Incoming Class Profile

Statistics for the Class of 2012

Volume

Total Applicants
22,935		 Total Admitted
3,888 (16.95%)		 Total Enrolled
2,445 (62.89%)
 
Early Decision Applicants
3,912		 Total Admitted In December
1,147 (29.3%)		 Total Deferred In December
1,250 (32.0%)		 Deferred Applicants Admitted In April
130 (10.4%)

Rank in Class
(16,848 applicants attended a secondary school that did not provide rank in class)

Rank Percent Admitted
Valedictorian 45.1%
Salutatorian 34.0%
Other Top Five Percent 17.7%
Second Five Percent 8.3%
Total Top Decile 21.6%
Second Decile 3.0%
Second Quintile 0.2%
Third Quintile 0%
Fourth Quintile 0%
Fifth Quintile 0%
No Rank 16.9%
Incomplete Information 0%

Distribution of SAT Scores

Score Percent
Admitted
Critical Reading Math Writing
750-800 30% 23% 30%
700-740 22% 18% 21%
650-690 18% 15% 15%
600-640 12% 14% 11%
550-590 8% 8% 7%
500-540 5% 4% 4%
Under 500 1% <1% 1%
ACT only 17% 17% 17%
Incomplete Testing 0% 0% 0%
Total 16.95% 16.95% 16.95%

Testing Means for the Middle 50 Percent of Admitted Students
(25th-75th percentiles)

Test Range
SAT: Critical Reading 650-760
SAT: Math 680-780
SAT: Writing 670-760
ACT Composite 31-34

Characteristics of Enrolled Students

Number of Secondary Schools Represented
Applicant Group
6,332		 Admitted Group
2,146		 Enrolled Group
1,506
 
Secondary School Distribution
Public
55.1%		 Private
39.8%		 Parochial
4.9%		 Home Schooled
0.2%
 
Sons and Daughters of Alumni
Applicants
1,343		 Admitted
450 (33.5%)		 Number Enrolled
361		 Percent of Class
14.8%

Multicultural Background   Number Enrolled Percent of Class
Black 231 9.4%
Hispanic 182 7.4%
Asian 569 23.3%
American Indian 8 0.3%
Total 990 40.5%


Geographic Distribution of the Class of 2012

All information is accurate as of July 31, 2008.