Yes.
In 2019, it looked like about 29% of public colleges and universities considered level of applicant’s interest, according to what they said on their common data sets. (Versus about 57% for private non-profit colleges and universities.)
Admission factors listed in the CDS may be rated by the college as very important (counted here as 3), important (counted here as 2), considered (counted here as 1), or not considered (counted here as 0). Some do not fill in the ratings (listed here as unknown / Unk). The average / Avg is the average of ratings other than the unknown ones.
For all colleges and universities:
Factor VI=3 I=2 C=1 NC=0 Unk Avg
HS course rigor 52.10% 15.60% 8.70% 7.30% 16.10% 2.34
HS GPA 63.00% 11.80% 4.30% 1.00% 19.70% 2.70
Standardized tests 47.50% 19.50% 13.10% 3.80% 15.80% 2.31
Class rank 16.30% 19.90% 21.40% 24.10% 18.10% 1.34
Recommendations 14.20% 23.30% 29.10% 16.80% 16.40% 1.41
Essay 15.40% 22.20% 24.10% 21.30% 16.90% 1.38
Interview 6.10% 13.10% 31.70% 31.90% 17.00% 0.91
Level of interest 6.00% 10.50% 27.80% 31.80% 23.70% 0.…
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