New Student Statistical Data - Fall 1998

1996

1997

1998

Difference

%Change

Freshman

Applications

7,282

8,635

9,049

414

5%

Admitted

5,238

6,267

6,226

41

1%

*Registered

2,048

2,345

2,306

-39

-2%

Average SAT Verbal

485

493

494

Average SAT Math

485

492

491

Average SAT Composite

970

985

985

Average ACT Composite

20.2

20.5

20.7

 

RANK-IN-CLASS COMPARISON OF REGISTERED STUDENTS

Top 10%

13%

14%

13%

Next 15%

25%

24%

26%

2nd Quarter

41%

42%

40%

3rd Quarter

14%

13%

13%

4th Quarter

4%

4%

3%

No Rank

3%

3%

5%

1996

1997

1998

Difference

%Change

Freshman Minority

Applications

1,653

2,236

2,740

504

23%

Admitted

991

1,368

1,529

161

12%

Registered

383

504

507

3

1%

Percent of first-time Freshmen

19%

21%

22%

1996

1997

1998

Difference

%Change

Transfer

Applications

1,878

2,047

2,015

-32

-2%

Admitted

1,370

1,512

1,494

-18

-1%

Registered

905

1,001

1,018

17

2%

1996

1997

1998

Difference

%Change

Transfer Minority

Applications

294

357

376

19

5%

Admitted

172

197

243

12

5%

Registered

125

156

154

-2

-1%

Percent of first-time Freshmen

14%

14%

16%

*For 1998, definition of freshman is the same as The CoordinatingBoard definition. For comparison purposes, number for 1998 will beslightly lower than pervious years.


New Student Statistical Data - Fall 1998

TOP FRESHMAN FEEDER MARKETS BY ZIP CODE

Market

Zip Code

# of Students

Lufkin Area

759

235

Houston

770

262

North Houston

773

194

North Dallas

750

176

Southeast Houston

775

177

Southwest Houston

774

145

TOP FIVE FEEDER HIGH SCHOOLS

High School

# of Students

Nacogdoches

72

Kingwood

36

Plano

28

Mayde Creek

25

Klein

23

TOP FIVE FEEDER COLLEGES

Junior College

# of Students

Angelina

154

Tyler

95

Kilgore

82

Panola

64

North Harris/Montgomery

60

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM - Enrolled

Rank

1997

1998

Difference

% Changed

Top 5%

172

150

-22

-13 %

2nd 5%

184

173

-11

-6 %

2nd 10%

388

403

15

4 %

Renewal

73

128

55

75 %