ACT Class Profile Report

CODE: 1580 NICHOLLS STATE UNIVERSITY THIBODAUX, LA

2010-2011 FRESHMEN (STATE SUPPLIED DATA)

NICHOLLS STATE UNIVERSITY THIBODAUX, LA

COLLEGE CODE 1580

2010-2011 FRESHMEN

110815 ACT CLASS PROFILE REPORT STATE SUPPLIED DATA

Avg ACT Group______N Comp

Total Received 3866 19.8 Enrolled, Full-Time, Degree Seeking 832 21.6 Enrolled, Part-Time 109 18.3

ACT Research Services

CLASS PROFILE REPORT

Table of Contents

Executive Summary Five Year Pattern on Selected Statistics for Freshmen at Your Institution Characteristics of ACT-Tested Freshmen for the Most Popular Planned Educational Majors Core Curriculum, High School Rank and ACT Scores Summary of ACT Score Averages, Standard Deviations and Quartile Values

Table 01 College Choice Preferences at Time of Testing ...... 1

Table 02 Number and Percent of Students in the College Readiness Standards Score Ranges ...... 2

Table 03 Frequency Distributions - ACT Composite Score ...... 3

Table 04 Frequency Distributions - ACT English Score ...... 4

Table 05 Frequency Distributions - ACT Mathematics Score ...... 5

Table 06 Frequency Distributions - ACT Reading Score ...... 6

Table 07 Frequency Distributions - ACT Science Score ...... 7

Table 08 High School GPA & ACT Average Scores by Common Course Sequences ...... 8

Table 08 High School GPA & ACT Average Scores by Common Course Sequences by Subgroup (not present in this report) ...... 9

Table 09 Ability of Students by High School Background ...... 10

Table 10 Major Feeder High Schools for ACT-tested Freshmen ...... 11

Table 11 Admission/Enrollment Information: Student Characteristics/Preferences at Time of Testing ...... 12-14

Table 12 Planned Educational Majors (General Categories) ...... 15

Table 13 Financial Aid Considerations and Educational Degree Aspirations ...... 16

Table 14 Special Program and Service Needs ...... 17

Table 15 College Freshmen Trends: Scores, Grades, Ethnic Background, etc ...... 18

Table 16 Number of ACT Score Reports Sent to Your Institution and to Competing Institutions ...... 19

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The number of enrolled 2010-2011 ACT-tested freshmen ( 832) represents ( 22%) of student score reports received by your campus. Enrolled counts shown in this report are limited to those students your institution identified as enrolled full-time and degree seeking. It is assumed that enrolled students for whom a full-time/degree seeking status was not provided are full-time/degree seeking.

The average ACT composite score for your ACT-tested enrolled freshmen was 21.6 (men = 21.9, women = 21.4). The national ACT composite for 2009-2010 high school graduates was 21.0.

The five-year pattern on selected statistics for freshmen at your institution follows:

Avg Pct with Pct Pct in ACT 1st ACT 2nd ACT Core Pct Scoring Top Qtr Choice Choice Year Nct Comp Courses Minority 28+ in HS College College ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 2010-2011 832 21.6 85 21 5 43 44 18 2009-2010 1071 21.1 78 22 4 38 48 19 2008-2009 1118 21.1 79 23 4 40 46 20 2007-2008 1065 20.8 65 18 3 32 46 22 2006-2007 1007 20.6 71 20 4 37 45 20

Characteristics of ACT-tested freshmen for the most popular planned educational fields are:

Planned Avg Pct with Pct Pct in ACT 1st ACT 2nd Educational ACT Core Pct Scoring Top Qtr Choice Choice Major Nct Comp Courses Minority 28+ in HS College College ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Health Sciences & Technologies 235 22.0 88 23 8 53 41 23 Undecided 131 21.5 92 15 2 44 48 19 Education 76 20.7 91 9 1 41 59 14 Business 63 20.9 83 35 3 33 32 16 Sciences: Biological & Physical 55 21.9 87 16 11 49 42 22

Average ACT scores by Core Curriculum (Core or more is defined as at least 4 years of English, and at least 3 years of Mathematics, Social Sciences and Natural Sciences):

Group Nct English Math Reading Science Composite ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Core or more 709 22.4 20.8 21.7 21.5 21.7 Less than core 100 21.1 19.7 20.5 20.8 20.6 Total Group 832 22.2 20.6 21.6 21.5 21.6

Average ACT Scores by High School Rank:

Group Nct English Math Reading Science Composite ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Top Quarter 356 23.7 22.0 22.7 22.5 22.8 Second Quarter 262 21.2 19.9 20.8 20.9 20.8 Third Quarter 114 20.7 18.6 20.3 20.0 20.0 Bottom Quarter 23 21.5 19.7 20.1 20.3 20.5 A C T C L A S S P R O F I L E R E P O R T F R E S H M A N C L A S S 2 0 1 0 - 2 0 1 1

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Summary of ACT Score Averages and Standard Deviations:

————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Total Received Enrolled Non-Enrolled 2009-2010 Norms Score National Mstr Avg S.D. Avg S.D. Avg S.D. Avg S.D. Avg S.D. Avg S.D. Avg S.D. —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

English 19.8 5.3 22.2 4.0 19.2 5.4 --.- -.- --.- -.- 21.9 5.9 21.8 5.4 Usage/Mechanics 9.9 3.4 11.5 2.7 9.5 3.4 --.- -.- --.- -.- 11.0 3.7 10.9 3.4 Rhetorical Skills 10.1 2.9 11.2 2.3 9.7 3.0 --.- -.- --.- -.- 11.3 3.1 11.3 2.8

Mathematics 19.1 3.8 20.6 3.7 18.8 3.8 --.- -.- --.- -.- 22.0 5.2 21.6 4.6 Elementary Algebra 9.9 2.9 11.1 2.7 9.6 2.9 --.- -.- --.- -.- 11.6 3.5 11.5 3.2 Alg/Coord Geometry 9.7 2.4 10.5 2.2 9.5 2.4 --.- -.- --.- -.- 11.0 2.8 10.9 2.5 Plane Geom/Trig 9.4 2.6 10.3 2.2 9.2 2.6 --.- -.- --.- -.- 11.0 3.0 10.8 2.8

Reading 19.8 5.2 21.6 4.6 19.3 5.3 --.- -.- --.- -.- 22.6 6.0 22.4 5.6 Social Studies/Sci 10.0 3.0 10.9 2.8 9.7 3.0 --.- -.- --.- -.- 11.4 3.4 11.3 3.2 Arts/Literature 10.1 3.6 11.3 3.2 9.8 3.6 --.- -.- --.- -.- 11.7 3.8 11.6 3.6

Science 20.0 4.1 21.5 3.6 19.7 4.1 --.- -.- --.- -.- 21.8 4.8 21.7 4.3

Composite 19.8 4.0 21.6 3.3 19.4 4.0 --.- -.- --.- -.- 22.2 4.9 22.0 4.3

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ACT Quartile Values:

English Q1 (25th percentile) 16.0 19.7 15.2 --.- --.- 17.8 18.3 Q2 (median) 20.0 21.8 19.3 --.- --.- 21.7 21.6 Q3 (75th percentile) 23.2 24.4 22.7 --.- --.- 25.8 25.2

Math Q1 (25th percentile) 16.2 17.4 15.9 --.- --.- 17.4 17.7 Q2 (median) 18.1 20.1 17.5 --.- --.- 21.5 21.3 Q3 (75th percentile) 21.8 23.3 21.3 --.- --.- 25.7 25.0

Reading Q1 (25th percentile) 15.9 18.6 15.4 --.- --.- 18.1 18.5 Q2 (median) 19.5 21.4 18.9 --.- --.- 22.1 21.9 Q3 (75th percentile) 22.9 24.3 22.4 --.- --.- 27.0 26.4

Science Q1 (25th percentile) 17.6 19.3 17.1 --.- --.- 18.9 19.1 Q2 (median) 20.2 21.4 19.8 --.- --.- 21.6 21.5 Q3 (75th percentile) 22.7 23.7 22.4 --.- --.- 24.8 24.5

Comp Q1 (25th percentile) 16.8 19.5 16.3 --.- --.- 18.6 18.9 Q2 (median) 19.7 21.1 19.0 --.- --.- 21.9 21.8 Q3 (75th percentile) 22.3 23.7 22.0 --.- --.- 25.6 24.9

All Students 3866 832 2925 -- -- A C T C L A S S P R O F I L E R E P O R T F R E S H M A N C L A S S 2 0 1 0 - 2 0 1 1

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Table 01 College Choice Preferences at Time of Testing ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Total Received Enrolled Non-Enrolled 2009-2010 Norms Score National Mstr Nct % Nct % Nct % Nct % Nct % % % —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

All Students 3866 832 2925 -- --

Men & Women Combined Choice 1 1196 31 369 44 781 27 ------25 25 Choice 2 887 23 151 18 721 25 ------9 10 Choices 3-6 1240 32 88 11 1139 39 ------8 9

Supplemental 379 10 90 11 278 10 ------14 15 Residual 9 0 2 0 6 0 ------1 2 Other 155 4 132 16 0 0 ------43 39

Men Choice 1 497 30 137 43 337 26 ------24 24 Choice 2 374 22 46 14 320 24 ------9 10 Choices 3-6 574 34 40 13 526 40 ------8 10

Supplemental 166 10 40 13 124 9 ------14 16 Residual 7 0 1 0 5 0 ------1 2 Other 60 4 54 17 0 0 ------43 40

Women Choice 1 699 32 232 45 444 28 ------25 26 Choice 2 511 23 105 20 399 25 ------9 10 Choices 3-6 666 30 48 9 613 38 ------8 9

Supplemental 213 10 50 10 154 10 ------14 15 Residual 2 0 1 0 1 0 ------1 1 Other 95 4 78 15 0 0 ------42 38

Average ACT Composite Score ACT ACT ACT ACT ACT National Mstr by College Choice Nct Avg Nct Avg Nct Avg Nct Avg Nct Avg Avg Avg —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

Choice 1 1196 19.2 369 21.3 781 18.3 -- --.- -- --.- 22.5 22.0 Choice 2 887 19.8 151 22.1 721 19.4 -- --.- -- --.- 22.4 22.2 Choice 3-6 1240 19.7 88 22.3 1139 19.5 -- --.- -- --.- 22.5 22.3

Supplemental 379 21.7 90 21.9 278 21.7 -- --.- -- --.- 25.0 23.6 Residual 9 18.8 2 20.0 6 18.7 -- --.- -- --.- 19.4 19.5 Other 155 20.8 132 21.2 0 0.0 -- --.- -- --.- --.- --.- A C T C L A S S P R O F I L E R E P O R T F R E S H M A N C L A S S 2 0 1 0 - 2 0 1 1

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Table 02 Number and Percent of Students in the College Readiness Standards Score Ranges ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Total Received Enrolled Non-Enrolled 2009-2010 Norms Score National Mstr Nct % Nct % Nct % Nct % Nct % % % ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Composite 33-36 5 0 1 0 4 0 ------2 1 28-32 144 4 44 5 100 3 ------13 11 24-27 526 14 175 21 349 12 ------23 24 20-23 1340 35 401 48 910 31 ------30 35 16-19 1327 34 200 24 1057 36 ------23 24 13-15 468 12 11 1 449 15 ------7 5 01-12 56 1 0 0 56 2 ------1 1 Mean (S.D.) 19.8 (4.0) 21.6 (3.3) 19.4 (4.0) --.- (-.-) --.- (-.-) 22.2 (4.9) 22.0 (4.3)

English 33-36 59 2 17 2 42 1 ------5 3 28-32 229 6 67 8 161 6 ------13 11 24-27 608 16 199 24 404 14 ------20 21 20-23 1200 31 354 43 816 28 ------28 32 16-19 921 24 164 20 710 24 ------19 21 13-15 497 13 26 3 451 15 ------9 8 01-12 352 9 5 1 341 12 ------6 4 Mean (S.D.) 19.8 (5.3) 22.2 (4.0) 19.2 (5.4) --.- (-.-) --.- (-.-) 21.9 (5.9) 21.8 (5.4)

Mathematics 33-36 12 0 3 0 9 0 ------4 2 28-32 78 2 23 3 55 2 ------12 9 24-27 520 13 169 20 347 12 ------24 25 20-23 866 22 262 31 588 20 ------22 26 16-19 1849 48 356 43 1429 49 ------30 32 13-15 527 14 19 2 484 17 ------8 6 01-12 14 0 0 0 13 0 ------0 0 Mean (S.D.) 19.1 (3.8) 20.6 (3.7) 18.8 (3.8) --.- (-.-) --.- (-.-) 22.0 (5.2) 21.6 (4.6)

Reading 33-36 58 2 15 2 43 1 ------6 5 28-32 270 7 85 10 183 6 ------17 16 24-27 526 14 159 19 353 12 ------18 19 20-23 1084 28 304 37 757 26 ------26 29 16-19 1083 28 198 24 840 29 ------21 22 13-15 591 15 59 7 510 17 ------9 8 01-12 254 7 12 1 239 8 ------3 2 Mean (S.D.) 19.8 (5.2) 21.6 (4.6) 19.3 (5.3) --.- (-.-) --.- (-.-) 22.6 (6.0) 22.4 (5.6)

Science 33-36 12 0 2 0 10 0 ------2 1 28-32 114 3 35 4 79 3 ------9 7 24-27 587 15 186 22 398 14 ------23 23 20-23 1521 39 383 46 1090 37 ------36 40 16-19 1110 29 184 22 882 30 ------21 21 13-15 371 10 33 4 331 11 ------6 5 01-12 151 4 9 1 135 5 ------3 2 Mean (S.D.) 20.0 (4.1) 21.5 (3.6) 19.7 (4.1) --.- (-.-) --.- (-.-) 21.8 (4.8) 21.7 (4.3) A C T C L A S S P R O F I L E R E P O R T F R E S H M A N C L A S S 2 0 1 0 - 2 0 1 1

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Table 03 Frequency Distributions - ACT Composite Score ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Score Total Received Enrolled Non-Enrolled 2009-2010 Norms Score Value Nct CP Nct CP Nct CP Nct CP Nct CP National Mstr Value ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 36 0 99 0 99 0 99 ------99 99 36 35 0 99 0 99 0 99 ------99 99 35 34 2 99 0 99 2 99 ------99 99 34 33 3 99 1 99 2 99 ------99 99 33 32 11 99 3 99 8 99 ------98 99 32 31 22 99 7 99 15 99 ------97 98 31

30 16 99 4 99 12 99 ------94 97 30 29 28 99 9 98 19 99 ------92 95 29 28 67 98 21 97 46 98 ------89 92 28 27 67 96 24 95 43 96 ------85 89 27 26 105 94 30 92 75 95 ------80 84 26 25 150 92 47 88 102 92 ------74 79 25

24 204 88 74 82 129 89 ------68 72 24 23 242 83 75 74 166 85 ------62 65 23 22 294 76 80 65 211 79 ------54 56 22 21 373 69 111 55 252 72 ------47 47 21 20 431 59 135 42 281 63 ------39 38 20 19 327 48 89 25 220 53 ------31 30 19

18 336 39 47 15 271 46 ------24 22 18 17 330 31 29 9 279 37 ------18 15 17 16 334 22 35 6 287 27 ------13 10 16 15 199 14 5 1 188 17 ------8 6 15 14 168 8 4 1 162 11 ------5 3 14 13 101 4 2 1 99 5 ------3 2 13

12 39 1 0 1 39 2 ------1 1 12 11 12 1 0 1 12 1 ------1 1 11 10 4 1 0 1 4 1 ------1 1 10 9 1 1 0 1 1 1 ------1 1 9 8 0 1 0 1 0 1 ------1 1 8 7 0 1 0 1 0 1 ------1 1 7

6 0 1 0 1 0 1 ------1 1 6 5 0 1 0 1 0 1 ------1 1 5 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 ------1 1 4 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 ------1 1 3 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 ------1 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 ------1 1 1 ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mean 19.8 21.6 19.4 --.- --.- 22.2 22.0 S.D. 4.0 3.3 4.0 -.- -.- 4.9 4.3 Nct 3866 832 2925 -- --

NOTE: CP is the cumulative percent of students at or below each score point A C T C L A S S P R O F I L E R E P O R T F R E S H M A N C L A S S 2 0 1 0 - 2 0 1 1

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Table 04 Frequency Distributions - ACT English Score ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Score Total Received Enrolled Non-Enrolled 2009-2010 Norms Score Value Nct CP Nct CP Nct CP Nct CP Nct CP National Mstr Value ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 36 6 99 2 99 4 99 ------99 99 36 35 9 99 2 99 7 99 ------99 99 35 34 15 99 6 99 9 99 ------98 99 34 33 29 99 7 99 22 99 ------97 98 33 32 21 98 7 98 14 99 ------95 97 32 31 24 98 4 97 20 98 ------93 95 31

30 37 97 10 97 27 97 ------91 94 30 29 62 96 18 95 44 96 ------88 91 29 28 85 95 28 93 56 95 ------86 89 28 27 76 93 24 90 51 93 ------82 85 27 26 124 91 40 87 82 91 ------78 82 26 25 164 87 53 82 110 89 ------73 77 25

24 244 83 82 76 161 85 ------68 71 24 23 223 77 68 66 151 79 ------62 64 23 22 282 71 97 58 180 74 ------55 57 22 21 369 64 108 46 245 68 ------49 49 21 20 326 54 81 33 240 60 ------41 41 20 19 277 46 59 23 209 51 ------34 33 19

18 199 39 51 16 141 44 ------28 26 18 17 208 33 33 10 159 39 ------24 21 17 16 237 28 21 6 201 34 ------19 17 16 15 232 22 16 4 203 27 ------15 12 15 14 164 16 7 2 153 20 ------10 8 14 13 101 12 3 1 95 15 ------8 6 13

12 95 9 2 1 90 12 ------6 4 12 11 105 7 2 1 101 9 ------4 3 11 10 74 4 0 1 73 5 ------3 2 10 9 38 2 1 1 37 3 ------1 1 9 8 32 1 0 1 32 1 ------1 1 8 7 3 1 0 1 3 1 ------1 1 7

6 5 1 0 1 5 1 ------1 1 6 5 0 1 0 1 0 1 ------1 1 5 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 ------1 1 4 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 ------1 1 3 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 ------1 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 ------1 1 1 ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mean 19.8 22.2 19.2 --.- --.- 21.9 21.8 S.D. 5.3 4.0 5.4 -.- -.- 5.9 5.4 Nct 3866 832 2925 -- --

NOTE: CP is the cumulative percent of students at or below each score point A C T C L A S S P R O F I L E R E P O R T F R E S H M A N C L A S S 2 0 1 0 - 2 0 1 1

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Table 05 Frequency Distributions - ACT Mathematics Score ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Score Total Received Enrolled Non-Enrolled 2009-2010 Norms Score Value Nct CP Nct CP Nct CP Nct CP Nct CP National Mstr Value ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 36 0 99 0 99 0 99 ------99 99 36 35 1 99 1 99 0 99 ------99 99 35 34 2 99 0 99 2 99 ------99 99 34 33 9 99 2 99 7 99 ------98 99 33 32 3 99 1 99 2 99 ------96 98 32 31 9 99 4 99 5 99 ------95 97 31

30 15 99 6 99 9 99 ------93 96 30 29 16 99 5 98 11 99 ------91 95 29 28 35 99 7 98 28 99 ------88 92 28 27 74 98 23 97 51 98 ------85 89 27 26 99 96 35 94 64 96 ------80 85 26 25 157 93 61 90 96 94 ------74 78 25

24 190 89 50 83 136 91 ------68 72 24 23 221 84 71 77 148 86 ------61 64 23 22 206 79 53 68 151 81 ------55 57 22 21 211 73 68 62 140 76 ------50 51 21 20 228 68 70 53 149 71 ------44 44 20 19 293 62 79 45 200 66 ------39 38 19

18 373 54 80 36 277 59 ------33 31 18 17 531 45 106 26 409 50 ------26 24 17 16 652 31 91 13 543 36 ------18 15 16 15 352 14 13 2 322 17 ------9 6 15 14 136 5 6 1 124 6 ------3 2 14 13 39 1 0 1 38 2 ------1 1 13

12 12 1 0 1 11 1 ------1 1 12 11 1 1 0 1 1 1 ------1 1 11 10 1 1 0 1 1 1 ------1 1 10 9 0 1 0 1 0 1 ------1 1 9 8 0 1 0 1 0 1 ------1 1 8 7 0 1 0 1 0 1 ------1 1 7

6 0 1 0 1 0 1 ------1 1 6 5 0 1 0 1 0 1 ------1 1 5 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 ------1 1 4 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 ------1 1 3 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 ------1 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 ------1 1 1 ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mean 19.1 20.6 18.8 --.- --.- 22.0 21.6 S.D. 3.8 3.7 3.8 -.- -.- 5.2 4.6 Nct 3866 832 2925 -- --

NOTE: CP is the cumulative percent of students at or below each score point A C T C L A S S P R O F I L E R E P O R T F R E S H M A N C L A S S 2 0 1 0 - 2 0 1 1

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Table 06 Frequency Distributions - ACT Reading Score ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Score Total Received Enrolled Non-Enrolled 2009-2010 Norms Score Value Nct CP Nct CP Nct CP Nct CP Nct CP National Mstr Value ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 36 7 99 1 99 6 99 ------99 99 36 35 3 99 1 99 2 99 ------99 99 35 34 19 99 8 99 11 99 ------98 99 34 33 29 99 5 99 24 99 ------96 97 33 32 29 98 9 98 20 99 ------94 95 32 31 42 98 13 97 29 98 ------91 93 31

30 51 97 10 96 40 97 ------88 91 30 29 75 95 28 94 47 95 ------84 87 29 28 73 93 25 91 47 94 ------81 83 28 27 89 92 26 88 63 92 ------77 79 27 26 111 89 27 85 80 90 ------73 76 26 25 135 86 40 82 90 87 ------69 71 25

24 191 83 66 77 120 84 ------65 67 24 23 194 78 59 69 129 80 ------59 61 23 22 283 73 87 62 195 76 ------53 54 22 21 312 66 83 51 221 69 ------47 47 21 20 295 58 75 41 212 62 ------39 39 20 19 311 50 67 32 229 54 ------33 32 19

18 200 42 45 24 147 46 ------27 25 18 17 288 37 48 19 230 41 ------22 21 17 16 284 29 38 13 234 34 ------17 15 16 15 187 22 23 9 154 26 ------12 10 15 14 255 17 25 6 221 20 ------9 7 14 13 149 10 11 3 135 13 ------5 4 13

12 120 7 6 1 113 8 ------3 2 12 11 84 3 4 1 78 4 ------2 1 11 10 20 1 1 1 19 2 ------1 1 10 9 18 1 1 1 17 1 ------1 1 9 8 5 1 0 1 5 1 ------1 1 8 7 4 1 0 1 4 1 ------1 1 7

6 2 1 0 1 2 1 ------1 1 6 5 1 1 0 1 1 1 ------1 1 5 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 ------1 1 4 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 ------1 1 3 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 ------1 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 ------1 1 1 ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mean 19.8 21.6 19.3 --.- --.- 22.6 22.4 S.D. 5.2 4.6 5.3 -.- -.- 6.0 5.6 Nct 3866 832 2925 -- --

NOTE: CP is the cumulative percent of students at or below each score point A C T C L A S S P R O F I L E R E P O R T F R E S H M A N C L A S S 2 0 1 0 - 2 0 1 1

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Table 07 Frequency Distributions - ACT Science Score ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Score Total Received Enrolled Non-Enrolled 2009-2010 Norms Score Value Nct CP Nct CP Nct CP Nct CP Nct CP National Mstr Value ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 36 1 99 0 99 1 99 ------99 99 36 35 3 99 0 99 3 99 ------99 99 35 34 4 99 1 99 3 99 ------99 99 34 33 4 99 1 99 3 99 ------98 99 33 32 4 99 1 99 3 99 ------98 99 32 31 12 99 5 99 7 99 ------97 98 31

30 19 99 9 99 10 99 ------96 97 30 29 25 99 6 98 19 99 ------94 96 29 28 54 98 14 97 40 98 ------92 94 28 27 67 97 24 96 43 97 ------89 92 27 26 95 95 26 93 69 95 ------86 89 26 25 179 93 53 90 123 93 ------81 84 25

24 246 88 83 83 163 89 ------72 75 24 23 316 82 95 73 215 83 ------66 68 23 22 310 73 85 62 219 76 ------57 59 22 21 440 65 114 52 305 69 ------49 50 21 20 455 54 89 38 351 58 ------40 40 20 19 355 42 74 27 273 46 ------30 29 19

18 352 33 61 18 278 37 ------22 20 18 17 220 24 29 11 181 27 ------16 14 17 16 183 18 20 7 150 21 ------12 10 16 15 160 14 17 5 142 16 ------9 7 15 14 115 9 9 3 102 11 ------6 5 14 13 96 6 7 2 87 8 ------5 4 13

12 70 4 5 1 61 5 ------3 2 12 11 43 2 2 1 41 3 ------2 1 11 10 23 1 1 1 19 1 ------1 1 10 9 6 1 0 1 6 1 ------1 1 9 8 5 1 0 1 5 1 ------1 1 8 7 2 1 0 1 2 1 ------1 1 7

6 1 1 1 1 0 1 ------1 1 6 5 1 1 0 1 1 1 ------1 1 5 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 ------1 1 4 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 ------1 1 3 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 ------1 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 ------1 1 1 ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mean 20.0 21.5 19.7 --.- --.- 21.8 21.7 S.D. 4.1 3.6 4.1 -.- -.- 4.8 4.3 Nct 3866 832 2925 -- --

NOTE: CP is the cumulative percent of students at or below each score point A C T C L A S S P R O F I L E R E P O R T F R E S H M A N C L A S S 2 0 1 0 - 2 0 1 1

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Table 08 High School GPA & ACT Average Scores by Common Course Sequences ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Scores Received Enrolled

English HS ACT ACT HS ACT ACT Course Sequence Nct English English Comp Nct English English Comp —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

Eng 9, Eng 10, Eng 11, Eng 12, Speech 705 3.13 21.0 20.6 170 3.35 22.7 22.1 Eng 9, Eng 10, Eng 11, Eng 12 2938 2.94 19.7 19.7 630 3.17 22.1 21.5 Less than 4 years of English 74 2.75 16.5 17.3 8 3.13 19.1 19.1 No English Course/Grade Information Reported 149 -.-- 17.3 18.7 24 -.-- 21.3 21.8

————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mathematics HS ACT ACT HS ACT ACT Course Sequence Nct Math Math Comp Nct Math Math Comp —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

Alg 1, Alg 2, Geom, Trig, Calc 122 3.30 21.5 22.0 35 3.54 23.0 23.3 Alg 1, Alg 2, Geom, Trig, Other Adv Math 225 3.14 20.7 21.3 66 3.15 21.1 21.7 Alg 1, Alg 2, Geom, Trig 209 2.95 19.3 20.3 54 3.16 20.7 21.7 Alg 1, Alg 2, Geom, Other Adv Math 950 2.81 18.9 19.7 202 3.02 20.0 21.1 Alg 1, Alg 2, Geom 620 2.31 16.9 17.5 79 2.54 18.1 20.1 Other Combinations of 3 or More Years Math 1466 3.05 20.1 20.7 367 3.22 21.2 22.0 Less than 3 Years of Math 125 2.19 16.2 16.6 6 2.00 16.8 19.5 No Math Course/Grade Information Reported 149 -.-- 17.8 18.7 23 -.-- 19.8 22.1

————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Social Science HS ACT ACT HS ACT ACT Course Sequence Nct Soc Sci Reading Comp Nct Soc Sci Reading Comp —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

US Hist, World Hist, AM Govt, Other Hist 65 3.22 21.9 21.6 16 3.09 21.1 21.4 US Hist, World Hist, AM Govt 188 2.94 18.8 19.2 31 3.17 21.8 21.8 Other Combinations of 3 or More Yrs Soc Sci 3040 3.15 20.0 20.0 680 3.37 21.7 21.6 Less than 3 Years of Soc Sci 423 2.92 18.3 18.6 82 3.18 20.6 20.9 No Soc Sci Course/Grade Information Reported 150 -.-- 19.7 18.7 23 -.-- 24.3 22.1

————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Natural Science HS ACT ACT HS ACT ACT Course Sequence Nct Nat Sci Science Comp Nct Nat Sci Science Comp —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

Gen Science, Biology, Chemistry, Physics 1838 3.10 21.1 21.0 439 3.32 22.1 22.3 Biology, Chemistry, Physics 45 2.97 21.0 20.7 8 3.00 23.6 23.0 Gen Science, Biology, Chemistry 1596 2.73 19.2 19.0 342 3.02 20.6 20.7 Other Combinations of 3 or More Yrs Nat Sci 26 2.33 18.3 17.1 5 2.25 21.0 20.0 Less than 3 years of Nat Sci 210 2.35 17.6 16.9 15 2.63 19.3 19.0 No Nat Sci Course/Grade Information Reported 151 -.-- 19.3 18.7 23 -.-- 22.3 22.1 A C T C L A S S P R O F I L E R E P O R T F R E S H M A N C L A S S 2 0 1 0 - 2 0 1 1

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Table 09 Ability of Students by High School Background ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Total Received Enrolled Non-Enrolled 2009-2010 Norms ACT ACT ACT ACT ACT National Mstr Nct Avg Nct Avg Nct Avg Nct Avg Nct Avg Avg Avg —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

Reported High School Curriculum or Program: Business or Commercial 110 17.3 6 18.5 100 17.2 -- --.- -- --.- 19.6 20.0 Vocational-Occupational 99 18.0 19 20.3 76 17.3 -- --.- -- --.- 19.2 20.0 College Preparatory 2738 20.5 664 21.8 2004 20.1 -- --.- -- --.- 23.2 22.7 Other or General 696 18.0 107 20.6 568 17.5 -- --.- -- --.- 20.3 20.7 No response 223 19.0 36 21.7 177 18.4 -- --.- -- --.- 21.0 20.9

Advanced placement, accelerated, or honors courses in: English 1296 21.9 409 22.4 856 21.8 -- --.- -- --.- 24.2 23.5 Mathematics 1207 22.1 367 22.6 817 21.9 -- --.- -- --.- 24.8 24.0 Social Studies 1057 22.1 339 22.7 693 21.9 -- --.- -- --.- 24.4 23.6 Natural Sciences 1144 22.0 371 22.6 751 21.9 -- --.- -- --.- 24.7 23.9 Foreign Languages 439 21.6 101 22.3 328 21.5 -- --.- -- --.- 24.7 23.6

Graduates of what type of High School: Public High School 2773 19.5 615 21.3 2073 19.0 -- --.- -- --.- 22.1 22.0 Catholic High School 678 21.2 147 22.5 520 20.9 -- --.- -- --.- 23.5 22.6 Private, Independent School 130 20.1 26 21.9 103 19.7 -- --.- -- --.- 24.1 23.4 Private, Denominational School 32 20.7 7 22.3 24 20.2 -- --.- -- --.- 23.5 23.6 Military School 5 16.2 0 0.0 5 16.2 -- --.- -- --.- 20.6 20.8 Other (e.g., GED) 27 20.2 2 21.0 23 19.9 -- --.- -- --.- 21.5 21.9 No response 179 19.0 28 21.5 142 18.5 -- --.- -- --.- 20.9 20.8

Size of High School Graduating class: Fewer than 25 89 20.0 13 21.7 76 19.7 -- --.- -- --.- 21.7 22.4 25-99 573 19.2 93 21.9 464 18.7 -- --.- -- --.- 21.8 22.0 100-199 904 20.1 211 21.9 673 19.7 -- --.- -- --.- 22.0 22.1 200-399 1462 19.8 344 21.4 1070 19.4 -- --.- -- --.- 22.3 22.1 400-599 323 20.1 82 21.6 237 19.7 -- --.- -- --.- 22.8 22.4 600-899 101 19.9 23 21.0 74 19.7 -- --.- -- --.- 23.1 22.4 900 or more 95 19.7 19 21.6 73 19.3 -- --.- -- --.- 22.2 21.6 No response 319 19.5 47 21.5 258 19.2 -- --.- -- --.- 21.1 21.0

Number of in-state students 3704 19.8 808 21.6 2792 19.3 -- --.- -- --.- Number of out-of-state students 162 20.4 24 20.5 133 20.4 -- --.- -- --.-

All Students 3866 19.8 832 21.6 2925 19.4 -- --.- -- --.- 22.2 22.0 A C T C L A S S P R O F I L E R E P O R T F R E S H M A N C L A S S 2 0 1 0 - 2 0 1 1

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Table 10 Major Feeder High Schools for ACT-tested Freshmen ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Total Received Enrolled Non-Enrolled High School Name City ST Nct Avg Nct Avg Nct Avg Nct Avg Nct Avg —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

EDWARD D WHITE CATHOLIC HS THIBODAUX LA 121 22.9 65 23.8 52 22.2 -- --.- -- --.- THIBODAUX HIGH SCHOOL THIBODAUX LA 150 19.7 65 21.2 79 18.6 -- --.- -- --.- H L BOURGEOIS HIGH SCHOOL GRAY LA 123 21.4 53 22.7 66 20.6 -- --.- -- --.- SOUTH LAFOURCHE HIGH SCHOOL GALLIANO LA 140 20.4 52 21.4 80 19.9 -- --.- -- --.- TERREBONNE HIGH HOUMA LA 135 19.7 43 22.2 84 18.6 -- --.- -- --.-

CENTRAL LAFOURCHE HIGH SCHOOL RACELAND LA 100 19.9 41 21.8 54 18.5 -- --.- -- --.- VANDEBILT CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL HOUMA LA 126 21.9 36 22.5 87 21.8 -- --.- -- --.- SOUTH TERREBONNE HIGH SCHOOL BOURG LA 100 19.6 31 21.0 68 18.9 -- --.- -- --.- ASSUMPTION HIGH SCHOOL NAPOLEONVILLE LA 95 19.2 27 21.0 64 18.6 -- --.- -- --.- MORGAN CITY HIGH SCHOOL MORGAN CITY LA 56 20.2 25 20.6 27 20.2 -- --.- -- --.-

BERWICK HIGH SCHOOL BERWICK LA 41 21.2 23 21.9 17 20.4 -- --.- -- --.- HAHNVILLE HIGH SCHOOL BOUTTE LA 94 19.1 17 19.8 69 19.1 -- --.- -- --.- LUTCHER HIGH SCHOOL LUTCHER LA 49 22.2 17 23.5 32 21.5 -- --.- -- --.- PATTERSON HIGH SCHOOL PATTERSON LA 36 19.7 14 20.9 20 19.1 -- --.- -- --.- ALLEN J ELLENDER MEMORIAL HS HOUMA LA 52 18.3 11 21.2 38 17.4 -- --.- -- --.-

SAINT JAMES HIGH SCHOOL SAINT JAMES LA 40 17.8 9 18.4 27 17.6 -- --.- -- --.- DESTREHAN HIGH SCHOOL DESTREHAN LA 68 19.6 8 20.0 58 19.7 -- --.- -- --.- EAST SAINT JOHN HIGH SCHOOL RESERVE LA 44 19.7 8 21.9 35 19.2 -- --.- -- --.- JOHN EHRET HIGH SCHOOL MARRERO LA 55 17.0 7 18.9 48 16.8 -- --.- -- --.- EDNA KARR HIGH SCHOOL NEW ORLEANS LA 31 18.4 7 19.9 21 17.8 -- --.- -- --.-

HOUMA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL HOUMA LA 17 22.1 6 23.8 10 21.0 -- --.- -- --.- L W HIGGINS HIGH SCHOOL MARRERO LA 29 17.3 6 20.0 22 16.5 -- --.- -- --.- JOHN CURTIS CHRISTIAN SCH RIVER RIDGE LA 23 19.5 6 20.3 17 19.2 -- --.- -- --.- ST MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL H S BATON ROUGE LA 23 22.5 5 20.8 18 22.9 -- --.- -- --.- DUTCHTOWN HIGH SCHOOL GEISMAR LA 30 20.6 5 20.4 25 20.6 -- --.- -- --.-

CABRINI HIGH SCHOOL NEW ORLEANS LA 14 21.2 5 20.0 9 21.9 -- --.- -- --.- PEARL RIVER HIGH SCHOOL PEARL RIVER LA 13 23.2 5 24.8 8 22.1 -- --.- -- --.- SAINT AMANT HIGH SCHOOL SAINT AMANT LA 36 20.8 5 21.4 31 20.7 -- --.- -- --.- ISTROUMA HIGH & TECH ACADEMY BATON ROUGE LA 13 18.2 4 20.5 9 17.2 -- --.- -- --.- BELLE CHASSE HIGH SCHOOL BELLE CHASSE LA 28 19.5 4 19.3 23 19.7 -- --.- -- --.-

Other In-State High Schools 1587 19.5 169 21.5 1395 19.3 Other Out-of-State High Schools 153 20.5 23 20.6 126 20.6 Invalid High School or no High School code given 244 18.5 30 20.3 206 18.2

All Students 3866 19.8 832 21.6 2925 19.4 A C T C L A S S P R O F I L E R E P O R T F R E S H M A N C L A S S 2 0 1 0 - 2 0 1 1

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Table 11 Admission/Enrollment Information: Student Characteristics/Preferences at Time of Testing ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Total Received Enrolled Non-Enrolled 2009-2010 Norms ACT ACT ACT ACT ACT National Mstr Nct Avg Nct Avg Nct Avg Nct Avg Nct Avg Avg Avg —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

Racial or Ethnic Background: Black/African American 1008 17.2 138 19.3 836 16.8 -- --.- -- --.- 18.0 18.1 American Indian/Alaska Native 72 19.2 18 21.2 49 18.6 -- --.- -- --.- 20.5 20.9 White 2402 20.9 605 22.1 1741 20.6 -- --.- -- --.- 23.1 22.9 Hispanic/Latino 88 19.0 11 21.5 77 18.7 -- --.- -- --.- 20.0 19.7 Asian 40 21.1 8 21.5 32 21.0 -- --.- -- --.- 24.0 22.1 Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islndr 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 -- --.- -- --.- 0.0 0.0 Two or more races 64 19.8 16 20.6 45 19.7 -- --.- -- --.- 22.2 21.8 Prefer not to respond 67 20.6 8 22.0 58 20.4 -- --.- -- --.- 23.5 23.0 No response 125 19.4 28 22.1 87 18.5 -- --.- -- --.- 21.2 20.9

Type of college which they prefer to attend: Public college or university (4-yr) 3241 19.9 729 21.6 2415 19.5 -- --.- -- --.- 21.9 21.6 Private college or university (4-yr) 182 21.0 41 22.2 139 20.6 -- --.- -- --.- 24.6 23.6 Pub community/junior college (2-yr) 141 16.8 9 19.4 130 16.6 -- --.- -- --.- 18.4 19.4 Private junior college (2-yr) 5 18.4 1 18.0 4 18.5 -- --.- -- --.- 18.7 19.6 Career/technical sch (2-yr or less) 50 16.8 5 19.6 45 16.5 -- --.- -- --.- 18.5 20.0 School of nursing 35 19.3 8 22.1 27 18.5 -- --.- -- --.- 19.5 20.5 No response 212 19.7 39 21.7 165 19.3 -- --.- -- --.- 22.5 21.9

Prefer to attend college with a maximum yearly tuition of: $500 46 16.2 7 19.9 38 15.4 -- --.- -- --.- 17.6 18.7 $1,000 89 17.4 18 20.1 68 16.8 -- --.- -- --.- 17.5 18.2 $2,000 261 18.6 51 21.6 199 17.8 -- --.- -- --.- 18.4 19.0 $3,000 271 19.0 58 21.2 210 18.4 -- --.- -- --.- 19.1 19.7 $4,000 276 19.0 53 20.1 215 18.8 -- --.- -- --.- 19.9 20.3 $5,000 358 19.7 74 21.7 275 19.2 -- --.- -- --.- 20.7 21.0 $7,500 205 19.7 35 21.5 162 19.4 -- --.- -- --.- 21.5 21.6 $10,000 111 19.9 17 20.9 93 19.8 -- --.- -- --.- 22.1 21.9 No preference 1958 20.4 459 21.9 1445 20.0 -- --.- -- --.- 22.9 22.5 No response 291 19.8 60 21.7 220 19.3 -- --.- -- --.- 22.0 21.7

All Students 3866 19.8 832 21.6 2925 19.4 -- --.- -- --.- 22.2 22.0 A C T C L A S S P R O F I L E R E P O R T F R E S H M A N C L A S S 2 0 1 0 - 2 0 1 1

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The size of college they prefer to attend is: Under 1,000 students 110 18.0 13 20.1 94 17.8 -- --.- -- --.- 19.3 20.8 1,000 to 5,000 students 833 19.4 180 21.2 629 18.9 -- --.- -- --.- 21.4 22.1 5,000 to 10,000 students 1097 19.8 261 21.7 809 19.3 -- --.- -- --.- 22.2 22.1 10,000 to 20,000 students 835 20.0 163 21.5 653 19.7 -- --.- -- --.- 22.4 21.9 20,000 students and over 452 19.8 90 21.4 344 19.4 -- --.- -- --.- 22.5 21.4 No response 539 20.4 125 22.1 396 19.9 -- --.- -- --.- 22.8 22.3

College they prefer to attend is: Coeducational 2856 20.1 636 21.7 2140 19.7 -- --.- -- --.- 22.6 22.3 All male 7 18.6 2 22.0 5 17.2 -- --.- -- --.- 19.6 19.7 All female 8 15.9 0 0.0 8 15.9 -- --.- -- --.- 19.1 20.6 No preference 782 18.8 156 21.0 605 18.3 -- --.- -- --.- 20.6 21.1 No response 213 19.3 38 21.7 167 18.8 -- --.- -- --.- 21.6 21.3

Distance from home to college: Less than 10 miles 252 19.3 76 21.6 166 18.2 -- --.- -- --.- 20.5 21.1 10-25 miles 593 19.4 131 21.4 447 18.8 -- --.- -- --.- 20.4 21.0 26-100 miles 1481 20.0 345 21.5 1102 19.6 -- --.- -- --.- 21.5 21.6 More than 100 miles 649 19.6 108 21.4 516 19.2 -- --.- -- --.- 22.8 22.2 No particular college in mind 628 20.2 125 22.1 488 19.8 -- --.- -- --.- 23.2 22.8 No response 263 19.9 47 21.8 206 19.4 -- --.- -- --.- 22.2 21.7

All Students 3866 19.8 832 21.6 2925 19.4 -- --.- -- --.- 22.2 22.0 A C T C L A S S P R O F I L E R E P O R T F R E S H M A N C L A S S 2 0 1 0 - 2 0 1 1

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Religious Preference: African Methodist Episcopal 9 16.7 1 18.0 8 16.5 -- --.- -- --.- 18.1 18.1 African Methodist Episcopal Zion 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 -- --.- -- --.- 0.0 0.0 Anglican 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 -- --.- -- --.- 0.0 0.0 Assemblies of God 59 20.3 15 21.7 41 19.8 -- --.- -- --.- 21.4 22.0 Baha’i 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 -- --.- -- --.- 0.0 0.0 Baptist 734 18.0 103 20.2 608 17.7 -- --.- -- --.- 20.1 20.6 Southern Baptist Convention 100 21.1 20 23.5 79 20.5 -- --.- -- --.- 22.2 22.7 Buddhist 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 -- --.- -- --.- 0.0 0.0 Christian-Disciples of Christ 290 19.3 82 21.0 200 18.6 -- --.- -- --.- 20.3 20.6 Christian Reformed Church in America 37 18.7 7 19.7 30 18.4 -- --.- -- --.- 21.8 22.5 Church of Brethren 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 -- --.- -- --.- 22.4 23.0 Churches of Christ 39 18.3 8 20.0 31 17.8 -- --.- -- --.- 21.0 21.5 United Church of Christ 2 23.0 0 0.0 2 23.0 -- --.- -- --.- 23.3 23.1 Christian Science (Ch of Chr Scntst) 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 -- --.- -- --.- 0.0 0.0 Church of God 16 16.7 0 0.0 16 16.7 -- --.- -- --.- 19.4 20.1 Church of Jesus Christ of Lat-day St 8 19.9 1 21.0 7 19.7 -- --.- -- --.- 23.6 22.4 Church of Nazarene 5 20.0 0 0.0 5 20.0 -- --.- -- --.- 21.9 22.9 Episcopal 13 20.4 5 21.4 7 19.9 -- --.- -- --.- 23.9 23.3 Evangelical 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 -- --.- -- --.- 0.0 0.0 Hindu 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 -- --.- -- --.- 0.0 0.0 Jain 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 -- --.- -- --.- 0.0 0.0 Jehovah’s Witnesses 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 -- --.- -- --.- 0.0 0.0 Judaism 5 20.8 0 0.0 5 20.8 -- --.- -- --.- 25.4 23.7 Evangelical Lutheran Ch in America 11 18.9 5 19.8 5 18.4 -- --.- -- --.- 22.8 22.7 Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod 8 20.9 2 22.0 6 20.5 -- --.- -- --.- 23.8 23.8 Mennonite 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 -- --.- -- --.- 0.0 0.0 Methodist 72 20.8 15 20.7 55 21.0 -- --.- -- --.- 22.8 22.6 Muslim 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 -- --.- -- --.- 0.0 0.0 Eastern Orthodox churches 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 -- --.- -- --.- 23.5 22.1 Pentecostal 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 -- --.- -- --.- 0.0 0.0 Presbyterian Church 13 21.8 7 22.4 5 21.4 -- --.- -- --.- 24.0 23.4 Reformed Church in America 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 -- --.- -- --.- 0.0 0.0 Roman Catholic 1397 20.8 359 22.2 1007 20.4 -- --.- -- --.- 22.8 22.3 Seventh-day Adventist 4 21.3 1 25.0 2 21.0 -- --.- -- --.- 20.8 21.5 Sikh 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 -- --.- -- --.- 0.0 0.0 Society of Friends (Quaker) 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 -- --.- -- --.- 21.4 22.0 Unitarian Universalist Association 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 -- --.- -- --.- 0.0 0.0 Other 230 19.7 52 21.4 174 19.3 -- --.- -- --.- 22.2 22.2 No religious affiliation 192 20.1 43 21.7 141 19.7 -- --.- -- --.- 23.2 22.9 Prefer not to respond 273 19.9 49 21.8 214 19.5 -- --.- -- --.- 22.3 22.2 No Response 349 19.5 57 21.4 277 19.1 -- --.- -- --.- 22.2 21.7

All Students 3866 19.8 832 21.6 2925 19.4 -- --.- -- --.- 22.2 22.0 A C T C L A S S P R O F I L E R E P O R T F R E S H M A N C L A S S 2 0 1 0 - 2 0 1 1

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Table 12 Planned Educational Majors (General Categories) ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Total Received Enrolled Non-Enrolled 2009-2010 Norms ACT ACT ACT ACT ACT National Mstr Nct Avg Nct Avg Nct Avg Nct Avg Nct Avg Avg Avg —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

Agriculture & Natural Resources Cons. 54 18.7 4 19.5 49 18.7 -- --.- -- --.- 20.1 20.7 Architecture 35 20.2 8 22.5 27 19.5 -- --.- -- --.- 22.7 22.2 Area, Ethnic, & Multidisc. Studies 4 18.0 1 20.0 2 17.5 -- --.- -- --.- 24.9 23.8 Arts: Visual & Performing 185 19.8 31 21.8 143 19.4 -- --.- -- --.- 22.1 22.4 Business 420 19.0 63 20.9 348 18.6 -- --.- -- --.- 21.8 21.4

Communications 63 19.9 17 20.6 41 19.6 -- --.- -- --.- 22.5 22.1 Community, Family, & Personal Services 213 19.1 45 21.6 165 18.5 -- --.- -- --.- 19.6 20.3 Computer Science & Mathematics 120 20.0 20 22.7 98 19.4 -- --.- -- --.- 23.0 23.0 Education 293 19.9 76 20.7 211 19.7 -- --.- -- --.- 21.1 21.4 Engineering 148 19.7 27 22.0 118 19.3 -- --.- -- --.- 24.4 23.5

Engineering Technology & Drafting 129 20.4 27 21.7 97 20.2 -- --.- -- --.- 22.9 22.4 English & Foreign Languages 19 22.7 5 25.4 13 21.9 -- --.- -- --.- 25.0 24.6 Health Administration & Assisting 48 19.0 10 21.1 38 18.4 -- --.- -- --.- 20.1 20.6 Health Sciences & Technologies 973 20.0 235 22.0 713 19.5 -- --.- -- --.- 21.7 21.9 Philosophy, Religion, & Theology 11 19.6 4 20.3 7 19.3 -- --.- -- --.- 23.4 23.6

Repair, Production, & Construction 34 17.4 5 20.6 28 16.8 -- --.- -- --.- 19.2 20.6 Sciences: Biological & Physical 227 20.9 55 21.9 166 20.6 -- --.- -- --.- 24.4 23.5 Social Sciences & Law 196 20.2 46 20.9 142 20.1 -- --.- -- --.- 23.1 22.5 Undecided 532 20.1 131 21.5 389 19.6 -- --.- -- --.- 22.7 22.4

All Students 3866 19.8 832 21.6 2925 19.4 -- --.- -- --.- 22.2 22.0 A C T C L A S S P R O F I L E R E P O R T F R E S H M A N C L A S S 2 0 1 0 - 2 0 1 1

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Table 13 Financial Aid Considerations and Educational Degree Aspirations ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Total Received Enrolled Non-Enrolled 2009-2010 Norms ACT ACT ACT ACT ACT National Mstr Nct Avg Nct Avg Nct Avg Nct Avg Nct Avg Avg Avg —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

Expects to apply for financial aid 3259 19.7 687 21.5 2479 19.2 -- --.- -- --.- 22.0 22.0

Expects to work while in college and would like help finding employment 2715 19.6 558 21.5 2082 19.2 -- --.- -- --.- 21.7 21.8

Hours per week expects to work during first year of college: none 374 19.7 93 21.0 270 19.3 -- --.- -- --.- 23.2 22.3 1-10 695 19.7 165 21.4 509 19.2 -- --.- -- --.- 22.6 22.3 11-20 1553 20.0 334 21.9 1181 19.6 -- --.- -- --.- 21.8 21.9 21-30 653 19.3 137 21.4 498 18.8 -- --.- -- --.- 20.7 21.1 31 or more 174 18.8 24 19.6 143 18.7 -- --.- -- --.- 19.7 20.4 No response 417 20.3 79 22.1 324 19.9 -- --.- -- --.- 22.8 22.1

Estimated total family income before taxes: Less than $24,000 805 17.9 137 20.5 643 17.4 -- --.- -- --.- 19.2 19.6 About $24,000 to $36,000 498 19.0 93 21.0 393 18.5 -- --.- -- --.- 20.3 20.6 About $36,000 to $50,000 427 19.8 89 21.4 327 19.4 -- --.- -- --.- 21.4 21.7 About $50,000 to $60,000 278 19.9 62 21.4 203 19.6 -- --.- -- --.- 22.1 22.3 About $60,000 to $80,000 480 20.7 118 22.0 346 20.4 -- --.- -- --.- 22.6 22.6 About $80,000 to $100,000 365 20.9 99 22.1 258 20.6 -- --.- -- --.- 23.2 22.9 About $100,000 to $120,000 429 21.4 109 22.4 316 21.2 -- --.- -- --.- 24.3 23.4 About $120,000 to $150,000 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 -- --.- -- --.- 0.0 0.0 More than $150,0000 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 -- --.- -- --.- 0.0 0.0 No response 584 20.4 125 21.9 439 20.0 -- --.- -- --.- 22.6 22.1

Educational degree aspirations Business/tech or certificate program 54 16.3 4 19.8 49 16.0 -- --.- -- --.- 17.6 18.8 Associate’s Degree 170 16.9 13 20.0 155 16.6 -- --.- -- --.- 17.8 18.8 Bachelor’s Degree 1948 19.4 429 21.1 1459 19.0 -- --.- -- --.- 21.1 21.4 One or 2 yrs of grad study (MA, MBA) 361 21.1 77 22.0 276 20.9 -- --.- -- --.- 23.7 23.1 Doctorate or prof deg (PhD, MD, JD) 1034 20.9 262 22.4 746 20.4 -- --.- -- --.- 23.5 22.7 Other 99 18.2 16 21.0 79 17.7 -- --.- -- --.- 19.4 20.0 No response 200 19.4 31 21.4 161 19.0 -- --.- -- --.- 21.5 21.2

All Students 3866 19.8 832 21.6 2925 19.4 -- --.- -- --.- 22.2 22.0 A C T C L A S S P R O F I L E R E P O R T F R E S H M A N C L A S S 2 0 1 0 - 2 0 1 1

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Table 14 Special Program and Service Needs ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Total Received Enrolled Non-Enrolled 2009-2010 Norms ACT ACT ACT ACT ACT National Mstr Nct Avg Nct Avg Nct Avg Nct Avg Nct Avg Avg Avg —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

Needs special assistance with: Educational and Occupational Plans 1865 19.7 369 21.6 1451 19.3 -- --.- -- --.- 22.0 21.9 Expressing Ideas in Writing 936 18.8 177 21.1 733 18.3 -- --.- -- --.- 20.7 20.8 Reading Speed and Comprehension 1172 18.6 207 20.8 932 18.2 -- --.- -- --.- 20.2 20.3 Improving Study Skills 1949 18.8 351 20.8 1539 18.4 -- --.- -- --.- 20.5 20.7 Improving Mathematical Skills 1623 18.6 289 20.5 1277 18.1 -- --.- -- --.- 19.9 20.3

Interested in the following programs: Independent Study 1622 19.5 324 21.6 1244 19.0 -- --.- -- --.- 21.8 21.6 Freshmen Honors Courses 688 21.5 178 23.1 494 21.1 -- --.- -- --.- 24.5 23.7 Study in a Foreign Country 573 20.3 126 22.0 432 19.9 -- --.- -- --.- 23.8 23.1

College Extracurricular Plans Instrumental Music 344 20.2 69 22.2 265 19.8 -- --.- -- --.- 23.4 23.1 Vocal Music 306 19.3 66 21.1 233 18.9 -- --.- -- --.- 22.3 22.4 Student Government 469 20.1 103 21.9 353 19.7 -- --.- -- --.- 22.7 22.2 Publications 620 19.5 110 21.4 489 19.1 -- --.- -- --.- 22.4 22.1 Debate 318 19.7 59 20.9 247 19.5 -- --.- -- --.- 22.6 22.3 Dramatics, Theater 488 19.5 88 22.0 384 19.0 -- --.- -- --.- 22.3 22.4 Religious Organizations 620 20.4 155 21.9 445 19.9 -- --.- -- --.- 23.1 22.9 Racial or Ethnic Organizations 234 18.2 42 19.9 182 17.8 -- --.- -- --.- 21.1 20.4 Varsity Athletics 1179 19.1 233 21.1 914 18.7 -- --.- -- --.- 21.6 21.6 Political Organizations 219 19.4 42 21.0 169 19.1 -- --.- -- --.- 23.5 22.9 Radio-TV 459 18.8 79 21.1 365 18.4 -- --.- -- --.- 21.3 21.5 Fraternity or Sorority 1359 19.5 278 21.3 1043 19.1 -- --.- -- --.- 21.9 21.5 Campus or Community Service Org. 1155 19.9 267 21.8 861 19.3 -- --.- -- --.- 22.9 22.4

All Students 3866 19.8 832 21.6 2925 19.4 -- --.- -- --.- 22.2 22.0 A C T C L A S S P R O F I L E R E P O R T F R E S H M A N C L A S S 2 0 1 0 - 2 0 1 1

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Table 15 College Freshmen Trends: Scores, Grades, Ethnic Background, etc. ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Freshmen Classes 2009-2010 Norms 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 National Mstr Avg Avg Avg Avg Avg Avg Avg —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

ACT Standard Score English 21.2 21.3 21.7 21.8 22.2 21.9 21.8 Mathematics 19.7 19.9 20.0 20.2 20.6 22.0 21.6 Reading 20.8 20.9 21.3 21.2 21.6 22.6 22.4 Science 20.3 20.6 20.8 20.8 21.5 21.8 21.7 Composite 20.6 20.8 21.1 21.1 21.6 22.2 22.0

High School Grades English 3.15 3.16 3.15 3.12 3.21 3.39 3.41 Mathematics 3.01 3.03 3.02 2.98 3.10 3.22 3.23 Social Studies 3.29 3.31 3.32 3.28 3.34 3.46 3.48 Natural Sciences 3.09 3.14 3.13 3.08 3.17 3.30 3.31 Average of grades (HSA) 3.14 3.16 3.15 3.11 3.20 3.34 3.36

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Family Income Less than $24,000 9 9 9 15 16 11 10 About $24,000 - $50,000 25 21 25 21 22 19 19 About $50,000 - $60,000 16 15 14 8 7 7 7 About $60,000 - $80,000 14 12 14 14 14 11 12 About $80,000 - $100,000 9 9 10 12 12 10 11 More than $100,000 7 6 9 14 13 16 16

Racial/Ethnic Background Black/African American 16 15 18 18 17 11 11 American Indian/Alaska Native 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 White 70 70 70 71 73 67 69 Hispanic/Latino 1 0 1 1 1 7 7 Asian 1 1 1 1 1 4 3 Two or more races/Other 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 Prefer not to Respond/No Resp 1 1 2 5 4 8 7

Expressed need for help with: Educational/Occupational Plans 34 32 43 48 44 42 43 Writing Skills 18 22 20 21 21 18 18 Reading Skills 27 25 28 27 25 21 21 Math Skills 32 31 35 36 35 29 29

Special programs/Interests Ind Study/Honors Courses 33 31 45 51 49 42 42 Advanced Placement in English 23 20 3 0 0 0 0 Advanced Placement in Math 22 18 3 0 0 0 0 Adv Placement Foreign Language 12 9 1 0 0 0 0 A C T C L A S S P R O F I L E R E P O R T F R E S H M A N C L A S S 2 0 1 0 - 2 0 1 1

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Table 16 Number of ACT Score Reports Sent to Your Institution and to Competing Institutions ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Total Choice Choice Choices In- Out-of- Institution Name City ST Score Rpts 1 2 3-6 State State —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

NICHOLLS STATE UNIVERSITY THIBODAUX, LA 3323 1196 887 1240 3213 110

UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE LAFAYETTE LA 1183 304 352 527 1177 6 SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY HAMMOND LA 1012 293 308 411 1007 5 LOUISIANA ST UNIV/A&M-BATON ROUGE BATON ROUGE LA 816 292 246 278 807 9 LA OFFICE OF STUD FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE BATON ROUGE LA 685 381 99 205 685 0 UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS NEW ORLEANS LA 406 91 102 213 402 4 NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIV OF LOUISIANA NATCHITOCHES LA 363 54 94 215 358 5 LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY RUSTON LA 271 51 81 139 269 2 FLETCHER TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE HOUMA LA 265 66 107 92 265 0 MCNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY LAKE CHARLES LA 258 53 72 133 253 5 DELGADO COMMUNITY COLLEGE NEW ORLEANS LA 255 72 65 118 255 0 SOUTHERN UNIV AT BATON ROUGE BATON ROUGE LA 234 61 61 112 230 4 TULANE UNIVERSITY NEW ORLEANS LA 188 25 43 120 185 3 UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT MONROE MONROE LA 170 30 54 86 169 1 BATON ROUGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE BATON ROUGE LA 155 41 41 73 153 2 LOYOLA UNIVERSITY NEW ORLEANS NEW ORLEANS LA 106 15 23 68 105 1 XAVIER UNIVERSITY NEW ORLEANS LA 104 24 26 54 103 1 DILLARD UNIVERSITY NEW ORLEANS LA 97 23 30 44 95 2 NCAA ELIGIBILITY CENTER INDIANAPOLIS IN 92 31 22 39 81 11 GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY GRAMBLING LA 86 23 24 39 84 2 LOUISIANA ST UNIV AT EUNICE EUNICE LA 80 22 17 41 80 0 RIVER PARISHES COMMUNITY COLLEGE SORRENTO LA 66 15 15 36 66 0 LOUISIANA TECH COLLEGE (ALL CAMPUSES) BATON ROUGE LA 64 16 14 34 63 1 OUR LADY OF THE LAKE COLLEGE BATON ROUGE LA 61 12 12 37 61 0 SOUTHERN UNIV AT NEW ORLEANS NEW ORLEANS LA 50 11 12 27 49 1 UNIVERSITY SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI HATTIESBURG MS 50 6 19 25 45 5 OUR LADY OF HOLY CROSS COLLEGE NEW ORLEANS LA 44 7 9 28 44 0 SOUTH LOUISIANA COMMUNITY COLL LAFAYETTE LA 44 8 12 24 43 1 LOUISIANA COLLEGE PINEVILLE LA 38 8 7 23 38 0 EDUC TALENT SEARCH-SU BATON ROUGE BATON ROUGE LA 35 5 9 21 35 0 LOUISIANA ST UNIV-ALEXANDRIA ALEXANDRIA LA 27 4 9 14 27 0

ALL OTHER INSTITUTIONS 893 158 217 518 673 220

NOTE: Total Score Rpts column includes only score reports from college choices 1-6. Supplemental ( 379), Residual ( 9) and Other ( 155) score reports are not included.

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