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COMMON DATA SET: AY 2005-2006

[A. General Information] [B. Enrollment and Persistence] [ C. First-Time, First-Year Admission ] [ D. Transfer Admission ] [ E. Academic Offerings and Policies] [ F. Student Life ] [ G. Annual Expenses] [ H. Financial Aid ] [ I. Instructional Faculty and Class Size ] [ J. Degrees Conferred]

A1. Address Information

Name of College or University The University of Maine at Farmington; Mailing Address, City/State/Zip 224 Main Street Farmington, Maine 04938; Main phone 207-778-7000; WWW Home Page Address www.umf.maine.edu; Admissions Phone Number 778-7050; Admissions Office Mailing Address, City/State/Zip 246 Main Street Farmington, Maine 04938; Admissions Fax number: 1-207-778-8182

A2. Source of institutional control (check one only)

x Public

Private (nonprofit)

Proprietary

A3. Classify your undergraduate institution:

X Coeducational college

Men's college

Women's college

A4. Academic year calendar

X	Semester	4-1-4
	Quarter	Continuous (describe):
	Trimester	Differs by program (describe):
	Other (describe):

A5. Degrees offered by your institution

	Certificate	Postbachelor's certificate
	Diploma	Master's
	Associate	Post-master's certificate
	Transfer	Doctoral
	Terminal	First professional
X	Bachelor's	First professional certificate

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, 2005.

	FULL-TIME		PART-TIME
	Men	Women	Men	Women
Undergraduates
Degree-seeking, first-time freshmen	174	377	2	2
Other first-year, degree-seeking	53	88	6	3
All other degree-seeking	491	917	48	117
Total degree-seeking	718	1382	56	122
All other undergraduates enrolled in credit courses	10	13	44	107
Total undergraduates	728	1395	100	229
First-professional
First-time, first-professional students	0	0	0	0
All other first-professionals	0	0	0	0
Total first-professional	0	0	0	0
Graduate
Degree-seeking, first-time	0	0	0	0
All other degree-seeking	0	0	0	0
All other graduates enrolled in credit courses	0	0	0	0
Total graduate	0	0	0	0

Total all undergraduates: * 2,278

* Total does not include non-degree seeking students.

Total all graduate and professional students: 0

GRAND TOTAL ALL STUDENTS: 2,452 (includes non-matriculates and part-time students)

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 data or as of October 15, 2005.

	Degree-seeking, First-time, First-Year	Degree-seeking Undergraduates (includes first-year students)
Non-resident aliens	1	10
Black, non-Hispanic	2	5
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1	17
Asian or Pacific Islander	6	18
Hispanic	3	13
White, non-Hispanic	547	2,215
Race/ethnicity unknown	0	0
Total	560	2,278

Persistence

B3. Number of degrees awarded by your institution from July 1, 2004,to June 30, 2005.

Certificate/diploma	-
Associate degrees	-
Bachelor's degrees	381
Postbachelor's certificates	-
Master's degrees	-
Post-master's certificates	-
Doctoral degrees	-
First professional degrees	-
First professional certificates	-

Graduation Rates

The items in this section correspond to data elements formerly collected by IPEDS or currently collected by the IPEDS Web-based Data Collection System's Graduation Rate Survey (GRS).

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 1998. Include in the cohort those who entered your institution during the summer term preceding fall 1998.

B4.	Initial 1998 cohort of first-time, full-time bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students; total all students: 484
B5.	Of the initial 1998 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: NA
B6.	Final 1998 cohort, after adjusting for allowable exclusions: 484
B7.	Of the initial 1998 initial cohort, how many completed the program in four years or less (by August 31, 2001): 154
B8.	Of the initial 1998 cohort, how may completed the program in more than four years but in five years or less (after August 31, 2002and by August 31, 2003): 96
B9.	Of the initial 1998 cohort, how many completed the program in more than five years but in six years or less (after August 31, 2003 and by August 31, 2005): 26
B10.	Total graduating within six years (sum of questions B7,B8, and B9): 276
B11.	Six-year graduation rate for 1998 cohort (question B10 divided by question B6): 57%

Retention Rates

Report for the cohort of all full-time, first-time bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students who entered in fall 2005 (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 2004 (or the preceding summer term), what percentage was enrolled at your institution as of the date your institution calculates its official enrollment in fall 2005? 74.8%

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 2005. Include early decision, early action, and students who began studies during summer in this cohort. Applicants include all 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, non admission, 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 559

Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who applied 1043

Total first-time, first-year (freshman) men who were admitted 383

Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who were admitted 807

Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men who enrolled 178

Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men who enrolled 2

Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women who enrolled 571

Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women who enrolled 2

C2. Freshman wait-listed students (students who met admission requirements but whose final admission was contingent on space availability)

Do you have a policy of placing students on a waiting list? Yes: No: __X_

If yes, please answer the questions below for fall 2005 admissions:

Number of qualified applicants placed on waiting list: NA

Number accepting a place on the waiting list: NA

Number of wait-listed students admitted: NA

Admission Requirements

C3. High school completion requirement

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

High school diploma is required and GED is accepted X

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?

Require X

Recommended

Neither required or 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.

	Units required	Units recommended
Total academic units
English	4
Mathematics	3	4-5
Science	2	3-4
Of these, units that must be lab	2	3-4
Foreign language	2	3-4
Social studies	2	3-4
History
Academic electives
Other (specify)

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? NO

If so, check which applies:

Open admission policy as described above for all students NA

Open admission policy as described above for most students, but NA

Selective admission for out-of-state students NA

Selective admission to some programs NA

Other (explain) _______NA____

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

	Very Important	Important	Considered	Not Considered
Academic Factors
Secondary school record	X
Class rank	X
Recommendations		X
Standardized test scores				X
Essay		X

	Very Important	Important	Considered	Not Considered
Nonacademic Factors
Interview		X
Extracurricular activities	X
Talent/ability		X
Character/personal qualities		X
Alumni/ae relation			X
Geographical residence			X
State residency			X
Religious affiliation/commitment				X
Minority status			X
Volunteer work		X
Work experience		X

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? NO

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

	ADMISSION
	Require	Recommend	Require for some	Considered if submitted	Not used
SAT I	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
ACT	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
SAT I or ACT (no preference)	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
SAT I or ACT--SAT I preferred	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
SAT I or ACT--ACT preferred	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
SAT I and SAT II	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
SAT I and SAT II or ACT	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
SAT II	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA

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

Placement	Yes X
Counseling	No X

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

PLACEMENT
	Require	Recommend	Require for some
SAT I		X
SAT II
ACT
SAT I or ACT		X

C. Latest date by which SAT I or ACT scores must be received for fall-term admission NA
Latest date by which SAT II scores must be received for fall-term admission NA

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):
Freshman Profile

Provide percentages for ALL enrolled degree-seeking full-time and part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) students enrolled in fall 2005, 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 2005 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 91% Number submitting SAT scores 518

Percent submitting ACT scores 0% Number submitting ACT scores 0

	25th percentile	75th percentile
SAT I Verbal	450	580
SAT I Math	450	550
ACT Composite	NA	NA
ACT English	NA	NA
ACT Math	NA	NA

Percent of first-time, first-year (freshman) students with scores in each range:

	SAT I Verbal	SAT I Math
700-800	2%	1%
600-699	18%	13%
500-599	37%	37%
400-499	34%	39%
300-399	8%	8%
200-299	0.7%	0.5%

	ACT Composite	ACT English	ACT Math
30-36	NA	NA	NA
24-29	NA	NA	NA
18-23	NA	NA	NA
12-17	NA	NA	NA
6-11	NA	NA	NA
below 6	NA	NA	NA

C10. Percent of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year (freshman) students who had high school class rank within each of the following ranges (report information for those students from whom you collected high school rank information).

Percent in top 10th of high school graduating class 12%

Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class 38%

Percent in top half of high school graduating class 80%

Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class 20%

Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class 1%

Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted high school class rank: 87.4%

C11. Percentage of all enrolled, degree-seeking first-time, first-year (freshman) students who had high school grade-point averages within each of the following ranges (using 4.0 scale); report information only for those students from whom you collected high school GPA.

Percent who had GPA of 3.0 and higher NA

Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.99 NA

Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.99 NA

Percent who had GPA below 1.0 NA

C12. Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted GPA:

Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted high school GPA: NA

Admission Policies

C13. Application fee

Does your institution have an application fee? Yes

Amount of application fee $40.00

Can it be waived for applicants with financial need? Yes

C14. Application closing date

Does your institution have an application closing date? No

Application closing date (fall) NA

Priority date February 15th

C15. Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the fall? YES

C16. Notification to applicants of admission decision sent (fill in one only)

On a rolling basis beginning (date) NA

By (date)

Other ____

C17. Reply policy for admitted applicants (fill in one only)

Must reply by (date) Three weeks from acceptance

No set date__________

Must reply by May 1 or within weeks if notified thereafter

Other__________

C18. Deferred admission: Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission?

Yes

If yes, maximum period of postponement: One academic year

C19. Early admission of high school students: Does your institution allow high school students to enroll as full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) students one year or more before high school graduation? Yes

C20. Common application: Will you accept the Common Application distributed by the National Association of Secondary School Principals if submitted? Yes

If "yes," are supplemental forms required? No

Is your college a member of the Common Application Group? Yes

Early Decision and Early Action Plans

C21. Early decision: Does your institution offer an early decision plan (an admission plan that permits students to apply and be notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date and that asks students to commit to attending if accepted) for first-time, first-year (freshman) applicants for fall enrollment? No

If "yes," please complete the following:

First or only early decision plan closing date NA

First or only early decision plan notification date NA

Other early decision plan closing date NA

Other early decision plan notification date NA

For the Fall 2005 entering class:

Number of early decision applications received by your institution NA

Number of applicants admitted under early decision plan

Please provide significant details about your early decision plan:

C22. Early action: Do you have a nonbinding early action plan whereby students are notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date but do not have to commit to attending your college? Yes

If "yes," please complete the following:

Early action closing date December 1st______

Early action notification date January 15th______

Fall Applicants

D1. Does your institution enroll transfer students? Yes

If yes, may transfer students earn advanced standing credit by transferring credits earned from course work completed at other colleges/universities? Yes

D2. Provide the number of students who applied, were admitted, and enrolled as degree-seeking full time transfer students in fall 2005.

	Applicants	Admitted Applicants	Enrolled applicants
Men	109	81	41
Women	150	74	70
Total	259	155	111

Application for Admission

D3. Indicate terms for which transfers may enroll:

Fall

Winter

Spring

Summer

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

Yes

If yes, what is the minimum number of credits and the unit of measure? 12 credit hours

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

	Required of all	Recommended for all	Recommended for some	Required for some	Not required
High school transcript	X
College transcript(s)	X
Essay or personal statement	X
Interview			X
Standardized test scores					X
Statement of good standing from prior institution(s)			X

D6. If a minimum high school grade point average is required of transfer applicants, specify (on a 4.0 scale): NA

D7. If a minimum college grade point average is required of transfer applicants, specify (on a 4.0 scale): 2.0 for College of Arts and Sciences; 2.5 for College of Education, Health, and Rehabilitation

D8. List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants: College of Education Deadline: October 1st for Spring admits and February 1st for fall admits

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.

	Priority date	Closing date	Notification date	Reply date	Rolling admission
Fall					X
Winter
Spring					X
Summer

D10. Does an open admission policy, if reported, apply to transfer students? Yes No

D11. Describe additional requirements for transfer admission, if applicable: Transfer students into Education are strongly encouraged to have completed the Praxis Test successfully.

Transfer Credit Policies

D12. Report the lowest grade earned for any course that may be transferred for credit: "D" within the UMaine System; "C" outside UMaine System

D13. Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a two-year institution: NA

D14. Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a four-year institution: NA

D15. Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn an associate's degree: NA

D16. Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn a bachelor's degree: 30

D17. Describe other transfer credit policies: NA

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

	Accelerated program	X	Honors program
X	Cooperative (work-study) program	X	Independent study
X	Cross-registration	X	Internships
	Distance learning	X	Liberal arts/career combination
X	Double major	X	Student-designed major
X	Dual enrollment	X	Study abroad
	English as a Second Language		Teacher certification program
X	Exchange student program (domestic)		Weekend college
	External degree program
	Other (specify):

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.

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

Library Collections

Report the number of holdings. Refer to the IPEDS Academic Libraries Survey, Section D "Library Collections, FY 2004", lines 26-30, column 2 for corresponding equivalents.

E4. Books, serial back-files, and other materials including government documents (paper titles--line 27) that are accessible through the library's catalog: 100,464

E5. Current serials subscriptions in paper and microform--non-electronic--including government documents (line 29): 610

E6. Microforms (units--line 28): 89,977

E7. Audiovisual materials (units--line 30): 7,857

F1. Percentages of first-time, first-year (freshman) students and all degree-seeking undergraduates enrolled in fall 2005 who fit the following categories:

	First-time, first-year (freshman) full-time students	Full-time Undergraduates (includes non-degree students)
Percent who are from out of state (exclude internat'l/ nonresident aliens)	23%	19%
Percent of men who join fraternities	0	0
Percent of women who join sororities	0	0
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing	95%	45%
Percent who live off campus or commute	5%	55%
Percent of students age 25 and older	0%	5%
Average age of full-time students	18.4	22.7
Average age of all students (full- and part-time)	18.4	22.7

F2. Activities offered Identify those programs available at your institution.

X	Choral groups		Marching band	X	Student government
	Concert band	X	Music ensembles	X	Student newspaper
X	Dance	X	Musical theater	X	Student-run film society
X	Drama/theater		Opera		Symphony orchestra
	Jazz band		Pep band	X	Television station
X	Literary magazine	X	Radio station	X	Yearbook

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

Army ROTC is offered: NO

On campus
At cooperating institution (name):