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Admissions

Facts & Figures

Admissions Statistics

Freshman Admissions

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Applied 6,145 7,263 7,737 8,210 7,965 8,926 9,614 9,163 8,954 9,165
Admitted 4,686 5,886 6,282 6,771 6,675 7,429 8,468 8,821 8,624 8,732
% Admitted 80% 81% 81% 82% 84% 83% 88% 96% 96% 95%
FT Enrolled 1,387 1,568 1,565 1,561 1,675 1,586 1,827 1,910 1,662 1,539
% Yield 28% 27% 25% 23% 25% 21% 22% 22% 19% 18%

Freshman Academic Profile

Incoming Freshman Scores and High School Rank

Average Test Scores

2015 2016 2017* 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
ACT 26 26 26 27 26 26 27 27 27 27
SAT 1145 1145 1221 1211 1221 1211 1242 1238 1241 1246

*Redesigned SAT scores begin 2017

High School Rank

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Top 10% of High School Class 30% 29% 27% 30% 32% 29% 30% 27% 30% 28%
Top 25% of High School Class 58% 60% 56% 59% 61% 61% 59% 58% 55% 55%

Regional Distribution: Freshman 2023

New England
Connecticut 16
Maine 2
Massachusetts 13
New Hampshire 2
Rhode Island 5
Vermont 3
Total Number within Region 41
Percent within Region 2.7%

Midwest
Illinois 76
Indiana 26
Iowa 4
Kansas 1
Michigan 18
Minnesota 20
Missouri 26
Nebraska 2
North Dakota 1
Ohio 42
South Dakota 4
West Virginia 3
Wisconsin 18
Total Number within Region 241
Percent within Region 15.7%

South
Alabama 32
Florida 57
Georgia 55
Kentucky 36
Louisiana 13
Mississippi 11
North Carolina 39
South Carolina 22
Tennessee 532
Virginia 39
Total Number within Region 836
Percent within Region 54.3%

Middle States
Delaware 0
Dist of Columbia 2
Maryland 20
New Jersey 40
New York 32
Pennsylvania 42
Total Number within Region 136
Percent within Region 8.8%

West
Alaska 1
Arizona 14
California 64
Colorado 25
Hawaii 1
Idaho 3
Montana 0
Nevada 5
Oregon 7
Utah 3
Washington 11
Wyoming 0
Total Number within Region 134
Percent within Region 8.7%

Southwest
Arkansas 22
New Mexico 0
Oklahoma 9
Texas 106
Total Number within Region 137
Percent within Region 8.9%

Other
U.S. Territories 0
International 11
Unspecified or Living Abroad 3
Total Number within Other Regions 14
Percent within Other Regions 1%
Total Freshman 1,539

Includes full-time new freshman

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