| Screen last updated on: April 16, 2008 |
The admissions information below is valid for the 2007-08 academic year.
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| Admissions officer: |
Marie Alford, Director of Admissions |
| Contacting the office: |
562 985-5471 562 985-4973 (fax) |
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| Is there an application deadline for fall? |
yes |
| Final filing date for fall: |
November 30 |
| Freshmen are accepted for terms other than fall: |
no |
| Application fee: |
$55 |
| Can the application fee be waived? |
yes |
| Are refunds available on the application fee? |
no |
| Is the Common Application form accepted? |
no |
| Admissions requirements: |
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Minimum grade of "C" in listed secondary school units required. Minimum eligibility index of 2900 for SAT I (700 for ACT) required of California residents or graduates of a California high school; minimum eligibility index of 3502 for SAT I (842 for ACT) required of out-of-state applicants. |
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| High school graduation is: |
required, GED is accepted |
| A general college preparatory program is: |
required |
| Campus visit is: |
recommended |
| Interview is: |
neither required nor recommended |
| Off-campus interview: |
not available |
| Standardized test requirements: |
SAT I or ACT required, SAT II not used |
| School's test preference: |
no preference |
| Aside from admissions, test scores are used for: |
counseling, placement |
| Dates test scores should be received: |
January 15 for SAT I/ACT |
| High school units required or recommended: |
| English: |
4 required, 4 recommended |
| Foreign language: |
2 required, 2 recommended |
| History: |
1 required, 1 recommended |
| Lab: |
2 required, 2 recommended |
| Math: |
3 required, 3 recommended |
| Science: |
2 required, 2 recommended |
| Social studies: |
1 required, 1 recommended |
| Academic electives: |
1 required, 1 recommended |
| Total: |
16 required, 16 recommended |
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| Special requirements for admission to specific programs: |
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- Audition required of music program applicants.
- Audition required of dance program applicants.
- Audition required of theatre program applicants.
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| Special programs/policies for applicants not normally admissible: |
EOP, conditional admission, Educational Equity Services, College Assistant Migrant Program, Disabled Student Services, various others |
| School has formalized early decision program: |
no |
| School has early action program: |
no |
| School has concurrent enrollment program for high school: |
yes |
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| Academic criteria: |
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- secondary school report very important
- class rank not considered
- recommendations not considered
- standardized test scores very important
- essay not considered
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| Nonacademic criteria: |
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- interview not considered
- extracurricular activities not considered
- particular talent/ability considered
- character/personal qualities not considered
- alumni/ae relationship not considered
- state residency considered
- religious affiliation/commitment not considered
- minority affiliation not considered
- volunteer work not considered
- work experience not considered
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| Average secondary school GPA: |
3.4 |
| Percent of freshmen who submitted GPA: |
100% |
| Percent of student body in each high school class rank: |
Top tenth: 0% Top quarter: 0% Top half: 0% Bottom half: 0% Bottom quarter: 0% |
| Percent of freshmen who submitted class rank: |
69% |
| Average SAT I: |
550 verbal, 550 math, 1100 combined |
| Combined SAT I middle 50% range: |
880 - 1080 |
| Average ACT: |
21 composite |
| Combined ACT middle 50% range: |
17 - 23 |
| Test taken by majority of applicants: |
SAT I |
| Percent of accepted applicants who submitted SAT I scores: |
97% |
| Percent of accepted applicants who submitted ACT score: |
27% |
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| Notification of admission: |
on a rolling basis, by April 1, 2007 |
| Acceptance of admission: |
must accept by May 1 or within 4 weeks if notified thereafter |
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| Number of completed applications received: |
45,218 |
| Number of applicants offered admission: |
21,403 (47%) |
| Number of applicants offered admission who enrolled: |
4,218 (20%) |
| School has a waiting list policy: |
no |
| Percent of freshmen who came from public schools: |
81% |
| Percent of freshmen who came from out of state: |
3% |
| Tuition deposit amount: |
$150, nonrefundable |
| Room deposit amount: |
$967 |
| Admission may be deferred: |
no |
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Data is copyrighted material under license to Wintergreen Orchard House, a division of Alloy Education, which is reproduced on this website by permission of Wintergreen Orchard House. Material may contain updates provided solely by the institution to which the updated Data relates. Copyright © 2006-2008 by Wintergreen Orchard House. All rights reserved.
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