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SAT Reasoning Test (SAT):

See the college readiness page of this website for a more complete picture of English and math readiness among CSULB freshmen from fall 2010.

Writing Proficiency Examination (WPE)

English Placement Test (EPT)

English Placement Test Performance of CSULB Freshmen 2010
	N	Minimum	Maximum	Mean	Std. Deviation
Essay	2314	1	7	3.28	.811
Reading	2314	120	164	141.72	9.833
Composing	2296	120	165	143.51	9.628
Total Score	2322	122	165	143.66	7.445

English Placement Test Total Score Frequency Distribution CSULB Freshmen Fall 2010
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	122	4	.1	.2	.2
	123	4	.1	.2	.3
	124	7	.2	.3	.6
	125	7	.2	.3	.9
	126	12	.3	.5	1.5
	127	6	.2	.3	1.7
	128	21	.5	.9	2.6
	129	21	.5	.9	3.5
	130	30	.8	1.3	4.8
	131	31	.8	1.3	6.2
	132	47	1.2	2.0	8.2
	133	45	1.1	1.9	10.1
	134	57	1.4	2.5	12.6
	135	72	1.8	3.1	15.7
	136	57	1.4	2.5	18.1
	137	83	2.1	3.6	21.7
	138	77	1.9	3.3	25.0
	139	86	2.2	3.7	28.7
	140	78	2.0	3.4	32.1
	141	111	2.8	4.8	36.9
	142	112	2.8	4.8	41.7
	143	109	2.7	4.7	46.4
	144	123	3.1	5.3	51.7
	145	106	2.7	4.6	56.2
	146	128	3.2	5.5	61.8
	147	95	2.4	4.1	65.8
	148	118	3.0	5.1	70.9
	149	111	2.8	4.8	75.7
	150	120	3.0	5.2	80.9
	151	101	2.5	4.3	85.2
	152	80	2.0	3.4	88.7
	153	82	2.1	3.5	92.2
	154	54	1.4	2.3	94.5
	155	49	1.2	2.1	96.6
	156	19	.5	.8	97.5
	157	23	.6	1.0	98.4
	158	16	.4	.7	99.1
	159	9	.2	.4	99.5
	160	4	.1	.2	99.7
	161	2	.1	.1	99.8
	162	1	.0	.0	99.8
	163	1	.0	.0	99.9
	164	1	.0	.0	99.9
	165	2	.1	.1	100.0
	Total	2322	58.2	100.0
Missing	System	1666	41.8
Total		3988	100.0

Entry Level Mathematics Test (ELM)

Entry Level Mathematics Test Performance of CSULB Freshmen 2010
	N	Minimum	Maximum	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total Score	2008	6	80	45.97	12.978

Entry Level Mathematics Test Total Score Frequency Distribution CSULB Freshmen Fall 2010
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	6	1	.0	.0	.0
	12	3	.1	.1	.2
	14	2	.1	.1	.3
	16	8	.2	.4	.7
	18	13	.3	.6	1.3
	20	18	.5	.9	2.2
	22	24	.6	1.2	3.4
	24	26	.7	1.3	4.7
	26	44	1.1	2.2	6.9
	28	51	1.3	2.5	9.5
	30	75	1.9	3.7	13.2
	32	73	1.8	3.6	16.8
	34	81	2.0	4.0	20.9
	36	77	1.9	3.8	24.7
	38	141	3.5	7.0	31.7
	40	94	2.4	4.7	36.4
	42	127	3.2	6.3	42.7
	44	102	2.6	5.1	47.8
	46	103	2.6	5.1	52.9
	48	142	3.6	7.1	60.0
	50	87	2.2	4.3	64.3
	52	92	2.3	4.6	68.9
	54	120	3.0	6.0	74.9
	56	86	2.2	4.3	79.2
	58	114	2.9	5.7	84.9
	60	65	1.6	3.2	88.1
	62	50	1.3	2.5	90.6
	64	41	1.0	2.0	92.6
	66	40	1.0	2.0	94.6
	68	22	.6	1.1	95.7
	70	20	.5	1.0	96.7
	72	15	.4	.7	97.5
	74	18	.5	.9	98.4
	76	11	.3	.5	98.9
	78	11	.3	.5	99.5
	80	11	.3	.5	100.0
	Total	2008	50.4	100.0
Missing	System	1980	49.6
Total		3988	100.0

SAT Verbal

SAT Verbal Performance of CSULB Freshmen
Cohort	N	Minimum	Maximum	Mean	Std. Deviation
2010	3793	200	800	504.8	85.4
2009	3391	240	780	502.9	82.9
2008	4458	200	800	499.8	82.7
2007	4089	200	800	494.6	84.8
2006	4328	200	800	497.4	83.9
2005	4270	200	800	502.3	83.5

SAT Verbal Frequency Distribution CSULB Freshmen 2010
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	200	1	.0	.0	.0
	230	1	.0	.0	.1
	250	4	.1	.1	.2
	260	3	.1	.1	.2
	270	5	.1	.1	.4
	280	5	.1	.1	.5
	290	2	.1	.1	.6
	300	4	.1	.1	.7
	310	9	.2	.2	.9
	320	14	.4	.4	1.3
	330	21	.5	.6	1.8
	340	27	.7	.7	2.5
	350	27	.7	.7	3.2
	360	27	.7	.7	4.0
	370	50	1.3	1.3	5.3
	380	76	1.9	2.0	7.3
	390	77	1.9	2.0	9.3
	400	107	2.7	2.8	12.1
	410	100	2.5	2.6	14.8
	420	126	3.2	3.3	18.1
	430	134	3.4	3.5	21.6
	440	153	3.8	4.0	25.7
	450	129	3.2	3.4	29.1
	460	193	4.8	5.1	34.1
	470	141	3.5	3.7	37.9
	480	162	4.1	4.3	42.1
	490	179	4.5	4.7	46.8
	500	164	4.1	4.3	51.2
	510	168	4.2	4.4	55.6
	520	153	3.8	4.0	59.6
	530	164	4.1	4.3	64.0
	540	162	4.1	4.3	68.2
	550	120	3.0	3.2	71.4
	560	158	4.0	4.2	75.6
	570	130	3.3	3.4	79.0
	580	128	3.2	3.4	82.4
	590	90	2.3	2.4	84.7
	600	101	2.5	2.7	87.4
	610	93	2.3	2.5	89.8
	620	61	1.5	1.6	91.5
	630	72	1.8	1.9	93.4
	640	52	1.3	1.4	94.7
	650	51	1.3	1.3	96.1
	660	27	.7	.7	96.8
	670	25	.6	.7	97.4
	679	1	.0	.0	97.5
	680	28	.7	.7	98.2
	690	22	.6	.6	98.8
	700	7	.2	.2	99.0
	710	8	.2	.2	99.2
	720	7	.2	.2	99.4
	730	7	.2	.2	99.6
	740	9	.2	.2	99.8
	750	2	.1	.1	99.8
	760	1	.0	.0	99.9
	780	2	.1	.1	99.9
	800	3	.1	.1	100.0
	Total	3793	95.1	100.0
Missing	System	195	4.9
Total		3988	100.0

SAT Math

SAT Math Performance of CSULB Freshmen 2008
Cohort	N	Minimum	Maximum	Mean	Std. Deviation
2010	3793	200	800	525.8	90.5
2009	3391	240	780	502.9	82.9
2008	4459	230	800	520.3	88.3
2007	4089	200	800	515.3	89.2
2006	4329	200	800	516.4	87.4
2005	4270	200	800	521.2	84.8

SAT Math Frequency Distribution CSULB Freshmen 2010
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	200	1	.0	.0	.0
	220	2	.1	.1	.1
	260	3	.1	.1	.2
	270	2	.1	.1	.2
	280	3	.1	.1	.3
	290	3	.1	.1	.4
	300	4	.1	.1	.5
	310	10	.3	.3	.7
	320	17	.4	.4	1.2
	330	9	.2	.2	1.4
	340	12	.3	.3	1.7
	350	24	.6	.6	2.4
	360	44	1.1	1.2	3.5
	370	36	.9	.9	4.5
	380	48	1.2	1.3	5.7
	390	42	1.1	1.1	6.9
	400	58	1.5	1.5	8.4
	410	87	2.2	2.3	10.7
	420	123	3.1	3.2	13.9
	430	107	2.7	2.8	16.7
	440	96	2.4	2.5	19.3
	450	139	3.5	3.7	22.9
	460	161	4.0	4.2	27.2
	470	113	2.8	3.0	30.2
	480	107	2.7	2.8	33.0
	490	194	4.9	5.1	38.1
	500	164	4.1	4.3	42.4
	510	144	3.6	3.8	46.2
	520	133	3.3	3.5	49.7
	530	175	4.4	4.6	54.3
	540	156	3.9	4.1	58.4
	550	131	3.3	3.5	61.9
	560	131	3.3	3.5	65.4
	570	152	3.8	4.0	69.4
	580	158	4.0	4.2	73.5
	590	128	3.2	3.4	76.9
	600	95	2.4	2.5	79.4
	610	148	3.7	3.9	83.3
	620	87	2.2	2.3	85.6
	630	92	2.3	2.4	88.0
	640	82	2.1	2.2	90.2
	650	66	1.7	1.7	91.9
	660	77	1.9	2.0	94.0
	670	44	1.1	1.2	95.1
	680	43	1.1	1.1	96.3
	690	45	1.1	1.2	97.4
	700	25	.6	.7	98.1
	710	13	.3	.3	98.4
	720	7	.2	.2	98.6
	730	12	.3	.3	98.9
	740	11	.3	.3	99.2
	750	9	.2	.2	99.5
	760	6	.2	.2	99.6
	770	8	.2	.2	99.8
	780	2	.1	.1	99.9
	790	1	.0	.0	99.9
	800	3	.1	.1	100.0
	Total	3793	95.1	100.0
Missing	System	195	4.9
Total		3988	100.0

SAT Math Frequency Distribution CSULB Freshmen Fall 2009
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	230	1	.0	.0	.0
	250	2	.1	.1	.1
	260	1	.0	.0	.1
	280	1	.0	.0	.1
	300	13	.4	.4	.5
	310	15	.4	.4	1.0
	320	19	.6	.6	1.5
	330	19	.6	.6	2.1
	340	8	.2	.2	2.3
	350	20	.6	.6	2.9
	360	37	1.1	1.1	4.0
	370	56	1.7	1.7	5.7
	380	52	1.5	1.5	7.2
	390	59	1.7	1.7	8.9
	400	59	1.7	1.7	10.7
	410	59	1.7	1.7	12.4
	420	109	3.2	3.2	15.6
	430	128	3.8	3.8	19.4
	440	76	2.2	2.2	21.6
	450	97	2.9	2.9	24.5
	460	118	3.5	3.5	28.0
	470	108	3.2	3.2	31.2
	480	125	3.7	3.7	34.9
	490	156	4.6	4.6	39.5
	500	124	3.7	3.7	43.1
	510	150	4.4	4.4	47.5
	515	1	.0	.0	47.6
	520	146	4.3	4.3	51.9
	530	113	3.3	3.3	55.2
	540	111	3.3	3.3	58.5
	550	111	3.3	3.3	61.8
	560	136	4.0	4.0	65.8
	570	145	4.3	4.3	70.0
	580	93	2.7	2.7	72.8
	590	101	3.0	3.0	75.8
	600	118	3.5	3.5	79.2
	610	104	3.1	3.1	82.3
	620	82	2.4	2.4	84.7
	630	85	2.5	2.5	87.2
	640	79	2.3	2.3	89.6
	650	76	2.2	2.2	91.8
	660	76	2.2	2.2	94.0
	670	63	1.9	1.9	95.9
	680	29	.9	.9	96.8
	690	34	1.0	1.0	97.8
	700	11	.3	.3	98.1
	710	20	.6	.6	98.7
	720	12	.4	.4	99.0
	730	11	.3	.3	99.4
	740	3	.1	.1	99.4
	750	7	.2	.2	99.6
	760	2	.1	.1	99.7
	770	2	.1	.1	99.8
	780	4	.1	.1	99.9
	800	4	.1	.1	100.0
	Total	3391	100.0	100.0

Early Assessment Program (EAP)

Fall Semester	Total Number of CSULB Freshmen	% College Ready in English by EAP only *	% College Ready in Math by EAP only *
2010	3988	25.1	9.2
2009	3551	15.4	5.0
2008	4606	22.4	6.8
2007	4217	13.4	7.8
2006	4466	16.4	5.2
2005	4383	14.8	7.1

*Students obtained college readiness status by participating in the EAP; percentages refer to students who did not achieve this by any other means, such as by scores on the SAT or EPT/ELM. Please note, however, that students who achieved college readiness by participating in the EAP program were not required to take the EPT and/or ELM. Visit the EAP website for more details concerning this program.

Writing Proficiency Examination (WPE)

The latest WPE results can be viewed on the Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR) pages of this website.

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