applytexas org Web Version of the State of

applytexas. org: Web Version of the State of Texas Common Application for Admission Stephanie Hays, Assistant Vice President for Enrollment Management, Texas Tech University Priscilla White, Systems Analyst Student Information Systems, University of Texas at Austin CUMREC 2001

UT Austin % Web Apps for Admission 1997 1998 15% 28%

-- Senate Bill 150 – Texas Common Application for Admission

Requirements • Adopt no later than September 1, 1998 • Accept for 1999 -2000 academic year • Provide an electronic version

Implementation Developed set of questions Collected parameters Wrote instructions Advisory Committee Decided on one system Contracted with UT Austin to develop Blessed by THECB in April 1998

www. applytexas. org

Navigation controlled by admissions rules and policies specific to chosen institution

Institutional Parameters • Codes and text for school/college within the destination institution • Code and text for the academic major • Dynamic questions and free-form answers • Application fees and payment methods • Deadlines • Special admissions instructions

Objectives… • Collect as much info electronically as possible • Step applicant through process • Allow applicant to start process and return later • Regulate available terms/semesters • Regulate acceptable majors/programs

…Objectives • Audit for incomplete/inaccurate info • Eliminate coding/data entry • Offer fee options specific to the chosen institution • Copy previously submitted application forwarding to another institution

1. Fill out a new application 2. Retrieve a saved application 3. Submit an essay 4. Resubmit an application to a different university 5. View degrees offered 6. View a printable version of your submitted application

Special Features • Special messages by applicant type, term, and major • Ability of present institutional questions, by degree program • Dynamic questions and essays; by institution • Outbound email acknowledgement upon submission • Gateway to institutional web sites • Written signature not required

Beyond the Bill • U. S. Graduate • Undergraduate International • Graduate International • Distance Education; search & apply • Community Colleges • Private Colleges

Coming Attractions • Ability to Apply for Housing & Food • Ability to Apply for Financial Aid • Application appearance different for each university • …and many more!

Site Management • Access applications by destination and by status • View counts • Update institutional parameters • Download applicant pool • Sign-off new terms for production

Demo of www. applytexas. org

Internet EDI Server No TS 189 Destination Institutions UT Austin ? Yes

Fall 2001 Counts/Stats Total: U. S. Freshman Transfer Graduate Reentry Transient 68, 652 23, 834 7, 297 1, 231 53 114, 291 TX Res 87% 75% 40% 77% 42% CC 40% 35% 58% 31% 24% Email 93% 96% 99% 96% 97% 53% 49% 59% 98% 99% International Freshman Transfer Graduate 2, 146 1, 312 9, 766 -------

Fall 2001 US Undergrad Counts UT Austin Texas A&M University Texas Tech Southwest Texas State University of Houston Univ. of North Texas Stephen F. Austin UT San Antonio UT Arlington Sam Houston State Texas A&M - Corpus Christi UT Dallas Prairie View A&M Midwestern State Tarleton State Blinn Angelo State Texas Southern Univ. 15447 15139 8499 8055 6937 6925 4902 4524 3495 2589 2132 1845 1574 1376 1312 988 986 924 Texas Woman’s Univ. Lamar West Texas A&M UT Tyler Texas A&M at Galveston Texas A&M Kingsville Texas A&M - Commerce UT Pan American UT El Paso Sul Ross State UT Permian Basin Texas A&M International Univ. Houston-Downtown Texas A&M – Texarkana 858 849 681 602 572 535 436 330 240 183 156 132 1

Budget • Three Year Budget • Cost based on each Institution’s Percentage of the Total Enrollment • Extendable to New Constituent Groups • Extendable to New Application Types

Average Per Application Cost to Submit an Electronic Admission Application

UT Austin % Web Apps for Admission 1997 1998 15% 28% 1999 2000 2001 38% 52% 62%

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