A. GENERAL INFORMATION

A0. Respondent Information (Not for Publication)

Name- Troy Courville

Title - Director

Office – Institutional Research

Mailing Address, City/State/Zip/Country - Box 2270, Huntsville, TX 77341-2270

Phone – 936-294-3619

Fax – 936-294-4960

E-mail Address – courville@shsu.edu

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If yes, please provide the URL of the corresponding Web page:

A0A. We invite you to indicate if there are items on the CDS for which you cannot use the requested analytic convention, cannot provide data for the cohort requested, whose methodology is unclear, or about which you have questions or comments in general. This information will not be published but will help the publishers further refine CDS items.

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A1. Address Information

Name of College or University – Sam Houston State University

Mailing Address, City/State/Zip/Country – 1803 Avenue I, Huntsville, TX 77341

Street Address (if different), City/State/Zip/Country

Main Phone Number – 1-866-Bearkat

WWW Home Page Address – www.shsu.edu

Admissions Phone Number – 936-294-2418

Admissions Toll-free Number

Admissions Office Mailing Address, City/State/Zip/Country – Box 2418, Huntsville, TX 77341

Admissions Fax Number – 936-294-3758

Admissions E-mail Address – admissions@shsu.edu

Is there a separate URL application site on the Internet? If so, please specify: www.shsu.edu/~adm_www/apply

A2. Source of institutional control (check one only)

Public

Private (nonprofit)

Proprietary

A3. Classify your undergraduate institution:

Coeducational college

Men’s college

Women’s college

A4. Academic year calendar

Semester	4-1-4
Quarter	Continuous
Trimester	Differs by program (describe):
Other (describe):

A5. Degrees offered by your institution

Certificate	Postbachelor’s certificate
Diploma	Master’s
Associate	Post-master’s certificate
Transfer	Doctoral
Terminal	First professional
Bachelor’s	First professional certificate

B. ENROLLMENT AND PERSISTENCE

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
	Men	Women	Men	Women
Undergraduates
Degree-seeking, first-time freshmen	821	1252	26	35
Other first-year, degree-seeking	544	625	61	64
All other degree-seeking	3019	4117	734	972
Total degree-seeking	4384	5994	821	1071
All other undergraduates enrolled in credit courses	6	18	1	2
Total undergraduates	4390	6012	822	1073
First-professional
First-time, first-professional students
All other first-professionals
Total first-professional
Graduate
Degree-seeking, first-time	52	71	60	134
All other degree-seeking	122	201	333	718
All other graduates enrolled in credit courses	23	28	72	260
Total graduate	197	300	465	1112

Total all undergraduates: ______12297__

Total all graduate and professional students: _____2074____

GRAND TOTAL ALL STUDENTS: _____14371_

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, 2004. 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.

	Degree-seeking First-time First year	Degree-seeking Undergraduates (include first-time first-year)	Total Undergraduates (both degree- and non-degree-seeking)
Nonresident aliens	20	102	102
Black, non-Hispanic	382	1827	1835
American Indian or Alaska Native	14	80	80
Asian or Pacific Islander	22	125	125
Hispanic	293	1303	1304
White, non-Hispanic	1403	8833	8851
Race/ethnicity unknown	0	0	0
Total	2134	12270	12297

Persistence

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

Certificate/diploma _____

Associate degrees _____

Bachelor’s degrees __2151

Postbachelor’s certificates _____

Master’s degrees _535_

Post-master’s certificates _____

Doctoral degrees __18_

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

Please provide data for the fall 1998 cohort if available. If fall 1998 cohort data are not available, provide data for the fall 1997 cohort.

Fall 1997 Cohort	Fall 1998 Cohort

Report for the cohort of full-time first-time bachelor’s (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students who entered in fall 1997. Include in the cohort those who entered your institution during the summer term preceding fall 1997.	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 1997 cohort of first-time, full-time bachelor’s (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students; total all students: ____1641__________	B4. Initial 1998 cohort of first-time, full-time bachelor’s (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students; total all students: _______1563_______

B5. Of the initial 1997 cohort, how many did not persist and did not graduate for the following reasons: death, permanent disability, or service in the armed forces, foreign aid service of the federal government, or official church missions; total allowable exclusions: ____________0_________	B5. Of the initial 1998 cohort, how many did not persist and did not graduate for the following reasons: death, permanent disability, or service in the armed forces, foreign aid service of the federal government, or official church missions; total allowable exclusions: ______________0_______

B6. Final 1997 cohort, after adjusting for allowable exclusions: _______1641____	B6. Final 1998 cohort, after adjusting for allowable exclusions: _____1563_
(Subtract question B5 from question B4)	(Subtract question B5 from question B4)

B7. Of the initial 1997 cohort, how many completed the program in four years or less (by August 31, 2001): ______190__	B7. Of the initial 1998 cohort, how many completed the program in four years or less (by August 31, 2002): _____238___

B8. Of the initial 1997 cohort, how many completed the program in more than four years but in five years or less (after August 31, 2001 and by August 31, 2002): _________281_____	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): ________297______

B9. Of the initial 1997 cohort, how many completed the program in more than five years but in six years or less (after August 31, 2002 and by August 31, 2003): ______78______	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): _______88_____

B10. Total graduating within six years (sum of questions B7, B8, and B9): _____549______	B10. Total graduating within six years (sum of questions B7, B8, and B9): ______623_____

B11. Six-year graduation rate for 1997 cohort (question B10 divided by question B6): ______33.45_ %	B11. Six-year graduation rate for 1998 cohort (question B10 divided by question B6): _____39.85__ %

For Two-Year Institutions

Please provide data for the 2001 cohort if available. If 2001 cohort data are not available, provide data for the 2000 cohort.

2000 Cohort	2001 Cohort

B12. Initial 2000 cohort, total of first-time, full-time degree/certificate-seeking students: __________________	B12. Initial 2001 cohort, total of first-time, full-time degree/certificate-seeking students: __________________

B13. Of the initial 2000 cohort, how many did not persist and did not graduate for the following reasons: death, permanently disability, or service in the armed forces, foreign aid service of the federal government, or official church missions; total allowable exclusions: ___________________	B13. Of the initial 2001 cohort, how many did not persist and did not graduate for the following reasons: death, permanently disability, or service in the armed forces, foreign aid service of the federal government, or official church missions; total allowable exclusions: ___________________

B14. Final 2000 cohort, after adjusting for allowable exclusions___________________	B14. Final 2001 cohort, after adjusting for allowable exclusions___________________
(Subtract question B13 from question B12)	(Subtract question B13 from question B12)

B15. Completers of programs of less than two years duration (total): ___________________	B15. Completers of programs of less than two years duration (total): ___________________

B16. Completers of programs of less than two years within 150 percent of normal time: ____________	B16. Completers of programs of less than two years within 150 percent of normal time: ____________

B17. Completers of programs of at least two but less than four years (total): _______________	B17. Completers of programs of at least two but less than four years (total): _______________

B18. Completers of programs of at least two but less than four-years within 150 percent of normal time: ____________	B18. Completers of programs of at least two but less than four-years within 150 percent of normal time: ____________

B19. Total transfers-out (within three years) to other institutions: _________________	B19. Total transfers-out (within three years) to other institutions: _________________

B20. Total transfers to two-year institutions: __________________	B20. Total transfers to two-year institutions: __________________

B21. Total transfers to four-year institutions: __________________	B21. Total transfers to four-year institutions: __________________

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: death, permanently disability, or service in the 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 freshmen 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? ______68_____ %

C. FIRST-TIME, FIRST-YEAR (FRESHMAN) ADMISSION

Applications

C1. First-time, first-year (freshman) students: Provide the number of degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students 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 should include only those students who fulfilled the requirements for consideration for admission (i.e., who completed actionable applications) and who have been notified of one of the following actions: admission, nonadmission, 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 ____2305______

Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who applied ____3293______

Total first-time, first-year (freshman) men who were admitted __1728________

Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who were admitted ____2680______

Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men who enrolled ____823______

Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men who enrolled _____26_____

Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women who enrolled _____1260_____

Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women who enrolled ______35____

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 No

If yes, please answer the questions below for fall 2004 admissions:

Number of qualified applicants placed on waiting list _____

Number accepting a place on the waiting list _____

Number of wait-listed students admitted _____

Admission Requirements

C3. High school completion requirement

Check the appropriate box to identify your high school completion requirement 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 its equivalent). If you use a different system for calculating units, please convert.

	Units Required	Units Recommended
Total academic units	22	24
English	4	4
Mathematics	3	3
Science	2	3
Of these, units that must be lab
Foreign language		2
Social studies	3	4
History
Academic electives	1	4
Other (specify)	10	5

Basis for Selection

C6. Do you have an 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) ________________________________________________________________________

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
Recommendation(s)
Standardized test scores
Essay

*Nonacademic*
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

Note: The SAT I is now called SAT Reasoning or the SAT; SAT II Tests are now called SAT Subject Tests. As of March 2005 the SAT Reasoning Test will include a mandatory writing component; the SAT Subject Test in Writing will not be administered after January 2005. The ACT will have an optional writing component as of February 2005.

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 No

If yes, place check marks in the appropriate boxes below to reflect your institution’s policies for use in admission for

Fall 2006.

	ADMISSION
	Require	Recommend	Require for Some	Consider If Submitted	Not Used
SAT Reasoning Test only
ACT only
SAT Reasoning or ACT
SAT Reasoning and SAT Subject Tests
SAT Reasoning and SAT Subject Tests or ACT
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.

x 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

_x__ 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? [formerly part of C8A]

Placement	Yes No
Counseling	Yes No

E. 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: [formerly part of C8B]

PLACEMENT
Require	Recommend	Require for some