2002 IBNA Student Survey Sarah Scaturro, Paul Campbell, Niagara Falls, Ontario July 17-20, 2003

2002 IBNA Voluntary Data Form Administered May 2002 to graduating IB seniors in the USA Diploma and Certificate candidates 129 eligible schools responded* (43.7% response rate) 5412 completed surveys No sampling – all surveys were tallied +/- 1% at the 95% confidence level *Eligible schools = located in the USA with a class of graduating IB seniors. © IBO 2003

TOPICS SURVEYED IB exam results University admission rates Gender Ethnicity SAT/ACT scores AP exam results National award scholarships © IBO 2003

CANDIDACY BREAKDOWN Diploma Candidates 65.9% Certificate Candidates 34.1% © IBO 2003

DIPLOMA CANDIDATES 79.8% earned the Diploma Median Diploma point total of % did not earn the Diploma Median Diploma point total of 23 © IBO 2003

DIPLOMA CANDIDATES Total points earned by the Diploma candidates: % % % % 23 or below 13.1% 7.1% of the students who earned 24 or more points did not attain the Diploma due to having 1 or more failing conditions. © IBO 2003

CERTIFICATE CANDIDATES 60% of the certificate candidates took 1-2 IB exams 40% of the certificate candidates took more than 2 IB exams Certificate candidates taking more than 2 exams were nearly twice as likely to get a 4 or higher than those taking 2 or less exams. © IBO 2003

ETHNICITY Ethnic breakdown: 68.6% Caucasian 15% Asian/South Pacific Islander 9.4% Hispanic 7.1% African-American 4.3% Other Less than 1% Native American Total equals more than 100%, as over 5% identified more than one ethnicity © IBO 2003

IB Participation 68.6% Caucasian 15% Asian/South Pacific Islander 9.4% Hispanic 7.1% African-American 4.3% Other <1% Native American AP Participation* 65.3% Caucasian 14% Asian 9.7% Hispanic 4.4% African-American 3.5% Other <1% Native American * “Increasing Minority Student Participation” © IBO 2003 ETHNICITY – Participation

GENDER 59% female 41% male 3:2 ratio doesn’t change when disaggregated by: – Diploma candidacy Diploma attained or not attained –Certificate candidacy 1-2 certificates or 3 or more certificates –Certain ethnicities (Caucasian, Hispanic, Asian, Other)* * The percentage of African-American females was higher than average (70% female, 30% male); the percentage of Native American females was lower than average (52% female, 48% male). © IBO 2003

GENDER There was no significant difference in performance on IB exams. There was a difference in performance on other standardized tests: –Combined SAT mean Females 1254 Males 1310 –ACT mean Females 26.3 Males 27.5 © IBO 2003

SAT 76.4% took the SAT Combined mean score (all respondents) of 1279 –47.5% –49.3% –3.2% 999 or below Males scored higher than females (see previous slide) African-Americans had lowest mean score of 1172; Asians/South Pacific Islanders had the highest mean score of © IBO 2003

ACT 40.8% took the ACT Mean of 26.7 –55% –41.4% –3.6% below 20 Males scored higher than females (see previous slide) African-Americans had the lowest mean score of 23.9; Caucasians had the highest mean score of 27.4 © IBO 2003

SAT/ACT Averages and Diploma Candidacy SAT Combined Mean Score Diploma Candidate – 1303 Diploma attained – 1329 Diploma not attained Certificate Candidate – certificates certificates © IBO 2003 ACT Mean Score Diploma Candidate – 26.7 Diploma attained – 28.2 Diploma not attained Certificate Candidate – certificates certificates

National Merit Program 23.7% of total Diploma candidates surveyed recognized 7.4% of total Certificate candidates surveyed recognized 17.6% average of all surveyed recognized Of those recognized: 86.2% were Diploma candidates and 13.8% were Certificate candidates © IBO 2003

National Merit Program Ethnic breakdown of those recognized: –22.9% Asian/South Pacific Islander –18.9% Caucasian –12.4% Other –21.1% Hispanic –11.7% African American –10.6% Native American 52% female; 48% male © IBO 2003

National Merit Program Recognition level: –28.1% Finalists –6.6% Semi-Finalists –62.7% Commended Scholars –2.6% indicated no level of recognition © IBO 2003

National Achievement Scholar 2.2% were National Achievement Scholars. Of them: –41.7% Finalists –14.6% Semi-Finalists –43.7% Commended –66% female; 34% male –80% Diploma candidates; 20% Certificate candidates © IBO 2003

National Hispanic Scholars 1.7% were National Hispanic Scholars. Of them: –63.3% were Finalists –8.9% were Semi-Finalists –27.8% were Commended –52.4% female; 47.6% male –81% Diploma candidates; 19% Certificate candidates © IBO 2003

University Admission 95.5% indicated that they would be attending a post-secondary institution. The top 10 universities applied to: –University of Florida (795) –University of California at Los Angeles (443) –University of California at Berkeley (431) –University of California at San Diego (379) –Florida State University (350) –University of Virginia (300) –Harvard University (263) –Stanford University (254) –University of Central Florida (250) © IBO 2003

University Acceptance Rates © IBO 2003 All Applicants IB Applicants IB Diploma Applicants IB Certificate Applicants Brown University 17% 20.8% (130) 21.6% (116) 14.3% (14) Carlton College 34.9% 84.8% (46) 88.6% (35) 72.7% (11) College of William and Mary 37.0% 55.3% (206) 66.4% (149) 26.3% (57) Note: Base numbers are indicated in parentheses. Only universities with more than 20 total IB applicants are included. The acceptance rates for “all applicants” were provided by each respective institution. All rates are for incoming Freshman Fall 2002.

University Acceptance Rates © IBO 2003 All Applicants IB Applicants IB Diploma Applicants IB Certificate Applicants Colorado College 51% 92.7% (41) 94.9% (39) 50% (2) Columbia University 12.0% 18.3% (142) 18.5% (124) 16.7% (18) Cornell University 28.5% 49.1% (169) 51.0% (147) 36.4% (22) Note: Base numbers are indicated in parentheses. Only universities with more than 20 total IB applicants are included. The acceptance rates for “all applicants” were provided by each respective institution. All rates are for incoming Freshman Fall 2002.

University Acceptance Rates © IBO 2003 All Applicants IB Applicants IB Diploma Applicants IB Certificate Applicants Dartmouth College 20.7% 35.1% (74) 33.3% (66) 50.0% (8) Duke University 22.5% 36.0% (225) 38.7% (199) 15.4% (26) Emory University 42% 82.1% (106) 82.7% (98) 75% (8) Note: Base numbers are indicated in parentheses. Only universities with more than 20 total IB applicants are included. The acceptance rates for “all applicants” were provided by each respective institution. All rates are for incoming Freshman Fall 2002.

University Acceptance Rates © IBO 2003 All Applicants IB Applicants IB Diploma Applicants IB Certificate Applicants Florida State University 48.8% 98.0% (350) 98.7% (321) 89.7% (29) George Mason University 68.5% 95.5% (156) 94.6% (37) 95.8% (119) Georgia Institute of Technology 53.7% 85.1% (114) 88% (108) 33% (6) Note: Base numbers are indicated in parentheses. Only universities with more than 20 total IB applicants are included. The acceptance rates for “all applicants” were provided by each respective institution. All rates are for incoming Freshman Fall 2002.

University Acceptance Rates © IBO 2003 All Applicants IB Applicants IB Diploma Applicants IB Certificate Applicants Harvard University 11% 14.4% (263) 14.8% (237) 11.5% (26) Howard University 56.1% 93.3% (30) 95.2% (21) 88.9% (9) Johns Hopkins University 35% 66.3% (89) 68.8% (80) 44.4% (9) Note: Base numbers are indicated in parentheses. Only universities with more than 20 total IB applicants are included. The acceptance rates for “all applicants” were provided by each respective institution. All rates are for incoming Freshman Fall 2002.

University Acceptance Rates © IBO 2003 All Applicants IB Applicants IB Diploma Applicants IB Certificate Applicants Macalester College 44% 78.0% (41) 72.7% (33) 100% (8) Mary Washington College 20.7% 79.3% (82) 87.5% (32) 74.0% (50) MIT 16.9% 25.2% (135) 26.2% (126) 11.1% (9) Note: Base numbers are indicated in parentheses. Only universities with more than 20 total IB applicants are included. The acceptance rates for “all applicants” were provided by each respective institution. All rates are for incoming Freshman Fall 2002.

University Acceptance Rates © IBO 2003 All Applicants IB Applicants IB Diploma Applicants IB Certificate Applicants Mount Holyoke College 51.7% 96% (25) 95% (20) 100% (5) New York University 25.5% 50.5% (214) 51.8% (168) 45.7% (46) Princeton University 11.0% 13.1% (175) 13.8% (160) 6.7% (15) Note: Base numbers are indicated in parentheses. Only universities with more than 20 total IB applicants are included. The acceptance rates for “all applicants” were provided by each respective institution. All rates are for incoming Freshman Fall 2002.

University Acceptance Rates © IBO 2003 All Applicants IB Applicants IB Diploma Applicants IB Certificate Applicants Stanford University 12.6% 16.9% (254) 18.3% (218) 8.3% (36) SUNY – Binghamton 41.9% 93.3% (30) 100% (8) 90.9% (22) Tufts University 26.6% 49.4% (83) 52.6% (76) 14.3% (7) Note: Base numbers are indicated in parentheses. Only universities with more than 20 total IB applicants are included. The acceptance rates for “all applicants” were provided by each respective institution. All rates are for incoming Freshman Fall 2002.

University Acceptance Rates © IBO 2003 All Applicants IB Applicants IB Diploma Applicants IB Certificate Applicants United States Air Force Academy 12.1% 61.5% (26) 68.4% (19) 42.9% (7) United States Naval Academy 11.7% 42.9% (21) 45.0% (20) 0% (1) University of California - Berkeley 24% 47.6% (431) 53% (313) 33.1% (118) Note: Base numbers are indicated in parentheses. Only universities with more than 20 total IB applicants are included. The acceptance rates for “all applicants” were provided by each respective institution. All rates are for incoming Freshman Fall 2002.

University Acceptance Rates © IBO 2003 All Applicants IB Applicants IB Diploma Applicants IB Certificate Applicants University of California – Los Angeles 24% 40.4% (443) 47.1% (293) 27.3% (150) University of California – San Diego 48% 58.6% (379) 62.7% (244) 51.1% (135) University of Chicago 41.6% 60.2% (93) 59.1% (88) 80% (5) Note: Base numbers are indicated in parentheses. Only universities with more than 20 total IB applicants are included. The acceptance rates for “all applicants” were provided by each respective institution. All rates are for incoming Freshman Fall 2002.

University Acceptance Rates © IBO 2003 All Applicants IB Applicants IB Diploma Applicants IB Certificate Applicants University of Colorado - Boulder 80% 97.6% (211) 97.9% (187) 95.8% (24) University of Florida 51% 97.7% (795) 98.2% (766) 86.2% (29) University of Michigan – Ann Arbor 49% 73.4% (124) 72.7% (66) 74.1% (58) Note: Base numbers are indicated in parentheses. Only universities with more than 20 total IB applicants are included. The acceptance rates for “all applicants” were provided by each respective institution. All rates are for incoming Freshman Fall 2002.

University Acceptance Rates © IBO 2003 All Applicants IB Applicants IB Diploma Applicants IB Certificate Applicants University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill 35% 64.1% (195) 68.4% (171) 33.3% (24) University of Pennsylvania 21% 26.6% (177) 24.7% (158) 42.1% (19) University of Southern California 30.3% 70.8% (219) 72.2% (144) 68.0% (75) Note: Base numbers are indicated in parentheses. Only universities with more than 20 total IB applicants are included. The acceptance rates for “all applicants” were provided by each respective institution. All rates are for incoming Freshman Fall 2002.

University Acceptance Rates © IBO 2003 All Applicants IB Applicants IB Diploma Applicants IB Certificate Applicants University of Texas - Austin 63.5% 96.8% (157) 96.5% (115) 97.6% (42) University of Tulsa 73.0% 100% (21) 100% (20) 100% (1) University of Virginia 38.1% 63.3% (300) 70.3% (209) 47.3% (91) Note: Base numbers are indicated in parentheses. Only universities with more than 20 total IB applicants are included. The acceptance rates for “all applicants” were provided by each respective institution. All rates are for incoming Freshman Fall 2002.

University Acceptance Rates © IBO 2003 All Applicants IB Applicants IB Diploma Applicants IB Certificate Applicants Vanderbilt University 37.3% 70.3% (64) 73.1% (52) 58.3% (12) Villanova University 14.5% 88.5% (26) 89.5% (19) 85.7% (7) Washington University in Saint Louis 23.5% 68.5% (108) 66.7% (93) 80.0% (15) Note: Base numbers are indicated in parentheses. Only universities with more than 20 total IB applicants are included. The acceptance rates for “all applicants” were provided by each respective institution. All rates are for incoming Freshman Fall 2002.

University Acceptance Rates © IBO 2003 All Applicants IB Applicants IB Diploma Applicants IB Certificate Applicants Wellesley College 47% 71.4% (28) 83.3% (24) 0% (4) Wesleyan University 28% 54.8% (31) 53.6% (28) 66.7% (3) Yale University 13% 19.5% (185) 18.9% (169) 25% (16) Note: Base numbers are indicated in parentheses. Only universities with more than 20 total IB applicants are included. The acceptance rates for “all applicants” were provided by each respective institution. All rates are for incoming Freshman Fall 2002.

University Acceptance Rates General trends show: –IB students have higher than average acceptance rates –Diploma candidates have significantly higher acceptance rates than Certificate candidates © IBO 2003

Advanced Placement Exams 65.6% of respondents indicated that they had taken AP exams for a total of 13,357 AP exams (about 3.8 exams per examining IB/AP student) Of the 3516 students that indicated the grade level in which AP exams were taken: –1% took exams in 9 th grade –47.1% took exams in 10 th grade –77.5% took exams in 11 th grade –66.8% took exams in 12 th grade © IBO 2003

The top 15 most examined AP subjects were: US History (2057 exams taken) English Literature (1663) English Language (1253) European History (1196) Calculus AB (1084) Biology (878) Spanish Language (682) Psychology (585) US Government and Politics (563) Statistics (441) Chemistry (441) Calculus BC (436) Physics B (349) Macroeconomics (284) French Language (268) © IBO 2003 Advanced Placement Exams

Of the 7058 AP exam scores indicated (on a 1 to 5 scale): –11.1% were a “1” –23.9% were a “2” –29.6% were a “3” –21.9% were a “4” –13.5% were a “5” © IBO 2003

AP and IB Exam Result Comparison The following tables present the percentage of IB Diploma Programme students (both Diploma and Certificate candidates) earning a 5, 6, or 7* on an IB SL exam as well as a 3, 4, or 5** on an AP exam in a similar subject area. Both AP and IB exams were taken in the same year. *IB SL exams are usually not accepted by universities and colleges for credit and/or advanced placement. **AP exams scores of 3, 4, or 5 are usually accepted by universities and colleges for credit and/or advanced placement. © IBO 2003

AP and IB Exam Result Comparison IB SL Spanish B and AP Spanish Language 433 students took both exams in the same year. IB Score Received # Students Receiving an AP Score of 3, 4 or 5 % Students Receiving an AP Score of 3, 4 or 5 IB Score of 5-7 (397 out of 433 students) % IB Score of 6-7 (256 out of 433 students) % IB Score of 7 (75 out of 433 students) %

© IBO 2003 AP and IB Exam Result Comparison IB SL French B and AP French Language 187 students took both exams in the same year. IB Score Received # Students Receiving an AP Score of 3, 4 or 5 % Students Receiving an AP Score of 3, 4 or 5 IB Score of 5-7 (144 out of 187 students) % IB Score of 6-7 (76 out of 187 students) % IB Score of 7 (7 out of 187 students) 7100%

© IBO 2003 AP and IB Exam Result Comparison IB SL German B and AP German Language 43 students took both exams in the same year. IB Score Received # Students Receiving an AP Score of 3, 4 or 5 % Students Receiving an AP Score of 3, 4 or 5 IB Score of 5-7 (23 out of 43 students) % IB Score of 6-7 (11 out of 43 students) 981.8% IB Score of 7 (2 out of 43 students) 2100%

© IBO 2003 AP and IB Exam Result Comparison IB SL Physics and AP Physics B 110 students took both exams in the same year. IB Score Received # Students Receiving an AP Score of 3, 4 or 5 % Students Receiving an AP Score of 3, 4 or 5 IB Score of 5-7 (65 out of 110 students) % IB Score of 6-7 (36 out of 110 students) % IB Score of 7 (8 out of 110 students) 8100%

© IBO 2003 AP and IB Exam Result Comparison IB SL Physics and AP Physics C 22 students took both exams in the same year. IB Score Received # Students Receiving an AP Score of 3, 4 or 5 % Students Receiving an AP Score of 3, 4 or 5 IB Score of 5-7 (19 out of 22 students) % IB Score of 6-7 (8 out of 22 students) 562.5% IB Score of 7 (0 out of 22 students) --

© IBO 2003 AP and IB Exam Result Comparison IB SL Environmental Systems and AP Environmental Science 20 students took both exams in the same year. IB Score Received # Students Receiving an AP Score of 3, 4 or 5 % Students Receiving an AP Score of 3, 4 or 5 IB Score of 5-7 (8 out of 20 students) 8100% IB Score of 6-7 (4 out of 20 students) 4100% IB Score of 7 (19 out of 284 students) --

© IBO 2003 AP and IB Exam Result Comparison IB SL Psychology and AP Psychology 284 students took both exams in the same year. IB Score Received # Students Receiving an AP Score of 3, 4 or 5 % Students Receiving an AP Score of 3, 4 or 5 IB Score of 5-7 (167 out of 284students) 15291% IB Score of 6-7 (76 out of 284 students) % IB Score of 7 (19 out of 284 students) 19100%

© IBO 2003 AP and IB Exam Result Comparison IB SL Biology and AP Biology 140 students took both exams in the same year. IB Score Received # Students Receiving an AP Score of 3, 4 or 5 % Students Receiving an AP Score of 3, 4 or 5 IB Score of 5-7 (50 out of 140 students) 3672% IB Score of 6-7 (21 out of 140 students) % IB Score of 7 (1 out of 140 students) 1100%

© IBO 2003 AP and IB Exam Result Comparison IB SL Chemistry and AP Chemistry 151 students took both exams in the same year. IB Score Received # Students Receiving an AP Score of 3, 4 or 5 % Students Receiving an AP Score of 3, 4 or 5 IB Score of 5-7 (73 out of 151 students) % IB Score of 6-7 (32 out of 151 students) % IB Score of 7 (3 out of 151 students) 3100%

© IBO 2003 AP and IB Exam Result Comparison IB SL Economics and AP Macroeconomics 91 students took both exams in the same year. IB Score Received # Students Receiving an AP Score of 3, 4 or 5 % Students Receiving an AP Score of 3, 4 or 5 IB Score of 5-7 (69 out of 91 students) % IB Score of 6-7 (21 out of 91 students) % IB Score of 7 (5 out of 91 students) 5100%

© IBO 2003 AP and IB Exam Result Comparison IB SL Economics and AP Microeconomics 48 students took both exams in the same year. IB Score Received # Students Receiving an AP Score of 3, 4 or 5 % Students Receiving an AP Score of 3, 4 or 5 IB Score of 5-7 (39 out of 48 students) % IB Score of 6-7 (15 out of 48 students) 15100% IB Score of 7 (4 out of 48 students) 4100%

© IBO 2003 AP and IB Exam Result Comparison IB SL Computer Science and AP Computer Science A 76 students took both exams in the same year. IB Score Received # Students Receiving an AP Score of 3, 4 or 5 % Students Receiving an AP Score of 3, 4 or 5 IB Score of 5-7 (28 out of 76 students) % IB Score of 6-7 (9 out of 76 students) 9100% IB Score of 7 (2 out of 76 students) 2100%

© IBO 2003 AP and IB Exam Result Comparison IB SL Computer Science and AP Computer Science AB 17 students took both exams in the same year. IB Score Received # Students Receiving an AP Score of 3, 4 or 5 % Students Receiving an AP Score of 3, 4 or 5 IB Score of 5-7 (11 out of 17 students) 11100% IB Score of 6-7 (9 out of 17 students) 9100% IB Score of 7 (3 out of 17 students) 3100%

© IBO 2003 AP and IB Exam Result Comparison IB SL Math Methods and AP Calculus AB 527 students took both exams in the same year. IB Score Received # Students Receiving an AP Score of 3, 4 or 5 % Students Receiving an AP Score of 3, 4 or 5 IB Score of 5-7 (371 out of 527 students) % IB Score of 6-7 (242 out of 527 students) % IB Score of 7 (91 out of 527 students) %

© IBO 2003 AP and IB Exam Result Comparison IB SL Math Studies and AP Statistics 153 students took both exams in the same year. IB Score Received # Students Receiving an AP Score of 3, 4 or 5 % Students Receiving an AP Score of 3, 4 or 5 IB Score of 5-7 (126 out of 153 students) 6854% IB Score of 6-7 (58 out of 153 students) % IB Score of 7 (8 out of 153 students) 8100%

© IBO 2003 AP and IB Exam Result Comparison IB HL Mathematics and AP Calculus BC 207 students took both exams in the same year. IB Score Received # Students Receiving an AP Score of 3, 4 or 5 % Students Receiving an AP Score of 3, 4 or 5 IB Score of 5-7 (131 out of 207 students) % IB Score of 6-7 (74 out of 207 students) % IB Score of 7 (20 out of 207 students) 20100%

© IBO 2003 AP and IB Exam Result Comparison IB SL History and AP US History 67 students took both exams in the same year. IB Score Received # Students Receiving an AP Score of 3, 4 or 5 % Students Receiving an AP Score of 3, 4 or 5 IB Score of 5-7 (49 out of 67 students) % IB Score of 6-7 (19 out of 67 students) % IB Score of 7 (5 out of 67 students) 5100%

© IBO 2003 AP and IB Exam Result Comparison IB SL History and AP European History 78 students took both exams in the same year. IB Score Received # Students Receiving an AP Score of 3, 4 or 5 % Students Receiving an AP Score of 3, 4 or 5 IB Score of 5-7 (51 out of 78 students) % IB Score of 6-7 (16 out of 78 students) % IB Score of 7 (3 out of 78 students) 3100%

AP and IB Exam Result Comparison Spanish B French B German B Physics Environmental Systems Psychology Biology Chemistry Economics Computer Science Math Methods Math Studies History © IBO 2003 IB SL Courses in which IBNA will pursue university recognition for scores of 5-7 based on these findings:

CONTACT: Please contact Sarah Scaturro at if you have questions, comments or to obtain a copy of this presentation. © IBO 2003