2015 Major Field Test
Comparative Data Guide
Major Field Test for Chemistry
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 Chemistry since it was released in September 2011 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 6% 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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Institution List
Data includes seniors from domestic institutions who tested between September 2011 and June 2015.
Alabama A&M University, AL
Alabama State University, AL
Albany State University, GA
Albright College, PA
Alma College, MI
Angelo State University, TX
Aquinas College (MI), MI
Armstrong State University, GA
Asbury University, KY
Augustana College (IL), IL
Austin Peay State University, TN
Ball State University, IN
Barry University, FL
Bellarmine University, KY
Benedict College, SC
Berry College, GA
Bethel University (MN), MN
Bethel University (TN), TN
Birmingham-Southern College, AL
Black Hills State University, SD
Brigham Young University (ID), ID
California Baptist University, CA
California State Polytechnic University - Pomona, CA
Calvin College, MI
Campbell University - Buies Creek, NC
Capital University, OH
Cedar Crest College, PA
Centre College, KY
Christopher Newport University, VA
Claflin University, SC
Clayton State University, GA
College of Charleston, SC
College of Saint Benedict & Saint John's Univ., MN
Colorado Mesa University, CO
Colorado State University - Fort Collins, CO
Colorado State University - Pueblo, CO
Columbia College (MO), MO
Columbus State University, GA
Concordia College, MN
Converse College, SC
Covenant College, GA
Delaware Valley College, PA
Dickinson State University, ND
Dordt College, IA
East Carolina University, NC
East Tennessee State University, TN
East Texas Baptist University, TX
Eastern Illinois University, IL
Elizabeth City State University, NC
Elizabethtown College, PA
Erskine College, SC
Fairmont State University, WV
Fisk University, TN
Florida International University, FL
Fort Valley State University, GA
Freed-Hardeman University, TN
Geneva College, PA
George Fox University (OR), OR
Georgetown College, KY
Georgian Court University, NJ
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Goshen College, IN
Grove City College, PA
Hamline University, MN
Hampton University, VA
High Point University, NC
Hillsdale College, MI
Houston Baptist University, TX
Howard Payne University, TX
Humboldt State University, CA
Huntingdon College, AL
Illinois College, IL
Indiana State University, IN
Indiana Wesleyan University, IN
Jamestown College, ND
Juniata College, PA
Kansas Wesleyan University, KS
Kent State University, OH
Lander University, SC
Lane College, TN
Langston University, OK
Lawrence Technological University, MI
Lebanon Valley College, PA
Lenoir-Rhyne University, NC
LeTourneau University, TX
Lewis-Clark State College, ID
Lipscomb University, TN
Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge, LA
Loyola University New Orleans , LA
Lynchburg College, VA
Macalester College, MN
Malone University, OH
Manhattan College, NY
Marian University (IN), IN
Mary Baldwin College, VA
Mercer University, GA
Messiah College, PA
Methodist University, NC
Millersville University of Pennsylvania, PA
Millikin University, IL
Mississippi 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
Morehead State University, KY
Morehouse College, GA
Mount St. Joseph University, OH
Mount St. Mary's University, MD
Mount Vernon Nazarene University, OH
Muskingum University, OH
Newman University, KS
Nicholls State University, LA
North Central College, IL
Northeastern State University, OK
Northern State University, SD
Northwest Nazarene University, ID
Norwich University, VT
Notre Dame of Maryland University, MD
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Old Dominion University, VA
Pace University - New York, NY
Pacific Union College, CA
Pfeiffer University, NC
Point Loma Nazarene University, CA
Prairie View A&M University, TX
Presbyterian College, SC
Providence College, RI
Quincy University, IL
Roger Williams University, RI
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, IN
Rowan University, NJ
Saint Anselm College, NH
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota , MN
Salem College, NC
Salem State College, MA
Schreiner University, TX
Southeast Missouri State University, MO
Southern Arkansas University, AR
Southern Utah University, UT
Southern Wesleyan University, SC
Southwest Baptist University, MO
Spelman College, GA
Spring Hill College, AL
St. Bonaventure University, NY
St. Edward's University, TX
Stonehill College, MA
SUNY at Oswego, NY
SUNY at Plattsburgh, NY
Tarleton State University, TX
Tennessee Tech University, TN
Tennessee Wesleyan College, TN
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi, TX
Texas Lutheran University, TX
Texas Southern University, TX
Thomas More College, KY
Tougaloo College, MS
Transylvania University, KY
Trinity Christian College, IL
United States Air Force Academy, CO
University of Arkansas - Little Rock, AR
University of Central Arkansas, AR
University of Central Florida, FL
University of Central Missouri, MO
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, CO
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, TX
University of Mary Washington, VA
University of Memphis, TN
University of Missouri - Kansas City, MO
University of Missouri - St. Louis, MO
University of Mount Olive, NC
University of Nebraska - Lincoln, NE
University of Nebraska - Omaha, NE
University of New Orleans, LA
University of North Alabama, AL
University of Pikeville, KY
University of Redlands, CA
University of Saint Francis (IN), IN
University of San Diego, CA
University of Sciences in Philadelphia, PA
University of South Carolina - Upstate, SC
University of Southern Indiana, IN
University of St. Thomas (MN), MN
University of Tennessee - Chattanooga, TN
University of Tennessee - Knoxville, TN
University of Tennessee at Martin, TN
University of Texas at Tyler, TX
University of the Cumberlands, KY
University of Virginia's College at Wise, The, VA
University of Wisconsin - La Crosse, WI
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point, WI
University of Wisconsin - Whitewater, WI
Vanderbilt University, TN
Virginia Military Institute, VA
Virginia State University, VA
Wagner College, NY
Washington & Jefferson College, PA
Washington and Lee University, VA
Washington University in St. Louis, MO
Wesleyan College, GA
West Chester University, PA
Wheaton College, IL
Willamette University, OR
Wilmington College, OH
Winona State University, MN
Winston-Salem State University, NC
Xavier University of Louisiana, LA
Yeshiva University, NY
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2015 Comparative Data Guide - MFT for Chemistry
Individual Students Total Score Distribution
Data includes seniors from domestic institutions who tested between September 2011 and June 2015.
Number of
Examinees
Mean
Median
Standard
Deviation
6,964
148.2
146.0
14.7
Individual Students Total Score Distribution
Total Score
Range (120 - 200)
185 - 200
184
183
182
181
180
179
178
177
176
175
174
173
172
171
170
169
168
167
166
165
164
163
162
161
160
159
158
157
156
155
154
153
152
151
150
149
148
147
146
145
144
143
142
141
140
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Percent Below
99
98
98
98
97
97
96
96
95
95
94
93
93
92
91
89
88
87
86
85
83
82
81
79
78
76
74
73
71
69
67
66
64
62
60
58
56
53
51
49
46
44
42
37
34
31
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Total Score
Range (120 - 200)
139
138
137
136
135
134
133
132
131
130
129
128
127
126
125
120 - 124
Percent Below
29
27
24
22
20
15
13
11
10
8
6
4
3
2
2
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 2011 and June 2015.
Subscore
Number of
Examinees
Mean
Median
Standard
Deviation
6,964
48.1
48.0
15.1
6,964
48.5
47.0
14.4
6,964
48.4
46.0
14.8
6,964
48.2
47.0
14.5
1:
Physical Chemistry
2:
Organic Chemistry
3:
Inorganic Chemistry
4:
Analytical Chemistry
Individual Students Subscore Distribution
Subscores
Range (20 – 100)
S12 Percent S22 Percent S32 Percent S42 Percent
Below
Below
Below
Below
86 - 100
99
99
99
99
85
98
99
99
99
84
98
99
98
99
83
98
98
98
98
82
97
98
97
98
81
97
97
97
97
80
96
97
97
97
79
96
97
95
97
78
96
96
95
95
77
94
96
95
95
76
94
94
93
95
75
94
94
93
93
74
92
94
93
93
73
92
92
93
93
72
92
92
91
91
71
92
89
91
91
70
89
89
91
91
69
89
89
87
88
68
89
86
87
88
67
85
86
87
88
66
85
84
83
84
65
85
84
83
84
64
81
84
83
84
63
81
80
83
80
62
81
80
78
80
61
75
80
78
80
60
75
75
78
75
59
75
75
72
75
58
70
75
72
75
57
70
71
72
69
56
70
71
66
69
55
70
65
66
69
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Subscores
Range (20 – 100)
S12 Percent S22 Percent S32 Percent S42 Percent
Below
Below
Below
Below
54
64
65
66
63
53
64
65
66
63
52
64
60
60
63
51
57
60
60
63
50
57
60
60
56
49
57
54
52
56
48
49
54
52
56
47
49
47
52
49
46
49
47
44
49
45
42
47
44
41
44
42
40
44
41
43
42
40
37
41
42
34
33
37
33
41
34
33
37
33
40
34
33
29
33
39
27
26
29
26
38
27
26
29
26
37
27
19
20
26
36
20
19
20
19
35
20
19
20
19
34
20
13
13
19
33
13
13
13
12
32
13
9
13
12
31
13
9
7
8
30
8
5
7
8
29
8
5
7
8
28
8
5
4
4
27
4
3
4
4
26
4
3
4
4
25
2
1
1
2
24
2
1
1
2
23
2
1
1
1
20 - 22
1
1
1
1
1
Subscores for this test cannot be compared to testing years prior to 2011 due to changes in the Chesmistry Test that
were introduced in 2011.
2
Subscore
Subscore
Subscore
Subscore
1:
2:
3:
4:
Physical Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
Inorganic Chemistry
Analytical Chemistry
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Institutional Means Total Score Distribution
Data includes seniors from domestic institutions who tested between September 2011 and June 2015.
Number of
Institutions
Mean
Median
Standard
Deviation
208
147.9
148.0
9.6
Institutional Means Total Score Distribution
Mean Total Score
Range (120 - 200)
170 - 200
169
168
167
166
165
164
163
162
161
160
159
158
157
156
155
154
153
152
151
150
149
148
147
146
145
144
143
142
141
140
139
138
137
136
135
134
133
132
131
130
120 - 129
Percent Below
99
98
97
97
97
96
95
93
91
90
87
85
82
80
75
72
70
68
67
63
58
53
49
43
38
36
32
29
25
24
19
18
15
13
9
8
6
6
4
3
2
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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Institutional Means Subscore Distribution
Data includes seniors from domestic institutions who tested between September 2011 and June 2015.
Subscore
Number of
Examinees
Mean
Median
Standard
Deviation
208
48.1
47.0
9.2
208
47.8
48.0
8.7
208
48.5
48.0
9.0
208
48.2
48.0
8.7
1:
Physical Chemistry
2:
Organic Chemistry
3:
Inorganic Chemistry
4:
Analytical Chemistry
Institutional Means Subscore Distribution
Subscores
Range (20 – 100)
S12
Percent
Below
S22
Percent
Below
S32
Percent
Below
S42
Percent
Below
78 - 100
99
99
99
99
77
99
99
99
99
76
99
99
99
99
75
99
99
99
99
74
99
99
99
99
73
99
99
99
99
72
99
99
99
99
71
99
99
99
99
70
98
99
98
99
69
98
99
98
99
68
98
99
97
99
67
98
99
97
99
66
97
98
97
97
65
96
98
96
97
64
96
97
94
96
63
93
95
93
95
62
92
93
91
94
61
91
91
89
91
60
88
88
86
89
59
86
86
85
87
58
83
83
83
85
57
78
81
79
81
56
76
79
76
78
55
73
76
75
76
54
69
74
72
73
53
65
71
67
69
52
63
68
64
63
51
61
65
60
58
50
57
60
55
56
49
54
54
52
52
48
50
49
47
46
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Subscores
Range (20 – 100)
S12
Percent
Below
S22
Percent
Below
S32
Percent
Below
S42
Percent
Below
47
45
45
44
42
46
42
40
39
37
45
36
34
35
33
44
30
31
29
28
43
27
28
26
25
42
24
25
24
21
41
23
21
19
18
40
18
18
16
14
39
15
14
14
14
38
12
10
11
13
37
11
9
8
12
36
8
8
6
9
35
6
6
4
6
34
5
4
3
4
33
5
4
1
2
32
2
3
1
2
31
1
2
1
1
20 - 30
1
1
1
1
1
Subscores for this test cannot be compared to testing years prior to 2011 due to changes in the Chemistry Test that
were introduced in 2011.
2
Subscore
Subscore
Subscore
Subscore
1:
2:
3:
4:
Physical Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
Inorganic Chemistry
Analytical Chemistry
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Institutional Assessment Indicator Mean Score Distributions
Data includes seniors from domestic institutions who tested between September 2011 and June 2015.
Assessment
Indicator
Number of
Institutions
Mean
Median
Standard
Deviation
1: Biochemistry
208
47.9
48.0
9.3
2: Critical
Thinking and
Reasoning
208
45.1
45.0
10.7
Institutional Assessment Indicator Mean Score Distributions
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Mean Percent
Correct
(0-100%)
A12
Percent
Below
A22
Percent
Below
76 - 100
99
99
75
99
99
74
99
99
73
99
99
72
99
99
71
99
99
70
99
99
69
99
98
68
99
97
67
99
97
66
98
97
65
96
96
64
94
95
63
93
94
62
93
93
61
92
91
60
91
91
59
87
87
58
84
86
57
80
84
56
77
82
55
74
80
54
73
76
53
73
73
52
65
71
51
62
69
50
54
66
49
51
64
48
48
60
47
41
57
46
39
54
45
32
48
44
29
42
43
25
39
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Mean Percent
Correct
(0-100%)
A12
Percent
Below
A22
Percent
Below
42
22
36
41
20
34
40
18
29
39
16
26
38
13
25
37
11
22
36
10
19
35
9
18
34
8
14
33
7
12
32
4
10
31
4
8
30
3
7
29
2
5
28
1
4
27
1
3
26
1
2
25
1
2
0 - 24
1
1
¹ Assessment Indicators for this test cannot be compared to testing years prior to 2011 due to changes in
the Chemistry test that were introduced in 2011.
2
Assessment Indicator 1: Biochemistry
Assessment Indicator 2: Critical Thinking and Reasoning
Assessment Indicators are reported as percent correct.
Percent Below based on percent below the lower limit of the score interval.
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