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ERIC Number: ED602372
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2015
Pages: 15
Abstractor: ERIC
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Admission Practice Snapshot: Results of the AACRAO July 2015 60 Second Survey
American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO)
The purpose of the July 2015 60 Second Survey was to gain a snapshot understanding of a handful of admission practices that were suggested as topics of interest by the membership. Data cleaning resulted in 808 usable responses representing a variety of institutional types, sizes, controls and locations, with the majority representing U.S. and Canadian institutions (98%, n=798). More than three quarters of participants represent undergraduate practices (78%), 16% graduate and/or professional, and 5% selected "other." Most who selected "other" represent both undergraduate and graduate practices for purposes of this survey. Less than half (42%, n=807) use a common application of some sort (e.g., the Common Application, Apply Texas, Ontario Universities' Application Centre, etc.). Private, proprietary institutions are less likely than other types to use a common application. Admission practice use varies widely both in the aggregate and when disaggregated by undergraduate and graduate/professional practices. Overall, the least common practice is to apply different admission criteria for wholly online programs; only 12% indicated this was a practice in use at their institution. Most (79%) allow students to defer their enrollment period, and about half (55%) use "holistic" admission. As anticipated, undergraduate practice is more likely that graduate and/or professional practice to allow students to enroll in their first term with an undeclared/undecided major (82% vs. 21%).
American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO). One Dupont Circle NW Suite 520, Washington, DC 20036. Tel: 202-293-9161; Fax: 202-872-8857; e-mail: pubs@aacrao.org; Web site: http://www.aacrao.org
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Numerical/Quantitative Data; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO)
Identifiers - Location: United States; Canada; Armenia; Bolivia; Cote d'Ivoire; Hong Kong; Mexico; Peru; Puerto Rico; Trinidad and Tobago
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