ACT Class Profile Report

CODE: 1580 NICHOLLS STATE UNIVERSITY THIBODAUX, LA

2011-2012 FRESHMEN (STATE SUPPLIED DATA)

NICHOLLS STATE UNIVERSITY THIBODAUX, LA

COLLEGE CODE 1580

2011-2012 FRESHMEN

120809 ACT CLASS PROFILE REPORT STATE SUPPLIED DATA

Avg ACT Group______N Comp

Total Received 3773 19.8 Enrolled, Full-Time, Degree Seeking 740 21.6 Enrolled, Part-Time 93 18.4

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

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 1 - 2 0 1 2

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The number of enrolled 2011-2012 ACT-tested freshmen ( 740) represents ( 20%) 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 = 21.8, women = 21.4). The national ACT composite for 2010-2011 high school graduates was 21.1.

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 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 2011-2012 740 21.6 85 22 5 38 43 18 2010-2011 827 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

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 209 21.8 89 22 6 49 40 21 Undecided 105 21.5 86 15 7 31 45 21 Education 67 21.2 94 16 3 43 63 10 Business 65 20.9 88 34 5 31 43 17 Sciences: Biological & Physical 60 21.8 85 20 3 33 35 15

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 629 22.4 20.7 21.9 21.4 21.7 Less than core 83 21.6 20.2 20.4 20.8 20.8 Total Group 740 22.2 20.6 21.7 21.3 21.6

Average ACT Scores by High School Rank:

Group Nct English Math Reading Science Composite ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Top Quarter 283 23.7 22.1 22.9 22.4 22.9 Second Quarter 261 21.4 19.7 21.1 20.7 20.9 Third Quarter 96 20.5 18.9 19.5 19.5 19.8 Bottom Quarter 20 22.2 19.6 21.3 21.3 21.3 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 1 - 2 0 1 2

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Summary of ACT Score Averages and Standard Deviations:

————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Total Received Enrolled Non-Enrolled 2010-2011 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 20.0 5.0 22.2 4.1 19.5 5.1 --.- -.- --.- -.- 22.0 6.0 21.9 5.4 Usage/Mechanics 10.0 3.2 11.4 2.8 9.7 3.3 --.- -.- --.- -.- 11.1 3.8 11.0 3.5 Rhetorical Skills 10.2 2.8 11.3 2.3 10.0 2.8 --.- -.- --.- -.- 11.3 3.1 11.3 2.9

Mathematics 19.1 3.8 20.6 3.7 18.8 3.7 --.- -.- --.- -.- 22.1 5.2 21.7 4.6 Elementary Algebra 9.9 2.8 11.0 2.8 9.6 2.8 --.- -.- --.- -.- 11.7 3.5 11.6 3.2 Alg/Coord Geometry 9.7 2.3 10.4 2.2 9.5 2.3 --.- -.- --.- -.- 11.2 2.8 11.0 2.5 Plane Geom/Trig 9.4 2.5 10.2 2.3 9.3 2.6 --.- -.- --.- -.- 11.0 3.0 10.9 2.7

Reading 19.9 5.0 21.7 4.6 19.5 5.0 --.- -.- --.- -.- 22.6 6.0 22.5 5.6 Social Studies/Sci 10.1 3.0 11.0 2.8 9.9 3.0 --.- -.- --.- -.- 11.5 3.4 11.4 3.2 Arts/Literature 10.0 3.3 11.2 3.1 9.7 3.4 --.- -.- --.- -.- 11.7 3.7 11.6 3.6

Science 19.8 4.1 21.3 3.7 19.5 4.1 --.- -.- --.- -.- 22.0 4.8 21.8 4.3

Composite 19.8 3.8 21.6 3.3 19.5 3.8 --.- -.- --.- -.- 22.3 4.9 22.1 4.3

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ACT Quartile Values:

English Q1 (25th percentile) 16.5 19.5 15.9 --.- --.- 17.9 18.4 Q2 (median) 20.1 21.8 19.5 --.- --.- 21.9 21.7 Q3 (75th percentile) 23.2 24.5 22.7 --.- --.- 26.1 25.4

Math Q1 (25th percentile) 16.1 17.5 15.9 --.- --.- 17.5 17.8 Q2 (median) 18.2 20.2 17.8 --.- --.- 22.0 21.7 Q3 (75th percentile) 21.9 23.2 21.5 --.- --.- 25.7 24.9

Reading Q1 (25th percentile) 16.4 18.5 15.8 --.- --.- 18.3 18.6 Q2 (median) 19.7 21.4 19.2 --.- --.- 22.2 22.1 Q3 (75th percentile) 22.9 24.5 22.5 --.- --.- 27.0 26.3

Science Q1 (25th percentile) 17.3 19.4 16.9 --.- --.- 19.0 19.2 Q2 (median) 20.0 21.4 19.6 --.- --.- 21.9 21.8 Q3 (75th percentile) 22.5 23.4 22.2 --.- --.- 25.0 24.5

Comp Q1 (25th percentile) 17.0 19.5 16.6 --.- --.- 18.7 19.0 Q2 (median) 19.7 21.3 19.2 --.- --.- 22.1 21.9 Q3 (75th percentile) 22.3 23.7 21.9 --.- --.- 25.8 25.0

All Students 3773 740 2940 -- -- 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 1 - 2 0 1 2

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Table 01 College Choice Preferences at Time of Testing ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Total Received Enrolled Non-Enrolled 2010-2011 Norms Score National Mstr Nct % Nct % Nct % Nct % Nct % % % —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

All Students 3773 740 2940 -- --

Men & Women Combined Choice 1 1101 29 317 43 749 25 ------24 24 Choice 2 886 23 135 18 739 25 ------9 9 Choices 3-6 1196 32 81 11 1100 37 ------8 9

Supplemental 448 12 100 14 342 12 ------17 18 Residual 11 0 1 0 10 0 ------1 1 Other 131 3 106 14 0 0 ------43 39

Men Choice 1 442 28 114 37 314 25 ------23 23 Choice 2 370 23 50 16 313 25 ------9 9 Choices 3-6 522 33 33 11 482 39 ------8 9

Supplemental 177 11 44 14 130 10 ------17 18 Residual 7 0 1 0 6 0 ------1 1 Other 73 5 64 21 0 0 ------43 40

Women Choice 1 659 30 203 47 435 26 ------24 25 Choice 2 516 24 85 20 426 25 ------9 9 Choices 3-6 674 31 48 11 618 36 ------8 9

Supplemental 271 12 56 13 212 13 ------17 18 Residual 4 0 0 0 4 0 ------1 1 Other 58 3 42 10 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 1101 19.2 317 21.2 749 18.4 -- --.- -- --.- 22.6 22.1 Choice 2 886 19.8 135 21.9 739 19.4 -- --.- -- --.- 22.6 22.2 Choice 3-6 1196 20.0 81 22.1 1100 19.9 -- --.- -- --.- 22.6 22.4

Supplemental 448 21.0 100 22.2 342 20.6 -- --.- -- --.- 25.0 23.7 Residual 11 16.3 1 23.0 10 15.6 -- --.- -- --.- 19.5 19.7 Other 131 20.6 106 21.3 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 1 - 2 0 1 2

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Table 02 Number and Percent of Students in the College Readiness Standards Score Ranges ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Total Received Enrolled Non-Enrolled 2010-2011 Norms Score National Mstr Nct % Nct % Nct % Nct % Nct % % % ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Composite 33-36 5 0 2 0 3 0 ------2 1 28-32 125 3 38 5 86 3 ------14 11 24-27 527 14 155 21 370 13 ------24 25 20-23 1326 35 359 49 941 32 ------30 35 16-19 1317 35 170 23 1093 37 ------22 23 13-15 420 11 16 2 394 13 ------7 5 01-12 53 1 0 0 53 2 ------1 1 Mean (S.D.) 19.8 (3.8) 21.6 (3.3) 19.5 (3.8) --.- (-.-) --.- (-.-) 22.3 (4.9) 22.1 (4.3)

English 33-36 44 1 18 2 26 1 ------5 4 28-32 225 6 56 8 168 6 ------13 12 24-27 616 16 184 25 427 15 ------21 22 20-23 1181 31 297 40 856 29 ------27 31 16-19 1007 27 161 22 809 28 ------18 19 13-15 466 12 19 3 431 15 ------9 8 01-12 234 6 5 1 223 8 ------6 4 Mean (S.D.) 20.0 (5.0) 22.2 (4.1) 19.5 (5.1) --.- (-.-) --.- (-.-) 22.0 (6.0) 21.9 (5.4)

Mathematics 33-36 4 0 2 0 2 0 ------4 2 28-32 72 2 23 3 48 2 ------12 9 24-27 488 13 137 19 351 12 ------25 26 20-23 900 24 257 35 629 21 ------23 26 16-19 1764 47 294 40 1410 48 ------29 31 13-15 532 14 27 4 487 17 ------8 6 01-12 13 0 0 0 13 0 ------0 0 Mean (S.D.) 19.1 (3.8) 20.6 (3.7) 18.8 (3.7) --.- (-.-) --.- (-.-) 22.1 (5.2) 21.7 (4.6)

Reading 33-36 43 1 12 2 31 1 ------6 5 28-32 250 7 76 10 172 6 ------17 15 24-27 522 14 146 20 367 12 ------19 20 20-23 1118 30 258 35 828 28 ------26 29 16-19 1093 29 189 26 873 30 ------19 20 13-15 549 15 51 7 486 17 ------9 8 01-12 198 5 8 1 183 6 ------3 3 Mean (S.D.) 19.9 (5.0) 21.7 (4.6) 19.5 (5.0) --.- (-.-) --.- (-.-) 22.6 (6.0) 22.5 (5.6)

Science 33-36 9 0 2 0 7 0 ------3 1 28-32 89 2 29 4 60 2 ------9 7 24-27 515 14 144 19 366 12 ------25 25 20-23 1464 39 375 51 1060 36 ------35 40 16-19 1120 30 140 19 936 32 ------20 20 13-15 405 11 39 5 355 12 ------6 5 01-12 171 5 11 1 156 5 ------3 2 Mean (S.D.) 19.8 (4.1) 21.3 (3.7) 19.5 (4.1) --.- (-.-) --.- (-.-) 22.0 (4.8) 21.8 (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 1 - 2 0 1 2

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Table 03 Frequency Distributions - ACT Composite Score ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Score Total Received Enrolled Non-Enrolled 2010-2011 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 1 99 1 99 ------99 99 34 33 3 99 1 99 2 99 ------99 99 33 32 3 99 1 99 2 99 ------98 99 32 31 9 99 3 99 6 99 ------96 98 31

30 20 99 7 99 13 99 ------94 97 30 29 32 99 12 98 20 99 ------91 95 29 28 61 98 15 97 45 99 ------88 92 28 27 69 97 25 95 43 97 ------84 88 27 26 82 95 18 91 64 96 ------79 84 26 25 170 93 51 89 119 93 ------73 78 25

24 206 88 61 82 144 89 ------67 71 24 23 246 83 73 74 172 84 ------60 64 23 22 264 76 79 64 184 79 ------53 55 22 21 381 69 105 53 269 72 ------45 46 21 20 435 59 102 39 316 63 ------38 37 20 19 335 47 51 25 268 52 ------30 29 19

18 338 39 53 18 268 43 ------24 21 18 17 345 30 47 11 285 34 ------18 15 17 16 299 20 19 5 272 24 ------13 10 16 15 219 13 11 2 203 15 ------8 6 15 14 126 7 4 1 118 8 ------5 3 14 13 75 3 1 1 73 4 ------3 2 13

12 43 1 0 1 43 2 ------1 1 12 11 10 1 0 1 10 1 ------1 1 11 10 0 1 0 1 0 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 19.8 21.6 19.5 --.- --.- 22.3 22.1 S.D. 3.8 3.3 3.8 -.- -.- 4.9 4.3 Nct 3773 740 2940 -- --

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 1 - 2 0 1 2

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Table 04 Frequency Distributions - ACT English Score ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Score Total Received Enrolled Non-Enrolled 2010-2011 Norms Score Value Nct CP Nct CP Nct CP Nct CP Nct CP National Mstr Value ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 36 2 99 1 99 1 99 ------99 99 36 35 8 99 3 99 5 99 ------99 99 35 34 9 99 5 99 4 99 ------98 99 34 33 25 99 9 99 16 99 ------96 98 33 32 30 99 12 98 18 99 ------95 96 32 31 37 98 4 96 33 99 ------93 95 31

30 34 97 7 95 27 97 ------91 93 30 29 52 96 13 94 38 96 ------88 91 29 28 72 95 20 93 52 95 ------85 89 28 27 89 93 26 90 63 93 ------81 85 27 26 119 91 36 86 82 91 ------77 81 26 25 165 87 49 82 115 88 ------72 76 25

24 243 83 73 75 167 85 ------66 70 24 23 211 77 60 65 147 79 ------60 63 23 22 280 71 70 57 205 74 ------54 56 22 21 389 64 93 48 290 67 ------48 49 21 20 301 53 74 35 214 57 ------40 40 20 19 290 45 72 25 210 50 ------33 32 19

18 246 38 41 15 199 43 ------27 25 18 17 223 31 27 10 179 36 ------23 21 17 16 248 25 21 6 221 30 ------19 17 16 15 208 19 13 3 187 22 ------15 12 15 14 150 13 5 1 139 16 ------11 8 14 13 108 9 1 1 105 11 ------8 6 13

12 72 6 1 1 67 8 ------6 4 12 11 68 4 0 1 67 5 ------4 3 11 10 39 2 2 1 36 3 ------3 2 10 9 35 1 1 1 34 2 ------2 1 9 8 13 1 1 1 12 1 ------1 1 8 7 5 1 0 1 5 1 ------1 1 7

6 2 1 0 1 2 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 20.0 22.2 19.5 --.- --.- 22.0 21.9 S.D. 5.0 4.1 5.1 -.- -.- 6.0 5.4 Nct 3773 740 2940 -- --

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 1 - 2 0 1 2

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Table 05 Frequency Distributions - ACT Mathematics Score ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Score Total Received Enrolled Non-Enrolled 2010-2011 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 0 99 0 99 0 99 ------99 99 34 33 4 99 2 99 2 99 ------98 99 33 32 9 99 2 99 7 99 ------96 98 32 31 6 99 2 99 4 99 ------95 97 31

30 14 99 5 99 9 99 ------93 96 30 29 20 99 5 99 14 99 ------91 95 29 28 23 99 9 98 14 99 ------88 93 28 27 74 98 22 97 52 98 ------85 89 27 26 100 96 27 94 73 97 ------80 85 26 25 121 93 33 90 88 94 ------74 79 25

24 193 90 55 86 138 91 ------68 72 24 23 263 85 87 78 173 86 ------60 63 23 22 209 78 49 66 156 80 ------53 56 22 21 168 73 51 60 115 75 ------47 49 21 20 260 68 70 53 185 71 ------43 43 20 19 285 61 54 43 223 65 ------37 37 19

18 397 54 78 36 302 57 ------32 31 18 17 445 43 83 26 344 47 ------25 23 17 16 637 31 79 14 541 35 ------17 14 16 15 401 14 21 4 364 17 ------8 6 15 14 90 4 4 1 84 5 ------3 2 14 13 41 1 2 1 39 2 ------1 1 13

12 9 1 0 1 9 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 2 1 0 1 2 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 --.- --.- 22.1 21.7 S.D. 3.8 3.7 3.7 -.- -.- 5.2 4.6 Nct 3773 740 2940 -- --

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 1 - 2 0 1 2

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Table 06 Frequency Distributions - ACT Reading Score ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Score Total Received Enrolled Non-Enrolled 2010-2011 Norms Score Value Nct CP Nct CP Nct CP Nct CP Nct CP National Mstr Value ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 36 3 99 0 99 3 99 ------99 99 36 35 9 99 2 99 7 99 ------99 99 35 34 10 99 5 99 5 99 ------98 99 34 33 21 99 5 99 16 99 ------96 97 33 32 30 99 10 98 20 99 ------94 95 32 31 37 98 11 97 26 98 ------91 93 31

30 61 97 19 96 40 97 ------88 91 30 29 65 95 19 93 46 96 ------85 87 29 28 57 94 17 90 40 94 ------81 84 28 27 99 92 27 88 72 93 ------77 80 27 26 91 90 29 84 60 91 ------73 76 26 25 148 87 41 81 105 89 ------69 71 25

24 184 83 49 75 130 85 ------63 66 24 23 221 78 55 68 162 81 ------58 60 23 22 302 73 74 61 221 75 ------52 53 22 21 288 65 63 51 219 68 ------45 46 21 20 307 57 66 42 226 60 ------39 39 20 19 301 49 62 34 229 52 ------32 31 19

18 302 41 57 25 240 45 ------26 25 18 17 260 33 41 17 212 36 ------22 20 17 16 230 26 29 12 192 29 ------16 14 16 15 214 20 27 8 181 23 ------12 10 15 14 200 14 14 4 182 17 ------9 7 14 13 135 9 10 2 123 10 ------6 4 13

12 95 5 5 1 86 6 ------3 3 12 11 62 3 1 1 59 3 ------2 1 11 10 17 1 1 1 16 1 ------1 1 10 9 14 1 1 1 12 1 ------1 1 9 8 7 1 0 1 7 1 ------1 1 8 7 3 1 0 1 3 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 19.9 21.7 19.5 --.- --.- 22.6 22.5 S.D. 5.0 4.6 5.0 -.- -.- 6.0 5.6 Nct 3773 740 2940 -- --

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 1 - 2 0 1 2

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Table 07 Frequency Distributions - ACT Science Score ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Score Total Received Enrolled Non-Enrolled 2010-2011 Norms Score Value Nct CP Nct CP Nct CP Nct CP Nct CP National Mstr Value ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 36 1 99 1 99 0 99 ------99 99 36 35 2 99 0 99 2 99 ------99 99 35 34 2 99 0 99 2 99 ------99 99 34 33 4 99 1 99 3 99 ------98 99 33 32 6 99 0 99 6 99 ------97 99 32 31 4 99 1 99 3 99 ------97 98 31

30 17 99 5 99 12 99 ------95 97 30 29 22 99 8 99 14 99 ------94 96 29 28 40 98 15 98 25 99 ------91 94 28 27 70 97 21 96 49 98 ------88 92 27 26 93 96 29 93 61 96 ------84 88 26 25 145 93 40 89 104 94 ------79 83 25

24 207 89 54 84 152 90 ------71 75 24 23 314 84 87 76 224 85 ------64 67 23 22 341 75 97 65 239 78 ------55 57 22 21 398 66 103 51 287 70 ------47 48 21 20 411 56 88 38 310 60 ------37 37 20 19 381 45 55 26 311 49 ------28 27 19

18 311 35 34 18 261 39 ------22 20 18 17 254 27 28 14 217 30 ------15 13 17 16 174 20 23 10 147 22 ------12 10 16 15 183 15 18 7 158 17 ------9 7 15 14 118 10 10 4 106 12 ------6 5 14 13 104 7 11 3 91 8 ------4 3 13

12 76 5 2 1 71 5 ------3 2 12 11 47 3 4 1 42 3 ------2 1 11 10 33 1 3 1 30 1 ------1 1 10 9 10 1 0 1 10 1 ------1 1 9 8 2 1 0 1 2 1 ------1 1 8 7 2 1 1 1 1 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 1 1 1 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 21.3 19.5 --.- --.- 22.0 21.8 S.D. 4.1 3.7 4.1 -.- -.- 4.8 4.3 Nct 3773 740 2940 -- --

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 1 - 2 0 1 2

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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 717 3.13 20.7 20.3 143 3.25 22.1 21.5 Eng 9, Eng 10, Eng 11, Eng 12 2842 3.00 20.0 19.8 564 3.20 22.4 21.7 Less than 4 years of English 59 2.81 18.0 18.2 5 2.96 24.0 22.6 No English Course/Grade Information Reported 155 -.-- 18.5 18.7 28 -.-- 20.1 20.2

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

Alg 1, Alg 2, Geom, Trig, Calc 117 3.21 20.9 21.6 22 3.32 21.8 22.7 Alg 1, Alg 2, Geom, Trig, Other Adv Math 222 3.09 20.1 20.8 73 3.22 20.8 21.7 Alg 1, Alg 2, Geom, Trig 178 2.92 18.9 19.6 43 3.19 20.8 22.0 Alg 1, Alg 2, Geom, Other Adv Math 935 2.86 18.9 19.6 169 3.06 20.0 21.0 Alg 1, Alg 2, Geom 548 2.44 17.0 17.8 71 2.66 18.2 19.8 Other Combinations of 3 or More Years Math 1526 3.07 20.1 20.8 330 3.24 21.4 22.3 Less than 3 Years of Math 91 2.19 16.1 16.5 4 2.15 16.3 18.5 No Math Course/Grade Information Reported 156 -.-- 17.7 18.8 28 -.-- 19.1 20.2

————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 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 64 3.16 22.0 21.5 11 3.40 23.2 21.7 US Hist, World Hist, AM Govt 168 2.98 19.7 20.0 33 3.21 21.7 21.5 Other Combinations of 3 or More Yrs Soc Sci 2998 3.18 20.1 20.0 596 3.40 21.9 21.7 Less than 3 Years of Soc Sci 387 2.94 18.7 18.9 72 3.28 20.5 20.9 No Soc Sci Course/Grade Information Reported 156 -.-- 19.6 18.7 28 -.-- 21.2 20.2

————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 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 1876 3.11 20.7 20.9 398 3.28 22.0 22.4 Biology, Chemistry, Physics 45 3.05 21.2 20.8 6 3.13 23.2 23.8 Gen Science, Biology, Chemistry 1519 2.82 19.1 19.0 298 3.12 20.4 20.7 Other Combinations of 3 or More Yrs Nat Sci 18 2.42 19.3 18.8 2 2.50 21.0 20.0 Less than 3 years of Nat Sci 159 2.48 16.9 16.7 8 2.83 21.0 20.1 No Nat Sci Course/Grade Information Reported 156 -.-- 18.8 18.7 28 -.-- 19.9 20.2 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 1 - 2 0 1 2

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Table 09 Ability of Students by High School Background ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Total Received Enrolled Non-Enrolled 2010-2011 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 103 18.6 12 22.3 87 18.1 -- --.- -- --.- 19.7 20.0 Vocational-Occupational 78 17.6 9 19.1 69 17.4 -- --.- -- --.- 19.4 20.2 College Preparatory 2637 20.5 578 21.9 1997 20.1 -- --.- -- --.- 23.4 22.8 Other or General 728 18.3 102 20.6 610 18.0 -- --.- -- --.- 20.4 20.8 No response 227 18.8 39 20.4 177 18.4 -- --.- -- --.- 21.0 20.9

Advanced placement, accelerated, or honors courses in: English 1281 21.9 351 22.6 906 21.6 -- --.- -- --.- 24.3 23.5 Mathematics 1216 22.0 332 22.8 861 21.7 -- --.- -- --.- 25.0 24.1 Social Studies 1060 22.1 295 22.9 746 21.8 -- --.- -- --.- 24.6 23.7 Natural Sciences 1121 22.0 331 22.9 775 21.7 -- --.- -- --.- 24.8 24.0 Foreign Languages 400 21.4 81 22.3 311 21.2 -- --.- -- --.- 24.9 23.8

Graduates of what type of High School: Public High School 2707 19.6 541 21.4 2093 19.1 -- --.- -- --.- 22.2 22.0 Catholic High School 640 21.6 145 22.4 489 21.4 -- --.- -- --.- 23.7 22.6 Private, Independent School 112 18.8 9 21.8 102 18.6 -- --.- -- --.- 24.4 23.6 Private, Denominational School 52 20.1 11 21.7 39 19.8 -- --.- -- --.- 23.7 23.7 Military School 6 17.0 1 21.0 5 16.2 -- --.- -- --.- 20.6 20.4 Other (e.g., GED) 41 18.1 1 25.0 40 18.0 -- --.- -- --.- 20.8 21.0 No response 181 18.9 29 20.7 141 18.5 -- --.- -- --.- 20.9 20.8

Size of High School Graduating class: Fewer than 25 99 18.7 10 22.5 86 18.4 -- --.- -- --.- 21.8 22.5 25-99 526 19.3 71 21.5 444 19.0 -- --.- -- --.- 22.0 22.2 100-199 947 20.3 212 21.7 717 20.0 -- --.- -- --.- 22.1 22.1 200-399 1408 19.9 296 21.5 1067 19.5 -- --.- -- --.- 22.4 22.1 400-599 267 20.3 54 21.9 213 19.9 -- --.- -- --.- 23.0 22.5 600-899 106 19.7 19 21.4 85 19.3 -- --.- -- --.- 23.3 22.5 900 or more 103 19.4 19 20.8 82 19.1 -- --.- -- --.- 22.4 21.9 No response 317 19.4 59 21.3 246 18.9 -- --.- -- --.- 21.1 21.0

Number of in-state students 3627 19.8 718 21.5 2821 19.4 -- --.- -- --.- Number of out-of-state students 146 20.7 22 23.7 119 20.1 -- --.- -- --.-

All Students 3773 19.8 740 21.6 2940 19.5 -- --.- -- --.- 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 1 - 2 0 1 2

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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 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

THIBODAUX HIGH SCHOOL THIBODAUX LA 162 19.4 66 20.7 90 18.6 -- --.- -- --.- EDWARD D WHITE CATHOLIC HS THIBODAUX LA 116 23.0 52 22.8 59 23.4 -- --.- -- --.- SOUTH LAFOURCHE HIGH SCHOOL GALLIANO LA 112 20.7 43 21.9 68 20.0 -- --.- -- --.- VANDEBILT CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL HOUMA LA 110 22.7 38 22.9 68 22.7 -- --.- -- --.- CENTRAL LAFOURCHE HIGH SCHOOL RACELAND LA 120 19.6 38 21.4 80 18.8 -- --.- -- --.-

TERREBONNE HIGH HOUMA LA 108 20.4 35 22.1 69 19.7 -- --.- -- --.- ASSUMPTION HIGH SCHOOL NAPOLEONVILLE LA 89 19.5 30 21.3 54 18.6 -- --.- -- --.- MORGAN CITY HIGH SCHOOL MORGAN CITY LA 67 20.4 26 21.2 37 20.0 -- --.- -- --.- BERWICK HIGH SCHOOL BERWICK LA 58 22.1 24 22.4 33 21.9 -- --.- -- --.- H L BOURGEOIS HIGH SCHOOL GRAY LA 91 20.3 23 22.5 60 19.8 -- --.- -- --.-

SOUTH TERREBONNE HIGH SCHOOL BOURG LA 80 20.4 22 22.0 55 19.7 -- --.- -- --.- HAHNVILLE HIGH SCHOOL BOUTTE LA 93 20.0 21 21.6 72 19.6 -- --.- -- --.- ALLEN J ELLENDER MEMORIAL HS HOUMA LA 62 19.4 18 21.7 42 18.4 -- --.- -- --.- LUTCHER HIGH SCHOOL LUTCHER LA 45 21.3 16 21.6 29 21.1 -- --.- -- --.- DESTREHAN HIGH SCHOOL DESTREHAN LA 54 20.1 12 21.0 40 20.0 -- --.- -- --.-

SAINT JAMES HIGH SCHOOL SAINT JAMES LA 25 19.2 8 21.0 12 18.4 -- --.- -- --.- CENTRAL CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL MORGAN CITY LA 15 20.9 6 21.8 7 20.4 -- --.- -- --.- HOLY CROSS HIGH SCHOOL NEW ORLEANS LA 16 20.5 6 21.2 10 20.1 -- --.- -- --.- PATTERSON HIGH SCHOOL PATTERSON LA 39 18.4 6 18.2 29 18.6 -- --.- -- --.- PLAQUEMINE HIGH SCHOOL PLAQUEMINE LA 21 17.7 6 18.7 15 17.3 -- --.- -- --.-

ASCENSION CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL DONALDSONVILLE LA 24 20.2 5 19.8 19 20.3 -- --.- -- --.- FRANKLIN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL FRANKLIN LA 21 17.4 5 20.8 16 16.3 -- --.- -- --.- WEST JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL HARVEY LA 19 18.5 5 21.8 12 17.1 -- --.- -- --.- HOUMA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL HOUMA LA 16 20.6 5 21.8 11 20.0 -- --.- -- --.- JOHN EHRET HIGH SCHOOL MARRERO LA 34 17.4 5 17.2 29 17.4 -- --.- -- --.-

EAST SAINT JOHN HIGH SCHOOL RESERVE LA 34 18.1 5 20.6 28 17.6 -- --.- -- --.- SAINT JOSEPHS ACADEMY BATON ROUGE LA 14 23.2 4 23.3 10 23.2 -- --.- -- --.- CHALMETTE HIGH SCHOOL CHALMETTE LA 33 21.5 4 23.0 26 21.7 -- --.- -- --.- SAINT LOUIS CATHOLIC HS LAKE CHARLES LA 6 23.3 4 23.5 2 --.- -- --.- -- --.- FONTAINEBLEAU HIGH SCHOOL MANDEVILLE LA 38 20.9 4 23.8 34 20.5 -- --.- -- --.-

Other In-State High Schools 1720 19.4 156 21.0 1541 19.3 Other Out-of-State High Schools 136 20.8 23 23.4 108 20.2 Invalid High School or no High School code given 195 18.3 19 21.6 175 18.0

All Students 3773 19.8 740 21.6 2940 19.5 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 1 - 2 0 1 2

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Table 11 Admission/Enrollment Information: Student Characteristics/Preferences at Time of Testing ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Total Received Enrolled Non-Enrolled 2010-2011 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 1034 17.3 137 19.0 863 17.1 -- --.- -- --.- 18.1 18.2 American Indian/Alaska Native 65 19.6 8 20.3 57 19.5 -- --.- -- --.- 20.7 21.0 White 2255 21.0 522 22.3 1693 20.6 -- --.- -- --.- 23.3 23.1 Hispanic/Latino 116 19.8 18 21.1 95 19.6 -- --.- -- --.- 20.1 19.8 Asian 30 22.0 3 24.0 26 21.9 -- --.- -- --.- 24.2 22.3 Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islndr 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 -- --.- -- --.- 0.0 0.0 Two or more races 75 20.1 16 22.9 54 19.3 -- --.- -- --.- 22.3 21.9 Prefer not to respond 94 20.1 14 21.1 78 20.0 -- --.- -- --.- 23.7 23.0 No response 104 19.0 22 20.2 74 18.6 -- --.- -- --.- 20.6 20.5

Type of college which they prefer to attend: Public college or university (4-yr) 3188 20.0 659 21.6 2454 19.6 -- --.- -- --.- 22.0 21.7 Private college or university (4-yr) 205 20.8 41 22.9 157 20.4 -- --.- -- --.- 24.7 23.7 Pub community/junior college (2-yr) 94 16.7 5 19.0 89 16.6 -- --.- -- --.- 18.5 19.9 Private junior college (2-yr) 5 15.0 0 0.0 5 15.0 -- --.- -- --.- 18.8 20.3 Career/technical sch (2-yr or less) 33 16.9 0 0.0 33 16.9 -- --.- -- --.- 18.6 20.1 School of nursing 39 18.8 6 22.2 33 18.2 -- --.- -- --.- 19.7 20.7 No response 209 19.4 29 20.9 169 19.1 -- --.- -- --.- 22.5 22.0

Prefer to attend college with a maximum yearly tuition of: $500 40 17.5 5 21.8 33 16.7 -- --.- -- --.- 17.7 18.8 $1,000 80 17.2 5 22.0 73 16.9 -- --.- -- --.- 17.6 18.4 $2,000 213 18.8 46 21.0 161 18.3 -- --.- -- --.- 18.6 19.3 $3,000 273 18.7 48 20.6 218 18.3 -- --.- -- --.- 19.3 19.9 $4,000 258 19.3 65 21.0 187 18.8 -- --.- -- --.- 20.0 20.5 $5,000 369 19.5 72 21.4 282 19.1 -- --.- -- --.- 20.8 21.1 $7,500 201 20.1 37 22.1 159 19.7 -- --.- -- --.- 21.6 21.6 $10,000 111 19.8 16 20.9 92 19.7 -- --.- -- --.- 22.3 22.0 No preference 1927 20.4 392 22.0 1500 20.1 -- --.- -- --.- 23.1 22.6 No response 301 19.5 54 21.0 235 19.2 -- --.- -- --.- 22.0 21.6

All Students 3773 19.8 740 21.6 2940 19.5 -- --.- -- --.- 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 1 - 2 0 1 2

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The size of college they prefer to attend is: Under 1,000 students 91 17.8 5 20.4 84 17.6 -- --.- -- --.- 19.3 20.7 1,000 to 5,000 students 834 19.4 186 21.6 627 18.8 -- --.- -- --.- 21.5 22.2 5,000 to 10,000 students 1078 19.9 232 21.4 819 19.5 -- --.- -- --.- 22.3 22.2 10,000 to 20,000 students 801 20.1 142 21.9 638 19.8 -- --.- -- --.- 22.6 22.0 20,000 students and over 423 20.1 64 21.2 351 19.9 -- --.- -- --.- 22.6 21.5 No response 546 20.2 111 21.9 421 19.8 -- --.- -- --.- 22.9 22.3

College they prefer to attend is: Coeducational 2791 20.1 584 21.7 2139 19.8 -- --.- -- --.- 22.7 22.4 All male 2 19.5 1 20.0 1 19.0 -- --.- -- --.- 19.9 20.2 All female 2 15.0 0 0.0 2 15.0 -- --.- -- --.- 19.2 20.5 No preference 777 19.1 126 21.3 637 18.7 -- --.- -- --.- 20.7 21.2 No response 201 18.9 29 20.4 161 18.6 -- --.- -- --.- 21.6 21.3

Distance from home to college: Less than 10 miles 199 19.7 59 21.8 138 18.9 -- --.- -- --.- 20.7 21.1 10-25 miles 559 19.5 115 21.4 433 19.0 -- --.- -- --.- 20.5 21.1 26-100 miles 1425 20.0 306 21.6 1080 19.6 -- --.- -- --.- 21.6 21.6 More than 100 miles 699 19.6 108 21.4 571 19.3 -- --.- -- --.- 22.9 22.3 No particular college in mind 617 20.3 109 22.0 498 19.9 -- --.- -- --.- 23.4 22.9 No response 274 19.5 43 21.1 220 19.2 -- --.- -- --.- 22.2 21.7

All Students 3773 19.8 740 21.6 2940 19.5 -- --.- -- --.- 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 1 - 2 0 1 2

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Religious Preference: African Methodist Episcopal 11 17.7 1 17.0 9 17.6 -- --.- -- --.- 18.3 18.2 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 62 20.0 11 21.5 49 19.8 -- --.- -- --.- 21.5 22.1 Baha’i 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 -- --.- -- --.- 0.0 0.0 Baptist 769 18.1 108 20.0 635 17.8 -- --.- -- --.- 20.3 20.8 Southern Baptist Convention 72 20.5 15 21.9 56 20.3 -- --.- -- --.- 22.3 22.8 Buddhist 3 21.7 1 19.0 2 23.0 -- --.- -- --.- 0.0 0.0 Christian-Disciples of Christ 238 19.0 45 20.4 188 18.7 -- --.- -- --.- 20.4 20.7 Christian Reformed Church in America 25 19.9 4 21.3 19 20.0 -- --.- -- --.- 22.0 22.6 Church of Brethren 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 -- --.- -- --.- 22.4 23.0 Churches of Christ 29 19.1 3 23.7 24 18.7 -- --.- -- --.- 21.1 21.7 United Church of Christ 4 20.0 1 22.0 3 19.3 -- --.- -- --.- 23.5 23.0 Christian Science (Ch of Chr Scntst) 1 16.0 0 0.0 1 16.0 -- --.- -- --.- 0.0 0.0 Church of God 27 17.5 3 19.3 22 17.5 -- --.- -- --.- 19.3 20.0 Church of Jesus Christ of Lat-day St 7 20.4 1 24.0 6 19.8 -- --.- -- --.- 23.7 22.6 Church of Nazarene 3 22.0 0 0.0 3 22.0 -- --.- -- --.- 22.2 22.9 Episcopal 18 22.9 5 21.0 13 23.7 -- --.- -- --.- 24.2 23.2 Evangelical 6 20.5 1 29.0 5 18.8 -- --.- -- --.- 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 5 17.8 1 18.0 4 17.8 -- --.- -- --.- 0.0 0.0 Judaism 4 22.3 0 0.0 4 22.3 -- --.- -- --.- 25.6 24.0 Evangelical Lutheran Ch in America 10 19.8 1 23.0 9 19.4 -- --.- -- --.- 23.1 22.9 Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod 10 21.2 0 0.0 10 21.2 -- --.- -- --.- 23.9 23.8 Mennonite 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 -- --.- -- --.- 0.0 0.0 Methodist 70 20.2 11 24.0 59 19.5 -- --.- -- --.- 23.1 22.7 Muslim 2 23.5 0 0.0 2 23.5 -- --.- -- --.- 0.0 0.0 Eastern Orthodox churches 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 -- --.- -- --.- 23.5 22.6 Pentecostal 21 18.5 4 20.3 16 18.1 -- --.- -- --.- 0.0 0.0 Presbyterian Church 10 20.2 3 21.0 7 19.9 -- --.- -- --.- 24.2 23.4 Reformed Church in America 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 -- --.- -- --.- 0.0 0.0 Roman Catholic 1288 20.9 325 22.1 938 20.6 -- --.- -- --.- 23.0 22.4 Seventh-day Adventist 6 18.5 0 0.0 6 18.5 -- --.- -- --.- 20.7 21.1 Sikh 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 -- --.- -- --.- 0.0 0.0 Society of Friends (Quaker) 1 14.0 0 0.0 1 14.0 -- --.- -- --.- 21.2 21.7 Unitarian Universalist Association 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 -- --.- -- --.- 0.0 0.0 Other 161 20.5 33 23.2 126 19.8 -- --.- -- --.- 22.4 22.3 No religious affiliation 163 20.7 27 23.3 133 20.2 -- --.- -- --.- 23.3 23.1 Prefer not to respond 345 20.0 69 21.5 268 19.6 -- --.- -- --.- 22.3 22.1 No Response / Invalid 402 19.4 67 20.6 322 19.1 -- --.- -- --.- 22.2 21.8

All Students 3773 19.8 740 21.6 2940 19.5 -- --.- -- --.- 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 1 - 2 0 1 2

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Table 12 Planned Educational Majors (General Categories) ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Total Received Enrolled Non-Enrolled 2010-2011 Norms ACT ACT ACT ACT ACT National Mstr Nct Avg Nct Avg Nct Avg Nct Avg Nct Avg Avg Avg —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

Agriculture & Natural Resources Cons. 65 18.2 7 19.9 57 18.0 -- --.- -- --.- 20.2 20.9 Architecture 35 20.1 2 20.5 31 20.1 -- --.- -- --.- 22.9 22.2 Area, Ethnic, & Multidisc. Studies 3 19.7 2 17.5 1 24.0 -- --.- -- --.- 24.8 24.4 Arts: Visual & Performing 153 19.5 26 22.0 123 19.1 -- --.- -- --.- 22.2 22.5 Business 354 19.2 65 20.9 286 18.8 -- --.- -- --.- 21.8 21.4

Communications 67 20.9 10 21.5 57 20.7 -- --.- -- --.- 22.6 22.2 Community, Family, & Personal Services 186 18.9 37 21.2 143 18.3 -- --.- -- --.- 19.6 20.2 Computer Science & Mathematics 102 20.4 21 21.5 79 20.2 -- --.- -- --.- 23.2 23.0 Education 286 19.8 67 21.2 211 19.4 -- --.- -- --.- 21.2 21.6 Engineering 160 20.7 25 22.2 129 20.5 -- --.- -- --.- 24.7 23.6

Engineering Technology & Drafting 116 20.5 24 23.4 89 19.7 -- --.- -- --.- 23.1 22.7 English & Foreign Languages 25 22.4 3 25.0 21 22.5 -- --.- -- --.- 25.0 24.7 Health Administration & Assisting 81 18.3 13 20.8 66 17.8 -- --.- -- --.- 20.2 20.5 Health Sciences & Technologies 963 19.9 209 21.8 729 19.4 -- --.- -- --.- 21.8 21.8 Philosophy, Religion, & Theology 11 20.0 2 24.5 9 19.0 -- --.- -- --.- 23.3 23.5

Repair, Production, & Construction 33 16.7 0 0.0 32 16.6 -- --.- -- --.- 19.3 20.5 Sciences: Biological & Physical 251 21.0 60 21.8 187 20.8 -- --.- -- --.- 24.4 23.4 Social Sciences & Law 217 20.1 37 21.8 175 19.7 -- --.- -- --.- 23.2 22.6 Undecided 511 20.2 105 21.5 397 19.9 -- --.- -- --.- 22.9 22.5

All Students 3773 19.8 740 21.6 2940 19.5 -- --.- -- --.- 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 1 - 2 0 1 2

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Table 13 Financial Aid Considerations and Educational Degree Aspirations ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Total Received Enrolled Non-Enrolled 2010-2011 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 3209 19.8 631 21.6 2501 19.4 -- --.- -- --.- 22.2 22.1

Expects to work while in college and would like help finding employment 2759 19.7 515 21.5 2176 19.3 -- --.- -- --.- 21.9 21.9

Hours per week expects to work during first year of college: none 346 20.1 76 21.6 263 19.8 -- --.- -- --.- 23.4 22.5 1-10 703 19.9 133 21.8 553 19.5 -- --.- -- --.- 22.8 22.4 11-20 1480 20.0 308 21.5 1134 19.6 -- --.- -- --.- 21.9 22.0 21-30 637 19.4 108 21.4 514 19.0 -- --.- -- --.- 20.7 21.1 31 or more 148 18.8 24 20.9 120 18.3 -- --.- -- --.- 19.7 20.3 No response 459 20.0 91 21.8 356 19.6 -- --.- -- --.- 22.9 22.2

Estimated total family income before taxes: Less than $24,000 760 18.1 99 20.2 636 17.8 -- --.- -- --.- 19.3 19.7 About $24,000 to $36,000 444 18.8 84 20.6 350 18.4 -- --.- -- --.- 20.4 20.8 About $36,000 to $50,000 402 19.7 83 22.1 315 19.1 -- --.- -- --.- 21.5 21.7 About $50,000 to $60,000 256 20.6 65 22.2 187 20.0 -- --.- -- --.- 22.3 22.4 About $60,000 to $80,000 420 20.8 101 22.1 307 20.5 -- --.- -- --.- 22.8 22.7 About $80,000 to $100,000 414 21.0 94 21.7 312 20.9 -- --.- -- --.- 23.4 23.0 About $100,000 to $120,000 340 21.6 75 22.5 260 21.5 -- --.- -- --.- 24.6 23.5 About $120,000 to $150,000 40 20.7 7 21.7 30 20.6 -- --.- -- --.- 0.0 0.0 More than $150,0000 37 20.8 5 22.0 30 20.7 -- --.- -- --.- 0.0 0.0 No response 660 19.9 127 21.6 513 19.5 -- --.- -- --.- 22.6 22.1

Educational degree aspirations Business/tech or certificate program 25 17.4 0 0.0 25 17.4 -- --.- -- --.- 17.6 18.9 Associate’s Degree 139 17.5 13 20.0 123 17.2 -- --.- -- --.- 17.8 19.0 Bachelor’s Degree 2130 19.4 423 21.2 1656 19.0 -- --.- -- --.- 21.2 21.5 One or 2 yrs of grad study (MA, MBA) 375 21.3 72 22.2 295 21.2 -- --.- -- --.- 23.9 23.2 Doctorate or prof deg (PhD, MD, JD) 837 21.0 189 22.5 628 20.6 -- --.- -- --.- 23.6 22.8 Other 62 18.8 10 20.7 52 18.5 -- --.- -- --.- 19.5 20.2 No response 205 19.0 33 21.0 161 18.5 -- --.- -- --.- 21.6 21.3

All Students 3773 19.8 740 21.6 2940 19.5 -- --.- -- --.- 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 1 - 2 0 1 2

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Table 14 Special Program and Service Needs ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Total Received Enrolled Non-Enrolled 2010-2011 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 1921 19.7 361 21.4 1514 19.4 -- --.- -- --.- 22.0 22.0 Expressing Ideas in Writing 986 18.8 157 20.8 809 18.4 -- --.- -- --.- 20.8 20.8 Reading Speed and Comprehension 1149 18.8 187 20.4 939 18.5 -- --.- -- --.- 20.2 20.3 Improving Study Skills 1896 19.0 312 20.8 1533 18.6 -- --.- -- --.- 20.6 20.8 Improving Mathematical Skills 1594 18.8 250 20.5 1294 18.5 -- --.- -- --.- 20.0 20.3

Interested in the following programs: Independent Study 1740 19.4 309 21.2 1391 19.0 -- --.- -- --.- 21.8 21.6 Freshmen Honors Courses 677 21.6 160 23.0 505 21.2 -- --.- -- --.- 24.8 23.9 Study in a Foreign Country 517 20.5 95 22.2 404 20.2 -- --.- -- --.- 24.1 23.3

College Extracurricular Plans Instrumental Music 341 19.9 69 21.4 262 19.6 -- --.- -- --.- 23.5 23.2 Vocal Music 308 19.2 52 21.5 248 18.7 -- --.- -- --.- 22.5 22.6 Student Government 422 19.8 72 21.0 332 19.6 -- --.- -- --.- 22.9 22.4 Publications 568 19.4 90 21.2 455 19.1 -- --.- -- --.- 22.5 22.3 Debate 263 19.7 42 21.2 211 19.5 -- --.- -- --.- 22.8 22.4 Dramatics, Theater 458 19.3 71 21.4 375 19.0 -- --.- -- --.- 22.4 22.6 Religious Organizations 598 20.4 122 22.3 461 20.0 -- --.- -- --.- 23.2 23.0 Racial or Ethnic Organizations 170 18.3 24 20.3 137 18.1 -- --.- -- --.- 21.3 20.6 Varsity Athletics 1074 19.2 179 21.2 862 18.8 -- --.- -- --.- 21.7 21.7 Political Organizations 193 19.3 34 21.6 149 18.9 -- --.- -- --.- 23.7 23.0 Radio-TV 404 18.9 61 21.3 330 18.5 -- --.- -- --.- 21.4 21.6 Fraternity or Sorority 1331 19.7 264 21.2 1028 19.4 -- --.- -- --.- 22.1 21.7 Campus or Community Service Org. 1080 19.9 214 21.4 830 19.6 -- --.- -- --.- 23.0 22.5

All Students 3773 19.8 740 21.6 2940 19.5 -- --.- -- --.- 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 1 - 2 0 1 2

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Table 15 College Freshmen Trends: Scores, Grades, Ethnic Background, etc. ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Freshmen Classes 2010-2011 Norms 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 National Mstr Avg Avg Avg Avg Avg Avg Avg —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

ACT Standard Score English 21.3 21.7 21.8 22.2 22.2 22.0 21.9 Mathematics 19.9 20.0 20.2 20.6 20.6 22.1 21.7 Reading 20.9 21.3 21.2 21.6 21.7 22.6 22.5 Science 20.6 20.8 20.8 21.5 21.3 22.0 21.8 Composite 20.8 21.1 21.1 21.6 21.6 22.3 22.1

High School Grades English 3.16 3.15 3.12 3.21 3.21 3.40 3.42 Mathematics 3.03 3.02 2.98 3.10 3.14 3.23 3.24 Social Studies 3.31 3.32 3.28 3.33 3.38 3.47 3.49 Natural Sciences 3.14 3.13 3.08 3.17 3.20 3.31 3.32 Average of grades (HSA) 3.16 3.15 3.11 3.20 3.23 3.35 3.36

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Family Income Less than $24,000 9 9 15 17 13 12 11 About $24,000 - $50,000 21 25 21 22 23 19 19 About $50,000 - $60,000 15 14 8 7 9 7 7 About $60,000 - $80,000 12 14 14 14 14 11 12 About $80,000 - $100,000 9 10 12 12 13 10 11 More than $100,000 6 9 14 13 12 16 16

Racial/Ethnic Background Black/African American 15 18 18 17 19 11 11 American Indian/Alaska Native 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 White 70 70 71 73 71 66 69 Hispanic/Latino 0 1 1 1 2 8 8 Asian 1 1 1 1 0 5 3 Two or more races/Other 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 Prefer not to Respond/No Resp 1 2 5 4 5 7 7

Expressed need for help with: Educational/Occupational Plans 32 43 48 44 49 42 43 Writing Skills 22 20 21 21 21 19 19 Reading Skills 25 28 27 25 25 22 21 Math Skills 31 35 36 35 34 30 30

Special programs/Interests Ind Study/Honors Courses 31 45 51 49 51 42 42 Advanced Placement in English 20 3 0 0 0 0 0 Advanced Placement in Math 18 3 0 0 0 0 0 Adv Placement Foreign Language 9 1 0 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 1 - 2 0 1 2

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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 3183 1101 886 1196 3087 96

UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE LAFAYETTE LA 1201 286 350 565 1196 5 SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY HAMMOND LA 1048 287 318 443 1039 9 LOUISIANA ST UNIV/A&M-BATON ROUGE BATON ROUGE LA 893 328 244 321 884 9 LA OFFICE OF STUD FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE BATON ROUGE LA 584 318 86 180 582 2 UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS NEW ORLEANS LA 399 83 92 224 393 6 NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIV OF LOUISIANA NATCHITOCHES LA 291 58 76 157 289 2 LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY RUSTON LA 248 59 63 126 244 4 FLETCHER TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE HOUMA LA 244 55 96 93 240 4 SOUTHERN UNIV AT BATON ROUGE BATON ROUGE LA 241 56 67 118 240 1 MCNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY LAKE CHARLES LA 238 54 65 119 235 3 DELGADO COMMUNITY COLLEGE NEW ORLEANS LA 223 66 62 95 221 2 UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT MONROE MONROE LA 191 33 50 108 189 2 BATON ROUGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE BATON ROUGE LA 139 43 30 66 139 0 TULANE UNIVERSITY NEW ORLEANS LA 137 14 34 89 136 1 XAVIER UNIVERSITY NEW ORLEANS LA 134 43 28 63 132 2 LOYOLA UNIVERSITY NEW ORLEANS NEW ORLEANS LA 122 21 22 79 120 2 NCAA ELIGIBILITY CENTER INDIANAPOLIS IN 106 38 16 52 95 11 GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY GRAMBLING LA 103 26 17 60 102 1 DILLARD UNIVERSITY NEW ORLEANS LA 99 19 34 46 98 1 OUR LADY OF THE LAKE COLLEGE BATON ROUGE LA 59 10 12 37 59 0 UNIVERSITY SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI HATTIESBURG MS 58 12 8 38 48 10 LOUISIANA COLLEGE PINEVILLE LA 55 14 11 30 55 0 LOUISIANA ST UNIV AT EUNICE EUNICE LA 51 11 14 26 50 1 SOUTHERN UNIV AT NEW ORLEANS NEW ORLEANS LA 51 8 10 33 51 0 LOUISIANA TECH COLLEGE (ALL CAMPUSES) BATON ROUGE LA 49 11 15 23 48 1 RIVER PARISHES COMMUNITY COLLEGE SORRENTO LA 41 10 11 20 41 0 OUR LADY OF HOLY CROSS COLLEGE NEW ORLEANS LA 34 7 10 17 34 0 SOUTH LOUISIANA COMMUNITY COLLEGE LAFAYETTE LA 33 5 11 17 33 0 LOUISIANA ST UNIV-ALEXANDRIA ALEXANDRIA LA 30 9 8 13 30 0 LOUISIANA ST UNIV-SHREVEPORT SHREVEPORT LA 25 2 8 15 24 1

ALL OTHER INSTITUTIONS 833 156 213 464 659 174

NOTE: Total Score Rpts column includes only score reports from college choices 1-6. Supplemental ( 448), Residual ( 11) and Other ( 131) score reports are not included.

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