Table 1.
Descriptive statistics
| (1) Number of non- missing observations |
(2) Mean |
(3) Number of non- missing observations |
(4) Mean |
(5) Number of non- missing observations |
(6) Mean |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Student is admitted | 16,628 | 66.4% | ||||
| Student’s cumulative GPA in UT classes through Spring 2005 | 6,831 | 2.89 | ||||
| Student graduated from UT within six years | 6,831 | 72.6% | ||||
| Student is an underrepresented minority | 16,628 | 19.2% | 6,831 | 16.8% | 50,705 | 19.0% |
| Student is Asian American | 16,628 | 13.8% | 6,831 | 16.9% | 50,705 | 14.6% |
| Student is from foreign country | 16,628 | 5.0% | 6,831 | 0.7% | 50,705 | 6.5% |
| Student’s SAT/ACT test score (in 100s of SAT points) | 16,187 | 11.97 | 6,831 | 12.07 | 48,907 | 11.92 |
| Student’s high school class rank percentile | 14,580 | 81.3 | 6,083 | 82.8 | 40,186 | 80.9 |
| Student took Advanced Placement (AP) exam | 16,628 | 20.3% | 6,831 | 52.3% | 50,705 | 24.4% |
| Student scored 3+ on AP math exam | 16,628 | 5.8% | 6,831 | 18.4% | 50,705 | 8.8% |
| Student scored 3+ on AP science exam | 16,628 | 2.7% | 6,831 | 9.9% | 50,705 | 4.3% |
| Student scored 3+ on AP foreign language exam | 16,628 | 2.3% | 6,831 | 9.0% | 50,705 | 4.1% |
| Student scored 3+ on AP social science exam | 16,628 | 3.8% | 6,831 | 15.4% | 50,705 | 7.2% |
| Student scored 3+ on other AP exam | 16,628 | 9.9% | 6,831 | 30.9% | 50,705 | 14.4% |
| Student is female | 16,628 | 49.9% | 6,831 | 51.3% | 50,672 | 49.9% |
| Student is a U.S. citizen | 16,628 | 90.0% | 6,831 | 94.7% | 50,705 | 89.1% |
| Parents’ highest education is below high school | 7,553 | 0.2% | 6,579 | 1.0% | 45,198 | 1.2% |
| Parents’ highest education is some high school | 7,553 | 1.7% | 6,579 | 1.2% | 45,198 | 1.4% |
| Parents’ highest education is high school graduate or GED | 7,553 | 5.0% | 6,579 | 5.4% | 45,198 | 5.7% |
| Parents’ highest education is some college | 7,553 | 14.7% | 6,579 | 15.0% | 45,198 | 15.2% |
| Parents’ highest education is bachelor’s degree | 7,553 | 32.0% | 6,579 | 33.6% | 45,198 | 33.0% |
| Parent’s income is <$20,000 | 6,295 | 7.1% | 42,326 | 6.8% | ||
| Parent’s income is ≥$20,000 and <$40,000 | 6,295 | 14.5% | 42,326 | 14.4% | ||
| Parent’s income is ≥$40,000 and <$60,000 | 6,295 | 17.7% | 42,326 | 15.9% | ||
| Parent’s income is ≥$60,000 and <$80,000 | 6,295 | 17.7% | 42,326 | 15.4% | ||
| Student is from a single-parent family | 6,831 | 15.3% | 50,705 | 14.5% | ||
| Student is from Texas | 16,628 | 78.7% | 6,825 | 92.1% | 50,577 | 81.3% |
| Student attended a UT “feeder” high school | 16,628 | 19.5% | 6,831 | 26.3% | 50,701 | 21.7% |
| Student attended a “Longhorn Opportunity Scholarship” HS | 16,628 | 2.3% | 6,831 | 1.7% | 50,705 | 2.6% |
| Student attended a “Century Scholars” high school | 16,628 | 2.1% | 6,831 | 1.9% | 50,705 | 2.2% |
| Student attended a private high school | 11,955 | 8.8% | 6,545 | 8.8% | 45,446 | 11.3% |
| High school’s average SAT/ACT score (in ACT points) | 13,164 | 21.5 | 6,753 | 21.8 | 47,864 | 21.8 |
| HS’s percent who took the SAT + percent who took the ACT exam | 11,354 | 79.4% | 5,854 | 78.9% | 39,626 | 83.9% |
| HS’s percent who receive free or reduced-price lunch | 11,391 | 16.0% | 5,838 | 14.9% | 38,708 | 15.2% |
| HS’s percent who are underrepresented minorities | 11,512 | 35.2% | 5,911 | 33.0% | 39,755 | 32.9% |
| Year of application | 1996 | 1998 | 1998 to 2000 | |||
| Group | Applicants | Enrollees | Applicants | |||
| Used for equation(s) | (1) | (2a), (2b) | (3a), (3b), (4), (5), (6a), (6b), (6c) | |||
Notes: The squares of the following variables are additionally included in both the X the Z vectors: Student’s High school class rank percentile, Student’s SAT/ACT test score, High school’s average SAT/ACT score, and High school’s percentage who took the SAT or ACT exam.