Class Profile

Fall 2009 - Applied - Admitted - Enrolled

23,047 applied
7,342 admitted (32%)
3,960 enrolled (54%)

 

Fall 2009 Enrolling Class - Demographics

11.3% African American/Black
8.9% Asian American/Asian
5.9% Hispanic/Latino/Latina
1.1% Native American/Alaskan Native
67.5% White/Caucasian
0.10% Pacific Islander
3.0% Other
2.3% Choose not to report

95.1% U.S. citizens
2.8% U.S. permanent residents
2.2% foreign nationals

Enrolling Class Academic Preparation

Rank in Class
75.8% reported a high-school rank in class
79.6% ranked in top ten%
13.6% ranked in second ten%
7.4% ranked first
18.3% ranked first, second, or third
43.8% ranked in the top ten

GPA
91.7% reported a high-school GPA
89.2% had GPA of 4.0 or higher
Average GPA was 4.47*

*For those students from high schools that report GPAs on a weighted 4.0 scale

SAT
96.6% reported at least one SAT I score
Average SAT score (Critical Reading + Mathematics) was 1303
Middle 50% scored between 1210-1410

Middle 50% ranges for the three subscores:
Critical Reading: 590–700
Mathematics: 620-710
Writing: 590-690

ACT
32.6% reported at least one ACT score
Average score was 28.7
Middle 50% scored between 26 and 31

AP Exams
79.2% submitted at least one AP exam score
71.7% submitted three or more scores
53.3% submitted five or more scores
28.0% submitted seven or more scores

Enrolling Class Activities
95.0% participated in community service in high school
68.0% founded an organization, captained a varsity sport, or served as class, club, or student-body president
60.0% participated in music, drama, or other arts

University Profile*
17,891 undergraduate students
10,935 graduate and first-professional students
3,450 faculty
90% of faculty have Ph.D. or highest degree in field
14:1 student-faculty ratio

*For more information on the university demographics, please see the website for the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment and click on "Facts and Figures."