Template:Infobox U.S. college admissions/doc
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Infobox for displaying admissions statistics for U.S. colleges and universities. Test optional institutions should use |test optional=y
to add a disclaimer. Always use data for enrolling students (available from the Common Data Set), not admitted students. Also, note historical comparisons for test scores and class rank using percentage points, not percentage.
Basic usage
{{Infobox U.S. college admissions |year = <!-- Comparison year is automatically set to five years prior --> |ref = |change ref = |admit rate = |admit rate change = |yield rate = |yield rate change = |test optional = |SAT Total = <!-- use an em-dash (–) --> |SAT Total change = |SAT EBRW = <!-- use an em-dash (–) --> |SAT EBRW change = |SAT Math = <!-- use an em-dash (–) --> |SAT Math change = |ACT Composite = <!-- use an em-dash (–) --> |ACT Composite change = |top decile = |top decile change = |top quarter = |top quarter change = |top half = |top half change = |GPA = |GPA change = }}
TemplateData
Infobox for displaying admissions statistics for U.S. colleges and universities
Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
---|---|---|---|---|
year | year | Year of data | Number | required |
Reference | ref | Reference(s) supporting current year's data | Unknown | suggested |
Comparison reference | change ref | Reference supporting data from five years ago being used for comparison | Unknown | optional |
admit rate | admit rate | Percentage of applicants offered admission to the institution
| Unknown | suggested |
admit rate change | admit rate change | Change in admit rate in percentage points (not percentage) over the past five years
| Number | optional |
yield rate | yield rate | Percentage of admitted students who enroll
| Unknown | optional |
yield rate change | yield rate change | Change in yield rate in percentage points (not percentage) over the past five years
| Number | optional |
test optional | test optional | When set to true, adds a footnote disclaimer about test scores. If true only for current data (i.e. if the institution became test optional within the past five years), set to "recent".
| Unknown | optional |
SAT Total | SAT Total | Middle 50% range of SAT scores among enrolling students. Use an en-dash (–).
| Unknown | optional |
SAT Total change | SAT Total change | Change in median SAT score over the past five years
| Number | optional |
SAT EBRW | SAT EBRW | Middle 50% range of SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores among enrolling students. Use an en-dash (–).
| Unknown | optional |
SAT EBRW change | SAT EBRW change | Change in median SAT EBRW score over the past five years
| Number | optional |
SAT Math | SAT Math | Middle 50% range of SAT Math scores among enrolling students. Use an en-dash (–).
| Unknown | optional |
SAT Math change | SAT Math change | Change in median SAT Math score over the past five years | Number | optional |
ACT Composite | ACT ACT Composite | Middle 50% range of ACT Composite scores among enrolling students. Use an en-dash (–).
| Unknown | optional |
ACT Composite change | ACT change ACT Composite change | Change in median ACT Composite score over the past five years
| Number | optional |
top decile | top decile | Percentage of enrolling students from high schools with class rank who ranked in the top 10%
| Unknown | optional |
top decile change | top decile change | Change in top declile percentage over the past five years, expressed in percentage points (not percentage)
| Number | optional |
top quarter | top quarter | Percentage of enrolling students from high schools with class rank who ranked in the top 25%
| Unknown | optional |
top quarter change | top quarter change | Change in top quarter percentage over the past five years, expressed in percentage points (not percentage) | Number | optional |
top half | top half | Percentage of enrolling students from high schools with class rank who ranked in the top 50%. Does not display if top quarter is 100%. | Unknown | optional |
top half change | top half change | Change in top half percentage over the past five years, expressed in percentage points (not percentage) | Number | optional |
GPA | GPA | Mean high school grade point average of enrolling students | Number | optional |
GPA change | GPA change | Change in mean high school grade point average of enrolling students over the past five years | Number | optional |
float | float align | Changes alignment of the template; set to "left", "center", or "none"
| Unknown | optional |