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  Norman Campus

A1. Address Information

Name of College or University:  University of Oklahoma
Mailing Address:  660 Parrington Oval
City:   Norman
State:  Oklahoma
Zip:  73019-0390
Country:  United States
Street Address (if different), City/State/Zip:
Main Phone:  (405) 325-0311
WWW Home Page Address:   http://www.ou.edu/
Admissions Phone Number:   405-325-2252
Admissions Toll-free Phone Number:  (800) 234-6868 (In-state); (800) 234-6868 (Out-of-state)
Admissions Office Mailing Address:  1000 Asp Avenue
City:  Norman
State:  Oklahoma
Zip:  73019-4076
Admissions Fax number:  (405) 325-7124
Admissions E-mail Address:  admrec@ou.edu
Is there a separate URL application site on the Internet? If so, please specify:  www.ou.edu/admrec/admappl.htm

 

þ Public

¨ Private (nonprofit)

¨ Proprietary

 

þ Coeducational college

¨ Men’s college

¨ Women’s college

 

þ Semester

¨ Quarter Continuous (describe):

¨ Trimester Differs by program (describe):

¨ Other (describe):

 

þ Certificate	¨ Postbachelor’s certificate
¨ Diploma	þ Master’s
¨ Associate	þ Post-master’s certificate
¨ Transfer	þ Doctoral
¨ Terminal	þ First-professional
þ Bachelor’s	¨ First-professional certificate

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B1. Institutional Enrollment—Men and Women Provide numbers of students for each of the following categories as of the institution’s official fall reporting date or as of October 15, 2002.

Total all graduate and professional students:  4,229

GRAND TOTAL ALL STUDENTS:  23,799
 

B2. Enrollment by Racial/Ethnic Category Provide numbers of undergraduate students for each of the following categories as of the institution’s official fall reporting date or as of October 15, 2002. Include international students only in the category "Nonresident aliens." Complete the “Total Undergraduates” column only if you cannot provide data for the first two columns.

 Persistence

B3. Number of degrees awarded by your institution from July 1, 2001, to June 30, 2002.

The items in this section correspond to data elements formerly collected by IPEDS Web-based Data Collection System’s Graduation Rate Survey (GRS). For complete instructions and definitions of data elements, see the IPEDS GRS instructions and glossary on the 2002 Web-based survey.

For Bachelor’s or Equivalent Programs

Report for the cohort of full-time first-time bachelor’s (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students who entered in fall 1996. Include in the cohort those who entered your institution during the summer term preceding fall 1996.

B4. Initial 1996 cohort of first-time, full-time bachelor’s (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students; total all students:

  2,605

B5. Of the initial 1996 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 1996 cohort, after adjusting for allowable exclusions:  2,605
(Subtract question B5 from question B4)

B7. Of the initial 1996 cohort, how many completed the program in four years or less (by August 31, 2000):  526

B8. Of the initial 1996 cohort, how many completed the program in more than four years but in five years or less (after August 31, 2000 and by August 31, 2001):  701

B9. Of the initial 1996 cohort, how many completed the program in more than five years but in six years or less (after August 31, 2001 and by August 31, 2002):  185

B10. Total graduating within six years (sum of questions B7, B8, and B9):  1,412

B11. Six-year graduation rate for 1996 cohort (question B10 divided by question B6):  54.2%
 

B12. Initial 1999 cohort, total of first-time, full-time degree/certificate-seeking students: __________________

B13. Of the initial 1999 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: ___________________

B14. Final 1999 cohort, after adjusting for allowable exclusions___________________

(Subtract question B13 from question B12)

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: __________________

Report for the cohort of all full-time, first-time bachelor’s (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students who entered in fall  2001 (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 freshmen in fall 2001 (or the preceding summer term), what percentage was enrolled at your institution as of the date your institution calculates its official enrollment in fall 2002?  83.8%

Applications

C1. First-time, first-year (freshman) students: Provide the number of degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students who applied, were admitted, and enrolled (full- or part-time) in fall 2002. Include early decision, early action, and students who began studies during summer in this cohort. Applicants should include only those students who fulfilled the requirements for consideration for admission (i.e., who completed actionable applications) and who have been notified of one of the following actions: admission, nonadmission, placement on waiting list, or application withdrawn (by applicant or institution). Admitted applicants should include wait-listed students who were subsequently offered admission.

Total first-time, first-year (freshman) men who applied  3,311
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who applied  3,937

Total first-time, first-year (freshman) men who were admitted  2,965
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who were admitted  3,460

Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men enrolled  1,820
Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men enrolled  20

Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women enrolled  1,962
Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women enrolled  31

C3. High school completion requirement Check the appropriate box to identify your high school completion requirement for degree-seeking entering students:

 

þ High school diploma is required and GED is accepted – (at the discretion of the admission’s committee)

¨ 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?

 

þ Required

¨ Recommended

¨ Neither required nor recommended

C5. Distribution of high school units required and/or recommended. Specify the distribution of academic high school course units required and/or recommended of all or most degree-seeking students using Carnegie units (one unit equals one year of study or its equivalent). If you use a different system for calculating units, please convert.

Basis for Selection

C6. Do you have an 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: don't have open admission policy

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)

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

 SAT and ACT Policies

C8. Entrance exams

A. Does your institution make use of SAT I, SAT II, or ACT scores in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants? þYes ¨No

If yes, place check marks in the appropriate boxes below to reflect your institution’s policies for use in admission.

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

B: Does your institution use the SAT I or II or the ACT for placement only? If so, please mark the appropriate boxes below:

C. Latest date by which SAT I or ACT scores must be received for fall-term admission    until Admission is closed

Latest date by which SAT II scores must be received for fall-term admission     N/A

D. If necessary, use this space to clarify your test policies (e.g., if tests are recommended for some students, or if tests are not required of some students):_____________________________________________________________

Provide percentages for ALL enrolled degree-seeking full-time and part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) students enrolled in fall 2002, including students who began studies during summer, international students/nonresident aliens, and students admitted under special arrangements.

C9. Percent and number of first-time, first-year (freshman) students enrolled in fall 2002 who submitted national standardized (SAT/ACT) test scores. Include information for ALL enrolled, first-time, first-year (freshman) degree-seeking students who submitted test scores. Do not include partial test scores (e.g., mathematics scores but not verbal for a category of students) or combine other standardized test results (such as TOEFL) in this item. SAT scores should be recentered scores. The 25th percentile is the score that 25 percent scored at or below; the 75th percentile score is the one that 25 percent scored at or above.

Percent submitting SAT scores  41%           Number submitting SAT scores  1,566

Percent submitting ACT scores  88%           Number submitting ACT scores  3,381

C13. Application fee

Fall Applicants

D1. Does your institution enroll transfer students? .........................................................................þYes ¨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? ....................................................................................................................................þYes ¨No

D2. Provide the number of students who applied, were admitted, and enrolled as degree-seeking transfer students in fall 2002.

Application for Admission

D3. Indicate terms for which transfers may enroll:

D4. Must a transfer applicant have a minimum number of credits completed or else must apply as an entering freshman?

þYes ¨No

If yes, what is the minimum number of credits and the unit of measure?  7

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

D6. If a minimum high school grade point average is required of transfer applicants, specify (on a 4.0 scale):
Applicants with less than 24 semester hrs of college level transfer work must meet direct from high school performance requirements.

D7. If a minimum college grade point average is required of transfer applicants, specify (on a 4.0 scale):
7-59 semster hours transferred: 2.5 GPA;  60 or more semester hours transferred: 2.0 GPA

D8. List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants:
Non-resident engineering majors must have a 3.00 GPA or transfer work.

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

D10. Does an open admission policy, if reported, apply to transfer students?........................................... ¨Yes þNo

D11. Describe additional requirements for transfer admission, if applicable:

E1. Special study options: Identify those programs available at your institution. Refer to definitions.

 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:
 

þ Arts/fine arts	þ Humanities
þ Computer literacy	þ Mathematics
þ English (including composition)	þ Philosophy
þ Foreign languages	þ Sciences (biological or physical)
þ History	þ Social science
þ Other (describe): Communication

Report the number of holdings. Refer to most recent IPEDS Library Survey, Part D, for corresponding equivalents.

E4. Books, serial backfiles, electronic documents, and government documents  that are accessible through the library’s catalog: 3,951,370

E5. Current serial subscriptions (paper, microform, electronic):   26,696

E6. Microforms (units) :   4,046,169

E7. Audiovisual materials (units):   7,647

F3. ROTC (program offered in cooperation with Reserve Officers’ Training Corps)

Army ROTC is offered:
þ On campus
¨ At cooperating institution (name):

 Naval ROTC is offered
þ On campus
¨ At cooperating institution (name):

Air Force ROTC is offered
þ On campus
¨ At cooperating institution (name):

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

Provide 2003-2004 academic year costs for the following categories that are applicable to your institution.

The amounts provided below are actual 2002-2003 data.  Data for 2003-2004 will not be available until Summer 2003.  Check OU Bursar Office  for the most current information.

G1. Undergraduate full-time tuition, required fees, room and board
List the typical tuition, required fees, and room and board for a full-time undergraduate student for the FULL 2003-2004 academic year (30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours for institutions that derive annual tuition by multiplying credit hour cost by number of credits). A full academic year refers to the period of time generally extending from September to June; usually equated to two semesters, two trimesters, three quarters, or the period covered by a four-one-four plan. Room and board is defined as double occupancy and 19 meals per week or the maximum meal plan. Required fees include only charges that all full-time students must pay that are not included in tuition (e.g., registration, health, or activity fees.) Do not include optional fees (e.g., parking, laboratory use).

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    15

G3. Do tuition and fees vary by year of study (e.g., sophomore, junior, senior)? ..................................................þYes¨No

G4. If tuition and fees vary by undergraduate instructional program, describe briefly:   Computer course fees vary by college

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

Aid Awarded to Enrolled Undergraduates

H1. Enter total dollar amounts awarded to full-time and less than full-time degree-seeking undergraduates (using the same cohort reported in CDS Question B1, “total degree-seeking” undergraduates) in the following categories. (Note: If the data being reported are final figures for the 2001-2002 academic year (see the next item below), use the 2001-2002 academic year's CDS Question B1 cohort.) Include aid awarded to international students (i.e., those not qualifying for federal aid). Aid that is non-need-based but that was used to meet need should be reported in the need-based aid column. (For a suggested order of precedence in assigning categories of aid to cover need, see the entry for “non-need-based gift aid” on the last page of the definitions section.)

Indicate the academic year for which data are reported for items H1, H2, H2A, and H6 below:
¨2002-2003 estimated     or     þ 2001-2002 actual

H2. Number of Enrolled Students Receiving Aid  List the number of degree-seeking full-time and less-than-full-time undergraduates who applied for and received financial aid. Aid that is non-need-based but that was used to meet need should be counted as need-based aid. Numbers should reflect the cohort receiving the dollars reported in H1.  Note: In the chart below, students may be counted in more than one row, and full-time freshmen should also be counted as full-time undergraduates.

H2A. Number of Enrolled Students Receiving Non-need-based Grants and Scholarships: List the number of degree-seeking full-time and less-than-full-time undergraduates who had no financial need and who received non-need-based gift aid. Numbers should reflect the cohort receiving the dollars reported in H1. Note: In the chart below, students may be counted in more than one row, and full-time freshmen should also be counted as full-time undergraduates.

H3: Which needs-analysis methodology does your institution use in awarding institutional aid?

  X  Federal methodology (FM)

___ Institutional methodology (IM)

___ Both FM and IM

H4. Percent of 2002 graduating undergraduate class who graduated between July 1, 2001 and June 30, 2002 and borrowed through any loan programs (federal, state, subsidized, unsubsidized, private etc.; exclude parent loans). Include only students who borrowed while enrolled at your institution.    50%
 

H5. Average per-borrower cumulative undergraduate indebtedness of those in line H4; do not include money borrowed at other institutions:   $16,886

H6. Indicate your institution’s policy regarding financial aid for undergraduate degree-seeking(nonresident alien):

If college-administered financial aid is available for undergraduate degree-seeking nonresident aliens, provide the number of undergraduate degree-seeking nonresident aliens who received need- or non-need-based aid: 305

Average dollar amount awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresident aliens:  $490

Total dollar amount of financial aid from all sources awarded to all undergraduate degree-seeking nonresident aliens:

$149,363

H7. Check off all financial aid forms domestic first-year (freshman) financial aid applicants must submit:

þFAFSA

¨ Institution’s own financial aid form

¨ CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE

¨ State aid form

¨ Noncustodial (Divorced/Separated) Parent’s Statement

¨ Business/Farm Supplement

¨ Other:

H8. Check off all financial aid forms international (nonresident alien) first-year financial aid applicants must submit:
 

¨ Institution’s own financial aid form

¨ CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE

¨ Foreign Student’s Financial Aid Application

¨ Foreign Student’s Certification of Finances

þ Other: International student leadership class,                    Cleo Cross applications

H9. Indicate filing dates for first-year (freshman) students:

Priority date for filing required financial aid forms:  03/01

Deadline for filing required financial aid forms:

No deadline for filing required forms (applications processed on a rolling basis): þ

H10. Indicate notification dates for first-year (freshman) students:

Students notified on or about (date):

Students notified on a rolling basis:  Yes  If yes, starting date:  03/15

H11. Indicate reply dates:

Students must reply by (date): ________ or within 6    weeks of notification.

Types of Aid Available

Please check off all types of aid available to undergraduates at your institution:

H12. Loans

FEDERAL DIRECT STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM (DIRECT LOAN)

 

¨ Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans

¨ Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans

¨ Direct PLUS Loans

FEDERAL FAMILY EDUCATION LOAN PROGRAM (FFEL)

 

þ FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans

þ FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans

þ FFEL PLUS Loans

þ Federal Perkins Loans

¨ Federal Nursing Loans

¨ State Loans

þ College/university loans from institutional funds

¨ Other (specify):

H13. Scholarships and Grants Need-based:  

þ Federal Pell

þ SEOG

þ State scholarships/grants

þ Private scholarships

þ College/university gift aid from institutional funds

þ United Negro College Fund

¨ Federal Nursing Scholarship

¨ Other (specify):

H14. Check off criteria used in awarding institutional aid. Check all that apply.