Purdue University Data Digest 2007-08

Students

Academic Preparation of New First-Year Students¹ - West Lafayette Campus
(for Fall Semester in Academic Years 1998-99 through 2007-08)

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Indicator	Score		1998-99	1999-00	2000-01	2001-02	2002-03	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08
High School Rank	Average Rank		75%	75%	77%	77%	77%	77%	76%	75%	76%	78%
		Percent in Top Tenth	25%	26%	27%	28%	28%	27%	27%	27%	28%	31%
		Percent in Top Half	90%	91%	94%	95%	93%	92%	92%	90%	91%	92%
		Percent in Bottom Half	10%	9%	6%	5%	7%	8%	8%	10%	9%	8%
	Percent Who Submitted Class Rank		91%	88%	88%	85%	83%	80%	82%	78%	74%	72%

Indicator	Score		1998-99	1999-00	2000-01	2001-02	2002-03	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08
High School GPA²	Average GPA		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5
High School GPA²	Percent Who Submitted GPA		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	87%	91%	92%	93%

Indicator	Score		1998-99	1999-00	2000-01	2001-02	2002-03	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08
ACT	Average ACT Score:		24	24	25	25	26	25	25	25	25	25
		25th Percentile Score	22	22	22	23	23	23	22	23	22	23
		75th Percentile Score	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
	Percent Who Submitted ACT Scores		35%	36%	39%	41%	42%	42%	41%	40%	39%	42%

Indicator	Score		1998-99	1999-00	2000-01	2001-02	2002-03	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08
SAT	Average Verbal Plus Math SAT Score:		1108	1110	1129	1134	1150	1150	1149	1150	1142	1145
		25th Percentile Score	980	980	1010	1020	1030	1030	1030	1030	1020	1020
		75th Percentile Score	1220	1230	1240	1250	1270	1260	1260	1260	1250	1270
	Average Verbal SAT Score:		540	540	548	550	555	559	558	557	550	551
		25th Percentile Score	480	480	490	500	500	500	500	500	490	490
		75th Percentile Score	590	590	600	600	610	610	610	610	600	610
	Average Math SAT Score:		568	570	581	584	595	591	591	593	592	594
		25th Percentile Score	500	500	520	520	530	530	530	530	530	530
		75th Percentile Score	630	640	640	650	660	650	650	650	650	660
	Percent Who Submitted SAT Scores		85%	85%	84%	83%	82%	84%	85%	83%	82%	80%

¹Does not include nondegree students.
²High School GPA information became available Fall 2004.
Note: SAT Verbal test replaced by Critical Reading Fall 2006-07.

Source: Office of Enrollment Management