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2015 Major Field Test

Comparative Data Guide

Major Field Test for Biology

The annual Comparative Data Guide (CDG) contains tables of scaled scores and percentiles for individual student scores and institutional means drawn directly from senior test takers across the nation. The report provides descriptive statistics based on the number of students that have completed the Major Field Test (MFT) for Biology since it was released in September 2014 through June 2015. Information about an institution gathered through MFT administrations cannot be released in any form attributable to or identifiable with an individual institution. The anonymity of each institution’s performance is maintained by reporting only the aggregate performance of the selected reference group.

Below are descriptions of the various tables provided in this guide:

Individual Students Total Score/Subscore Distributions – The distributions in these tables may be used to interpret

individual student results by determining what percent of those taking the test at the selected institutions attained scores below that of a particular student. Each table shows scaled score intervals for Total Score and Subscores separately. By looking up the Total Score or Subscore and reading across the row to the corresponding number in the column headed “Percent Below,” the percent of individuals scoring below any interval can be determined.

Institutional Means Total Score/Subscore Distributions – The distributions in these tables present the number of institutions at each mean score level. These tables provide a way to compare the Total Score and Subscore means for your institution with those of other participating institutions you selected. These tables show the mean of means (or the average of the mean scores for those institutions/programs selected) as well as the standard deviations of those means.

Institutional Assessment Indicator Mean Score Distributions – The assessment indicator summary information in

these tables includes the frequency distribution of departmental/program means for each assessment indicator. These tables show the distribution of institutional rounded means as well as the average and standard deviations of those means.

Note that not all MFT titles in all subject areas generate subscores or assessment indicators. Please refer to the test content description for your subject area of interest at www.ets.org/mft/about/content to determine which score types you should expect to generate for your MFT test subject.

The following considerations should be kept in mind when interpreting comparative data:

This data should be considered comparative rather than normative because the institutions included in the data do not

represent proportionally the various types of higher education institutions and programs. The data are drawn entirely from institutions that choose to use MFT. Such a self-selected sample may not be representative of all institutions or programs.

The number of students tested and sampling procedures vary from one institution to another. Therefore, it is impossible to

verify that the students tested at each institution are representative of all the institution’s students in that program.

It is important that these comparisons involve students at approximately the same point in their educational careers. The

tables report data for seniors only. Students who are not seniors are excluded from these calculations.

The tables report data for institutions/programs that have tested five (5) or more seniors. Institutions/programs with fewer

than five (5) test takers are excluded from these calculations. No single institution accounts for more than 2% percent of all the students included.

For more information about this report or other ways the Major Field Tests can help your program, contact an ETS Advisor at [email protected] or call 1-800-745-0269.

The following tables include tests taken as of June 30, 2015.

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2015 Comparative Data Guide - MFT for Biology

Institution List Data includes seniors from domestic institutions who tested between September 2014 and June 2015.

Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, GA Adams State College, CO Adrian College, MI Alabama A&M University, AL Alabama State University, AL Albion College, MI Alice Lloyd College, KY Alma College, MI American International College, MA

Anderson University (SC), SC Andrews University, MI Angelo State University, TX Aquinas College (MI), MI Arkansas Tech University, AR Armstrong State University, GA Assumption College, MA Auburn University Montgomery, AL Augsburg College, MN Aurora University, IL Austin Peay State University, TN Baker University - CAS, KS Barry University, FL Barton College, NC Bellarmine University, KY Belmont University, TN Benedict College, SC Benedictine College, KS Berry College, GA Bethany Lutheran College, MN Bethel College (IN), IN Bethel College (KS), KS Bethel University (MN), MN Bethune-Cookman University, FL Black Hills State University, SD Bloomsburg University, PA Bluefield College, VA Boise State University, ID Brenau University, GA Briar Cliff University, IA Bridgewater College, VA Brigham Young University (ID), ID Brigham Young University (UT), UT Butler University, IN Calvin College, MI Campbell University - Buies Creek, NC Carson-Newman College, TN Carthage College, WI Catawba College, NC Cedar Crest College, PA Cedarville University, OH Central Baptist College, AR Central Methodist University, MO Central Michigan University, MI Central Washington University - Ellensburg, WA

Chapman University, CA Christian Brothers University, TN Claflin University, SC Clarkson University, NY Clayton State University, GA Coastal Carolina University, SC

Coker College, SC College of Charleston, SC College of Coastal Georgia, GA College of Idaho, ID College of Mount Saint Vincent, NY College of Saint Benedict & Saint John's Univ., MN Colorado College, CO Colorado Mesa University, CO Colorado State University - Pueblo, CO

Columbia College (MO), MO Columbus State University, GA Concord University, WV Concordia University (CA), CA Concordia University Wisconsin, WI Converse College, SC Covenant College, GA Crown College, MN Dakota State University, SD Dallas Baptist University, TX DeSales University, PA Dickinson State University, ND Dillard University, LA Dixie State College of Utah, UT Dominican University, IL East Carolina University, NC East Tennessee State University, TN Eastern Nazarene College, MA Eastern Oregon University, OR Eastern University, PA Eckerd College, FL Edgewood College, WI Edward Waters College, FL Elizabeth City State University, NC Elmhurst College, IL Elon University, NC Emmanuel College (MA), MA Emory & Henry College, VA Emporia State University, KS Endicott College, MA Erskine College, SC Faulkner University, AL Felician College - Lodi, NJ Ferris State University, MI Ferrum College, VA Freed-Hardeman University, TN Fresno Pacific University, CA Furman University, SC Gallaudet University, DC Gannon University, PA George Fox University (OR), OR Georgetown College, KY Georgia College & State University, GA Georgia Regents University, GA Georgia Southern University, GA

Georgia Southwestern State University, GA Georgian Court University, NJ Gordon State College, GA Goshen College, IN Grace College & Seminary, IN Grand Valley State University, MI


Grove City College, PA Gustavus Adolphus College, MN Gwynedd-Mercy College, PA Hampden-Sydney College, VA Hanover College, IN Harding University, AR Hardin-Simmons University, TX Heidelberg University, OH Henderson State University, AR Hendrix College, AR High Point University, NC Hillsdale College, MI Hofstra University, NY Hope College, MI Houghton College, NY Houston Baptist University, TX Howard Payne University, TX Huntingdon College, AL Illinois College, IL Indiana University-Purdue University, IN Indiana Wesleyan University, IN Iona College, NY Jacksonville State University, AL

Jacksonville University, FL Jamestown College, ND Keene State College, NH Kentucky Wesleyan College, KY Kenyon College, OH Keystone College, PA King College, TN Kings College, PA Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, PA La Sierra University, CA Lander University, SC Langston University, OK Lenoir-Rhyne University, NC Lewis University, IL Lewis-Clark State College, ID Liberty University, VA Lincoln Memorial University, TN Lincoln University (MO), MO Lipscomb University, TN Livingstone College, NC Longwood University, VA Louisiana State University in Shreveport, LA Loyola University New Orleans , LA Lubbock Christian University, TX Lycoming College, PA MacMurray College, IL Malone University, OH Manhattan College, NY Marietta College, OH Mary Baldwin College, VA Maryville College, TN Master's College, The, CA McMurry University, TX McPherson College, KS Mercer University, GA Mercyhurst College, PA Messiah College, PA Metropolitan State College of Denver, CO Miami Dade College, FL Michigan Technological University, MI MidAmerica Nazarene University, KS Middle Tennessee State University, TN Midland University, NE

Midwestern State University, TX Millikin University, IL Millsaps College, MS Mississippi University for Women, MS Missouri Baptist University, MO Missouri Southern State University, MO Missouri State University, MO Missouri University of Science and Technology, MO Missouri Western State University, MO Montana State University - Billings, MT Morris College, SC Murray State University, KY Nazareth College of Rochester, NY Nebraska Wesleyan University, NE New Mexico Highlands University, NM Newberry College, SC Nicholls State University, LA North Carolina A&T State University, NC North Central College, IL North Park University, IL Northeastern State University, OK Northern Michigan University, MI Northwest Nazarene University, ID

Oakland City University, IN Oakwood University, AL Oglethorpe University, GA Ohio Northern University, OH Oklahoma Baptist University, OK Oklahoma Christian University, OK Oklahoma City University, OK Old Dominion University, VA Olivet Nazarene University, IL Oral Roberts University, OK Oregon State University, OR Ottawa University, KS Ouachita Baptist University, AR Our Lady of the Lake College, LA Pace University - New York, NY Pace University - Pleasantville/Briarcliff, NY Pacific Union College, CA Pacific University, OR Palm Beach Atlantic University, FL Pfeiffer University, NC Philander Smith College, AR Pittsburg State University, KS Point Loma Nazarene University, CA Presbyterian College, SC Purdue University North Central, IN Quincy University, IL Randolph College, VA Reinhardt University, GA Rhode Island College, RI Roberts Wesleyan College, NY Rogers State University, OK Rollins College, FL Rosemont College, PA Saint Anselm College, NH Saint Francis University, PA Saint Leo University, FL Saint Thomas University, FL Saint Vincent College, PA Salem College, NC Savannah State University, GA Schreiner University, TX Seattle University, WA Seton Hill University, PA


Shaw University, NC Shenandoah University, VA Simpson University, CA Slippery Rock University of PA, PA Southeastern Oklahoma State University, OK Southern Adventist University, TN Southern Utah University, UT Southern Virginia University, VA Southern Wesleyan University, SC Southwest Baptist University, MO Southwestern Oklahoma State University, OK Southwestern University, TX Spelman College, GA St. Ambrose University, IA St. Andrews University, NC St. Petersburg College, FL Stephen F. Austin State University, TX Stonehill College, MA Taylor University, IN Tennessee State University, TN Tennessee Wesleyan College, TN Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi, TX Texas A&M University - Texarkana, TX

Texas Christian University, TX Texas Lutheran University, TX Thomas More College, KY Toccoa Falls College, GA Tougaloo College, MS Trevecca Nazarene University, TN Trinity University, TX Troy University - Troy, AL Truman State University, MO United States Military Academy, NY Unity College, ME University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL University of Alabama in Huntsville, AL University of Alaska Anchorage, AK University of Alaska Fairbanks, AK University of Central Arkansas, AR University of Central Florida, FL University of Central Missouri, MO University of Evansville, IN University of Findlay, The, OH University of Florida, FL University of Houston - Houston, TX University of Maine at Machias, ME University of Mary, ND University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, TX University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, MA University of Memphis, TN University of Mississippi, MS University of Missouri - Kansas City, MO University of Missouri - St. Louis, MO University of Mobile, AL

University of Mount Olive, NC University of Nebraska - Lincoln, NE University of New Orleans, LA University of North Alabama, AL University of North Florida, FL University of Northern Colorado, CO University of Pikeville, KY University of Saint Francis (IN), IN University of San Diego, CA University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma, OK University of Sciences in Philadelphia, PA University of South Carolina - Upstate, SC University of Southern Indiana, IN University of Southern Mississippi, MS University of St. Francis (IL), IL University of St. Thomas (TX), TX University of Tennessee at Martin, TN University of Texas at Brownsville, The, TX University of Texas at Tyler, TX University of the Cumberlands, KY University of Toledo, OH University of Virginia's College at Wise, The, VA University of West Alabama, AL

University of West Georgia, GA Utah Valley University, UT Valdosta State University, GA Virginia Union University, VA Virginia Wesleyan College, VA Voorhees College, SC Walla Walla University, WA Warner Pacific College, OR Washburn University, KS Washington Adventist University, MD Washington and Lee University, VA Washington College, MD Waynesburg University, PA Wesleyan College, GA West Virginia State University, WV West Virginia Wesleyan College, WV Western Illinois University, IL Westminster College (PA), PA Wheaton College, IL Wichita State University, KS Wiley College, TX Willamette University, OR William Carey University, MS William Paterson University, NJ Williams Baptist College, AR Wilmington College, OH Wisconsin Lutheran College, WI Wittenberg University, OH Wofford College, SC Yeshiva University, NY Young Harris College, GA

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Individual Students Total Score Distribution Data includes seniors from domestic institutions who tested between September 2014 and June 2015.

Number of Examinees

Mean Median Standard Deviation

9,273 153.2 153.0 12.9

Individual Students Total Score Distribution

Total Score Range (120 - 200)

Percent Below

183 - 200 99

182 98

181 98

180 97

179 97

178 97

177 96

176 95

175 94

174 94

173 92

172 92

171 90

170 89

169 87

168 85

167 84

166 82

165 80

164 78

163 75

162 74

161 70

160 69

159 65

158 62

157 60

156 56

155 55

154 51

153 47

152 45

151 40

150 38

149 35

148 33

147 31

146 27

145 25

144 23

143 20

142 19

141 17

140 14

139 13

138 12


Total Score Range (120 - 200)

Percent Below

137 11

136 9

135 7

134 6

133 5

132 4

131 4

130 3

129 2

128 2

127 2

120 - 126 1

Total Scores are reported as scaled scores. Percent Below based on percent below the lower limit of the score interval.

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Individual Students Subscore Distribution Data includes seniors from domestic institutions who tested between September 2014 and June 2015.

Subscore Number of Examinees


1: Cell Biology

9,273 53.0 51.0 12.9

2: Molecular Biology and Genetics

9,273 52.9 52.0 13.2

3: Organismal Biology

9,273 53.4 54.0 12.9

4: Population Biology, Evolution, and

Ecology 9,273 52.3 52.0 13.2

Individual Students Subscore Distribution

Subscores Range (20 – 100)

S12 Percent Below

S22 Percent Below

S32 Percent Below

S42 Percent Below

84 - 100 99 99 99 99

83 99 98 98 99

82 99 98 98 98

81 98 98 98 98

80 98 97 98 98

79 98 97 97 98

78 96 95 97 98

77 96 95 95 96

76 94 95 95 96

75 94 93 94 95

74 94 93 94 95

73 91 93 92 93

72 91 90 92 93

71 91 90 90 91

70 88 87 90 91

69 88 87 87 88

68 88 87 87 88

67 83 83 84 85

66 83 83 84 85

65 78 83 80 81

64 78 77 80 77

63 78 77 75 77

62 72 71 75 73

61 72 71 71 73

60 72 71 65 68

59 65 65 65 68

58 65 65 60 62

57 58 57 60 62

56 58 57 54 57

55 58 57 54 57

54 50 50 48 50



S12 Percent Below

S22 Percent Below

S32 Percent Below

S42 Percent Below

53 50 50 48 50

52 50 42 42 44

51 41 42 42 44

50 41 42 36 38

49 32 34 36 38

48 32 34 30 33

47 32 34 30 33

46 24 27 25 27

45 24 27 25 27

44 24 27 20 23

43 24 20 20 23

42 17 20 15 23

41 17 20 15 18

40 17 14 15 18

39 11 14 11 14

38 11 14 11 14

37 11 9 8 14

36 6 9 8 10

35 6 9 8 10

34 6 9 6 7

33 6 5 6 7

32 3 5 4 7

31 3 5 4 4

30 3 2 4 4

29 3 2 2 4

28 1 2 2 3

27 1 2 2 3

26 1 1 1 3

25 1 1 1 2

24 1 1 1 2

20 - 23 1 1 1 1

1 Subscores for this test cannot be compared to testing years prior to 2014 due to changes in the Biology Test that were

introduced in 2014.

2 Subscore 1: Cell Biology Subscore 2: Molecular Biology and Genetics Subscore 3: Organismal Biology Subscore 4: Population Biology, Evolution, and Ecology




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Institutional Means Total Score Distribution Data includes seniors from domestic institutions who tested between September 2014 and June 2015.

Number of Institutions


360 152.3 153.0 7.9

Institutional Means Total Score Distribution

Mean Total Score Range (120 - 200)

Percent Below

170 - 200 99

169 98

168 98

167 98

166 96

165 95

164 94

163 92

162 89

161 86

160 82

159 78

158 72

157 66

156 62

155 58

154 51

153 47

152 43

151 39

150 34

149 29

148 26

147 21

146 16

145 14

144 10

143 9

142 7

141 6

140 6

139 5

138 5

137 4

136 3

135 2

134 2

120 - 133 1

Total Scores are reported as scaled scores. Percent Below based on percent below the lower limit of the score interval.



Institutional Means Subscore Distribution Data includes seniors from domestic institutions who tested between September 2014 and June 2015.

Subscore Number of Examinees


1: Cell Biology

360 52.4 53.0 6.8

2: Molecular Biology

and Genetics 360 52.3 53.0 7.1

3: Organismal Biology

360 52.5 53.0 7.5

4: Population Biology,

Evolution, and Ecology

360 51.5 52.0 7.5

Institutional Means Subscore Distribution


S12

Percent Below

S22

Percent Below

S32

Percent Below

S42

Percent Below

71 - 100 99 99 99 99

70 99 99 99 99

69 98 99 99 99

68 98 99 99 98

67 98 98 98 98

66 98 97 98 97

65 97 95 97 96

64 96 94 95 95

63 94 92 93 93

62 91 90 90 92

61 89 86 85 90

60 85 83 83 88

59 80 80 78 85

58 76 76 74 80

57 73 71 68 75

56 65 66 61 67

55 61 61 55 61

54 53 55 50 57

53 48 49 46 53

52 42 43 42 47

51 39 39 36 42

50 32 34 32 36

49 28 29 27 32

48 22 25 24 28

47 18 20 19 23

46 16 16 16 18

45 12 14 12 14

44 10 11 9 11

43 8 8 8 10



S12

Percent Below

S22

Percent Below

S32

Percent Below

S42

Percent Below

42 6 6 6 8

41 5 4 6 7

40 3 3 6 6

39 2 3 5 5

38 1 1 4 4

37 1 1 3 3

36 1 1 2 3

35 1 1 2 3

34 1 1 1 2

20 - 33 1 1 1 1

1 Subscores for this test cannot be compared to testing years prior to 2014 due to changes in the Biology Test that were

introduced in 2014. 2 Subscore 1: Cell Biology

Subscore 2: Molecular Biology and Genetics Subscore 3: Organismal Biology Subscore 4: Population Biology, Evolution, and Ecology






Institutional Assessment Indicator Mean Score Distributions Data includes seniors from domestic institutions who tested between September 2014 and June 2015.

Assessment Indicator

Number of Institutions


1: Biochemistry and Cell

Energetics 360 44.6 45.0 8.3

2: Cellular Structure,

Organization, Function

360 45.3 46.0 9.0

3: Molecular Biology and

Genetics 360 43.2 43.0 8.7

4: Diversity of Organisms

360 53.7 54.0 9.0

5: Organismal - Animals

360 41.9 42.0 8.3

6: Organismal – Plants

360 37.3 37.0 7.4

7: Population Genetics and

Evolution 360 41.9 42.0 8.1

8: Ecology 360 46.6 47.0 8.9

9: Analytical Skills

360 45.1 46.0 8.3

Institutional Assessment Indicator Mean Score Distributions

Mean Percent Correct

(0-100%)

A12

Percent Below

A22

Percent Below

A32

Percent Below

A42

Percent Below

A52

Percent Below

A62

Percent Below

A72

Percent Below

A82

Percent Below

A92

Percent Below

77 - 100 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99

76 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99

75 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99

74 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99

73 99 99 99 98 99 99 99 99 99

72 99 99 99 98 99 99 99 99 99

71 99 99 99 98 99 99 99 99 99

70 99 99 99 98 99 99 99 99 99

69 99 99 99 96 99 99 99 99 99

68 99 99 99 96 99 99 99 99 99

67 99 99 99 94 99 99 99 99 99

66 99 98 99 91 99 99 99 99 99

65 99 98 99 89 99 99 99 99 99

64 98 98 99 87 99 99 99 97 98

63 98 98 99 83 99 99 99 97 98

62 97 97 98 80 98 99 99 97 97

61 96 96 97 77 98 99 98 96 96

60 96 95 96 73 98 99 98 94 95

59 96 93 95 68 97 99 97 93 95


Mean Percent Correct

(0-100%)

A12

Percent Below

A22

Percent Below

A32

Percent Below

A42

Percent Below

A52

Percent Below

A62

Percent Below

A72

Percent Below

A82

Percent Below

A92

Percent Below

58 95 93 95 65 97 99 96 90 93

57 93 90 93 61 96 99 95 88 91

56 92 87 90 56 95 98 95 86 90

55 89 84 89 51 93 98 93 83 87

54 86 80 87 45 91 98 92 79 85

53 82 78 84 41 90 97 89 74 83

52 80 74 82 37 88 96 87 70 81

51 76 70 78 32 85 96 85 64 75

50 71 67 76 28 83 95 81 60 70

49 68 63 72 26 80 93 78 55 65

48 62 57 68 22 75 92 75 51 59

47 58 53 64 19 71 89 71 45 53

46 53 48 60 15 65 86 66 40 49

45 49 45 55 13 61 83 62 36 45

44 43 42 51 11 56 80 57 34 43

43 40 37 46 10 52 76 53 30 38

42 36 34 42 10 47 73 49 25 32

41 31 31 39 8 41 68 45 22 27

40 25 26 34 7 38 64 42 18 24

39 21 22 30 6 35 58 36 15 20

38 18 19 26 4 31 50 28 12 15

37 16 16 21 4 26 45 23 11 11

36 14 14 18 3 22 39 20 9 10

35 11 11 16 3 18 33 18 8 8

34 10 10 13 2 14 27 13 7 6

33 9 7 11 2 12 25 11 6 6

32 6 6 9 1 9 18 8 5 6

31 4 5 8 1 7 16 6 4 4

30 3 4 6 1 6 13 5 3 4

29 2 3 4 1 5 11 4 3 3

28 1 2 3 1 5 9 3 3 3

27 1 2 2 1 4 7 2 3 2

26 1 1 2 1 2 5 2 2 1

25 1 1 1 1 2 5 1 2 1

24 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 2 1

23 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1

0 - 22 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

¹ Assessment Indicators for this test cannot be compared to testing years prior to 2014 due to changes in

the Biology test that were introduced in 2014. 2 Assessment Indicator 1: Biochemistry and Cell Energetics

Assessment Indicator 2: Cellular Structure, Organization, Function Assessment Indicator 3: Molecular Biology and Genetics Assessment Indicator 4: Diversity of Organisms Assessment Indicator 5: Organismal - Animals Assessment Indicator 6: Organismal – Plants Assessment Indicator 7: Population Genetics and Evolution Assessment Indicator 8: Ecology Assessment Indicator 9: Analytical Skills


Assessment Indicators are reported as percent correct. Percent Below based on percent below the lower limit of the score interval.




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