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Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Carson, CA
Population 10,500,000
Website http://www.csudh.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 135 (97% 😎)
Sunshine Hours 3,300 (96% ☀️)
Days Without Precipitation 327 (97% 🏖️)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 10,171
Men / Women 41% / 59%
From State 99%
From Region 0%
Athletes 2.5%

Racial/Ethnic

Hispanic 72%
Black 12%
Asian 6%
White 3%
Mixed 2%
International 1%
Native American 0%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 12% 24% 36% 48% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 36.5% 36.5% 2012 Men: 34.4% 34.4% 2013 Men: 33.8% 33.8% 2014 Men: 36.0% 36.0% 2015 Men: 36.0% 36.0% 2016 Men: 37.7% 37.7% 2017 Men: 36.4% 36.4% 2018 Men: 37.5% 37.5% 2019 Men: 37.9% 37.9% 2020 Men: 39.4% 39.4% 2021 Men: 43.4% 43.4% 2022 Men: 44.5% 44.5% 2023 Men: 43.9% 43.9% 2024 Men: 42.5% 42.5%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2012 Native: 1.4% 1.4% 2013 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2014 Native: 1.8% 1.8% 2015 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2016 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2017 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2018 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2019 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2020 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2021 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2022 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2023 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2024 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2011 Asian: 4.1% 4.1% 2012 Asian: 4.7% 4.7% 2013 Asian: 3.9% 3.9% 2014 Asian: 3.5% 3.5% 2015 Asian: 3.1% 3.1% 2016 Asian: 4.4% 4.4% 2017 Asian: 5.9% 5.9% 2018 Asian: 5.3% 5.3% 2019 Asian: 7.2% 7.2% 2020 Asian: 6.5% 6.5% 2021 Asian: 6.9% 6.9% 2022 Asian: 6.8% 6.8% 2023 Asian: 5.2% 5.2% 2024 Asian: 3.9% 3.9% 2011 Black: 36.6% 36.6% 2012 Black: 36.3% 36.3% 2013 Black: 37.1% 37.1% 2014 Black: 35.0% 35.0% 2015 Black: 24.8% 24.8% 2016 Black: 19.6% 19.6% 2017 Black: 19.9% 19.9% 2018 Black: 13.6% 13.6% 2019 Black: 14.0% 14.0% 2020 Black: 10.0% 10.0% 2021 Black: 8.7% 8.7% 2022 Black: 11.5% 11.5% 2023 Black: 8.1% 8.1% 2024 Black: 9.4% 9.4% 2011 Hispanic: 43.1% 43.1% 2012 Hispanic: 49.3% 49.3% 2013 Hispanic: 46.8% 46.8% 2014 Hispanic: 49.3% 49.3% 2015 Hispanic: 58.5% 58.5% 2016 Hispanic: 65.6% 65.6% 2017 Hispanic: 67.5% 67.5% 2018 Hispanic: 70.0% 70.0% 2019 Hispanic: 67.7% 67.7% 2020 Hispanic: 73.1% 73.1% 2021 Hispanic: 74.1% 74.1% 2022 Hispanic: 71.2% 71.2% 2023 Hispanic: 75.7% 75.7% 2024 Hispanic: 75.2% 75.2% 2011 White: 4.8% 4.8% 2012 White: 4.2% 4.2% 2013 White: 4.2% 4.2% 2014 White: 3.9% 3.9% 2015 White: 3.2% 3.2% 2016 White: 4.2% 4.2% 2017 White: 2.0% 2.0% 2018 White: 3.7% 3.7% 2019 White: 3.4% 3.4% 2020 White: 2.6% 2.6% 2021 White: 2.1% 2.1% 2022 White: 1.9% 1.9% 2023 White: 2.6% 2.6% 2024 White: 1.8% 1.8% 2011 International: 3.1% 3.1% 2012 International: 0.5% 0.5% 2013 International: 3.1% 3.1% 2014 International: 2.2% 2.2% 2015 International: 3.0% 3.0% 2016 International: 1.2% 1.2% 2017 International: 0.4% 0.4% 2018 International: 1.9% 1.9% 2019 International: 4.0% 4.0% 2020 International: 4.3% 4.3% 2021 International: 4.6% 4.6% 2022 International: 5.0% 5.0% 2023 International: 4.6% 4.6% 2024 International: 4.7% 4.7%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2021 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2022 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2023 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2024 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2025 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2020 Asian: 6.7% 6.7% 2021 Asian: 6.0% 6.0% 2022 Asian: 6.4% 6.4% 2023 Asian: 6.1% 6.1% 2024 Asian: 6.0% 6.0% 2025 Asian: 6.0% 6.0% 2020 Black: 9.7% 9.7% 2021 Black: 10.1% 10.1% 2022 Black: 10.6% 10.6% 2023 Black: 10.9% 10.9% 2024 Black: 11.4% 11.4% 2025 Black: 12.4% 12.4% 2020 Hispanic: 68.4% 68.4% 2021 Hispanic: 69.3% 69.3% 2022 Hispanic: 68.8% 68.8% 2023 Hispanic: 73.6% 73.6% 2024 Hispanic: 73.4% 73.4% 2025 Hispanic: 72.1% 72.1% 2020 White: 4.7% 4.7% 2021 White: 4.7% 4.7% 2022 White: 4.6% 4.6% 2023 White: 4.2% 4.2% 2024 White: 4.0% 4.0% 2025 White: 3.5% 3.5% 2020 International: 5.2% 5.2% 2021 International: 4.9% 4.9% 2022 International: 4.7% 4.7% 2023 International: 0.8% 0.8% 2024 International: 1.0% 1.0% 2025 International: 1.2% 1.2%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
California State University, Dominguez Hills 3,270 36% / 64% 1% $53,572 62 92%
Computer Science 94 — 86% / 14% 2% $85,308 94 95%
Computer and Information Sciences 51 — 84% / 16% 0% $53,296 61 88%
Information Technology 15 — 80% / 20% 0% $53,296 61 88%
Chemistry 5 — 0% / 100% 0% $60,069 74 —
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $58,071 70 —
Mathematics 37 — 54% / 46% 3% $59,605 73 100%
Physics 7 — 57% / 43% 0% $59,177 72 —
Biochemistry 15 +1 47% / 53% 7% $58,449 71 —
Biology 84 +3 33% / 67% 1% $44,094 36 94%
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist 64 — 28% / 72% 2% $111,507 99 95%
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 122 +1 20% / 80% 1% $56,020 66 —
Nursing 189 — 19% / 81% 1% $108,488 99 94%
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness 128 — 52% / 48% 1% $47,989 47 91%
Business Management and Administration 602 +1 54% / 46% 2% $54,651 64 91%
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services 5 — 20% / 80% 0% $67,700 83 100%
Labor Studies 5 — 60% / 40% 0% $52,702 60 91%
Logistics and Supply Chain Management — — — — $54,651 64 —
Organizational Leadership 19 — 26% / 74% 0% $54,651 64 91%
African-American Studies 4 — 50% / 50% 0% $43,387 34 —
Anthropology 15 — 27% / 73% 0% $39,375 22 —
Asian Studies/Civilization 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $43,466 34 —
Behavioral Sciences 11 — 36% / 64% 0% $50,205 53 —
English 64 +1 36% / 64% 2% $47,650 46 100%
Geography — — — — $56,176 67 —
Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies 6 +2 33% / 67% 0% $43,288 33 —
History 41 — 73% / 27% 0% $50,095 53 88%
Human Services 69 — 14% / 86% 0% $49,365 51 —
Journalism 19 — 53% / 47% 5% $46,697 44 —
Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies and Humanities 25 — 24% / 76% 0% $37,941 18 91%
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution 5 — 40% / 60% 0% $86,407 95 92%
Philosophy 5 — 80% / 20% 0% $43,099 33 —
Political Science 23 — 48% / 52% 9% $63,401 78 84%
Psychology 492 +1 21% / 79% 0% $45,351 40 90%
Public Administration 42 — 31% / 69% 0% $57,768 70 94%
Public Relations 47 — 34% / 66% 2% $49,453 52 95%
Sociology 186 +2 17% / 83% 0% $45,015 39 95%
Spanish 21 +1 29% / 71% 0% $27,645 5 96%
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 4 — 25% / 75% 0% $34,824 12 84%
Women's Studies 6 +1 17% / 83% 0% $43,556 34 —
Early Childhood Education 216 +1 5% / 95% 1% $38,830 21 92%
General Education 108 — 18% / 82% 0% $37,941 18 91%
Art History 4 — 25% / 75% 0% $40,138 24 94%
Art/Art Studies 36 — 47% / 53% 0% $40,138 24 94%
Dance 4 — 25% / 75% 0% $36,339 15 —
Design and Applied Arts 45 — 51% / 49% 0% $35,046 13 88%
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia 4 — 75% / 25% 0% $35,216 13 90%
Film Production 47 — 66% / 34% 4% $39,290 22 —
Film Studies 35 — 49% / 51% 0% $39,074 21 —
Music 13 — 77% / 23% 0% $38,613 20 —
Recording Arts Technology/Technician 53 — 89% / 11% 0% $44,405 37 —
Theater 4 +1 50% / 50% 25% $33,177 10 92%
Criminal Justice 171 — 32% / 68% 0% $48,194 48 96%
Quality Control Technology/Technician — — — — $91,435 97 —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $7,826
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $21,329
Est. In-State Cost $10,124
Est. Out-of-State Cost $27,591
ROI Percentile 62th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 74%
4-Year Graduation Rate 20%
6-Year Graduation Rate 43%
Transfer-Out Rate 3%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 24.4% 24.4% 2012 Graduated: 27.6% 27.6% 2013 Graduated: 29.4% 29.4% 2014 Graduated: 32.3% 32.3% 2015 Graduated: 34.7% 34.7% 2016 Graduated: 42.4% 42.4% 2017 Graduated: 42.9% 42.9% 2018 Graduated: 45.0% 45.0% 2019 Graduated: 44.5% 44.5% 2020 Graduated: 47.5% 47.5% 2021 Graduated: 52.5% 52.5% 2022 Graduated: 46.5% 46.5% 2023 Graduated: 46.9% 46.9% 2024 Graduated: 42.8% 42.8%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 19.7% 19.7% 2012 Men: 25.0% 25.0% 2013 Men: 26.4% 26.4% 2014 Men: 29.3% 29.3% 2015 Men: 28.4% 28.4% 2016 Men: 41.5% 41.5% 2017 Men: 36.4% 36.4% 2018 Men: 42.4% 42.4% 2019 Men: 39.0% 39.0% 2020 Men: 36.8% 36.8% 2021 Men: 51.3% 51.3% 2022 Men: 38.6% 38.6% 2023 Men: 40.8% 40.8% 2024 Men: 36.5% 36.5% 2011 Women: 26.7% 26.7% 2012 Women: 28.6% 28.6% 2013 Women: 30.9% 30.9% 2014 Women: 33.7% 33.7% 2015 Women: 38.0% 38.0% 2016 Women: 42.8% 42.8% 2017 Women: 46.2% 46.2% 2018 Women: 46.3% 46.3% 2019 Women: 47.6% 47.6% 2020 Women: 53.4% 53.4% 2021 Women: 53.2% 53.2% 2022 Women: 51.2% 51.2% 2023 Women: 50.3% 50.3% 2024 Women: 46.5% 46.5%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Asian: 27.6% 27.6% 2012 Asian: 28.3% 28.3% 2013 Asian: 38.9% 38.9% 2014 Asian: 32.3% 32.3% 2015 Asian: 48.5% 48.5% 2016 Asian: 55.8% 55.8% 2017 Asian: 47.7% 47.7% 2018 Asian: 51.7% 51.7% 2019 Asian: 59.0% 59.0% 2020 Asian: 57.8% 57.8% 2021 Asian: 59.8% 59.8% 2022 Asian: 57.6% 57.6% 2023 Asian: 61.2% 61.2% 2024 Asian: 51.9% 51.9% 2011 Black: 17.1% 17.1% 2012 Black: 21.6% 21.6% 2013 Black: 24.5% 24.5% 2014 Black: 23.2% 23.2% 2015 Black: 28.7% 28.7% 2016 Black: 33.3% 33.3% 2017 Black: 39.7% 39.7% 2018 Black: 44.2% 44.2% 2019 Black: 38.0% 38.0% 2020 Black: 43.4% 43.4% 2021 Black: 39.1% 39.1% 2022 Black: 44.4% 44.4% 2023 Black: 34.6% 34.6% 2024 Black: 37.6% 37.6% 2011 Hispanic: 29.9% 29.9% 2012 Hispanic: 31.1% 31.1% 2013 Hispanic: 30.9% 30.9% 2014 Hispanic: 36.8% 36.8% 2015 Hispanic: 37.1% 37.1% 2016 Hispanic: 44.4% 44.4% 2017 Hispanic: 43.7% 43.7% 2018 Hispanic: 45.1% 45.1% 2019 Hispanic: 44.4% 44.4% 2020 Hispanic: 47.7% 47.7% 2021 Hispanic: 53.5% 53.5% 2022 Hispanic: 47.6% 47.6% 2023 Hispanic: 47.6% 47.6% 2024 Hispanic: 42.5% 42.5% 2011 White: 50.0% 50.0% 2012 White: 46.3% 46.3% 2013 White: 39.5% 39.5% 2014 White: 51.4% 51.4% 2015 White: 44.1% 44.1% 2016 White: 41.5% 41.5% 2017 White: 45.5% 45.5% 2018 White: 45.2% 45.2% 2019 White: 48.0% 48.0% 2020 White: 57.6% 57.6% 2021 White: 63.0% 63.0% 2022 White: 45.8% 45.8% 2023 White: 55.8% 55.8% 2024 White: 62.9% 62.9% 2011 International: 4.5% 4.5% 2012 International: 40.0% 40.0% 2013 International: 32.1% 32.1% 2014 International: 45.0% 45.0% 2015 International: 28.1% 28.1% 2016 International: 58.3% 58.3% 2017 International: 25.0% 25.0% 2018 International: 59.1% 59.1% 2019 International: 45.8% 45.8% 2020 International: 41.8% 41.8% 2021 International: 46.6% 46.6% 2022 International: 31.7% 31.7% 2023 International: 38.7% 38.7% 2024 International: 40.2% 40.2%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 33.2% 1,087 25% / 75% 0% $46,487 43 92%
Business & Economics 19.3% 631 53% / 47% 2% $54,739 64 91%
Health Sciences 15.4% 503 28% / 72% 1% $80,751 92 93%
Education 9.9% 324 9% / 91% 1% $38,534 20 92%
Arts 7.5% 245 62% / 38% 1% $39,474 22 91%
Professional 5.2% 171 32% / 68% 0% $48,194 48 96%
Computer Science 4.9% 160 85% / 15% 1% $72,103 86 92%
Life & Natural Sciences 3.0% 99 35% / 65% 2% $46,269 42 94%
Physical Sciences & Math 1.5% 50 50% / 50% 2% $59,561 73 100%

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Humanities & Social Sciences $1.6M #271 29% $0 — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $1.4M #319 67% $0 — — — —
Education $0.8M #253 56% $0.1M — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.8M #353 49% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0.6M #260 77% $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0.4M #303 0% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0.1M #340 0% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — $0 — — — —
Total $5.7M #367 47% $0.1M — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 85%
Yield (Unbound) 9%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 85% 85% 85%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 57.9% 57.9% 2012 Acceptance: 53.1% 53.1% 2013 Acceptance: 57.5% 57.5% 2014 Acceptance: 42.3% 42.3% 2015 Acceptance: 52.8% 52.8% 2016 Acceptance: 47.9% 47.9% 2017 Acceptance: 53.7% 53.7% 2018 Acceptance: 63.9% 63.9% 2019 Acceptance: 77.0% 77.0% 2020 Acceptance: 81.2% 81.2% 2021 Acceptance: 89.6% 89.6% 2022 Acceptance: 89.1% 89.1% 2023 Acceptance: 91.3% 91.3% 2024 Acceptance: 93.3% 93.3% 2011 Yield: 14.8% 14.8% 2012 Yield: 16.0% 16.0% 2013 Yield: 14.3% 14.3% 2014 Yield: 20.1% 20.1% 2015 Yield: 15.4% 15.4% 2016 Yield: 16.3% 16.3% 2017 Yield: 18.0% 18.0% 2018 Yield: 15.8% 15.8% 2019 Yield: 15.8% 15.8% 2020 Yield: 14.3% 14.3% 2021 Yield: 13.7% 13.7% 2022 Yield: 12.1% 12.1% 2023 Yield: 9.9% 9.9% 2024 Yield: 9.3% 9.3%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 12,500 25,000 37,500 50,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 12,081 12,081 2012 Applicants: 13,808 13,808 2013 Applicants: 14,742 14,742 2014 Applicants: 15,802 15,802 2015 Applicants: 16,018 16,018 2016 Applicants: 16,642 16,642 2017 Applicants: 17,385 17,385 2018 Applicants: 20,235 20,235 2019 Applicants: 20,864 20,864 2020 Applicants: 19,399 19,399 2021 Applicants: 16,741 16,741 2022 Applicants: 19,165 19,165 2023 Applicants: 19,040 19,040 2024 Applicants: 19,921 19,921 2011 Admitted: 6,999 6,999 2012 Admitted: 7,337 7,337 2013 Admitted: 8,472 8,472 2014 Admitted: 6,691 6,691 2015 Admitted: 8,452 8,452 2016 Admitted: 7,974 7,974 2017 Admitted: 9,333 9,333 2018 Admitted: 12,939 12,939 2019 Admitted: 16,066 16,066 2020 Admitted: 15,752 15,752 2021 Admitted: 14,999 14,999 2022 Admitted: 17,082 17,082 2023 Admitted: 17,388 17,388 2024 Admitted: 18,586 18,586 2011 Enrolled: 1,037 1,037 2012 Enrolled: 1,173 1,173 2013 Enrolled: 1,214 1,214 2014 Enrolled: 1,342 1,342 2015 Enrolled: 1,305 1,305 2016 Enrolled: 1,299 1,299 2017 Enrolled: 1,678 1,678 2018 Enrolled: 2,047 2,047 2019 Enrolled: 2,533 2,533 2020 Enrolled: 2,254 2,254 2021 Enrolled: 2,048 2,048 2022 Enrolled: 2,062 2,062 2023 Enrolled: 1,721 1,721 2024 Enrolled: 1,732 1,732

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy blind

SAT Composite

25th 75th
700 800 900 1000 1100 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 750 750 2012 25th: 740 740 2013 25th: 760 760 2011 75th: 940 940 2012 75th: 930 930 2013 75th: 940 940

SAT Math

25th 75th
350 400 450 500 550 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 380 380 2012 25th: 370 370 2013 25th: 380 380 2011 75th: 470 470 2012 75th: 470 470 2013 75th: 470 470

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
350 400 450 500 550 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 370 370 2012 25th: 370 370 2013 25th: 380 380 2011 75th: 470 470 2012 75th: 460 460 2013 75th: 470 470

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 97.0% 97.0% 2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.