ACADEMIC INFORMATION
TEN-YEAR COMPARISON OF ACT SCORES FOR NEW FRESHMEN FALL SEMESTERS 2005 THROUGH 2015 27 26 25.6 25.8 25.9 25.8 25.9 26.0 26.0 26.1 25.9 26.0 25.8 25 24 24.7 24.7 24.6 24.7 24.3 24.2 24.8 24.8 24.4 24.7 24.6 24.3 24.9 24.8 24.6 23.9 25.2 25.0 25.2 25.0 24.8 24.8 24.1 23.9 25.2 24.9 24.9 24.3 25.1 24.8 24.8 24.2 25.0 24.9 24.7 24.0 24.8 24.7 24.4 23.5 23.5 23.6 23.6 23.7 23 22 21 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Composite Math Reading English Nat. Sci. Note: Averages reflect the highest value for each subscore that a student received. ACT composite scores are the average of the highest of each subscore received. 44
COMPOSITE ACT AND SAT AVERAGES OF NEW FRESHMEN BY COLLEGE College ACT SAT Count Composite Count Composite Ag. Sciences & Natural Res. 440 25.5 46 1,100 Arts & Sciences 805 25.5 86 1,147 Spears School of Business 529 24.9 88 1,126 Education 203 23.9 28 1,082 Engineering & Architecture 729 27.3 101 1,183 Div. of Technology 41 25.7 6 1,230 Human Sciences 223 24.1 24 1,063 Overall College Average 2,970 25.6 379 1,137 University College Advising 676 21.1 123 940 Overall Average 3,646 24.8 502 1,089 Note: Composite scores in this table are calculated using the highest subscores obtained for each student. If students have taken both the ACT and the SAT, only the higher score is reported. 45
DISTRIBUTION OF NEW FRESHMEN BY COMPOSITE ACT SCORE 450 400 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 36 35 34 33 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 Composite Cumulative ACT Score Female Male Total Percent Percent 36 2 1 3 0.08% 0.08% 35 4 14 18 0.49% 0.58% 34 13 27 40 1.10% 1.67% 33 21 33 54 1.48% 3.15% 32 51 56 107 2.93% 6.09% 31 62 74 136 3.73% 9.82% 30 67 90 157 4.31% 14.13% 29 81 107 188 5.16% 19.28% 28 127 108 235 6.45% 25.73% 27 133 128 261 7.16% 32.89% 26 148 128 276 7.57% 40.46% 25 189 200 389 10.67% 51.12% 24 171 173 344 9.43% 60.56% 23 172 110 282 7.73% 68.29% 22 172 141 313 8.58% 76.88% 21 196 108 304 8.34% 85.22% 20 126 87 213 5.84% 91.06% 19 86 56 142 3.89% 94.95% 18 43 36 79 2.17% 97.12% 17 47 18 65 1.78% 98.90% 16 18 8 26 0.71% 99.62% 15 3 5 8 0.22% 99.84% 14 2 2 4 0.11% 99.95% 13 2 0 2 0.05% 100.00% Total 1,936 1,710 3,646 100.0% 100.00% Note: ACT scores are only included in this table if they represent the highest test score available for the student. If the student's SAT score (converted to an ACT equivalent) is higher, then the ACT score is not included here. 46
ACT AND SAT AVERAGES OF NEW FRESHMEN BY ETHNICITY AND GENDER ACT SAT Ethnicity Count Composite Count Composite White 2,551 25.3 326 1,115 African American 165 20.9 49 937 Native American 165 23.7 6 1,097 Hispanic 277 23.6 68 1,063 Asian 58 25.1 4 1,193 Pacific Islander 6 25.8 1 1,200 Multiracial 415 24.4 29 1,097 International 6 25.7 18 1,076 Unknown 3 21.0 1 1,220 Gender Female 1,936 24.3 210 1,052 Male 1,710 25.3 292 1,115 Total 3,646 24.8 502 1,089 Note: Composite scores in this table are calculated using the highest subscores obtained for each student. If students have taken both the ACT and the SAT, only the higher score is reported. 47
OKLAHOMA HIGH SCHOOL ACT PARTICIPATION STATISTICS 2010 THROUGH 2015 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 High School Graduates in Oklahoma 1 39,808 37,719 39,085 38,616 37,748 37,280 Number of Oklahoma H.S. Students Taking ACT 2 * 28,343 28,223 29,342 28,988 28,682 30,844 Total ACT Scores Received by OSU 2 ** 7,946 7,836 8,121 7,808 7,536 7,951 1st Choice / % of Scores Received 2,908 36.6% 2,983 38.1% 3,227 39.7% 3,061 39.2% 2,984 39.6% 3,202 40.3% 2nd - 6th Choices / % of Scores Received 5,038 63.4% 4,853 61.9% 4,894 60.3% 4,747 60.8% 4,552 60.4% 4,749 59.7% Applications Received by OSU 8,696 9,914 12,056 11,064 12,281 12,501 48 New Freshmen Accepted by OSU 7,079 8,099 9,351 8,411 9,192 9,392 % of Applications Received 81.4% 81.7% 77.6% 76.0% 74.8% 75.1% New Freshmen Enrolled at OSU 3,554 3,896 4,289 3,872 4,057 4,177 % of Freshmen Accepted 50.2% 48.1% 45.9% 46.0% 44.1% 44.5% 1 Source - Oklahoma High School Graduates - Projections, Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education (Actuals through 2012, projections for 2013 through 2015) 2 Source - ACT Profile Report - State, Graduating Class 2015, Oklahoma *This includes only Oklahoma high school graduates who took the ACT prior to graduation in the year indicated. **This includes only those students eligible for college enrollment in the fall semester of the year indicated and does not include multiple ACT scores for any one student. Student Profiles prior to Fall 2003 may include multiple ACT scores per person.
DISTRIBUTION OF FRESHMEN HIGH SCHOOL GRADE POINT AVERAGES 650 600 550 500 450 400 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 4.0 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.6 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.1 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.2 2.1 2.0 <2.0 GPA Number Cumulative Number Percent Cumulative Percent 4.0 654 654 15.66% 15.66% 3.9 453 1,107 10.85% 26.51% 3.8 384 1,491 9.20% 35.70% 3.7 347 1,838 8.31% 44.01% 3.6 357 2,195 8.55% 52.56% 3.5 343 2,538 8.21% 60.78% 3.4 346 2,884 8.29% 69.06% 3.3 313 3,197 7.50% 76.56% 3.2 250 3,447 5.99% 82.54% 3.1 200 3,647 4.79% 87.33% 3.0 188 3,835 4.50% 91.83% 2.9 112 3,947 2.68% 94.52% 2.8 94 4,041 2.25% 96.77% 2.7 45 4,086 1.08% 97.84% 2.6 36 4,122 0.86% 98.71% 2.5 16 4,138 0.38% 99.09% 2.4 18 4,156 0.43% 99.52% 2.3 10 4,166 0.24% 99.76% 2.2 5 4,171 0.12% 99.88% 2.1 1 4,172 0.02% 99.90% 2.0 2 4,174 0.05% 99.95% <2.0 2 4,176 0.05% 100.0% Total 4,176 4,176 100.0% 100.0% Note: One new freshman (including international, home schooled, and adult admission students) did not supply a high school GPA. The average high school GPA reported was 3.52. The average high school core GPA calculated was 3.60. 49
RANK IN HIGH SCHOOL CLASS BY NUMBER OF NEW FRESHMEN & PERCENT IN EACH RANK 600 NUMBER OF STUDENTS BY HIGH SCHOOL CLASS RANK 500 400 300 200 100 0 Top 5% >5%-10% >10%-15% >15%-20% >20%-25% >25%-30% >30%-35% >35%-40% >40%-45% >45%-50% >50%-55% >55%-60% >60%-65% >65%-70% >70%-75% >75%-80% Lower 20% Rank Number Cumulative Number Percent Cumulative Percent Top 5% 542 542 15.54% 15.54% >5%-10% 398 940 11.41% 26.96% >10%-15% 350 1,290 10.04% 36.99% >15%-20% 346 1,636 9.92% 46.92% >20%-25% 318 1,954 9.12% 56.04% >25%-30% 261 2,215 7.48% 63.52% >30%-35% 230 2,445 6.60% 70.12% >35%-40% 199 2,644 5.71% 75.82% >40%-45% 187 2,831 5.36% 81.19% >45%-50% 141 2,972 4.04% 85.23% >50%-55% 123 3,095 3.53% 88.76% >55%-60% 119 3,214 3.41% 92.17% >60%-65% 87 3,301 2.49% 94.67% >65%-70% 61 3,362 1.75% 96.42% >70%-75% 48 3,410 1.38% 97.79% >75%-80% 34 3,444 0.98% 98.77% Lower 20% 43 3,487 1.23% 100.0% Note: 690 new freshmen (including international, home schooled, and adult admission students) did not supply a high school rank. 50
AVERAGE CUMULATIVE GRADE POINT AVERAGE BY ETHNICITY AND GENDER 4.00 3.50 3.00 2.50 3.08 3.76 2.64 3.53 2.94 3.74 2.92 3.71 2.99 3.66 2.65 3.47 3.03 3.72 3.00 3.68 2.98 3.71 3.14 3.77 2.94 3.69 3.04 3.73 2.00 51 1.50 1.00 0.50 0.00 White African Am. Native Am. Hispanic Asian Pacific Islander Multi Inter'l Unknown Female Male All ETHNICITY GENDER Undergraduate Graduate Note: The data presented above includes 15,067 undergraduates and 3,177 graduates for whom a cumulative GPA was reported. This chart excludes professional students, new transfers, and new freshmen, but includes students at OSU-Tulsa.
AVERAGE CUMULATIVE GRADE POINT AVERAGE OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS BY COLLEGE AND DIVISION Ag. Sci. & Nat. Res. 3.07 3.09 3.08 3.03 Arts & Sciences 3.10 3.08 Spears School of Bus. 3.06 2.99 3.01 Education 3.00 3.11 3.09 3.02 Engr. & Arch. 3.11 3.08 Div. of Tech. 2.66 2.81 2.79 Human Sciences 3.18 3.18 3.18 Overall 3.05 3.07 3.06 0.00 0.50 1.00 1.50 2.00 2.50 3.00 3.50 Overall Upper Lower Note: This chart includes 14,458 undergraduates enrolled for Fall 2015 for whom a cumulative GPA was reported. This chart excludes professional students, new freshmen, new transfers, and University College, but includes students enrolled at OSU-Tulsa. 52
AVERAGE CUMULATIVE GRADE POINT AVERAGE OF UNIVERSITY COLLEGE ADVISING STUDENTS 4.00 3.50 3.00 2.50 53 2.00 4.00 1.50 1.00 2.71 2.45 1.87 1.82 2.15 2.23 2.45 2.43 0.50 0.00 Undecided Alternative Admits University Assessment Program Transfer Undecided Transfer Probation University Academic Advising Non- Degree- Seeking Review Committee Regular Admit All Note: This chart includes 609 students enrolled in University College Advising in the Fall 2015 semester for whom a cumulative GPA was reported.
AVERAGE CUMULATIVE GRADE POINT AVERAGE OF GRADUATE STUDENTS BY COLLEGE 4.0 3.5 3.0 2.5 2.0 3.72 3.78 3.63 3.85 3.63 3.73 3.68 3.20 3.73 54 1.5 1.0 0.5 0.0 Ag. Sci. & Nat. Res. Arts & Sciences Spears School of Business Education Engr., Arch., & Tech. Graduate College** Human Sciences Center for Vet. Health Sci. All* *Center for Veterinary Health Sciences professional students are excluded from the overall average. **Interdisciplinary graduate programs that do not have a specific area of specialization are reported in the Graduate College. Note: This chart includes 3,177 graduate students and 240 professional students enrolled in the Fall 2015 semester for whom a cumulative GPA was reported. This chart does not include new transfer students but does include students enrolled at OSU-Tulsa.
AVERAGE CUMULATIVE GRADE POINT AVERAGE OF STUDENTS BY CLASS LEVEL 4.00 3.50 3.00 2.50 55 2.00 3.61 3.67 3.81 1.50 3.08 3.03 3.07 1.00 2.46 0.50 0.00 Freshman* Sophomore Junior Senior Special Master Doctorate *Includes students enrolled previously who have earned fewer than 28 semester credit hours. This does not include Fall 2015 new freshmen. Note: This chart includes 18,244 students enrolled in the Fall 2015 semester for whom a cumulative GPA was reported. This chart excludes professional students, new freshmen, and new transfer students, but includes students enrolled at OSU-Tulsa.