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OSU graduation rates up as standards rise
Monday, September 11, 2006
Associated Press
Columbus -
More Ohio State University students are graduating as admissions policies have become more selective, officials say.
About 70 percent of students earn diplomas compared with 55 percent two decades ago, when Ohio's largest university accepted anyone who applied, said Martha Garland, vice provost for enrollment services and dean for undergraduate education.
The university moved from an open enrollment policy - in which graduating Ohio high school students were accepted on a first-come-first-served basis - to one that was partially selective for fall 1987. The policy became fully selective in 2002, said Ohio State spokeswoman Shelly Hoffman.
"People used to say it was their safe school," Ohio State President Karen Holbrook said. "That's not the case anymore."
Admissions data show that the university's acceptance rate was 65 percent for people who applied for the fall term, compared with about 80 percent in the late 1980s.
"There was no joy or even value for students who weren't prepared to be here," said Mabel Freeman, the school's assistant vice president for admissions.
The change is showing up on test scores and other measures of student performance.
Darrell Glenn, director of performance reporting for the Ohio Board of Regents, said the ACT scores of first-year Ohio State students are second among the state's public universities, closely trailing Miami University.
Based on fall 2003 test scores, the most current available to the regents, main campus Miami students entering from Ohio high schools had an average ACT score of 26, and main campus Ohio State students entering from Ohio high schools had an average score of 25.
OSU graduation rates up as standards rise
Monday, September 11, 2006
Associated Press
Columbus -
More Ohio State University students are graduating as admissions policies have become more selective, officials say.
About 70 percent of students earn diplomas compared with 55 percent two decades ago, when Ohio's largest university accepted anyone who applied, said Martha Garland, vice provost for enrollment services and dean for undergraduate education.
The university moved from an open enrollment policy - in which graduating Ohio high school students were accepted on a first-come-first-served basis - to one that was partially selective for fall 1987. The policy became fully selective in 2002, said Ohio State spokeswoman Shelly Hoffman.
"People used to say it was their safe school," Ohio State President Karen Holbrook said. "That's not the case anymore."
Admissions data show that the university's acceptance rate was 65 percent for people who applied for the fall term, compared with about 80 percent in the late 1980s.
"There was no joy or even value for students who weren't prepared to be here," said Mabel Freeman, the school's assistant vice president for admissions.
The change is showing up on test scores and other measures of student performance.
Darrell Glenn, director of performance reporting for the Ohio Board of Regents, said the ACT scores of first-year Ohio State students are second among the state's public universities, closely trailing Miami University.
Based on fall 2003 test scores, the most current available to the regents, main campus Miami students entering from Ohio high schools had an average ACT score of 26, and main campus Ohio State students entering from Ohio high schools had an average score of 25.
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