2002-2011 Selectivity and Graduation Rates at NJIT

Office of Institutional Research and PlanningApril 25th, 2012

FTFTF Enrollment 2002-2011

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FTFTF breakdown by EOP, Honors, Regular for 2002-2011

Note: FTFTF holding EOP and Honors statuses simultaneously are counted as EOP.Transfers are first-time full-time degree-seeking undergraduate transfers of all class levels.

FTFTFTransfer

sYear EOP Honors Regular Total2002 106 122 433 661 3652003 96 114 488 698 3562004 112 140 416 668 3262005 148 126 486 760 2542006 162 132 504 798 3042007 125 132 474 731 3112008 109 156 514 779 3612009 94 161 671 926 3722010 138 164 573 875 4232011 135 154 614 903 491

Admission guidelines: FTFTF

• Strong academic record: top 25% preferred, 4 years of math including pre-Calc and 2 lab sciences (for STEM majors); grades of B or better recommended

• SAT Math (M) + Critical Reading (CR) composite = 1050 or higher; 550 or better in Math preferred

• ACT composite = 22 or higher• Flexibility allowed for non-STEM majors

NJIT Admissions Selectivity: Summary

• Entering student SAT scores are generally unchanged in 10 years.

• A slight decrease for EOP students is offset by a slight increase for Honors students.

• Entering student HS Rank is slightly improved, with a slight decrease for EOP students more than offset by increases for Honors and Regular students

NJIT Transfer Performance: Summary

• Overall, transfer students outperform native students in graduation rates.

• Transfer student 4 year graduate rates are slightly better than native student 6 year graduation rates.

• Six year graduation rates for transfer students are sometimes approaching Honors student graduation rates.

Notes to SAT scores

• SAT scores at NJIT have been consistently calculated. All FTFTF students are included with no exceptions for the category of ‘special admits.’ Other schools in NJ use the category of special admits.

• ETS research indicates that SAT differences of less than 50 points are not statistically significant.

• At NJIT SAT-Verbal is not a significant positive predictor of performance. (In some cohorts it is a negative predictor of graduation.)

All FTFTF SAT Math 25th and 75th Percentiles

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All FTFTF SAT Math 75

All FTFTF SAT Verbal 25th and 75th Percentiles

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All FTFTF SAT Verbal 75

Notes to HS Rank

• HS Rank is an excellent indicator of university performance but its utility depends somewhat on the quality of the high school.

• To the extent it can be evaluated, the quality of high schools from which NJIT students are recruited has almost certainly improved.

All FTFTF High School Rank Percentiles

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Regular FTFTF High School Rank Percentiles

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Honors FTFTF High School Rank Percentiles

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EOP FTFTF High School Rank Percentiles

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Transfers are first-time full-time degree-seeking undergraduate transfers of all class levels.

6-Year Native Graduation Rates vs. 4-Year Transfer Graduation Rates

Transfers are first-time full-time degree-seeking undergraduate transfers of all class levels.

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6-Year Graduation Rates of Native Students Who Changed Major in Their Sophomore Year vs. 4-Year Transfer Graduation Rates

Transfers are first-time full-time degree-seeking undergraduate transfers of all class levels.

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Appendix

All FTFTF SAT Combined 25th and 75th Percentiles

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All FTFTF SAT Com-bined 25 All FTFTF SAT Com-bined 75

Regular FTFTF SAT Percentiles

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1600SAT Math 25

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SAT Verbal 25

SAT Verbal 75

SAT Combined 25

SAT Combined 75

Honors FTFTF SAT Percentiles

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SAT V 25

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SAT Comb 25

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EOP FTFTF SAT Percentiles

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4-Year Graduation Rates

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Transfers are first-time full-time degree-seeking undergraduate transfers of all class levels.