\(\color{black}{\textbf{BACKGROUND}}\)

The University of Liberia, through its Center for Testing and Evaluation (CTE), customarily administers entrance exams and aptitude tests as part of the vetting process for admission into its undergraduate colleges and graduate and professional schools, respectively. We use the exam results to determine the selection of candidates capable of doing college coursework without further high school preparation. The exam has two types: Paper-Based Test (PBT) and Computer-Based Test (CBT).

• \(\color{brown}{\textbf{Exam Registration Period:}}\) The Center for Testing and Evaluation (CTE) of the University of Liberia commenced the registration of the Undergraduate Second Entrance Exam and the Graduate and Professional Schools Aptitude Tests on Monday, October 23, 2023 and ended on Saturday December 23, 2023.

• \(\color{brown}{\textbf{Exam Administration Period:}}\)

• CTE-UL administered the Graduate and Professional Schools Aptitude Test from January 8 to Saturday, January 20, 2024.

• CTE-UL administered its Second Entrance Exam Computer-Based component for undergrad candidates from Tuesday, January 4, 2024 to Saturday, January 6, 2024; the Paper-based Exam for centers in Montserrado, Grand Bassa, Lofa, Bomi, Nimba, Grand Gedeh was administered on Saturday, January 13, 2024.

\(\color{black}{\textbf{KEY TERMS}}\)

Company Schools : Those schools that are built and run by companies. The children of the company’s employees attend these schools.

Community Schools: Those schools that are established or built through communiy initiative and/ or County Development Projects. These schools will later transition to public schools.

Private Schools : Those schools that are run or established by individuals.

Faith-Based Schools: Those schools that are run or established by religious institutions.

Public Schools : Government owned schools

GSAT : Graduate School Aptitude Test

UCPE : Undergraduate Colleges Placement Exam

\(\color{black}{\textbf{UNDERGRAD}}\)

The UL 2023 Second Entrance Exam Results for the undergraduate colleges comprise four categories:

\(\color{green}{\textbf{Successful}}\)

• Candidates who scored at least 50% in Mathematics and at least 70% in English.

\(\color{red}{\textbf{Unsuccessful}}\)

• Candidates who did not score at least 50% in Mathematics and at least 70% in English.

\(\color{orange}{\textbf{Absent}}\)

• Candidates who registered for the University of Liberia entrance but did not turn out for the Entrance Examination. Candidates that were absent must register again for another UL entrance examination and obtain a pass mark/grade in that exam before they can gain entry to the University of Liberia. \(\color{pink}{\textbf{Wrongly Shaded}}\)

• Candidates who did not know how to shade their Assigned Exam Numbers for which their results cannot be determined.

\(\color{black}{\textbf{GRAD}}\)

The UL 2023 Second Aptitude Test results for Graduate School fall into three (3) categories:

\(\color{green}{\textbf{Successful}}\)

• Candidates who scored at least 50% in Mathematics and at least 50% in English.

\(\color{red}{\textbf{Unsuccessful}}\)

• Candidates who did not score at least 50% in Mathematics and at least 50% in English.

\(\color{orange}{\textbf{Absent}}\)

• Candidates who registered for the University of Liberia Graduate School Aptitude Test but did not turn out for the test.

\(\color{black}{\textbf{LawSchool}}\)

• The Results for Candidates who wrote the Law School Aptitude Tests will be published later.

\(\color{black}{\textbf{UNDERGRAD}}\)

• A total of ten thousand, thirty-four (10,034) candidates registered for the entrance for Undergraduate Colleges including David Straz Sinje. Five hundred four (504 or 5.02%) candidates were absent. Nine thousand,five hundred-thirty (9,530 or 94.98% ) candidates wrote the Exam.

  RESULTSTATUS |      Freq.     Percent        Cum.
---------------+-----------------------------------
        ABSENT |        504        5.02        5.02
    SUCCESSFUL |      2,699       26.90       31.92
  UNSUCCESSFUL |      6,280       62.59       94.51
WRONGLY SHADED |        551        5.49      100.00
---------------+-----------------------------------
         Total |     10,034      100.00

\(\color{black}{\textbf{UNDERGRAD Cont}}\)

• Nine thousand,five hundred-thirty (9,530 or 94.98% ) candidates wrote the Exam. Of the total nine thousand,five hundred-thirty (9,530 or 94.98%) candidates who wrote the January 13 Exams, two thousand, six hundred ninety-nine (2,699 or 28.32%) candidates passed Successfully, six thousand, two hundred eighty (6,280 or 65.90% ) candidates were unsuccessful while five hundred fifty-one (551 or 5.78 %) candidates wrongly shaded their Assigned Exam Numbers and therefore, their results could not be determined.

  RESULTSTATUS |      Freq.     Percent        Cum.
---------------+-----------------------------------
    SUCCESSFUL |      2,699       28.32       28.32
  UNSUCCESSFUL |      6,280       65.90       94.22
WRONGLY SHADED |        551        5.78      100.00
---------------+-----------------------------------
         Total |      9,530      100.00

\(\color{black}{\textbf{GRAD}}\)

The total of two hundred fifty-seven (257) candidates registered for the Graduate School Aptitude Test. Seventeen(17 or 6.61%) candidates were absent. Two hundred forty(240 or 93.39%) Candidates were present and wrote the Aptitude Test.

RESULTSTATUS |      Freq.     Percent        Cum.
-------------+-----------------------------------
      ABSENT |         17        6.61        6.61
  SUCCESSFUL |        107       41.63       48.25
UNSUCCESSFUL |        133       51.75      100.00
-------------+-----------------------------------
       Total |        257      100.00

\(\color{black}{\textbf{GRAD Cont}}\)

• Two hundred forty(240 or 93.39%) Candidates were present and wrote the Aptitude Test. Of this number, one hundred-seven (107 or 44.58%) candidates were successful while one hundred thirty-three (133 or 55.42%) candidates were UNSUCCESSFUL. Of the one hundred seven(107) successful candidates, fifty (50 or 46.73%) candidates are females while fifty-seven (57 or 53.27%) are males.

RESULTSTATUS |      Freq.     Percent        Cum.
-------------+-----------------------------------
  SUCCESSFUL |        107       44.58       44.58
UNSUCCESSFUL |        133       55.42      100.00
-------------+-----------------------------------
       Total |        240      100.00

\(\color{black}{\textbf{UNDERGRAD}}\)

\(\color{black}{\textbf{GRAD}}\)

\(\color{black}{\textbf{UNDERGRAD}}\)

The summary focuses on Successful candidates by: College, Gender, Level of Education, Category of School, Exam City, and County.
\(\color{black}{\textbf{College:}}\) Most of the candidates (40.16%) reported in UL 2023 Second Entrance Results come from candidates wanting to enroll in the Science College, followed by Business College (36.64%). The remaining 23.20% of successful candidates are distributed across the other UL Colleges, with no single college reporting up to 8%. \(\color{black}{\textbf{Gender:}}\) The gender race among the colleges was not evenly squared. Agriculture, Education, Engineering, College of Research and College of Population Studies reported more male successful candidates than females. Business, Sawyer, and Science recorded more successful female candidates than their male counterparts. \(\color{black}{\textbf{Education Level:}}\) Most of the successful candidates (95.59%) reported in UL 2023 Second Entrance Results were high school graduates, followed by 4.08% for current 12th graders and 0.33% for candidates from other universities. \(\color{black}{\textbf{Category of School:}}\) Private schools recorded 57.32%, followed by Faith-based (25.31%), Government (14.34%), Company (2.11%), and Community (0.93%). \(\color{black}{\textbf{Exam City:}}\) 96.04% successful candidates sat the exam in Monrovia, followed by Sinje (2.45%). The remaining 1.51% of successful candidates are distributed across the other cities, with no single city reporting up to 1%. \(\color{black}{\textbf{County:}}\) Lofa ( 20.71%), Bong (13.15%) and Nimba (12.93%), reported the highest percentages of successful candidates. The other counties received the remaining 53.21%, with no single county reporting up to 9%.

\(\color{black}{\textbf{GRAD}}\)

The summary focuses on successful candidates by Programs, Gender and County of Origin.

\(\color{black}{\textbf{Program:}}\) MBA (33.64%),MPH (19.63%),MPA (14.95%) and MESc (11.21%) reported the highest percentages of successful candidates. The other programs received the remaining 20.57%, with no single program reporting up to 9%.

\(\color{black}{\textbf{Gender:}}\) The gender race among the programs was not evenly squared. One (MESc) out of the eight programs recorded equal number of males and female successful candidates. Of the remaining seven Programs, five (GPED, IBB, KAICT, MPA, REPL) programs reported more successful male candidates than their female counterparts while two (MBA and MPH) programs reported more successful female candidates than their male counterparts. \(\color{black}{\textbf{CivilStatus:}}\) Single (52.34%) and Married (45.79%) reported the highest percentages of successful candidates. Divorced received the remaining 1.87%.

\(\color{black}{\textbf{County:}}\) Lofa (17.76%), Bong (16.82%), Grand Kru (14.02%) and Nimba (13.08%), reported the highest percentages of successful candidates. The other counties received the remaining 38.32%, with no single county reporting up to 7%.