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Get the latest information on the college admission process for first-time freshmen, transfer students, and international students. Explore the status of college counseling in secondary schools.
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State of College Admission 2018 Report
Purpose • Provide up-to-date information on the admission process for first-time freshmen, transfer students, and international students • Provide information on the status of college counseling in public and private secondary schools
Methodology in Brief Fall 2017-18 Admission Trends Survey • Surveyed admission and institutional research offices at 1,266 four-year colleges • Received 493 partial and complete responses 2017-18 Counseling Trends Survey • Surveyed 16,252 secondary schools ending in grade 12 • Received 2,251 responses
Number of High School Graduates: Actual and Projected, 1991 to 2027 Note: Includes both public and private high school graduates. Source: US Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (2017). Digest of Education Statistics. Table 219.10. Washington DC: NCES.
Increases in Student Application Submission: 1990 to 2016(First-Time Freshmen) Source: Eagan, K., Stolzenberg, E.B., Zimmerman, H.B., Aragon, M.C., Sayson, H.W., & Rios-Aguilar, Rios. (2017). The American Freshman: National Norms Fall 2016. Los Angeles: Higher Education Research Institute at UCLA. Eagan, M.K., Stolzenberg, E.B., Ramirez, J.J., Aragon, M.C., Suchard, M.R., and Rios-Aguilar, C. (2016). The American Freshman: Fifty-Year Trends, 1996-2015. Los Angeles: Higher Education Research Institute, UCLA.
Growth in ApplicationsFall 2016 to Fall 2017 Source: NACAC Admission Trends Survey, 2017-18.
College Application Fees(First-Time Freshmen) 94 percent of colleges with applications fees will waive the fee for students with financial need. Source: NACAC Admission Trends Survey, 2017-18.
Applications and Enrollment, by Selectivity: Fall 2016(First-Time Freshmen) Average Acceptance Rate for Four-Year Colleges: 65.4 percent • Source:US Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. (2016-17). Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) Data Center. Washington, DC: NCES. [Includes Title-IV participating, four-year public and private not-for-profit, degree-granting (primarily baccalaureate) institutions in the US that enroll first-time freshman and are not open admission.]
Key Statistics for Transfer and International Applicants Source: NACAC Admission Trends Survey, 2017-18.
Percentage of Colleges Using Early Decision, Early Action, and Wait Lists Source:NACAC Admission Trends Survey, 2017-18.
Key Statistics for Early Decision (ED) Colleges Source:NACAC Admission Trends Survey, 2017-18.
Key Statistics for Early Action (EA) Colleges Source: NACAC Admission Trends Survey, 2017-18.
Mean Percentage of Students Admitted From a Wait List These acceptance rates are based on the group of students who opt to remain on a wait list—50 percent of waitlisted students, on average. Source: NACAC Admission Trends Survey, 2017-18.
Importance of Various Factors in the Admission Decision: First-Time Freshmen Source: NACAC Admission Trends Survey, 2017-18.
Top Factors in the Admission Decision: Transfer and International • Transfer • Overall GPA at prior postsecondary institutions • Grades in transferrable courses • International • English proficiency exam scores
More Information • Read the Full Report • www.nacacnet.org/soca • Contact NACAC’s Research Department • research@nacacnet.org • 703-299-6854