Table 305.30.

Number and percentage of degree-granting postsecondary institutions with first-year undergraduates using various selection criteria for admission, by control and level of institution: Selected years, 2000-01 through 2020-21

Selection criteria	All institutions			Public institutions			Private institutions
	Total	4- year	2- year	Total	4- year	2- year	Total	4- year	2- year	Nonprofit			For-profit
										Total	4- year	2- year	Total	4- year	2- year
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
	Number of institutions with first-year undergraduates
2000-01	3,717	2,034	1,683	1,647	580	1,067	2,070	1,454	616	1,383	1,247	136	687	207	480
2010-11	4,209	2,487	1,722	1,614	637	977	2,595	1,850	745	1,321	1,238	83	1,274	612	662
2015-16	4,147	2,584	1,563	1,578	669	909	2,569	1,915	654	1,400	1,298	102	1,169	617	552
2020-21	3,567	2,278	1,289	1,552	718	834	2,015	1,560	455	1,360	1,277	83	655	283	372
	Percent of institutions
Open admissions
2000-01	40.2	12.9	73.2	63.8	12.1	91.9	21.4	13.3	40.7	14.0	11.7	34.6	36.5	22.7	42.5
2010-11	47.2	22.5	82.9	65.6	17.6	96.9	35.8	24.2	64.6	15.4	13.0	51.8	56.9	46.9	66.2
2015-16	51.0	27.5	89.8	64.3	19.0	97.7	42.8	30.4	78.9	18.4	15.1	60.8	71.9	62.7	82.2
2020-21	49.3	24.8	92.5	65.7	27.7	98.4	36.6	23.5	81.5	16.7	13.9	60.2	78.0	67.1	86.3
Some admission requirements1
2000-01	58.4	85.8	25.1	35.4	87.4	7.1	76.6	85.2	56.3	84.5	86.8	63.2	60.7	75.4	54.4
2010-11	52.1	76.6	16.8	34.4	82.4	3.1	63.2	74.6	34.8	84.4	86.8	48.2	41.1	49.8	33.1
2015-16	48.3	71.9	9.3	35.4	81.0	1.9	56.3	68.8	19.7	80.5	84.1	35.3	27.3	36.6	16.8
2020-21	50.7	75.2	7.5	34.3	72.3	1.6	63.4	76.5	18.5	83.3	86.1	39.8	22.0	32.9	13.7
Secondary grades
2000-01	34.6	58.7	5.5	23.9	63.4	2.4	43.0	56.7	10.7	60.1	64.1	23.5	8.7	12.6	7.1
2010-11	33.3	54.2	3.2	27.8	67.8	1.7	36.7	49.5	5.1	66.0	68.7	26.5	6.4	10.6	2.4
2015-16	35.4	55.3	2.4	30.4	69.8	1.3	38.5	50.2	4.0	64.9	68.8	14.7	6.8	11.2	2.0
2020-21	40.1	61.5	2.4	30.7	64.9	1.2	47.4	59.9	4.6	65.1	68.2	18.1	10.5	22.3	1.6
Secondary class rank
2000-01	13.7	24.3	1.0	10.9	30.3	0.3	16.0	21.9	2.3	23.2	25.1	5.9	1.6	2.4	1.3
2010-11	8.4	13.9	0.4	9.2	22.9	0.3	7.8	10.8	0.5	15.0	15.8	3.6	0.4	0.7	0.2
2015-16	6.0	9.5	0.3	7.8	18.2	0.1	4.9	6.4	0.6	8.8	9.3	2.0	0.3	0.3	0.4
2020-21	4.2	6.5	0.3	5.5	11.8	0.0	3.3	4.0	0.9	4.7	4.8	3.6	0.3	0.4	0.3
Secondary school record
2000-01	45.8	70.3	16.2	29.4	72.9	5.8	58.7	69.2	34.1	73.2	75.5	52.2	29.5	30.9	29.0
2010-11	45.9	70.1	10.8	33.0	78.8	3.1	53.9	67.1	20.9	77.1	79.4	42.2	29.8	42.3	18.3
2015-16	44.0	65.9	7.8	34.0	77.9	1.8	50.1	61.7	16.2	71.7	75.4	24.5	24.3	32.9	14.7
2020-21	44.7	66.7	5.8	32.9	69.2	1.6	53.8	65.6	13.6	71.0	73.8	26.5	18.3	28.3	10.8
College preparatory program
2000-01	15.5	27.3	1.2	16.2	44.0	1.1	14.9	20.7	1.3	22.1	24.1	4.4	0.4	0.5	0.4
2010-11	14.7	24.4	0.6	18.3	45.4	0.7	12.4	17.1	0.5	24.0	25.4	2.4	0.3	0.3	0.3
2015-16	14.7	23.3	0.5	19.3	44.4	0.8	12.0	16.0	0.2	21.9	23.6	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2020-21	17.2	26.4	0.9	18.8	40.0	0.6	15.9	20.1	1.3	23.5	24.6	7.2	0.0	0.0	0.0
Recommendations
2000-01	20.4	34.4	3.5	2.7	7.4	0.2	34.4	45.1	9.3	46.6	49.2	22.8	10.0	20.8	5.4
2010-11	18.1	29.2	2.1	3.3	8.3	0.1	27.2	36.3	4.7	51.6	53.3	25.3	2.0	2.0	2.1
2015-16	17.9	27.8	1.7	4.5	10.5	0.1	26.2	33.8	3.8	46.1	48.6	13.7	2.4	2.8	2.0
2020-21	18.0	27.0	2.1	4.2	9.1	0.0	28.6	35.3	5.9	40.9	42.1	22.9	3.2	4.6	2.2
Demonstration of     competencies2
2000-01	8.0	12.1	3.0	2.2	5.0	0.7	12.7	15.0	7.1	12.1	12.7	7.4	13.7	29.0	7.1
2010-11	5.8	8.0	2.5	1.8	4.6	0.0	8.2	9.2	5.8	8.9	8.8	9.6	7.6	10.1	5.3
2015-16	4.1	5.7	1.3	1.6	3.9	0.0	5.6	6.4	3.2	7.6	7.8	5.9	3.1	3.4	2.7
2020-21	4.1	5.9	1.0	1.4	3.1	0.0	6.2	7.2	2.9	7.2	7.1	8.4	4.1	7.4	1.6
Test scores3
2000-01	47.2	72.5	16.7	33.2	83.4	5.8	58.5	68.2	35.6	70.3	73.4	41.9	34.6	36.7	33.8
2010-11	37.6	55.1	12.2	30.5	74.1	2.0	42.0	48.6	25.5	63.5	66.0	26.5	19.6	13.4	25.4
2015-16	34.3	51.0	6.7	32.4	74.7	1.3	35.5	42.7	14.2	56.5	58.9	25.5	10.3	8.6	12.1
2020-21	20.7	29.7	4.8	20.6	43.2	1.2	20.7	23.5	11.4	24.7	25.2	16.9	12.5	15.5	10.2
TOEFL4
2000-01	43.4	71.2	9.9	30.2	77.4	4.6	54.0	68.7	19.2	66.2	70.1	30.9	29.3	60.4	15.8
2010-11	38.7	61.9	5.1	29.9	71.6	2.7	44.2	58.6	8.3	66.3	69.1	25.3	21.2	37.4	6.2
2015-16	35.7	55.7	2.8	30.1	69.2	1.3	39.2	50.9	4.7	59.6	63.5	10.8	14.6	24.5	3.6
2020-21	34.9	53.8	1.6	27.6	58.2	1.3	40.5	51.8	2.0	57.9	60.9	10.8	4.6	10.6	0.0
No admission requirements, only     recommendations for admission
2000-01	1.4	1.2	1.7	0.8	0.5	0.9	1.9	1.5	2.9	1.5	1.4	2.2	2.8	1.9	3.1
2010-11	0.6	0.9	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.2	0.7	0.2	0.2	0.0	2.0	3.3	0.8
2015-16	0.7	0.6	0.8	0.3	0.0	0.4	0.9	0.8	1.4	1.1	0.8	3.9	0.8	0.6	0.9
2020-21	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

1 Many institutions have more than one admission requirement.

2 Formal demonstration of competencies (e.g., portfolios, certificates of mastery, assessment instruments).

3 Includes SAT, ACT, or other admission tests.

4 Test of English as a Foreign Language.

NOTE: Data in this table represent the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Degree-granting institutions grant associate’s or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Excludes institutions not enrolling any first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates. The three admission categories reported in this table sum to 100%: (1) Open admissions, (2) Some admission requirements, and (3) No admission requirements, only recommendations for admissions. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Fall 2000 and Fall 2010, Institutional Characteristics component; and Winter 2015-16 and 2020-21, Admissions component. (This table was prepared October 2021.)