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A. GENERAL INFORMATION
A1. Address Information
Name of College or University: MacMurray College
Mailing Address: 447 East College
City/State/Zip: Jacksonville, IL 62650
Country: United States
Main Phone Number: 217-479-7000
WWW Home Page Address: http://www.mac.edu
Admissions Phone Number: 217-479-7056
Admissions Office Mailing Address, City/State/Zip: 447 East College, Jacksonville, IL 62650
Country: United States
Admissions Fax Number: 217-291-0702
Admissions E-mail Address: admissions@mac.edu

B. ENROLLMENT AND PERSISTENCE
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 TimeFull Time		Part Time
	Men	Women	Men	Women
Undergraduates
Degree-seeking, first-time freshmen	79	84	0	0
Other first-year, degree-seeking	30	23	1	2
All other degree-seeking	139	288	3	36
Total degree seeking	248	395	4	38
All other undergraduates enrolled in credit courses	2	2	4	9
Total undergraduates	250	397	5	47
First professional
First-time, first-professional students
All other first professionals
Total first-professional
Graduate
Degree-seeking, first-time
All other degree seeking
All other graduates enrolled in credit courses
Total graduate

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, 2005.

	Degree-seeking First-time, First-year	Degree-seeking Undergradates, (including first-time, first-year)	Total Undergraduates (both degree- and non-degree-seeking)
Nonresident aliens	0	1	1
Black, non-Hispanic	32	81	113
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1	3	4
Asian or Pacific Islander	0	4	4
Hispanic	7	23	30
White, non-Hispanic	112	528	640
Race/ethnicity unknown	11	45	56
Total	163	685	699

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

Graduation Rates
For Bachelor's or Equivalent Programs
Fall 1998 Cohort
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: 186

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:0

B7. Of the initial 1998 cohort, how many completed the program in four years or less (by August 31, 2003): 54

B8. Of the initial 1998 cohort, how many completed the program in more than four years but in five years or less (after August 31, 2003 and by August 31, 2004): 9

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, 2004 and by August 31, 2005): 0

B11. Six-year graduation rate for 1998 cohort (question B10 divided by question B6): 34%

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? 72%

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 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, 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: 510
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who applied: 494
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) who applied: 1,004
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) men who were admitted: 268
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who were admitted: 295
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) who were admitted: 563
Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men who enrolled: 81
Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women who enrolled: 84
Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) who enrolled: 165
Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men who enrolled:0
Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) woment who enrolled: 12
Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) who enrolled: 12

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? No

C3. High school completion requirement
High school completion requirement(s) for degree-seeking entering students:

C4. Does your institution require or recommend a general college-preparatory program for degree-seeking students?

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.

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

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
Rigor of secondary school record	x
Class rank		x
Academic GPA	x
Standardized test scores			x
Application essay			x
Recommendation			x

Nonacademic
Interview		x
Extracurricular activities		x
Talent/ability				x
Character/personal qualities		x
First generation				x
Alumni/ae relation				x
Geographical residence				x
State residency				x
Religious affiliation/commitment				x
Racial/ethnic status				x
Volunteer work			x
Work experiene			x
Level of applicant interest				x

A. Does your institution make use of SAT, ACT, or SAT Subject Test scores in admission decisions for first-time, first-year degree-seeking applicants? Yes
If yes, place check marks in the appropriate boxes below to reflect your institution's policies for use in admission.

B. If your institution will make use of the ACT in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants for Fall 2007, please indicate which one of the following applies:

C. Please indicate how your institution will use the SAT or ACT writing component:

D. In addition, does your institution use applicants' test scores for academic advising?

E. Latest date by which SAT or ACT scores must be received for fall-term admission:
Latest date by which SAT Subject Tests scores must be received for fall-term admission:

Freshman Profile
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, degree-seeking, first-time, first-year (freshman) 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 re-centered 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: 7 Number submitting SAT scores: 13
Percent submitting ACT scores: 96% Number submitting ACT scores: 156

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

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 tenth of high school graduating class: 8%
Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class: 18%
Percent in top half of high school graduating class: 51%
Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class: 18%
Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class: 49%

Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted high school class rank: 89%

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 3.75 and higher:10%
Percent who had GPA of between 3.50 and 3.74:7%
Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.49:12%
Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.24: 21%
Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.99: 8%

C12. Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted GPA: 2.8
Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted high school GPA: 95

C13. Application fee
Does your institution have an application fee? No
Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?N/A

C14. Application closing date
Does your institution have an application closing date? No
Priority Date: 05/01

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

C16. Notification to applicants of admission decision sent:
On a rolling basis beginning (date): 09/01
By (date): rolling

C18. Deferred admission: Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission? Yes
If yes, maximum period of postponement: 12

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

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

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? No

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 transfer students in fall 2004.

Application for Admission
D3. Indicate terms for which transfers may enroll: Fall, 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? 28

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

D7. If a minimum college grade point average is required of transfer applicants, specify
(on a 4.0 scale): 2.0

D8. List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants:
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________

D9. List application priority, closing, notification, and candidate reply dates for transfer students.

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

D11. Describe additional requirements for transfer admission, if applicable:
Consideration based entirely on college-level work. Test scores required for students with less than 28 hours of college work.

D12. Report the lowest grade earned for any course that may be transferred for credit: C

D13. Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a two-year institution:
Number: 60 Unit type: semester hours

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

D15. Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn an associate degree: 30

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:
D grades will transfer if the student has a 2.00 cumulative GPA in academic courses, i.e. not P.E. or athletic activities or musical emsembles.

E. ACADEMIC OFFERINGS AND POLICIES
E1. Special study options: Identify those programs available at your institution:

Accelerated program	x
Honors program
Cooperative work-study program	x
Indepedent study	x
Cross-registration	x
Internships	x
Distance learning
Liberal arts/career combination	x
Double major	x
Student-designed major
Dual enrollment	x
Study abroad	x
English as a second language
Teacher certification program	x
Exchange student program (domestic)	x
Weekend college
External degree program

E3. Areas in which all or most students are required to complete some course work prior to graduation:

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

	Freshmen	All Undergraduates
Percent who are from out of state	13%	11%
Percent of men who join fraternities	5	3
Percent of women who join sororities	20	6
Percent who live in college owned, operated or affiliated housing	86	49
Percent who live off campus or commute	14	51
Percent of students age 25 and older	4	13
Average age of full-time students	20	22
Average age of all students (full- and part-time)	20	23

F3. ROTC (programs offered at cooperating institutions)
Army ROTC is offered: No
Naval ROTC is offered: No
Air Force ROTC is offered: No

G. ANNUAL EXPENSES
Provide 2006-2007 academic year costs for the following categories that are applicable to your institution.
X Check here if your institution's 2006-2007 academic year costs are not available at this time and provide an approximate date (i.e., month/day) when your institution's final 2006-2007 academic year costs will be available:

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 2006-2007 academic year. A full academic year refers to the period of time generally extending from September to June; usually equated to two semesters or 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., registation, health, or activity fees.) Do NOT include optional fees (e.g., parking, laboratory use).

Comprehensive tuition and room and board fee (if your college cannot provide separate tuition and room and board fees): $0.00
Other: _____________________________________________________________________________________

G2. Number of credits per term a student can take for the stated full-time tuition: 12 minimum, 17 maximum
G3. Do tuition and fees vary by year of study (e.g., sophomore, junior, senior)? No
G4. If tuition and fees vary by undergraduate instructional program, describe briefly:

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

	Residents	Commuters living at home	Commuters not living at home
Books and supplies	$775.00	$775.00	$775.00
Room only			$4,450.00
Board only		$2,890.00	$2,500.00
Transportation	$450.00	$500.00	$500.00
Other expenses	$555.00	$940.00	$940.00

G6. Undergraduate per-credit-hour charges (tuition only):

Private Institutions	$250.00
In-state: (out-of-district)	$250.00
Out-of-state	$250.00
Nonresident Aliens	$250.00

H. FINANCIAL AID
Aid Awarded to Enrolled Undergraduates
H1. Enter total dollar amounts awarded to enrolled 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 2004-2005 academic year (see the next item below), use the 2004-2005 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 scholarship or grant 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: 2005-2006 estimated

Which needs-analysis methodology does your institution use in awarding institutional aid?
_X_ Federal methodology (FM)
___ Institutional methodology (IM)
___ Both FM and IM

	Need based	Non need based
	$	$
Scholarships/Grants
Federal	$1,037,550.00	$4,319.00
State (i.e., all states)	$1,484,507.00	$2,500.00
Institutional (endowment, alumni, or other institutional awards) and external funds awarded by the college excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers	$3,011,401.00	$546,331.00
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g., Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college	$128,492.00	$36,637.00
Total Scholarships/Grants	$5,661,950..00	$568,487.00
Self Help
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)	$3,454,829.00	$1,020,828.00
Federal work study	$57,530.00
State and other work study employment		$91,716.00
Total Self Help	$3,277,323.00	$990,460.00
Parent Loans	$255,714.00	$336,051..00
Tuition Waivers	$0.00	$0.00
Athletic Awards	$0.00	$0.00

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.

	First-time, Full-time Freshmen	Full-time, Undergrad (Including Freshmen)	Less Than Full-Time Undergraduate
a) Number of degree-seeking undergraduate students	164	623	61
b) Number of students in line a who applied for need-based financial aid	164	638	25
c) Number of students in line b who were determined to have financial need	147	565	21
d) Number of students in line c who received any financial aid	147	565	21
e) Number of students in line d who were awarded scholarship or grant aid	147	565	14
f) Number of students in line d who were awarded any need-based self-help aid	116	485	15
g) Number of students in line d who were awarded any non-need-based scholarship or grant aid	13	41	0
h) Number of students in line d whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans)	32	131	3
i) On average, the percentage of need that was met of students who were awarded any need-based aid. Exclude aid that was awarded in excess of need as well as any resources that were awarded to replace EFC	74.48%	76.92%	45.81%
j) The average financial aid package of those in line d. Exclude any resources that were awarded to replace EFC	$11,915.00	$ 12,959.00	$ 6,149.00
k) Average need-based scholarship of grant award of those in line e	$8,799.00	$8,831.00	$2,631.00
l) Average need-based self-help award of those in line f	$3,949.00	$4,862.00	$3,563.00
m) Average need-based loan of those in line f who received a need-based loan	$3,912.00	$4,770.00	$3,297.00

H2A. Number of Enrolled Students Awarded Non-need-based Scholarships and Grants: List the number of degree-seeking full-time and less-than-full-time undergraduates who had no financial need and who were awarded institutional non-need-based scholarship or grant aid. Numbers should reflect the cohort awarded 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.

	First-time, Full-time Freshmen	Full-time Undergraduates (including Freshmen)	Less Than Full-Time Undergraduates
n) Number of students in line a who had no financial need and who were awarded non-need-based scholarship or grant aid (excluding those who were awarded athletic awards and tuition benefits)	17	58	0
o) Average dollar amount of non-need-based scholarship and grant aid awarded to students in line n	$14,073.00	$12,062.00	$0.00
p) Number of students in line a who were awarded an institutional non-need-based athletic grant or scholarship	0	0	0
q) Average dollar amount of institutional non-need-based athletic grants and scholarships awarded to students in line p	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00

H3. Incorporated into H1 above.
H4. Provide the percentage of the 2005 undergraduate class who graduated between July 1, 2004 and June 30, 2005 and borrowed at any time through any loan programs (federal, state, subsidized, unsubsidized, private, etc.; exclude parent loans). Include only students who borrowed while enrolled at your institution:
95%

H5. Average per-borrower cumulative undergraduate indebtedness of those in line H4. Do not include money borrowed at other institutions: $22,468.98

H5A. Report the average per-borrower cumulative undergraduate indebtedness through federal loan programs--Federal Perkins, Federal Stafford Subsidized and Unsubsidized. Include both Federal Direct Student Loan and federal Family Education Loans. These are listed in line 4a. NOTE: exclude all institutional, state, private alternative loans and exclude parent loans: 18543

H6. Indicate your institution's policy regarding financial aid for undergraduate degree-seeking nonresident aliens:

If institutional financial aid is available for undergraduate degree-seeking nonresident aliens, provide the number of undergraduate degree-seeking nonresident aliens who were awarded need-based or non-need-based aid: 3
Average dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresident aliens: $9,098.00
Total dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresident aliens: $27,293.00

H7. Check off all financial aid forms nonresident alien first-year financial aid applicants must submit:
__ Institution's own financial aid form
__ CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE
__ International Student's Financial Aid Application
_x International Student's Certification of Finances
__ Other: _____________________________________________________________

H8. Check off all financial aid forms domestic.
x FAFSA
__ Institution's own financial aid form
__ CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE
__ Business/Farm Supplement
__ State aid form
__ Noncustodial PROFILE
__ Other: _______________________________________________________________

H9. Indicate filing dates for first-year (freshman) students:
Priority date for filing required financial aid forms: 05/01
Deadline for filing required financial aid forms: ____
No deadline for filing required forms (applications processed on a rolling basis): ___x____

H10. Indicate notification dates for first-year (freshman) students (answer a or b):
a.) Students notified on or about (date): _______
b.) Students notified on a rolling basis: yes If yes, starting date: 02/01

H11. Indicate reply dates:
Students must reply by (date):___ or within ___2____ 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)
X_ FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans
X_ FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
X_ FFEL PLUS Loans

X_ Federal Perkins Loans
__ Federal Nursing Loans
__ State Loans
__ College/university loans from institutional funds
__ Other (specify): _____________

X_ State scholarships/grants
X_ Private scholarships
X_ College/university gift aid from institutional funds
__ United Negro College Fund
X_ Federal Nursing Scholarship
__ Other (specify): ____________________________

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

I. INSTRUCTIONAL FACULTY AND CLASS SIZE
I-1. Please report number of instructional faculty members in each category for Fall 2005.Include faculty who are on your institution’s payroll on the census date your institution uses for IPEDS/AAUP.
The following definition of instructional faculty is used by the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) in its annual Faculty Compensation Survey. Instructional Faculty is defined as those members of the instructional-research staff whose major regular assignment is instruction, including those with released time for research. Institutions are asked to EXCLUDE:

	Full-time	Part-time
(a) instructional faculty in preclinical and clinical medicine, faculty who are not paid (e.g., those who donate their services or are in the military), or research-only faculty, post-doctoral fellows, or predoctoral fellows	Exclude	Include only if they teach one or more non-clinical credit courses
(b) administrative officers with titles such as dean of students, librarian, registrar, coach, and the like, even though they may devote part of their time to classroom instruction and may have faculty status	Exclude	Include if they teach one or more non-clinical credit courses
(c) other administrators/staff who teach one or more non-clinical credit courses even though they do not have faculty status	Exclude	Include
(d) undergraduate or graduate students who assist in the instruction of courses, but have titles such as teaching assistant, teaching fellow, and the like	Exclude	Exclude
(e) faculty on sabbatical or leave with pay	Include	Exclude
(f) faculty on leave without pay	Exclude	Exclude
(g) replacement faculty for faculty on sabbatical leave or leave with pay	Exclude