Purdue University Data Digest 2004-05 : Students : Academic Preparation of New First-Year Students

Students

Academic Preparation of New First-Year Students*
(for Academic Years 1995-96 through 2004-05)

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Fall Semester

Indicator	Score		1995-96	1996-97	1997-98	1998-99	1999-00	2000-01	2001-02	2002-03	2003-04	2004-05
High School Rank	Average Rank:		75%	75%	76%	75%	75%	77%	77%	77%	77%	76%
		Percent in Top Tenth	27%	27%	26%	25%	26%	27%	28%	28%	27%	27%
		Percent in Top Half	90%	89%	90%	90%	91%	94%	95%	93%	92%	92%
		Percent in Bottom Half	10%	11%	10%	10%	9%	6%	5%	7%	8%	8%
	Percent Who Submitted Class Rank		93%	92%	91%	91%	88%	88%	85%	83%	80%	82%

ACT	Average ACT Score:		24	24	24	24	24	25	25	26	25	25
		25th Percentile Score	21	21	21	22	22	22	23	23	23	22
		75th Percentile Score	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28
	Percent Who Submitted ACT Scores		41%	37%	36%	35%	36%	39%	41%	42%	42%	41%

SAT**	Average Verbal Plus Math SAT Score:		1102	1095	1106	1108	1110	1129	1134	1150	1150	1149
		25th Percentile Score	980	970	980	980	980	1010	1020	1030	1030	1030
		75th Percentile Score	1230	1220	1220	1220	1230	1240	1250	1270	1260	1260
	Average Verbal SAT Score:		537	534	538	540	540	548	550	555	559	558
		25th Percentile Score	480	480	480	480	480	490	500	500	500	500
		75th Percentile Score	600	590	590	590	590	600	600	610	610	610
	Average Math SAT Score:		565	561	568	568	570	581	584	595	591	591
		25th Percentile Score	500	490	500	500	500	520	520	530	530	530
		75th Percentile Score	630	630	630	630	640	640	650	660	650	650
	Percent Who Submitted SAT Scores		87%	88%	87%	85%	85%	84%	83%	82%	84%	85%

*Does not include nondegree students.
**All scores have been converted to the recentered scale and are highest verbal and highest math scores reported.

Source: Office of Enrollment Management