Common Data Set Fall 2003

Fall 2004 Common Data Set

General Information

A1. Address Information

Name of College or University	University of Wisconsin - La Crosse
Mailing Address	1725 State Street
City/State/Zip	La Crosse, WI 54601-3742
Country	United States
Street Address (if different)
Main Phone	608-785-8000
WWW Home Page Address	www.uwlax.edu
Admissions Phone Number	608-785-8939
Admissions Toll-Free Number
Admissions Office Mailing Address	1725 State Street
City/State/Zip	La Crosse, WI 54601-3742
Country	United States
Admissions Fax Number	608-785-8940
Admissions Email Address	admissions@uwlax.edu
If there is a separate URL application site on the internet, please specify:	apply.wisconsin.edu

A2. Source of institutional control

Public Private (nonprofit) Proprietary

A3. Classify your undergraduate institution

Coeducational Men's Women's

A4. Academic year calendar

Semester Quarter Trimester 4-1-4 Other Continuous Differs By Program
If you chose "Continuous", please describe here:
If you chose "Differs", please describe here:
If you chose "Others", please describe here:

A5. Degrees offered by your institution

Certificate
Diploma
Associate
    Transfer
    Terminal
Bachelor's
Post Bachelor's Certificate
Master's
Post Master's Certificate
Doctoral
First Professional
First Professional Certificate

Common Data Set B: Enrollment And Persistence
(2004-2005)

B1. Institutional Enrollment---Men and Women

	FULL-TIME			PART-TIME
Undergraduates
Degree-seeking, first-time freshmen	581	956	Line 1	1	6	Line 15
Other first-year, degree-seeking	236	202	Line 2	31	23	Line 16
All other degree-seeking	2,080	3,247	Lines 3-6	127	124	Lines 17-20
Total degree-seeking	2,897	4,405		159	153
All other undergraduates enrolled in credit courses	41	46	Line 7	58	85	Line 21
Total undergraduates	2,938	4,451	Line 8	217	238	Line 22
First-professional
First-time, first-professional students			Line 9			Line 23
All other first-professionals			Line 10			Line 24
Total first-professional
Graduate
Degree-seeking, first-time	37	51	Line 11	9	11	Line 25
All other degree-seeking	86	152	Line 12	97	125	Line 26
All other graduates enrolled in credit courses	5	5	Line 13	29	60	Line 27
Total graduate	128	208		135	196
Total all undergraduates:						7,844

Total all graduate and professional students:						667

GRAND TOTAL ALL STUDENTS:						8,511

B2. Enrollment by Racial/Ethnic Category

	Degree-seeking First-time First year	Degree-seeking undergraduates (including first-time first-year)	Total Undergraduates (both degree- and non-degree-seeking)
Non-resident aliens	9	53	97
Black, non-Hispanic	14	63	68
American Indian or Alaskan Native	3	47	49
Asian or Pacific Islander	57	218	225
Hispanic	21	113	115
White, non-Hispanic	1,416	7,066	7,228
Race/ethnicity unknown	24	54	62
Total	1,544	7,614	7,844

Persistence

B3. Number of degrees awarded by your institution from July 1, 2003 to June 30, 2004

Certificate/diploma
Associate degrees
Bachelor's degrees		1,624
Post-Bachelor's certificates
Master's degrees		705
Post-master's certificates
Doctoral degrees
First professional degrees
First professional certificates

Graduation Rates

For Bachelor's or Equivalent Programs

B4.

Initial 1998 cohort of first-time, full-time bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students; total all students:

1,740

B5.

Of the initial 1998 cohort, how many did not persist and did not graduate for the following reasons: deceased, permanently disabled, armed forces, foreign aid service of the federal government, or official church missions; total allowable exclusions:

B6.

Final 1998 cohort, after adjusting for allowable exclusions:

1,740

B7.

Of the initial 1998 cohort, how many completed the program in four years or less (by August 31, 2002):

449

B8.

Of the initial 1998 cohort, how many completed the program in more than four years but in five years or less (after August 31, 2002 and by August 31, 2003):

498

B9.

Of the initial 1998 cohort, how many completed the program in more than five years but in six years or less (after August 31, 2003 and by August 31, 2004):

121

B10.

Total graduating within six years (sum of questions B7, B8, and B9):

1,068

B11.

Six-year graduation rate for 1998 cohort (question B10 divided by question B6):

B14.

Final 2001 cohort, after adjusting for allowable exclusions:

B15.

Completers of programs of less than two years duration (total):

B16.

Completers of programs of less than two years within 150 percent of normal time:

B17.

Completers of programs of at least two but less than four years (total):

B18.

Completers of programs of at least two but less than four-years within 150 percent of normal time:

B19.

Total transfers-out (within three years) to other institutions:

B20.

Total transfers to two-year institutions:

B21.

Total transfers to four-year institutions:

Retention Rates

Report for the cohort of all full-time, first-time bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students who entered in Fall 2003 (or the preceding summer term). The initial cohort may be adjusted for students who departed for the following reasons: deceased, permanently disabled, armed forces, foreign aid service of the federal government or official church missions. No other adjustments to the initial cohort should be made.

B22.

For the cohort of all full-time bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students who entered your institution as freshman in Fall 2003 (or the preceding summer term), what percentage was enrolled at your institution as of the date your institution calculates its official enrollment in Fall 2004?

Common Data Set C: First-Time, First-Year (Freshman) Admission (2004-2005)

Applications

C1. First-time, first-year (freshman) students:

Total first-time, first-year (freshman) men who applied	2,420
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who applied	3,806
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) who applied	6,226
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) men who were admitted	1,284
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who were admitted	2,482
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) who were admitted	3,766
Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men who enrolled	583
Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women who enrolled	963
Total full-time, first-time , first-year (freshman) who enrolled	1,546
Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men who enrolled	7
Total part-time, first-time , first-year (freshman) women who enrolled	1
Total part-time, first-time , first-year (freshman) who enrolled	8

C2. Freshman wait-listed students
(students who met admission requirements but whose final admission was contingent on space availability)

Do you have a policy of placing students on a waiting list?

Yes No

Number of qualified applicants placed on waiting list	500
Number accepting a place on the waiting list	500
Number of wait-listed students admitted	330

Admission Requirements

C3. High school completion requirement
High school completion requirement(s) for degree-seeking entering students:

High school diploma is required and GED is accepted
High school diploma is required and GED is not accepted
High school diploma or equivalent is not required

C4. Does your institution require or recommend a general college preparatory program for degree-seeking students?

Require
Recommend
Neither require nor recommend

C5. Distribution of high school units required and/or recommended.
(One unit equals one year of study or equivalent.)

	Units required	Units recommended
Total academic units	17	21
English	4	4
Mathematics	3	4
Science	3	4
-of these, units that must be lab	2	2
Foreign language		3
Social Studies	3	4
History
Academic electives	4	2
Other:

Basis for Selection

C6. Open admission policy, under which virtually all secondary school graduates or students with GED equivalency diplomas are admitted without regard to academic record, test scores, or other qualifications? If so, check which applies:

Open admission policy as described above for all students
Open admission policy as described above for most students, but
selective admission for out-of-state students
selective admission to some programs
Other (explain)		we have a selective admissions policy in general

C7. Relative importance of each of the following academic and nonacademic factors in your first-time, first-year, degree-seeking (freshman) admission decisions.

	Very important	Important	Considered	Not considered
Academic
Secondary school record
Class rank
Recommendations
Standardized test scores
Essays
Non-Academic
Interview
Extracurricular activities
Talent/ability
Character/personal qualities
Alumni/ae relation
Geographical residence
State residency
Religious affiliation/commitment
Minority status
Volunteer work
Work experience

SAT and ACT Policies

C8. Entrance exams

Does your institution make use of SAT Reasoning Test, ACT, or SAT Subject Test scores in admission decisions for first-time, first-year degree-seeking applicants?

Yes No

If yes, please select the appropriate boxes below to reflect your institution's policies for use in admission.

	ADMISSIONS
	Require	Recommend	Require for some	Consider if submitted	Not used
SAT Reasoning Test only
ACT Only
SAT Reasoning or ACT
SAT Reasoning or SAT Subject Tests
SAT Reasoning and SAT Subject Tests or ACT
SAT Subject Tests only

B. If your institution will make use of the ACT in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants for Fall 2006, please indicate which ONE of the following applies:

ACT with Writing component required

ACT without Writing component accepted

ACT with or without Writing component accepted

C. If your institution will make use of the new SAT Reasoning Test scores in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants for Fall 2006, please indicate which ONE of the following applies:

New SAT Reasoning Test required

New SAT Reasoning Test or the “old” SAT I (administered prior to March 2005 and without a writing component) accepted

D.In addition, does your institution use applicants' test scores for placement or counseling?

Placement	Yes No
Counseling	Yes No

E. Does your institution use the SAT Reasoning or SAT Subject Tests or the ACT for placement only? If so, please mark the appropriate boxes below:
	PLACEMENT
	Require	Recommend	Require for some
SAT Reasoning
SAT Subject Tests
ACT
SAT Reasoning or ACT

F. Latest date by which SAT or ACT scores must be received for fall-term admission:	05/01
Latest date by which SAT Subject Tests scores must be received for fall-term admission:
G. If necessary, use this space to clarify your test policies (e.g. if tests recommended for some students, or if tests not required of some students):
Special arrangements may be made for students with disabilities.

Freshman Profile

C9. Percent and number of first-time, first-year (freshman) students enrolled in Fall 2004 who submitted national standardized (SAT/ACT) test scores.

Percent submitting SAT scores	2
Percent submitting ACT scores	99
Number submitting SAT scores	30
Number submitting ACT scores	1,525

	25th percentile	75th percentile
SAT I Verbal
SAT I Math
ACT Composite	23	26
ACT English	22	26
ACT Math	23	27

Percent of first-time, first-year (freshman) students with scores in each range:

	SAT I Verbal	SAT I Math
700-800	4	10
600-699	23	33
500-599	53	37
400-499	20	17
300-399	0	3
200-299	0	0

	ACT Composite	ACT English	ACT Math
30-36	5	8	8
24-29	63	51	63
18-23	31	38	28
12-17	1	3	1
6-11	0	0	0
below 6	0	0	0

C10. Percent of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year (freshman) students who had high school class rank within each of the following ranges (report information for those students from whom you collected high school rank information).

Percent in top 10th of high school graduating class			34
Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class			86
Percent in top half of high school graduating class			98
Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class			0
Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class			2
Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted high school class rank:			94

C11. Percent of all enrolled, degree-seeking first-time, first-year(freshman) students who had high school grade-point averages within each of the following ranges (using 4.0 scale); report information only for those students from whom you collected high school GPA.

Percent who had a GPA of 3.0 or higher
Percent who had a GPA between 2.0 and 2.99
Percent who had a GPA between 1.0 and 1.99
Percent who had a GPA below 1.0

C12.

Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time, first year (freshman) students who submitted GPA:
Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted high school GPA:

Admission Policies

C13. Application Fee

Does your institution have an application fee?			Yes No
Amount of application fee			35
Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?			Yes No

C14. Application Closing Date

Does your institution have an application closing date?			Yes No
Application closing date (Fall)
Priority date			01/01

C15.

Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the fall?

Yes No

C16. Notification to applicants of admission decision sent

On a rolling basis beginning (date)				09/15
By (date)
Other

C17. Reply policy for admitted applicants

Must reply by (date)			05/01
No set date
Must reply by May 1 or within			weeks if notified thereafter
Other

C18. Deferred admission:

Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission?		Yes No
If yes, maximum period of postponement:

C19. Early admission of high school students:

Does your institution allow high school students to enroll as full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) students one year or more before high school graduation?

Yes No

C20. Common application

Will you accept the Common Application distributed by the National Association of Secondary School Principals if submitted?	Yes No
If "yes," are supplemental forms required?	Yes No
Is your college a member of the Common Application Group?	Yes No

Early Decision and Early Action Plans

C21. Early decision

Does your institution offer an early decision plan (an admission plan that permits students to apply and be notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date and that asks students to commit to attending if accepted) for first-time, first-year (freshman) applicants for Fall enrollment?

Yes No

C22. Early action:

Do you have a nonbinding early action plan whereby students are notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date but do not have to commit to attending your college?

Yes No

Common Data Set D: Transfer Admission (2004-2005)

Fall Applicants

D1.

Does your institution enroll transfer students?

Yes No

(If no, please skip to Section E)

If yes, may transfer students earn advanced standing credit by transferring credits earned from course work completed at other colleges/universities?

Yes No

D2. Provide the number of students who applied, were admitted, and enrolled as degree-seeking transfer students in Fall 2004.

	Applicants	Admitted Applicants	Enrolled Applicants
Men	479	263	174
Women	460	286	170
Total	939	549	344

Application for Admission

D3. Indicate terms for which transfers may enroll:

Fall Winter Spring Summer

D4.

Must a transfer applicant have a minimum number of credits completed or else must apply as an entering freshman?		Yes No
If yes, what is the minimum number of credits and the unit of measure?		12

D5. Indicate all items required of transfer students to apply for admission:

	Required of All	Recommended of All	Recommended of Some	Required of Some	Not Required
High school transcript
College transcript(s)
Essay or personal statement
Interview
Standardized test score
Statement of good standing from prior institution(s)

D6.

If a minimum high school grade point average is required of transfer applicants, specify (on a 4.0 scale):

D7.

If a minimum college grade point average is required of transfer applicants, specify (on a 4.0 scale):

2.5

D8.

List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants:

D9. List application priority, closing, notification, and candidate reply dates for transfer students. If applications are reviewed on a continous or rolling basis, place a check mark in the "Rolling admission" column.

	Priority Date	Closing Date	Notification Date	Reply Date	Rolling Admission
Fall
Winter
Spring
Summer

D10.

Does an open admission policy, if reported, apply to transfer students?

Yes No

D11.

Describe additional requirements for transfer admission, if applicable:
If space is available, transfers may qualify for admission with a GPA between 2.0 and 2.49. Exceptions made for disadvantaged, multicultural, veterans, and non-traditional students. Transfer applications close once maximum allowable number of applications is reached.

Transfer Credit Policies

D12.

Report the lowest grade earned for any course that may be transferred for credit:

D13.

Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a two-year institution:

unit type:

unlimited

D14.

Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a four-year institution:

unit type:

unlimited

D15.

Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn an associate degree:

D16.

Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn a bachelor's degree:

D17.

Describe other transfer credit policies:

Common Data Set E: Academic Offerings And Policies
(2004-2005)

E1. Special study options:

Identify those programs available at your institution. Refer to the glossary for definitions.
Accelerated program Cooperative (work-study) program Cross-registration Distance learning Double major Dual enrollment English as a Second Language (ESL) Exchange student program (domestic) External degree program Other (specify):	Honors program Independent study Internships Liberal arts/career combination Student-designed major Study abroad Teacher certification program Weekend college

E2. Has been removed from the CDS.

E3. Areas in which all or most students are required to complete some course work prior to graduation

Arts/fine arts
Computer literacy
English (including composition)
Foreign languages
History
Other (describe):

Humanities
Mathematics
Philosophy
Sciences (biological or physical)
Social science

Common Data Set F: Student Life (2004-2005)

F1. Percentage of first-times, first-year (freshman) students and all degree-seeking undergraduates enrolled in Fall 2004 who fit the following categories:

	First-time, first-year (freshman) students	Undergraduates
Percent of students who are from out of state (exclude internat'l/nonresident aliens)	16	16
Percent of men who join fraternities	1	1
Percent of women who join sororities	1	1
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing	90	36
Percent who live off campus or commute	10	64
Percent of students age 25 and older	1	5
Average age of full-time students	19	21
Average age of all students (full- and part-time)	19	21

F2. Activities offered:
Identify those programs available at your institution.

Choral groups
Concert band
Dance
Drama/theater
Jazz band
Literary magazine

Marching band
Music ensembles
Musical theater
Opera
Pep band
Radio station

Student government
Student newspaper
Student-run film society
Symphony orchestra
Television station
Yearbook

F3. ROTC
(program offered in cooperation with Reserve Officer's Training Corps)

Army ROTC is offered:

On campus
At cooperating institutions (name):

Navy ROTC is offered:

On campus
At cooperating institutions (name):

Air Force ROTC is offered:

On campus
At cooperating institutions (name):

F4. Housing
Check all types of college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing available for undergraduates at your institution.

Coed dorms
Men's dorms
Women's dorms
Apartments for married students
Apartments for single students
Other housing options (specify):
Substance Free; First Year Experience

Special housing for disabled student
Special housing for international students
Fraternity/sorority housing
Cooperative housing

Common Data Set G: Annual Expenses (2004-2005)

Provide 2005-2006 academic year costs for the following categories that are applicable to your institution.

Check here if your institution's 2005-2006 academic year costs are not available at this time and provide an approximate date (i.e., month/day) when your institution's final 2005-2006 academic year costs will be available: 08/01

G1. Undergraduate full-time tuition, required fees, room and board

	FIRST-YEAR	UNDERGRADUATES
PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS Tuition:
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS Tuition: (in-district)	$4,895.00	$4,895.00
In-state: (out-of-district)	$4,895.00	$4,895.00
Out-of-state	$14,941.00	$14,941.00
NONRESIDENT ALIENS Tuition:
REQUIRED FEES:	$0.00	$0.00
ROOM AND BOARD: (on-campus)	$4,570.00	$4,570.00
ROOM ONLY: (on-campus)	$2,530.00	$2,530.00
BOARD ONLY: (on-campus meal plan)	$2,040.00	$2,040.00

Comprehensive tuition/room/board fee (if your college cannot provide separate tuition/room/board/fees):
Other:

G2.

Number of credits per term a student can take for the stated full-time tuition
Minimum	12	Maximum	18

G3.

Do tuition and fees vary by year of study (e.g., sophomore, junior, senior)?

Yes No

G4.

If tuition and fees vary by undergraduate instructional program, describe briefly:
Students in allied health programs pay a surcharge.

G5. Provide the estimated expenses for a typical full-time undergraduate student.

	Residents	Commuters (living at home)	Commuters (not living at home)
Books and supplies:	$300.00	$300.00	$300.00
Room only:	$2,530.00		$4,030.00
Board only:	$2,040.00		$2,040.00
Transportation:	$235.00	$265.00	$235.00
Other expenses:	$2,000.00	$2,000.00	$2,000.00

G6. Undergraduate per-credit-hour charges:

PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS:
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS: (in-district)	$204.00
In-state: (out-of-district)	$204.00
Out-of-state:	$623.00
NONRESIDENT ALIENS:

Common Data Set H: Financial Aid (2004-2005)

Aid Awarded to Enrolled Undergraduates

H1.

Indicate academic year for which data are reported:
2004-2005 estimated or	2003-2004 final

Which needs-analysis methodology does your institution use in awarding institutional aid?

		Federal methodology (FM)
		Institutional methodology (IM)
		Both FM and IM

	Need-based aid	Non-need-based aid
	$	$
Scholarships/Grants:
Federal	$4,373,345.00	$122,065.00
State (i.e., all states, not only the state in which your institution is located)	$2,334,785.00	$346,245.00
Institutional (endowment, alumni, or other institutional awards) and external funds awarded by the college excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below)	$388,745.00	$103,337.00
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g., Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college	$245,650.00	$1,767,446.00
Total Scholarships/Grants	$7,347,525.00	$2,339,093.00
Self-Help
Student Loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)	$15,306,766.00	$11,749,283.00
Federal Work Study	$459,243.00
State and other (e.g., institutional) workstudy/ employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)		$2,588,725.00
*Total Self-Help*	$15,766,009.00	$14,338,008.00
Parent Loans		$1,406,271.00
Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.
Athletic Awards

Number of Enrolled Students Receiving Aid

H2.

	First-time Full-time Freshmen	Full-time Undergrad (inc. fresh)	Less than Full-time Undergrad
a) Number of degree-seeking undergraduate students (CDS Item B1 if reporting on Fall 2004 cohort)	1,550	7,621	360
b) Number of students in line a who applied for need-based financial aid	1,116	5,487	257
c) Number of students in line b who were determined to have financial need	892	4,389	172
d) Number of students in line c who were awarded any financial aid	874	4,301	169
e) Number of students in line d who were awarded any need-based scholarship or grant aid	402	2,023	84
f) Number of students in line d who were awarded any need-based self-help aid	760	3,698	81
g) Number of students in line d who were awarded any non-need-based scholarship or grant aid	64	477	8
h) Number of students in line d whose need was fully met (exclude PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans and private alternative loans.)	680	3,816	133
i) On average, the percentage of need that was met of students who were awarded any need-based aid. Exclude any aid that was awarded in excess of need as well as any resources that were awarded to replace EFC (PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans and private alternative loans)	81	82	85
j) The average financial aid package of those in line d. Exclude any resources that were awarded to replace EFC (PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans and private alternative loans.)	$4,316.00	$5,499.00	$3,111.00
k) Average need-based scholarship or grant aid of those in line e	$1,419.00	$1,836.00	$1,263.00
l) Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans and private alternative loans) of those in line f	$2,897.00	$3,663.00	$2,984.00
m) Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans and private alternative loans) of those in line f who were awarded a need-based loan	$2,902.00	$3,284.00	$2,752.00

H2A. Number of Enrolled Students Awarded Non-need-based Scholarships and Grants.

	First-time Full-time Freshmen	Full-time Undergrad (inc. fresh)	Less than Full-time Undergrad
n) Number of students in line a who had no financial need and who were awarded institutional non-need-based scholarship or grant aid (exclude those who were awarded athletic awards and tuition benefits)	52	399	10
o) Average dollar amount of institutional non-need-based scholarship or grant aid awarded to students in line n	$394.00	$701.00	$622.00
p) Number of students in line a who were awarded an institutional non-need-based athletic grant or scholarship	0	0	0
q) Average dollar amount of institutional non-need-based athletic grants and scholarships awarded to students in line p	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00

H3. Incorporated into H1 above.

H4.

Provide the percentage of the 2004 undergraduate class who graduated between July 1, 2003 and June 30, 2004 and borrowed at any time through any loan programs (federal, state, subsidized, unsubsidized, private, etc.; exclude parent loans). Include only students who borrowed while enrolled at your institution:

H5.

Average per-borrower cumulative undergraduate indebtedness of those in line H4. Do not include money borrowed at other institutions:

$14,481.00

Aid to Undergraduate Degree-seeking Nonresident Aliens

H6. Indicate your institution's policy regarding institutional scholarship and grant aid for undergraduate degree-seeking nonresident aliens:

		Institution need-based scholarship or grant aid is available
		Institution non-nee