ERIC Number: ED602372
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2015
Pages: 15
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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%).
Descriptors: College Admission, Public Colleges, Private Colleges, Proprietary Schools, Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students, Professional Education, Admission Criteria, Student Costs, Time Management, Decision Making, Enrollment Projections, Foreign Countries
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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