Average High School GPA and SAT Scores for Incoming Freshmen (Fall)

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Average GPA & Average SAT:

An average weighted grade point average of 4.0 or higher and an average SAT score of 1200 or higher for fall semester incoming freshmen, as reported annually in the admissions data that universities submit to the Board of Governors. This data includes registered FTIC (student type='B’, ‘E') with an admission action of admitted or provisionally admitted ('A', 'P', 'X'). Source: State University Database System (SUDS).

Data Source: SID
Refresh schedule:  Data is refreshed at preliminary benchmark for fall term. The “The data is as of” field indicates when the data was extracted from SID. 

Report pages


  • Avg GPA and SAT → Table view displays the average high school GPA and SAT scores for each college for the past 5 fall semesters. 
  • Avg GPA Trend → Graph view displays the 5 semester trend on average high school GPA for incoming freshmen. 
  • Avg SAT Score Trend → Graph view displays the 5 semester trend on average SAT score for incoming freshmen. 
Glossary

Data Element

Data Source (underlying data field)

Description

Report Pages

CollegeSID → SID_ENROLLMENTS → GLOBAL_COLLEGEStudents' enrolled Global College for the fall term.All Pages
Academic YearSID → SID_TERMID → ACADYEARAcademic Year.All Pages
HS GPASID → SID_APPLICANTS_ADMITS → GPA_HIGH_SCHOOLHigh School GPA.All Pages
SATSID → SID_APPLICANTS_ADMITS → TEST_SCORE_NSAS Score or Converted ACT Score.All Pages


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Notes:

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Data Panel

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  • Select an individual row in the table to highlight the item/row. Select it again to return to the full table view.
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Options for the Data Panel

Export Data to Excel

To export the data results to Excel, hover your mouse over the upper right hand side corner of the data table and a horizontal menu bar  will pop up. Click the  in the top right corner . 

A drop down menu will appear with 'Export data' as one of the options.  Select Export Data to work with the data in Excel.

Note : The exported data in Excel may not look exactly like the screen. 


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When in Focus Mode, click the  in the top right corner and a drop down menu will appear with the following options:

You can export data, or see the data in a table by selecting the appropriate option.  

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Reset to Default

If you have made any changes, such as implementing filters or sorting the table, you have the ability to return the sorting and filtering to the report creator's default view. Click the Reset to Default image above the report in the Report Header: