must be greater than those reported for the 25th
Percentile.
For each SAT test category, if the Percent of enrolled students that submitted SAT scores is greater than 0,
then you are expected report both the 25th Percentile and 75th Percentile scores.
For the SAT Critical Reading and SAT Math test categories, if the Percent of enrolled students that submitted
SAT scores is greater than 60, then a fatal error will occur.
For each SAT test category, the 25th Percentile and 75th Percentile must be between 200 and 800.
For each SAT test category, the 75th percentile SAT scores are expected to be less than a certain value, as outlined
below:
◦ If your institution is 4-year Public or 4-year Private-not-for-profit institution, then the 75th Percentile
SAT scores are expected to be less than 700.
◦ If your institution is 4-year Private-for-profit or  Less-than-4 year institution, then the 75th Percentile
SAT scores are expected to be less than 600.
For each ACT test category, if the Percent of enrolled students that submitted ACT scores is greater than 0,
then you are expected report both the 25th Percentile and 75th Percentile scores.
For the ACT English, ACT Math, and ACT Composite test categories, if the Percent of enrolled students that
submitted ACT scores is greater than 60, then a fatal error will occur.
For the ACT English, ACT Math, and ACT Composite test categories, the 25th Percentile and 75th Percentile
must be between 1 and 36.
For the ACT English, ACT Math, and ACT Composite test categories, the 75th percentile ACT scores are expected
to be less than a certain value, as outlined below:

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If your institution is 4-year Public or 4-year Private-not-for-profit institution, then the 75th Percentile
ACT scores are expected to be less than 32.
◦ If your institution is 4-year Private-for-profit or Less-than-4 year institution, then the 75th Percentile
ACT scores are expected to be less than 28.
For the ACT Writing test category, the 25th Percentile and 75th Percentile must be between 2 and 12.

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