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Common Data Set 2004-2005

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A: General Information	B: Enrollment And Persistence	C: First-Time, First-Year (Freshman) Admission	D: Transfer Admission	E: Academic Offerings And Policies
F: Student Life	G: Annual Expenses	H. Under construction	I: Instructional Faculty And Class Size	J: Degrees Conferred

General Information

Common Data Set A: General Information (2004-2005)

A1. Address Information

Name of College or University	Clemson University
Mailing Address	106 Sikes Hall
City/State/Zip	Clemson, SC 29634
Country	United States
Street Address (if different)
Main Phone	864-656-3311
WWW Home Page Address	www.clemson.edu
Admissions Phone Number	864-656-2287
Admissions Toll-Free Number
Admissions Office Mailing Address	106 Sikes Hall , Box 345124
City/State/Zip	Clemson, SC 29634-5124
Country	United States
Admissions Fax Number	864-656-2464
Admissions Email Address	cuadmissions@clemson.edu
If there is a separate URL application site on the internet, please specify:	www.clemson.edu/admission/

A2. Source of institutional control

Public

Private (nonprofit)

Proprietary

A3. Classify your undergraduate institution

Coeducational

Men's

Women's

A4. Academic year calendar

Semester Quarter Trimester 4-1-4 Other Continuous Differs By Program
If you chose "Continuous", please describe here:
If you chose "Differs", please describe here:
If you chose "Others", please describe here:

A5. Degrees offered by your institution

Certificate

Diploma

Associate

Transfer

Terminal

Bachelor's

Post Bachelor's Certificate

Master's

Post Master's Certificate

Doctoral

First Professional

First Professional Certificate

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Common Data Set B: Enrollment And Persistence (2004-2005)

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.

	FULL-TIME			PART-TIME
Undergraduates	Men	Women		Men	Women
Degree-seeking, first-time freshmen	1,628	1,370	Line 1	10	10	Line 15
Other first-year, degree-seeking	331	183	Line 2	18	43	Line 16
All other degree-seeking	5,139	4,365	Lines 3-6	450	261	Lines 17-20
Total degree-seeking	7,098	5,918		478	314
All other undergraduates enrolled in credit courses	35	15	Line 7	37	41	Line 21
Total undergraduates	7,133	5,933	Line 8	515	355	Line 22
First-professional
First-time, first-professional students			Line 9			Line 23
All other first-professionals			Line 10			Line 24
Total first-professional
Graduate
Degree-seeking, first-time	394	275	Line 11	40	43	Line 25
All other degree-seeking	912	532	Line 12	321	379	Line 26
All other graduates enrolled in credit courses	7	8	Line 13	62	201	Line 27
Total graduate	1,313	815		423	623
Total all undergraduates (2002 IPEDS sum of lines 8 and 22, cols. 15 and 16):						13,936

Total all graduate and professional students (2002 IPEDS sum of lines 14 and 28, cols. 15 and 16):						3,174

GRAND TOTAL ALL STUDENTS (2002 IPEDS line 29, sum of cols. 15 and 16):						17,110

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, 2003. Include international students only in the category "Nonresident aliens." Complete the "Total Undergraduates" column only if you cannot provide data for the first two columns. Refer to IPEDS EF-1 Part A or IPEDS EF-2 Part A surveys based on column and line numbers in grid for totals.

	Degree-seeking First-time First year	Degree-seeking undergradutes (including first-time first-year)	Total Undergraduates (both degree- and non-degree-seeking)
Non-resident aliens	11	67	105
Black, non-Hispanic	192	950	960
American Indian or Alaskan Native	10	34	34
Asian or Pacific Islander	66	242	242
Hispanic	42	141	141
White, non-Hispanic	2,479	11,327	11,404
Race/ethnicity unknown	218	1,047	1,050
Total	3,018	13,808	13,936

Persistence

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

Certificate/diploma
Associate degrees
Bachelor's degrees		3,020
Post-Bachelor's certificates
Master's degrees		772
Post-master's certificates		8
Doctoral degrees		113
First professional degrees
First professional certificates

Graduation Rates

The items in this section correspond to data elements collected by the IPEDS Web-based Data Collection System's Graduation Rate Survey (GRS). For complete instructions and definitions of data elements, see the IPEDS GRS instructions and glossary on the 2004 Web-based survey.

For Bachelor's or Equivalent Programs

Report for the cohort of full-time first-time bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students who entered in fall 1998. Include in the cohort those who entered your institution during the summer term preceding fall 1998.

B4.

Initial 1998 cohort of first-time, full-time bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students; total all students:

2,705

(2003 IPEDS GRS, Section II, Part A, line 10, sum of columns 15 and 16)

B5.

Of the initial 1998 cohort, how many did not persist and did not graduate for the following reasons: deceased, permanently disabled, armed forces, foreign aid service of the federal government, or official church missions; total allowable exclusions:

(2003 IPEDS GRS, Section II, Part C, line 45, sum of columns 15 and 16)

B6.

Final 1998 cohort, after adjusting for allowable exclusions:

2,699

(Subtract question B5 from question B4)

B7.

Of the initial 1998 cohort, how many completed the program in four years or less (by August 31, 2002):

1,091

(2003 IPEDS GRS, Section II, Part A, line 19, sum of columns 15 and 16)

B8.

Of the initial 1998 cohort, how many completed the program in more than four years but in five years or less (after August 31, 2002 and by August 31, 2003):

744

(2003 IPEDS GRS, Section II, Part A, line 20, sum of columns 15 and 16)

B9.

Of the initial 1998 cohort, how many completed the program in more than five years but in six years or less (after August 31, 2003 and by August 31, 2004):

119

(2003 IPEDS GRS, Section II, Part A, line 21 sum of columns 15 and 16)

B10.

Total graduating within six years (sum of questions B7, B8, and B9):

1,954

(2003 IPEDS GRS, Section II, Part A, line 18 sum of columns 15 and 16)

B11.

Six-year graduation rate for 1998 cohort (question B10 divided by question B6):

Retention Rates

Report for the cohort of all full-time, first-time bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students who entered in Fall 2003 (or the preceding summer term). The initial cohort may be adjusted for students who departed for the following reasons: deceased, permanently disabled, armed forces, foreign aid service of the federal government or official church missions. No other adjustments to the initial cohort should be made.

B22.

For the cohort of all full-time bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students who entered your institution as freshman 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?

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Common Data Set C: First-Time, First-Year (Freshman) Admission (2004-2005)

Applications

C1. First-time, first-year (freshman) students:
Provide the number of degree-seeking first-time, first-year 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 include all students who fulfilled the requirements for consideration for admission (including payment or waiving of the application fee, if any) and who have been notified of one of the following actions: admission, no admission, placement on waiting list, or application withdrawn (by applicant or institution). Admitted applicants should include wait-listed students who were subsequently offered admission.

Total first-time, first-year (freshman) men who applied	5,353
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who applied	5,267
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) who applied	10,620
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) men who were admitted	3,610
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who were admitted	3,677
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) who were admitted	7,287
Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men who enrolled	1,638
Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women who enrolled	1,381
Total full-time, first-time , first-year (freshman) who enrolled	3,019
Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men who enrolled	6
Total part-time, first-time , first-year (freshman) women who enrolled	8
Total part-time, first-time , first-year (freshman) who enrolled	14

C2. Freshman wait-listed students
(students who met admission requirements but whose final admission was contingent on space availability)

Do you have a policy of placing students on a waiting list?

Yes

If yes, please answer the questions below for Fall 2003 admissions:

Number of qualified applicants placed on waiting list	129
Number accepting a place on the waiting list	129
Number of wait-listed students admitted	19

Admission Requirements

C3. High school completion requirement
High school completion requirement(s) for degree-seeking entering students:

High school diploma is required and GED is accepted
High school diploma is required and GED is not accepted
High school diploma or equivalent is not required

C4. Does your institution require or recommend a general college preparatory program for degree-seeking students?

Require
Recommend
Neither require nor recommend

C5. Distribution of high school units required and/or recommended.
Specify the distribution of academic high school course units required and/or recommended of all or most degree-seeking students using Carnegie units (one unit equals one year of study or equivalent). If you use a different system for calculating units, please convert.

	Units required	Units recommended
Total academic units	19
English	4
Mathematics	3	4
Science	3
-of these, units that must be lab	3	4
Foreign language	3
Social Studies	3
History	1
Academic electives	2
Other: PE or ROTC	1

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? If so, check which applies:

Open admission policy as described above for all students
Open admission policy as described above for most students, but
selective admission for out-of-state students
selective admission to some programs
Other (explain)		Admission is selective to all programs.

C7. Relative importance of each of the following academic and nonacademic factors in your first-time, first-year, degree-seeking (freshman) admission decisions.

	Very important	Important	Considered	Not considered
Academic
Secondary school record
Class rank
Recommendations
Standardized test scores
Essays
*Non-Academic*
Interview
Extracurricular activities
Talent/ability
Character/personal qualities
Alumni/ae relation
Geographical residence
State residency
Religious affiliation/commitment
Minority status
Volunteer work
Work experience

SAT and ACT Policies

C8. Entrance exams

A. Does your institution make use of SAT Reasoning Test, ACT, or SAT Subject Test scores in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants?

Yes

If yes, please select the appropriate boxes below to reflect your institution's policies for use in admission.

	ADMISSIONS
	Require	Recommend	Require for some	Consider if submitted	Not used
SAT Reasoning Test only
ACT Only
SAT Reasoning or ACT
SAT Reasoning or SAT Subject Tests
SAT Reasoning and SAT Subject Tests or ACT
SAT I or SAT II
SAT Subject Tests only

B. If your institution will make use of the ACT in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants for Fall 2006, please indicate which ONE of the following applies:
ACT with Writing component required
ACT without Writing component accepted
ACT with or without Writing component accepted

C. If your institution will make use of the new SAT Reasoning Test scores in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants for Fall 2006, please indicate which ONE of the following applies:
New SAT Reasoning Test required
New SAT Reasoning Test or the "old" SAT I (administered prior to March 2005 and without a writing component) accepted

D. In addition, does your institution use applicants' test scores for placement or counseling?

Placement	Yes No
Counseling	Yes No

B. Does your institution use the SAT Reasoning or SAT Subject TEsts or the ACT for placement only? If so, please mark the appropriate boxes below:
	PLACEMENT
	Require	Recommend	Require for some
SAT Reasoning
SAT Subject Tests
ACT
SAT Reasoning or ACT

C. Latest date by which SAT or ACT scores must be received for fall-term admission:	04/30
Latest date by which SAT Subject Tests scores must be received for fall-term admission:
D. If necessary, use this space to clarify your test policies (e.g. if tests recommended for some students, or if tests not required of some students):

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, first-time, first-year (freshman) degree-seeking students who submitted test scores. Do not include partial test scores (e.g. mathematics scores but not verbal for a category of students) or combine other standardized test results (such as TOEFL) in this item. SAT scores should be recentered scores. The 25th percentile is the score that 25 percent scored at or below; the 75th percentile score is the one that 25 percent scored at or above.

Percent submitting SAT scores	85
Percent submitting ACT scores	15
Number submitting SAT scores	2,570
Number submitting ACT scores	449

	25th percentile	75th percentile
SAT I Verbal	540	640
SAT I Math	570	660
ACT Composite	24	28
ACT English
ACT Math

Percent of first-time, first-year (freshman) students with scores in each range:

	SAT I Verbal	SAT I Math
700-800	7	13
600-699	40	50
500-599	45	32
400-499	8	5
300-399	0	0
200-299	0	0

	ACT Composite	ACT English	ACT Math
30-36	16
24-29	60
18-23	22
12-17	2
6-11	0
below 6	0

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).

Percent in top 10th of high school graduating class			42
Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class			72
Percent in top half of high school graduating class			92
Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class			3
Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class			8
Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted high school class rank:			100

C11. Percent 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.

Percent who had a GPA of 3.0 or higher			95
Percent who had a GPA between 2.0 and 2.99			5
Percent who had a GPA between 1.0 and 1.99			0
Percent who had a GPA below 1.0			0

C12.

Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time, first year (freshman) students who submitted GPA:			3.90
Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted high school GPA:			100

Admission Policies

C13. Application Fee

Does your institution have an application fee?			Yes No
Amount of application fee			$50
Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?			Yes No

C14. Application Closing Date

Does your institution have an application closing date?			Yes No
Application closing date (Fall)			05/01
Priority date

C15.

Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the fall?

Yes

C16. Notification to applicants of admission decision sent (fill in one only)

On a rolling basis beginning (date)				02/15
By (date)
Other

C17. Reply policy for admitted applicants (fill in one only)

Must reply by (date)
No set date
Must reply by May 1 or within	4	weeks if notified thereafter
Other

C18. Deferred admission:

Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission?		Yes No
If yes, maximum period of postponement:

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?

Yes

C20. Common application

Will you accept the Common Application distributed by the National Association of Secondary School Principals if submitted?	Yes No
If "yes," are supplemental forms required?	Yes No
Is your college a member of the Common Application Group?	Yes