Purdue University Data Digest 2002-03 : Students : Academic Preparation of New First-Year Students

Students

Academic Preparation of New First-Year Students*
(for Academic Years 1995-96 through 2002-03)

Indicator	Score	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
High School Rank	Average Rank:	75%	75%	76%	75%	75%	77%	77%	77%
	Percent in Top Tenth	27%	27%	26%	25%	26%	27%	28%	28%
	Percent in Top Half	90%	89%	90%	90%	91%	94%	95%	93%
	Percent in Bottom Half	10%	11%	10%	10%	9%	6%	5%	7%

	Percent Who Submitted Class Rank	93%	92%	91%	91%	88%	88%	85%	83%

ACT	Average ACT Score:	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	26
	25th Percentile Score	21	21	21	22	22	22	23	23
	75th Percentile Score	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28

	Percent Who Submitted ACT Scores	41%	37%	36%	35%	36%	39%	41%	42%

SAT**	Average Verbal Plus Math SAT Score:	1102	1095	1106	1108	1110	1129	1134	1150
	25th Percentile Score	980	970	980	980	980	1010	1020	1030
	75th Percentile Score	1230	1220	1220	1220	1230	1240	1250	1270

	Average Verbal SAT Score:	537	534	538	540	540	548	550	555
	25th Percentile Score	480	480	480	480	480	490	500	500
	75th Percentile Score	600	590	590	590	590	600	600	610

	Average Math SAT Score:	565	561	568	568	570	581	584	595
	25th Percentile Score	500	490	500	500	500	520	520	530
	75th Percentile Score	630	630	630	630	640	640	650	660

	Percent Who Submitted SAT Scores	87%	88%	87%	85%	85%	84%	83%	82%

Due to a change in the application structure in 1994, only an eight-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.