Williams
College
INSTITUTIONAL
RESEARCH
1999-2000
Common Data Set
Freshman
Admission
Applications
C1. First-time, first-year
freshman students. Numbers of degree-seeking students who applied,
were admitted, and enrolled (full- or part-time) in fall 1999. Includes
early decision. Admitted applicants include wait-listed students who were
subsequently offered admission.
Total men applied: 2,578
Total women applied: 2,429
Total men admitted:
583
Total women admitted:
574
Total men enrolled full-time:
280
Total women enrolled
full-time: 264
Total men enrolled part-time:
0
Total women enrolled
part-time: 0
C2. Freshman
wait-listed students
Policy of placing students
on waiting list: YES
Number of qualified applicants
placed on waiting list (fall 1999 admissions):
Number accepting place
on the waiting list (fall 1999 admissions):
Number of wait-listed students
admitted (fall 1999 admissions):
Admission
Requirements
C3. High school completion
requirement: High school diploma or equivalent is not required
C3.1. Special Requirements
or Advice for Home-Schooled Applicants:
C4. General college-preparatory
program: Required
C5. Distribution
of high school units required and/or recommended
| Total Academic Units |
Required
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Recommended
|
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English
|
|
4
|
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Mathematics
|
|
4
|
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Lab Science
|
|
3
|
|
Foreign Language
|
|
4
|
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Social Studies
|
|
3
|
|
History
|
|
|
Other: writing
skills stressed; course work should be at highest level
available, especially
in major interest areas
Basis
for Selection
C6. 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
C6.1. Brief statement
about how admission decisions are reached: School achivement
record, character and personal promise, test scores, and personal essay
are important. College seeks diversity of social, economic, and geographic
backgrounds. Leadership and accomplishment in extracurricular activities
are also considered.
C7. Relative
importance of each of the following academic and nonacademic factors in
first-time, first-year, degree-seeking admission decisions.
|
very important
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important
|
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considered
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not considered
|
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ACADEMIC
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Secondary school record
|
X
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Class rank
|
|
|
X
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Recommendations
|
X
|
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Standardized test scores
|
X
|
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Essay
|
X
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| |
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NON-ACADEMIC
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Interview
|
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X
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Extracurricular Activities
|
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X
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Tleant/ability
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X
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Character/personal qualities
|
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X
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Alumni/ae relation
|
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X
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Geographical residence
|
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X
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State residency
|
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X
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Religious affiliation/commitment
|
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X
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Minority status
|
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X
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Volunteer work
|
|
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X
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Work experience
|
|
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X
|
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SAT
and ACT Policies
C8.Entrance Exams.
A. Use SAT I, SAT
II, or ACT scores in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking
applicants? YES, require SAT I or ACT and three SAT IIs; in addition,
Williams uses applicants' test scores for counseling, but not placement.
B. Use SAT I, SAT
II, or ACT for placement only? Williams does not use these tests
for placement purposes
C. Latest date by
which SAT I or ACT scores must be received for fall-term admission:
January
15
Latest date by which
SAT II scores must be received for fall-term admission: January
15
Freshman
Profile
Includes all enrolled
degree-seeking full-time and part-time, first-time, first-year students
enrolled in fall 1999.
C9. Percent and
number of first-time, first-year students enrolled in fall 1999 who submitted
national standardized (SAT/ACT) test scores. Does not include partial test
scores. SAT scores are recentered.
Percent submitting
SAT scores: 98.7%
Number submitting SAT scores:
537
Percent submitting
ACT scores:
Number submitting ACT scores:
|
25th percentile
|
75th percentile
|
|
SAT I Verbal
|
650
|
760
|
|
SAT I Math
|
660
|
750
|
|
ACT Composite
|
|
|
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ACT English
|
|
|
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ACT Math
|
|
|
Percent of first-time,
first-year students with scores in each range
|
SAT I Verbal
|
SAT I Math
|
|
700-800
|
56%
|
59%
|
|
600-699
|
34%
|
32%
|
|
500-599
|
9%
|
8%
|
|
400-499
|
1%
|
1%
|
|
300-399
|
0%
|
0%
|
| 200-299 |
0%
|
0%
|
| |
ACT Composite
|
ACT English
|
ACT Math
|
|
30-36
|
n/av
|
n/av
|
n/av
|
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24-29
|
n/av
|
n/av
|
n/av
|
|
18-23
|
n/av
|
n/av
|
n/av
|
|
12-17
|
n/av
|
n/av
|
n/av
|
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6-11
|
n/av
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n/av
|
n/av
|
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below 6
|
n/av
|
n/av
|
n/av
|
C10. Percent of all
degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students who had high school class
rank within each of the following ranges (reported for those students submitting
class rank).
Percent in top tenth of
high school class: 84%
Percent in top quarter
of high school class: 97%
Percent in top half of
high school class: 99%
Percent inbottom half of
high school class: 1%
Percent in bottom quarter
of high school class: 0%
Percent submitting high
school class rank: 49%
C11. Percent
of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students who had high school
grade point averages within each of the following ranges on a 4.0 scale:
not
available
C12. Average high
school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students who submitted
GPA:not available
Percent of total first-time,
first-year students who submitted high school GPA:
not available
Admission
Policies
C13. Application
fee: YES
Amount of application fee:
$50.00
Waived for applicants with
financial need? YES
C14. Application
closing date: January
1 (postmarked)
C15. First-time,
first-year students accepted for terms other than fall?NO
C16. Notification
to applicants of admission decision sent: by April 8
C17. Reply policy
for admitted applicants:must reply by May 1 or within one week if
notified thereafter
C17.1. Candidates
Reply Date Agreement observed: YES
C17.2. Deadline
for Housing Deposit: June 1; Amount of Deposit: $200
(non-refundable)
C18. Deferred
Admission:one-year deferral; beyond that requires special petition
C19. Early admission
of high school students: YES
C20. Accept Common
Application distributed by the National Association of Secondary School
Principals:
YES
Are supplemental forms
required: NO
Member of the Common Application
Group? YES
Early
Decision and Early Action Plans
C21. Offers early
decision plan for first-time, first-year applicants for fall enrollment?
YES
Only early decision
plan closing date: November 15
Only early decision plan
notification date: December 15
Number of early decision
applications received in fall 1998: 505
Number of applicants admitted
under early decision plan in fall 1998: 198
C22. Offers 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? NO
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