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Admissions

Facts & Figures

Admissions Statistics

Freshman Admissions

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Applied 5,665 6,145 7,263 7,737 8,210 7,965 8,926 9,614 9,163 8,954
Admitted 4,686 4,686 5,886 6,282 6,771 6,675 7,429 8,468 8,821 8,624
% Admitted 83% 80% 81% 81% 82% 84% 83% 88% 96% 96%
FT Enrolled 1,392 1,387 1,568 1,565 1,561 1,675 1,586 1,827 1,910 1,662
% Yield 30% 28% 27% 25% 23% 25% 21% 22% 22% 19%

Freshman Academic Profile

Incoming Freshman Scores and High School Rank

Average Test Scores

2014 2015 2016 2017* 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
ACT 26 26 26 26 27 26 26 27 27 27
SAT 1160 1145 1145 1221 1211 1221 1211 1242 1238 1241

*Redesigned SAT scores begin 2017

High School Rank

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Top 10% of High School Class 32% 30% 29% 27% 30% 32% 29% 30% 27% 30%
Top 25% of High School Class 60% 58% 60% 56% 59% 61% 61% 59% 58% 55%

Regional Distribution: Freshman 2023

New England
Connecticut 17
Maine 1
Massachusetts 35
New Hampshire 4
Rhode Island 1
Vermont 2
Total Number within Region 60
Percent within Region 3.6%

Midwest
Illinois 104
Indiana 49
Iowa 4
Kansas 12
Michigan 22
Minnesota 14
Missouri 51
Nebraska 4
North Dakota 0
Ohio 48
South Dakota 2
West Virginia 4
Wisconsin 16
Total Number within Region 330
Percent within Region 19.9%

South
Alabama 34
Florida 57
Georgia 61
Kentucky 29
Louisiana 6
Mississippi 12
North Carolina 33
South Carolina 21
Tennessee 549
Virginia 33
Total Number within Region 835
Percent within Region 50.2%

Middle States
Delaware 1
Dist of Columbia 1
Maryland 26
New Jersey 43
New York 39
Pennsylvania 45
Total Number within Region 155
Percent within Region 9.3%

West
Alaska 0
Arizona 10
California 52
Colorado 25
Hawaii 1
Idaho 1
Montana 1
Nevada 4
Oregon 11
Utah 4
Washington 14
Wyoming 0
Total Number within Region 123
Percent within Region 7.4%

Southwest
Arkansas 21
New Mexico 6
Oklahoma 8
Texas 108
Total Number within Region 143
Percent within Region 8.6%

Other
U.S. Territories 1
International 10
Unspecified or Living Abroad 5
Total Number within Other Regions 16
Percent within Other Regions 1%
Total Freshman 1,662

Includes full-time new freshman

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