Purdue University Data Digest 2005-06 : Students : Academic Preparation of New First-Year Students

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Academic Preparation of New First-Year Students*
(for Fall Semester in Academic Years 1996-97 through 2005-06)

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Indicator	Score		1996-97	1997-98	1998-99	1999-00	2000-01	2001-02	2002-03	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06
High School Rank	Average Rank:		75%	76%	75%	75%	77%	77%	77%	77%	76%	75%
		Percent in Top Tenth	27%	26%	25%	26%	27%	28%	28%	27%	27%	27%
		Percent in Top Half	89%	90%	90%	91%	94%	95%	93%	92%	92%	90%
		Percent in Bottom Half	11%	10%	10%	9%	6%	5%	7%	8%	8%	10%
	Percent Who Submitted Class Rank		92%	91%	91%	88%	88%	85%	83%	80%	82%	78%

High School GPA**	Average GPA		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	3.4	3.4
High School GPA**	Percent Who Submitted ACT Scores		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	87%	91%

ACT	Average ACT Score:		24	24	24	24	25	25	26	25	25	25
		25th Percentile Score	21	21	22	22	22	23	23	23	22	23
		75th Percentile Score	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28
	Percent Who Submitted ACT Scores		37%	36%	35%	36%	39%	41%	42%	42%	41%	40%

SAT***	Average Verbal Plus Math SAT Score:		1095	1106	1108	1110	1129	1134	1150	1150	1149	1150
		25th Percentile Score	970	980	980	980	1010	1020	1030	1030	1030	1030
		75th Percentile Score	1220	1220	1220	1230	1240	1250	1270	1260	1260	1260
	Average Verbal SAT Score:		534	538	540	540	548	550	555	559	558	557
		25th Percentile Score	480	480	480	480	490	500	500	500	500	500
		75th Percentile Score	590	590	590	590	600	600	610	610	610	610
	Average Math SAT Score:		561	568	568	570	581	584	595	591	591	593
		25th Percentile Score	490	500	500	500	520	520	530	530	530	530
		75th Percentile Score	630	630	630	640	640	650	660	650	650	650
	Percent Who Submitted SAT Scores		88%	87%	85%	85%	84%	83%	82%	84%	85%	83%

*Does not include nondegree students.
**High School GPA information became available Fall 2004.
***All scores have been converted to the recentered scale and are highest verbal and highest math scores reported.

Source: Office of Enrollment Management