More students with high SAT scores opt for CUNY colleges over private universities
Feb 10
Thursday, Mar 17th 2011, 4:00 AM
The City University of New York’s comparison colleges are attracting some-more high-achieving students – including some who’ve picked CUNY over tip private schools.
The normal math and reading SAT scores for first-time beginner enrolled for 2010 grew to 1,134 from 1,109 a year before and 1,027 in 2001.
Students with SAT math and reading scores above 1,200 make adult 24% of a beginner class, adult from 11% in 2001.
Students during a Macaulay Honors College have posted even some-more considerable gains, with normal math and reading SAT scores reaching 1,368 this year, adult from 1,264 in 2001 when it initial opened, propagandize officials say.
“More and some-more students who have mixed educational options are branch to CUNY’s comparison colleges for an affordable, high-quality education,” pronounced Jay Hershenson, CUNY’s comparison clamp chancellor.
Students are happy, too.
Sean Michael Duenas, 19, scored 1,460 on his SATs and chose Macaulay Honors College over New York University.
“They seemed to have a unequivocally good understanding for a unequivocally good price,” he said.
Cecibell Lowe, 19, incited down Penn State for Macaulay.
“I suspicion it would be adult to standard with what we would design from a rival college, and it has flattering most met my expectations,” pronounced a Bronx High School of Science graduate.
The ceiling trend during a four-year colleges is expected to continue – they have supposed 15,384 students with high propagandize averages above 85 this year, adult from 14,322 in 2010 – a 7% boost even as altogether acceptances rose 5%.
The Macaulay Honors College supposed students who have an normal math and reading SAT measure of 1,406 and high-school averages of 93.5 – a record for a college.
While attracting some-more tip students, CUNY has also seen an boost in a commission of students in a system’s village colleges who need calming classes in math, reading or essay – to 74% from 71% final year.
The series of students wanting calming work in all 3 areas has doubled in a past 5 years, to 959 in 2010 from 447 in 2005.
mkolodner@nydailynews.com