Purdue University Data Digest 2009-10

Students

Academic Preparation of New First-Year Students¹ - West Lafayette Campus
(for Fall Semester in Academic Years 2000-01 through 2009-10)

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Indicator	Score		2000-01	2001-02	2002-03	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08	2008-09	2009-10
High School Rank	Average Rank		77%	77%	77%	77%	76%	75%	76%	78%	79%	81%
		Percent in Top Tenth	27%	28%	28%	27%	27%	27%	28%	31%	30%	35%
		Percent in Top Half	94%	95%	93%	92%	92%	90%	91%	92%	93%	95%
		Percent in Bottom Half	6%	5%	7%	8%	8%	10%	9%	8%	7%	5%
	Percent Who Submitted Class Rank		88%	85%	83%	80%	82%	78%	74%	72%	68%	62%

High School GPA²	Average GPA		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5
High School GPA²	Percent Who Submitted GPA		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	87%	91%	92%	93%	92%	87%

ACT	Average ACT Score		25	25	26	25	25	25	25	25	26	26
		25th Percentile Score	22	23	23	23	22	23	22	23	23	23
		75th Percentile Score	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29
	Percent Who Submitted ACT Scores		39%	41%	42%	42%	41%	40%	39%	42%	45%	46%

SAT	Average Critical Reading Plus Math Score:		1129	1134	1150	1150	1149	1150	1142	1145	1152	1161
		25th Percentile Score	1010	1020	1030	1030	1030	1030	1020	1020	1030	1040
		75th Percentile Score	1240	1250	1270	1260	1260	1260	1250	1270	1270	1280
	Average Critical Reading Score:		548	550	555	559	558	557	550	551	554	555
		25th Percentile Score	490	500	500	500	500	500	490	490	490	500
		75th Percentile Score	600	600	610	610	610	610	600	610	610	610
	Average Math SAT Score		581	584	595	591	591	593	592	594	598	606
		25th Percentile Score	520	520	530	530	530	530	530	530	540	540
		75th Percentile Score	640	650	660	650	650	650	650	660	660	670
	Percent Who Submitted SAT Scores		84%	83%	82%	84%	85%	83%	82%	80%	79%	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