Purdue University Data Digest 2001-02 : Students : Academic Preparation of New First-Year Students

Students

Academic Preparation of New First-Year Students*

Indicator	Score	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001
High School Rank	Average Rank:	75%	75%	76%	75%	75%	77%	77%
	Percent in Top Tenth	27%	27%	26%	25%	26%	27%	28%
	Percent in Top Half	90%	89%	90%	90%	91%	94%	95%
	Percent in Bottom Half	10%	11%	10%	10%	9%	6%	5%

	Percent Who Submitted Class Rank	93%	92%	91%	91%	88%	88%	85%

ACT	Average ACT Score:	24	24	24	24	24	25	25
	25th Percentile Score	21	21	21	22	22	22	23
	75th Percentile Score	27	27	27	27	27	28	28

	Percent Who Submitted ACT Scores	41%	37%	36%	35%	36%	39%	41%

SAT**	Average Verbal Plus Math SAT Score:	1102	1095	1105	1108	1110	1129	1134
	25th Percentile Score	1102	970	980	980	980	1010	1020
	75th Percentile Score	1230	1220	1220	1220	1230	1240	1250

	Average Verbal SAT Score:	537	534	538	540	540	548	550
	25th Percentile Score	480	480	480	480	480	490	500
	75th Percentile Score	600	590	590	590	590	600	600

	Average Math SAT Score:	565	561	568	568	570	581	584
	25th Percentile Score	500	490	500	500	500	520	520
	75th Percentile Score	630	630	630	630	640	640	650

	Percent Who Submitted SAT Scores	87%	88%	87%	85%	85%	84%	83%

Due to a change in the application structure in 1994, only a six-year historical trend is given.

* Does not include nondegree students.
** All scores have been converted to the recentered scale and are highest score of both sets.