INSTITUTIONAL
RESEARCH
@ WILLIAMS COLLEGE
1998-99
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 1998. Includes early decision. Admitted applicants
include wait-listed students who were subsequently offered admission.
Total men
applied: 2,308
Total women
applied: 2,220
Total
men admitted: 590
Total
women admitted: 606
Total
men enrolled full-time: 272
Total
women enrolled full-time: 265
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 1998 admissions):
956
Number accepting
place on the waiting list (fall 1998 admissions): 515
Number of
wait-listed students admitted (fall 1998 admissions): 42
(28 subsequently enrolled)
Admission
Requirements
C3. High
school completion requirement
High school
diploma or equivalent is not required
C4.
General college-preparatory program
Required
C5.
Distribution of high school units required and/or
recommended
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Required
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Recommendedd
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Total Academic Units
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English
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4
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Mathematics
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4
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Lab Science
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3
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Foreign Language
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3
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4
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Social Studies
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3
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History
|
|
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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
C7. Relative
importance of each of the following academic and nonacademic factors in
first-time, first-year, degree-seeking admission decisions.
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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
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X
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Class rank
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X
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Recommendations
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X
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Standardized test scores
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X
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Essay
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X
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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 and SAT II or ACT; in addition Williams uses applicants' test scores
for counseling, but not placement.
B. Not
applicable
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 1998.
C9. Percent
and number of first-time, first-year students enrolled in fall 1998 who
submitted national standardized (SAT/ACT) test scores. Does not include
partial test scores. SAt scores are recentered.
Percent
submitting SAT scores: 99%
Number submitting
SAT scores: 529
Percent
submitting ACT scores: 15%
Number submitting
ACT scores: 80
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25th percentile
|
75th percentilee
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SAT I Verbal
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650
|
760
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SAT I Math
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650
|
740
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ACT Composite
|
29
|
32
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ACT English
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|
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ACT Math
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|
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Percent
of first-time, first-year students with scores in each range
|
SAT I Verbal
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SAT I Math
|
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700-800
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59%
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52%
|
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600-699
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32%
|
39%
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500-599
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8%
|
8%
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400-499
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1%
|
1%
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300-399
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0%
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0%
|
| 200-299 |
0%
|
0%
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ACT Composite
|
ACT English
|
ACT Math
|
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30-36
|
61%
|
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24-29
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34%
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18-23
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5%
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12-17
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0%
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6-11
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0%
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below 6
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0%
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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: 81%
Percent in
top quarter of high school class: 96%
Percent in
top half of high school class: 100%
Percent inbottom
half of high school class: 0%
Percent in
bottom quarter of high school class: 0%
Percent submitting
high school class rank: 61%
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
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 or within one week if notified thereafter
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 1997: 413
Number of
applicants admitted under early decision plan in fall 1997: 191
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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