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Admissions

Facts & Figures

Admissions Statistics

Freshman Admissions

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Applied 7,263 7,737 8,210 7,965 8,926 9,614 9,163 8,954 9,165 9,140
Admitted 5,886 6,282 6,771 6,675 7,429 8,468 8,821 8,624 8,732 8,561
% Admitted 81% 81% 82% 84% 83% 88% 96% 96% 95% 94%
FT Enrolled 1,568 1,565 1,561 1,675 1,586 1,827 1,910 1,662 1,539 1,780
% Yield 27% 25% 23% 25% 21% 22% 22% 19% 18% 21%

Freshman Academic Profile

Incoming Freshman Scores and High School Rank

Average Test Scores

2016 2017* 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
ACT 26 26 27 26 26 27 27 27 27 27
SAT 1145 1221 1211 1221 1211 1242 1238 1241 1246 1256

*Redesigned SAT scores begin 2017

High School Rank

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Top 10% of High School Class 29% 27% 30% 32% 29% 30% 27% 30% 28% 37%
Top 25% of High School Class 60% 56% 59% 61% 61% 59% 58% 55% 55% 64%

Regional Distribution: Freshman 2024

New England
Connecticut 9
Maine 3
Massachusetts 14
New Hampshire 4
Rhode Island 5
Vermont 4
Total Number within Region 39
Percent within Region 2.2%

Midwest
Illinois 88
Indiana 55
Iowa 6
Kansas 11
Michigan 14
Minnesota 22
Missouri 38
Nebraska 1
North Dakota 2
Ohio 42
South Dakota 2
West Virginia 2
Wisconsin 26
Total Number within Region 309
Percent within Region 17.7%

South
Alabama 29
Florida 58
Georgia 51
Kentucky 35
Louisiana 11
Mississippi 6
North Carolina 37
South Carolina 21
Tennessee 756
Virginia 30
Total Number within Region 1034
Percent within Region 59.2%

Middle States
Delaware 3
Dist of Columbia 0
Maryland 21
New Jersey 31
New York 27
Pennsylvania 37
Total Number within Region 119
Percent within Region 6.8%

West
Alaska 1
Arizona 8
California 60
Colorado 27
Hawaii 0
Idaho 3
Montana 3
Nevada 3
Oregon 8
Utah 3
Washington 16
Wyoming 1
Total Number within Region 133
Percent within Region 7.6%

Southwest
Arkansas 8
New Mexico 0
Oklahoma 4
Texas 99
Total Number within Region 111
Percent within Region 6.4%

Other
U.S. Territories 0
International 3
Unspecified or Living Abroad 0
Total Number within Other Regions 3
Percent within Other Regions 0.2%
Total Freshman 1,748

Includes full-time new freshman

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