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Vanguard University of Southern California
55 Fair Drive
Costa Mesa, CA 92626

Official telephone: (714) 556-3610
Fax number: (714) 957-9317

Website: www.vanguard.edu

Screen last updated on: January 22, 2010

The admissions information below is valid for the 2007-08 academic year.

ADMISSIONS OFFICE

Admissions officer:

Amberley Wolf,
Director of Admissions

Contacting the office:

800 722-6279 (toll free)
714 966-5471 (fax)
admissions@vanguard.edu

FIRST-TIME FRESHMAN APPLICATION PROCESS & REQUIREMENTS

Is there an application deadline for fall?

yes

Priority filing date for fall:

December 1

Final filing date for fall:

March 2

Freshmen are accepted for terms other than fall:

yes

Percent of freshmen who enter in terms other than fall:

10%

Application fee:

$45

Can the application fee be waived?

yes

Are refunds available on the application fee?

Is the Common Application form accepted?

Supplemental forms required for those using Common Application:

Admissions requirements:

Minimum 2.5 GPA required.

High school graduation is:

required, GED is accepted

A general college preparatory program is:

recommended

Campus visit is:

recommended

Interview is:

recommended

Off-campus interview:

can be arranged with admissions representative, can be arranged with alumni representative

Standardized test requirements:

SAT I or ACT required, SAT II not used

School's test preference:

no preference

Aside from admissions, test scores are used for:

counseling

Dates test scores should be received:

August 6 for SAT I/ACT

High school units required or recommended:

English:	4 recommended
Math:	2 recommended
Science:	2 recommended
Social studies:	3 recommended
Total:	11 recommended

Special requirements for admission to specific programs:

Audition required of music program applicants.
Audition required of theatre program applicants.
R.N. required of nursing program applicants.
Separate application process for athletic training program.

Special programs/policies for applicants not normally admissible:

conditional admission

School has formalized early decision program:

yes

Early decision application deadline:

December 1

School has early action program:

yes

School has concurrent enrollment program for high school:

FIRST-TIME FRESHMAN SELECTION PROCESS

Academic criteria:

secondary school report very important
class rank not considered
recommendations very important
standardized test scores considered
essay very important

Nonacademic criteria:

interview considered
extracurricular activities considered
particular talent/ability not considered
character/personal qualities important
alumni/ae relationship not considered
geographical residence not considered
state residency not considered
religious affiliation/commitment important
minority affiliation not considered
volunteer work not considered
work experience not considered

Admissions is need blind:

yes

Average secondary school GPA:

3.4

Percent of freshmen who submitted GPA:

100%

Percent of student body in each high school class rank:

Top tenth: 33%
Top quarter: 52%
Top half: 80%

Percent of freshmen who submitted class rank:

60%

Average SAT I:

1000 combined

Average ACT:

22 composite

Test taken by majority of applicants:

SAT I

Percent of accepted applicants who submitted SAT I scores:

81%

Percent of accepted applicants who submitted ACT score:

19%

UNDERGRADUATE NOTIFICATION FOR FALL TERM

Notification of admission:

on a rolling basis

Acceptance of admission:

no set date

FIRST-TIME FRESHMAN ENROLLMENT

Number of completed applications received:

947

Number of applicants offered admission:

772 (82%)

Number of applicants offered admission who enrolled:

370 (48%)

School has a waiting list policy:

Percent of freshmen who came from public schools:

75%

Percent of freshmen who came from out of state:

20%

Tuition deposit amount:

$400, refundable May 1 for Fall Term, December 1 for Spring Term

Admission may be deferred:

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